My favorite bakery for cakes! Party Favors has been my go-to bakery for delicious and beautiful ready-made and custom cakes for over twenty years. I recently ordered a high school graduation cake. Mary Lynn was so helpful in creating a beautiful custom design. There was a last minute mix-up with the order (my fault), and Netty and the cake designer went out of their way to ensure that the cake was ready for the graduation party. Thank you to an amazing team! read more

My mom swears by this place. She always wants to go here when it comes to birthdays or events. Their sprinkle cupcake with white buttercream frosting is delicious. Lots of flavors and they do all types of sweets. You can order ahead and pickup at the store. read more

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We were blown away by the wonder of the bakery! Our daughter's wedding shower was in Boston and we had gluten-free guests. Often that invokes worry, but not when party favors is making the cake. They were professional, spot on with their recommendations and the styling and taste of the cake was beyond our expectation. Would definitely recommend! read more

Party Favors - Chocolate gluten-free cake with lemon and blueberry decorations. - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

I realize you are now closed, except for selling out your merchandise. And I realize how crazy busy you've been since announcing your closure, but It's no excuse to talk about customers in front of customers and to totally ignore a customer who says hello to you. I've seen it happen to other people besides myself. It's a good thing that your cakes were so good because your staff (two of the younger women) are nasty. read more

Lovely store, nice people, mediocre cake. Auditioning for a wedding cake, I got a 3 cake sampler. Again, very nice people. Unfortunately, - the frosting was gritty with undissolved sugar. The taste was as much butter flavor Crisco as butter, so I wonder if it was a true buttercream. - 2 of the 3 fillings were bland (the lemon was much better), making me think they are buying fillings from a food supply service. - 2 of the 3 cakes were short on flavor. The "golden" had good flavor. All three cakes had good crumb and were neither over or under baked. I wanted to go local, but this wedding cake is coming from Konditori Meister (sp.?) in Braintree. read more

First things first: Generally speaking, the pre-made cakes and treats at Party Favors are amazing and their buttercream frosting is out of this world. Whenever I need a cake or cupcakes, this is where I go. This review is for the custom cake I ordered last month, though. The team did an amazing job decorating the sheet cake for my husband's 40th. I provided them with a list of items to include and couldn't have been more pleased with the result. Just look at the detail on the cats! :) Highly recommend for your custom cake needs, or if you're just stopping in for your sugar fix. read more

Party Favors - Custom cake for my husband's 40th birthday - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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Just stopping by again to say this place is my life and I order it from UberEats about 50 times a year and I eat everything I order in its entirety. BUTTERCREAM or BUTTERDREAM? DREAM. read more

Party Favors - I'm a pig so I already cut a slice out but you get the idea! - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

I arrived at the location BEFORE 5 hoping to get a singular cupcake and the door was locked and there was one other woman out there with me. I knocked and finally someone came out after 5. At that point he said no service even though I got there before 5 and then legitimately slammed the door in my face. I'm sad about this service as I have loved this place for 20 years!!! read more

We went here for an emergency cake when our bakery canceled our order on the day of the event. We ended up with something better. Never fails to be the right choice. read more

10/10!!! Absolutely obsessed with party favors! This was my first time ordering from here and it did NOT disappoint! I'm a bit of a cake snob - most beautiful cakes don't taste great. The cake here was one of the best cakes I've ever had. They were so easy to work with and the cake was absolutely beautiful. I won't be ordering from anywhere else. read more

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Purchased one of their "Brown Butter Chocolate Chip" cookies from the Coolidge Corner movie theater. Cookie had one and a half tiny chocolate chips in it. Would have missed the second half chip if I wasn't looking for it. Need to do some QC'ing on their baked goods. read more

The best birthday / anniversary/celebration cakes we have ever had. Delicious frosting and cake and the 3D designs are spectacular! Need to order those in advance. Cupcakes and other cakes available for grab and go. Do yourself a favor and get a cake. We get them every year with a different theme. read more

Party Favors does an exquisite job of cake decorating. And the cake itself is moist and yummy. However they are quite expensive. Twice now I have purchased a wide selection of their delicious looking pastries. I found them all to be disappointing. Flavor was bland and the crust was very thick in proportion to filling in the pies and tartlets. Just a reminder that looks aren't everything! read more

Always great for Birthday Cakes and Cupcakes. Their gluten free BDay cakes amazing . Best you'll find anywhere

We loved the cupcakes for years but this last purchase (may 2025) the colorful frosting flowers on top of the cupcakes had a terrible chemical taste. The white frosting right on top was fine so I'm assuming it's the dye. We had to cut off the flowers ( which are a huge part of their cupcakes) and throw them away. The bitter chemical taste lasted for hours in our mouths. Very very disappointed. read more

Party Favors is a lovely bakery owned by husband and wife, Mary Lynn and John, who are both talented and extremely nice. Every time we buy something, I say the same thing, This is the best I've ever had! Today we purchased raspberry wrap cookies and vanilla, French macarons. And at the risk of repeating myself as always, These are the best I've ever had! Both varieties are light, and just plain delicious! It's also no surprise that Mary Lynn and John have the nicest employees, and I especially want to give a shout out to their most recent employee, Danny. Much like the rest of the Party Favors team, Danny is sweet and authentic. I appreciate that he really went out of his way to guide me on today's purchase. I don't know how many times the poor man went back and forth between Mary Lynn and me--- answering all of my questions. It really doesn't get any better than that! read more

My sisters just got me a birthday cake from this bakery. The cake was an overwhelming visual delight. All edible decorations, most made from buttercream frosting. It was a container garden theme and the artistic detail was awesome.The look alone was mind-boggling. The taste was fantastic, the cake, the frosting, each decoration (yes, we sampled all...we are pretty tough judges on food, especially desserts.). Now if only my real garden looked as beautiful. THANK YOU PARTY FAVORS BROOKLINE. read more

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The custom cakes from Party Favors are always delicious - the cake is never dry, the icing is always thick, the decorations always better than you think they ought to be. But the thing about Party Favors is that they always come through. We've ordered birthday cakes for our girls from there for years, with themes and without, and at the last minute sometimes, and they just flat out come through, with such grace and good humor. These people cater heaven. read more

service was immediate, the staff was knowledgeable, and I got exactly what I came in for. I'm excited to pick-up the cake I ordered!

The Absolute BEST. Delicious, beautiful, affordable cakes cheerfully delivered on time. Our family has been ordering cakes there for more than 50 years! read more

I love to bake, and I hate Amazon, so finding good tools is very hard! I was very happy to find this place- I think I spent some $40 on baking supplies? Great for all that I got. Just wish they had more variety. And about the mini cupcakes at the front, I tried to walk past them, I did! But they looked so freaking good I ended up taking 4 home. And by home, I mean the bench outside. Super delicious! read more

Our second time coming here. The cake came out perfect we got so many compliments everyone loved it. We will always go to party favors for cakes in boston read more

Party Favors - cake for 25ish people - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

I like the concept of this place. They sell all kinds of party favors plus baked goods. It's great because it's one stop party shopping. I'm surprised that more independent party favor stores haven't thought to offer up baked goods. That said, we stopped in here to buy some cupcakes. The cupcakes come in 2 sizes---really huge and really small (or as they refer to them "petite"). We decided to get 4 "petite" cupcakes as it would be a good way to sample different flavors. I told the clerk that we wanted 4 small cupcakes and she looked at me like I had 2 heads. "Small? What do you mean by small?", she asked. My husband pointed to the spot in the display case where the cupcakes were and she said, "Oh, you mean petite". Okay...whatever. Once that was settled, we chose 1 vanilla, 1 key lime, 1 red velvet and 1 Boston cream. Later in the evening, we tried them. The vanilla, which was garnished with a vanilla wafer had good vanilla flavoring and wasn't overly sweet plus the vanilla wafer wasn't stale. The key lime was garnished with a fresh lime slice. My husband bit into the slice thinking that it was a piece of candy and was surprised to find that he was wrong. He thought that the frosting had good lime flavor. The red velvet one had buttercream frosting and only a faint hint of cocoa. As for the Boston cream, the top looked like a Boston cream pie but that's where the similarity ended, as there was no custard underneath the frosting. Overall, there were some hits and misses but basically, these cupcakes are "A-OK". I'm sure that they would appeal to kids. If you are in Coolidge Corner and crave a cupcake, these will fit the bill. However, it's not worth making a special trip for them. read more

Party Favors - vanilla & Boston cream mini cupcakes - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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I'm adding to this review, one year after they made a perfect cake for my son's first birthday. Today is his second birthday and they made another PERFECT cake!!! He is obsessed with buses as well as animals so this cake made him so happy. Thank you thank you!!! read more

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If you need a birthday cake, and it has to be perfect, look no further. It's no wonder this place has been here forever. #og

Party Favors never disappoints! My son, who enjoys mountain hiking, just graduated college. I asked for a "pull-apart cupcake cake" that looked like a mountain. It was spectacular! The mountain had frosting pine trees, chocolate rocks near the bottom, a graduation cap at the top and a diploma--all edible. The cupcakes were soft, moist, and full of flavor. The rich, creamy frosting was to die for! It definitely wowed our guests and delighted my son. Thanks party favors--your cake rocked! read more

Party Favors - Mountain graduation pull-apart cupcake cake - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

I admit my cake standards are very high. This year I decided I'm not going to cook or bake my own bday cake so ordered a 6" chocolate decadence torte from Party Favors which from what I recall from the past has been one of the few cake shops I don't mind eating cakes from. My fave is Konditor Meister but that's quite a drive... This cake was sloppily decorated, and the mousse to cake ratio is about 4:1. The vanilla buttercream was grittier than in the past and overly sweet. The ganache was ok as was the mousse filling, but the paltry amount of cake was disappointing. Party Favors is off my short list. read more

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Finally got to stop inside party favors in Coolidge Corner! They have everything you could ever need for a party... decorations, plates, goody bags, cake decorations and more! Seriously the perfect place to stock up before a party or holiday! They also have a bakery section that was filled with pre decorated cakes and cupcakes, speciality cupcakes and cookies, truffles and more! They even had buttercream flowers that you could buy to add to your own cake. I ordered the mini cake which was beautifully decorated with flowers and was only $9 for three servings. It was slightly dry although I had left it in the fridge for a while which might have caused that. But I would definitely buy another! A must visit in Brookline at least for a walk through! read more

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I ordered Sesame Street cupcakes from Party Favors for my niece's second birthday. Our family enjoyed the cupcake design- it really brought our themed party to life! We ordered some gluten free cupcakes which were a bit drier than expected, but still good .Their regular cupcakes were very moist and tasted great. Pick up was easy and we were able to buy decorations/balloons as well. It's a great one stop shop! read more

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This is the place to go for a cake if you love buttercream frosting like me! They have beautiful cakes with the best frosting you ever had! They also have extra sugar flowers that you can add to the cake for even more decoration. And the cakes are really reasonably priced! They also have actual party favors and decorations, etc. read more

Picked up their giant cupcake (reg. $39.99) for fun (and a birthday). It was cute! They showed me the cake before resealing it for me to take. Loads of sweet frosting covered this cake - great if you like the stuff and you like it supersweet, but a little too much for us. With all that frosting, the cake was moist enough though. Before visiting the cake pick up counter, I took a walk around the store - nice looking pastries and cookies. On the other side are a variety of party supplies. read more

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FINALLY! I seriously have lived in Brookline for 6 years and have never tried a Party Favors cupcake or cake. I KNOW. I don't know how it happened, but it did. So, when my friend announced her birthday celebration, I decided to get her some (surprise) cupcakes and KNEW it was my chance. I had planned on pre-ordering the cupcakes, but we ended up just going in that day and choosing from their selection. We ended up getting 2 dozen of the tea (mini) cupcakes, which I think came out to about $19? Not too shabby. Oh - that included 1 mini red-velvet my husband and I split right there at the counter, to be sure the goods were... good. (They were.) Everyone (including myself) LOVED the cupcakes (we did 1/2 yellow and 1/2 chocolate) and I am drooling right now thinking of them. Just the right amount of delicious frosting. Ok, I need to stop before I bolt over there and order a dozen for myself. Definitely let the cupcakes (and probably cakes) get to room temperature before devouring. They are MUCH better. I've sampled their fudge before - pretty standard - and their selection of well, party favors, are extensive. read more

Party Favors - 2 dozen tea (mini) cupcakes - 1/2 yellow & 1/2 chocolate - after we attacked the box... - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Ordered this cake to celebrate my little sister's 40th at our office. Party Favors delivered! Delicious and staff is incredible! Thank you so much for a yummy cap to the week! read more

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Amazing selection of cupcakes! I especially love the petite ones so I can try out all the flavors. The mocha caramel cupcake is delightful read more

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Party Favors is a Brookline institution! I've gotten multiple different things to celebrate for my partner over the years (and vice versa). The staff are always very friendly and accommodating to help make every event special! Recently had our wedding cake tasting through Party Favors which was excellent. They also contribute to the community such as giving out free cupcakes on Brookline First Light Festival! I'm happy to support the local business and it's top notch. read more

The cake was beautiful and delicious. Thank you for helping me make Jasmine sweet 16 a wonderful day. I will be back! read more

Party Favors - a blue and white dessert table - Party Supplies Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Hello, If I had the option to post 10 stars I would have chosen 10 stars !!!! I was introduced to Party Favors many years ago from my best friend whom we as a family,called Uncle John, because he was very close to my daughter and I . Uncle john always used Party Favors to end his very exclusive dinners and events he would host at the Devonshire Apartments in Downtown crossing in Boston MA He himself was a very elegant man who wanted nothing but the best for himself and his clients,that lived there, and they all appreciated him for doing that for them. Party Favors always provided that for him, as well as for my daughter and I because we live on the Cape and on any birthday he made sure that he provided me with my favorite cake from them which is the Rocky Road Cake and my daughter's was any of their Gluten Free which were always amazing !! Uncle John is no longer with us for the last 4 years so it has been that long since I have had a cake from them, but I recently hosted my daughter's baby shower at a Boston restaurant and I not only needed the best Cupcakes and Gluten Free ones in addition to the regular ones. So who did I think to call ??? Party Favors !!! So my daughter once again got to have the best Gluten Free cupcakes at her baby shower but ala Uncle John, her guest got to enjoy the best cupcakes ever!!! They also provided all the balloons which were also beautiful and delivered everything !! As an added surprise to me they also included a Rocky Road Cake as a gift from them and Uncle John that was such as surprise that I cried happy tears !! THANK YOU PARTY FAVORS and their AMAZING STAFF NETTY and SARA as well as the OWNERS you are the BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Noreen Bahring read more

My family and I have been coming to get cupcakes here for YEARS! Their frosting is outstanding and it's easily our favorite go-to place. A few weeks ago, my family and I picked up a couple chocolate cupcakes. Much to our surprise, they tasted like cinnamon. The cinnamon flavor of the cupcake was so overwhelming that we couldn't finish them. Unfortunately, we learned that the cinnamon flavor is a result of their new cupcake recipe. So sad to have to say goodbye after being a customer for almost 40 years. read more

I've been here twice and both times were completely underwhelming. The cupcake I had tasted like it had been in the refrigerator for days. I gave it another try thinking maybe it was just a bad batch but it was the same experience. read more

My family has been ordering cakes from Party Favors for years. Their product is always consistently delicious. We love the buttercream frosting they use. Most recently, we ordered a cake for my brother and with only a few days I was able to pick from one of their lovely featured designs and have it customized with a message. The cake was $77 for a 2 tiered 25 person cake. It was delicious, too! read more