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    The Cake Shop

    4.3 (170 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    A birthday cake with white frosting, grey fondant bricks on the side and five yellow trucks excavating a chocolate cookie hole.
    Kelly G.

    Prompt communication by email made it easy to get this cake ordered while dealing with other things (at work!) It was well packed in a sturdy box for transport. This tall cake served twenty easily (I sliced it in two layers), and was an enormous hit with the newly four year old. The adults loved the chocolate cookie "hole" construction site, everyone wanted to know where it was from. The flavor and texture of the chocolate cake was excellent, much much better than a store cake. I had low expectations for the frosting flavor given the decorations and past experience with kid birthday cakes but this was outstanding. Overall a huge hit and well worth the price for what was also the perfect centerpiece for the table. I will happily reorder from this bakery whenever we need an event cake, it was just so easy and so rewarding.

    Christine O.

    Paola and Miguel are amazing! I provided a few inspirational photos for some donuts for a bridal shower and they knocked it out of the park! They were the most beautiful (and delicious donuts) I have ever seen! And the level of customer service throughout the complete process was fantastic. Would HIGHLY recommend.

    Allison K.

    I sent some reference photos that were mostly made of fondant but requested them to not be fondant - and they did an amazing job creating the design with cardstock. My husband said he was impressed with the detail on the Hulk fist! We also got lots of compliments on how light and airy the cake was and how it wasn't overly sweet. My son loved it!

    Vanilla cupcakes with card stock toppers
    Emelle F.

    Overall I had a great experience ordering from the Cake Shop. I had submitted a quote inquiry on their website and they emailed me with a response within a week. We requested a butter cream cake with a Hello Kitty design (providing inspo pics directly from their Yelp) and 24 cupcakes. Pricing is very reasonable for the quality and effort that is put into the designs. We asked for specific frosting flavors but unfortunately received vanilla frosting for all of the cupcakes, which was not that big of a deal because the cake and cupcakes overall were a big hit with our guests. Would definitely recommend this shop for creative designs and great service!

    Baby shower cake

    They did an amazing job! The cake is not only exactly what I wanted, but also tasted great, too! Highly recommend and extremely satisfied. Shout out to the cake artist/baker. Great job!!!

    This was my first time ordering from the cake shop. The decoration of the cake was perfect and the actual cake itself tasted so good, everyone loved it. I will for sure be a returning customer.

    This is our favorite bakery for beautiful birthday cakes. We always get our kiddos cakes here and everyone compliments the cakes appearance. We also order the party platter and it is so delicious. Miguel is great, replies quickly and makes the process easy. Highly recommend!

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    Ordered a cake 1 weeks before my event. Amazing service, amazing cake. Will ordered all future cakes from the cake shop.

    We had a beautiful cake made for my sister's baby shower! Communication was great throughout the process and the cake turned out better than I could imagine. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how fresh and delicious the cake was! We will definitely be back for future cakes!

    This was my first time trying this bakery and the cake looked beautiful and the cake tasted great, loved the light frosting as it wasn't overly sweet, the vanilla cake and strawberry filling had great flavor, will buy more cakes from them in the future

    I have been ordering my daughter cakes here since she was 2 years old. Cakes are always done just how we request them and they always taste just right. We always receive compliments from our guests. Highly recommended.

    custom frozen theme cake (topper separate)
    Alex G.

    sweet mom and pop shop- delicious and beautiful cakes! I've worked with them on two separate occasions and they did not disappoint! Highly recommend for creative cakes

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    Diana K.

    Marvelous beautiful cake for my sons 1 year old bday! Absolutely love how it turned out. Highly recommend for a special day

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    The Cake Shop provided a wonderful cake in short order for my son's baptism. It turned out perfectly and was a delicious cake.

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    I ordered desserts and cake from here for a party. Everything was perfect! The service was great too

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    Antoine's Cookie Shop

    4.7(1.2k reviews)
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    First time trying this out, my friends told me these cookies are delicious... well they were right,…read morethe cookies were so good! This shop is small, the service was great and I liked how they also write down on their menu if they are low on cookies and how many are left. They also have a small oven where you can WARM UP YOUR COOKIE(S)! Such a great idea, highly recommend checking this place out for their cookies.

    Ambiance: A small cookie shop located on one of the side…read morestreets in Downtown San Mateo. The shop has a small seating area upon walking in with mainly a counter and the cookies on display for you to pick what you would like to refer. Wait time: Practically no wait time waiting in line or for cookies after placing your order. Service: The workers were nice and greeted upon entry and were quick to put the order together. Order via worker standing behind the counter. Cookies: The 66% chocolate chip had big chunks of chocolate which the bitterness helped balance the cookie. The cookies n cream was a little sweet for me but had again pieces of Oreos inside with a nice texture. The chocolate peanut butter again had both chocolate and creamy peanut butter which didn't leave the mouth dry. The honey comb was a unique and different taste with the honeycomb providing a less common sweetness but can be overpowering. The toffee cookie had bits of toffee which again provided texture without being overly sweet. The oatmeal chocolate walnut cookie was my second favorite after the 66% dark cocoa due to the oatmeal again balancing the sweetness of the chocolate with the saltiness of the walnuts. Overall would recommend for a solid cookie with a fair price and the day olds were also extremely cheap for a better quality than you could get at other places.

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    Beard Papa's - 6 Minis

    Beard Papa's

    3.9(453 reviews)
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    The very first time I ever tried Beard Papa's, over a decade ago when the one by the Metreon in SF…read morefirst opened, I wasn't exactly blown away by the experience. Granted, my friends probably hyped it up a bit too much while we were waiting in line (I think it was already their second or third time going), but, regardless, I thought it was just okay. Fast forward all of these years later and I have to say - whether it's because my tastes have changed or because I found a flavor that I really liked, this place is so much better than I remember! With so many boba joints and dessert shops nearby, it's pretty easy to overlook Beard Papa's. Being located on the edge of downtown/3rd Ave certainly doesn't help, but, for something quick and convenient (and different), they're a decent option. While the menu may not look all that extensive, it has a fair amount to offer when you consider how you can mix and match your choice from their near dozen cream puffs/eclairs and handful of cream fillings. Add to that the occasional seasonal/featured flavors they'll have and their assortment of lava cakes and cheesecakes and there's plenty to choose from! -- ST. VALENTINE'S RASPBERRY ECLAIR - Raspberry Cream Custard-filled Eclair with White Chocolate Coating and Raspberry Frosting This was a seasonal offering (admittedly, an older one), but if they ever added this to their regular menu, I'd easily get this again. Surprisingly, this actually wasn't super sweet and I loved how well the raspberry and white chocolate flavors complemented each other. -- GREENT TEA ECLAIR WITH VANILLA CUSTARD FILLING Not nearly as good as the St Valentine's Eclair, but way better than the original Vanilla Cream Puff I had before. The frosting had a strong hit of green tea to it, and the custard was fine, but, this time, the cream puff felt a little stale/dry-ish. While I definitely enjoyed Beard Papa's cream puffs/eclairs more than I did before, I can't say I've loved everything about this location. Mainly, the service here has been a little uneven - the first time we stopped in, the guy behind the counter looked really annoyed with having to help us and seemed like he was dying for us to leave (FWIW, we walked in almost an hour before they closed). Our last visit, though, the workers were friendly and super fast, as they handed us our eclair before we could even finish paying. Even though my opinion of Beard Papa's has definitely improved, since I never really crave cream puffs/eclairs and limit my sweets to the occasional scoop(s) of ice cream or milk tea, I can't say Beard Papa's is on the verge of getting into my regular dessert rotation. However, given how much I enjoyed their St. Valentine's Raspberry Eclair, I'm definitely more open to coming back than ever before if/when should the desire come along, especially since they don't have those same long lines anymore! THREE AND A HALF STARS rounded up for now.

    This Beard Papa's is located in downtown San Mateo. Parking is either street parking or there is a…read moreparking garage around the corner. Only one employee working for a semi-busy weekend evening, so it took awhile to order and get my cream puffs. I ordered a couple of their cream puffs with green tea filling in a green tea eclair shell. The cream puffs tasted a bit old like it has been sitting out for a long time. The shell tasted hard like a rock and the green tea filling tasted a a bit off compared to their other locations - it was super bitter as well.

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