True Confections used to be amazing when I was little - a real Sunday summer evening treat... and while my sweet tooth remains ever present True Confections is now a hit or miss. There are times when you get the most mouthwatering and delicious cake ever.. but sometimes you find you've paid $7-$10 for an overly sugary/dry/almost stale big slice of disappointment. So far the blacktop cheesecake is a consistent win for me -- if a little heavy for one person. (Most of their cakes are better when shared.) If you live in the Alma area they are one of the only businesses open for that late night tete-a-tete, or chocolate craving... and they do make a fabulous honeyed Chai latte! read more

Although a bit on the pricey side, the cakes from True Confections are always a hit! Whether you go in for a slice with a friend, or buy a cake for a party, you'll be happy with the taste. We brought an angel food cake topped with strawberries to a dinner party and, well, let's just say there wasn't much left at the end of the night! It's great to have this place in the neighbourhood - and my experience at the one downtown was just as good. Definitely worth checking out if you're into cake. read more

I came here for a treat one evening with a friend (although they only serve dessert, it ended up being my dinner). I had never heard of this place before and was a little skeptical after seeing the website. Their website is due for an update. Regardless, I was very surprised! The cakes are huge! There were a lot of choices and I had a difficult time choosing. I ended up ordering the strawberry shortcake with Earl grey tea (Mighty Leaf! Yum!). Delicious pairing. The cake wasn't too sweet and had lots of strawberries. I'm eager to go back to try something different. read more

Ordered a cheesecake for a birthday 5 days ahead of time. Arrived early but wasn't a problem at all. I was phoned 15 minutes before they arrived and contacted again once they were outside. The cheesecake was perfect and so was the strawberry topping. Will order again. :) read more

This location of True Confections has declined precipitously in terms of the quality of their desserts and their service. They used to have great fruit pies. They were missing numerous items on their menu when we went in on a Friday night. Really? On a Friday night? The strawberry rhubarb pie I ate was literally inedible. After one bite I peeled back the crust and discovered it was nothing but gelatinous filler. No strawberries to speak of - zero - and three small pieces of rhubarb. In an entire slice of pie. It was just a mass of hot pink goo. When our waitress returned I told her it was completely unacceptable and had her return it to the kitchen. No manager or kitchen staff came by. When we left, the server refused to remove the pie from our bill. One bite = $6.95. Terrible product, terrible service. Shameful performance. read more

Just ridiculous - there is a minimum charge, but I am here to comment about food which I was not thrilled about either. Forgettable: We ordered a slice of carrot cake and devil's food cake. It was unfortunate because while the flavors were all there, the cakes were chilled so I could not even say it was moist. Perhaps people like their cakes cold but not me. At least room temperature please. Considering there are few late night dessert places, perhaps I will give it a 3rd try. They say, three times a charm right? read more

My favorite place long time ago. Now? No no, maybe they changed new ownership or what? Everything is deferent. Cake is bad and not fresh, even the white wine they serve is garbage read more

The portion size has been steadily decreasing for months. So much so it's no longer worth it to make the trip. Also, the frosting on the Diplomat cake sometimes barely covers the cake. Quality control is lacking. Too bad. Skip. read more

I used to frequent this gem when I was a kid and I even had several True Confection cakes for my birthday! Growing up over the years and now an adult, I stopped going as much but would still pop in every once in a while. I was so looking forward to a slice of heaven but for the first time, I was disappointed. I was hoping the lemon cake would be on display but sadly it wasn't. My second choice is usually the diplomat or mocha but I thought I'd try something new. My choice for this evening was coconut cream cake. Unfortunately the cake was very dry and lacked flavor. I understand this time is tough for business and perhaps the chef had a bad day. It's ok, I'll let it slide this once ;) I'm sure I'll be back again soon! read more

I love the True Confections venues. I've visited the one on W.Broadway and the other one on Denman many times. I like the Denman location better since it has a dark intimate romantic atmosphere to it. I also like the fact that I can also purchase a whole cake to bring home to celebrate a special occasion. My favorite cakes are: English Trifle (Vanilla cake, sherry, vanilla custard and fresh fruit, served with whipped cream), White Savannah (Angel food cake in Bavarian cream Orange Brandy Served with 3-Berry Sauce), and the White Chocolate Raspberry cheesecake. read more

True Confections - Whole cakes at True Confections, W. Broadway, Vancouver - Desserts Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I ordered a birthday cake online. I went to store to pick up it. There was not anybody. we lost two hours and our lunch anniversary. Unfortunately, the owner was not responsible. We are very disappointed. read more

We have visited this location on a few occasions in the past three months and have not been impressed of the service provided including the size of the slices. We bought two pieces of cake, traditional chocolate and birthday cake and both were less then 1 inch thick especially the bday cake slice which was cut on an angle that cut it very short and very thin less then 1". I went back to speak to them today. I showed the server the picture and the he stared blankly at me and stated sorry can't help you. Not even an apology and when I asked to speak to the manager or if I could get the managers name the male server still said sorry can't help. Very disappointing on serving side and especially the response. Will not be back and will make sure other friends I know that hooked me up with this place also do not waste their money read more

I wasn't too fond of the banana cream pie. My favorite is the Lemon Heaven Cake. On the pricy side, but overall, good choice for desserts if you're craving cakes. read more

Used to be an amazing place to end a nice evening. Not anymore... cracked messy piece of cake & very poor service. Bathroom was not clean... i hope the kitchen was. read more

I fell in love with this place while I lived at English Bay and I am happy that it is even closer to me after I moved to van west.

This is one of the places I always take my out of town guests. It never fails to impress! This time I orderd the pumpkin cheesecake, it was probably the best I have ever had. Creamy with the perfect spice balance. The ginger cookie crust added a nice crunch to it. $6.75 for the portion I recieved is not expensive. Service is always very friendly and helpful for those who can't decide on a dessert. They've been in Vancouver 25 years, must be doing something right! read more

Always a good spot for dessert at any time of the day. Generous portions on the cake & cheesecake make them shareable, or you can have a few bites and take them home. Lots of variety too on the selections, and each cake is made that morning in house. Had the hazelnut chocolate cake and the chocolate caramel cheesecake with the wife, both solid choices. read more

some times, you just need cake. true confections fits the bill. while quite expensive ($24 for 2 slices), it is ridiculously delicious and satisfies late night chocolate cravings. i'm happy with take away, but eat in for a nice romantic treat once and a while. the service is great and the windows are nice to look out onto the rainy street on a winter's night. read more

My friends and I were craving sweets late at night after a girls night in, and thankfully I live near this delicious place. I had passed by it SO MANY times before without even a second look, but now all I can do it stare at the ginormous cakes and delicious pies. Three of us shared two desserts and the surprise of the night was the English Trifle. We basically ignored our piece of hazelnut chocolate cake for this custardy, fruity, sponge cake-y concoction! I was even tempted to lick the bowl! (but I didn't) read more

Simple and decent place for desserts. Area kinda sucks bec its kinda hidden and parking is small. First time I went there I had the pecan pie, not bad really. 2nd time I ordered the APPLE PIE and...OMG soooooo goooodddd. If you like apple pie so far this one is awesome. Theyre not stingy with their slice thats for sure. Ill go back here again. Not expensive, cute place to have dessert. Nothing to fancy. read more

Cake is pretty good, on the sweet side but I do have a sweet tooth. Salted Caramel and chocolate cakes are my go to. Pecan pie here is probably the worst thing I've ever had in my life DONT GET IT read more

Absolutely the worst service I have ever experienced anywhere. Four of us went there for a post dinner dessert and coffee at 7pm on a Saturday. place was perhaps one third full and there were four staff on duty. Sign inside front entrance said to wait for host to seat you. Stood and waited five minutes with nobody coming up or even acknowledging us from behind their counters. All empty tables, except one, had dishes and cutlery that had yet to be cleared away. Sat ourselves and grabbed our own menus. You can see where this is going, right? Waited ten minutes before server came by to take our order. Waited fifteen minutes before coffees and waters arrived at our table. Door Dash delivery person waiting by front door got served before we did...Newly arrived customers were becoming frustrated waiting to be seated. Our server told people they were short staffed by two people. Not even remotely close to the truth. The four staff on duty was sufficient to handle everyone if they had been more organized and efficient. "Not enough staff" is the most common excuse in the customer service industry. They could have worked smarter to alleviate the wait and order backlog. We waited another ten minutes with no desserts arriving, yet could see them already sliced, plated, and just sitting on top of the counter. So close, yet so far away. Could the girl who sliced the cakes not take the few extra steps and just bring them to customers' tables? What a smashing idea that would have been! When our server brought our desserts over, one of them was incorrect, yet she took them all back instead of leaving the correct orders on our table. What a stupid setup this is! Finally, after 30 minutes, our desserts and drinks arrived. The party of five who arrived after us had not even gotten menus to look at and flatly told our server that True Confections had lost another customer and promptly stormed out. We finished our desserts and coffees and knew that it would be another excruciating wait for our bills. We mentally tallied our tab, and left cash on the table, with zero gratuity and walked out into the drizzly evening, never to return. My first and definitely last visit to True Confections for sure. Staff need to be trained to work more efficiently with whatever resources were on hand to ensure a smooth operational flow from start to finish for customers. Whoever is the Owner/Manager needs to review each step of their business process as there are obvious holes in it and there are tons of room for improvement. Service cannot get any worse than what we experienced tonight. Good grief! read more

Bad service, very rude waiter who did not let us sit because we ordered a whole cake, even tho we ordered drinks just so we could sit to have the cake. They would not add a chair to a table or push tables together to let us sit more people, instead we had to wait for a table and they didn't let us stand in front to look at the cakes, they asked for us to stand in the corner. And once we got a table we couldn't even sit, which they did not warn us about before buying the cake. read more

The desserts were delicious i love every single bite this place is pricier than a normal dessert place but definitely worth it! read more

Decadent deserts. Taste bud explosion. To go or stay in? Stay in and have a coffee. Take it to go and walk to the beach. Sunset, sand, waves, and cake. Can't get better than that on a late summer's evening. read more

From the outside it doesn't look like dessert place. Not hitting on the mark with their color theme and or branding, however, inside it looks like the other location. I was a little disappointed in their lack of pastry selections for something that is considered a dessert place, especially the few cake selections that they have. I wasn't expecting much considering their other location, however, came here 'cause one of my GF wanted to have a coffee date here and heard about my coffee challenge. I did get a latte, however, the experience does not qualify to make it on my list. It was okay. Cakes were nothing to write home about to be honest. I could find better quality at a bakery in the same area. read more

The cakes is alright here. My friend really liked her chocolate piece though I thought it was just ok. My angel food cake was heavy on the layers of cream and I couldn't tell the difference between cake vs cream texture. The service was bad here. They never sat us down until we asked the staff to. He thought we were getting takeout(no that's not why we stood at the wait to be seated sign). The server never came to take or order we had to tell the host while he was seating other people. Drinks were never refilled nor were we checked on the entire time. My friend even had to walk her leftover cake to the front to get packed up and the bill. I'm not sure if they expect you to raise your hand or yell for service, perhaps they'd do better with those service call buttons at each table but they need some help! Pay attention to customers please. Stop loitering around the front looking at who knows what. Nice people they just need to work on their service skills. read more

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I very neat place for late night dessert. Over 30 different desserts to choose from. I thought the coffee was spot on too. Classic late night atmosphere, reasonable prices and attentive staff for the most part. The hostess could have smiled once or twice, but other than that... I'd go back. I had the milk chocolate hazelnut cake, very delicious. read more

Slid by and grabbed a classic chocolate and strawberry shortcake to go!! This place is tasty, but way pricey for slice of cake.

Have been to this place many times before, the cakes and especially the cheese cake are always great and super fresh I find the portion size to be a bit too miniature for the price. Will be going back. read more

Had the worst experience here tonight with a door dash. The door dash deliverer was amazing, quick and friendly. However, when we opened we were missing an item and the manager Hoon said there was nothing he could do to assist. It was up to me to call doordash and get a refund, After lots of arguing I was lucky that when I texted the door dash, Matthew, instead of saying it wasn't his problem he went back to the store. I heard him while I was arguing with the manager. He took it upon himself to go back and get my missing item. I told True Confections they should pay him but he told us they did not. I tipped him some more. Will never go there again. Also to note they skimp on their pieces when you order through delivery. Absolute joke, no help, and no accountability. read more

Cake was good. Unfortunately the place was disgustingly dirty and it was 35 minutes after the cake arrived before our coffee did. People who came after us were getting served everything before us. Frustrating. read more

First things first: the cake was fantastic. No complaints there! I had their vanilla cake; The Diplomat, I believe. It was flawless. Perfectly moist cake. Perfectly smooth buttercream. Delicious. My major complaint was the service. I went with two friends of mine and we were literally the only customers in there. And STILL it took 5 minutes for them to seat us. Insanity. Then it took 25 minutes to take our order, followed by a 15 minute wait for them to slice the cake. Despite the deliciousness of the cakes, I will likely not go back. Sorry. read more

What a disappointment =( My wife and I had taken some delicious desserts to go from here a couple of times before, so this time we decided to stay and enjoy them with some coffee. What a disaster. The place had only 5 busy tables and yet it took more than ten minutes for someone to take our order (a couple who got there after us, had their order taken before). We specifically asked if they had pecan pie, they said yes, so we ordered that, a slice of cake and a couple of Americanos. More than 15 minutes later, other tables were already having their milkshakes and other kinds of beverages and desserts and we were still waiting for our two simple cups of coffee and our slice of cake and pie. I went to the cashier and asked if there was a problem and he unapologetically explained that a bunch of people had come in at the same time and it was taking them longer to fulfill every order. They finally brought or coffees but...no pie or cake. When I asked the waiter about it, he had no idea of what we had ordered and then he informed us that they were out of pecan pie. We decided to share the carrot cake. I also had to chase the waiter to ask for Splenda (they brought only 2 envelopes, god forbid we should use more) and a couple of teaspoons, to... you know... stir our coffee & cream. The second waiter was nice and he apologized for the wait and mishaps. Maybe they had a bad day, but it was a terrible experience for us. Evidently, they can't handle more than 4 tables without going crazy. I guess it'll be "take out" only from his place. read more

Heard about this place, one day I drove past and thought I'd buy a slice to go and try it for once. I bought a slice of milk chocolate hazelnut cake for 8.95, $9.4 tax included. Got home and realize their portions is not very generous at all for the price. Yes, their cake is quite tall but the slice I got was merely 3cm wide on the outside. The cake itself was ok, not amazing, not horrible, it's what you'd expect for a regular generic slice of chocolate cake. For the price, it is totally not worth it. Won't be back again for sure. So much for an impulsive purchase. read more

your pies are so yummy i love the chocleot penutbutter cheese cake and the i want the springkle cake i love it though its veary veary good i love that place this is my favrite desort place ever im so right i love the whip cream to and all the read more

Review by: Natalie V. Amazing...straight up! Wonderful atmosphere, friendly service, great selection of drinks and desserts. The only thing that sucks is the minimum charge of $8.00/person to dine in between 8pm-12am. They're really trying to help you pack on the calories with that rule. Recommendations: Coconut Cream Pie (usually during the summer), Caramel Pecan Cheesecake!!! read more

Had their chocolate cakes... honestly... can make one of those betty croker from the box, taste exactly the same... not mentioning it's a big time rip off... $10 for a super thin slice... haven't found a good dessert place in vancouver yet... read more

Had a slice of the Milk Chocolate Hazelnut, ok but too sweet in my opinion. Overpriced at $8.75, has the slice gotten smaller over the years? Customer service not present. It was a take out order, the dude working there was essentially indifferent and lifeless. No greeting, hello or thank you, nothing. Will not return. read more

Went here a while ago with my partner because we'd been working hard and I had a hankerin' for some really good cake. We waited a week for this. For a place that specializes in desserts, it was pretty disappointing. My cake had good flavours and the buttercream icing was really nice, but one side of the slice was dry - I assume because it was kept in a cooler all day. When I make cake I like to keep a sheet of saran wrap along the edges where the cake was cut - that way it stays moist. It was hard to get around the dryness. I wanted to pour my latte over it. This was REALLY disappointing... It was a $9 slice of cake. For $9, and for a place that ONLY does desserts, this should be the most amazing piece of cake ever. Oh well. Service wasn't great. The guy didn't greet us - we had to ask if we could just seat ourselves. He brought us some menus and never came back, so we went to the front to order. Is that custom? Maybe there should be a sign or a note at the top of the menu. I didn't get my drink until halfway through the cake-eating, and we weren't visited again. Had to go up to the front to pay because we had no idea if he was coming back. The kicker is that the place was EMPTY. Completely empty. I understand slow service when a place is really hopping, but not when there's nobody around... Anyway, cake is still cake. The buttercream was nice. read more