Whenever I visit City Centre, SWEET is a must-stop-by spot for me. Ever since I found a perfect recipe for me, I don't think I can ever stop going here. I wanted to get a coffee milk tea but since they don't have coffee syrup, one of the servers suggested adding espresso shot to the milk tea and oh boy, she was genius! It mitigates the sweetness of the milk tea by adding subtle bitterness of coffee and it creates a perfect flavor! Every Thursday they have Thirsty Thursday and offer Milk tea + tapioca for $3! and I believe they have various specials going on every day, Macaron Monday being one. read more

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Cafe sua da/Vietnamese coffee (6/10): Definitely a strong caffeinated drink if you want to stay more alert. However I think they might be using a different type of coffee beans because it has a different taste than the ones you can get at most Vietnamese restaurants. Not the best I've had but I would get it again if needed. Seasonal pumpkin cupcake (7/10): The cake is moist which is very important!!! However if there wasn't a name label for the cupcake I wouldn't have known it was pumpkin flavor. I usually take off about 75-80% of the frosting because I'm not obsessed with frosting in general. The frosting does have more of the pumpkin spice taste. They sell other cupcake flavors, special desserts, and macarons. Currently they have a Monday special on macarons: buy 3 get 1 free. Not much seating area inside, but they have two tables outside for their customers. read more

SWEET - Seasonal pumpkin cupcake - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I ordered the fruity pebble ice cream sandwich & a couple macarons . Overall the sandwich was a 10/10 i really enjoyed it . The macarons were also good as well . I 100% recommend trying this place out . read more

This bakery spot is in Town and Country City Centre, and it offers great cupcakes and small delicacies such as, fruit tarts, crème brûlée cups, macaroons, cake pops, and mini cupcakes (order only). They also have coffee and other choices to drink. I go there for the cupcakes. There is a lot of foot traffic and cars in this area, so use the public parking garage. read more

SWEET is located in City Centre, across from Urban Outfitters and next to Free People. The shop is very cute and crafty looking. There's very limited indoor seating and a handful of tables outside. Most people come in for the macarons, which are beautifully colored and pretty good. The macarons aren't the best in town, but are consistently okay. Sometimes I get one and it's great, but sometimes it's too dry and flakey. I like getting lavender, pistachio, espresso, and almond (a recent favorite). In addition to offering macarons, they sell cupcakes, truffles, packaged cookies, tea and coffee. Pots de Creme are offered on weekends, and you get $1 back if you return the jar. If you follow them on Facebook, you can find out about their daily deals like Truffle Tuesday. Overall, this place is a must if you're in the area and like macarons. read more

Got a SWEET treat for my birthday yesterday! SWEET never fails with their baked goods, and the first bites of the cupcakes got me in heaven!!!⁣ ⁣ --The funfetti cupcake was phenomenal. The frosting was thiccc and flavorful; the cake was moist & not crumbly. It was addicting. My only regret is not getting there earlier to grab more (Mine was the last one). ⁣ --The cookies n cream cupcake had the same flavorful vanilla frosting plus oreo bits (I'm an Oreo fanatic). I'd love to have more oomph in terms of the oreo flavor, but I honestly would still eat these again and again.⁣ ⁣ --Our hot chocolate (one with whole milk, one with oat milk) came very chocolatey. It was my first time having hot chocolate with oat milk, and I think I might prefer that over whole milk...⁣ ⁣ Also, we gladly waited outside as Sweet only allows 6 people at a time in their shop, with a sign going over social distancing and other precautions. Happy to see that they take it seriously! I can't wait for my next time there. Follow me on Instagram @smallbites.bigappetite for more foodie adventures! read more

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I don't come to City Center that often,but i was in the area and wanted some lunch. I walked in thinking this was the crêperie,and was confused because their names are similar. Come to find out,they are within walking distance and you can see the crêperie fron this shops window! Antways,as i was initially confused,that died down because of all the delicious cupcakes and coffee and macarons i saw! I helped myself to a box of 9 to save for later. 3 rose,3 lavender and 3 pistachio. The girl behind the macaron counter seemed to have an attitude and some of my macarons were not handled gently as they were cracked. But they still tasted so yummy! No sense in letting it all go to waste! read more

I like SWEET a lot!! Yes, the macarons are on the smallish side and a bit pricey, but as an occasional splurge, I think they're totally worth it! I love popping by and seeing the different flavors. This time, I tried a crème brûlée macaron and a cookies and cream one. Both tastes were spot on and amazing! I've also tried coconut, almond, lemon, pistachio, lavender, and rose. I wanted to try the fruity pebbles one as well, but maybe next time! The almond joy drink (try it iced!) is my absolute favorite coffee drink there. It is DELICIOUS! If you haven't tried this place out yet, give it a shot! Their sweet treats can't be beat! read more

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I adore them!! The customer service is average, I really like their rewards app you get free sweets and discounted items. -- THEN 5 stars NOW -- 2.5 stars. They're not attentive to the customers. Lacks customer service. The Macaroons use to be my favorite (lavender, rose and pistachio) but lately they've been inconsistent with the freshness of the delicate desserts. I'm always in the area so I stop here at least 3-5 times a month and it's now a hit or miss for the cupcakes and pastries. read more

SWEET - My fav macaroons.. Lavender, jasmine, Rose and Pistachio - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Wow!! Just wow. I love macaroons and tea so this was a perfect little place for my friends and I to go to after having lunch together. I had a creme brûlée and a rose macaroon. Both tasted perfect. It wasn't overly sweet and you can definitely taste the flavors. If you blindfolded me, I would taste and smell the flavors and would be able to tell u what it is based on taste alone. I love the small touches on those 2 macaroons. The creme brûlée has a layer of hardened sugar on it just like the creme brûlée dessert you would have at a restaurant and the rose macaroons had rose petals on it. I assume it was edible. I ate it anyways. But it was just sooooooo elegant, feminine and tasted ahhhhhhhhhhmazing. If I could give 10 stars for those macaroons, I would. The organic tea was also great but not extraordinary like these macaroons. Love it love it, I wanna marry it. read more

They currently only allow 4 people in the store which is GREAT for social distancing. But that created a problem with the pace of customer service. We had about 30mins or so before they closed when we fell in line. The line was not too long so we didn't expect to be waiting as long as we did. When it was our turn, I guess it was already closing time so the service wasn't too friendly anymore. The ladies were rushing us and they even got my order wrong. I ordered 20 macaroons and was missing my 5 pistachios. Good thing I checked before leaving so I got the missing ones. I've been coming in at Sweet since it opened years ago, it's my macarons spot, they've been friendly and accommodating all those times. The new store policy is great but hopefully its effects doesn't change the way the staff handles customers. read more

First time spot on was amazing all the sweets I picked out were amazing and delicious!! The team that day was super funny and kind, they cracked jokes with us and helped me pick out a drink the treats to try. Second time around sweets were just as good but the service wasn't. Staff member working that day seemed like I was bugging her and she also didn't put lids on the desserts I got, maybe they were out of the lids this time around I don't know but that was frustrating cause it was for my moms lunch the next day so very disappointed. Would've loved to be told that in store so I could've gotten her something else. All and all I still recommend the treats make it worth it read more

Simple and chic on the outside and inside! This is my favorite pit stop and special occasion ( birthdays ) specifically. Their caramel iced coffee is DELICIOUS! Macarons are a must have best macarons melts right into your mouth read more

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Overpriced mediocre stuff. Baked goods are dry as hell. And drinks aren't even good. Sad that this is the only little dessert place in Town center which is probably why it's still in business. This place will overcharge for everything. The little macarons aren't even worth over $2 a piece. I usually don't take receipts but glad I did this time. There was an ENVIRONMENTAL FEE and COVID surcharge.....Umm, EXCUSE ME?? You're charging customers for this, why?? Customers are coming during covid to help keep you in business and you wanna charge them for that? Smh... read more

SWEET - Wtf is a COVID surcharge??? Charging customers that are helping keep THEM in business during this time smh...... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I am obsessed with their carrot cake! Albeit it was expensive for $9 a slice, but regardless really delicious. The cake itself was very moist and not to sweet. The frosting tasted like cream cheese, milk chocolate and dulce de leche all at once; very sweet but it made up the lack of sweetness in the cake. The overall cake was extremely addicting and I had practically ate the entire giant slice all by myself because it was that good. read more

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We always have to stop here when we're in the area! Their chocolate cupcakes (and red velvet) are so moist, and the coffee art is always on point! read more

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I was very happy with this place, despite little issues here and there but this is the reason I am upset. I contacted SWEET via email three different times last week, I contacted them thru IG and nothing. Then on Saturday their catering manager responds and apologizing. I gave some description on what I wanted for MY birthday cake on 5/13/2020. She didn't even ask additional details. I understand Mother's Day has them busy but she didn't reply yesterday either. So I had to find a new caterer. Very rude to just send someone an invoice and not get details that are needed. They said they need 24 hours in advance so I was trying to be diligent and get it done earlier. I was so exciting to finally have a cake made by them and customized to my liking and that didn't happen. I can't blame the entire place itself but I will blame the catering manager. Penelope, thank you for not responding to my questions, I understand you are busy but you could've have had someone respond a simple "yes we can accommodate that or no we cannot" don't just leave me hanging. I also called twice and I was told all orders go thru you so that was a lose lose for me. Customer service is really lacking. read more

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I ordered delivery. It's was over 30 mins late, not sure if it was the store or GrubHub so I won't hold that against SWEET. Review purely based on product. Ordered 3 macarons (pistachio, fruity pebbles, cookie n cream) and 2 cake truffles (red velvet, cookies n cream. Nothing special. Macarons were MEH Cake truffles AKA Cake balls were BLAH. Everything was overly sweet and lacked flavor. Cake balls were on the dry side. Overall it wasn't memorable and a let down. Try at your own risk. M read more

SWEET - Macarons (top to bottom) Fruity Pebbles, Pistachio Macaron, Cookies n Creme Macaron - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best macarons- my favorites are the almond, fruity pebbles, and espresso Macaron ice cream sandwiches are fun! Almond croissants are fantastic & made fresh each morning. My personal favorite! Strawberries & cream croissant was very good. read more

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It would be a zero if it was allowed...just read the screenshots. To top it all off they even blocked me. Terrible terrible customer service. Oh and they also gave me the wrong flavor - chocolate instead of berry but since they blocked me I can't tell them that. read more

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Today is Valentine's Day and you see customers waiting outside, yet you close 15 minutes before 9pm. Wow. Horrible.

Great sweet treats but an awful customer experience. If you're going for the sole purpose of eating high quality macaroons and truffles, by all means , enjoy. But if you'd like to be treated like a customer who is going to spend money then I'd choose another bakery. We walked around, confused for a few minutes and not a single person greeted us, keep in mind it is a small place. There are no prices listed or a menu or anything . Just scribbles on a chalkboard wall behind one of the counters. It was extremely strange. You have ask about each item and what everything costs. Then the lady serving couldn't even look at me in the face. No recommendations or any sort of salesmanship. It was so weird Anyway, they are lacking big time in their service but I will say their sweets are good. But not good enough to make up for the sheer lack of service. read more

Walking into this crowded small bakery, I immediately noticed the chalk board menu and macaroon towers. The menu is very clever and the towers were gorgeous. These lead me to think that this bakery must specialize in macaroons, so I made up my mind to try these. I looked carefully at the colored, laminated macaroon menu, which was available on the counter. Picked out 8 different flavors that seemed appealing to me and proceeded to pay. They turned out to be $2 per macaroon. A little pricy for the small size. 4 cm in diameter and less than 1 cm in height. I can't see the filling. Nonetheless, I paid it hoping this would be worth it, but I was disappointed. The first disappointment was the macaroons were placed inside a plastic bag instead of a macaroon box. If I was buying more than 5, I think he would be better customer service if they were placed in a box. They did not travel well in a box! Consistency: macaroons had horrible consistency. When I cut into the macaroons, they completely crumbled with the exception of the espresso, almond, and peach mango. Taste: again with the exception of espresso, mango, almond, and peach, the vanilla, hazelnut, green tea, lemon, raspberry, and strawberry was way too sweet or was just too bland. I won't be back for the macaroons, but will try the cupcakes next time. Maybe those are more their specialty. read more

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I love Sweet for 2 reasons, their milk teas which have a unique flavor, and their chocolate chip cookies which are to me the best in town. They also serve a milk tea/chai tea hybrid which I've recently become addicted to, but with all their iced drinks, ask for light or no ice or you'll end up paying for a sip of liquid and a cup of ice. I've tried their cupcakes, macarons and other desserts and they are all pretty mediocre, but the milk tea and mini bag of cookies are enough to keep me coming back. Oh! And the dark chocolate croissant is a must try as well. read more

SWEET - What happens when you order a milk tea and don't say light ice. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Let's be honest. Their pastries are dry. However, what's even worse is their owner, Ann. They messed up my order and swore up and down to fix it. Yes, I have photos to prove it. I spoke with the manager, Victoria, over the phone initially. She didnt have the product in the store to fix my order so promised to replace it or offer me store credit. I took the few items they had on hand to correct the problem but was missing the large majority od my order still. I was promised a call back and begged not to ask for a refund from the manager. I agreed to be flexible and go with that option, and the manager, Victoria, promised to call me to discuss details and next steps. I never heard from her. I called several times (during various open business hours) only to get a recording each time that their voicemail is full. Super unprofessional. I went up again to see if I could reconnect. I was told that they didn't call me because they couldn't find my phone number (that was on the online order I made. It was also written down in front of me, and I watched the guy send the picture he took of it to her via text.). When i stopped by today, the young lady walked to the back and came up to tell me the owner said they aren't going to do anything at all to correct their mistakes and all the empty promises. I asked if she could have her (Ann, the owner) call me bc it was clear that she didn't have the full story. I couldn't imagine a business owner would allow something like this to even occur...much less not attempt to correct the problem once they learned about it She called and immediately began speaking to me rudely. She just went in without allowing me to even speak. I was genuinely shocked. I stated that I would like to give her some background as it sounded like she had been misinformed. She refused to hear me out and cut me off very aggressively before yelling at me never to come back and hanging up on me. There are cameras at the store, so clearly they need to be looked at/listened to. That's how you treat customers that you treated unfairly to begin with? The WORST WORST WORST customer service I've literally ever received. At the end of the day, it's just dry cupcakes and cracked up macaroons, so it's not that big of a deal. I will happily give my business to an establishment that has kind staff (and owners). However, it's important to share these types of encounters with the public so that it's brought to light. You can't be hateful and expect your business to flourish. Everything has a time limit. You reap what you sow. Karma, do young. read more

When I imagine walking into a dessert cafe or bakery, I want my entire experience to be delightful. Sweet may make the yummiest cupcakes, the tastiest macaroons, and offer other delicious delectables, however they definitely don't follow through with the figurative meaning in their store name. They are on point with their "sweets," but they have failed many times to live up to actually being "sweet" to their customers. I've experienced on more than one occasion how unhelpful some of the staff members can be. Yet, I continued to come back/return and give sweet a second and third chance. Sadly, every time I go I'm still disappointed. In this particular experience, I actually had two girls who were friendly and willing to help, however, they were poorly trained, and rather new to working at the store. I asked very simple questions, such as pricing on gift box wrapping, and whether there were more chocolate cupcakes in the back. Initially, they checked and came back and said "No, that's the last one." Then moments later, another staff member is seen replenishing the display case with chocolate cupcakes. Also, it's unfortunate that the bakery doesn't offer samples of their macaroons. Sometimes it helps to know what the flavors taste like in order to make a better decision....especially if you plan on gifting the macaroons to someone. I asked if I could sample a champagne macaroon, however, the manager said no. Then I proceeded to go to the register where a third employee completely ignored me, and was only friendly to the other customers in the store. I feel like Sweet is very selective and exclusive to whom they choose to treat well...they treat you differently depending on whether you look like you come from money, or you're a certain race...and this place isn't the first, and won't be the last place I'll experience this for being Asian or "looking" like I don't have money. It's so unfortunate because I love your macaroons and cupcakes, as well as the creativity in your brand....but you've lost a customer and I probably won't be returning anymore because I refuse to go to a place that makes me feel ignored or less valued. This post probably won't put a dent in your piggy bank but at least people will know my experience and will maybe be able to relate to it too. read more

I had the same experience as John P. below. Do not order a cake from here. They said emails go to spam. I also pre-paid and never got a cake. read more

Haven for those with a sweet tooth. First thing I noticed when walking in, were all the decorations inside. LOVE the creativity incorporating macaroons & paper baking wrappers hanging. I was in a coffee mood after eating lunch so I asked a guy what a popular favorite was & he suggested the dream drink with hazelnut, caramel and espresso. I got it iced and it was decent. I didn't get much of a kick out of it. Aside from that, I got a macaroon and a package of cookies. Their white chocolate macademia cookies are yummy! Their macaroons are good too, not sure I would order them often since they're $2+ each, but I wanted to try them out. I liked that they have a points system for rewards. Love rewards incentives! read more

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Customer service is extremely lacking! We went on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty crowded. My kids wanted to try the cupcakes and was surprised they had gluten-free options. I ordered the chocolate and red velvet. Three cupcakes came out to $12. The blonde girl who took our order wasn't pleasant at all. She seemed annoyed to be there and was ready to get off work. Not the best cupcakes I've ever tasted or the worst. A bit dry, I LOVE a moist cupcake and these were NOT it. read more

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Awesome custom number cake for my mom's retirement celebration! Miranda, the girl in charge of cake orders was so nice and easy to coordinate with. The taste was absolutely delicious. My whole family loved it. Got the almond and strawberry layers. It is like a tree leches style cake. And the fruit and gold flakes looked very cute. My mom thought it was so fabulous. Got a small size, three numbers, $120. Fed 11 of my family members with leftovers. Worth it! Parking was easy too for pickup! Highly recommend the number cake! Very hard to find anyone doing number or letter cakes all pinterest trendy style. read more

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Compared to Crave and Sprinkles, it's several levels lower in quality. It costs over $4 and are smaller than the two mentioned. The consistency of the cup cake is on the dry side and the icing doesn't compare. You'll be wanting more after purchase. read more

The shoppe is aesthetically cute and chic. However, the three items I purchased ( Macarons - birthday cake and pistachio, Strawberry cupcake and vanilla bean cupcake) lacked flavor and decadence. The texture of the cupcakes was similar to cornbread. Although decorated extremely pretty, the icing was hard and not edible. My expectations were high based on the Facebook reviews I read; I was a bit disappointed. read more

Terrible service tonight 4/29. We waited in front of the macaroons for 5 mins and then the employees wanted to say that there was only one line. The sweet couple that came in after us, said we could go first, since we were here first. The girls working snickered and said " it's only one line". Okay cool they let us go ahead and we want the macaroons, they didn't move from the register to go to the macaroons . So we just left. If we can't look at the flavors and order that's just ridiculous. read more

Ordered a 6" cake, strawberry cake with strawberries, and while GORGEOUS was disgustingly sweet. Yes, I understand it is a cake, but my guests refused to eat it entirely because it was so overwhelmingly sweet. So embarrassing to have my sweet tooth father make faces at a cake I spent over $100 on. If the cake didn't look so pretty I'd give this place a one. read more

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Overpriced and honestly why is everything so stale? Tried your croissants before and they come out stale.....and I see people breathing on the side of the display onto the cupcakes and other pastries. Like you should cover that more...also Why is your coffee sour? Like it's literally sour every time I go. Probably going to start going to Fellini. Fresher ingredients. 5/18-docked another star read more

Sweet is a very good pastry spot in city centre but oddly enough the last two times we have come there's s patron that brings his dog, now there is nothing wrong with bringing a dog but he seems to leave his dog around and go do his own thing. The first time I came the guy left his dog in the front and people came up to sit outside but ended up turning away and I don't know why but maybe they had a dog allergy or what but the guy didn't mind. Right now I'm sitting outside and the guy is sitting out here and the dog is inside this food establishment now if you have a animal allergy this is not cool nor would the health inspector allow this. So be careful. read more

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Basic cupcakes here. Staff is friendly and there's no real sitting area inside. Honestly, the cupcakes taste the same if you were to get them here or Sprinkles or Craves. Would I go back? Not really. read more

How do you walk in a place where there are 3 people working and standing at the counter and not be greeted? I was thinking I was tripping but when I said hello for the 3rd time and received nothing but silence I knew it was them being rude. I originally walked in with expectations of an old time favorite since I was in the area only to be disappointed but a customer experience that started out terribly. When I said never mind the young woman behind the counter knew how to say goodbye quite swiftly. To the owners of Sweet, I know covid has made us forget to provide good customer service so maybe it would be a great idea to visit that training. read more

Stopped in for dessert after dinner, and it was the perfect end to our meal. We took home a box of 8 macaroons, a red velvet cupcake and tres leches pot de creme. Absolutely delicious. I really appreciate how none of it was overly sweet, and really flavorful. The creme brûlée macaron is a real standout, and spot on with the taste. My boyfriend loved his cupcake, and the tres leches was just the right size. Definitely returning! read more

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Will you get your order? Possibly not. I don't ever write bad reviews, in fact this might be my only Yelp review ever. I ordered a custom cake for my wife's birthday, and first let me tell you it was hard to place the order. I get it was a holiday weekend, but I had to call three times over 4 days to even get a callback. So, I paid over the phone and arrived on the day of to pick up my order. I get to the counter and ask for my cake. I get a lot of blank stares. 10 minutes of searching commences, only to be told they don't have the cake. They forgot about it. What? Mind you I had already paid them I've $100 and now no time for any decent alternative. They didn't really have an explanation other than someone in catering's last day was a few days ago? I can't say how disappointing this was and it was supposed to be a big surprise for my wife. I was offered 4 cupcakes for my trouble, which was better than nothing I suppose. To this point I have not received a phone call to apologize nor have I received a refund that I requested. My suggestion: stay away unless you are picking up in stock items. read more