I love cakes but not all kind of cakes!! I know True Confestions on Denman for long time, I returned to there 10 years after finally. Overall, their cakes are too sweet for me. I had Chocolate Orange cake for take out, it was ok. $8.75 a slice of cake - worth it? Err... I may not return for another 10 years if they still there... read more

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Have had their banana cream pie multiple times, just had it today and the crust was burnt (which overpowered the taste of everything), not enough custard and more whip than normal. I had this exact same pie from the Broadway location last week and it was amazing so todays was disappointing. The cheesecake was great though. read more

Came here in last December and got their Campfire Marshmallow Hot Chocolate. While the drink was absolutely delicious (and pretty big!), the service was absolutely HORRIBLE. From being completely ignored when I came in to sit with my group, to being completely ignored when I tried to wave anyone down for some water, being completely rude when I finally did get their attention... basically the whole experience was ruined by the lack of service and how terrible it was when I did get any. I would like to try more of their food and drink, but if I were to do that I would want to just get it to go instead of having to deal with their staff any more than necessary. read more

it was my second time in a very long time that i have been to true confections, it is a really great place to go if you are wanting something sweet, they have pies and cakes there. I had their chocolate cherry log cake w/cherry sauce and whip cream on it. it was really good. I went there with a couple of my friends. I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a dessert place. I don't think you will be disappointed. The people there are friendly and good service. i will go there again. Carl-from Vancouver. read more

This place has changed a lot since the last ownership. Before, it was all about the quality of the desserts and the friendly service. Now this place it's totally different. The new 'owner' or 'manager' is very rude. Don't remember her name but she had an Eastern European accent. I ordered a cake online. I arrived and waited for her to acknowledge me. Once she saw me I said 'hi I ordered a cake online...' and she cuts me off and said 'just tell me your name'. Ok, she gives me the cake and I leave. Once I'm arriving home I noticed that I didn't have my wallet. I called back true confections and the lady answered the phone. I said that I might have left a wallet and she goes yeah it's here you left it in the counter. I was like How come she didn't call me before? 30 minutes have gone by, she had all my personal information since I ordered online. Also as a suggestion, she told me to take the cheesecake out of the fridge at least 1 hour before serving. I did that and the cake was melting! Was very soupy. Never going back to this place. Head to Paul, Thierry, Breka, just avoid this place. read more

I came here on a visit from AZ for the first time in 23 years and it's even lovelier than I remember. I also have a gluten intolerance now, and it's hard to find a bakery where I don't miss the "real" version of my old favorites. We had the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake and the chocolate mousse torte, and both were fabulous. Martine was friendly and delightful. I highly recommend! read more

I have never experienced such terrible customer service in my life. I ordered a birthday cake over a week ago to be delivered today, I even called in the morning to confirm the delivery of the cake. The cake was supposed to be delivered between 12:00pm to 2:00pm. At 1:45pm I call asking the status and the guy said they just left. 2:45pm hits... still no cake. Our office is a 9 minute drive (20 minute walk) from their location, there is absolutely no reason for this to happen. When the courier showed up he told me that True Confections had just called him at 2:00pm!!! So not only did I remind True Confections about the order, they lied to me TWICE. The birthday guy we were celebrating had to leave at 3:00pm today so I am extremely disappointed and will no longer purchase from this establishment ever again. read more

Never ever order a birthday cake! Especially for kids. Our cake delivery was really really late ( we paid 20$ delivery fee) and the lady who takes the calls is the rudest woman l have ever spoke to she has zero customer service skills. And cake was looking and tasting like a cheap grocery cake. read more

The glass rack looked inviting with the huge cakes. My friend said everything was good here so I chose based on my craving for strawberry shortcake. Biggest slice of cake that I was ever served. The sauce looked quite gooey but went well with the cake. Overall value for money since eating half would be more than satisfactory and the other half can let you savour the cake again at home. The service in this branch during my visit was unimpressive though. The place was empty when we came on a Sunday afternoon but it took a long time for the server to take our order. Would have also appreciated more positive vibes from the server but maybe one visit is not representative. read more

True Confections - Strawberry shortcake - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I dont know what happened but last year I ordered my wedding cake from them because their Red velvet was moist and yummy but this year....I don't know. It was very dry and the only flavour any could taste was the cream cheese filling. When I went to pick up my order the staff person was very rude and condescending. The size of a medium was almost half the size than last year for the same price. We ordered this thinking it would be the same as our wedding day. We've always loved coming here but I don't know what happened to this place. read more

This place is perfect for a cup of coffee and cake cravings One of my favourite dessert restaurant where I get delicious cafe mocha Nd classic chocolate cake Love to read my fav book over here with a cup of coffee. Staffs here are very accommodating too they always know what kind of cake I are looking for and serve it on your table. 10 stars for the quality of food and service read more

True Confections - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

They obviously didn't like when my husband and I ordered a slice of cake to share. They brought us a slice of cake that I swear was no thicker than a piece of paper. We should have just stood up and walked out after being publicly humiliated, but like good Canadians, we merely suffered through it and determnined to never return. Please tell the owner it's not our responsibilty to put the Mercedes in their driveway. read more

Partner wanted a sampling of cakes for 50th - so I called in advance to select six pieces and asked for extra care in packing and a HB plaque. Mentioned it was pretty special, and we had hit or miss with cake pieces in the past - broken, not fresh, etc and was assured all great. My plan was to align them all on a platter, this was THE cake. Cream pie was so dry the cream was cracked, the diplomat was so dry the layers wouldn't keep together at all, and the birthday part of the birthday writing was illegible because they ran out of space. I should have gone elsewhere, and should have gone with my gut feeling. Fine for a fun thing, but for a special occasion I will certainly recommend and will indeed go elsewhere, next time. read more

True Confections is a tightly packed space that is apparently wildly popular at night. Alcoholic drinks are pretty cheap here, around $5. $2.95 gets you a small pot of hot water (about 4-5 cups?), a tea bag, but no sign of a hot water refill. I asked for Tart Blood Orange and I got organic two leaves and a bud Paisley Label Tea. Even Starbucks will at least open your tea bag for you, and a grande tea there will cost you a bit less. The cakes we tried (Diplomat, Devil's Food) were startlingly tall for ~$8.75... BUT skinny. So... if you double the height but half the width... how much more cake than normal do you get for a price that weighs in at probably $2 more than par. As for the cakes... my feeling is that they are mediocre. You can probably do just as well at home with cake mix. Maybe try their banana cream pie instead. A more complicated and tastier slice at $4.25 from Breka will probably be much more satisfying and I recommend you go there instead. Plus, they are 24 hours. (Though sometimes you get duds). read more

After a long drive around town looking for a bowling place, we were 3 strikes out of luck. From a 45 minute wait to being reserved and finally the whole place taken by a bowling league... Who knew bowling was so popular nowadays? Anyway after burning so much gas, we decided to go for dessert. We decided to head here. The atmosphere was similar to a place in Toronto called "Just Desserts". Supplying mostly cakes, I was a bit worried. Somehow anything that is located in the core of downtown with a bunch of university students hanging around.... Well let's just say I think it's more of a socializing place and I was right. There was an impressive amount of cakes to offer. I didn't order anything except for a milkshake but I did sample 3 different cakes. First up was the toasted almond and it was a huge disappointment. It consisted of sponge cake layered with cream. I could barely taste the almond except in the cream which was also slightly stale. Second cake was called "The Diplomat" which was so similar to the almond cake. Dry. Bland. And disappointing. Sigh. It also LOOKED exactly the same. Thirdly is the banana cream pie. It was my first time eating banana cream pie but I guess i wasn't a huge fan since I was expecting more cake than cream. It had a very pungent banana taste. After eating this, you can't even taste the first two cakes. In the end I had a vanilla bean milkshake which you could hardly taste the vanilla bean. And it wasn't very thick. Boo. Omg and it was so expensive! The bill came out to be $69...fuck that. Overall: I think a cheesecake would have been a better option but Im not coming back. read more

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Great hot pecan pie and vanilla ice cream! Fun music + a solid way to end the night. read more

Really good cakes, and yes, not so good for the service. And it was not just me, once. My friend also commends that with this price, she hopes to get a better service. Once they charged me twice and I returned with both receipts to claim a refund. I got it, with a "don't bother me again" attitude. I said sorry to her. Weird. But for the cake, I will go again but pack to go. read more

Went and picked up a small white Savannah cake the other day for dessert the other day from the display case. Was with a friend for coffee and dessert. I've had the cake before as takeout given to me as a thankyou gift for helping a friend move and it was delicious. Don't really know what happened this time but I will never order it from the display case again and it has me really leary about paying that expense again on the regular size cake. This cake was held together with very little cake was mostly whip cream. If I wanted that much whip cream I would've bought a container of Cool Whip from store and just ate that it would've taken better. I was so embarrassed when I brought it to the dinner party, cause I was raving how good it should've been, and then to bring that crap. Wll not order it again no matter what size. read more

I thought this place was alright - not especially amazing desserts. I had a Boston Cream Pie, which looked amazing, but tasted just okay - the cake portion was pretty dry and somewhat flavorless, while the custard part was good. I also tried one of the Cheesecakes, which was better. The service was warm and friendly read more

I have NEVER been more disappointed in a $7 piece of cheesecake, and that's a bold statement coming from a girl who has never met a piece of cake she didn't love. I just moved to the area and heard good things about True Confections. I stopped in last night and got a piece of the white chocolate raspberry to go, which was recommended by the server who helped me. The service was ok, but I'm sad to say that I was sorely disappointed by my cheesecake. When I got home and opened the box, I couldn't believe how small it was!! I figured it would be ok because it would taste amazing... but I was wrong. The cheesecake had poor flavour, it was bland and almost had a bit of that refrigerator taste. The "three berry sauce" they included on the side tasted like it had gone bad. My boyfriend tasted it and agreed on both counts. If I had been dining in the restaurant I would have sent it back, but unfortunately I was already at home for the evening so I threw it out. I doubt I'll go back there, I don't want to risk spending another $7 on something I'd rather throw in the trash than eat. read more

True Confections - The smallest piece of $7 cheesecake you've ever had. - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is pretty cool, a big selection of cakes/pies and specialty coffees. Serice is pretty good and it's open til midnite I think which is always a plus in this city. I usually have something chocolate, like the devils food cake or raspberry chocolate, both pretty good and pretty generous portions as well. I think the cakes range from $7-9 bucks. read more

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Not what I remembered it to be...:( Average at best. The hostess could have made our adventure better if she were more engaged in the customer experience. Kind of thought the cake was day old or ??? as the edge was dry. Service was quick, but there were only 2 other tables being served. I think I'll try another dessert place next time :( read more

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Pie: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Pie: Tried the pecan and strawberry & rhubarb pie in honour of Pi Day. The crusts were tasty (but a tad dry) and the fillings were not too sweet (the way I like it). Service: Excellent! Ambiance: Meh, nothing too special. read more

True Confections - Pecan pie, strawberry rhubarb pie with a side of ice cream and mint tea - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Really wish delivery be a better experience with this business. I've ordered about 4/5 times now, and they are a big fan of piling (up to 3) pieces of cake on top of each other into one small box. It's so messy when you open it and different cake flavours are all over each other. And this time around they forgot one out of two cake slices. How?? The flavours have been pretty good all times. Only once were the cakes fairly dry/old feeling. read more

The carrot cake was awesome. I will definitely come back soon. Great Café. Highly recommend this place.

Was in the 'hood for dinner on a Friday night and stopped by for dessert. The space is rather small but we were lucky enough to get a table by a window on Denman which was great for people watching as a very interesting mix of persons on the streets. Desserts were as one would expect from a dessert establishment...there are plenty of options and none disappoint. The service was very good and our server was pleasant and very attentive. The desserts are rather pricey but worth it for the odd night we make the trek out for dessert. read more

True Confections - Banana Cream Pie - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Late one night I walked by to see how busy this place was. All the reviews on Yelp said this place can get pretty busy. So I was worried, but when I was in the area the place only had 3 tables full so I convinced myself to test this place out. I walked in and was greeted by a lady, she wasn't super helpful, but eventually another server explained where they had their cakes on display. I browsed their cake selection and decided on the Banana cream pie which I read another Yelper rave about. I ordered from the man at the cash register and sat down. The service was quick, since it wasn't too busy and the waiter served me water and refilled it later. Adequate service. The pie was delicious, it had a thickness to it that was definitely filling. It wasn't super sweet but did give me a bit of a sugar rush after eating it. At 6.95 for a slice of pie it's not out of the park expensive, more in the range of most restaurants for desserts. I liked this place and will visit their other location at some point to compare. read more

This place has gone severely downhill since new ownership took over. You can taste it in the quality of the product. Extremely disappointed! This place was amazing with pervious ownership, and the staff then were more friendly and welcoming. I will not be returning, take your money elsewhere read more

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True Confections - Fruit pie - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Phenomenal lasting power, over two decades in business, and folks, all they sell is dessert! It's probably more for their ambience and location, and what a corner location it is, as people gravitating towards the Denman/Robson intersection. Though most ppl come here for the cheesecakes, I like their chocolate pecan pie, with ice cream of course ;) Don't mind paying the extra couple bucks, better than me eating a bucket of it at home, so this satisfies my craving. metered parking but there is about 3 free parking spots right on Haro. Nice display showing its good stuff when you first walk in. Bonus they do delivery/catering. read more

True Confections - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I ordered a cake for a birthday for an elderly person. It was a White Savannah Cream Cake large size. What was made looked like a large bundt cake with a large whole at the center of cake. It was a present birthday cake so it was embarrassing and disappointing as tons of candles would not fit on it. It was ordered and paid on their website to be picked up a by a person living in Vancouver BC . Their website that I ordered from had a picture of a cake (full cake no whole in the middle). It listed sizes as small, medium and large. It did not say anything about the fact that large cake would not be a "full" cake and that it would have a whole in the middle. I found out about this when I sent them an email to complain about it. If I knew there was a whole in the middle I would have ordered a medium cake. I would not order anything from this place unless you pay in person upon pick up and you are the person who ordered it so you know exactly what was advertised and what you agreed to pay for. read more

Was shocked when we opened our dessert box and found the size of our dessert was half the size as usual. $9 for about 4 bites. Advise customers to ask to see what they will get for their order....rather than the surprise when they get home Sizes weren't like this a month ago read more

My weakness is definitely dessert I have tried this place a couple times and its pretty good, cakes and desserts. Not super fancy but it's nice and quiet. Staff are nice and shop is clean. read more

True Confections - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I'm giving this place three stars because I don't really have a sweet tooth but went inside and agreed to stay only if they had strawberry shortcake which is not very common but surprisingly they did! One slice of strawberry shortcake cost $10 but I was not asked whether or not I wanted to strawberry jam all over the front of the sponge cake which is what I like most is the dryness of the sponge and I felt it got ruined by them pouring strawberry jam all over it. I shared my slice with a friend and it was the right amount and delicious once I scraped off all the jam. There was only one server working and you're supposed to wait to be seated but since he's running around grabbing all these various items for a full house of people we had to seat ourselves. We were in a bit of a rush so we stood up to pay and order at the desk despite him continuing to tell us to wait. We could have waited except that waiting for him to come just to serve us did not make sense when we could easily walk up to the counter and order. My advice to this restaurant is that they don't treat it like a dine in a restaurant and treat it more like a deli where you have one guy placing orders and then he calls numbers so people can come up and grab it that would save him a lot of time because the dining experience is not meeting the cut. read more

True Confections - One large slice of Strawberry shortcake and earl gray tea. - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Wandered into this place as we were walking down the street and just wanted some coffee to go. My husband got an espresso and I got a caramel macchiato. My macchiato was good. My husbands espresso was literally not even a whole sip...it was cold and tasted like stale beans. It took quite some time to get our beverages. read more

I'm flabbergasted by the lukewarm reviews! We had the Hot Chocolate and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake. Both were FANTASTIC. We came here right after dinner at The Boathouse, so it wasn't like we were starving and just anything would taste good. We were FULL and our choices were spectacular! The handcrafted hot chocolate was rich, creamy and lush and topped off with huge, fluffy marshmallows. We couldn't get enough of the peanut butter topping on the cheesecake! Rich, smooth, full of flavor, and a perfect complement to the the decadent chocolate cheesecake beneath. A generous portion of fresh whipped cream balanced out the plate. I'd certainly come here again if I were back in Vancouver... read more

True Confections - Hot Chocolate - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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The trick to enjoying this place is to know what to order. Once again, having comfortably ensconced my car in a free lot nearby, I decided to bring a friend here for dessert instead of going elsewhere. I swear, they thrive from people's sheer laziness to find better parking and the crazy amount of foot traffic around the Denman area. It's certainly not for their cakes! That said, do not order their cakes. On an off day, you can luck out and have a perfectly moist, delish piece, but chances are you're gonna have a really dry, stale and bland tasting slice. (ha ha and they're a cake shop!) As was the case malheureusement, for my friend. It didn't help that she has well-traveled dessert tastebuds, so her chocolate mousse tasted like a piece of shit compared to the ones she's had in Paris from "non-descript, hole-in-the-wall" Parisian places. She expected light, fluffy, mousse-y cake and it was dry as dust. In her words, "I wouldn't give this to a homeless person." (Oh snap.) Yeah, it was that bad. Me on the other hand, enjoyed a perfectly, not-overly-sweet chocolate pecan pie. Hence the added star. Yeah you heard me. Get some of their pies. That's where it's at. They could definitely be a lot more liberal with the whip cream on the side. Really, it's not that expensive. Looks are deceiving at this place, as everything will look good. Tread carefully. read more

True Confections - The WORST Belgian chocolate mousse we've ever had, ever. - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Parking here is a pain but it's all worth it. At any time of day they have a varying assortment of cakes, tarts, pies, cheesecakes and chocolate confections. Their focused dedication to dessert is admirable. No beating around the bush. No pretending that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that vegetables are a necessary component of a healthy diet. This place serves only to indulge. The stock varies throughout the day with selection being a bit more limited towards the end of the night. True Confections is normally frequented by those who live in the area, tourists and students, and it is regularly quite busy with at least a fifteen-minute wait being a necessary part of the experience. I'm partial to their strawberry concoctions, with their light and airy sponge and frothy icing, but the chocolate delights almost have me defecting their way. The menu changes a bit throughout the year to accommodate seasonal treats. read more

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I have placed two orders through Uber Eats, from the Denman restaurant. Both times I ordered four desserts and both times I received two but paid for four. I put my order in in the evening both times. So this was the night staff, not the nice lady that works there during the day. I would like to lodge a complaint about this. It seems like the night staff are careless when they are doing the orders. It is very frustrating as I like the desserts at True Confections. Lynda McBride read more

Got the caramel chocolate cheesecake - $8.50. It was good. It didn't seem as dense as other cheesecakes I've had because it wasn't dry, it was silky smooth. I really liked it. Good service. My friends got the tiramisu and coconut cake and they liked their picks too! read more

True Confections - Chocolate caramel cheesecake $8.50 - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia