Gloria's cakes were so kind and open to making me an interpretative cake for my son's birthday. She was on time and didn't over charge me. My son and family loved the cupcakes and cake!!! Thank you . Will be going here for his next birthday cake as well. I added the happy birthday banner because both Gloria's and I forgot to mention if I wanted happy birthday on the cake but it's ok. :)!! Also her shop is very clean and customer service is very good. They always answer the phone as well. read more

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Great service it's so very clean and organized.And the cake fresh and so Delicious.I ordered a cake and got the same day.

Cakes are amazingly delicious!! Excellent customer service, this is our family's go to for every event.

Total glory came out of a crisis here. I'm a fuss-free bride, so I was happy to have cupcakes as dessert for my wedding. Two weeks before the big day, the father of the bride decided that he would like to have input on dessert and he wanted a wedding cake (no cupcakes). He was the one fronting my budget and had made no other requests, so I decided to honor him and let him have some input. I spent a little time surfing the web and pinterest, called two cake places (a little nervously since this was a destination wedding. Most brides seem to at least get to taste their cakes beforehand), and found Gloria's. I found pictures of what I wanted on pinterest and emailed them the photos. I emailed them once with directions and called to confirm. They understood me very quickly. I got a very simple roughly iced turqouise cake that faded into white. It was strawberry on the inside with buttercream icing. My groom got a carrot cake (this one is awesome!) with buttercream icing and a very simple design. I am SO HAPPY with them! The cakes came out phenomenal - they were cost-effective, beautiful, tasty cakes. The staff was friendly, responsive, and followed every detail to a T. They also worked VERY quickly (who orders a wedding cake the WEEK before your wedding?) and had an idea for a "Plan B" cake topper for my cake when I couldn't afford my "plan A." They delivered the cake at the time requested, and true, they didn't accept credit cards. So I did have to fedex them a check over the weekend to get the process rolling. But I wasn't disappointed in the least. Going with Gloria's was one of the BEST wedding decisions that I made. Just a note: (I saw the other review about needing to send in a photo - and I agree; Find a picture of what you want and send it to them. As an artist, I can understand that they need to literally see what you want. I sent them photos of exactly what I want and got exactly what I showed them.) I found out that they also made a wedding cake for another bride who had her wedding the day after my wedding. She also recently posted on facebook that she was very happy with her cake as well. read more

Gloria's Specialty Cakes - So happy with Gloria's! One of the best decisions I made for the wedding. - Bakeries Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

Great customer service definitely recommend this place! I asked for a specific design for my daughters bday and they did a great job! Exactly what I asked for design wise the taste of the bread was good too. Plus they got curbside pickup so you don't have to get down. They won't disappoint!! Price is great too very reasonable. read more

Gloria's Specialty Cakes - a pink and blue cake - Bakeries Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

Glorias is the best cake shop in Harlingen! Their cakes are delicious and always turn out beautiful!

My wife purchased a cake for our daughter 's 15th birthday celebration... It was purchased well in advance and my wife reached out to them as a reminder several days before the event... On the pick up date, it wasn't ready and they scrambled to finish it... It still wasn't right and definitely not what we paid for... read more

Very bad customer service people that work there seem as if they are always in a bad mood phone is always off the hook so they never answer I would not recommend at all don't waste your money at this place read more

Today I walked in to Gloria's Cake Shop to inquire about a wedding cake for next year. We purchased an individual sized piece of cake so we could take it home and try it. I've always heard their cakes were tasty, but never could I have imagined how rude and ill-mannered. The lady that "helped" us (which wasn't much help because she kept saying "no" to all of my questions without explaining or giving me other options or suggestions) came across very stuck up. We don't like taking our business where we are mistreated or made to feel put down. Needless to say, we won't be ordering our cake with Gloria's cake shop. It's too bad because the cake itself was good. read more

Very, very disappointed in Gloria's. I am living in Austin but moving to Harlingen, and had never used them before. At first, I was impressed that they had a Facebook page and lots of pictures of their cakes. I picked a cake that I liked from their photos and asked them to create one for my baby's baptism. But I was never convinced they knew exactly what I wanted until I printed the photo and mailed it in. Our primary method of communicator was Facebook messages. I had to repeat myself several times to confirm wording on the cake. When I asked about flavors, they said their most popular flavor was "butter," so I went with it, but wondered how butter could be considered a flavor. They didn't accept credit cards over the phone so I mailed in a check for the full amount (over $100) for the cake and delivery to Colletti's. The cake was delivered when promised, but a large decorative bow fell off the cake after the delivery person left. Our contact person at Colletti's tried to fix it, even though in my opinion, it was not her responsibility - the decorations should have been secured on the cake. The cake needed to be put in a cooler, but even if it took a few minutes to put the cake in the cooler, the decorations should have stayed on. When they presented the cake to us after dinner, everyone marveled at how pretty it was. I was the only one who noticed, however, that a couple of the flower decorations had fallen off the first tier and landed on the second tier. No one asked for seconds, so that tells me that they agree with me that the taste could have been better. When I wrote them to let them know of the issues, they said it was not their responsibility after the cake was delivered. I understand that, but it was definitely not Colletti's responsibility either, especially since they followed the instructions to put the cake in the cooler. No offer for a partial refund, no offer for a discount towards a future order, just blame on someone else when they should know how to create a cake and keep it presentable after they deliver it. read more

I am not from Harlingen but have visited this bakery before as my family thinks it is delicious however the ladies running the place are not nice at all. It seems every time I walk in that place I am treated just awful and at first I thought it was just me but I asked around and it is other people as well. I don't appreciate being treated like crap...I or someone I know is spending our hard earned money there and for what? To be treated unfairly...No way!!! They are very rude and unprofessional not to mention snobby. Let's just say I will not be returning and I will make sure to spread word of mouth about those people. read more

Amazing staff!!!!! I cannot tell you how delicious and beautiful their cakes are! I have been going here for years and am always satisfied with their work! True talent read more

We purchased a exorcist birthday cake for a coworker. I called because I had questions when we should order and if they had the image available Hillary who is very rude answered the phone like if i ( a customer) was bothering her. She told me the last day to place a order was on Thursday ( I called on Tuesday) I asked for a quote Hillary said on what? lol when my coworkers went to drop off the money on Wednesday Hillary changed the day to make orders to Wednesday I guess she makes changes on her mood swings. I asked very specifically for the border to be black and the trim purple the letters orange for the happy birthday. They did not feel like making orange buttercream for the letters maybe they didn't have any orange food coloring over all I was disappointed. read more

I ordered a cake from Gloria's last year for my husband's birthday, that feeds about 15 to 20 people. It was a round 8 inch cake made from buttercream and a little bit of fondant was used as well. It was delicious and reasonably priced. Under $30. This year I called the place again to order another cake, same size cake, and the price went up $10. Which I understand that prices go up but this particular cake I was ordering was shaped and would take less bread and frosting. After carrying a conversation with the young lady about details of the cake and prices, she then says "let me see if we're still taking orders". How inconsiderate to have a customer on the phone, let that customer explain what they want in a cake, discussing pricing, and by when you want it ready, to then say " o sorry we're not taking anymore orders". What a waste of time! These ladies are rude, inconsiderate, and snobby. As if they pick and choose who they want to make cakes for. I almost forgot to mention, I emailed a picture of the cake I wanted and the young lady told me several time "we didn't get it". I asked her could you please text me the email address to make sure I have the correct one. She insisted I get on facebook. I don't have a facebook and asked her if she could just text o It to me, she replied she would spell it out. OK the email address was correct. Then another lady comes on the phone and my email was magically found. Hmm that was so fake. Very disgusted. read more

I have been ordering cakes from Gloria before there was even a shop to order from! She worked at Heb for a very long time in the bakery and I still remember my favorite cake being a little mermaid cake for my 5th birthday in 1993! Needless to say I still get all my cakes from Gloria! My baby shower cake in 2010. My wedding cake and daughters baptism cake in 2011. And every birthday for my daughter and husband since! We all love her cakes so much, my family already knows Gloria's is a staple at our parties and so many of our guests have followed suit and began their own traditions of ordering from Gloria's! Everyone from my neighbors to old HS friends and even my in laws from San Antonio always want and order Gloria's for their functions! Gloria's cakes are always so moist and the buttercream frosting is fab! We each have different favorites in my family, my husband lives for her carrot cake, I adore the tres leches and our daughter loves the butter! We don't even get specific with our orders anymore, we just tell them flavor, amount of people we need to feed, theme and they always surpass our expectations with gorgeous creations! I'd be happy to share photos of all of our orders if anyone wants to see how perfect my cakes stayed, three were even driven to kingsville and managed to stay adorably perfect! I read the previous review and was shocked to say the least, one "bad" experience vs a very pleased returning customer! They have great cupcakes in the front (my daughter always ends up getting one when we stop in to place an order) and it's a great way to experience the taste for yourself! read more

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Cakes taste ok. No better than your regular grocery store. I don't know about price. Decoration was ok. Nothing really great.