I was visiting my family for my birthday from SoCal and was researching bakers who created vintage…read moreheart cakes. So grateful to have come across Ruby Cakes of Monterey! I first reached out on instagram then we transitioned to the phone in order to discuss details such as flavor, colors, pricing, and the date. Service was friendly and patient as we messaged back and forth. I decided on a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling, light pink and white designs, with just my name in the center. Ruby offers delivery free of charge within an 8 mile radius of her location which was very helpful. We set a date and time. She was understanding when on the day of, we shifted to an earlier drop off and met us accordingly. Payment can be made through Zelle, Venmo, or cash upon arrival. She was kind enough to send photos of the cake and I was absolutely blown away! She totally brought my vision to life! When she dropped it in person, it looked even better with glitter on top! When we got home and tried it, I enjoyed the texture and flavor of the cake. It was soft and was the right amount of sweetness. If you're ever in need of a cake for an event, I highly recommend! :)

Really delicious food and great service. They mad a custom chocolate birthday cake in less than 24…read morehours and went the extra mile on decorations. It was fantastic and the perfect addition to the birthday dinner

We absolutely love Freedom Bakery! Ordered cupcakes and personally special designed cookies and…read morethey did an amazing job. My friends loved the look and taste of the cupcakes and cookies. Here are some pix for your pleasure. Oh we bought the "10 year" glittered cupcake decor sticks from amazon.

Job well done Freedom Bakery! Did a custom two tiered cake from my daughter's high school…read moregraduation and it came out perfect! Thank you!

Visiting the area and had a significant birthday planned for my wife…read more This cake was delivered to Fandango (who recommended Layers were also amazing to deal with). Cake arrived on time, looked and tasted spectacular (decadent chocolate cake). Couldn't be happier with everything as we didn't know any cake places. Helped make a wonderful occasion that much more special! Highly recommend getting cake from here.

I've known about this place for years but not sure why I never shopped here until yesterday! Bought…read morea dozen cupcakes and so far so good. I can't wait for the next family event or any day that we wanna indulge to get more baked goods. Cute place with readily available cakes fo any occasion. They also have pastries and bread (I saw croissant) and coffee.

You got to try their fruit tarts yum They are to die for. Just like everything else, there's…read moresomething for everybody

To say I am disappointed in the $70 Birthday cake my husband purchased is an understatement…read more He ordered a lemon cake with raspberry preserves with buttercream icing. What we received was a dry cake with hardly any flavor. My Mother thought it was just a yellow cake, she couldn't even taste the lemon. And she is an experienced baker. She made our lemon and raspberry wedding cake, that my husband was trying to recreate. The raspberry "preserves" were gelatinous, like pie filling from a can. Preserves should be a jam like consistency, only with larger fruit pieces. But sadly, this was goopy and artificial tasting. And the buttercream was greasy, not creamy, like it was made from Crisco shortening (not butter), sugar and water. It didn't even have any flavor (maybe they forgot to put vanilla extract in it?) Even the construction of the cake was poor. They clearly didn't put enough batter in the pans. Normally you shave the rounded top off to make it flat. This bakery just added tons of icing in an attempt to make up for the rounded edges. Which also meant there were barely any raspberry "preserves" in between the layers. And last but not least. When my husband special ordered the cake (in person) he asked for white sprinkles. When he arrived to pick up the cake, it wasn't ready. And they told him they didn't have white sprinkles. And offered to cover the entire cake in tiny rock hard pearls, that are typically only used sparingly for decorative purposes. Because they are so hard, many decorators recommend removing them before eating! My Dad bit into it and said it was like trying to eat buck shot. My Father has never met a cake or sweet he didn't like, until now. He didn't want another piece during his entire visit. My mother and I didn't even finish our first piece. To charge $70 for this 8" cake was just criminal. I would have returned it if I could.

Took a cookie decorating class and it was so much fun! The owner was our instructor and she had…read moreeverything laid out perfectly and the instructions moved right along. The cookies turned out beautiful and smelled divine! They do birthday parties, baby shower parties and custom orders. Can't wait for the next class. Thank you so much! Dawn Class date 2/6/23

5/5 stars! Tammy made this beautiful vanilla rainbow cake and cookies for my daughter's first…read morebirthday. It was more beautiful than I could ever imagine! To top it off, it tasted amazing! She was kind enough to find a way to fit us in and we were so grateful. She is kind, creative, and collaborative.

I have no idea why this only has 3 stars.... it is the same food as the one in Monterey.... the…read moreworkers are awesome and have a great attitude, it is clean.... I love this little gem. Today was a ham quiche! Flavors were amazing. I am not typically a crust guy, but theirs is good. the "egg/crust" ratio was perfect The "egg/ham" ratio was perfect. I loved every bite of this quiche!

The Seaside location only gets 3 stars??? But the same business Monterey location gets 4 stars…read more Chalk up the difference to location location location. Let's just call the Seaside one a "locals only" place. Right, this place was built up by French expats (before retiring/selling in 2023ish). Nothing's changed. It's still fantastic.

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!! We got a huge sheet pan and picked out a ton of new to us pastries. Plus…read moresome more stuff in the counter. The lady working there was so nice and helped answer our questions. Our favorite thing was the chocolate flan cake. So damn good. 10/10

We saw them on social media featuring a Dubai chocolate croissant. So we knew we had to make a…read morestop. We went about 3 o'clock and I was a little nervous thinking they wouldn't have any selections available, but they had plenty. They offer your typical pan bread selection. But then they have the creative side, which was the Dubai chocolate croissant that we got, which was delicious. The filling was super crunchy a lot with these Dubai chocolate recipes the filling has to be perfect crunch and creamy, and that's what it was! They also had other selections like homemade pop tarts, which were hit and various flavors of cupcakes! Next time we stop, we definitely have to try to taqueria side because that looks delish!!!

Stopped here for a quick breakfast on the way home from Monterey, and it was a fantastic find. The…read morehorchata latte and vanilla lavender latte were both excellent. The ham and cheese croissant was incredibly flaky, buttery, and delicious. I also tried the strawberry custard danish and loved that it wasn't overly sweet. Everything tasted fresh and thoughtfully made. I'd definitely stop by again when passing through!

My wife and I came in with high expectations after seeing many videos on social media (Instagram)…read more Overall, the latte and cappuccino were very good, and the pastries were also well made with great flavor--everything was just right. The only issue for us was the service experience. Social media sometimes shows a very different image from reality. We felt there was no warm welcome, and the staff came across as a bit cold when taking our order. Even the owner just looked at us without greeting us. We'll give this place another chance, as we'd like to believe it might have just been an off day. We hope to see some improvement in that area moving forward.

Where to start? Nece's GF is incredible!! We have tried everything from their sandwiches, cake…read moreslices, cheesecake slices, cookies, brownies, pretzels, to their ham and cheese wheels. This is a mandatory stop for us whenever we're in Monterey. The front of house staff are lovely to interact with, so knowledgeable, and so caring for all of your baked goods. My husband has a chocolate allergy and Nece's staff was so careful to separate out all of the non-chocolate items from the chocolate items. The extra step to show this level of care did not go unnoticed and FOH staff did this without us needing to ask. As someone who was recently told they can't have gluten, this place is like finding the light at the end of a dark tunnel. I am so grateful to this little bakery for their delicious gf baked goods and wonderful humans to interact with.

And Nece (the founder) also makes extraordinarily artistic GF cakes, with real flowers…read morewater-falling as pictured, etc! I'm not sure what more I can really add to what's already been said about the world's best entirely gluten-free bakery. I wasn't aware I had celiacs (the asymptomatic kind, which is more common than commonly understood) until recently. So I can compare Nece's with many of the world's other great bakeries in both the US and Europe (where I lived for ~dozen years) that I've experienced. Nece's is right up there with the very best non-GF bakeries too.