The absolute best croissants in the state. My favorite- the chocolate almond!! Amazing!! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Croissants - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

I have never been in there and have spent less than $40 ! it has mouth watering delicacies ! The staff super and take my purchases to the car! My neighbors love to pick their treat right out of the box! I love the almond bar and shortbread cookie rolls! Want to try a cake for the next birthday! Neighborhood is not the best but not unsafe ! I try to make the trip before I see my favorite Doctor's at Borgess! read more

Wow....best cookies I've had l!! They are so delicious...chocolate chip and m and m cookies are to die for. Got a couple dozen for a group and everyone raved about them. Location is not in the best area bit it's worth the trip. The people working there were so helpful and friendly as well. read more

Another great visit while in town. The place was busy but we were assisted immediately and with kindness. Cookies, Almond bars, cream cheese brownie, and a slice of chocolate cake were out for the taking leaving some options for the other customers coming in. Stop in for a sweet before hitting the town. read more

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We bought two cakes and several pastries for my daughter's birthday and loved them. The croissants were amazing! I usually am not a fan of macaroons but my daughters each got one and I have to say they were pretty good. The eclairs are soooo good! I'm disappointed I hadn't tried this bakery sooner. read more

The Victorian Bakery - Chocolate cake with raspberry filling - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Utterly delicious high-end pastries and other sweet things. Wonderful eclairs. Not cheap, but it's worth it because they use the finest ingredients possible. Their business is badly affected by road construction going on near them, so please do your best to patronize them. They are worth the hassle. Thank you. read more

It was first time visiting the bakery and it was amazing. No frills but excellent service and delicious pastries and breads. We will be going back. read more

Costumer service was horrible from one particular lady. I've never had an issue before but this really just rubbed me the wrong way.

A must stop if you are going to the Kalamazoo Farmer's Market. Fresh bread (try the seeded sourdough), pastries (you can't go wrong with any of them, but a favorite is the plain-ly delicious croissant), or the cookies (molasses/ginger) is a great Saturday morning treat. read more

Lots of amazing pastries and bread! Super friendly people working there. I highly recommend! Their cakes are delicious. read more

Im from GR and this bakery beats anything I've ever been to here! The cherry danish in particular was the best pastry I have ever tasted, hands down. Golden, buttery, crisp and perfectly laminated. And the staff is super nice and helpful! read more

First of all the large cookies are delicious and only $2. The oatmeal bread toasted is also delicious The Japanese puffs make me want to go to Japan! read more

Max helped us and they were so delightful! Also the food was delicious. We're both so happy that we found this spot.

All the baked good looked amazing. The ones I got were enjoyable. It's a little pricier. My friend had their almond croissant and it was the best she had. I enjoyed their cherry cheesecake. Cookies were pretty good. Was bummed they are closed Sunday and Monday, was trying to go back sooner! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Cherry cheesecake! - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Fantastic service and amazing baked goods! Came in to try one or two things and left with a box full- my treadmill is going to stay busy lol. The key lime bars are exceptional. Super tart but not overly so, and just the right crust to filling ratio. I love the cake bites also, they have several different flavors and the ones I've tried were all very good. The staff here is very friendly and helpful, it was a pleasure to visit and I'll definitely return! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Delicious pastries and very good service. The cheese scone for breakfast was great! It's walk in counter service without seating, so plan to take your baked goods to go. read more

First timer during Covid-19. They were great and set up involved only allowing one person inside the shop at a time. A menu was placed on their door and once you knew what to order you could enter if no one was inside, of someone was you would just wait. You could also order through the phone though. The cookies were okay, I'm also not a big cookie person so they were nothing special. But the cake bites were delicious. They were chewy, like a moist chewy sensation. So if you're a texture person, I would double think about getting them. Cupcakes were also amazing! German chocolate had a delightful authentic chocolate taste to them. Macaroons were good I'm picky with mine but they did me justice. read more

The Victorian Bakery - a display case full of pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Pastries of the highest quality and taste. Best in town by far. Fresh baked bread with crusty crust. Worth stopping by.

We are, it seems, not in the fan club for this bakery. We have sampled over the years breads, cakes, pastries, and confections by this bakery, and each and every time we can think of other bakeries that we prefer. We prefer oatmeal bread and croissants and Challah bread from Sarkozy's, we like the pastries from McKenzie's, and we like everything that comes out of Zingerman's bakeries (Ann Arbor). I think the bread that the Garden Griddle (Paw Paw) makes for restaurant use is better. The scones that the Victorian Bakery makes are okay - actually, nobody makes a better than average scone around here (the late chef of now defunct Cafe 237 made the best scones). If you invite us to an afternoon gathering or a baby shower then there'd better be awesome coffee and a Boonzaaijer cake. A cake from Bert's Bakery is an acceptable substitute. Sarkozy's also makes for Rosh Hashanah Challah bread with golden raisins. Yumm. So the Victorian Bakery gets a big yawning "okay" from us. We don't hate it; we just think there are more interesting and satisfying bakeries in SW Michigan. Would I go to a catered event and turn up my nose at a Victorian Bakery chocolate croissant? Nah, probably not. But would I ever seek them out from the bakery myself? Nah, probably not. Maybe only the scones. And who else bothers making with scones in this city? Few. We do think it was swell they moved the business to the North Side, though we always wondered how long they were going to tolerate being in the flood plain on Crosstown Parkway. read more

The Victorian Bakery - Scones, baby. These are blueberry scones. - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Just stopped for bread and enjoyed the most scrumptious Japanese puff pastry. So glad we came across this bakery. Best bakery our area has by far !! read more

Owner was horribly rude to a customer and her staff We paid $54 for an 8 inch cake. It was a special day my daughter's birthday. We tried a very small piece and the frosting tasted like pure lard. We thought maybe a worker used the wrong icing while making it ? We called the next day. And as snotty as she could be on the phone she said is there any thing left for me to taste ? That was rude enough but we brought it in and in front of a room full of customers she said. I will not remake or refund your money . She asked a few of her workers to try it they looked very afraid of her. Hardly looking up at her. It was horrible how she was acting towards us. For no reason. And reading all the comments and reviews. She keeps stating I will allways do every thing possible to make the customer happy. She lied about that. One more thing she added is there's alot of American food I don't like. We've disputed the bank charge. And if she doesn't refund our money. We're contacting the better business association. We support small businesses this is what we get read more

PAID $50.00 for a German Chocolate Cake that was stale from the get-go After three (3) slices it is hit the dumpster. A grocery store cake would have been cheaper and more MOIST. #VictorianBakerysucks read more

Everything here is awesome. The currant scones in my opinion are the best ever. Reminds me of being back in Ireland. The cake bites are definitely more than one bite and the pistachio is the best. The croissant sticks with the savory seasoning are a must try also. read more

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The pastries here are always fresh and great tasting, especially the Japanese cream puffs which is a unique twist on the typical cream puff (like a mix of a croissant and cream puff with a lighter pastry cream). read more

The sticky toffee pudding...oh my goodness. So good! Maria is exceptionally knowledgeable about all things pastry, able to explain the differences between most local bakeries use of Dutch techniques compared to other French, Japanese, Irish, British, etc... techniques. She is incredibly intentional about using the highest grade ingredients and supporting local business. We will definitely be back! read more

I just can't get over how cute this place is! They're conveniently located on my way to a couple things (I heard that they recently relocated to just north of downtown), the staff is always helpful and sweet, and the pastries I've gotten there are spot on. So far I've bought the almond shortbread (my mother-in-law is a shortbread enthusiast and said it was delicious), chocolate croissant (my wife's favorite pastry, and she said these were great), and some of the cupcakes- German chocolate and carrot cake. The German chocolate was fantastic! Not too sweet, moist cake with a good crumb to it, wonderful coconut frosting. I really want to try their chocolate raspberry cake, which is their specialty, but they haven't had one in stock when I'm there (if I needed something specific, I'd order ahead - this place is BUSY). I'm also looking forward to trying their bread, which is usually just rolling onto the shelves when I get there at 7:30 am. As COVID response they can't let anyone inside the bakery but you can pre-order and pre-pay online or by phone. You can also pre-pay a loaf for someone in need, and you can request sourdough starter if you give them advance notice (if you're having trouble finding yeast). read more

Very friendly staff . Tons of choices to help with that sweet tooth. We ordered two HUGE cookies, a generous sized cupcake and pistachio cake bomb and spent around $9. Dessert for two meals. All of it was very delicious. read more

Went for short bread cookie I read about on Yelp. There wasn't any it didn't look like they offered them, or maybe sold out not sure. I looked at all the options nothing looked especially good, the keylime tart sounded best 3$ it was ok, the frosting flower on top I took off wasn't good so I settled with 2 stars. Wouldn't buy it again,, and their other options didn't look good enough to come back and try something new. But this is all I tried and all I can speak for. Would have liked more tart lime flavor, thicker tart filling consistency, more of a delicate crust, or possibly Graham crust. read more

The Victorian Bakery - This looked best out of all options, key lime tart 3$ not good enough to buy again. - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

This place is incredible! The best bakery around town hands-down. Everything from the savory to the sweet had tons of flavor and clearly made with love. So happy I found this gem! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Red velvet cake, blueberry and cherry danish, blueberry cheesecake and chocolate almond croissants. - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Love the croissants and cupcakes here! So yummy! My friend has also brought some of their cakes to our get togethers and those were really yummy too! read more

The Victorian Bakery - This is a couple of German chocolate cupcakes, carrot cake cupcake, vanilla cupcake, chocolate orange cake bite, and pistachio cake bite. - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

I liked the vanilla, hazlenut, and pistachio macarons and they were not expensive like many places. I did not love the lemon bar and found it had an odd metallic taste to it, not for me. The almond bars look good but are just really sweet with no contrasting flavor. I had something that looked similar that had berries in it and that was much better, but I forget the name of it. The rolls and cheesecake are pretty good. I stopped in again another time to try the chocolate cake and an almond croissant. The cake was just ok but it was moist. Forgettable. I was not happy to see that they falsely advertise the almond croissants. They do not have chocolate in them, ever, unless a sign says chocolate almond croissant, which it does not. I had to waste time going back inside only to find out they in fact do not sell almond only croissants, despite the sign saying that is what it is and that is what I paid for. No excuse for this. What if someone was allergic to chocolate? read more

The Japanese puff was delightful! Location is convenient and service was great! Thank you Vic Bakers- you're the best!

disgusting, frosting tastes like literal butter with no sugar. owner is so rude. do not come here

Love this spot! Most recently went in for some goodies on Dining Out For Life day (it's the last Thursday in April, and participating businesses -- mostly restaurants -- donate at least 25 % of their sales to our local HIV service agency, CARES. The Vic is one of a small handful of non-restaurants that generously participate. We love supporting businesses that contribute to the community through such endeavors!) Every time we go in it's like I'm a kid at FAO Schwartz drooling at all the wonderful possibilities! Unfortunately, I'd weighed in that morning so I had to keep myself in check this time! We settled on sharing the key lime pie tart and a vanilla macaron. It was absolutely the best and most fresh macaron I've had locally and was priced fairly. The texture of the key lime tart was heavenly, although the crust was a little too dense for our liking (we like a light, graham cracker crust for a great juxtaposition to the velvety key lime custard). Their scones and croissants are to-die-for and their bread is the best in the area. Yummo! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

This place is the Reall Deal!! I recently had the chance to try some of Maria's goodies and my absolute favorites are the sticky Toffee Pudding, the Tarts, the Zaatar sticks and the scones. The sticky Toffee Pudding is seasonal (saint patty's day) but you can order a full size one to be made for you. I have had Gordon Ramsey's famous sticky Toffee pudding in Las Vegas and the one I had at the Victorian Bakery was even better. I know where I am getting my baguettes from now on and I cant wait for saint patty's day to get some pudding! read more

The care and attention the staff put into their product is insurmountable. The owner takes time to know where each of her ingredients comes from to deliver the best! I love that the pastry's aren't overly sweet and the croissants were simply perfect! Will definitely be going back. read more

Great birthday. Wife picked up chocolate raspberry cake. I love Victorian bakery- the cake and its decorative frosting is not too overly fake-cheap-sugary tasting. Its rich yet delicate / light yet fulfilling tasty! Perfect harmonious balance of a moist cake, the right touch. Thanks Victorian Bakery for making my birthday perfect ! read more

First time visit to check out cakes. Need a torte for upcoming birthday. Preference is for European style tortes, sponge cake with buttercream frosting. So stopped in to check it out. Find too many bakeries have way too much chocolate stuff; there are plenty of other flavors! I could order one tailored to fit my tastes such a white cake, raspberry filling. So I ordered an overlarge cupcake and succumbed to a Blueberry Cheese Danish. Danish is cake/bread like not flakey pastry; prefer the assortment at Sarkozy's. The cupcake was dry and not really very tasty; too much frosting, could be less buttery. Okay, back to the drawing board for a cake - next stop Continental in Battle Creek; hope they still offer tortes by the slice and are truly 'continental'. read more

The Victorian Bakery provided our wedding desserts . . . and set an absolutely gorgeous dessert table (see photos). The owner, Maria, was wonderful to work with and estimated very accurately the appropriate quantities for our guest count. Our lemon raspberry wedding cake was not only simplistically beautiful, but was the most delicious cake we've every tasted! Everyone raved about the about the variety and quality of choices and were absolutely delighted by the presentation. Well done!!! read more

The Victorian Bakery - Beautiful wedding dessert table done by Victorian Bakery . . . and it tasted even better than it looked! - Bakeries Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

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It was a really great experience! Not only were the baked goods delicious, but the service was also extraordinary! The woman took time to not only talk to us about the baked goods, but also about the bakery's history. I enjoyed learning about this bakery's rich Irish roots and how they employ other immigrants and refugees. The baked goods were fresh and there was a lot of variety to choose from. The Japanese Puff, plain croissant, and cream cheese brownie were delicious!! Definitely will be stopping in again!! read more