One of my friends took me to Richmond Centre specifically for Saint Germain; was it this good?…read moreActually, I walked by and with discipline window shopped this bakery. A day later, I find myself back here, having an egg tart, Portuguese egg tart, double almond croissant, and banana bread. Both egg tarts were great. While the crust wasn't the crispiest and flakiest, this was preferred. (Maybe I'm the minority who dislikes when the flakes fly everywhere!) The egg portions were just sweet enough and eggy enough, not too thick and not too thin. The almond croissant was very generous with the almond slices, and it was a tasty croissant overall. It also wasn't too crispy or flaky, which was fine. I enjoyed how chewy the interior was. The banana bread slice was also very good. This one surprised me; it was definitely more spongey than I expected, though. Service was great, and they can serve in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. Communication was interesting, since some staff only speak Mandarin, but it was a fun experience nonetheless. The staff were so friendly, and I know I'll be returning soon!

First time going to the St. Germain's bakery at Richmond Centre. I was apprehensive about getting a…read morewhole cake as i have had a couple of bad experiences recently at the Aberdeen location. We arrived there 10 ish and checked out the cake list. We opted for a mango pudding cake and they told us to wait 20 minutes as they were in the process of making it. I found the menu prices quite affordable and relatively lower compared to a lot of those dessert shops that sell cakes. When we opened the cake later in the afternoon, we all found it nicely presented. There was an abundance of fruits on top. The cake itself was also not too sweet which was perfect for us. The cake only had one layer of pudding and the rest of the layers consisted of sponge cake and minimal mango pieces. Overall, the cake does the job nicely at a reasonable price.

Decisions, decisions, decisions…read more I've been coming here more often than I really need to but not really because I want to. It's more a need to. The seniors like it. Especially the Old Bean, and it's proximal. Why does he like it so much? Breakfast. Scratching your head? I'm not, because I live in his reality. This is a bakery for cakes, pasties, and other HK style sweet snacks. Even the so-called savory items in here are slightly sweet, the wiener buns are an example. As the Old Bean is wont to do, this is what he consumes for breakfast. Pastries and cake, not congee. Although he'll go out for congee, but at home, it's cake. Chestnut cake, at 9:30AM, along with robusta bean pre ground coffee, aka MJB, out of a jumbo-sized tin or plastic tub, from a percolator, after a rolling boil of 20 minutes. Basically, a combination of bitter melon and sulfuric acid is the end product, generously seasoned with 6 heaping teaspoons of sugar, and a bit of milk is the way he likes it. This is not hyperbole. It's a gruesome brew in the morning, enough to kill the appetite and palate of a starving alligator or any reptillian in the Florida everglades. So this is why I'm here. It's my living certainty. I do eat stuff from here every now and then but not on any regular basis. I order B-Day cakes from here for occasions also. It's what the seniors are accustomed to. Helpful staff. Paid street parking in front and a couple of free spaces in the back. Grab and go place. Minimal interior seating. Cash or debit only.

This Maxim's stocks the standard selection of sweet and savoury Chinese pastries. A nice touch here…read moreis the hot steamed buns. Affordable prices. It looks like they also have cheap coffee and tea, but cheap in quality, not just price. Cash only. There are some tables inside or some picnic tables on the nearby closed street. The place looks a little dated and dim. I got a vegetarian steamed bun and a fruit cocktail cake. The steamed bun, kept nice and warm, was soft and the veggies inside were savoury and crunchy. I'd recommend this. It was my first time trying a Chinese fruit cocktail cake - I always would see them at Chinese bakeries and be tempted - so I have no basis for comparison on other fruit cocktail cakes, but I enjoyed the flavour. The cake was light with lots of fruit in the filling. It seemed a bit sweeter than the Asian cakes I'm used to. The sweeter cake and frosting in combination with the fruit cocktail, which is itself sweetened, made this a sweeter dessert than I would've liked. I'd be open to trying them again if it was in my neighbourhood, but it wouldn't be my first choice for Chinese desserts just based off this one cake.

Michele Cake Shop is located at 6033 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC Canada…read more Food : (5/5) Service : (5/5) Ambiance :(5/5)

I came after I saw recommendations for the fresh mango cake here online and was also recommended…read morethe pastries by a friend. I ordered a fresh mango cake the night before I needed it. It was very convenient, as some other places didn't allow such last minute orders! The cake was delicious, everyone enjoyed it! It was light, not too sweet and had a generous coating of mango. Would absolutely get it again! I also got a sugar cream bun which was also a delight, though I had expected it to have cream inside, but that was probably my own misunderstanding.

They have really good chinese chicken pot pies. As well, their cakes are fresh, made daily…read more You have to come here early to get your pick. They tend to sell out quite fast but they do make couple batches a day. So no worries. Unfortunately, I sometimes wish they can open later. They closes early, so unless you come here right after work or you will just have to miss out. Their staff are friendly. I highly recommend this place.

This is the Chinese bakery of choice for my work area for their selection of pastries, sweet or…read moresavory. This place has a ton of traffic right beside the Starbucks on the corner of 39th and Cambie. I see they have caught up with the times and now take debit. Usually my boss comes in here to pick up two box of treats for our office, and they are pretty consistent, and good. I do like the curry beef puff pastry they have here, I haven't run into their apple turnover, which I liked so much in their Burnaby location. In terms of Chinese bakeries, Anna's rates way up there as one of the best, not just for the individual servings, but also for their cakes made to order. Whether it is a birthday, or any other festive event, they have it covered, some popular favorites are chestnut (not my favorite, due to the paste), fruit toppings, and chocolate to name a few. Just remember that Anna's, because they also know they are rated high up there come with a price tag. They are not cheap, and you can go in here and spend a good chunk of change. They have sales of items after a certain time, I think 5, or it could be 6. With this place you know the cakes aren't too sweet, just right for my palate, and they have always been dependable for that. Usually they are open everyday too, even on Christmas, they just don't open too late.

Great service and good choices of buns, cakes and breads. There is also fresh baked chicken pie,…read moreegg tarts, apple pie and curry puff in the small oven by the till just tell them how many you want. Come early for a good selection and parking

anice Bakery is my regular spot every time I visit Richmond. They offer delicious Hong Kong-style…read morebreads , cookies , cakes and occasionally feature other Asian-style breads. The majority of their breads taste great, and this time, I discovered some new items! I got a purple rice loaf, chocolate swirl loaf, and molten matcha bread. They also had a purple yam loaf, which made it hard to choose. The Molten Matcha bread had matcha cream inside with matcha-colored bread. The texture was soft, and the cream wasn't too sweet - very good. The Chocolate Swirl loaf had a fluffy and soft texture. The chocolate swirl wasn't overwhelming, but it was still pretty good. The standout item was the Purple Rice loaf. The purple rice was kneaded inside the bread, and it was absolutely delicious - packed with filling and great flavor. Overall, I liked all the loaves. I highly recommend this bakery for their breads, cookies, and other items!

Odd how this place gets such a low score, it is really the same as any other Anna's you go to…read more.. you know why? Cause the goods come from their main bakery on Broadway and get delivered here, so there should be no product difference except the fact you have to walk into the mall, unlike their other stores which are usually outside. It is the only Anna's in Richmond servicing the area, and for what it is, it is good, sure not many go to Lansdowne mall if you don't really have anything else to do (due to the shopping choices of the mall) but if you are wanting their individual pieces like the favorite Napolean cake, it's there, with all their other signature cakes. A good thing with being in the mall is that you can actually eat the stuff in the mall and get a coffee at the food court if not another vendor. So why this place gets a bad rap I have no clue, but if you are living in Richmond and do not want to cross the bridge to get this bakery, well then you gotta find parking at the mall and walk in.

The Mango Cake slice was overly sweet and the sweetness from the glaze overwhelmed the fresh taste…read moreof mangoes. It did not taste good anymore because they put too much glaze for the cake slice. The sweetness needs to be appropriate for the cakes to taste good. The Mango pudding was worse - it was tasteless with sour strawberries on top. You could not taste mangoes in the pudding; it tasted watery. Also, they should put mangoes on top of the mango pudding instead of strawberries. This is not a strawberry pudding. Regarding the service, the server asked me if I wanted to put the two items together in a small box. She should give me a bigger box instead because the two items did not fit inside the small box. Therefore, the cream of the cake slice mashed into the box and the cake slice was ruined. Then she told the cashier 'with tax.' It was odd for her to say that because everyone knows that there was tax for the products. Usually, the server would give the purchases to the cashier and the cashier would give the purchases to customers on the cashier counter. But the server told us to go to the fridge counter and she gave us the small box there and said, "There was no handle on the box so be careful when you carry it." She should not make customers walk over to her (it was more difficult to take the purchases over the fridge counter), and she did not need to say that because we could see that there was no handle on the box. Usually, the staff would say 'thank you' when they handed the purchases to customers. She was trying to make us look stupid. Moreover, the cashier just put down the receipt on the counter instead of handing it to us and without saying 'thank you.' Their quality of products and service used to be okay, and they had more selection as well in the past. Who would go to this bakery now besides their friends and relatives?

We walked past several bakeries on Hastings and circled back to Valley Bakery…read more This bakery had an enormous amount of pastries, cakes, breads and so many cookies to choose from by the dozen. I loved the variety and the artistic vibes that stood out with the pastries that we had to take a few home to enjoy. Friendly service by the 2 girls who greeted us.

This place has been a Christmas family tradition for decades for us. Last year and this one we…read moredecided were sub-par,.. we can do better. The people were pleasant enough, but not efficient like they used to be, we feel the ownership likely has changed and the recipes are a bit dated so without the "old school feel" we are decided this was our last year. Old here also no longer means particularly cheap.

I like this store especially when I'm hungry and needing a quick bite. My favorites are the bbq…read morepork and beef sandwiches. They taste good and are reasonably priced. Wish they had more fillings though. Be forewarned they have a lot of air, lol. But I know it's a high inflation environment. They also have plenty of bread options. They even have cakes. I tried the Black Forest Butter Cake and it was good, creamy and fluffy and would have gone well with coffee. I was satisfied! The place is clean. It's inside the mall. They take cash only unfortunately. So have to make sure you have cash with you.

They put a big piece of coloured plastic (black and red) to surround the 8" durian cake that I…read moreordered and they taped the plastic which made it difficult to remove it (usually the bakeries put a small transparent plastic to surround the cake without the tape because it is easier to remove it this way). Also, the coloured plastic was unnecessary for the kind of cake that I ordered (usually it is used to stabilize the mousse cake but mine is a cream cake). The coloured plastic made the cake look ugly, and it gave them an excuse to put less cream and decoration for the cake. Everything was tasteless - the cream (powder taste), the durian meat (weak taste mixed with cream), the sponge cake (minimal egg taste), and the fruits on top of the cake (they did not have the clear sugar glaze for the fruits; they tasted bitter and the kiwi still had bits of skin on - it was gross). The cake was nasty because the flavour of the ingredients was minimal and it was not sweet. It deterred you from finishing it. In addition, there was a small piece of debris (brown shell) in the cake; it was scary. They did a poor job for the cake (it was just big and heavy - quantity over quality); it was very disappointing. In terms of the service, the staff asked me to pay some deposit when I ordered the cake at the store. It was unusual for bakeries to ask customers for deposit because usually customers pay when they pick up the cake (e.g. when you order the cake by phone then you pay when you pick it up). When I went there to pick up the cake, the staff did not greet me, look at me, or talk to me at all; she just took my receipt and retrieved the cake. She did not even say 'thank you' and she looked annoyed. The staff should be happy to get the whole cakes for customers because the whole cakes are the most expensive item in the store and they are celebratory. The fact that she just taped one small candle with the plastic knife on the box without asking was unprofessional. Cakes are about happy occasions. But their cake made me feel terrible after eating it. They charged me $80 for the cake. It was not even worth half the price with the service. P.S. The bakeries always have a catalogue of cakes for customers because the store would not have all kinds of cakes available in the fridge. Then the staff would explain to customers of their design capabilities. That is service. The fact that the bakeries do not provide a catalogue to customers and just give customers a price list instead means they want to limit the choices for customers by just showing the customers the cakes in the fridge. That means they do not want customers to be happy. If the staff do not want to sell to customers, that means they do not want business.