I got married in October at Point Loma. It was a beach themed wedding and the cake EIC made was literally the best cake I've ever eaten. We opted for the lemon cake with raspberry filling. TO DIE FOR. Their attention to detail is unmatched by any other bakery I've ordered custom cakes from, and the flavors are beyond compare. I'm a believer, in case you couldn't tell. My tiered wedding cake was exactly as I dreamed and requested. They also made our groom's cake that was a hit. THANK YOU!!! read more

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Once again I am so impressed! Silly me forgot to place an order for a dozen cupcakes, for my daughter's soccer team... Less then 24 hour notice, they were able to deliver!! The kids loved their soccer themed cupcakes, and so did the other parents :) thank you! read more

Where do I even begin to praise this amazing bakery?? We first met with them in December for a cake tasting because another bakery would not accommodate our flavor choices. We had our sights set on black forest and EIC had no problem making it for us! They brought us in for a tasting especially of this flavor. We then postponed our date due to COVID (thanks, COVID) and again - they have been so amazing to work with! Not a single issue or obstacle in communication. We ended up changing our order about three different times (or maybe more...so sorry), since we no longer needed a 3-tier large cake, they were totally fine with an alternate plan for two smaller cakes on two different days. The week of the wedding, Chef Carl called me himself to discuss last-minute details to ensure everything was good to go and he was clear on the directions. 10 stars for customer service, communication, skills, quality, and attention to detail! And of course 10/10 for the yummy cake!! Everything about this bakery is fantastic and we will be coming back for sure! THANK YOU! read more

Our wedding cake from Eccentric International Chefs was excellent! We ordered a three layer fondant cake with different flavors on each layer. The cake was gorgeous! A picture of our cake is uploaded. It was a quilted design with pearl dots, and flowers running down the side of the cake (provided by our flower vendor, Flower Girls - see my other reviews for info on them). Carl and Melina were great to work with. They delivered the cake and worked with my flower vendor, so that we didn't have to worry about a thing! The cake was very popular with my guests too. Some of my guests told me that they ate multiple slices because it was so delicious! You may want to order extra! read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - Our beautiful (and delicious) wedding cake from Eccentric International Chefs! - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

I give a 5 star review to Eccentric International Chefs..because of their professionalism, kindness, flexibly to give me the time to get my father day cake even after they had closed. I had ordered the cake earlier in the day & didn't hear my cell phone ring the many times they had called me. I'm so thankful & always will be a life long customer. Not only are there cakes and pastries are the bomb..but so is the staff & owners. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - The wonderful Strawberry and Bavarian cream with white cake. This cake is so good..it reminds me of strawberries and shortcake. - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

Had to get a cake without ordering ahead, I stumbled upon this bakery and they had so many beautiful ready made cakes. The people working were very nice and they kindly iced words on the cake I picked. I got the raspberry cream cake and it was delicious. It was only $25 and it was more than enough for our family party. Can't wait to get more cakes from them in the future! read more

I love their service and their cakes!!! Four years ago we had our wedding cake done here. We didn't really have anything in mind as far as decoration, but Carl came up with some great ideas! Since then we have been going back for every birthday occasion. Melina is there most times we've gone in and we are always greeted with a smile. It's a bit of a drive for us, but definitely worth it! read more

What an amazing find! Stopped in after seeing them on Facebook and I am glad we did! They went above and beyond my expectations of customer service. We got macaroons, cupcake and chocolate covered strawberries. YUMMY! The kids already picked out their birthdays cakes which their birthday is months away but the cakes on display are beautiful. We can't wait to try them! A must stop! read more

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Very delicious and exactly as I wanted for my wedding cake. Delivered on time and all set up for when we arrived for the reception.

We needed a quarter sheet cake for my daughter's 21st birthday and we had to order it on the same day of the party. Eccentric international chefs didn't bat an eye. She said they could make the cake have it ready by 3:30 and it turned out beautiful. Everyone at the party said how delicious the cake was and how beautiful it turned out. Highly recommend them. I love giving good reviews when businesses deserve it. read more

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Very friendly staff. The baked goods are wonderful. I have ordered cupcakes twice and bought cookies. I will be retuning to this establishment when I need more baked goods read more

Amazing cakes and amazing bakers! This bakery is above and beyond my expectations and I highly recommend you check them out. They are reasonably priced and their work is nothing short of eccentric! Thank you for the amazing birthday cake! Can't wait to order again! read more

I ordered a cake for my wife's 50th birthday and it was amazing. I had the top decorated with a picture of fall leaves and wine with a sunset. Beautiful!! And the quality of ingredients are top notch. This cake was gone fast. And the price was only $24!!! Really?? Wow. I am 100% a future customer for life. read more

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Ordered a wedding cake from them and told them repeatedly cool whip icing not buttercream and the cake was make with buttercream anyway. Completely ruined the taste of our 3 layer cake with different fillings. The bride wouldn't even eat the cake!!!!! Not happy at all!!! The owner was very ugly about the whole situation and offered no apology for changing the cake without any type of notice to us. read more

Use to be one of my go to spots but for some reason today i felt their customer service game was off. It's not my first time ordering a cake so i don't know why the lady was so adamant about knowing how many ppl are you trying to feed. I get that's their basic questions to ask but you can honestly order any size cake and make it work to serve everyone. One serving can prob feed 4 people. But anywho hope they do well in the future. One less customer to deal with. read more

The cake was okay... and the delivery was made on time however I had to pay for my own roses to go on the cake and the ribbons in the photo I attached as you can tell.. were not wrapped around evenly, I was pretty disappointed with the cake decor, due to the cake being 590.00 and having to pay for my own flowers... if I would have known what I know now I would of chosen somewhere else...plus they didn't leave a cake box for me soooo the restaurant had to help me with some random boxes not meant for cakes ! read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - Overall the cake was good but for a 590.00 cake I would have expected the ribbons to be lined evenly wrapped around the cake... - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

Delicious and exactly what we asked for. When we picked it up, the birthday boy was given a free cupcake as well! We will definitely be back! read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - Exactly what we wanted, and delicious too! - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

I was coming to the San Diego area from out of town and needed two fancy birthday cakes on short notice. Eccentric International Chefs was a godsend - they accommodated the order on short notice and the cakes were wonderful. I got so many compliments on them! read more

These guys are amazing! They are very organized and really walked us through the process of getting a cake. We showed them a picture of a cake we liked and they really took it to the next level. It turned out beautiful and we are so happy with them that we will be going back to them for future events and custom cakes! You have to check them out! read more

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I found this place at a wedding expo about 10 years ago. I loved the taste of their samples that I had them do my wedding cake. They did such an amazing job, I had family and friends tell me it was the best wedding cake they have ever tasted. I now get my boys birthday cakes here every year. They are always so friendly. I just love every delicious treat I have ever had there. Definitely the best bakery around!!! read more

Wow - I am so incredibly glad I found this bakery! They have awesome desserts at extremely reasonable prices! The staff is also extremely helpful, kind and willing to go the extra mile to keep customers happy! I will definitely be coming back! read more

My wedding cake was extremely disappointing, and even made me sad when I saw it. I couldn't believe how unprofessional it looked. Having a beautiful cake for my wedding day was very important for me and I feel like I got robbed of that experience. My cake kept melting as the night went on until the bows just fell off of it. We paid extra for the fondant layer so that the cake would be nice and stiff and hold up throughout night yet somehow it still melted and fell apart. I really felt that this part of my wedding was ruined and no one could ever give it back to me. read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - My wedding cake from Eccentric, I was very disappointed when I saw it. - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

This bakery exceeded my expectations for our twins' first birthday cake. I popped in, ordered a cake and spoke to them about what I wanted for a look (simple fiesta). The sheet cake turned out so cute and they made matching smash cakes for the babies as well. What was even better was that the cakes were delicious! I always pass on cake, but this was a hit with everyone from the 1-year-olds to 77-year-olds. Thank you, Eccentric International Chefs! You blew away us! read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - Matching smash cakes for our twins' first birthday. They turned out so adorable! - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

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Came in to grab a couple cupcakes for my kids. First off I was never greeted or even acknowledge that I was there. Stood around for a couple minutes still nothing. So I walked around looking at their display and still not one of the two ladies behind the counter said a word to me. This place for certain lack customer service. Plus when I was looking at their pastries I noticed a couple small flies flying around in it. So if you want flies on your cake this place is for you. I would give it zero if I can. read more

I have known about Eccentric International Chefs- Bakery and Deli for about 3 years. I live in the neighborhood and drive by it a couple times a week. I cant believe I waited 3 years to even walk into to the bakery. I had a really bad experience with another bakery- that I Yelped about last week. I needed a cake for my baby shower I went to order it about a week an a half before the shower- the other bakery- cough- Flour Power-cough- said they couldn't make my cake because Fri, Sat and Sun are NO decorate days and they just had horrible customer service. So almost in tears I stumble into EIC - Owner and Chef Melina was in the middle of wedding consultation , she stop what she was talked to me about what I needed. Melina was truly a sweetheart. She took her time with me and said that even though they had 9 weddings on the day of my shower , making my cake was no problem.... I ended up ordering a sheet cake for 50 people. Vanilla Cake with a Vanilla pudding center and a whip cream frosting. She matched the cake to look like my invitation along with hand cut sugar dots. The cake looked great and she only charged me around $40. OMG the cake was perfect! Very light and not to sweet. I had a bunch of my guest ask where the cake was from, so hopefully they will patronizing EIC soon. And I cant wait for my next party they have a costumer for life. This is a great family owned Bakery- They also do fruit art- and there cream puffs are awesome too!...Thank You read more

I stopped in on a whim after going to the dry cleaner next door. My son's third birthday was coming up so I had been thinking about a cake. We were having a small, private gathering at home. We spoke with Melina, I believe. After my son went through 4 different sets of toys and ideas, we settled on star wars. We're low frills people, don't like cake filling so she suggested whipped cream. Fast forward - I asked to move up the pick up dates no problem. We get it a week sooner and my son is in love. It comes with figurines he gets to keep. He kept saying BB8! The cake was soooo moist (red velvet) and the whipped cream was light. Our guests were very happy about how light it was. Thanks for the great cake. I'm glad I stumbled into your shop! read more

My wife and I Got Married on Aug 2 of this year. We could not be happier with our cake and the professionalism by them. Not only did they have great pricing but they were extremely nice We had more compliments on our cake than anything. We live in La Jolla and came down here after reading there Yelp reviews. Totally recommend them and I will for any of my friends or family. read more

LOVED using Eccentric International for our wedding cake! My cake was gorgeous, and tasted amazing. I loved the cake tasting, this place really cares about their customers. It wasn't busy and crowded like some other bakeries we visited, and I felt like we really got the attention we needed to feel comfortable ordering our cake. We had help with the design, and it was even drawn up for us to see. Not sure if it was because we had our reception at Karl Strauss and Eccentric was one of their vendors, but we only had 4-5 cake options. Other bakeries did offer us more flavors. Still, the flavors we did choose were the best! The raspberry/lemon sold me and helped make my decision. I'll definitely be back to order a cake for our first anniversary (because no way was I freezing our top, we ate it all!) read more

Glowing review all around. Hands down one of the best, friendliest, professional bakeries around. It is a little gem in Santee. They def' deliver on what they promise. I was looking for a cake for my moms 70th birthday party saw them on yelp and decided to check it out. My husband and I went in to buy some pastries and walked out ordering the cake. I could not of been more pleased. Quality was amazing... Cake was light, moist, Bavarian creme so perfectly creamy and whipped cream topping was just enough. This was def' a melt in mouth cake. ALL of our guests were ranting and raving about the cake and asking where it came from. Every piece of cake was GONE. Usually, we have a ton of leftovers that we throw away so not the case here. I have also tried their amazing cookies and forcacia sandwiches YUM. Their service is impeccable and their food OUTSTANDING. We haven't even got to the price ...WOW they are a professional bakery with outstanding quality and they don't charge that way. Our sheet cake served 50 people was ONLY $41.00 dollars (if you order mon- wed) you get 30% off. Our family is pleased all around. I will def' be telling everyone about this bakery. FORGET the gross Costco cakes......or store bought cakes. NO comparison read more

I have been to this place multiple times but this past time would be my last. I came in to order a cake and was not sure of what I wanted the decor to be so I was asking Melina and her coworker to help me out. I have never been so disrespected in my life. Melina was counting the cash register money and her receipts and had no knowledge of color theory. I am giving you business, I am paying for the cake, so I do not understand why you can't be patient with me as your customer. She was so snooty! It was like pulling teeth to get help on making this cake finally I set on one and left. Came back to pick it up and it was everything I didn't want and more. Again the color was sooooo off. The fondant was messed up and when I asked if they could fix it they said no. What did I pay you for then? A half-ass job indeed. My family and friends have always came here and after I told them about this situation they too said they had issues. I wish I knew prior so I could avoid such a headache. The only reason I am giving them any stars is because the cake is always good. As for the service, disappointing on every level. read more

Chef Carl Zietsen created the prettiest and most delicious wedding cake ever! Seriously, how many wedding cakes have you raved about the way they tasted? Chef Carl only presented us with about 4 different cakes to taste but was willing to create any cake type we wanted. His fillings were fantastic! Every filling was made in his kitchen from scratch - no canned or pre-made or packaged fillings from him. Our cake was only two layers so we had the bottom layer white vanilla and the top layer chocolate marble. The fillings we chose were a layers of Bavarian creme and chocolate ganache with a whipping cream based icing. We tasted a lot of cakes, icings, and fillings at other bakeries. Chef Carl's were by far the best. Our wedding guests raved about the taste of his cake! We will be back in a year to order our first anniversary cake as this one was so delicious as well as beautiful. read more

EIC made my wedding cake vision a reality and didn't blink an eye when I changed the quantity or flavors of my cake 2 weeks before the wedding! I will never visit another bakery in San Diego for special occasion cakes!!! Simply amazing! read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - My dream wedding cake. THANK YOU EIC!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

ATTENTION NEW BRIDES!!! STAY AWAY!!!!! DISAPPOINTING!!! FROM A BRIDE GROOMS POINT OF VIEW: As a dude I knew my role in wedding preparation was basically show up in a suit, until then all i had to do was give support and choose my words carefully... So when we when we showed up to a ghetto Santee strip mall to taste cakes I tried to play along. When all cakes we tasted there, tasted generic and blah I picked the least blah (the lemon cake) and pressed on. To me cake is cake.. but to wifey..... This place broke her heart! The cake that was delivered looked like something i made... it was an amateur... dull.. lop-sided mess! it was an embarrassment! Her first (and hopefully last.. ha!) wedding cake was ruined... you cant get that one back. I joke a lot in here, but I honestly feel bad about that. I had to arm wrestle a bunch of large hairy men to get her confidence restored.... ATTENTION NEW BRIDES!!! Please do your about-to-be-husbands a favor and stay away from here!!!! read more

My wedding was on Saturday! I ordered my cake in the beginning of this year, later on I went in two and saw that there were some bad reviews on how the cake was not what they had ordered , or that it didn't look good, it was melted ... I was scared , so I called and asked what it was about . The girl was very kind and assured me that everything was going to be ok! The day of my wedding Carlos brought my cake and I was nervous to see it, I didn't get a chance to see it till the reception, and it looked FABULOUS !! It was everything i wanted and moré! It was delicious and perfect! Exactly what I wanted.. I just ordered a second cake for a baby shower! And my friend is getting married next year and is also getting her cake here! If you were like me and are doubting on wether to get your cake or not ! Make sure you have your cake in a shaded place ! Don't order a cake and put it in the window where the sun is hitting it and than write a review on his Carlos screwed up you wedding! I love it here and I will come back as long as they are in business ! read more

Everything was absolutely delicious, but I wasn't impressed by the final look of my wedding cake. We already had some concerns, because after placing our order, our friend informed us that they had burned her cake. Also, while visiting our venue, they were catering another wedding. The frosting work was not clean by any means. We expressed our concerns as we had ordered a very intricate cake. Ended up changing the whole design to a very simple 3 tier, with painted stripes. There were cracks in the painted stripes, they were not straight, and the entire cake had huge creases from where the fondant met in the back. We ended up getting creative ourselves, and covered it with jewels. Pretty big bummer for your wedding. The bottom and biggest layer of our cake was burned. When we called to complain they said we are the only ones who have dared to complain and hung up. read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - you can see it's a little lopsided, and there are creases where the stripes stop and start. The stripes also have cracks and are crooked. - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

Delicious & simply beautiful cake!!! Thank you for making my wedding perfect, guests loved the cake, we had ordered red velvet, chocolate, and lemon cake for 200 guests, got so many compliments! Definitely recommend this bakery, very helpful and provided excellent customer service. read more

Angela's Eccentric Kitchen - Wedding cake, simple but beautiful and delicious ! - Bakeries Near Me - Santee, California

I was expecting to be very impressed based on the other reviews. I guess our order was too small to be bothered with. I had ordered a 6" lemon cake with lemon frosting and a bavarian creme and raspberry filling. Topped with chocolate roses and a message. I had asked by email if that was possible and they said it was. It was for our 46th wedding anniversary and my husband had wanted a lemon cake. I had thought that $16 was too little for a nice cake even though it was small and I was going to pay double that asking price. When I picked up the cake, I was in shock. A cake is supposed to be pretty. A work of art almost. Not the case here. The chocolate roses were barely chocolate colored and the frosting was stark white. Obviously no butter in their "buttercreme" frosting. Just shortning (and it tasted like it too) And the message was written in black icing which tasted awful. I had been expecting at least yellow frosting on the outside of the cake. I mean it was supposed to be a lemon cake. Well as it turns out there was no lemon in the cake. Just a standard yellow cake which was just this side of dry. The only part of the cake that had lemon flavoring was the white icing. When I said something about the color to the cashier one of the workers said in a very offhand way "Sorry about the miscommunication" but she didn't sound sorry at all which showed a total lack of caring about their customers. They did offer to "remake" it but given the fact that the butter creme is not made with butter and the cake would still not lemon flavored. They probably bake the cakes up by the batches instead of to order which is what I had been expecting due to the fact of the email response. If this had been the cake I had actually ordered, I would have been coming back with more orders for birthdays etc. This really was a very upsetting event on what was a special day for us. read more

I found them off of yelp and needed a birthday cake same day. I went in they were all very friendly and all made sure I was taken care of. From what I saw they had some nice designs and fun looking deserts. Lucky for me they had two pre-made cakes for sale. I got a chocolate ganache cake and it was a party pleaser. It was so delicious yet light and fluffy. They were accommodating in making me some last minute plain cupcakes which was really nice of them. It's best to preorder a cake, but even if not they seem accommodating as they can be and vey helpful. I will for sure buy from them again. read more

We got my daughter's birthday cake for her 4th party. This is my second time ordering a cake from EIC and the experiences have been great! I tend to wait last minute on these things and each time they have been very accommodating. I live far and both times I called in what I was looking for and they've been spot on. Plus the cakes taste great, everyone at the party loved the cake. My daughter was very happy with what they did. I will continue get any cakes in the future from here. read more

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Carl and Melina are absolutely wonderful! They were contracted through my venue in San Marcos and my wedding package included a cake from them. I am SOOO unbelievably happy to have found these Bakers! Being brand new to the North County area I would have had no idea where to start looking for a great baker. My Husband and I have had over 10 people asking where our cake came from. Guests at our wedding said they have never had better cake in their lives. Coming from a large family and being to many weddings I can honestly say this really was the best wedding cake I've ever had. Sadly my venue had inexperienced wait staff and my wedding cake which should have fed 130 barely fed 88 guests. Advice for the future bride/groom: No matter how far the drive, please do not miss out on a tasting, it will be worth every mile! You owe it to yourself to have a beautiful, elegant DELICIOUS cake. P.s. when you get your cake to the venue do not let your venue take the cake in the back to cut it, make them cut it in front of everyone!!! I will forever be ordering cake from them in the future, I cant wait for my daughters birthday :) read more