Pastries by Nancy's cakes are so soft and so delicious!!! The employees are extremely friendly and they helped me find the perfect cake for my brother's engagement!! When I volunteered to get the cake for my brother's engagement I never thought that I will find a good cake, but thanks to Pastries by Nancy I did!! I cannot say enough to express my gratitude. Highly recommend them for everyone!! read more

I am deeply concerned about the quality of the product. In the 10-15 years I had used this bakery, I gained trust and confidence to use them for every special event. Recently, they not only did a poor job with my daughter's Sweet 16 cake, they didn't even use the colors that I asked them to on the flowers. The writing was unprofessional and tacky looking. I am posting the photo on Facebook so, other consumers be aware. You are NOT getting the same quality from this bakery any longer and I deeply sorry about that. This place use to be a real treat RJones read more

Service is not what it use to be. Went to order a cake today and it was closed for lunch, sign said would be back at noon waited n waited until 12:30 no one ever open the doors even though there was someone clearly in sight cleaning the kitchen. Won't be going back. Doubt they care... read more

Over priced. You're better off going to some asian bakery at 1/2 the price. Try Cathy's Bakery in San Gabriel. We bought a wedding cake there, and they bent over backwards to help. read more

So we've been huge fans of Bulgarini Gelato since moving to Altadena over a year ago (pssst...winters here bring capps and roasted chestnuts!) but we had never ventured across the way to Pastries by Nancy....until last month. I thought it was just this little hole in the wall place that baked adequate but nothing special cakes and pastries. Surprise! Not so. Upon walking in you get the feeling of a quaint little baked goods shop but it is so much more. The available cakes were in abundance and uniquely shaped and designed. The frosting isn't overpowering the look of the cakes. "hat box" shaped cakes dominate here but I would prefer that to a standard overly decorated, sickly sweet work of fluff. The red velvet cake that my son ordered was rich and delicious with a subtle hint of chocolate, which is what a red velvet cake should taste like but never really does. I ordered not a pecan pie but a pecan "square", that tasted just like a pie....but wasn't. We tasted the lemon tart and drooled over the chocolate draped strawberries. Everything was so mouth wateringly good that I requested a business card and told them I would Yelp them very positively. There should be more bakeries like this one. Oh yah....and overpriced? Hrmmm....bought the red velvet cake (which was your average sized cake) for the same price that I've bought Ralph's brand red velvet which doesn't compare to Nancy's at all. Ever. read more

This has to be one of the best bakeries in the San Gabriel Valley. I have ordered cakes from this bakery since 2000 when I ordered my 50th birthday cake and will continue to order from them. I have referred them to all of my friends and family. Thank you for your great service! read more

Went to see what they had since I had seen this place on Groupon. It was around 2pm and they did not have much of anything. The man behind the counter was rude so I left way I came empty handed. read more

This place is the best! I referred them to my best friend for his wedding and he could not be happier. The cake came out perfect, delicious, everything was done in time and most of all the design was flawless. Sean is the nicest and most professional individual in the business. I have dealt with a lot of pastry shops and you either get good cakes or good service. In this case you get both! read more

This was one of the bakery options that was included in our wedding package at Altadena Country Club for our cake. I'm not sure whether we settled on them becuz they were closer to the venue or because they were the 2nd place we went to and didn't really care, but we're glad we did. Their cakes are delicious. We picked a cake with a simple design becuz we knew we were gonna have the florist decorate it. We did, however, pay extra (something like 35 bucks) to add fresh fruit -- way worth the cost. We didn't experience any difficulties when dealing w/ them and pretty much didn't really deal with them much -- here's the cake we want, add the fruits, show up at our wedding-- done. The location is in a rundown strip mall, but that's what you expect from a bakery, right? For a wedding cake, add the fruit -- it's worth it. read more

This store has the best tasting cakes ever. 6 years ago my wife and I ordered our wedding cake from here and were delighted with the taste, design, and service. The cake tasting was easy to schedule and super fun. We just ordered our daughters birthday cake and my daughter who is very picky loved three different ones. Her favorite was the chocolate cake but the white cake with Bavarian cream was the best Ive ever had and their red velvet was amazing too. The fillings are all really good as well. They have these tiny cakes you can buy and taste before you order the big one. I would recommend this for any large celebration or just to indulge in on a cheat day! The store has plenty of parking since its in a shopping center and very remote. Closed on Sundays and Mondays so call before you go in. read more

At first I was a little skeptical because I bought a groupon for $9 for a dozen cupcakes but let me tell you how delicious those cupcakes were! Beat deal ever! The red velvet cupcakes were to die for. I only ordered cupcakes but everything looked so good and so fresh. I will definitely go back very soon with or without a groupon. read more

Came here a few months ago for my cake tasting. We were greeted by Shaun who was really welcoming and out us at ease. He sat us down gave us two cups of the BEST coffee ever. He said to relax and he hoped we brought our appetite. When he sat down he explained to us that this is a consultation and that he is here for us. He brought out 3-4 different types if cakes, kept refilling our coffee, answered all our questions brought out different combinations and even gave us his honest opinions about everything cake related. Great guy and great cakes... Look out for my after wedding update read more

My family orders all our bday cakes from here. The last one we ordered was a red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and whipped cream on the outside. All I can say is no cake was wasted! It was perfect! This is a small bakery. Not many people working at a time but it was VERY worth it for me!!!!! read more

We got a gorgeous Lego cake from here for my seven year old's birthday! Glad I listened to the reviewers and checked it out. The cake was more expensive than I thought it would be, but I am really glad I just went for it. It was PERFECT. Incredibly delish and perfect looking. One downside. The dude that I talked to to order the cake was, um, unpolished I guess is the word. But the end product was yummy and gorgeous so whatevs. read more

We ordered our wedding cake from here. Our mouthwatering, 3-tiered wedding cake with vanilla, chocolate, and marble tiers with buttercream frosting... mmmmm just thinking about it makes me salivate. And not only that, but the cake looked like a million bucks - so gorgeous and classy. I cannot look or taste another wedding cake again without comparing it (and having it coming up short) to our cake from Pastries by Nancy. read more

Pastries by Nancy made our wedding cake, and it was superb. From the moment we first walked in for the tasting, I had a good feeling about this "hole in the wall" place. The staff were very friendly and let us "taste" a really embarrassing quantity of cake. It was ALL delicious, and we had a hard time deciding on a flavor, but eventually decided on a chocolate with chocolate raspberry filling (with fresh berries). On the day of the wedding, our cake arrived on-time and looked perfect. Even better, it tasted amazing. Our guests raved about how delicious it was. We saved part of it, and ate it about 6 months later (couldn't wait for the year anniversary!) and it was still pretty tasty even then! read more

Well, as a child my mother always said"if you don't have anything nice to say, then say nothing" so with that being said, I will say the stars speaks for me :) OK, in all fairness to them I purchased cupcakes(red velvet) and lemon bars(lemonless), and I believe their specialties are cakes.. =/ well on to my next review. read more

Pastries by Nancy provided the cake for my wedding and I have NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS to say about their work. The flavor was amazing and the service was stupendous. You can't go wrong with Pastries by Nancy!! Preston Howard read more

Back in the day, my roommate used to order their lemon meringue tart through Bristol Farms in the South Bay. It was one of the best desserts this dessert aficionado has ever had! I don't like traditional meringue that tastes like foam; this one had a perfect lemon curd (not too tart, not too sweet) topped with wonderful meringue that was like a cross between whipped cream and marshmallow! If it weren't over an hour from my home I might actually make the trip to get one. If I can't find a recipe online, I just might do it. read more

Going to try out this bakery through this LivingSocial deal: https://www.livingsocial.com/deals/157709?ref=conf-jp&rpi=49133370

Forget about the horrible reviews, that must have been a hoax bc this place makes awesome wedding cakes and we ordered it for our upcoming wedding and Shawn is such a nice guy, he is the owner and very helpful and generous esp during our caketasting. We ordered the white cake with Bavarian cream and usually I would never opt for chocolate Bavarian cake, but OMG his was fantastic not too sweet and he uses Godiva chocolate! The cream is NOT like Crisco...I would say it is in between a whipped cream/butter cream texture. It's pretty light and fluffy. Yum! read more

Not only are the scones, cakes, cookies and muffins great! They now have sandwiches. We stop buy our bike ride we do on Saturdays for some lunch and bought the special which was hot chicken and potatoes. OMG it was soo good. Infact we been there several times just for the sandwiches, so far this is the best sandwich place in Altadena. If you are hungry and want a good sandwich you should try Nancy's. read more

We used Pastries by Nancy for our wedding cake last January, and just reordered a mini version for our one year anniversary this month. Shawn was super easy to work with, and most importantly, the cake was super delicious. We did a few weeks before the wedding and settled on a vanilla cake with Bavarian cream, strawberries and raspberries, and with butter cream on the outside. SO good, I'm disappointed I didn't get to eat more during our wedding. In terms of design, we showed him a picture of what we wanted and he was able to replicate it without a problem. We definitely would recommend him! Thanks Shawn!! read more

My husband and I ordered our wedding cake from Sean and it was oh so delicious! I can't believe how good the cake was and am sad that I only got to take a few bites. We highly recommend them for any wedding because the cake not only tasted amazing but it looked so beautiful! Seriously, the cake was gorgeous!! read more

We've been buying cakes for 18 years from this place and have never been disappointed.

I ordered a three tier cake for November 19th 2011 and the cake looked great. The first time I went tasting was around June with my aunt. We LOVED the marble the most and then the lemon and the red velvet (could not decide). Shawn was very polite in explanation of the cakes and what they company is known for. Very informative. So since I had gone to several other cake boutiques, I knew I wanted Peter to come taste this place. When Peter and I went together, he actually liked the red velvet cake. However, we decided to get a two tiered cake with lemon as the bottom and red velvet on the top. Then four weeks before the event I had to pay the rest of the payment for the cake and Peter and I decided to make it a three tier for the extra people attending. So we told Shawn we wanted the top to be red velvet, the middle to be marble, and the bottom to be lemon with strawberries. He wrote it down and then it was upgraded. On the day of the reception, the cake looked great! We took a lot of pictures with the cake and even one with Shawn. He got there at 4:30pm and that was perfect. I was a little worried when it was getting closer to the beginning but they made it just when I was making a phone call. The cake was simply cute, but I wish it wasn't so cartoon like and more elegant. When we did cut the cake, the lemon with the strawberries tasted GREAT. I wish I took some home and left some more for myself. Also the red velvet was delicious. Of course Peter and I took the top of the cake home. I was so excited about tasting the top of the cake. So about two weeks later, I took it out of the fridge to try it. I was excited it was going to be marble because that was my favorite. However, when I sliced it and tried it, I was very disappointed. It was actually white cake with cream cheese. So I called Pastries by Nancy the next day to see what they could do. It was too late to fix it for the wedding reception, but I decided to call and see how their customer service was at a mistake. At first, I was a bit irked when they were trying to blame me for it was my mistake changing it 4 weeks before the wedding. But if it wasn't possible, they should have told me then before I changed it. I didn't like how they started to state I had changed it which is why there was a mistake. However, during the change, all they did was cross things out instead of making a new sheet of paper with all the other scribbles on there. No wonder it was hard to read. If I was making the cake I wouldn't have been able to read it either. In the end, they said it was OK so long as I don't change anything else. After the initial blame, I explained to them that they wrote it down that it was suppose to be, red velvet on top, marble in the middle, and lemon with strawberries. They realized the mistake and quickly changed to giving me a cake for Christmas. They decorated it and asked us to pick it up on the 23rd of December. It looked and tasted great. Just like the marble cake from the first time I tried it. So overall, it was a satisfying situation. The customer service the first day was great and so was the delivery. The mistake recovery good. I just wanted them to know that it was not nice to start to blaming a customer that they are the one that changed it and so it's their mistake. They should look before saying anything close to that assumption. That was the only thing that turned me off. Otherwise, their cake is amazing. I would suggest them for any wedding cake because it tasted the best. Thank you for the cake Shawn. read more

We had our wedding cake made here. Not only was it incredibly beautiful but it was the best tasting cake I've ever had at a wedding! I got so many compliments on the cake. The service is also great too. I'd highly recommend Pastries by Nancy! read more

Every cake is to die for. Their red-velvet is the real deal. They did my wedding cake last year and are doing my sis' this August. If you want a beyond good quality wedding cake at a decent price, this is the place to go to. My then fiance and I had been to so many places all over Los Angeles, and this place was beyond compare. Plus, the people that work here are so nice! Also, my uncle buys their cakes for his office parties and he works in bev hills! read more

Watch out!!!! they have a chocolate with chocolate mousse cake that is simply DELICIOUS ... I have declared myself as the official birthday cake fairy :) This is the second birthday cake I buy this month!!!!! woohoo!!!! read more

Pastries by Nancy created our son and daughter-in-law's wedding cake. Working from a photo and our ideas, Sean created a gorgeous, dream-come-true wedding cake! Our guests commented on how beautiful it was, and also how delicious. We could not have been more thrilled or proud. Now, one year later we are re-creating the top tier for them as an anniversary gift, since their cake was damaged in transit following the ceremony. We can't wait to see it all over again! I wish I knew how to post photos so interested potential customers could see how truly beautiful this special cake was. The entire experience, from tasting until one year later, has been easy and positive. read more

If you ever want to get the most delicious, moist, creamy and fresh cake go to Nancy's... It's the best! Always made to order.. I always know what I'm going to get...me and all my friends and family only get our cakes from them!! I've been a customer for the past 8 years... Truly worth every penny!! read more

Wonderful little bakery where the cakes and pastries are not only beautiful, they taste good, too.

Sean is pretty clear about the types of cakes that he does. If you want it in a crazy shape and decorated like they do in those cake competitions on TV, then this is not the place for you. He cares more about the taste than the wow factor. He does not do fondant, only bavarian cream. I ordered a 2 tier wedding cake with a simple design in mind and he was able to execute it pretty well from a photo I provided. Anyone who mentioned the cake to me after the wedding only had good things to say about it. Sean however, does not possess the greatest customer service. His assistant speaks English as a second language and that can get frustrating. Someone pointed out to me that he is more willing to talk to the person actually paying for the cake...so if that's your mom, then send your mom to the bakery to have a chat with him. Yes, going in person to discuss details is way more effective than attempting that over the phone. read more

Our wedding package at the Altadena Town & Country Club included a cake if we ordered it through one of their contracted local bakeries. We called around a bit, but after a tasting at Pastries, we realized they were the most flexible with what we wanted (they agreed to adapt the price to two cakes -- a wedding and groom's cake). The tasting went well, though Shawn is not the biggest people person. You have to look past it, and just be patient and know that your cake will turn out great. I was quite literal with him -- showing him images of what I wanted, and he definitely produced it. The cake was wonderful -- fresh raspberries in the filling. With planning from a distance and the whirlwind of coming into town for the wedding, I had completely forgotten the detail of a cakestand. Shawn left us with a beautiful one at no charge. We were so grateful. I would recommend him. Just be prepared to get slightly frustrated every now and then with his people skills, but I do promise that it is worth it. read more

Pastries by Nancy is the best for cakes in LA County!!!! The white cake with bavarian creme and chocolate ganache is to die for. I've been ordering their cakes for years, simply the best! For the negative comments out there please disregard them. If you can't write a review with decent grammar than I simply can't take you seriously!!! read more

I absolutely love Pastries by Nancy. I ordered my amazing wedding cake from them over 6 years ago and now I'm back for my daughters birthday cakes! The cakes are amazing, they taste great and they are reasonably priced! Great place! read more

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I fell in love with Pastries by Nancy cake when I went to have my tasting for my wedding. We ordered a two layer white with Bavarian cream and the chocolate with Bavarian cream cake. We had a specific pictures, one found on THEIR website, and brought it too them stating it was the exact cake we wanted, with the colors gold, with a white pattern and black trim. 2 DAYS before the wedding, the owner called and stated he would not be able to make my cake the way I wanted because the black would bleed. I compromised with him and changed to a dark silver. I did specify that I still wanted the majority of my cake gold, which he agreed to do. What kind of vendor calls 2 days before a wedding to change things? The day of my wedding I was heartbroken. He did not provide me with what I asked for in terms of design. They did not give me the gold cake I requested. After, when I talked with the owner regarding why they chose not to go with what I had requested, his initial response ways, "what do you want me to do about it now". After explaining that he did not provide me with what we requested, he stated he would call me back after talking to his employees. I had to call later to finish dealing with the situation because he did not return my call. In return, he finally reimbursed me half of my design fee. Although the cake was delicious, I would not recommend this bakery due to the lack of customer service I received. The owner was quite rude and the employees were vague and not very helpful. read more

We used Pastries by Nancy for our wedding. We had about 150 people. I was very pleased with every thing. We ended up choosing several flavors. It was so hard to choose just one. Each layer was a different flavor and or filling. Our cake looked great and tasted great. Everyone asked "who made the cake". I have gone back for birthday cakes and of course anniversary cakes. Yummy! Price was very good for our wedding. We were very happy! read more

Best cake anywhere. We tasted several bakeries for our wedding cake and this place won hands down. They use real ingredients and take pride in their work. Whenever we need cake we return here. You cannot go wrong. read more

Been ordering cakes from them for years. A couple of years back they did change owners and their customer service is now horrible! Last time I ordered a cake from them I went in and explained in detail what I wanted for my sister's sweet 16 cake. It was supposed to be black and white. The day I picked it up it was white, silver, and gray! I was beyond upset. Had it out with the owner who said, "Well we could not do black and white". Well, they are supposed to be the experts, right? Why didn't they tell me that when I ordered it? They still charged me the full price even though this was their fault. Like I said, horrible customer service. Nancy, can you please come back? read more