Sweetest staff! My husband and I are long distance so occasionally we like to treat each other. I haven't had the opportunity to stop in store but I was looking for a good Carrot cake to make his day. Super easy order on Uber Eats, timely sent away with the driver. They attached a note on the inside that made us both laugh when he got his slice. Improved his day and gave us both a smile. Cheers! read more

Baked Expectations - Carrot Cake Slice + Note - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Really enjoyed the desserts here! Only been once but I am already dreaming of going again because the selection was so good. Every person behind the counter smiled at me which felt so inviting. I was impressed at how clean/tidy everything was because it can get busy in there. The workers handled it so well. read more

Baked Expectations - Cake (I think banana bread cheesecake?) - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

I've been coming here for over 25 years and it is, bar none, still the best cheesecake I have ever had. Sadly, it has set the benchmark so high that I rarely enjoy other ones in other cities. I miss the old chalkboards but as the movie phrase goes, "change is good" read more

Cheesecake was amazing. Just wish the portions were smaller and lower priced for smaller portion.

The service was fantastic! The cheesecakes were out of this realm! So many interesting and unique flavors of cakes and pies to choose from! My friend and I tried 1 slice of the Peanut butter Marshmallow cheesecake and the Bavarian Apple cheesecake. Just 1 slice is enough to fill you up. It was a hearty amount of cheesecake and we almost couldn't eat it all, LOL! My friend loved his apple cheesecake and I loved how delicious marshmallows and peanut butter taste together. I never tasted that pairing before but it is very tasty. The restaurant's website says that they have lunch meals like burgers and sandwiches but when I went there today I couldn't see those regular lunch meals anywhere on the menu. I really liked how they had Halloween decorations and balloons floating everywhere though. Very festive and nice atmosphere. read more

Baked Expectations - Pink lemonade and a Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cheesecake slice - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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My love for dining out and hitting dessert places all took place in Winnipeg. It happened because I could finally afford to with my first full-time job! When Baked Expectations opened in Osborne Village, I was elated. It was nice walking over there to grab a slice of cake or pie. The walk was under ten minutes. It's a cozy eatery. It also serves lunch and dinner items, but it specializes in cakes, tortes, cheesecakes, and more. I never had meals here. Instead, I'd come after having dinner to get dessert. I'd always dine-in with friends. My usual orders were the following: - Carrot cake - Key lime pie - Banana cake - Shmoo torte I developed a massive love for carrot cake while in Winnipeg. The cake here was moist. The carrots were clearly fresh. The buttercream frosting was to-die-for yummy. I also enjoyed the key lime pie. I like the taste of tart limes. The tartiness isn't overdone, but it's enjoyable. There really isn't a banana cake that I don't love, unless you mess it up royally to the point where it's hard and unrecognizable. Luckily, the banana cake here is delightful. It's moist and fully of banana flavour, which is comfort food to me. Ah, the shmoo torte. I want to say that it's a Manitoba thing, as I have never eaten it outside the province. I could be wrong. It's essentially a torte with layered whipped cream, caramel, and nuts, with either sponge or angel food cake. I normally don't gravitate towards whipped cream and caramel in anything, but the shmoo torte here is awesome! It uses angel food cake, which makes it light and moist, and thankfully far from being dry where you want to soak it it water. I am drooling thinking about how much I miss the shmoo torte. The dessert portions are generous. Staff were always nice when I was around. I am glad that this store is still alive and kicking after all these years. It is currently open for takeout and delivery options due to COVID-19. The catch when ordering online is that you have to buy the whole cake, torte, or pie when it comes to dessert. It's not a problem for me. Heck, I could have the whole thing as a meal! However, if you can't eat the whole thing, you might want to wait until things are back to normal and get a huge slice instead. I look forward to dropping by when I'm back in Winnipeg, to reminisce about the old neighbourhood and having dessert here. (138) read more

3.5/5, +.5 for service Baked Expectations has become my hangout place for desserts and (sometimes) dinner in Osborne. Their cakes simply cannot be beat in terms of size, and their non-dessert food is actually quite decent too. I've been here twice now, and both times I tried different items. The first time I had the German Chocolate Cheesecake, while the second time I had the linguine marinara and Oreo Cookie Cheesecake. I also had the Real Hot Chocolate both times. For the cheesecakes, I enjoyed the Oreo cookie cheesecake a lot more. The German chocolate one didn't have a good presentation, and had way too much pecan and not enough chocolate. The linguine marinara was decent. It's not the best I had, but the size portion was quite generous for the price I paid. The Oreo cookie cheesecake, man...if there's one cheesecake that I highly recommend everyone to try in here, it's definitely that one. Excellent in all ways possible in taste and presentation. Service was great both times, even during busy hours (and it gets damn busy at night especially on Fridays and Saturdays). It's certainly a wonderful place to have in the village, and usually if I have friends coming over I will recommend this place to them. read more

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Sold 3.5 This was my dessert / coffee place to go to during my university years, so when Im visiting Winnipeg its a must stop for me. 10 years ago I might have given this place a 5 stars. The desserts are great I love the cheesecakes, pavlova, and great sandwiches too. Cant go wrong most things are great and open late. Some changes from my uni days, prices have gone up, and the price for a dessert was already pricey back then when I was a poor student, slices of cake have become smaller. I find service hit and miss depending on when you come. Place looks exactly the same, cool diner feel. Only accepts cash or debit! read more

Baked Expectations - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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We have been visiting this place for years. We have not been back for 5 years and just moved back. We have 4 boys (one is a baby). Granted after sugar, our child with ADHD was hyper. He was running around with the others and explored the bsmt a bit. Instead of some strategies to help occupy the children while we were getting ready to leave, we were given heck by the owner. The place was dead inside but we got the vibe upon entering from one staff that we were not welcome. No smiling or talking to our children. I get this place is popular and kids should sit still but it is not a place for families or thinking outside of the box. I am very disappointed and felt so unwelcome after spending over 50 dollars. read more

I usually hate trying desert places when I travel because they are usually very sweet and no other flavour. This place is actually selling you desert not just sugar. read more

DOORDASHERS BEWARE!! Came here for a 7:57 pick up time for ONE slice. Arrived at 7:56. Waited 15 minutes for one slice. Many new walk up customers served first. When I complained an employee told me "we have 23 minutes to make doordash orders". In other words, the store takes the full allotted 23 minutes to make any order, no matter the size or when the dasher shows up. This results in very long wait times past pick up times for dashers, decreasing their hourly. read more

Ordered Baked Expectations through a delivery service in the city. We received a 50% off promo code so we figured we would get something that we normally would not get... Cheesecake! We ordered two pieces of cheesecake, One being a German chocolate cheesecake and the other one a peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake. Absolutely fantastic! They both were just over $8 a piece, a little high in my opinion but with the 50% off promo code I felt it was definitely worth it. I was so very impressed I definitely will be going back! The pieces were a decent size, and filled me up way too much! read more

Ordered delivery through door dash, which was really delayed and I think contributed to the status of my burger, which was soggy. Otherwise it was great, fries held up ok. No salt or pepper or ketchup tho :(. Got a cheesecake which was delicious!!! And a pink lemonade which will be mixed with sparkling wine. read more

Baked Expectations - Burgers and cheesecake. Don't forget the mix, I mean pink lemonade - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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A couple of friends and myself are in Winnipeg for the week and this place was a block away from our AirBNB. We stopped in here on our last night for some cake. They only took debit and cash payments - and being "international" - our cards did not go through as debit. One of the girls working, who was helping us, noticed our struggles and gave us the piece we ordered FOR FREE. She was very kind and wholesome - we bought her Starbucks to return the gesture. We got the Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake. It has bananas in the middle and creamy frosting. My only complaint is that I wish the cake had more of the bananas throughout. However, it was delicious!! Reminds me of a portillos cake - if you are familiar. The actual cake is not overly sweet which is nice. Overall, nice place and staff is very friendly. read more

The best cheesecake you can ever have. Too many options and it's hard to choose from. A bit expensive and they don't accept credit cards.

This place was very highly recommended to us by some local friends. It was okay so we felt a tad disappointed as we had cultivated a lot of expectations from baked expectations. We tried three of their cakes: Old Fashioned Chocolate - It was okay. It was a little too dense and too sweet for my taste. Cinnamon Torte - Or 1000 layer cake as we were calling it fondly. It was very nice, fluffy, tall with lots of easily distinguishable layers and balanced taste and sweetness. Very good. Shmoo - This was the lightest and fluffiest of the lot. A lot of caramel sauce was poured over it, which made it a little too sweet. Still pretty good. 3.5 stars overall. Having said all that, we'll definitely return. This time to try their different cheesecakes. Seriously hope it'll be even better this time. read more

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Very rude staff. Sure, the cheese cake is good but with life getting very expensive I'd rather spend my money supporting a local place that has good costumer service read more

I feel like the place lost its mojo a long time ago... I like how it has the 80's atmosphere which I hope they never take away because I feel the 80's look and the location on Osbourne make Baked Expectations what it is and helps give you that trip down memory lane -- also shows today's generation how the 80s felt. I personally feel like it's a landmark. But I found the food portions to be smaller and not as high quality as it used to be -- that or I miss how it used to be. But I find that cakes are what they're better known for as they do make good quality cakes and very large slices. read more

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Baked Expectations - My favourite cake to eat at The Baked Expectation - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Great desserts! Last time I ordered for delivery there was a little hiccup and they made great effort to help me out. I will definitely order from them again! Did I mention how great their desserts are? read more

I give this place a 3 but there are some caveats....I don't have a huge sweet tooth but when it comes to birthday cakes and the odd sweet craving, this is my go-to place. They have the best cheesecakes here...ultra creamy and just plain ol' yummy I love their oreo cheesecake and the strawberry cheesecake. If you like chocolate, the "crazy chocolate cake" is delicious without being overly decadent as some chocolate cakes can be - it's covered in a dark chocolate ganache, and has 3 layers - chocolate cake, chocolate cheesecake in the middle and then another layer of chocolate cake. I also like the tia maria which is just layers of chocolate chip cookies soaked in tia maria layered with whipped cream. It's either cash or debit only, this place has never accepted credit card so beware! It's ridiculously busy on the weekends as crowds pack into this place for take out and dine in. I wish they had more than one poor girl working behind the glass case. Service can be a bit slow and inefficient due to lack of staffing coinciding with a rush. It kind of annoyed me when I was waiting for take out the other night and was waiting there patiently to order a slice to-go when 4 servers were gossiping on the side (in view) while one girl was working feverishly as the take out line grew. And I was not pleased when I opened up my take out box to see the smallest slice of crazy chocolate cake ever! They are usually pretty good about given a fair size especially since the slice came to $8.41 tax included. But I was very disappointed with the puny slice I got! The upside is that I saved on the calories...LOL. Savoury foods are decent here as it leans towards diner style food like burgers and chili fries. I like their chili fries and they serve some good mochas and hot chocolates here as well. Nice place to gather with a bunch of friends and pack on the fat and sugar as it provides for a lively atmosphere. But the chairs are really uncomfortable and the service is hit and miss due to insufficient resources. read more

Baked Expectations - oreo cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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This is a Winnipeg food scene icon that has been around on Osborne for decades. It is a fair size restuarant and since being on Osborne poor parking. It is a place people often go on dates to share desserts or pick up cake for an event. I have been several years ago and found the cheesecake piece although a large serving to be medicore. There is no wow factor and its actually quite costly. More recently I made a special trip to baked expectations to find something fitting for my friends birthday. She likes peanut butter or I was thinking maybe a big favorite of baked expectations as I havent been in years. I was looking through the glass for quite some time at the cheesecakes pies and cakes and noted there was nothing with peanut butter. The cashier who was not busy never once asked if she could help me find anything. I finally did ask if there was any house favorites or what she recommends. She said I dont know, we have whats out, you can pick something. I found her abrupt, not knowledgable or friendly. So i left with nothing as I dont want to support a business with that kind of staff. Baked expectations shocked me & decreased my expectation. I will not be returning again. Good thing is there is plenty of places in our city that have fantastic dessertd along with a helpful friendly staff atmosphere. read more

Fantastic desserts and really appreciate still being able to grab a price of salted caramel cheesecake and red velvet cake now and the for my wife and I even during COVID. Staff is very friendly and the service is wonderful! read more

I have been here too many times to count *monkey covering eyes emoji*. While the chicken quesadilla is quite good, obviously you that's not what you came for. My top picks are: Mocha Torte (layers of wafer-like cake and mocha mousse) Tia Maria (layers of liqueur-soaked chocolate chip cookies and home made whipping cream) Dark Chocolate Cheesecake (enough said) Thank me later. read more

Rude manager.. I just can't stand her. I'd rather put my money to a bakery/restaurant that has kind staff because a big part of a nice eating experience is having nice, attentive staff. read more

They have Devine desserts here , never had an issue . Until I ordered a cheese cake for my mothers birthday. Everything was delicious , until we got 1/3 into the cake and found a long strand of hair in the middle of the cake. Literally buried inside the middle, the most delicious part of all. I understand that s*** happens but please do you wear a hairnet when making delicious dessert. read more

Baked Expectations - Strawberry cheese cake - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

I read about this place in the Winnipeg Cookbook I received for Christmas and it sounded amazing. We walked in and the restaurant was about half full around 3pm on a Monday. We were able to seat ourselves immediately. Our group had three people and a stroller which they accommodated really well. For lunch two of us had the triple decker grilled cheese with tomato, mushrooms and spinach on dark rye and the other an omelette with mushrooms, onions and broccoli. The grilled cheese didn't have enough cheese in proportion to the three pieces of bread. There wasn't a lot of flavour even with the veggies. The best part of the sandwich was the dark rye bread. We had come for dessert so even after our lack luster lunch we decided to share a piece of Salted caramel chocolate cake since the reviews were really for the baked goods. Unfortunately the cake was disappointing. The cake itself was dry and had the texture of being a day old. The icing was very sweet and lacked a rich chocolate flavour. The caramel sauce drizzled over the top and through the middle layers of the cake was a very good and it left you wishing there was more to moisten the cake. Our server was cordial and apologized for the long wait we had between being seated and him returning to take our order. However, we had to prompt him for the daily soup and quiche options and repeat parts of our order a few times for him. Overall it fell short of the expectations we had. read more

Baked Expectations - Cool sign outside Baked Expectations. - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

One of the sweet things in life, Baked Expectations finds itself among my top 3 favourite restaurants in Winnipeg. I was barely out of high school when this establishment opened. Centrally located in the Osbourne Village, it was and is a place that any circle of friends could agree upon for great coffee, cake and conversation. The coffee being a fantastic bowl of latte (yes, a bowl). The dessert being a huge selection of in-house made cakes and pies, made with real whip cream and butter of course. Conversations flow naturally in the stimulating environment, and because pretty much everyone I know has been coming here for years, the conversation often turns nostalgic. I would like to see more gluten-free options available to accommodate those in my circle. Lately, we have been opting for gelato establishments, due to their gluten-free options. What would it take to win us back? How about a few almond based cheesecakes and rich, dark chocolate pate? That would do the trick! read more

Baked Expectations - A Winnipeg Classic! Address: 161 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

I have been coming here since I was a young girl living in Winnipeg. Now it is on my "must do" list when I visit. My family eats in, takes out and has even had Baked Ex cater desserts at a wedding. My favourite cakes are the Cinnamon Torte (I am tempted to have my friends fed ex me one right now!!!) and the Apple Bavarian cheesecake. The drinks are excellent as well. I also really enjoy the veggie sandwich. The prices seem reasonable to me for the portions that one receives. The funky, cheerful decor is always a treat to walk into and the people watching is usually fun as well. I have had a great time with groups or just reading a magazine and taking a refreshment break by myself. If I had Baked Expectations in my city, I would visit regularly! One caveat is that the only bathroom is located downstairs so it is not convenient for disabled or elderly who find stairs difficult. read more

Excellent cake and fabulous costumer service. I got the pavlova and my boyfriend got the schmoo torte. Both were absolutely delicious. 10/10 would eat again! read more

I have been here a few times now and I've never been disappointed with the desserts. It's nice that it's also open late for after dinner or a late night treat. My go to is always the Banana Cake, which is always moist and has an awesome butt cream icing. My wife usually gets a Chocolate Banana Pie, and we're always shocked how much Banana flavour there is still with the strong chocolate flavour. The place can be pretty packed, so don't be surprised if there is a bit of a wait to get seated. read more

Location looks awesome, that one waiter who has a good taste when it comes to Halloween costumes is awesome and just having the chance to choose one of so many good looking cakes feels like paradise. Still, the cakes were not as good as we were expecting. But still worth going just for the atmosphere read more

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BEST DESSERTS IN WINNIPEG. You can't go wrong with any of the desserts here. The tortes are probably my favorite of all of them if you made me choose. The fries are some of my favorite! I'd never had a London Fog until tonight, but I'm so glad I tried it. If you're up for a twist on an Earl Grey tea definitely try it! The Chili is so good and the garlic bread that comes with it tops it all off. I tell anyone I meet that if they're going to Winnipeg that they have to try it. read more

Baked Expectations - Oreo Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Quality of ingredients has gone way down. Now use fake whipped cream in their cakes but still charge the same prices.

I am not a fan of this place. It get's 1 star because if I'm going to spend $10 after tax and tip on a piece of cheesecake it should be amazing and not a tiny, mangled slice thrown onto a plate falling over and tasting like it came from a pre-packaged mix.(Although I'm sure it is homeade). I have no clue why this place is so busy, I suppose people are just stoked on variety even if it's not good, or maybe it used to be good but they've gotten lazy and they're still relying on an old reputation? Anyway, if another, better dessert spot opens up in Osbourne I'm sure Baked Expectations would have to step up it's game to stay open. read more

Reducing stars once again- went here for a slice of cake and a coffee and had less than exceptional service. My boyfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary so we went here for a little dessert. We waited 5 min at the door before I finally asked if we could just sit anywhere, which we could. No big deal. Sat down and was "greeted" by our server who clearly was at the end of a long day. The hostess put together 2 tabletops behind us and the server AUDIBLY sighed and rolled her eyes in the direction of her new table and asked me to repeat my order because she couldn't hear me over her own sighing. Service was fast, though, and she managed to pack up my leftover oreo cheesecake without issue. I'm a stickler for service, what can I say. read more

I wish I could say I enjoyed my experience there but it was horrible from the very start. Traffic up the wazoo. No parking. Located in a hard corner. Do we turn left? Do we turn right? Doesn't take credit cards. We just kept on driving. Epic fail. read more

Baked Expectations is a WPG classic! The food and baking is literally addicting. The decor inside the restaurant is so cute, you feel like you aren't even in WPG. The servers are always friendly and you can tell they love their job read more

Location really does seem to be what keeps this place going. The desserts are pretty solid, but not all that creative or inspired. Big, though. The carrot cake I ordered ended up being about half the size of a typical serving, which turned out to be more than enough for me. It was one of the better carrot cakes I've had, and the server offered to reduce the charge due to the size. So that was nice. But there was little else available that appealed to me, so I might have just gotten lucky with my choice. The quality of the food itself might not be consistent with my choice, if you look at he other reviews here. Despite the carrot cake, this really seems like the type of place to go if you want quantity. There are a lot of choices, which is usually a major point of awesome for me, but there were surprisingly few options for fresh, fruity things. It seemed like more of a four-kinds-of-chocolate-cake kind of place. Fruity stuff was either paired with the richest-looking cheesecake I've ever seen, or buried under really unnecessary amounts of whipped cream or other rich sauces. I was hoping for at least one straight-up tart, but this place is all about the most decadent indulgences... whether you like it or not. I kind of resent that I *have* to listen to my arteries clog at full volume to eat here. Does it all have to be turned up to 11? Also speaking of things forced upon you, the music was really obnoxious and overbearing. I guess that's supposed to make it seem hip, but it didn't really jive with the overall ambiance. Maybe the XM Radio Mega Diva Hits station isn't their usual...? All in all, the taste of the food seems like the high point, and everything goes mostly downhill from there. And the price makes the experience feel even more disappointing than it really is. Particularly important to keep in mind in light of the other reviews posted so far. read more

Way adorable and open late! Your experience will depend entirely on your server, because the food is pretty much exactly what it's supposed to be. Some of the wait staff are friendly- but tonight I went after a big rush and was still ignored most of the night. Keeping that in mind, enjoy the retro atmosphere, pink lemonade and fabulous tortes! read more