Had a cake tasting set up. Their "butter cream" left a disgusting residue on my tongue and mouth…read more The butter cream was way too sweet and you couldn't distinguish flavors. It all tasted the same. Too loose consistency. The "butter cream" tasted like it was made of Crisco. It was terrible. Chocolate frosting was terrible and their "fillings" weren't that. It was the same terrible "butter cream". The cake was way too dry. Couldn't even cut it without it falling apart into a massive pile of crumbs. It was hard to get down. The vanilla tasted like an overly eggy, super cheap box mix. Fake vanilla flavor. It was the worse tasting vanilla cake I have ever tasted. Even my dad hated it and he loves cake. It was so bad I wanted to teach them how to make a cake. Give them some tips and pointers. I mean. How hard is it to go on Pinterest and watch YouTube videos!?! Then maybe they will learn how to do a cake. The chocolate cake was a basic meh cake. The spiced cake was ok. But again the crumb was terrible. It was like eating sand. The only saving Grace was the pumpkin cake. It was underbaked, but it was at least edible and enjoyable.... Until we paired with the frosting. And then it was ruined. I was in tears at the thought of this bakery being our only option for our wedding. We already wasted $25 for a tasting. Luckily we pushed back the wedding now have proper time to look for a bakery who does cakes from scratch and not from boxer mix. I won't have to worry about anyone getting sick because of the Crisco and sugar paste. Or having someone inhale the crumbs and I have to do CPR at the wedding.

Stopped by just to try a cupcake. Had the red velvet one and while it was good, I think I was just…read moreexpecting a bit richer flavor. They also have gelato which looked amazing but that will have to wait till I go back to the area.

Please note, I am only giving this establishment a one star rating, because of HORRIBLE CUSTOMER…read moreSERVICE! I have been coming here since I was a kid, and the doughnuts and cookies are fabulous! Unfortunately, she has lost this loyal customer, due to her (the owner) being incredibly rude to my daughter. Yes, I have heard the excuses "she's just not a people person", or, "she has always been that way".... Blah blah.. UNACCEPTABLE! Your customers are your bread and butter, they can make or break your business! She needs to change her attitude soon, or she will lose more customers... (especially now since Daylight Donuts has set up shop). Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I grew up in Iola, and Renee's was part of my childhood. The decorated cookies and birthday cakes…read morehave been part of my life for over 40 years! Then the original owners retired and sold the business...the new owner has the same recipes, but is running it into the ground:( Poor business practices (constantly closing for one reason or another), and the cookies taste like the flour they were rolled out in). It was a sad day when I realized that the Renee's I have known for most of my life is gone for good:(

We stopped in on our way out of town and we're pleasantly surprised with the variety of breakfast,…read morelunch, and bakery items available for purchase to eat in store, to go or to take and freeze. We were really impressed by the sour cream cookies and we took a package home to bring to our Thanksgiving and everyone was raving about them. We can't wait to come back and try more options, including some of these sandwiches for lunch next time we are traveling this way.

your missing out if you haven't tried this little home town sweet spot even the lunch menu is fire…read more the sausage rolls is amazing personal fave I can not go without buying both regular and jalapeño sausage rolls my next try is their Reuben

Wonderful iconic 100 year old plus Italian bakery that makes great bread and cinnamon rolls! Highly…read morerecommend the trip to Frontenac or find a restaurant or store in Crawford County that carries their products!

Haven't been in a while, but when I do they are very kind a friendly... they don't fuss over being…read morea few pennies short at times, and even throw in a few extra donuts around closing time. Their donuts are the best I've had, literally made hours prior to being eaten, so they are about as fresh as fresh can be.

THE BEST donuts I've had. Must try to the blueberry cake donut, and the apple fritters. Mmm!read more

Great little bakery with fresh bread and oatmeal raisin cookies to die for. Be for warned however:…read moreI recently moved to Independence and I keep forgetting that when the sign on the store here says that they're open at 8 this actually could mean 8, or 9, or we're closed all day today. Got there at 8 this morning, sat on the stoop for ten minutes, realized that this wasn't going to happen so went home. I suggest phoning ahead to make sure.

I was so excited that Eric R. found The Vault when researching Emporia for us to visit! We came on…read morea day trip and this is the first time I have traversed Kansas without a cooler and ice packs when I actually needed it! The owner Becky was so knowledgeable about all things cheese, meat, and gourmet treats (and moved to Emporia from New Jersey)! We got to sample a lot of different things, left to explore, and returned before closing to buy our goods. She provided us a cooler and we bought a small bag of ice down the street. There are pestos, tapenades, jarred beets, and other interesting items on the shelves. There is a frozen case with locally raised meat. Yet the star of the show is the case in the center, with cheeses and charcuterie galore! The menu organizes the cheeses by blue, single serving cheeses, soft, semi-soft, firm, and hard. There is a large list of salamis and then whole muscle meats. There were two items I was interested in that were sold out, the duck prosciutto and the queijo toledo. I will have to make my way back! I ended up buying from the single serving cheese a truffle chevre (which I had tonight with fennel, it was amazing), petit basque (my friend Melinda C. asked for a sample and we were all blown away by it), Saxonshires (five cheddars layered in colorful stripes: Double Gloucester, Chesire, Caerphilly, Leicester, and cheddar), and bresaola (salted, air-dried Italian beef that I usually have to get at Dean and Deluca in KC). Melinda C. bought the bay blue and chevrelait (smoked goat) besides a few of the same ones I got. We both are so excited that tomorrow we are having a bread-cheese-cured beef smorgasbord for dinner! Bring your cooler bag and ice packs to Emporia because this place is a must-stop (and has really cute decor too)!