Best Burnt Almond Cake! It has enough filling for each cake bite and the fresh whipped cream seals the deal as well!! They told me you can order ahead for these mini size since people usually do, so you're not disappointed if they run out when you arrive. The young lady was so kind to double check if there were any extras and to my luck there was one left! So grateful since it was my first time and I don't live in the area! The mocha latte was delicious as well which was made with a piece of chocolate vs premade syrup. The chocolate almond croissant was delicious and will get again for sure! Sorry no pic, ate it too soon.. Also, had the fruit tart which in the future will pass on. Just not my preference. Forgot to take a pic.. Will definitely return when in the area! Now, if I can find a reasonable way to have this Almond Cake for our parties without going out of the way that would be amazing! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Burnt Almond Cake (mini) - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Best hidden Gem in Berkely. Was in Berkely and was looking for a pastry shop. decided to come here and never thought I would find a place with such good, sweet treats. I had no idea what to even order besides everything. Order a little of every pastry: cookie, tart, cake. It was all delicious and customer service was friendly. would definitely come back and try other treats. read more

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I am thrilled with the custom cake that Lavender Bakery made for my party. The cake exceeded my expectations. It was stunning to behold, and was absolutely delicious. The process of working with the bakery was straight forward, and I found the staff very responsive to my questions and concerns. Thank you so much for making my special day extra special read more

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Great variety of cakes and sweets. clean inviting ambience. Friendly staff at counter. Will be coming back. We tried cupcakes and bought bread. read more

I came in wanting a pastry and ended up leaving with multiple pastries and a mini pie. I chose an assortment of peach, pistachio, almond, and berry and they were all good! Definitely a nice addition to breakfast. The cherry pie was good but a bit too sweet for my liking. I would stop by again if in the area. read more

Love this local bakery! I stumbled upon it while searching for desserts to celebrate a birthday. When I walked in, all I saw was the large display cases of deliciousness. All staff were friendly and ready to assist; they were helpful given it was my first time and I was trying to decide. The cakes were reasonably priced in hindsight given the high quality, but it was too much for my small family so we opted to get by the piece instead and try everything! Hands down our favorite was the burnt almond cake for the texture and flavor uniqueness. It had custard inside which is always a win in my book. We also tried the guava mousse, dark chocolate opera, hazelnut mousse, and chocolate ganache which was also a favorite. We will be back for more cakes soon! read more

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Lavender Bakery recently made a cake for my daughter's engagement party. It was exactly what my daughter envisioned - heart shaped, white, with "engaged" written in cursive. The guests raved - not just about how pretty the cake was - but how delicious! It was a scrumptious lemon cake with cream cheese filling! Perfect! We ordered it with less than a week's notice. It was finished on time and it was affordable! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Engagement cake! - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I forgot to right a review but I've gotten my birthday cake here and got the strawberry short cake. It's my favorite cake ever, I like cakes to be light and not over filling along with not being overly sweet too. That is exactly what I wanted and they delivered. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - White Strawberry Shortcake-8"(8-10 Servings) - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I was immediately drawn to this bakery and cafe just because of the name! I love anything with "lavender" in the name. I lived my lavender latte and pastries! Service was friendly and fast! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafe Au Lait-Dark Roast(French), 12 oz. IG: @bayareapineapples - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

We got the guava mousse cake for my mom's birthday and it was amazing. Easily in the Top 5 list of all the cakes I've ever eaten in my life. Perfectly sweet, with the true flavor of guava really shining through. The texture was also beautiful, a thick dense mousse in between layers of cake. Everyone at the party asked me where I got it, and I was happy to tell them all about Lavender. Ordering was completely hassle-free and they even helped carry it out to my car when I picked it up. Absolutely will order again. I don't think I'll ever order a cake from anywhere else. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - The cake with light orange-ish jelly is from Lavender. - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Once again, don't try to look at reviews. Just stop in and try. Prompt and friendly servicing right to the point Chocolate, almond croissant, perfect size good price, sweet tooth filling Would definitely return read more

I was in Berkeley today and wanted to find some desserts to celebrate my wife's birthday. I went to yelp and found this highly reviewed bakery. I ordered 4 different slices at $8.45 each. Overall, it was kind of disappointing. It wasn't bad per se, but it wasn't great either. Will most likely not visit again. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Guava Mousse Dessert, cheesecake, Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Dessert, Hazelnut Napoleon Dessert - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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the selection is insane! every treat is baked with care and unmatched quality. everyone is so lovely here and the treats are divine!

I placed an order ahead online on their website to get cake for my partner's birthday. Note that if you're ordering online, the earliest date you can request it for would be the next business day (not same day). I ordered the following: Guava mousse cake (6 inch - serves 6-8), which cost $45 Mango passionfruit mousse dessert, which cost $7.95 I noticed that for their mousse cakes, not all flavor options are available in the full cake form on the website. Some of them are only available as the individual/small serving in their desserts section. The order was ready at the time that I had requested, and pretty smooth to get it picked up. The staff asked me if I wanted a bag for carrying it, which I said yes to. Unfortunately, because I was carrying it home on bus plus a lot of walking, it did still get jostled which is why it doesn't look pristine in the photos. However, both cakes were delicious. I don't like the spongy/main part of more traditional cake, so I am glad it was a small proportion of these cakes, as most of it is the mousse. The guava mousse was really good if you like guava flavor, and quite sweet. The mango passionfruit was also good, but I felt like the passionfruit flavor overpowered the mango; the top part of this one was definitely the sweetest part. I appreciate the wide variety of sweets sold by the bakery. If you sign up for an account on their online Square ordering site, you can get offered discount codes for future purchases, and you can also add your birthday since they have hinted some kind of birthday promotion. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Guava mousse cake (6 inch) and mango passionfruit mousse dessert - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Excellent variety and selection of yummy items, fresh, and delicious. The service is good and the overall feel is welcoming and friendly

Had an amazing caramel latte here, was very rich and flavorful without being too sweet. I also tried a quiche, which was pretty good. I do love the ambience of the restaurant, and it seems that their fresh bread every morning is what they're known for. Will try that soon for sure! read more

I was a photographer at a wedding that Lavender Bakery provided a cake for. It was beautiful and the couple seemed to love the taste. Would recommend! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Delicious baked goods!!! My personal favorite is the White Strawberry Shortcake that they have. The vanilla macaroons as well. So gooood!!

Best chocolate birthday cake ever it was freshly made and ready on time. Not to forget their fresh bread - outstanding! We grabbed a couple of croissants and coffees before we left and they were excellent as well. read more

The pastries were just ok. Not great. At least we expect a lot more. Very limited seating available.

I was excited to try this place out and maybe it was just the items I got, but I was pretty disappointed. Visually they have stunning offerings, cakes, pastries and macarons etc. I got the pistachio eclair, the strawberry eclair and the pistachio macaron. The pistachio macaron was delicious, perfectly soft and the perfect amount of pistachio flavor. The eclairs fell completely short. The pistachio one didn't taste a thing like pistachio and if it hasn't been labeled as such I would have never known that was supposed to be the flavor. The inside was regular cream and if there was any pistachio flavor on the icing on top, the chocolate bits they add completely canceled it out. The strawberry one started promising as the first bite did taste like strawberry but as I continued to eat the flavor went away. Again, maybe it was just the eclairs and everything else tastes better. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Three years ago tried to order birthday cake for spouse. Using. Their electronic system THEY NEVER made it up. The worst service ever. No Burnt Almond cake AT ALL read more

We came here to let our kids choose some sweets- 7, 5 and 1 to celebrate NYE. The desserts look appealing but when they finally went to eat them, literally, none of the kids wanted to eat their sweets because they were just not good. My 5 year old who loves real whip cream and sprinkles, literally wanted nothing to do with his sprinkle cake. And when I went to try to find the cake in what seemed to taste like canned whip(it had an artificial taste to it and was not as smooth as good quality whip cream) the cake was SO minimal. It was basically a fake whip cream blob covered in the sprinkles that taste and feel waxy on your teeth. He literally ate one bite and wanted nothing to do with it. Then the cream puff that my daughter had was super soggy and the chocolate was not rich. She also took a bite and didn't want it. Then the cheesecake was mushy, not flavorful and just not good. Overall, I would pass and just head to Whole Foods, the ingredients are most likely better, it's cheaper and yummier. I don't know how this place has such good reviews but the fact that all 3 items we got were all NOT good, I don't think it was just a bad day. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Their "cake" but it's more like bad whip with sprinkles - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

The customer service was great. They had street parking available. There were quite a few dessert options to try. We tried the chocolate cookies and a chocolate cake. They were bit delicious. My brother said they bought a cake there before but couldn't temper which one. They assisted, by looking up the order. The chocolate cake was rich and delicious. It was beautifully decorated. read more

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I've been coming here for the past two years, and I absolutely love it! The owners are amazing, always welcoming, and they truly care about their customers. I highly recommend this place--100%! read more

Driest cinnamon roll I've ever had in my entire life. It actually made my mouth completely dry. Coffee was good but thats such an easy thing not to mess up. Pastries were all super overpriced. Do not recommend read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Rolls-Cinnamon Roll - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

The pastries are absolutely amazing- I've had them for dessert and breakfast and everything has been impeccable. The strawberry whipped cream cake is light, airy, and sweet. Pastries, like the apricot turnover was perfect, pistachio and strawberry eclairs were decadent, the napoleonis were incredible , and all the pastries have been consistently delicious- light and sweet! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Eclairs, napoleonis, apricot turnover, fruit tart... - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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I ordered a custom train themed cake from Lavenders for my son's 3rd birthday. The entire process from start to end was very seamless, and I was extremely happy with the outcome of the cake. They went above and beyond to make sure it was special. Would highly recommend! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

The quality and tastes are amazing. The wedding cake service? Not recommended. They were a preferred vendor for The Brazilian Room. Communication required repeated corrections and verifications on my end. Anything non-standard to-them, i.e. traditional, confused them. read more

I ordered a bunch of different cake slices from here for my birthday's boyfriend for delivery early in the morning and they delivered beyond my expectations! Pastries and cakes were good and delivery time was spot on. I've never been to their brick and mortar, but I would def try again! The cakes were also very cute and tasty! read more

This review is long overdue . In 2021 I ordered a 3 tier wedding cake for my sister here. The cake was beautiful as well as delicious. We also love their burnt almond cake and tiramisu cake . read more

"Bland"and "overpriced". Tried 3 cakes - Mango passion fruit mousse, Guava mousse, Chocolate cake. For a small piece of cake priced at $8.75 + taxes the quality and presentation are below par. Cakes at Andronico's next door are way better. read more

Pastries so beautiful they look like art and delicious taste! I loved the many cakes that were also in display. Stop for a coffee and a pastry, you won't regret. read more

My custom cake order was exactly what I asked for and the taste was delicious. They communicated well with me too making sure which flavors I wanted read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Custom cake - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Everything here is absolutely amazing. You may as well give up on just ordering one thing. Everything I have tried is delicious. Their cakes and cheesecakes are complete show stoppers. Staff are super friendly. read more

Nice staff that was patient as I couldn't make up my mind. Got cupcakes for nieces graduation dinner and they said it was good! We had Persian napoleon and a fruit tart. Got a mini apple pie to take home too. All good. read more

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I ordered my niece's 2nd birthday custom cake from Lavender Bakery. I did fill out the form online but it was much easier to get someone on the phone by pressing the option for sales and go over the details on a call since I don't live near. My questions were answered and there was clarity at every step with pricing regarding the add-ons. The cake was exactly how I wanted and yummy too! Highly recommend! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

We regularly order cakes for the office parties, and this time decided to try a different one. It's always complicated to trust a smooth delivery, especially when ordering from a place across the bay. To my surprise, the cakes arrived on time, and they were a piece of art. We ordered the Tiramisu and Burnt Almond cake, which was a showstopper! Thanks again for the great service yesterday. We will certainly order again next month. read more

Working with this bakery was amazing! Their ordering process was so seamless, and they were so responsive! I sent in some inspiration photos and game them creative license, and the cake turned out amazing! Having the option for delivery is so helpful, and I will definitely use them again in the future! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

This place is so cute, the staff is so helpful but best of all, the desserts are amazing. The desserts are not only delicious but also beautifully done, like a piece of art. read more

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