This place is an incredible find in Hemet. We live in Northern California but come to SoCal to visit family often. We discovered HSB because of their GF offerings. I went in the day before Christmas to pick up some gluten free muffins for my girlfriend, but they were out. I picked up some other gf desserts but the muffins are what she likes the most. I asked if they were going to be open the day after Christmas and I would come back. Turns out the owner is planning to take a very well deserved week off, so no luck. But then she aske me for my number and told me that while she makes no promises, she will call me if she happens to make some. Within two hours I got a phone call. Six GF muffins with my name on it! I ran out and we were able to enjoy them while they were still warm. Sooooo good. Not only are the baked goods fantastic, but service like that? Deserves as many stars as are in the sky. Will have to settle for five here, though. ps. The lemon cheesecake (not gf) is phenominal. read more

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We were on our way to Oceanside from Palm Springs and looking for a local place that would offer birthday cakes for my husband's twin siblings. We picked one up, a white cake with raspberry filling and then a miniature chocolate cake along with a couple of carrot cake cupcakes for the birthday. My husband and I got a couple of pastries to try as well on the drive South. The people in the bakery were so kind and helpful. The atmosphere was wonderful. I must say that I don't think I've had a better bear claw pastry and my husband had the sticky bun pastry and both were heavenly. When celebrating the birthdays, everyone thought the cakes were terrific and I must say that the white cake was heavenly as well. We always try to shop local and so glad that we found this place open on our trip. Highly recommend and we will be back! read more

I ordered a diabetic-friendly red velvet cake for my teachers birthday and everyone in my class LOVED it! It's my first time ordering from this bakery, and I believe they did a wonderful job making the cake. The flavor was perfect and the cake was wonderfully made. I definitely recommend this place! read more

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Stopped by here for lunch today. I normally order to go but I had the time to sit down and eat. The decor is nice and it wasn't too busy. My food came out quicker than expected which is always nice. The meatball sub and the downtowner are definitely the best thing on the menu, I would recommend requesting the meatballs in the meatball sub be cut in half to make it easier to eat. Additionally it is more expensive than it was a few months ago, but it is well worth the cost. - Mr.Narrwahl read more

best service ! she saw my vision and delivered. She was very kind and gave me suggestions. This is our 3rd time ordering here and we will come back again. we ordered lemon cake with fresh blueberries, it's the perfect balance! read more

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This is the second time we order from this Bakery cake taste Amazing very moist and delicious. The cake came out exactly how my daughter wanted! Will be coming back again read more

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Our wedding cake was gorgeous and scrumptious!.. the perfect recipe for success. Every guest raved about how delicious the cake was. The top tier was white cake with a lemon custard filling and the bottom tier was chocolate with a vanilla custard filling. Both were very moist and melted in your mouth making your mouth watering and wanting more. Finally, the vision was that of the bakery. I did not have a vision of what I wanted it to look like - only expressed my want for my wedding colors to be on the cake. I was in awe when I first saw how beautiful and vibrant my cake turned out. Highly recommend Harvard St Bakery for all your special occasions! read more

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Ordered a Trees Leche cake from here hands down better than the Cardenas, Vallarta cakes .. My compliments to Bakers read more

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Love their pastries, highly recommend. Great customer service. My kids love their cupcakes especially. My sister inlaw purchased two small cakes and they were able to take them in the back and decorate them how she asked. That's just amazing. read more

Since I had an amazing experience during my first order in the summer, I decided to order here again for a party in the fall. Everything was still good and customer service was awesome. The reason I took off a star is because I ordered almost the same pastries (macaron, creme brûlée and cupcakes) but to my disappointment, they were smaller in size. I don't think i'll be placing a large order from here again. read more

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Amazing pastries, breads, quiches. Always super friendly and accommodating for special orders. This place is a find

Went in completely last minute looking for a carrot cake for my mom's birthday. I'm talking about the day before her birthday, less than 24 hours. They didn't have any but they offered to make me one. She was so nice and accommodating! It was the most beautiful carrot cake I have ever seen!! Delicious too! It's a cozy, bakery in downtown Hemet that I had no idea existed until I got on yelp. Will definitely continue supporting this bakery. Also, when I went to go pick up the cake, I ended up buying a brownie as well for the trip to my mom's house and it was SO good! read more

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Amazing service and delicious breakfast options. I recommend the breakfast croissant sandwich with scrambled eggs and beef instead of ham. Great coffee too! read more

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Another year and another wonderful birthday cake from Harvard Street bakery and Cafe! The carrot cake with cream cheese filling was absolutely amazing all of my guest loved it especially the birthday boy. Laura is so amazing at I showed her a photo of what I wanted and she re-created it beautifully. Thank you so much for contributing to a special day. read more

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I would highly recommend this bakery. I had them do a cake for a cutie themed baby shower. The cake turned out amazing. Everyone loved the cake and the decorations. I showed Laura a sample of how I wanted the cake to look and it turned out even better. We also bought many of the other pastry's and sweets, delicious. Their prices are very reasonable for the quality. You won't be disappointed. read more

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I was in search for a Swedish Princess Cake for my wife's Birthday. After finding that Harvard Bakery made Princess cupcakes, I called to inquire about making a cake instead. They were very accommodating and agreed to do so. The cake was the best we've had in 38 years. I can't thank Laura enough for making my wife's birthday so special. read more

I'm fairly certain they make little to none of their own pastries. If I want a muffin from a grocery store I will just go the grocery store and buy it and not be overcharged. Will never go back. read more

I was at a loss as to how to get a cake and have it delivered, and Harvard St. Bakery came through. Beautiful cake with right on colors and they even delivered it on time. read more

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Laura did such an amazing job on my Halloween themed cake pops! First timer going to her & they came out exactly how I expected I called many different bakeries that wouldn't do exactly how I wanted them. She also worked with me on a very late notice Thank you Laura!!! read more

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Been here several times and have never been disappointed. Napoleon, Toffee & Choc Chip scone, Princess cupcake, German chocolate cake, and macarons. It has all been delicious. Had custom orders of lavender scones and lavender shortbread cookies done. All amazing. Ordered a full size German Chocolate Cake and a Victorian Buttercream. Just superb. Ordered for holidays a Yule log and Christmas decorated shortbread cookies. Mouthwatering. Today had an Ortega sandwich. What a delight. Paired the sandwich with Sugar-Free Chocolate cake. I had the most amazing SF Coconut Cake on Princess Cruises. As a diabetic this past year up till now that coconut cake on Princess was the best, until today. That SF Chocolate cake was the best thing ever. It was so moist, so flavorful. No bitter after taste from sweetener. I took a business card and will be in next week for another sugar free treat. I love baked goods and am so impressed with this bakery. The owner Laura is kind and so great with customers. She remembers me. As I was eating inside I heard her have conversations with 2 other incoming customers she recognized and remembered. What service. We are lucky to have a business like this in our community. read more

Absolutely wonderful encounters everytime I come here. Friendly staff & fresh desserts and treats! Just can't recommend this place enough it's the best pastries I've ever had in the entire inland empire! read more

Thank you thank you Laura once again for all the delicious and works of art for my daughter in law's Barbie themed bridal shower Your team and you did an awesome job once again Everyone loved the food and went back for more We hardly had any leftovers once again This time I was able to eat more if the delicious desserts They were all so delicious My future daughter in law was so very happy with all the little touches and she absolutely loved the food Thank you so very much for all your hard work We hope you recover from your accident and we so appreciate you making all the delicious and wonderful food for us Thank you Patricia B Coronado read more

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Absolutely love this bakery. The service is awesome. The selection is plentiful and I highly recommend the princess cupcake! They also serve soups and sandwiches. We want to try everything! My daughter love their cake pops read more

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Wonderful customer service ! Try the Jewish rye bread it's delicious! And freshly made! The owner is very nice! We love the products I highly recommend giving them a try if you haven't yet! read more

Best bakery in town. Beautiful and delicious pastries, quiches, cupcakes (especially the carrot cake ones!), and more. The owner is a lovely woman who has created an inviting space for customers to enjoy her wonderful food. The staff has always been helpful and friendly, too. I love to take my grandkids here for a treat or to meet a friend here for an enjoyable outing. Seating is available inside, which is nicely decorated with a sidewalk cafe scene. For good weather days, a few tables are available outside as well. This locally-owned bakery is well-worth a visit! read more

My MIL really loves Harvard St Bakery treats and since it was her birthday we had driven up from San Diego and of course we had to get her a couple of birthday treats. She really loves their chocolate covered cheesecake slice so we had to get her a slice and one for my husband too, then we 2 chocolate chip cookies, 2 chocolate chip with nuts cookies, a cheese danish, 3 raspberry jelly donuts, a red velvet cupcake and a 4 pistachio French macarons. The treats here are really affordable, I think we everything our total was $25, here in San Diego they would be twice as much if not more. My raspberry cheese danish was nice, the pasty was flaky and the glaze was perfectly sweetened, I really liked the cookies, they were nice and crispy and i liked the red velvet cupcake too. My husbands fave were the filled donuts and his chocolate covered slice cheesecake, just like his mom. Next time we're visiting we'll have to come by again. Thank you for friendly staff and cozy bakery. read more

First time here pastries are fresh and taste great,good variety.Nelly was knowledgeable and friendly she answered all our questions.

Cake was delicious, about service i needed a carrot cake for my daughters birthday, Called and asked if they had one but it wasnt ready at the moment and they said it would be ready in 30 minutes, and it was Ambience seems verry chill Definitely going back read more

My wife and I made our annual trip to Hemet for our grandchild's field day against other church schools. We were set that we weren't going to Subway or a similar chain sandwich shop. I YELPED the area and this delightful bakery showed up. Quaintly decorated with old photos, trinkets and local artists. We ordered both breakfast sweets and coffee as well as sandwiches for lunch. The breakfast sweets didn't disappoint. Apple and cheese danish were irresistible. So many items to choose from, gluttony almost made me hangry. I was concerned the sandwiches might suffer in the car until lunch but it wasn't a problem. Roast beef, ortega sandwich with a scoop of potato salad, turkey and provolone on fresh baked croissant. They were nicely boxed and tucked neatly in our bag. They were the envy of all the bleacher food. Next year I hope to find you in the same spot producing the magic I saw in your case. Food-5 Service-5 Value-5 read more

Great Birthday Cakes and Excellent service! Neat old fashioned style bakery. The people there are very nice! Update: The Tiramisu ice cream cake was awesome! Excellent Birthday Cake! Finally got a picture up. Let's just say it didn't go to waste Lol. Devoured. A+ read more

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I've made it somewhat of a tradition every time i get my hair done down the street, I go to the bakery after to get some treats for my family. We love everything we have tried from here. This was my 2nd personalized cake and it came out amazing! Tastes great, we love that the cakes aren't super sweet like most bakeries and everything is always fresh. Thank you to the amazing bakers who put this cake together and put a smile on my husbands face! read more

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Customer service was excellent the pastries were divine.... Epic The princess cupcakes were delicious as well as the the Swan pastry puff‼‼ I cannot say enough about how exquisite and delicious everything was read more

Look, I'm not sure about much else but I know that this was one of the BEST chocolate cakes I've ever had. It was a birthday cake from my family and I can't stop thinking about it. It had 7 layers of chocolate fudge and rich cake. So amazing! read more

This little bakery has so many delicious treats to choose from and every single one of them is amazing! And if you're not in the mood for sweets, they also have scrumptious soups, sandwiches and fresh loaves of bread. I bought some chicken vegetable soup and haven't stopped thinking about it since!! Stop in, you wont be disappointed. read more

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I bought five cupcake flavors for a birthday party. Everyone loved the cupcakes, and I wish I had brought more. I definitely be visiting the bakery again. read more

We ordered a death by chocolate cake for our 17 yo's birthday and it was amazing!!! One word of advice if you order this and keep it in the refrigerator, let it get to room temp before you serve. It makes a big difference in the texture and taste. We ate it cold and it was good but when we had some later at room temp it was phenomenal! It's easier to cut at room temp too! Definitely recommend!!! read more

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10 out of 10! Best pastries this side of Hemet. Inside the shop gave a friendly and home like welcome. If you're looking for pinwheels, cream filled pastries, or breakfast sandwiches this is the place! read more

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OMG! Ms. Laura is AMAZING!!! She was able to make my sons cake within 2 weeks and kept me informed when she had any questions. Upon recieving the cake I was given instructions to care for it. Which I am sooo glad I recieved. And I had my hands full so I was internally freaking out on how I was going to get the cake to my car. But she had somebody to help me. She is such a nice and sweet lady. They have a customer for life!! I am Already looking for my next birthday cake and believe I'll be entrusting Harvard St Bakery &Cafe. My family LOVED the cake. And I don't eat frosting but I tasted it, and it was soo good. This maybe the only way I'll eat frosting read more

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Look how cute these cookies came out. Thank you Harvard St. Bakery and cafe. You did an excellent job. Perfection read more

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This place soooo delicious and they are very very kind, it was hard for me to find this special cake that my son really wanted for his birthday, but they totally had no problem making it for me. I was so happy I walked into and discover their place. I have no regrets and I recommend it to my friends and family. Not only desserts they have they also have sandwiches available also and soups. You have to come and check it out. Yummy yummy. read more

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