Any time I'm trying to get in the good books with my girlfriend I go to Treat Boutique. One cupcake…read moreis all it takes. Try red velvet with raspberry buttercream topping, they give you an immediate sugar hit that puts your head in the clouds and shocks your taste buds. Each cupcake comes perfectly boxed and presented to perfection - they really do feel like a special treat. There's a sit in option at treat boutique but I worry that if I sit in Id never stop eating! Maybe one day I'll build up enough will power.

This was, quite simply, the single best cupcake I've had in my entire life.read more

The most delicious cake shop in the world!!! I kid you not!!!…read more This shop sells the freshest most tasty buns cakes scones and sausage rolls known to man!! When i went to school i treated myself at least once a day and i still travel up from antrim to get buns from here for a special treat. This shop has to be visited!! Currently uindergoing a name change to mr spences but still the same tasty treats at the same brill prices!!

Positives first, quality of the actual cake was amazing! Owner is very quick to respond via email…read more BUT Order cake in October for February, send over multiple images of similar colours and size. Which all was discussed and agreed with the baker. On the day leading up to pickup, seller posts image of what I suspect was my cake to Instagram (cake was exactly what I had ordered). then picked up and the cake was about 2 inches bigger, and very messily decorated. I suspect that there must have been a problem but now I'm stuck with a very tasty but sloppily and lazily decorated verson of the cake I ordered. Just a shame that a small queer business is willing to treat their queer customer base like this.

I have my wonderful work colleague Ryan M (who is not on Yelp yet - but we're working on it!) to…read morethank for introducing me to Lily Pink Bakery. He treated us all yesterday by bringing a box of delicious goodies into our office. I had a scrumptious chocolate orange cupcake which was luscious. Colleague and cupcake perfection!

The Cake Shop is an independent bakery selling some seriously scrumptious cakes, scones, cupcakes…read moreand sandwiches. Very popular in Armagh for bespoke birthday and special occasion cakes. Not the cheapest, however you do pay a bit more for quality and it's quality you get with this bakery.

In between my three visits separated by a whole year, I can't believe I'm still the first to review…read morethis exceptional patisserie... the definitive hidden gem! I honestly didn't expect to find such top notch French pastries in Northern Ireland (and see my French patisserie list in case you think I've not had my share!!). But, I looked through Instagram pictures of Lazy Claire in July 2018, checked a bunch of websites, found nothing on them (they've since developed a strong reputation locally), and walked in to find delectable made-from-scratch pastries. The surprise didn't end there. The owner, Daniel, introduced himself to me and told me that he's originally from Alabama... though he did learn his craft at Angelina in Paris. I'm glad I walked in, per habit, around the time a bakery opens (9 am in this case on weekdays). Glad because I was the first customer. The guy after me looked around the display cases and casually asked for 4 butter croissants and 5 chocolate croissants (or vice versa). I turned around to look at him and exclaimed: you bought everything! He pretended as if he didn't know. Though he clearly did (given the mismatched order size). Daniel laughed and told me I'd been lucky. He's a wonderful conversationalist and I spent an hour chatting up with him as he shared his experience of living and operating a business in Belfast. The croissants were flaky with layers of rolled dough, but the shatter effect was more prominent the day Daniel was working. (I'm not dinging the other bakers, they were considerate people having recognized me from back to back visits) I also tried the macarons, but loved the Millefeuille and pistachio eclairs more. I wish I'd been there around December to try the Black Forest bûche de Noël. It looked lovely on Instagram. The New Yorker in me believes one can walk around any city in the world, but I'd forgotten all about "the troubles" on my way to the patisserie. If you're a tourist and don't know your way around the city, be prepared to cab it back to your hotel. Lazy Claire is a can't miss experience in Belfast. Even though, you're probably there for the GoT tours...

From the owner: Lazy Claire Patisserie is one of the truest French patisseries in Belfast and Northern Ireland…read more Each pastry is handmade on site by our chefs using pure ingredients to classic French recipes. We offer items that you would be hard to find outside of France.

Great food great price and great service will be back. The various meal deals are great for kids…read moreand adults or workmen and the portions are massive. The bakery side also is great with tons of sweet treats for after a coffee or your meal.

This review is for the coffee and the service only. I didn't eat any of the food on offer. They…read moresell a range of good coffees at £2. I had a cappuccino and it was really very good indeed. The servers are all very friendly and they do try to up-sell as when I ordered my coffee my server tried a few times to suggest food items - saying no thanks wasn't a barrier to him trying a few more times. There isn't any comfy seating here, it's all cheap and functional, certainly there's no couch nor sofa to sit and relax on. This absence of comfy seating is the main reason why I wouldn't order food to sit in and eat. I tend to like to sit and enjoy my food. This is a NI Railways property allowing a number of food franchises. It's not centrally located to Belfast despite being called central station.

I pass this wee stall quite often but usually I'm in too much of a rush to stop and grab one of…read moretheir delights. Today I got off the train last and managed to avoid the rush of commuters scrambling toward the exit and this presented the perfect opportunity to stop at The Piece of Cake stall without the threat of being crushed in a stampede. The choice of baked goodness at the stall is practically endless. There's croissants, fruit scones (I went for the blueberry scone - super foods and all that), quiche, sausage rolls as well as chocolate cake. Everything on the stall is reasonably priced. My scone set me back £1.50 but I think it's big enough to feed me for the rest of the week. The lovely lady working on the stall noticed that I was unsure of what to get and she recommended a thick folded crepe that was filled with chocolate and was freshly baked 'only an hour ago'. Her suggestion looked divine but I managed to resist and go for the sensible option. She was really informative and told me that Piece of Cake have a stall at St Georges Market and there will be one opening soon at Europa Bus station. I would highly recommend that busy commuters slow down to a stop on their way out of Central Station and pick up some freshly made breakfast or lunch from the Piece of Cake stall. Definitely a welcome addition to the otherwise drab Central Station.

Another small bakery that's just about getting by. The usual baps (see my review on Smyth's Bakery)…read moreand fresh cream buns here, but they also do very nice minestrone soup, and their chicken tikka is pretty good as well.

Wow did this place make me hungry. The cakes in the shop just need to be eaten. Like, right now,…read morepreferably by me! The pastries, the buns, the cream cakes, the birthday treats, the bread, the oh so soft whipped ice cream and, much to my amazement, the slush puppies ...wow! I didn't even know you could get these any more, I had to have one after I saw one kid with a half red, half blue slushy. Ah childhood. How I miss thee! It's good to see old traditions never die! Sandra's seems to be a half grocery shop / local newsagent as much as a bakery, though they certainly do that right, the store handily also sells a few newspapers, confectionery, various tobacco, light grocery and a few magazines. I'm sure it's a great place for the locals as a one stop shop. I have to give brownie points for the slushies too! Happy me!

I love seeing new business start up in Glengormley (makes a change from all the chippies and estate…read moreagents!) Sandra's is a strange little establishment, with a shop in the front and the bakery in the back. Seems like an odd combination maybe, but what's better than calling in for your paper and milk and picking up a cream bun to go with it?? I've yet to try anything other than their bread and freshly made sandwiches, but so far, I've had no complaints...which is most unusual...