I always drive past this place and its always so well decorated out front, so I stopped in to grab a latte with my sister. She had been talking about this tic tok she saw of a Carrot Cake Latte and wanted to see if they still carried it. Sadly, they didnt have it; as the flavors change but we opted to try what they had available. We both tried the Banana Pudding Frap and I also tried the Salted Caramel Pistacio Latte. I had my frap w/ coconut milk and the latte with almond milk. The latte was okay. I loved the pistacio cold foam. If you love salty yet sweet drinks, you'll enjoy it. I did catch a sip of heavy salt from the actual pistacio nuts they put on top but the sweet cold foam taste that followed help settle all the salt. It was just okay for me. However, the banana pudding frap was AMAZING. Omg it literally taste like a banana pudding milkshake. I'm so glad the server recommended it. She was so sweet and I appreciated her honesty when I asked her about the different flavors listed. We sat in the back to drink our drinks and I love how they created a cute little nook type seating area for customers with so many old school board games available to use. They also had a vintage candy bar up front that had of my childhood favorites. I will for sure be returning to the bakery for more drinks and sweet treats. Although I didnt purchase any pastry during this visit, I can confirm the cake is good because I attended a birthday party that purchased a cake from here and it was really good. read more

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Nice bakery shop with too many treats to choose from. Wish I could try them all. Nice corner location. Self service drip coffee or they will make a good espresso drink if you need. They also have the most lovely bathroom you can imagine. read more

Sweet Melissa - Chocolate cup brownie - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

A charming and cute bakery. The service was friendly and I appreciate the greeting upon entry. I tried the tiramisu mouse which I really enjoyed as it had good tiramisu flavor, soft lady fingers, and creamy, mousse texture. All the desserts looked great. read more

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Sweet Melissa Bakery is one of those rare local gems that feels like a hug the moment you walk in. I stopped by to pick up pastries for my friend's daughter's Holy Communion and was immediately greeted with warmth and kindness. Avery went above and beyond as she curated a stunning cookie assortment and even had fresh cannolis made while I waited. (Yes, made fresh--the shells were perfectly crisp, and the filling was creamy and just sweet enough.) I couldn't resist grabbing an iced latte -- salted caramel, my go-to.. and it was such a nice treat. Their espresso drinks are consistently top-tier, and the presentation is always beautiful. The shop itself is a whole vibe.. charming, beautifully decorated, and full of little details that make every visit feel special. I've come here many times with my daughter for a little "mom and me" treat, and it never disappoints. Whether you're picking up something for a celebration or just popping in for coffee and cookies, Sweet Melissa delivers every single time. Pro tip: don't skip the cannolis. And if Avery is there, you're in very good hands. read more

I'm from Oklahoma, and we have family in Maryland about 20 minutes from Middletown. When we make it back to the East Coast to visit family, I always make sure we have time to run by Sweet Melissa's to grab a bagful of wonderful delights! We have tried so many delicious treats and have never had one that was bad. Over the years we've probably tried at least a dozen different types of sweets and they have all been fantastic! If you're close to the area, look up this little gem of a shop! You won't be disappointed, I promise read more

Sweet Melissas has been my go to bakery to pick up a dessert for the holidays. This is the second year in the row that I have decided to leave the baking to someone else. I arrived early to avoid the wait to make my dessert selection. The bakery does not take preorders for their holiday desserts so it's first come first serve. This year I went with a grab and go cake and an apple pie. The grab and go cakes were not as festive looking as last year, but they had plenty of cakes to choose from. I think they placed a heavier focus this year on their pies. There were several difffent pies to choose between. I went with the caramel apple crumb pie. The pie was delicious. The filling and the crust ratio was just right. This I preferred the pie this year over the vanilla cake that I selected. The bakery also offers many other desserts like cake pops, cupcakes, cookies, coffee and other drinks. read more

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I was visiting Delaware for Thanksgiving and looked high and low for cute cafés that served macaroons in Townsend and this was the only lovely restaurant that came up. We were pleasantly surprised by the holiday decorations outside that were perfect for a photo op. There was an outside dining area, but the only tables that we saw inside were for a classroom that was closed off. The café was pretty busy with visitors, but the pace weny by smoothly. The barista's weren't the most engaging, I enjoyed my peppermint bark latte.I ordered the pumpkin spice snickerdoodle and fall macaroons. Sadly They were all super crunchy, flaky, and hollow on the top and bottom pieces. I enjoyed my iced peppermint bark latte. I loved that it wasn't too sweet. I ordered two cake pops and a chocolate chip biscotti as gifts. The cake pops were doughy on the inside which is not my preference but I know some people like that. The Biscotti were enjoyed by the gift receiver. read more

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Never fails, Sweet Melissa is the go to place. I get at least four to five cakes a year from here. Sweet Melissa cakes are tasty and perfectly put together. Location is very nice, especially with their holiday decorations. read more

Sweet Melissa - Small vanilla cake with pink sprinkles. - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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Whether it's a birthday cake or a just because treat Sweet Melissa's always delivers! Not only do the cakes look amazing but they taste as great as they look. I've been using this business for years. This year has been difficult with planning dates and she has been flexible with me while I needed to change a date (with appropriate notice) for the cakes. I really appreciate the kindness and flexibility. read more

Sweet Melissa - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

I purchased a keto cupcake today and it is hard as a brick, tried calling no one answered; I will not be back

Oh my! What an oxymoron! Sweet this place is not. Arrogant, rude, disinterested in your business, eye-wateringly expensive, and shrinkflation to the max. I have tried several different types of cookies and pastries from this awful shop. They all test too sweet, artificial, and dense. I don't know what all the hype is about. Lidl grocery store's bakery is far superior to this sorry excuse for a bakery. read more

Cute store, very friendly staff, very clean. Visually pleasing cakes and desserts. Cupcakes, cake pops and everything we've gotten from Sweet Melissa's has been...ironically way too sweet. Latest sugar overload is cake cake pops. Really dense and super sweet, the chocolate coating is far too thick to make the cake pop enjoyable. read more

Sweet Melissa - zombie cake pops...too sweet and the chocolate coating is way too thick. - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Worst experience ever! Ridiculously priced stale cakes!! Please don't buy from this snobbish establishment. The only reason I drove 30mi one way is because of positive yelp reviews and it said dogs allowed. Upon entering, they very rudely said my pet wasn't allowed and rushed me out. I apologized and told them about their yelp listing to which they claim they don't even maintain their listing and are not sure why it says that. Regardless, I still gave their cakes a chance and am utterly disappointed that we didnt even eat .001 of what we bought. The butter cream was so salty and greasy. The sugar pearls were hard as rock candy and ruined the texture. Needless to say, the cake was atleast 3 weeks old and we had to trash the whole thing! Never visiting them again!!If you are considering ordering from/visiting them, you've been warned! read more

Ordered my son's second birthday cake from Sweet Melissas'. I was a bit nervous communicating the cake design by email only but they really delivered! The cake was exactly what I was looking for and tasted fantastic! All in all great experience and great cake! I'll definitely order from here again! read more

Sweet Melissa - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

I was always looking for a good bakery in Delaware and I looked up cakes and found this place in Middletown. I am not from Middletown so it was a little bit of a drive but it was worth it. The place looked appealing and very boutique like. There was an area to sit on the side. The whole vibe of the place was upscale, creative and just what I was looking for. They had ready to go cakes in the refrigerated area. There were a variety to choose from in colors, flavors and sizes. They looked way more expensive than the price tag revealed. The staff was courteous and waited while we picked out some more things to purchase in the glass area in front of the register. There were people coming in and out of the store and staffed enough that there was virtually no wait. They wrote on our cake and we were on our way. The cake was a hit for the intended recipient and it was very tasty. We will be back! read more

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I'm typically not overwhelmed by cupcakes but these were fantastic. Amazing selection of flavors with a really nice moist cake. Large selection of cake pops as well. Great stop if you're tasked with brining dessert to a function. All our guests loved it!!! read more

Treats are always perfect and the staff is beyond friendly. We have been coming for years and they never miss.

Love this place! Excellent gluten free cupcakes, we order custom for every birthday/holiday and they are always beautiful and delicious. Friendly and accommodating staff. A Middletown staple! read more

I find sweet Melissa's food too sweet, too expensive too, much fondant. I will shop the small at home bakery's better quality. read more

We've been with this shop since it started in a converted house in 2014. Now that we've moved to another state, we always make a point to stop here anytime we come to visit. They have keto and traditional pastries and desserts for grab and go but always have an AMAZING variety and selection. A few times in the past we have used their custom services and they never disappoint. The process is super easy and the communication was great. Melissa and her senior staff make THE best tasting cakes and the detail is really intricate. They also have a coffee bar and a seating area. Pre-COVID, they offered classes in the seating area and they were always fun! Our recent visit, we picked up a couple of treats and as usual - they were scrumptious but the customer service was a little short. There were two younger girls kind of snickering and slightly impatient (we hadn't engaged them yet because we were not ready to order but were looking around and we got the impression we we're holding them up from something). Otherwise, we've had a great experience and love that we have something like this to being the nostalgia when we visit home. read more

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So happy to have found this bakery! Very pleasant and helpful staff. Very welcoming and a PARTY for the eyes. Delicious cakes, coffee crumb cake and lattes! I'm a fan! read more

Sweet Melissa - Thrilled the folks with a 4 layer vanilla party cake for their 60th Anniversary. PERFECT! - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

We love going to Sweet Melissa's for sweets! We've tried almost everything she offers and it is all so so good! She made an absolutely gorgeous and very rich tasting cake for my daughter's birthday party. I would highly recommend this place if your in town. The atmosphere is very nice. The decor is excellent. It is the cutest decorated food shop in Middletown. The fraps and coffee items are not my favorite. I would stick to getting the bakery items. read more

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wonderful shop has everything tou could possibly want and more. Delicious great stuff. read more

Always amazing and delicious desserts. They never disappoint. My kids love going and picking our beautiful and yummy cupcakes

I have to start off by saying my family and I have been customers of this business for YEARS and I am genuinely so sad at this experience. We come in super often and always buy tons of desserts. We've also bought several cakes for special occasions. This time we decided to do a special order cake for a family members graduation. I tried calling multiple times to reach someone, but the business doesn't accept phone calls. Okay, fine. I went through their online website and filled out a request slip. I was then able to email back and forth with Melissa over several WEEKS about the cake, sizing, what we wanted etc. She told me that it was a busy time of year given Mother's Day, but that we should still be able to receive our cake. I told her that was great and tried to pay my deposit asap as I knew this was their busy season. Several days and emails went by where I did not receive a response. I finally decided to go in person to try and pay the deposit and lock in our spot, only to be turned away at the register and told to wait for the email. Finally, the email came and I was able to pay the deposit. We settled on the details of the cake with the reference photos and she assured me it would be done in time. About a week before the event I emailed her asking for a sketch or some sort of idea of what the cake will look like. She said that due to her being too busy, she was unable to provide me a sketch but gave a breakdown of what the cake would look like. I said that was fine given my years long history and trust with this business. On the day we went to pick up the cake, it looked nothing like what we imagined. There were pieces loose and broken, things coming off IN THE STORE, the book was lumpy, the scales off, the gavel looks like it's melting into the stand itself and so many other things. When I brought my concerns up to Melissa she was very dismissive. She kept telling me" well I think it looks fine" despite the numerous concerns that I, as well as my family members in the store, raised. I told her I was unhappy given the high price of the cake and the fact that it looked half assed. Her excuse was "we were busy and rushed this cake". She then proceeded to hang up on me and threw my sister's phone back at her. We then had my brother come to the store where she attempted to gaslight him as well. That was when he saw the pole broken and falling off the cake. She then FINALLY took it into the back to ATTEMPT to fix this mess of a cake and it still looks iffy. Words cannot describe how disappointed my family and I are at her actions and lack of accountability. We did not order a rushed and half assed cake. If you were too busy to do it, you should've said so from the beginning. If you did not have the skill to replicate what I showed you in the photo, you should've said so from the beginning. If you do not have the nerve to handle constructive criticism from your CUSTOMERS, then you do not need to run a business or serve the public. This ENTIRE situation was caused by her lack of communication. Once again, IF YOU WERE TOO BUSY TO DO IT CORRECTLY, YOU COULD'VE TOLD US FROM THE BEGINNING!!! There was no reason to try to rush in a cake you did not have the time for. "Oh we're usually booked out for months" . Then why did you accept my order? You could've turned us down and we would've found another baker, no big deal. Or just gotten one of the premade cakes in the fridge. But the fact that you accepted our order, took my money, rushed this cake with tons of imperfections, tried to GASLIGHT me into thinking it looks good, hung up on me mid conversation and threw my sister's phone across the counter, and couldn't even be bothered to apologize to customers who have been patronizing your business for YEARS is extremely EXTREMELY disappointing. If you want to buy anything from this business, please keep all this in mind when placing an order here. If your customer is unhappy, your response should not be to get an attitude, gaslight them, and throw their possessions. To be completely honest, her behavior is what caused me to write this review, not even the cake itself. read more

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I am not a big donuts, or biscotti, or cupcakes, or cake pops fan, or cookie dough which this places offers. But I didn't go it for those things. I went in to see their keto brownies because I'm doing the diet. So I bought two of them thinking I could have them for lunch instead of another burger. Sad to say I was less than impressed with them. The brownies looked like lumps of coal. I thought I could get past they way they look. I was hungry after all. The ones with walnut options were exact same as the regular with raw walnuts thrown on top. Took a bite and immediately regretted it. It was dry, crumbly, and nothing like a brownie. I get that keto sweets are generally made with almond flour, and would not always taste like the real thing. Though I expected it to be somewhat moist, and relatively fudgy. Instead, these had the texture of a sawdust, they had no flavor of either chocolate or vanilla. They didn't even taste sweet at all. Maybe they forgot to add the sweetener. I don't know. Maybe it's just old. But it's not good. Sorry guys. Try a different recipe next time. I'm giving 3 stars for the place and atmosphere. It's beautiful and the smell of coffee was nice. The staff were nice and attentive. The guy gets 5 stars in my opinion. The keto brownies get zero stars. My advice: Don't offer anything to your customers you didn't taste yourself. read more

Sweet Melissa - I took a bite and wanted to spit it out. My husband took a bite and also thought it wasn't worth the $ - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

We recently celebrated our daughters first birthday and had Sweet Melissa's custom make a cake for us. Through out the entire process, Melissa was friendly and very helpful. The cake itself was delicious!! We also had cupcakes that received nothing but great compliments. The cake was marble (choco and vanilla) with raspberry filling. Buttercream on the outside and some fondant. Thank you so much Melissa for all the help and the wonderful pastries! read more

Sweet Melissa - Birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

You cannot order on-line, I tried to order a GF cake for Christmas. I had to visit this store in person, even though I am disabled, and I cannot walk into this store. I tried to order from their website - but the ordering was so confusing - I was unable to order. PLUS - I would have to have an able-bodied person to pick up this order. Because they do not deliver. read more

The pastries are always fantastic and they do change a few of them out from time to time for something new. I had the crème brûlée cinnamon bun which I believe is a limited time thing and it was delicious and of course their lattes are great as well.. the baklava is where it's at too. read more

First time I went was on a Friday. They saw me again Saturday & Sunday! This place is going to be a problem. It's been 3 wks now and everything I've tried has been delicious. On top of that, service has been excellent each time. They greet you as you come in the door. This place is already a staple. Pray for my waistline! read more

This is the place to go for sweets! I absolutely love this place! The atmosphere is so amazing and my kids love it. They have cakes ready to go as well as cupcakes and cookies, cake pops, etc. This staff really takes pride in what they do, the presentations are remarkable! If you haven't been here, make time to go, you won't be disappointed:) read more

I've only been here once, but I plan to visit again next time I'm in the area. I heard the owner say that are expanding so excited to see the new location once they choose it. Food 5/5: I ordered a full selection of their cupcakes which they have made fresh every day. I did not pre order as they promised there would be enough the morning of my event without having to pay the custom chargers. They were delicious and absolutely stunning. It was packed and they sent out 4 fully decorated cakes while I stood there - they were gorgeous and very complex. Price 4/5: it's not the most affordable bakery, not considering what they put out it's definitely worth the cost. 18 cupcakes was $50. Their pricing is laid out online and if you're confused just email the owner theough the website. Service 4/5: it's a little slow to order because they're busy and don't have a lot of support staff out front. The line gets confusing since the room is small. But Melissa responded to both of my emails with clear answers and friendly responses. read more

Sweet Melissa - Beautiful selection with multiple flavors - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Great backers! I always love anything I order and they do a fantastic job making custom cupcakes. This is my new go to bakery. read more

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Absolutely love Sweet Melissa's... Phenomenal cupcakes and sweet treats.. Everybody at the front counter is usually very pleasant and nice and welcoming except one girl. Theres one girl at the counter who is usually short, cold and very unwelcoming BUT .... its ok , we still love the cupcakes. Enough that she cant change our minds no matter how cold she actually is. I know its not the owner because I asked her but when you visit if you get her you will know. Other then that Sweet Melissa's is fantastic. We go strictly for the delicious treats . read more

Sweet Melissa - Life - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

The prices were so high and they weren't that good I would not recommend buying definitely would not recommend for a treat I bought a dozen for 35 dollars read more

The dark haired man working the counter today completely killed what should be a joyful experience of going to a bakery today. His demeanor through all of the interactions was unpleasant and unwelcoming. All of these statements can be delivered with kindness and a smile; that's part of customer service. Please work with your employees to make sure that interactions are as sweet as the products you provide. read more

We had a beautiful cake made for my kids birthday. Everyone raved about how delicious it was. We will be using sweet melissas for all of our future cake needs! read more

Sweet Melissa - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Pretty good. I like their coffee. The service is fine, can't complain. Nice atmosphere. They play the music a little too loud I guess.

I've bought two birthday cakes there for my son's and although were beautifully decorated, the taste was terrible. They were extremely spongy, like Bob, and they were dense and wet. I won't be getting anymore from there. Acme's and the Amish market are much tastier! read more

Everything is so fresh and the coffee is great. The staff is great especially Emma. She is so sweet and helpful. The whole place is always clean and tidy. read more