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    Watergate Pastry

    3.3 (66 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Chocolate almond ring with marzipan in middle, cookie bottom. YUM
    Rene D.

    Dang.. I checked in after I paid and ate my pastry! Discounted coffee on yelp check in!! Next time. I had a choco almond cookie crust with marzipan filling. Cup o joe and snack good. Also got two apple strudel for morning!! So many choices yum!!

    Hazelnut and chocolate shavings yummy!
    k h.

    Despite Covid this pastry shop continues to deliver quality cakes with a smile. Picked up two pre-ordered cakes curbside that was scrumptious.It was worth the 47.7 mile one-way drive. It added a whole level too birthday celebration. Sadly at this time they are only open two days a week. Keep this on your radar. Your palette will be appreciative.

    Still some items on offer. Even 30 minutes before closing on Mother's Day weekend.
    Jason B.

    I offer three stars, which is to say it was not bad. For any of us in the DMV, the Watergate is known to be a famously exclusive enclave for DC elite. I had an inappropriately biased view that every proprietorship located in the lower shopping lobby was going to be Tip Top. Watergate Pastry is situated directly across from a large concrete fountain in the shape of a shallow bowl. It resembles the height of that 1950 / 1960 "International Style" design sense that informs the sweeping shapes of the Watergate and UN building in NY. Yes, I was walking into a pastry shop...30 minutes prior to closing...on Mother's Day Weekend. Because of these extenuating circumstances, I forgive the obviously picked over selection. I'm also willing to wager that the fountain outside was the culprit responsible for the insane number of flies and other winged insects lazily fluttering around inside the business. The interior of the shop felt old, somehow. To their credit, the selections we made were not unpleasant. We bought an assortment of cake slices and small cookies. Even at the end of the day, the apple galette was still crisp, the éclair pastry cream still retained integrity, and the cookies tasted fresh. The favors and textures were...all there: everyone raised their hands. What I did not get was anything exceptional. Not everything in life has to be exceptional. I think part of me was just a tad crestfallen because I (wrongfully) expected the aura of hushed exclusivity that is the Watergate to have held halo over the shops situated therein. What I mean to say is that a visit to Watergate Pastry is perhaps not unlike the first time one rides in an old Rolls Royce. You expect it to be somehow transformative. What you get is the slight must of old leather, an admittedly smooth ride, but ultimately a memory matching slightly less than expectation. Nibble well, my friends.

    Happy Birthday to me! This is my movie reel cake...Yellow cake with chocolate layering, fondant top and buttercream stars.
    Yasmine B.

    I had a birthday recently and wanted a movie reel cake. Anton, the baker at the Watergate Pastry worked with me to get me what I wanted. I got a 10" yellow cake, with chocolate icing, fondant top and bottom to make the movie reel casing, and buttercream icing on the sides for the stars. The chocolate oscar statue is from Schokolad, and had to be laid down as it wouldn't stand. Tasted wonderful .... Everyone was asking me where I got the cake. I am very pleased with the Watergate Pastry and recommend them highly. Their service was prompt, professional and courteous.

    Vanilla Almond and Grand Marnier cakes
    Devon N.

    Ordered the Grand Marnier chocolate (on the right in the photo) and the Vanilla Almond (on left). The Grand Marnier was overkill on chocolate - so rich you could only stand to eat a teeny sliver (and then no takers on leftovers), but the Vanilla Almond was a winner. Light cake, fresh flavor - we enjoyed it for several days. The cakes are packaged in high quality boxes secured with ribbon. Lovely presentation and beautifully decorated. Recommended!

    Elizabeth S.

    We made a special trip out here after we were done with the embassy tour. This is such a cute little bakery. We ordered a piece of chocolate fudge cake. The cake was kind of dry but i really liked the frosting. Overall, that cake was ok. I liked the interior and selections this place had. The prices are kinda on the high side - thats why it got a three stars.

    Drool- chocolate mousse cake
    Jane P.

    I would give the desserts here four stars, but my overall experience would have to be three. This bakery is hidden down a path of stairs, in a little corner. When you step in, you can tell that the bakery has been there for a while. There isn't a lot to choose from, but that's okay because everything they have is delicious! They have cakes, cookies, and chocolates here! I got a whole white chocolate mousse which tasted delicious. The mousse was was so rich and creamy. It had flakes of white chocolate all over the cake, so you got even more of a white chocolate flavor. When I went there, it was so hard to decide from the white chocolate mousse and the milk chocolate mousse, so I ended up getting a slice of milk chocolate mousse and I was pretty happy I did. I actually liked the white chocolate mousse, so I was happy I got the bigger version of that, but both were delicious! The lady working at the bakery wasn't friendly and she wasn't very welcoming. That's why I would say my experience here was a three star rating.

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