We ordered a custom birthday cake and were disappointed by the quality of the decorations. It…read morelooked like someone rushed through the piping and the design on the top of the cake was off center. No apology from the bakery and no means to make amends. To top it all off, the cake was expensive and dry. Would not recommend.

Today, we picked up a princess cake for grandma's birthday. It is a very specific cake, but the…read morewoman knows what she likes. While we were in the bakery, we also picked up a strawberry cupcake, a strawberry macaron, and a Napoleon. The strawberry macaron had the perfect crunch to it on the outside and the inside the texture was just right, and it was very flavorful. The cream between the macaron shells had sweet little explosions of strawberry flavor, like the strawberries were dried, and then added to the cream without being chewy. It was very interesting and my son loved. The star of the show was a princess cake. My MIL loves princess cakes and she noted that this one was exceptionally moist and delicious which is perfect. I just wanted to make her day and I'm glad that we found le Gateau Elegant to help us make her day even more special.

The owner was incredibly rude and unprofessional from the moment we arrived. She lacked basic…read morecourtesy and spoke to guests in such an aggressive manner that it felt as though she was looking for a confrontation. I attended a bridal shower where she created an unnecessary scene by yelling at two guests over their children's seating arrangements. It made everyone uncomfortable and took away from what should have been a joyful celebration. Throughout the event, every reasonable request was met with resistance, as she repeatedly insisted having things her way rather than trying to accommodate the guests. As the owner of an event venue, creating a welcoming atmosphere and providing good customer service should be a priority. Unfortunately, that was not the experience we had. Based on this experience, I would not recommend this venue.

Beautiful setting for a bridal shower tea party!…read more The woodland room was so cute, whimsical, and fun! The room was so earthy and pretty. When my friends and I were deep in conversations, I forgot we were in a closed room and it felt like we were sitting at a table in a forest instead! We loved all the fun and pretty details in the woodland room. We loved the other rooms too and appreciate how we were able to walk through all of them, take pics, and play around! We loved all of the food and drinks that were served. We had blueberry scones, tea, lemonade, various finger sandwiches, salad, cheesecake, and sparkling cider. We were able to take home the leftover food and we had plenty to eat between the 6 of us. Denise is friendly and easy to communicate with both via email and in person. I'm so glad I reserved her woodland room for my bridal shower. She made the day feel so special and fun! I would recommend Pretty Tea Parties for anyone interested in doing an unforgettable get together! I hope to book with Denise again for future celebrations! :)

***find them at the concord flea market, right at the parking entrance***…read more Definitely hit the spot when in your in the mood for a spicy but hint of sweet snack to munch on or a sweet snack. We got the Mangazo...which is mango, shaved ice, mango flavoring, chilli/salt powder and Chamoy sauce...soo goodd!!! We also try one that was condensed milk, raspberry syrup and shaved ice...also delicous !!!

Found these guys at the Livermore Outlets and their Mango Diablito hit the SPOT on this 90+ degree…read moreday. Fantastic flavor, very nice people, great value!

The best European market. Wonderful smoked salmon, variety of other fishes including pickled…read moreherring. Large selection of European groceries. Nice staff!

Called like 5 minutes before they closed simply to ask if they have white asparagus, not to…read morepurchase today, the lady answered the first time and hung up, so I called again, and a man answered and all he would say is "we are closing", I said "could you please tell me if you carry white asparagus" and he repeated we are closing. So, still don't know if they carry white asparagus but what I do know is I'm not shopping at Touch of Europe. I'll find them elsewhere, no doubt.

love.cook.nourish, boy is that a Great name for this company But you should know that, Cindy is…read morealso the Best Coordinator you can find for your events!!! We hired her for our wedding reception, my husband didn't want me to do anything for the reception, he told me to find someone to do it for us. Well I found Cindy, we sat down with her and in 5 minutes I knew she was the right person for our reception. We told her we would like to have a "Western theme" she took the reins () and ran with the idea. Next thing we knew we had the best "Upscale" BBQ for 80 people one could ask for And as advertised with love.cook.nourish, Cindy made our wedding cake also, Very Banana with Cream Cheese frosting and two different flavors of cupcakes for our guest What a fantastic night we all had Thank You Cindy and Staff at LCN

I could write a book on catering parties as a former restauranteur but most of you reading this…read morewould be bored. So I'll just get to the point. I have never hired a caterer for myself because I simply don't trust anyone else to cook for my guests - until now! This occasion was special - my wife and I were throwing our daughter an engagement party for about 70 people. Thank goodness I hired Cindy! Forget the fact there is no way I could have done this on my own for that many people anyway - but what really made the event was the fact she was beyond the ultimate professional she was a better version of me (sorry not trying to brag - just stating facts). She was incredibly prepared (and brought her daughter Ronnie who was an amazing help as well!). She knew her way around my grill as if it was her own. She brought all the right tools and gadgets to ensure every dish came out perfect - which ALL of them did! And she even took the tails off the 10 lbs of shrimp I had mistakingly ordered - in literally minutes - incredible! Everything was cooked, grilled and presented with absolute perfection. Last night was the start of something special between my family and love.cook.nourish. Cindy is now the only person I will trust going forward and is now unofficially an adopted member of our family or should I say my sister from another mother... Love.cook.nourish is hands down the best caterer for your event or party - regardless of how complex or simple, you want to make it! And if you have read this far you better get going and contact her quickly for your party because she is going to be in the highest demand as word gets out about this gem! PS - feel free to reach out to me for more specifics if you wish - always happy to share more details.

We thoroughly enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Massimo in downtown Walnut Creek last Thursday evening…read more On Thursdays, Massimo's features a delectable 32 oz. tomahawk steak for two. It includes two sides of your choice, two salads of your choice, and finally two desserts. Everything was scrumptious! The steak was a perfect medium rare and so flavorful. For sides, we chose the gnocchi carbonara and bacon-wrapped asparagus. We also got an extra side of their creamy mashed potatoes. We finished the meal with espresso martinis, tiramisu, and bread pudding. The Tomahawk Thursday dinner is $160 for the three-course meal for two.

From the moment you walk in the door, you can tell Massimo is a "regulars" type of place. Same…read morefaces, same stool, same drink, same food probably for the better part of the last decade. Food was nothing special, much better Italian in town, and while the staff was courteous enough (esp after the kitchen screwed up my order); though I did feel like more of an afterthought than a paying customer. The thing that really stuck with me though was the smell. Odor is more like it actually, sour, like the seafood had gone bad in the fridge or something. Very strange and vastly unpleasant.

This is a two star review. I came here at the recommendation of a co-worker and want to like it…read moremore than I did. I think the problem is that I couldn't get past the lack of a restroom in the area. They had some portables, but they are making food and we are supposed to eat it. Where are they washing their hands? This area is also pretty cold so if you go, make sure that you have a coat, scarf and hat. I'll never make that mistake again. But because of the cold, I didn't want to eat outside so our food got a cold, but it was good. My husband liked the food he got, but gluten free options are super limited. They get a third star because of the bar! Now there was only one person working there and that's fine because he could go get a snack or something and come back to pour drinks, but again. The restroom issue. Where does he wash his hands, what if he has a cold and sneezes into them, and so on. That's where my mind went. The vendors are quite nice and were helpful and weren't mean when they answered my GF questions and I appreciate that. So, this is like the little engine that could. I can see that it is a gathering spot for people and they have music and speakers which is cool. So I saw and felt a community vibe and people really seemed to like going. If I lived in the area, I may try it a bit more, but in all honestly, Oakland Museum's Off the Grid event is everything I wish this was. I'm sure that they will get there, but don't want to hang out while they figure it out.

I'm not sure if the selection changes as I only went once, but the selection was smaller than I…read moreexpected and there wasn't that many people there.

Our date night started off on the wrong foot. After we arrived, nobody acknowledged us for a half…read morehour at least. We did get water but that was it. We finally asked another waiter if he was our server and he said no, and another woman said she wasn't our waitress but she would find out. Maybe 5 minutes later Nikolas came by to take our order and was apologetic. We were starving so we ordered bread. More than 15 minutes passed and we were pissed they didn't bring the bread because we were STARVING and that's why we ordered the bread. The waitress that previously helped us told us that the bread is baked fresh so it may be the reason, upon which I thought, why didn't our waiter tell us that??? Or why didn't the menu mention that? Regardless Hans the manager was told we were agitated at this point and came by. He promised us a pleasant experience for the rest of the evening. Mostly he delivered but the crème brûlée he offered to comp us had run out. So we got some tart thing that wasn't very tarty. Most of our food was yummy. The truffle Mac & cheese was to die for. We want to come back and try the prime rib next time. Anyway, hooray for Hans and the other waitress who helped us (we tipped her separately as she was more helpful than our waiter). Nikolas, we hope to never see again.

I made a reservation for an early Saturday evening dinner. We got there and the hostess was very…read morenice. We were seated right away. However, service after that was pretty slow, our drinks took forever to come and the appetizer took even much longer. We had to wave our waiter down a few times because nobody was checking on us. - Drinks was pretty solid. A little too sweet but it was good. - We got a seafood tower for 2 which was $32 per person and we were sketical because it's pretty cheap. The quality really reflects the price. It comes with a half lobster tail, 2 oysters, 2 very skinny and stale mussels and 2 shrimps each. Super skinny and dry lobster tail, not very fresh oysters and we didn't even where the oysters came from. Do not recommend the seafood tower. - We both got caesar salad. It was ok, a little too much dressing. - The star of the show, primerib was pretty mehhh. Small and inconsistent cuts, the gentleman next to us was complaining about how small his president cut was compared to ours. The flavor was not there and it wasn't very moist. Overall, I won't return for food. The vibes is pretty nice . Music is too loud inside but i will come back for the drinks in the garden