We absolutely love Freedom Bakery! Ordered cupcakes and personally special designed cookies and…read morethey did an amazing job. My friends loved the look and taste of the cupcakes and cookies. Here are some pix for your pleasure. Oh we bought the "10 year" glittered cupcake decor sticks from amazon.

Had such a great experience here for my wedding cake! Ordered super late after having a private…read morebaker drop the ball. Ordered just under a month from the wedding and everyone on staff was so helpful. My husband and I ordered the sample box for fun, and we were suprised the flavors we thought we would pick we didn't and ended up with something else. We loved the style of cake we ordered (there were so many options), and 5 days before my sister and I went in to ask about the size cake platter we needed. They were so nice! On the day of the wedding, they gave precise instructions to the groomsmen on how to transport the cake (our venue was going to charge too much for vendor delivery). The cake really enhanced our photos. So much so, we are ordering the same cake for a "we survived being married one year" party:) Thank you Freedom - my review took almost a year to post, but we are ordering another one to make up for it:-)

Visiting the area and had a significant birthday planned for my wife…read more This cake was delivered to Fandango (who recommended Layers were also amazing to deal with). Cake arrived on time, looked and tasted spectacular (decadent chocolate cake). Couldn't be happier with everything as we didn't know any cake places. Helped make a wonderful occasion that much more special! Highly recommend getting cake from here.

My husband used to pick up cakes from this place for his work. Now I can see why, they are…read moredelicious. We decided to get my birthday cake here this year as our prior bakery has changed ownership and we do not want to use them any longer. It's an extremely decadent and delicious cake. I have not been to the bakery in person. I can only speak to the quality of these cakes and I would not hesitate to get a cake there in the future. Thank you so much.

I ordered a cake for my husband, and it was excellent. It's soft and not overly sweet. The service…read morewas quick, and the staff were friendly. The place is also clean. I think their prices are fair because they sell quality cakes and pastries. I haven't tried any of their drinks, though. We were about to order our wedding cake from them, but we couldn't afford it. I'll stick to buying birthday cakes instead. I would recommend it!

To say I am disappointed in the $70 Birthday cake my husband purchased is an understatement…read more He ordered a lemon cake with raspberry preserves with buttercream icing. What we received was a dry cake with hardly any flavor. My Mother thought it was just a yellow cake, she couldn't even taste the lemon. And she is an experienced baker. She made our lemon and raspberry wedding cake, that my husband was trying to recreate. The raspberry "preserves" were gelatinous, like pie filling from a can. Preserves should be a jam like consistency, only with larger fruit pieces. But sadly, this was goopy and artificial tasting. And the buttercream was greasy, not creamy, like it was made from Crisco shortening (not butter), sugar and water. It didn't even have any flavor (maybe they forgot to put vanilla extract in it?) Even the construction of the cake was poor. They clearly didn't put enough batter in the pans. Normally you shave the rounded top off to make it flat. This bakery just added tons of icing in an attempt to make up for the rounded edges. Which also meant there were barely any raspberry "preserves" in between the layers. And last but not least. When my husband special ordered the cake (in person) he asked for white sprinkles. When he arrived to pick up the cake, it wasn't ready. And they told him they didn't have white sprinkles. And offered to cover the entire cake in tiny rock hard pearls, that are typically only used sparingly for decorative purposes. Because they are so hard, many decorators recommend removing them before eating! My Dad bit into it and said it was like trying to eat buck shot. My Father has never met a cake or sweet he didn't like, until now. He didn't want another piece during his entire visit. My mother and I didn't even finish our first piece. To charge $70 for this 8" cake was just criminal. I would have returned it if I could.

Took a cookie decorating class and it was so much fun! The owner was our instructor and she had…read moreeverything laid out perfectly and the instructions moved right along. The cookies turned out beautiful and smelled divine! They do birthday parties, baby shower parties and custom orders. Can't wait for the next class. Thank you so much! Dawn Class date 2/6/23

5/5 stars! Tammy made this beautiful vanilla rainbow cake and cookies for my daughter's first…read morebirthday. It was more beautiful than I could ever imagine! To top it off, it tasted amazing! She was kind enough to find a way to fit us in and we were so grateful. She is kind, creative, and collaborative.

Amazing croissants and good coffee. The one in Seaside is a lot quicker/less crowded than the…read moredowntown Monterey location. They have a bit less selection though too.

Went back into Paris after a long hiatus to see if they got any better. I brought a friend with me…read moreto get her opinion as well. Apparently, they got rid of their nice blend of Illy coffee and are using some local roaster that tastes terrible. Don't take it from me, take it from my friend who could not even finish her coffee. The service was fine, however, but the coffee tasted like the earthiness of dirt.

2 stars Just ate an…read morealmond croissant made by Lupita at a marina coffee shop. It is nothing like a traditional almond paste croissant that you can expect to find in Paris. Everything about it was wrong. The dryness of the bread, the apparent lack of butter, the use of powdered milk, the overly sugariness of the almond paste itself. The marina coffee shop used to carry an almond croissant from another bakery, which I was really looking forward to. So when I bit into this one, I was immensely disappointed. Taste is subjective so I can't say that it's terrible, but I really wanted to throw out the remainder of what I was eating.

My husband and I clearly fell in love with this place. We were back in our hotel room and needed…read moresomething sweet. I punched in bakery and this place caught my eye instantly. I love pan dulce.. As soon as we opened the door I was in Pan Dulce heaven. We selected a few, enough for the evening and for the morning with coffee. Conchas were amazing, not dry at all. We also had blueberry muffins for the morning and those were moist and tasty. We ended up going the next evening for a refill as we were headed back to the Bay Area the following morning. Welp, it was sooooo good we went again in the morning. We had to share with our family. We went three days in a row!! I look forward to my next trip out there!

Mmmmmm! Moist, delicious, and filling muffin with a rich warm mocha this morning at Sweet Elena's…read morewas the perfect way to start my day before exploring West End. I met Nancy Russell, the artist whose charming paintings currently decorate the walls like effervescent and enthusiastic confetti. There are colorful renderings of garden cats, coffee shop chats, and flights of pure whimsy. Nancy was charming and friendly. Then George, a frequent customer and legend, came in and charmed the room with his sunny, friendly smile. It was exactly the kind of coffee/ bakery that everyone would love. I left happy and smiling. I will be back!

We got here around 10am and they were sold out of a bunch of pastries. I got the ham & swiss and…read morethey put grated cheese on top and so when it was warmed up the cheese burned a bit and made the taste of the croissant not great. Overall, I wouldn't go back because of the limited options and I didn't love what I got for the price, but it wasn't bad.