Our guests can't stop talking about the desserts!! We really struggled to find an option within our budget that allowed us to purchase a simple 2-tier cake. Most options require a minimum of a 3-tier with 200 plain cupcakes at $800+. Before finding Continental Pastries & Delicatessen, we were deeply disappointed in our cake tasting experiences (some costing $50 for 4 small bites of cake) and worried we may need to settle. Patty (aka Patty Cakes) was such a joy to work with during our tasting and did an amazing job at explaining all of their capabilities. We were able to purchase a 2-tier wedding cake and a variety of dessert options so every guest had something to enjoy. This included cupcakes with filling, cookies, brownies, GF options, cheesecakes, butter cookies, and so much more! The detail of our wedding cake was MUCH simpler than expected... but still looked nice in the end. We loved the location and friendly staff; we can't wait to live closer and enjoy the desserts more often! read more

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We given this bakery three different tries over the last two years. Each time we've been disappointed. Items in the bakery cases look good but they just don't taste of being freshly baked. Today was the last time we will visit. We bought a couple peanut butter cheesecake bites, a few cannolis and a cream puff. We expected the cream on the top of the cheesecakes to be soft and fluffy. It was hard. The cream puff shell was dry. The cannoli weren't filled completely and the filling was just not appetizing. We really wanted to rave about this bakery but just can't. I see so many great reviews here and on Google about their wedding/birthday cakes so maybe their fresh baked items are better. read more

10/10 for taste 0/10 for spelling My husband was in the marine corps, every year on November 10th I get him a cake to celebrate the marine corps birthday. This year his cake is looking a little different (LOL). Nothing against the business, great people, however maybe some education on spelling. read more

Continental Pastries - "Happy birthday marine core" - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

I ordered a bday cake for my Son's 40th . The cake was more than amazing it was moist tasty . And the decorations were beautiful so much so I did not wanna cut the cake . The cake itself was delicious and I couldn't have asked for anymore . Continental bakery did a surperb job . There are everything and more . I never buy a cake any place other than them . Trust me you won't be disappointed there amazingly good . Thank you all who participated in making my sons cake your awesome Thank you read more

Continental Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

i have been going to continental pastries for over 20 plus years and have had every wedding cake, birthday cake and such for my family made here. Went today and so disappointed. No long johns, no cinnamon rolls, no nothing and the small round custard filled i don't know whats and not the same, custard not as good, donut itself very chewy, and lunch menu as change for the worse, and not even breads on the shelf to buy. Won't be coming back. read more

Quick, friendly and cake was soo good. Well worth the trip to Battle Creek for bday cake. !

Had a cake made for a graduation from WMU. Wow! What a super job on the decorations(all edible). It proceeded our expectations- everyone at the celebration was so impressed! It tasted as good as it looked. I am so thankful to have this bakery, they have been a part of many of my family's celebrations. read more

I have been going since I was a child and not much has changed the cakes are really good and so is the quiche and the sandwiches the kids love ice cream they are always really nice and it's a cute little Bakery read more

My go-to for desserts for the better part of my 38 years of life. Amazing cakes and pastries, good donuts, delicious cookies. The sandwiches are delicious and hearty portions, I often end up taking half home. They've always taken great care of me whether I'm just stopping in to grab something on the way to somewhere or if I've placed an order. They do usually have a great selection of desserts and cakes ready to go in the case, which is great. I love the individual cake slices, such unique flavors like blueberry lemonade and cookies and cream cake. I definitely recommend continental for all your dessert needs! (P.s. they also have deli stuff and quiches, I just get so caught up on the desserts that I forget!) read more

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I have to admit that I am of two minds about this bakery. I have been to weddings at which the wedding cakes were made by this bakery, and the cakes looked amazing and tasted good. And we regularly stop by the bakery, when we are in town, to buy a couple Napoleons (or four). They are amazing and tasty pastries. But I have also been to at least two weddings in town at which the wedding cakes were made by this bakery, and I thought the cakes were unmitigated disasters. Lopsided and badly frosted, the cakes tasted even worse. But the cakes were not nearly as unpalatable as some of the other pastries and cookies I have eaten from this bakery. My girl has just assigned the simple moniker "sawdust cookies" to these bakery products. (To this day I cannot fathom how the same people who can make such delectable Napoleons can produce cookies and other pastries that are such dreck.) I would describe the employees providing service as acting distracted and bored. I have rarely run into any employees that seem engaged and interested. Being a fan of Sarkozy Bakery, I have never purchased or eaten any of the bakery's breads or ready to eat sandwiches, so I have to reserve comment. And following up on Rachel D.'s post from 2018-03-09 about food inspection reports from the Michigan Department of Agriculture, more recent data can be found at: http://www.swordsolutions.com/Inspections This bakery has a report dated 2018-03-01 at this site. read more

Continental Pastries - Proud to be an American and a Democrat teddy bear! - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

Great bakery, worth the drive from Marshall (no good bakery in Marshall- just a place living off a fifty year old reputation).

Continental did our wedding cakes in late June. We live in DC and communicated with them via email and phone. I was possibly* a little** chaotic in figuring out what we wanted, and found the customer service to be patient, friendly and kind. We had yellow cakes with raspberry, yellow cake with apricot, yellow cake with lemon, yellow cake with strawberry, carrot cake, chocolate with chocolate.... holy cow they were amazing. Continental made each of our 10 cakes EXACTLY as we wanted. We and our guests were thrilled, and ate every bite of every cake (even though we overbought by 40 servings!) I can't say enough good things about my experience with Continental, and encourage you to give them your business. * most definitely was ** a lot read more

Delicious pastry, best bread, friendly service. Have ordered many cakes for weddings, graduation and birthday and never disappointed

What a treasure! They carry a line of German imports at much more reasonable prices than I pay elsewhere: Rudolph's Bread, Rügen Bratherringe, Niederegger Marzipan. And the tortes are just lovely. Tortes and pastry selections change. One of my favorite tortes is the blueberry and lemon yellow cake. The grasshopper I found too sweet. And they are sold by the slice! The hot cross buns are very tasty, lemon in the icing and perhaps a touch of cinnamon; better than the ones I had in Scotland. They have a deli and I got a tuna salad wrap to go; thought I order the chips and pickle for $1 but only received the pickle. Discovered only when I was at Ft Custer to eat with a lake view. As in most places, way too much tuna salad so I have half for a second meal. This motivates me to spend more time at Fort Custer Recreation Area and the North Country Trail. Get ways to work off at least a few calories. read more

We ordered sandwiches which were very good but the pastries looked fantastic. We did have a scoop of ice cream which was a very generous scoop and very good. Would definitely recommend. read more

Amazing service!!! Called in a cake order for my mom's birthday. I find it's hard for me to convey my idea over the phone, They nailed it. I couldn't of asked for a better looking cake. My moms a bingo nut, she loved the cake. Great job guys you made a 77 year young lady's day. read more

Continental Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

Great place to order cakes from for a birthday party or to just stop by n grab a sweet treat! They are a little on the pricy side but the product is worth it. They have so much to offer, please stop by and check them out, I absolutely recommend it!! read more

Loved working with the wonderful ladies at Continental! We had them do a wedding cake for my son's wedding. We were from out of town. Battle Creek was chosen because it was the half way point between Chicago and Clarkston. I was concerned about arranging things long distance and on quick trips to BC to measure the hall and do rushed meet ups with area vendors. I actually had very little to worry about! They were extremely helpful, even when we changed things up a month after our meeting. I sent the cake topper, silk flowers, and ribbon, and they took it from there. We were wonderfully pleased with the cake. Delivery and set up was on time. Now that I have Continental in my contacts, I hope that I need their services again :) read more

Continental Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

This has got to be the most over-rated place in all of Battle Creek. They've somehow won the natives over with insane amounts of sugary icing on dry baked goods. Yuck. Don't wast your money. You're honestly better off just stopping at a local grocery store and getting something there. read more

Great cakes and they take me seriously when I say I want to spend money on a fancy cake for my son! My goodness are their cakes delicious too! I'd gone there for lunch and I'm addicted to their Greek chicken wrap! The service is excellent every time I visit the service is fast. I don't know why people say this place should be cheaper since it is pretty cheap to me but I'm not from Battle Creek and this is the one place I like about the town. It's a small local business and looks like they pay their employees well and they look happy. So if you want cheaper McDonald's has a dollar menu. read more

Continental Pastries - Pretty awesome birthday cake and made my boys party great! It was delicious too!! - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

I'd never had a cake from here before, but we did a cake tasting for our wedding cake. It was amazing and very reasonably priced. They did everything just as we asked and we had so many compliments on it. I will definitely be back! read more

Continental Pastries - My wedding cake, just as we asked them to do! - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

We have ALWAYS gone here for orders of cakes and special event desserts for years. After last weekend, I will never go again. I am a bridal vendor and even had them as a preferred vendor on my website. They will be removed today. I reached out to them to try and make it right and they offered nothing!!!! We ordered a sweet 16 Birthday cake (went big for pictures and milestone!) and upon picking up (before even leaving) the cake was very disappointing! It looked nothing like the picture shown or written by the clerk. It looked like a child decorated it. They had no proper packaging and stuck in a cardboard box. It ruined the frosting before it was even removed from the location. The topper wasn't properly inserted and was moved around also. I am showing pictures of how off balance it was, how bad the decorating was and then how it was not packaged properly to transport in a cake box. Having to cut a general cardboard box open is obviously a disaster. I cannot imagine if this is how wedding cakes are turning out. Wow, this business has gone majorly downhill in the last year... read more

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The ice cream there is awesome. I ordered 3 scoops and it was much more than I was expecting. This place is an awesome deal for ice cream. Can't wait to go back. read more

Continental Pastries - This is the huge ice cream I got. This is what 3 scoops look like. What a deal. - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

I have gone here for as long as I remember. Love Just about all of their pastries. I can never seem to go in without getting their smiley face cookie! They aren't overly priced also. read more

My husband brought me a birthday cake from Continental yesterday and it may very well be the best cake I've ever had! Not only was it gorgeous, it was so tasty! The buttercream icing was not too sweet, the cake was moist and delicious, and the pineapple filling was perfection! All I need is another one! read more

Continental Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Battle Creek, Michigan

Have been getting things from Continental for years. Love the lunches offered. Since the new owners, quality of baked goods and customer service have gone down. Ordered a cake for graduation. When it was cut, discovered it was not the flavor ordered. Expected chocolate, hot vanilla. Quite disappointed. read more

We love coming to this place to get Baklava and Red Velvet Cupcakes. The deli is pretty good too. Thr atmosphere is the best ever and they dont rush you as you order. read more

I was again disappointed with the service and sandwich here. My wait to be approached for my order was extremely long even though I was the only one in line at the order area for sandwiches, etc. employees looked over and saw me, but no one bothered to come over. Finally someone came over to help me. This is not the first time for a long wait. The first time I had their Greek sandwich it was very good. The next three times I had things such as little to no feta cheese, very small portion of chicken and yesterday my parmesan focaccia bread was a hamburger bun with some parmesan cheese on top! Where is a consistency of quality here? I have been going to Continental Bakery for years and years. The new owners really worked hard to continue offering great bakery items, but have fallen short with there food menu. read more

This place has THE BEST cakes ever! Lots of birthday and both my high school and college graduation cakes came from Continental. They make amazingly soft frosting that doesn't taste too sugar-y and fill the cakes with the best creams, fruits, and gels. If I could eat cake here everyday I would. They're more than happy to design what you want and can even do photo cakes. I also heart their smiley face cookies that change to seasonal shapes throughout the year. Too cute. read more

Amazing food and even better staff. Always fresh pastries. Best lunch spot in town. If you need catering, the owner Jana is the best.

I love Continental! We have been getting our birthday cakes there for over 10 years, they have always been extremely helpful and willing to go above and beyond on your order. Just recently we tried the sandwiches, I ordered the Turkey Florentine and it was amazing! The bread was fresh and so soft. My boyfriend ordered The Colosseum and he had no complaints! We bought sugar cookies for the ride home, delicious!! read more

If I could give them a zero I would. I ordered a cake for my mom's 70th and they messed it up so bad with no care. No customer service and then they said they would fix it if, but they wanted me to pay for it first. So I had to go to a different place and try to get a cake last minute. I will not be buying from them again and would tell everyone else never buy from them. read more

I've always known how good their pastries and cakes were, but finally decided to try them for lunch. Their sandwiches are delicious, however the customer service stinks! I was the only one at the counter waiting to order and no one was there to help me. The bakery counter is at the other end of the building, where apparently, all the workers were. I waited and waited, long enough for a line to form behind me, when finally someone arrived to take my order. Then I waited some more for my food! They seem to pay more attention to the bakery customers and just ignore those who'd like to order lunch! It's really a shame, because the food is so good, but I'm hesitant to visit again. read more

We came in from Detroit and Germany, it was my nephew's birthday and we needed a cake, ice cream, lunch. We stopped in and got a cake, ice cream, and lunch meat. The service was wonderful, the girls even got us ice cream before that side was open. My nephew, along with the rest of the family was impressed with the cake (and the ice cream), the cake was light and flavorful, kept moist for the three days it took to finish the cake. Highly recommend them and wish they were located closer to Detroit. read more

Delicious sandwiches! I've ordered the florentine which is phenomenal and a roast beef sandwich, my husband gets a ham and cheese when we go. Best lunch spot in town! I had to edit this down to a 3 because the service leaves much to be desired. Called in my order, they got it wrong. Got a half hearted apology and a 10 minute wait for a new sandwich read more

My Grandmother goes here all the time, the people working there know her by name, and they treat her very very well. The goodies are always fresh and tasty, it's old world european baked goods, in Battle Creek, it's a must stop everytime I visit. read more

A shadow of what it used to be. Will not be back - sweet memories will have to do. Much looks the same, but the delicate, buttery subtleties of old Europe have been swapped with cloying, sugary, unimaginative flavor. At the deli counter, customer service is random, sometimes veering into the comical (May I have a fork to eat this quiche with? Sure - how many?) We used to buy delicious wurst at the deli, amazing artisan breads - where has it all gone? I'm better off just going to Meijers. Battle Creek used to have a shining jewel here. Now, it's just a dull trinket. So heartbreaking. read more

Very good food. Had a Florentine deli sandwich here today and I was happy with it. I asked the person at the counter what the best thing was and that's what she suggested so I got it. After eating the sandwich I was able go to the other side and get a dessert. I got a eclair / Boston cream pie type dessert and it was amazing. I would definitely go to this place again if I visit the area. read more

We enjoyed the food but waited half an hour for our meal. They were not busy but yet they forgot to turn the order in. This has happened many times here in the past. They have new owners but things still seem to run the same. read more

Messed up our custom cake...did not care about the mistake and we picked up cake for an out of town event. Very upsetting and the you can bring it back approach was not cool either... read more