Ordered 6 dozen hydrangea and rose cupcakes for a birthday party. It was my first time ordering and I couldn't have been more impressed. They looked amazing and tasted even better. The only annoying thing was that everyone kept asking me where I got them from! I would highly recommend them for any special occasion. read more

This shop is a small bakery shop in Rochester.. but the owner's creations are perfection! Everything she bakes is fantastic! Local shops carry her items as well! Her cakes for weddings, birthdays and anniversaries are spectacular! read more

Wonderful! Easy to place an order. Directions for pick up are very clear. The cupcakes and torte were all delicious. She can accommodate gluten free. And the customer service was above and beyond!! And my husband said the cupcakes were delicious..he's very picky with sweets!! read more

The Artisan Bake Shop - Cupcakes and layer torte - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Massachusetts

Meredith and her team always go above and beyond for every single occasion! From birthdays to adoptions, graduations and everything in between, they could not be more accommodating and creative. Usually I have a single little piece of an idea, pass it along to Meredith, and end up with something even more amazing than I could ever possibly imagine. Even hand drawing individual Pokémon characters based on the birthday guy's favorites. Not only are they beautiful, they are delicious, with so many options for flavors, fillings, frostings - and safe for nut allergies & gluten free options upon request. The cakes are also HUGE, and come with cutting instructions to help you get the right quantity of pieces for your crowd. For amazing service, humble pricing for talented artwork and yummy cakes - Artisan is the only one! read more

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Event cake bakery. Order online and pick up at window. I ordered cupcakes which were great.

The most delicious desserts and cakes for every holiday and occasion! Such a wide variety or sweet and savory (like the Portuguese Hash Quiche) treats. read more

Always a good experience for any special occasion!!! Fresh , hand made, beautiful and delicious!

Absolute best cake and pastries. They did my daughters wedding cake and it was absolutely gorgeous and delicious.

Amazing and safe gluten free cakes can be ordered. Sooo good, so worth the cost for such beautiful, quality cakes! read more

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Amazing great looking and tasting cakes. We use them for anything special we are doing. This includes the wedging cake for a family wedding in September. Thier cakes never disappoint!! read more

I live in CA, but needed to order a Birthday Cake for my nephew here in MA. Meredith from my initial e-mail request, through specifics, payment and deliver instruction were really well thought out, professional and easy to process. Every communication from beginning until delivery day was very reassuring. Pandemic struggles makes simple things difficult, but Meredith made the experience excellent! While I cannot 'personally' comment on the cake, the experience was a sweet one! read more

Meredith is one of the most warm, kind, talented people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and working with! She made the entire process easy as cake! (sorry, I couldn't resist) Seriously, Meredith helped us navigate decorating the tables, to choosing the right combo of styles for adventurous and boring, and even made recommendations that fit with our theme (S'mores cupcakes UM YES!) She also helped us stay in our cake budget, which we didn't even know where to start with! Our wedding cake was also SO delicious that after we did our picture moment of cake cutting, I walked around and fork fed my family bites. Literally the best cake I have EVER had. Book Artisan Bake Shop, you will thank yourself (and Meredith!) later, I promise you. read more

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I reached out wanting to purchase cakes for my wedding. I asked to schedule a tasting, and was informed that they didn't have any delivery options for the day of my wedding. I expressed that as we're doing a fairly simple wedding, we don't need a tiered cake, so we would be happy to pick up the cakes ourselves or coordinate a pickup through our caterer. They responded that that would absolutely be okay. The bakery then told us they still won't schedule a tasting for us because apparently tastings are for "full service" weddings only. I informed them that I was planning to spend quite a lot on these cakes and would really like to try them first to choose a flavor combination that we'll be happy with; I even offered to pay for the tasting. They told us we could buy their cupcakes if we wanted to, but would not be given a tasting. In full disclosure, we had asked whether it might be possible to do a ceremony cake and then their signature cakes, and were told yes. We had not finally decided whether to order signature cakes versus "wedding" cake (as the only difference we could find on their website is that wedding cake is eligible for delivery, and has more complex decoration -- we were planning to pick up, and we're planning to just go with plain frosting with no decoration, so whatever their standard decoration is was no deterrent) and wanted to get clarification about any other differences between the two. We were told that we are very welcome to do signature cakes with a ceremonial cake. This was not cited as a reason for not being permitted a tasting. We were expecting to spend approximately $1,000 -- we wanted gourmet upgrades on flavor and filling, and expect nearly 200 guests. I'm not sure why they would be willing to do a tasting for someone providing only the classic flavors for 60 guests and having the cake delivered, but not to someone doing all the available upgrades for 200 guests. Their tone after I requested a tasting felt dismissive and curt, which was very disappointing given how excited I was by their flavor options and reviews. My impression is that they cut corners on customer service unless they identify you as a big spender -- and $1,000 just wasn't a big enough profit to be worth their time. read more

I've gotten multiple cakes from them and all have exceeded my expectations. Staff is friendly and professional. Cakes are delicious. Prices are affordable. Definitely a hidden gem! read more

No question about it - 5 stars. From beginning to end, Meredith and the team at The Artisan Bake Shop were one of the best vendors; they understood the vision, they were accommodating and responsive, they needed no direction and just delivered exactly what was expected. From the very beginning, the cake tasting experience was incredible. Meredith let us sample everything - and really spent a lot of time to understand exactly what we wanted; down to every detail. I left feeling so very confident with our choice of bake shops (and very full of goodies!). We got an entire dessert table for the wedding; our guests loved it - it was absolutely aesthetically beautiful, and everything was absolutely perfect. We couldn't have asked for better!!! Thank you, Meredith!! read more

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I inquired about having our wedding cake done with Artisan Bake Shop. From the time I looked through the website, to sending in the deposit to secure our wedding day, the entire process was seamless. Meredith has been so lovely to be in contact with AND she is SO well organized. I am impressed with the tiny details she has thought of, the instructions on exactly how to go from tasting to making a deposit for the date, and everything in between. She has been kind, responsive, and very helpful in making decisions based off of her expertise! The cake tasting box was delicious, and it came with instructions on potential pairings, a note sheet, and instructions on next steps if we wanted to move forward- when I picked it up, she described everything to me and had the biggest smile on her face. She truly enjoys what she does and it radiates! She is knowledgeable about food allergies and goes above and beyond for her clients when it comes to ensuring safety. She also responded to my initial inquiry by letting me know she would reach out to me if she hadn't heard back since she knows how busy wedding planning can get- it is so lovely to not have to think or remember even just a few things throughout this process! Needless to say, we picked her and the shop to create our wedding cake and are so excited for our final design appointment. read more

Hands down the absolute best cake ever! She made a custom car cake for my husband's 40th birthday. It's a replica of his beloved car. I chose the oreo flavor, it was the tastiest cake I've ever had. I'm still dreaming about it. I highly recommend The Artisan Bake Shop for all of your life events. read more

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I only ordered macarons so I can't speak for anything else at this bakery. The frosting tasted good, but the cookies were hard as rocks. We left them out at room temperature as directed, tried them after an hour and again after 5 hours. We had to throw a dozen of these away because they were inedible. We will give this bakery another shot but won't order the "French Macarons." read more

I went here with my fiancé and future inlays to do a tasting and consultation and we were blown away by not only the taste of the cakes, but the organization and precision of the team. I am excited to book them for my upcoming wedding! read more

Best craft bake shop in the area they make everything from Scratch and taste the best this place can make anything you want these people are the real cake boss... and everything has excellent flavor BEST AROUND!!! read more

Very good babe Shop that is always busy and only takes phone orders. I don't think they have any walk in business. Everything we've gotten there has been delicious. read more

Meredith and her team are amazing!! Meredith put together a beautiful desert bar and slicing cake for our wedding down the Cape at the Pelham House Resort. I knew we would book with Artisan Bake Shop as soon as we began our tasting. The tasting was amazing - everything was delicious and presented beautifully. Meredith was extremely patient and accommodating and helped us to put together a wide selection of deserts; she even drew us different options for a custom-designed slicing cake. She is extremely organized and had tons of pictures for us to look at; she was also easy to contact if any questions came up. The day of our wedding Meredith came to our venue and personally set up the desert bar to make sure it looked just the way we had envisioned. It looked amazing and everything was delicious - everyone was saying how wonderful it was. We can't wait to use our gift card Meredith gave us for our 1-year anniversary. I highly recommend booking Artisan Bake Shop for your wedding! read more

Small business and I've only placed two orders with them in the past but I've been very happy both times. I highly recommend this business. My only gripe is their website. It looks nice but is somewhat confusing and the ordering instructions are like applying to a university. Please simplify things. People shouldn't have to spend that much time on it unless they're trying to order for a wedding or similar event. read more

I want to say how thrilled I was with how my daughters birthday cake came out. My daughter loves what you had done with the cuphead and mugman theme. It was definitely a lot bigger than I was originally thinking it was going to be. I will admit I was nervous about buying the cake to begin with seeing I normally make my own homemade cakes. This year I just didn't have it in me to make it so I nervously ordered and left it in your hands and I am so glad I did. Excellent job thank you so much read more

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Their cake decorating is absolutely beautiful! They can accommodate gluten free cakes, and they taste great!

Meredith's cakes are stupid good, a serious cause for celebration in themselves when you spot them at an event. I've had them on three occasions (cupcakes for a Tabor Academy reunion, an amazing cake sculpture -- think "Cake Boss" -- for our rehearsal dinner, and then as our wedding cake). Having already ordered one for our wedding this past August, the maid of honor (Liz) surprised us with another of Meredith's cakes several days earlier for our rehearsal dinner. Chick-fil-a sandwiches figured prominently in my somewhat impromptu engagement to my wife (before Chick-fil-a became a political football), so Liz took it upon herself to work with Meredith, who designed and made us an incredible cake with all parts in the same of a chicken sandwich, fountain drink, and waffle fries. Everyone at the rehearsal dinner was floored, and it was characteristically delicious as well. The wedding cake was an equally impressive, though more traditional, followup. It was just as we had specified, complete with some of Meredith's signature touches - frosting rope knot on on top, one of her hand made wooden cake stands on the bottom. We went with the yellow cake with lemon curd (I love lemon cake more than all other cakes), but the carrot cake, red velvet, multiple chocolate varieties... and really everything else she had us sample are all winners too. You cannot go wrong with Meredith and her Artisan Bake Shop. She is big city talent with small town attention to details. She is great. Thank you! read more

I have to agree with Marc R. The service from the Artisan Bake Shop has always been superb. I must say, never having expected to have a cake tasting for a birthday cake, it was quite an experience when the owner took an hour of out her day to go over design and tastes for us. And then we got the price and was shocked that we could get a custom cake for that amount that could feed 30 people easily, with many left overs. We just got our 4th birthday cake from this shop and will keep going back. They are always beautiful and they are willing to accommodate our quirky themes from year to year. And the taste is always excellent. Year after year we get compliments about the cakes we get. We just tell them our theme for the party and they give us a design. We make some adjustments and requests and it comes out perfect for a very reasonable price. Our only regret is that we usually end up tossing some of the cake out because there is so much that we can't usually eat it all before it goes bad (at least not without gaining 20 lbs). We bring the leftovers to church, work, etc. oh, and come with extra money in the pocket. You'll likely also walk out with some of the fresh breads and bakery items just because they look and smell so good! I know I usually do. It's a 40 minute drive one way for me, but make it year after year. It's a very nice and pleasant drive that's well worth it! read more

Thank you for the delicious dessert table at our wedding. We wanted our guests to enjoy some great, seasonal, New England treats and they did. From the tasting through the end, Meredith was easy to work with. Our guests loved the cider donut holes, cranberry apple tart, and the chocolate chip cookies were amazing. Luckily, the wait staff put a box together of treats for my husband and I, otherwise we would've missed out. I highly recommend Artisan for your next special occasion. read more

The Artisan Bake Shop - Chocolate chip cookies, cider donuts, and cranberry apple tarts at our wedding. - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Massachusetts

If you are in the market for a VEGAN wedding cake, this is the place. In fact, I can tell you first hand that this is the only bakery in Massachusetts that actually has their act together as far as baking a vegan friendly wedding cake. From our original sit down to the moment I put the cake in my mouth, Artisan was professional, reliable and knowledgeable. They worked with us to get us exactly what we wanted. They're a smaller operation that made a number of fancy pants Boston-based bakeries look absolutely foolish. Seriously though. If you're planning a vegan friendly wedding and a bakery tells you that you have to: have a non-vegan layer, substitute with cupcakes, do something other than a traditional tiered cake, etc hang up the phone. Drive out to Artisan. You will absolutely not regret it. read more

Never will I EVER use or recommend Artisan Bake shop to anyone ever again. With much regret, I had to cancel my cake the day before my sons 1st Birthday party because our whole house was hit with the stomach bug. I was told I could still pick up the cake and if I wanted to reschedule the date I would be charged a 30% fee. In no way am I disputing this however, I was also told that if I couldn't pick up the cake tomorrow ( which I said may not be possible since we are all puking our guts out) that I would be told in the future "that they are booked"! I am extremely upset and disappointed with the service I was given today. I understand they took the time to make a cake and are out the money for it, no one is more devastated than me that I spent all this time planning a party to have to cancel it. For a repeat customer who has spent a lot of money with this shop I'm disgusted with the lack of understanding! read more

The desserts here are wonderful. I'm sad that the selection is a lot less than it use to be. The customer service is okay! For a birthday party or a wedding or any large event this is the place for you. Over all my experience was okay. read more

My mom ordered 6-7 dozen cupcakes for my engagement party - they were incredible! I am gluten free and they were able to make all the cupcakes gluten free for us. They were absolutely delicious and got exceptional reviews from all our guests (some people even ended up taking a few extras home in Tupperware because they loved them so much!) Thank you so much for a great experience - I can't wait for my next cake/cupcake! read more

What a find this scratch baked kitchen has been for us. Merideth and her team know baking! The cinnamon apple babka bread is sweet perfection. And all the people there are such a pleasure to work with. By appointment only and worth seeking out. read more

Ordered a cake for my mothers 80th birthday. It was beautiful and delicious. Bought some cupcakes as well. The red velvet was delicious. The customer service was great. Highly recommend The Artisan Bake Shop. read more

Phenomenal talent and professional service. Very affordable rates, and follow their Facebook page for flash sales on cakes. Can't say enough about Meredith and her bakery; she has a real passion for her work. read more

Thank you Artisan bake shop!! I ordered the signature sundae cake for my grandmas 74th birthday. My family devoured the cake and all while doing it could not stop talking about how delicious this cake was. I've actually never heard a group of people talk so much about how delicious a cake is. While I could not enjoy it myself, the vegan apple pie was delightful and it was a nice change to be able to enjoy some tasty treats with my family! Thank you for taking vegan and gluten free into account. Not only was the cake DELICIOUS, the price was exceptionally fair, and the ordering process was a breeze. Everyone here was so incredibly kind and accommodated the cake to exactly how I wanted it. When picking it up it came with special instructions on how to safely get the cake home AND with instructions on how to cut it. You all went above and beyond and we thank you for helping us celebrate my grandma and giving her the best quarantine birthday! I will never NOT order from here again. THANK YOU!! read more

The Artisan Bake Shop - a birthday cake and a cookie - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Massachusetts

Artisan Bake Shop did an amazing job creating the cake exactly how I envisioned it. The baker was so super nice and I loved that she gave us the option to receive a gift card to use for our 1 year anniversary to purchase a fresh cake. The cake not only looked beautiful but it was delicious! My guests loved the two flavors of chocolate cake with oreo cookie cream filling and yellow cake with strawberry cream filling. It was perfect! read more

The Artisan Bake Shop - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Massachusetts

Let me preface this review by saying that I am a wedding planner and was in need of a small top tier cake for the bride and groom to slice/eat that was to go on the top of a cupcake tower. Meredith was such a joy to work with! And the cake we ordered was EXACTLY what the bride and groom wanted. Guests kept coming over to sneak pieces of the tip tier (red velvet with a beautiful ruffled buttercream design) and everyone had glowing reviews of the cake. Delivery was perfectly on time, Meredith replied to every one of my emails with immediacy and I really can't thank her and her staff enough for being so great! read more

Small and cozy bakery located deep in the bog and horse country of Rochester. No Wonder or Bunny bread here, just real old world style breads and other goodies. Amazing cupcakes, gorgeously decorated along with the other creations. Most of their biz is catering and off premise so the shop is small and is open only Wed thru Sunday, but if you are within 20 miles, I would crank up the gps and give it a try. read more

My recent birthday cake was from here, and it was DELICIOUS! Creamy, rich, buttercream. Moist cake (4 layers high)! Even the fondant was good (and I typically dislike that). It's easy to tell that the quality of their products is high, and that they actually take pride in their product. I highly recommend ordering from here. I promise - you will LOVE IT. read more

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