I was so pleased with my wedding cake from them! First of all, they came highly recommended by my wedding venue. However, to be honest, I was thinking of using another pastry shop and reached out to several others as well. Most of them either required me to schedule to come and get samples on days and hours that weren't convenient for me or they weren't available for my wedding date. However, Le Gateau Elegant was not only available for my wedding date but I was able to pickup up samples from them at a convenient date/time. What sealed the deal for me, however, was when I came to pickup the samples. Not only was the sample box huge, but it was free!! I couldn't believe it, as most of the places, including the one that I had thought of using, were charging for just a few samples and it wasn't a small fee either. I then tasted the samples and I was sold! I ended up choosing the Swedish Princess cake, which I believe is one of their most popular flavors, but they were really all good so it was hard to decide! They were also very accommodating when I asked them to use buttercream instead of what they usually use for it which contains almond paste, I believe, as one of my guests has a severe nut allergy and I didn't want want to take any chances. Best of all, I showed them a picture of the cake design that I wanted and they made it exactly the way I wanted it. I recommend using this place for any special occasion, but especially weddings! Thank you, Le Gateau Elegant, for making my guests and I happy! read more

Ordered a princess birthday cake and left badly disappointed with the amount of sugar in the cake. The jam tasted like store bought overly sweetened jam with artificial flavor. The sponges were soaked in sugar syrup when the marzipan and whip cream were already overly sweet. Guests couldn't eat more than one spoon due to the lingering sweetness. The staff was super nice and sweet, so the 2 stars are for them. I wish they modify the recipe and make it less sweet because it is European dessert and not an American dessert that is usually loaded with unnecessary sugar. read more

Their cakes are absolutely amazing! WOW. We had the Princess Cake for a small family party and when looking for a cake for an engagement party, we new we wanted to use Le Gateau. Their flavors, textures and combinations are amazing and incredibly delicious; it was probably the most consistent thing we heard about food at the party, which was that the cake was SO good. I'm pretty sure we had a few guests get seconds and possibly even thirds! The customer service from the time of ordering, having our design nailed to a tee and the delivery were top notch. I could not recommend this bakery more! read more

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Since my last review, I have been here a few more times. While I give the coffee crunch cupcake a 5/5. The other items are not as good. That being said, it is still one of the best bakeries in the area as the other options are pretty mediocre. Here are some of the other items I've tried: Toffee cupcake (4/5) - a little too sweet Salted caramel cupcake (3.5/5) - basic flavor for frosting and cake Their cupcakes are kind of small but always moist. Everything else is not bad, but not amazing. They taste basic. Tiramisu cake (3.5/5) Cinnamon roll (3/5) Almond pastry (3/5) They do have 2 tables inside for seating. read more

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My friend always gets her birthday and wedding anniversary cakes here. The Swedish Princess cake is her absolute favorite. I tried it once and it was memorable so I decided to come here to buy my husband a cake for Father's Day. We don't exchange gifts. Only greeting cards and cakes! I arrived the Saturday before because we had breakfast plans for Father's Day and the cake was going to be dessert afterwards. Parking is limited but if you come early, you won't have a problem. Le Gateau is located at the Terrace Shops (small strip mall) near Kaiser. If you're coming from Main Street, once you turn left on Newell Ave., it's the first driveway on your right so don't blink. Le Gateau is a cute bakery with pink floral accented walls throughout with a few tables inside to enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry. They offer pies, cookies, cupcakes, macarons, and ready made cakes. They are also well known for their stunning wedding cakes and customizable birthday cakes. The young sweet lady at the counter was very friendly and patient as I was searching for the perfect cake. Since the cakes weren't labeled, she explained each cake to me. I finally chose the Chocolate Mousse cake which had sweet cream filled chocolate layers and this decadent dark chocolate ganache icing. We all thought it was absolutely delicious. The 6 inch cake was small but mighty. We probably got at least 8 healthy servings from it. The Kahlua Truffle also caught my eye, so I bought a slice to sample. Whoa! Stop it! It was also scrumptious. The chocolate truffle filling with the perfect amount of Kahlua liqueur and the fresh mocha whipped cream was extraordinary. Rich and light at the same time with the sweet-tart apricot preserves. The combination of flavors was on point. Maybe we need an excuse to pick up this cake to celebrate the Fourth of July! read more

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My wife and I absolutely love this French Bakery. We've tried several of the cakes and a few cookies so far. The Swedish Princess and the Chocolate Decadence are our favorites so far. Highly recommend you give it a try. Prices are more than fair for the quality of the desserts! read more

My son picked his birthday cake from here and it was amazing! He wanted the chocolate mousse and it did not disappoint! My mother who can be hard to please was so impressed she asked for a slice to go. Thank you! read more

We ordered our wedding cake from Le Gateau Elegant and were so so happy with the final product! Our tasting was during the summer of 2020, so we were not able to do an in-house tasting. Instead, they put together a to-go box for us with small squares of about 2 dozen different flavors. It was incredibly hard to choose our flavors - everything tasted so good! We ended up with a 3 tiered cake - the top tier was a chocolate cake with hazelnut filling, the second tier was a Kier-soaked white cake with a champagne custard filling, and the third tier was a vanilla cake with a lemon curd and blueberry jam filling. Every layer was so delicious and our guests were SO happy - they still talk about how good our cake was over a month later! The design was simple, but very elegant. The experience overall was smooth and easy! Would definitely recommend to other couples planning their wedding. read more

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You only get one 1st-birthday for your child. The expectations can be high as parents strive to make it memorable. Such was the case with our only child's 1st when we opted for his favorite book as a theme....Pout-Pout Fish! The home was decorated in the book's theme and the finale was to be a custom, spare-no-expense cake from none other than Le Gateau Elegant. The day I went in to order the cake, I gulped as the lackadaisical girl behind the counter proceed to recite the pricing with additional add-on fees for such luxury items as fruit and creating an image, bringing the small cake's price to well over $100.00! Well, I figured, it's a splurge we will only do once. I explained the theme to the girl and even brought in the book so they would get it right. For those unfamiliar with this wonderful book, the "Pout-Pout, Fish" turns into a happy and sweet "Kiss-Kiss, Fish" once he is shown love. I couldn't have been more explicit when I explained that the cake's image MUST be of the HAPPY FISH, opening the book to that page and showing her. Afterall, who would want a sad fish on their birthday cake! I even left the book with them to make sure there were no mistakes. I prepaid for the cake and turned to leave...and then, sensing the girl's lackluster attitude and apparent lack of attentiveness, I stopped at the door and turned back to her saying, "remember...the happy fish, not the sad fish." "Sure...got it," she replied. Several days later, the attached picture is the cake I received one hour before his birthday. When I incredulously pointed out the blunder, their response was, "Oh...sorry 'bout that." Absolutely no attempt was made to make amends. With my child's birthday party beginning shortly and not having the time to further express my extreme dissatisfaction and frustration, I simply turned around numb and left with the sad cake. My wife attempted "smile surgery" on the fish which was the best we could do to salvage the debacle. Needless to say, we will never return to this very high priced bakery. We now purchase our beautiful, flawlessly made, and EQUALLY TASTY cakes from Safeway for a third of the price...fresh fruit included. read more

Le Gateau Elegant - A sad birthday cake... - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

My BFF has been planning her wedding for awhile and was looking into wedding cake places and have been finding taste testing places since 2019, due to COVID she has had to postpone her wedding. She luckily found Le Gateau Elegant via Yelp so I had to write a review! I've been around for some of her cake tastings, it was so easy for her to set up, and due to covid they had slices and flavors available after planned in advance and she just got to pick them up and try. I don't remember the flavors but I do remember how good all of the chocolate ones were! Since their wedding is postponed, a couple of friends wanted to celebrate their original date and decided to get a cake in honor of the original date with one of the flavors that they chose. Which was the Frangelico Truffle. It was a very rich, sweet, chocolate, hazelnut cake with frangelico and a ganache frosting. I wish I had taken a photo of the slice to show many layers of the cake were there. But I do know once I got to the end I felt like I needed a glass of milk or some water because of how rich it was. From appearance we thought it was a fondant cake but it was chocolate ganache. The presentation was also amazing too! They loved the surprise. Ordering was easy and so was pick up, the order was placed earlier in the week to get by Friday, and they said it's ok to leave at room temperature about 2 hours before serving. The shop is located off a busy street with a small parking lot in front of it, they also sell ready made treats and cupcakes of the flavors as well. I can't wait until the wedding to try the other flavors they decided to go with and how the cake will look! read more

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The chocolate Kailua cake is to die for! I have had it for 3 different occasions now and it is perfect. Not too sweet. Different layers of deliciousness. It's a must buy if you like chocolate cake. I have also had the princess cake. read more

We loved our wedding cake from them! I actually grew up nearby and had always seen Le Gateau Elegant, but had never actually gone in until our wedding planner recommended them. Karen was so sweet, professional, easy to work with, and responsive to all of my questions. We sent her a few pictures of cakes that we thought were pretty, and she gave us estimates on price and made some suggestions on how to balance aesthetics and our budget. Karen gave us a complimentary tasting box with 16 flavors, 2 substantial pieces of each, which was so much fun trying with our parents. We ended up choosing a 3-tier tiramisu cake with buttercream frosting, which was supplemented by a sheet cake. The cake turned out beautifully and, thanks to Karen's help, we were able to use two cake toppers. The cake was also delicious. We will definitely be back for other sweet treats! read more

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The deserts at Le Gateau Elegant are amazing. First, you should try the red velvet cake. I love how moist each layer is. And the frosting is never overly-sweet. So flavorful. Second, try the chocolate kaulua cake. The flavors are delightful. If you buy a few slices from this place, they will gladly pack them in a box. The box is great as a gift as it packed very presentably. Since they don't have every type of cake everyday, I recommend calling a day or two ahead and they can always accommodate special requests. Thanks Le Gateau Elegant! read more

Omg best cake I have ever had. They made my wedding cake, just gorgeous. I told them I was on a small budget and they made it happen. read more

Le Gateau Elegant - I absolutely loved our cake. - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

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Wedding cakes? Check. Birthday cakes? Check. A cake just because? Check. Pastries galore? Double check. I highly recommend the princess cake if you haven't tried it before, it became my absolute number one favorite cake of all cakes. Everything here I have tried is fabulous. They have beautifully decorated cookies, cupcakes, macarons, slices of cake, whole cakes, you name it. Made my sister come here when she was wedding cake shopping and hands-down they were the winners and the cake was beautiful and tasted amazing. I may have also accidentally gotten it for visiting family members the day before the rehearsal dinner forgetting she picked the same flavors for her cake Lol. No one seemed to mind though! read more

Yummy princess cake. My friend's favorite cake. We ate half the cake ourselves. She had it for breakfast the next. I would definitely order again. read more

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The best place for an amazing cake! We get birthday cakes here and are never disappointed! My favorite is the princess cake which has marzipan instead of frosting. Yellow cake with custard, cream and raspberry jam. Petit fours are also a family favorite! We even had my daughters wedding cake done by them! read more

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If you grew up in the 1960s you probably experienced the Crunch Cake at the long closed BLUM'S in San Francisco. Who could forget the creamy confection with chiffon cake, whipping cream, and fabulous coffee crunch? A few places have gotten close to succeeding in making this famous cake, but only one is exact! Le Gateau Elegante is hands down the best place to find the unforgettable Blum's masterpiece. Anytime I've served it I've had guests in awe of it's taste! There's been more than a few acquaintances that have teared up once they realize that this is the cake that they've longed for all of these years! Le Gateau Elegante is a real find for all of us who know about the most delicious cake ever! read more

We ordered the coffee crunch cake to celebrate my wife's birthday. This came highly recommended by a very good friend of mine. Must say this did not disappoint! Very few places in NorCal can do this cake and execute it well! Definitely will be back again!! read more

Le Gateau Elegant - Coffee crunch cake. - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Second time here! I love the Kahlua truffle cake was so good, not overwhelmingly sweet. Def coming back! I still need to try their mango passion fruit cupcake read more

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We ordered two birthday cakes for my kids. They were excellent. Both cakes tasted great, and we received so many compliments from our guests on design and taste. Big thank you!! read more

Le Gateau Elegant - Roblox cake for my 9 years old. Flavor: Chocolate mousse - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

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It was my first time to purchase here and Im sure I will never try again. All cakes look pretty and delicious but, when I tried it was not fresh and not tasted good. It is hard to find good bakery in this area ... read more

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I tried a few bakeries and ultimately went with Le Gateau Elegant because of the delicious flavors and their cakes that are moistened with liqueur. We got a Swedish Princess cake because we liked the custard and raspberry touches. Karen was able to use my inspiration picture to create a very similar look for my wedding. They delivered on time without a hitch and they were responsive to emails. My husband dropped off the flowers the morning before and they created a lovely design with what we gave them. Photo credit: nvysotskaya.com read more

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Better training on what is being sold from behind the counter. Everything looked great-ordered three items -it was ok.

These guys are good at making the princess cake. But that's it. Even if you send a picture of what you want they still do something random and can't follow the requested instructions. If you want to bet on them, get a backup cake. Thinking about hours things have gone down over the last 10 years at this place, it must be the daughter does not care and is helping shutdown mom's business read more

Found this bakery (I'm new to CoCo county) after eating at George's burgers which is a few doors down. Was craving something sweet so had to check this bakery out. Immediately welcomed with a smile by the ladies at the counter, and saw the lovely array of cakes, macarons, cookies and more! I opted for the princess cake (it's one of my favs) since I had one recently from another bakery in Concord that was lack luster. They have two kinds, the original, raspberry/ pastry cream, and lemon/pastry cream. I've never seen/ tried a lemon version so I was intrigued. Ordered both plus an eclair and a vanilla macaron. Their cake was definitely better than the other bakery. Not quite as delicious as my all time favorite bakery in SF, nonetheless, it was satisfying. I just prefer an equal amount of raspberry/ pastry cream. The lemon one was great! The custard filled eclair was okay, I've had better but it was a solid 3 stars. My daughter said the macaron was good too. I will definitely come back when I have another princess cake craving, the lemon one might be my new fav! read more

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I had the Heath Bar Crunch with Vanilla Cake and OMG! Amazing!!! The cake is perfect texture, Heath pieces nice & crunchy, and the vanilla buttercream was so smooth and with just the right amount of sweetness. Can't wait to try the Lemon Cointreau cake next. If it is your first time going there i recommend the Swedish Princess. Also, they let you know that depending on which cake you get to have it at room temperature (Heath Bar Crunch Cake) or refrigerated (Swedish Princess.) Makes a world of difference to the taste, trust me. I just love this place! read more

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Dropped by in search of a last minute birthday cake. They did not disappoint. Perfect size small cake, chocolate with ganache. Very yummy. Staff was friendly and helpful and they added the writing. We didn't think they would have time and were not going to ask but they offered. Great experience. Thank you for making this day even better. read more

Underbar! Fantastisk! Utsökt! I ordered a Swedish Princess cake for my wedding anniversary from Le Gateu Elegant. The cake was a outstanding. Beautiful to look at, a work of art, and quite simply delicious to eat. Two layers of sponge cake, with raspberry jam, vanilla custard, whipped cream, and covered with a layer of green marzipan, adorned with little pink roses and white pearls. There are not too many places nearby that make a Princess cake, but I see no reason to look beyond Le Gateau Elegant. I can't wait to try some of their other baked treats. read more

Thank you to Kathy and her team for making my ELEGANT 50th birthday cake. It was truly special to me. Everyone loved it! I would highly recommend Le Gateau. read more

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I decided to go back to this place because the apricot princess dessert was calling me. I also ordered a Swedish princess this time, which is the same dessert but with raspberry filling, and I also ordered a chocolate mousse roll and a chateau something-or-other cake with what appeared to be coffee and raspberry buttercream fillings. I love that they use marzipan instead of fondant to cover the cakes--I thought it would be too sickly sweet, but it is surprisingly superb and the right balance of sweetness and texture. Also their cream fillings are beautiful, no crisco nastiness at all--just cream and butter as far as my taste buds can tell! All were absolutely delicious and clearly made from scratch. They go for $4.95 each, which I think is a very reasonable price for the quality of the cake. Based on how nice their cakes are, I can't understand why their cupcakes taste so bad (and why they use crisco for their "butter"cream topping). So, get the cakes but avoid the cupcakes would be my advice for anyone wanting to visit this place. Anyway, I had to update my rating because I couldn't in good faith leave a two-star review for a shop that makes a beautiful product. The lady behind the counter was also lovely this time and very cheery. Still no bag, though! read more

Le Gateau Elegant - Delicious Swedish princess! Raspberry filling and yummy marzipan topping. Real buttercream as far as I can tell. - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

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A customized Swedish princess cake For my baby shower last August 14, 2022 - changed it to color pink , orange flowers and white writing on the cake It was so good! Amazing! My guests and I loved it Look at the perfect layers! (2nd photo) Copied from their website:Swedish Princess - Rich vanilla genoise with velvety custard and sweet, red raspberry preserves then iced with fresh whipped cream and wrapped in marzipan. read more

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We were so pleased with our wedding cake from Le Gateau Elegant. From the tasting (so fun to try all the flavors) to the wedding itself (Karen called to make sure she was making exactly what I wanted), working with them was great! Would recommend! read more

Le Gateau Elegant - Vanilla cake with chocolate fudge filling and vanilla buttercream frosting. With white chocolate flower decoration! - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Delicious cakes and lots of customization options. Friendly staff as well! Highly recommend. read more

Le Gateau Elegant - A chocolate birthday cake with chocolate ganache on the outside with pink roses with a cut out of it revealing the inside. - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Fantastic little cake shop. We really miss Katrina Rozelle in Alamo, but I think we've found our new go-to spot. read more

Le Gateau Elegant - Lemon Mousse cake with an inside joke inscription - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

After hearing many comments on various local FB groups to support local restaurants/food establishments, I had to give this place a try. I was especially excited to see that they sell the Blum Crunch Cake (they call it Coffee Crunch Cake) and they have a cupcake version. It's one of my favorite cakes and I thought that not having to drive to SF to get my fix was promising. It was pretty good and the frosting is almost meringue like. The coffee crunch pieces were yummy but I don't believe it was made that day because I could tell that the pieces were getting more "chewy". The white cake was a little dry, again probably not made that day. At the price of $3.50, it's very reasonable. The meringue cookie and the butter cookie were NOT worth it. I literally gave my son a bite of the pretty mitten styled butter cookie and he passed on the rest and told me it wasn't good. That cookie cost $7 and I tried a bite too - I agreed with my 12 year old and I was a bit pissed. It was hard and dry, both the cookie and the frosting. The meringue cookie was really pretty and tasted fine but $3.50 for it is much more than other bakeries. I question the freshness of this place. Not just made yesterday but possibly days before. read more

The cake is absolutely AMAZING!! To die for! My coworkers and I drop in weekly for slices of cake on our lunch to never be disappointed!

I had placed an order for a cake for my daughter on their website and called the bakery to confirm the order 2 days before the requested date. She said she would look at the order and let get back to me. The next day when I hadn't heard back from her, I called them back and again they said they would call me back. Again, No-one called so I had to call to make sure they got my order. They then told me that they couldn't do the cake because they need 48 hrs. Request. I told them that's why I had called the day before to make sure but they didn't care. I've bought pre-made cakes here many times in the past and thought I'd order a custom cake but just been a disappointing experience. The cakes are decent but service is lacking. I won't be coming back. read more

How can you mess up a basic cupcake (vanilla and chocolate). Bought $14.00 dollars worth of cupcakes at $3.50 a piece. The vanilla cupcake cake- the cake was hard and dry maybe day old or frozen and not fresh. the chocolate cupcake was the same. The butter cream frosting was not great, and read 1 customer review and it was said they use a crisco base and its not butter cream frosting. The End...will never step foot in that place again. I work tooo hard for my money! DUNN RN read more

I needed a birthday cake for my kids' birthday and decided to try Le Gateau Elegant and so glad I did! They did a beautiful job designing a cake, helping me choose a fantastic white cake with a tasty lemon curd filling and beautiful yellow roses and writing that looked so elegant and festive. The cake was ready when my husband picked it up and everyone raved about how wonderful the cakes looked and tasted. read more

Le Gateau Elegant - White cake with lemon curd filling and white buttercream. - Bakeries Near Me - Walnut Creek, California