We have enjoyed petit fours from Plaza Bakery previously, and today we came in and ordered a few different things. We had macarons, pretzel sticks, cream puffs, and holiday cookies. The staff were extremely warm and friendly, and the bakery itself is welcoming and happy looking. My kids declared this the best bakery they have ever been to! Thank you, Plaza Bakery! read more

Great little bakery with awesome pastries! Very friendly and attentive staff with cute decor. Plaza Bakery offers a wide variety of cakes, cookies, and other desserts.. all delicious!! Our favorite are the petit fours! read more

Plaza Bakery - Petit Fours - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

The tasty treats take me back to my childhood!! Petit Fours and cupcakes were delicious!! They had a great variety of tasty treats! Give it a try. read more

Plaza Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

They RUINED our Christmas tradition!!!!! For over 40 years our family has enjoyed the petit fours and cakes for our Christmas celebration. However, three years ago we noticed the quality of the product had changed. We stopped getting the cake and instead went to Publix Bakery. This year, the petit fours were the final straw. They have an unpleasant aftertaste similar to mouthwash. I would recommend finding a different bakery. read more

Quick stop in when I dropped off my pup to the groomer across the way. To my pleasant surprise they had bite-sized petit fours cakes. Delish! The flavors i tried were carrot cake and almond. They were moist and not too sweet. All in all, tasty treats and timely service. Will be back! read more

Plaza Bakery - Petit Fours. Carrot cake on the left and almond flavor on the right - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

So I like to take treats when I go to my in-laws. I go to a few places for baked good. These are my favorite treated at plaza. If you were going to get one item you have to get the T.V. Bar. It is chocolate cake with a cream top covers in chocolate. It is always a hit. I got a few of their cute cookies, snowman, ginger breadman ect... I don't really care for them. Not much flavor and I don't like hard cookies They had fresh cinnamon buns come out when I was there and they were Oh so GOOD!!! Huge!!! I could have shared with a friend but I managed to eat it all by myself The staff is helpful and fast and I like the boxes they put your treats in Quality sweets and the pricing fits . Not cheep but it is worth the price read more

I'm sorry but this is unacceptable. I paid 85.00 for a July 4th themed pregnancy announcement cake. 1/2 sheet, 1/2 yellow, 1/2 chocolate. Paid extra to have them "decorate" it and write "red white and DUE, November 2022". I said just draw some rockets and fireworks on there, make it look July 4th themed and leave space for an ultra sound picture. This is what I got. I LITERALLY could have gotten a better decorated sheet cake out of a Walmart case and had them write that on there for free for 1/4 of the price. Too late to argue because the party is tomorrow. I'm so disappointed and I guess I'll have to add decorations to a cake I paid 85.00 for myself. read more

Plaza Bakery - Couldn't make the font cute? Or add a few more fireworks or something??? For 85.00??? Walmart would have been a better choice. - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

The eclairs are so good and I loved the americano. Will definitely visit again. The only drawback was that the eclairs were frozen solid in the middle. read more

AMAZING! I've been getting our family birthday cakes here for a few years now. Recently I had a sweet craving and wandered in...I found the most DELICIOUS brownie I've ever tasted...went back the next week for another and found more goodies..the cream filled donut is OUT OF THIS WORLD and the cream cheese Danish YOWZA.... Stop in for something FABULOUS and be sure to say hello to Kayla she's as sweet as the treats read more

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Absolutely horrible bakery. I had planned to use Plaza for my wedding cake as I grew up going to the bakery at their location off of Laskin Rd. After multiple emails and phone calls with Cristal reviewing that our cake will be confetti with vanilla frosting, we arrive to the tasting with a generic sample platter and confetti isn't even an option. I flew back home to attend this tasting for nothing to be presented remotely close to what we had discussed. The cupcakes were still hot and the icing was sliding off. The petit fours were extremely dry and I could barely swallow them. Not only was Cristal unapologetic, she took no ownership or accountability for the lack of preparation for our WEDDING cake tasting saying "confetti is vanilla just with sprinkles" instead of having the samples to try like we reviewed on the phone. Upon the disastrous tasting I asked for a refund of my $700 deposit - I never signed a contract or saw anywhere in writing it was a non refundable deposit, and the Cristal refuses to give a refund. I would NEVER recommend this bakery to anyone especially not for a wedding cake. Not only is it a terrible product, but also terrible service. Hopefully they make a contract for any future brides that dare to use them for their cake! read more

Plaza Bakery is always spot on and always fresh pastries! Unbelievable cinnamon rolls! read more

Amazing local bakery! Butter tea cookies are phenomenal! Cupcakes are incredible and donuts wonderful! Everyone is so friendly :) Shop local vs a chain read more

To make a very long story short Plaza Bakery is no where near as good as the original owners. My best friend grew up there so she knew them and her family frequented the store. Again I'm making a long story short and will never go there again. The manager is rude one of the reasons they only have 3 1/2 stars. They made double the money on my order because they messed up my order. They refused to give me a refund. They only gave me a store credit however I live 5 hours away. We were there on vacation for the first time. We won't be back there at any time. They know we lived 5 hours away so they know we'll never get to collect on that store credit. Very bad business. If I could give them a zero I would therefore had to give them 1 star. I used to run 6 stores as a district manager so I know what it takes to run a successful business. They're not gonna make it!! read more

Outstanding Customer Service, espressos, and baked goods! The ladies at this venue have gained a new customer, and I will undoubtedly take advantage of the beauty and warmth that this bakery exudes!!! The ladies not only provided me with great German chocolate espresso, banana pudding, brownies, and cupcakes...they brought a big smile to my face with their hospitality, kindness, and exuberant personality to not just me, but every customer that walked through the door. I will be back... a LOT!!! read more

For the last 17 years plaza has made our birthday cakes. Their art work is amazing and it tastes even better. read more

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The doughboys and birthday cake we ordered were beyond wonderful! The birthday boy gave us specific instructions on the type of cake and colors he wanted. the excitement on his face when he saw it was priceless. Thank you! read more

Plaza Bakery - a birthday cake with a hockey theme - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

The young lady working up front was very polite and professional. They didn't have a particular donut that I wanted. She went out of her way to customize a doughnut for me. She also told me she would make my donuts anytime with just an hours notice. Everything I have tried there is delicious! read more

Have been a long time Plaza customer following generations of Plaza customers. My wife and I got our wedding cake and assorted desserts from here in September 2022 and were thrilled with how everything turned out. Looking forward to having our anniversary cake and to stopping by whenever we can! read more

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New owners are rude and unaccommodating. The product is awful and the decorating on their cakes look like a 5 year did it. This is definitely a shame that this bakery for many years had a great reputation and now it has truly gone down hill since it was taken over. I will never support this place again and they need to change the name to let the past owners know they did a great job and have NO affiliation with these new owners. Bad just bad they don't really rank a star but since I have to select something one is about it!! read more

We chose Plaza Bakery because they were the only bakery that told us they could do a cake with the New Orleans Saints emblem on the cake. All in all the cake we got for our son's birthday tasted ok. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. As far as the texture it was a nice light cake and everyone enjoyed it. My only complaint is that I felt the icing was a little thick for myself. It is a bakery we will try again, and the staff was very friendly which is a huge plus. read more

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Petit fours were phenomenal as usual, however my donuts were not fresh at all. They were dry and I don't think they were made the day I purchased them. I'll continue to use Sugar Plum as my bakery choice. read more

I have been coming to Plaza for over 20 years and up until this past year (new owners took over) I've been disappointed. Last straw was picking up a gender reveal cake yesterday. They screwed up all the colors, the design was flawed tremendously, instead of calling to maybe talk about what they weren't able to add, they just disregarded it all together. I was told the design was different from the picture because I ordered a bigger cake....which is absolutely ridiculous read more

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This is a great bakery and is even better now that the new owner, Cristal, took over. She has made a lot of improvements in the space - looks brand new! The baked goods are all amazing. My favorites are the petit fours. The cakes are also delicious and beautifully decorated. read more

Was next door at the Med Emporium and wandered in here. A lady was asking for her money back on a cake she'd had made that had messed up icing (looked like perhaps she had messed it up in transit and/or after she got it home but who am I to judge). There were some cupcakes and cookies and brownies in the glass case that looked decent but I didn't buy or try anything. Nothing in here was gourmet-looking and the decorations weren't first-rate. I looked at some of the Yelp photos of custom cakes and they look pretty good so I could be horribly wrong but the decor on the doughnuts and cookies and cupcakes I saw were not better than something I could've done and I'm not very good or trained professionally... read more

amazing place great food very good nice people all very kind and happy to help you however you need

I'd been going to Plaza for their Petit Fours and ribbon cakes for decades (since the 80's). Sadly, when they went under new ownership a few years back, the texture and flavor changed. I was so sad and hadn't been back for years. Well, I finally tried them again last week on a whim and they are back!! The old favorites taste just like they used to and they've added the best french macarons and brownies that I've ever had! Pricey? Yes. Worth it? Double yes!! Give them a chance (either again or for the first time). You won't be disappointed! read more

I am a long time patron of Plaza Bakery and have made it a point to stop and get a treat whenever we are at that end of town. This morning was a disappointment to say the least. Since it's makeover Plaza Bakery has not been the same. The eclairs were not what we have loved and the pastry was gritty and the chocolate bitter. The petit fours... the icing was not the same. And so disappointing. We will not be back. read more

I've been very frustrated with them since the new owners took over. My daughter is getting married and has been trying to get them to contact her regarding what she wants. They keep promising to call her when I talk l to them, but never call her. They said they wouldn't be able to do part of what she wants, however, when I said she's open to negotiating the cake, they still ignore her. Why in the world would a bakery not want to supply a wedding cake? That's a big order!! I would think good income. I'm really disappointed in them. My family has been doing business with Plaza for over 60 years. But I'm not so sure anymore read more

We bought a six inch previously frozen cake that turned out very stale. Sharp knife would not cut the bottom or top layer. When we returned to the store the clerk advised us the owner would only allow us a 50% refund. It's wasn't that much money but when you order something and can't eat it you should get your money back or another similar product. Going elsewhere for my cakes now. read more

Since the new ownership took place they are rude and arrogant. I paid 40.00 for a loaf size cake which I use to pay 27.00 at plaza and the cake when I got it home was awful call the icing ran off and the words ran off. I called the manager said I don't know what you did to the cake. She wouldn't offer to fix it because she wasn't responsible. A big loss to Virginia Beach. Plaza bakery was the best at the beach read more

I made a Yelp account just to write this review. On 12/17 I had messaged Plaza Bakery on doing a wedding cake consultation. They emailed me back saying they were available for the weekend of the wedding and asked that I send pictures and ideas, which I did. Nearly a month later I reached back out to them after I didn't hear anything further. I figured with Christmas and New Years people have lives, too, but when they hadn't responded by the second week of January I would message them back. I got the "sorry, it was going to spam" even though we had communicated via email previously, but maybe it did. We set up to meet on January 16th to discuss everything at 11am. I was to call an hour before just to make sure we're still good. When I called this morning at 10:05, the front desk girl had no idea what was going on. I asked her if it would be better to reschedule because it would be a waste of time for everyone to attend a meeting where they were unprepared. She went into the back to see how to handle it, and apparently the lady we had been corresponding with called out today. The other cake decorator was apparently swamped picking up her slack, and was completely left in the dark. I'm glad I called before we showed up and wasted our time, but severely disappointed I had to be responsible for following up with them, and that they would essentially cancel our meeting without any notice. The poor girl at the front had no idea, so it's not her fault. But you would think someone would have said "by the way, these people have an appointment at 11," and if the girl making the appointment was going to call out tell her coworkers that she would have to cancel her consultation that was scheduled. I had heard they've gone downhill in recent years, but had yet to experience it first hand. Still gave them 2 stars because their product is good, but the service leaves much to be desired. read more

We haven't been to Plaza in a while and I was shocked at the difference in quality. We purchased the icing dot cookies and the butter cookies. Not only was the texture unappetizing but they tasted soapy. My husband and I were scrambling for something to drink to wash the taste out of our mouths. Thankfully, I had some Altoids. I understand the bakery is under new ownership and I think there may have been mistakes made in the kitchen. I was also saddened to learn Plaza no longer makes bread. read more

I went back to plaza bakery to get my husband a Black Forest cake for his birthday after I had one of the best German chocolate cakes ever from there. This Black Forest cake was the worst cake I have ever had. I was so disappointed. I don't think I will be going back there after such a drastic difference in quality. read more

Plaza Bakery - What I got as a Black Forest "cake"....more like a chocolate pie with whipped cream and cherry pie filling - Desserts Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Plaza was the go-to fresh bakery in the Hilltop section of Virginia Beach for many years, and is still a great spot for wonderful cookies, sweet rolls, freshly made pies and a limited selection of basic breads and dinner rolls. But the bakery has not followed the trend toward fancifully decorated cakes (they try, but their heart isn't really in it) and exotic European breads and sweets so common at many of its Beach competitors, and, as a result, these days they've been left a little behind some of the fancier bakeries along Laskin Road or Va Beach Blvd. If you're looking for a work of art for your next birthday cake, and want to spend $100+ for the cake, Plaza probably isn't your spot. But if you're just looking for a sugar fix with some great fresh cinnamon rolls (with raisins!), super-gooey Danish, or a wonderful mincemeat pie at Thanksgiving, by all means stop into Plaza, and experience baked goods like they were made before the arrival of The Cake Boss. read more

There cakes and pastries never let me down. Every time I get a cake from here people rave about it and ask where it's from. The almond cake is like a petifore. It's very rich and sweet so a little goes a long way One of the best bakeries in town! read more

About 11 years ago I won aa contest That was giving away a cake from Plaza bakery. I've never had a cake from the bakery before but my family absolutely loved it! Since then for the past 11 years, I've gotten every single birthday cake for all of my family members from this bakery! Their cakes are amazing and tasty! They try their best at making whatever you need! I will be going there forever! read more

I went into Plaza today to order several types of cookies for a baby shower. I was in there a few weeks ago and saw some adorable ones in the case; when I inquired about them, the girl behind the counter( she NEVER took her sunglasses off), said "you didn't see them here". I said yes I did, I haven't been anywhere else. She proceeded to argue with me. So, I was basically called a liar. She RUDELY interrupted me and started taking my personal information....she also put a book in front of me labeled showers and it was full of cakes. I told her I wanted cookies. It was so unbelievably obvious she did not want my business so I thanked her for wasting my time and I left without ordering ANYTHING! I'm done, I won't be back. read more

I've ordered shower cakes from here and they are always beautiful and delicious. Their almond flavor cake is AmAzInG!!!! They will pretty much design your cake to your specifications. I had a small two-tier baby cake made with pale blue fondant and white polka dots. Unfortunately, the only drawback was I wasn't crazy about their ideas (they have a picture book that you can flip through). I had to search on the Internet and recommend something specific to them. I've made my own special occasion cakes for years, so I'm admittedly a cake snob. Bleh, I hate cheap sheet cakes (the kind you get in a grocery store or from a wholesale club). You can taste the additives and preservatives and there's nothing special about them. You are ordering a cake for a special occassion, so make it special and get it from Plaza Bakery instead. The cost is a little higher but it's totally worth it. And it's not way over-priced by any means. The cost is just higher because you are getting custom work. Plaza Bakery also has individual desserts for sale in a bakery case. I've never had a chance to try any of them, but they look very tempting. read more

Very disatisfied with the customer service I paid $45 for a small. I was very dissatisfied with the decoration on the cake , see I was expecting it to be decorated nicely for young adult , instead it looked like it was made for seven-year-old. When I Mentioned that I was dissatisfied , their easy way out was ,"you don't have to buy it.!!" Are you kiddin they know it's for an event and the likelihood of me leaving it behind the slim. Even though they knew I was disatisfied they seemed happy to tell me have a nice day , sarcastically! I would never buy another Cake from them again. !! read more

I have ordered in the past and Loved the cakes that they have done, but fully disappointed this time around. I ordered a sheet cake for my daughter's graduation, and asked for them to decorate it with Blue and yellow roses for a Sentara graduation, she graduated with her BSN, and when my husband picked it up, it looked like a 2 yr old decorated it. Their cake is delicious but it was plain white with no decoration! BJs could of done better! So very disappointed, and no refund. Too late to take it back. They should know how to decorate a cake without asking. It was a $90.00 cake! read more