We used Honey Bee Patries over the years first for our wedding cake, anniversary cake and then our…read moredaughter's first and 2nd birthday. They have not disappointed! They have created custom cakes for every occasion and so many people have commented on not only how beautiful the cakes were but how tasty they are. My daughter is allergic to eggs so Jenya, the owner was able to make egg free cakes and still make the cakes taste great! I love her attention to detail. They are a bit distance for us to drive and over the years the price may have increased but I think it's worth it.

After a great deal of research, my wife and I selected Honey Bee Pastries to create our wedding…read morecake. Honey Bee Pastries designed a two-tier wedding cake with a coastal autumn theme. They incorporated our painted pottery turtles into the design. The chiffon lemon with raspberry filling and chiffon with passion fruit filling cakes were delicious!! They were extremely easy to work with (including making several tasting boxes available at different times due to COVID restrictions.) Honey Bee Pastries was also reasonably priced for the Washington, D.C. area. We would highly recommend using them for all your catering bakery needs.

Decided to try this beautiful coffee/bakery shop. Their bakery goods looked really delicious. I had…read morea latte and although it wasn't my favorite, I was happy to try a new spot! If you would like to get custom cakes, they had so many samples/molds that were gorgeous!

After our dinner at Travinia, I decided to give Dana's Cake Shoppe a try. The shop is small with a…read morefew tables for those who want to sit down and have their treats. The young woman working there was polite, patient and friendly. I looked at their selection of cupcakes and noticed some flavors were sold out. Finally, I decided to get one Boston cream pie cupcake and one caramel coffee cupcake. When we got home, we decided to try one of the cupcakes later in the evening. We agreed to share the Boston cream pie cupcake first. I cut it in half. We weren't impressed with this one. There was a small amount of custard in the cake part, while the top was dark chocolate frosting. We've had far better versions of this flavor cupcake in the past. The next night, we tried the caramel coffee one. It had a vanilla cake, which was on the dry side. However, the frosting was the star of the show. The coffee and the caramel flavors were noticeable. This cupcake was the better of the two. We don't regret trying the cupcakes... but... as to whether we would go again... well... the jury is still out.

Showing up at a café 10 minutes before closing--when the machines are cleaned, chairs are up, and…read moreyou've officially become that customer--is usually not your finest moment. But Libar, the shift manager at Paris Baguette, turned it into one of the kindest customer service experiences I've had. Despite already being in full shutdown mode, Libar and her team welcomed me warmly, restarted everything for a sandwich and cappuccino, and treated me with genuine kindness after a very stressful visit next door at the emergency vet. Even more remarkable, when I tried to leave a tip for going so far above and beyond, Libar graciously refused with, "I love my job." That kind of compassion can't be trained--it's who she is. Libar (and clearly her team) turned a rough night around, and Paris Baguette is lucky to have her.

Frankly made pastries daily and more. It's fresh, soft, tasty and absolutely mouth watering…read moredelicious. GET YOUR MIND OUT THE GUTTER! I'm talking about the baked goods! Simply put I would highly recommend you visit and pick out a variety of items, some for now and some for later. My only complaint the pound cake...nope...hard pass. You're welcome!

I talked Jayzel to ordered some desserts for teacher appreciation week at my daughter's school. I…read moretold her that I would like variety of desserts for each teacher and when I picked them up, I was amazed how nicely she put them all together and label each desserts with the ingredients. The mango moose is really nice as if you had real mango. The chocolate moose is smooth and not too heavy. And with Tiramisu, You can taste each layered in it from the mascarpone to soaked lady fingers. The rich and creamy flavor leaves you wanting more! And the flan is firm and soooo delicious

Jayzel is truly amazing! I wanted a custom cake for my friend (it was pretty unique) and she got…read moreback to me within a few minutes of me contacting her. She was able to bring my idea to life and add some truly unique touches with a few days turnaround! My friend was thrilled! The cake was perfect and super delicious! One of the most pleasant interactions I have ever had. I was sure to recommend her to all my co-workers and I'll be sure to give her a call when I need another cake!

My boyfriend picked these up and said that the employees were very nice and helped pick out some of…read morethe best sellers! Unfortunately, I was less than impressed with most of the pastries that we got. The cream in the pastries themselves was a good and had a nice fluffy texture. The cake part of the swiss roll and the cake in the coffee cake were kind of dry? The cakes we got sort of reminded me of cakes that you get at buffets? My boyfriend didn't catch the names of some of the Persian pastries, but I thought they were all alright.

Super friendly neighbor staff and cute little spot for amazing sweets…read more Love to come and enjoy my sweet cravings. I am looking forward to coming back and buying more items later.

I reached out for a small cake order and shared my ideas but really let her as the professional…read moretake the lead because I am horrible with design. She was responsive and delivered such a beautiful cake! And it was nicely boxed. Furthermore the cake is delicious!!!! It's rich in flavor and so moist. I look forward to ordering from here again and trying new flavors.

My wife was looking for a business to make a sixteenth birthday cake for my daughter but with…read morefondant icing. Elevation Cakes came through and then some. Everything thing about the cake was wonderful. Not just the design but the taste and moistness. My daughter who is not normally a big cake eater loved the taste and absolutely loved the design. We will never bake another birthday cake ourselves again! Highly recommend.

Great bakery Not many real bakeries left now days…read moreHuge croissants fresh Baguette has perfect crust and interior Overall couldn't recommend it more

We've been a number of times and I just realized I hadn't left a review…read more I was turned on to the bakery with a recommendation about their kouign amann. Apparently it's popular, so you either need to go early or luck out. The cream puffs and cookies are great, but I finally got a kouign amann. It's a lovely pastry. The sugar/thin layer of caramel on the top is substantial without being too thick. Just enough to hold and break apart. The laminated dough is nice as well. Not overly buttery, but still light and fluffy.

Update - A Facebook Post on the 30th April indicated that she will be downsizing, using a shared…read morecommercial kitchen, and taking orders as well as selling at farmers markets. Additionally, she is releasing cookbooks based upon her recipes, downsized for home use. As much as I want the cookbook, there is nothing that I can do that will make it taste like hers. We might get close, but not close enough. I look forward to buying pies at the farmers market. Hopefully she makes it to Gilbert's Corner a few times a month.

Visiting my niece in Aldie, decided to go to the farmers market near by, small but great variety…read more We only bought one hand pie the sour cherry. Delicious! I wish I had bought more. The Little apple pastry shop 5 stars!