Not nearly what it used to be - have been a customer for literally 20 years. Their menu has shrunk,…read morethe quality isn't the same, the service has gone down hill.

Thank you for being amazing, Gavi. You are a beautiful person, and very creative, coming up with…read moregreat ideas for food.

I ABSOLUTELY recommend if you want yummy goodness and pleasant memories…read more And the Peanut Butter cookies she made for me?

I've gotten cupcakes, cookies and scones from the Shire Cottage Bakery and they have all been…read morebeautiful and so delicious! I would really recommend checking out their menu or contacting the owner if you need dessert, muffins, croissants, etc. for a gift or special event because everything I've gotten has been beautifully presented. If you follow the bakery on Instagram or Facebook, they often post new specials and specialty items for holidays.

Thankfully this divine little bakery/restaurant is as far from my home as it is…read more Delicious and authentic. Pastry and sandwiches were equally scrumptious. We had a long weekend in the area with so many food options and we went here twice. We had a delicious and slightly messy apple, brie and smoked shoulder sandwich with amazing cold brew and iced cappuccino for our first visit. We took macaroons to go. They didn't make it back to the air B&B..... so delightful! We came back for breakfast and shared egg breakfast and brioche french toast.... Again just delicious and well prepared. French press coffee and fresh squeezed oj for drinks. Absolutely an amazing start to the day. Couple pastries and more macaroons to go. I would be here daily if it were closer. When we come back to this area I will seek out the opportunity to eat here again.

Excellent! You'll think you're in Paris as you stare at all the delectable French pastries…read more Here's a brioche and macaron.

Just shopped there and my car smells incredible from the baked goods! The Gruyère and leek quiche…read moreis fabulous. And the chocolate croissant is the best we've ever had. A little slice of heaven bakery .

No coffee nowhere to sit…read more Pastries good. Just not what we were expecting. 3.5 stars.

My wife got her birthday cake here and it was so beautiful and tasted so good that I waited 10…read moremonths to get a cake for my birthday here too. The cake was chocolate and had a chocolate fudge taste though it was light and I could taste the vanilla in the icing and decorative flowers. The cake tasted like ones my Mom made when I was a kid - fresh and sweet but not overwhelmingly sweet, with the cake, frosting, and flowers all having distinct flavors. It was worth the wait.

We ordered a red velvet cake weeks ahead for my son's birthday…read more While the outside of the cake is pretty. The inside was not red. It was a weird dark brown color. Doesn't look like a red velvet cake. The cake was firm and the cream cheese icing were not too sweet which we like. I gave it 3 stars because we can not get over the fact that they would even let a dark brown color batter passed as red velvet is totally unprofessional and unforgivable. It is fair. 1 star for staff being nice, 1 star for cake in being not overly sweet, and 1 star for icing for being not sweet and strong cream cheese flavor.

Absolutely delicious cakes! I tasted the chocolate and chai flavors...then was inspired to send…read moreassorted cakes to different family members. Everyone raved about the cakes.... I'll definitely order from Great Exbaketations again in the future!!

I've lost track of how many cakes I've ordered from Great Exbaketations. Six? Seven? They are…read moresimply my favorite dessert, full stop. My first order was the Margarita Limon cake for my birthday last year, and I've since ordered several more flavors for myself and I've sent some as gifts too. They are consistently excellent cakes (well-packaged for shipping, too, which isn't easy), and they are always moist and packed with flavor. Margarita Limon remains my favorite, but Chocolate Borracha is a close second. And the Cranberry Orange cake at Christmas is destined to become a new holiday tradition in our family. I only wish we lived in the Albany area so I could grab one anytime! They also freeze really well. In fact, we have one mini cake in our freezer right now.

As another review mentioned, ever since the pandemic began in 2020 this place is no longer open,…read morewith the exception that you can pre-order a meal to pick up (to go only), and that being on Saturdays only. It's too bad since Chatham is a very small village (Main St is only one block long) and this is a PRIME spot for a nice cafe or restaurant to be serving our community. It used to be a busy cafe open for business, now it's still there but always closed, for FOUR YEARS now. I guess covid killed their mojo.

Great little cafe. The food was very savory. I loved the outdoor space where you can enjoy the…read moresmall town scenery. Highly recommend the lattes. The pastries are excellent

We always make it a point to stop here. It was later in the afternoon by the time we could get…read moreover and we were nervous there wouldn't be anything left but we were in luck, We got one of each biscotti, a lovely apple muffin and the crumb cake. We also pre-ordered a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. Love this place. So cute and love to support local small businesses.

This bakery is AMAZINGLY delicious!Everything is freshly baked (ours was all still warm). The owner…read moreherself greets you -- and it's like entering her own tiny immaculate house where she freshly bakes everything. The smell is intoxicating. It was so hard deciding on what to try as we wanted to take it all home. My husband thought it was the best turnover he ever had. I second that about the blueberry cake (which was sold by the 1/4 loaf, 1/2 or whole). It melted in my mouth. There were cakes, cookies, muffins and on and on. We always include the A Frame when visiting anything close to that area. It's worth the trip there!!