Oh NCH Bakery- how I love you! If you like icing (which I do!)- this bakery is the BEST! My husband got me addicted to the tea cookies. The cookies themselves are small and soft... yet the icing is also soft and the ratio of cookie:icing is perfect! The normal sized cookies are always very cute- well decorated. Again- the icing is soft and delicious! I'm not a fan of royal icing, which is what most places around here use to decorate their pretty cookies. I LOVE the fact that NCH uses buttercream. Without a doubt, I believe their cookies are far superior to any other bakery in Cincinnati. The cakes are so tasty, of course including the cupcakes. I love the variety of flavors they always have in their cupcakes. And then... there's the pastries! I'll just say- I've never had a bad one! This place is amazing! The only bad part is how crazy it can get in the small space, but it's for the love of the sweets. So I can't fault that.... I love walking into bakeries and trying the goods. I've tried all the chains around Cincy (Servatii, Buskens, graeter's). I've tried the non-chain bakeries (BonBonerie, Bonomini, etc). I've gone to Sugar Rush multiple times- so I feel familiar with the competition. NCH bakery is my favorite- because it has never let me down. read more

Now that the new owners bought the bakery. It's a good thing. They're retiring because the quality is not there. Things are stale.

I can't believe I have lived so close for so long and not been to NCH Bakery until this week! The bakery might be small, but it is stuffed to the brim with the most gorgeous pastries, cakes, pies, etc. They have HUGE cookies and pastries. They offer both baked and take-and-bake pies. I grabbed a take-and-bake peach pie. They provided me with a little instruction sheet. The staff was so warm and welcoming. The vibe inside is warm and happy! I can't wait to stop in again for more sweet treats. read more

Tastiest local bakery! Wonderful customer service and help make our celebrations even more special. They make all our birthday & party cakes and they are always a hit! read more

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Moved into the neighborhood and wanted a good bakery to get bread and sweets. Both tines I have been they have been friendly and the sweets delicious. read more

NCH Bakery - Today's special - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Went to NCH bakery, got apple fritters that were awesome the best I've ever had. Also got a donut with sprinkles for Sneaky Pete. He loved the donut only gave him a little at a time. My dog looks forward to a treat. Will be back read more

Absolutely love this bakery!! They made cupcakes for my bridal shower and they also made my gender reveal cake. Both were absolutely perfect and the staff is great! Recommend to all my friends and family. read more

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My first time stopping into North College Hill Bakery for a loaf of fresh salted rye bread. WOW the rye bread did extras wonders to my Rueben sandwich. Please stop by the North College Hill Bakery you will find fresh bake bread, danish and doughnuts. read more

I work right up the road and I've only ever had these donuts when they've been brought in for a staff function. However they're freaking amazing. Like I'm not a donut person, I don't have to be really good to get me to want to eat and commit to that kind of indulgence. Sometimes I lie two of these. That freaking good. read more

NCH Bakery - A giant assortment of awesome donuts - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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We ordered a cake for our son's birthday party. To their credit, it was a beautiful cake, put together great. The problem? The theme of our son's birthday was astronauts and space. The cake had star decorations. I was slicing the cake in the kitchen getting ready to serve it to our guests and their children. My wife was taking pictures of our son and they weren't ready to serve yet. I decide to eat a slice. My wife started handing out the cake and ice-cream to the guests and at that moment I felt a jab on my tongue. I quickly spit out the bite and discovered a 1/2" piece of METAL WIRE. I immediately told everyone to not eat the cake. I told the guests that I just found metal wire in my mouth. We immediately looked through the cake and discovered that the star decorations on the cake had metal in them. I have NEVER had a cake that had INEDIBLE decorations on them. & If you are going to put inedible decorations on a cake... YOU NEED TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW. NO ONE at the bakery told my wife this. NO WHERE on the box or receipt is there any mention of inedible decorations. SLAP a giant red- caution sticker on the inside of the box or outside of the box saying "By the way, your cake contains decorations that ARE INEDIBLE." Any reasonable person would assume the stars would be edible. I am beyond livid as one of our guests (adults and/or children) could have been seriously hurt. Luckily for the owners no one swallowed the metal pieces and were injured by the decorations as they would have a lawsuit served at the first opportunity. Was the cake good? Sure. Was the nonchalant attitude of "the designer" surprising when informed? Very. Never again. read more

I love this bakery. Been buying their stuff for years. Love the coffee cakes especially. At Christmas, I buy excellent fruitcakes from them. Their breads and burger buns are really nice. A cake from NCH Bakery is a wonderful treat. The cake is good and the icing is sweet and fluffy without being greasy. Bought daughters wedding cake here after the groomsmen did a blind tasting and chose this cake. read more

When heading out to my physical therapy or running errands i can always count on them to make someone's day always tons of coffee cakes,cupcakes ,cookies and breads to choose from not to mention their $9.99 specials way to go LADIES!!!! Keep up the amazing job Thankful Thursday to you!!!! read more

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We used NCH Bakery for our wedding cake. Samantha was great to work with. The cake was perfect. We didn't have one piece left after the wedding. 3 tiers, all with different cakes and fillings, Plus a grooms cake. Everything was perfect. The price can't be beat. We looked at alot of bakeries while wedding cake shopping and they all wanted HUNDREDS more than what we paid here. I'm very happy. I highly suggest you try them. read more

Terrific find: excellent selection, wonderful tastes, some of the best we've had in our combined 165 years! Lovely people to serve you! You will Never be disappointed with NCH Bakery. read more

Called just now 12/4/2020 at 4:40pm and on the website it says. "Hours: Open Closes 6PM". A man answers and the first thing he says is " Were Closed!!" in a rude voice. He never apologized for the website not being updated. He simply could have answered any questions I had. I already did not have a great experience. read more

They've been having tons of staffing issues but what you get is decent. It seems a bit declined in the last few years.

For my son's 16th birthday dessert - he wanted cherry or apple pie. So, I ordered a cherry pie from North College Hill Bakery and it did not disappoint. My great-grandma made an incredible cherry pie - this is the closet I have ever had to hers. It is homemade and was perfect! I got the double butter coffee cake for this morning and that too was incredible. read more

I like this little neighborhood bakery. I find their glazed donuts a little sweet and they may have the second best klunker. I hear the cakes and other products are really good and I look forward to trying them. read more

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It was like walking into my childhood! A true bakery with friendly people and real homemade baked goods that you could tell were made with love! read more

This is my family's go to bakery for treats. We love getting tea cookies, cookies and cakes from this bakery. I recently got a devil's food cake with chocolate frosting with turquoise and blue flowers from here for my birthday and it was delicious! They never fail to make us satisfied! Number one non commercial bakery! I want my future wedding cake from here! read more

NCH Bakery - My birthday cake from this bakery! - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I had a big Mardi Gras party this weekend and was in need of a King Cake to help celebrate. I had heard that the bakery in NCH was able to accommodate this need and since it's real near by I stopped in last Tuesday. The customer area is a bit cramped so it can be a bit awkward during busy times at the bakery, but the staff is absolutely as sweet as can be, as was my King Cake. Placing my order for Friday was not a problem. I got a large King Cake and was able to choose from a variety of fillings for the cake including but not limited to: Cinnamon, Apricot, Strawberry, and Almond. They had two small King Cakes in store: one with Strawberry and one with Cinnamon filling. I decided to go out on a limb and get the Apricot filling. All told, the cake cost around $24. I picked up a truly beautiful work of art on Friday. I will take this time out to mention that the baby Jesus was outside of the cake, so I had to hide it inside on my own. I think they do this as a safety precaution, but if you're expecting one baked into the cake you need to know this ahead of time. This cake was an absolute hit at the party. I've had several parties, birthdays and other, and this is the first time I've had absolutely no leftovers of the cake at the end of the night. It was plenty big and everyone was able to get a piece, but people kept going back for seconds and more. Apricot was an excellent choice, and so is the North College Hill Bake Shop. read more

Great Breakfast goodies! Super friendly staff and great service. Delicious Traditional breakfast pastries, cookies, cakes, donuts and awesome bread. Great for everyday stop and dash and super Holiday orders! read more

I hate leaving two stars. I have been coming to NCH bakery since I was a child. Recently things have gone down hill. Nothing tastes the same. We have always made an effort to shop local and until lately this was our favorite spot. The last several times the tea cookies and coffee cakes were stale. So sad.... read more

We have been getting cakes from the North College Hill Bakery for over 40 years. The cakes are always fresh and delicious. The cake decorations are very traditional with colorful flowers or balloons. I believe they can do custom designs also. Always happy with the cakes. read more

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After seeing a local news story about this bakery, I thought I'd check it out - and I loved it. We went there around 10:30 on a Saturday morning and there was a small line to get in. Everyone - customers and staff - respected social distancing, occupant and mask guidelines. When I did get inside, it was definitely a throwback to another time, with display cases full of a large variety of items. The staff were all smiling and cheerful and very helpful with recommendations. We picked up an apple pie, some sort of butter pastry, a cream horn, eclair, individual German chocolate cake and an individual cicada cake (which is a yellow cake). All the items were very fresh. The German chocolate cake was my favorite. I also enjoyed the eclair, which was topped with chocolate buttercream instead of the standard ganache, but it was also lovely. My husband liked the cream horn and the cinnamon butter pastry thing (which was my least favorite, just because I thought it was a little plain and not my cup of tea). The cicada cake was cute and tasted good. I would definitely recommend a visit to this bakery. read more

Still the best around after 100+ years. Stopped in for a birthday cake and couldn't resist the cupcakes so ended up with for delicious - red velvet, Reese's peanut butter, chocolate chip, and salted caramel. Worth the drive to North College Hill to grab your favorites read more

I ordered a malt, without whipped cream, and a piece of pumpkin cake. After what seemed like 10 min, I got my malt, with whipped cream. I would call it a small or medium sized malt with large sized price. Waited another 10 min; never got the pumpkin cake; left. Don't think I'll ever go back. Advice: don't wear a maga hat. read more

Staff is rude, cake flavor is bland, texture is something between an angel food cake and regular cake (not good), and cake design is lackluster to say the least. Not professional quality. Very disappointed, we will never use them again. read more

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I use to love the bakery. Since it changed owners in 2018 it seems like they have changed some of the ingredients. I really wish they would go back to the way it was I loved the pastries etc. I may try them again on the future to see if they go back to the way the old owners had it. One last thing I went in there on a weekday around 7a.m. there was literally nothing on display it was never like that the shelfs were always full,that should have been my red flag. read more

Very disappointed in my cake and service. I ordered a cupcake cake and provided pic of design. I was told it would be $60. To me a little pricey but it was for my granddaughter. I picked up cake it was beautiful. When we went to try and separate cupcakes the icing was so thick and heavy the cupcakes tore apart. Very unhappy I went back in and told them my experience. I was told that is why they quit making them and they shouldn't have made mine. I asked why they didn't tell me that and just got a shoulder shrug. I will not go back. The icing was over an inch thick ruined my cake. read more

I LOVE the North College Hill bakery! I've been a customer since I was a kid and have never been disappointed! I went away for college and work & hadn't been in for years but one of the women remembered me and it made my day!! Everything is delicious! Always so fresh! My favorite are the glazed donuts. So simple yet so good! Just the right amount of glaze on the donuts, soft and chewy and so delicious! Every time I go I get at least three. I also love their coffee cakes. So rich and good. This is a small place that gets crowded but don't let that intimidate you! It's worth the wait! It's nice to have a real, hometown bakery in Cincinnati! If you haven't been, come on down to my hometown of North College Hill & I promise you won't be disappointed! read more

We had an incredible experience doing the taste testing for my daughter's wedding. The cake was delicious then and on her special day it was fantastic! Her wedding cake was not only delicious, but beautiful as well. For only a small fee they brought the cake to Batesville, Indiana to set it up. So many things made this wedding challenging because of Covid, but our experience with North College Hill Bakery didn't disappoint! Margie A. read more

This place is legendary. My grandparents moved to North College Hill and so as a young girl, I fell in love with this bakery. Their tea cookies area treat I make sure I get everytime I go back home to Cincinnati. Their glazed doughnuts are also divine. I literally have nothing bad to say about this place. Incredibly kind staff, delicious treats and good atmosphere (this place is ALWAYS busy!). Top notch. read more

I haven't been here in person, but a friend brought us two small white cakes with buttercream frosting for my wife's birthday. Wow! This cake is simple but so delicious! Probably the best white cake/buttercream frosting I've ever had from a store. This is a bit of a drive from us, but we're definitely going to be driving here in the next couple weeks to sample some of their other baked goods. read more

NCH Bakery - White cake with buttercream frosting, YUM! - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Best bakery I've tried in Cincy. Great bread! Best hamburger buns you'll ever have! Their signature Tea Cookies are amazing! They make it all fresh daily and they make it all so, so well. If you're in the neighborhood do yourself a flavor and stop in here. read more

The best backers in Cincinnati.! I love the apple fritters and cinnamon rolled bread! read more

NCH Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I've been going to this place for years and every time I always order too much! The donuts are delish and so are the pastries. I love supporting the local business especially when they make such good eats! They bake bread loaves, cup cakes, doughnuts, cookies, wedding cakes and a plethora of other confections. They are super affordable and the wait is almost unbelievable. You get in, you get out. Battaboom-Battabing! It's a small shop and you walk on one door and out of another. The set up is perfect. It's not trendy so don't expect wifi and table or any of the fluff. It's all about being a bakery and that's why I love it! If you haven't gone please do, I'm sure you will find something to feed that sweet tooth of yours! I know I always do! read more

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It's so nice to have a neighborhood bakery like this ACTUALLY in the neighborhood. It can get busy here, because it's just that popular, but the ladies who work up front for the men who do the baking in the back are quick and efficient. If you're lucky enough to hit a lull in customers, you'll get to chit chat a bit with the otherwise all-business "servers". They are fun and funny and make it always a great place to return for a donut or pastry or bread or pie or you name it. If you're in the area (or even if you're not) stop in for an elephant ear or bear claw. You won't be disappointed. read more

Very small customer area. Don't bother taking a #. Glazed doughnut fresh. Danish, maybe. Tea cookies probably not. Next time we will ask what was made same day. read more

This was my first time trying North College Hill Bakery, I was totally amazed as to how delicious my cupcake was - YUMMY:) Customer for life read more