Recently my partner turned 30. I was buying her an iPad and wanted to get her a really cool…read morebirthday cake. I looked around on the net and came across a few different companies. I emailed each one with an idea of an 'iPad chocolate cake'. Each company replied with a quote and Victoria's Sponge seemed like the friendliest and most helpful, so I opted to go with them. Victoria's Sponge website includes galleries of many well designed cakes and gives you the confidence that your potential cake will look great. When I picked up the cake, I was really chuffed and couldn't wait to see my partner's face on her birthday. She was indeed impressed and it was a shame to destroy it, but it did taste really nice, so every cloud..

The food was excellent. I got cheese and onion pie (lunch) and tried the chocolate challenge…read more(which we failed dismally). The chocolate was to die for...totally scrumptious. The service was really good with friendly and knowledgeable staff. I'll be back for sure. The prices were good also. The seating was good and the wait was not long ( although I booked ahead of time).

The best Patissier and Chocolatier in North Manchester…read more Any time I drive into Manchester (which is very often) I have to drive past Slattery's and always manage to make some excuse to pop in. I shouldn't have to make an excuse to go here - It's excellent. The ground floor is their outstanding chocolate and cake shop - definitely worth spending some time here tasting and choosing what they have on offer. Their selection of over 40 celebration cakes on display are stunning - you'll find yourself staring at them like some sort of art. A few of the wedding cakes are pushing £1,000.. asking if it would be worth it? For me, yes! Their cakes are amazing - no wonder Wayne Rooney bought his wedding cake from here and had it shipped to Italy. You'll find me with my face pressed up against the viewing window where you can watch the cake decorators working hard to perfect these masterpieces *drool* I'm certainly not planning my wedding or anything but I already know that there's a massive possibility that my cake will be from here. On the first floor is an elegant restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and of course CAKE. The menu is fab and I haven't heard anybody mention a bad word about it. I have yet to visit the restaurant and I hear that unless you book weeks in advance you've no chance of getting in, but this only makes me want to try it even more and it is certainly on my list. In the past I have bought baskets from here and made my own hampers, mainly for family or friends at Christmas time - consisting of chocolates, hand make cakes, biscuits, marmalades, wines etc (all locally sourced). Safe to say these always go down well. If you have a sweet tooth, this is somewhere you should definitely visit.

We were in Blackburn town centre for a street festival of food. We had an enjoyable bit of lunch,…read morethen spotted flags outside of a shop declaring it was Mad Hatters Cupcakes and Tea Room, which had me floating over like a moth to a flame for a little dessert! It has a nice big window allowing the tearoom to be well lit, and seen clearly from the outside, making it all the more inviting. The first thing you see as you walk in is the fantastic blackboard wall full of hand drawn chalk images of quirky scenes from Alice in Wonderland, and various picture frames containing images of cupcakes, signs saying "eat me" and the such. A really nice touch. It's nice that despite being Mad Hatter/Alice in Wonderland themed, they haven't gone absolutely crazy with colour and made it gaudy and horrid, but have gone for some vintage touches, and soft varying pastel colours and bunting, to take the Mad Hatter and soften him a little into a vintage English tearoom. As expected, the space is light, bright and relaxed as various mirrors bounce light around the room. Large and impressive cakes sit on cake stands and bell jars dotted around the space, and on the counter sits a display stand of delicious cupcake varieties. Staff are friendly and welcoming, and happy to reel off the various tea flavours when I asked what was available. The menu has both hot and cold drinks, and offers breakfasts, salads, sandwiches and light lunches, as well as a full afternoon tea. In this instance, we can't stop looking at a large salted caramel cake which seems to be giving us the eye from a stand on one side of the room, and decide to have a slice each, and share a pot of tea. The cake was delicious, and we were offered cream with them too should we want it. It was marvellously sweet and tasty without veering off into "sickly" territory, and naturally it went perfectly with a big pot of tea, which was served with traditional vintage china. Staff were friendly and social, and informed us that they have only been open for around 5 weeks, so everything was still settling, but from what I can see, they're doing very well, and should hopefully continue to do so! Although this was only a fleeting and unplanned visit, we enjoyed it, and agreed that we will definitely pop back in whenever we are next in Blackburn, especially as I had my eye on a strawberries and cream cake that was flirting with me from a cake stand on the opposite side of the room, in all its lovely pink splendidness... I shall be trying that one next time! Well done, Mad Hatters! I wish you luck in your new business! :)

Excellent little coffee shop beautifully decorated in Alice in Wonderland. The staff are very…read morecourteous and welcoming. Food delish and plentiful has a Ploughman's salad which very filling indeed. Well be calling back soon

Meena Bakers is a well know bakery shop which sell pasties and sandwiches.They also do special…read moreorders here like birthday cakes order,i have ordered a cake from here in the past which has been really delicious from here,their customer service here is just too good.

Meena Bakery is a problem to come to for one reason, No parking its located on the side of a busy…read moreroad. The bakery sells a lot of bakery food including cakes as well, I once placed a special order for a birthday cake from here but the day I was suppose to get it they delayed it by one day which made me unsure about trusting this bakery again.

I have had the pleasure of tasteing these beautifully made cup cakes, the cakes look and taste…read moredelightful great value for money. I bought some for a friends birthday who shared them with work collegues who were all completley satisfied.

handmade cakes designed and made for any occasion. high quality. prices from £1read more

Having ordered a pre-made custom cake from Lollys Cupcakery which cost around £50 for a special…read moreoccasion, I did have high expectations but sadly they were not met. When you spend such a high amount on a cake, you expect a good quality tasting product and service too, however, It wasn't met. I found the cake to be rather dry, which although can be common with gluten-free cakes, it shouldn't be the case with ones which are more premium and supposedly home-made. Lollys Cupcakery also do have the option to customise the cakes with certain designs, but all they seemed to do was print out a few cut-outs and stick a few into it which any idiot with a printer could do, it just felt like a cheap, half-hearted knock-off more than anything and considering Lollys Cupcakery pride themselves on making cakes for a special occasion, I just think from a price, taste and presentation point of view, which are the three main factors a business like this should deliver, it sadly just isn't good enough. 1*

Been ill indoors for one week then go town and what do I…read moresee. Within 7 days Pound Bakery appears out of thin air. Am I happy, well if you could see my smile wooooooo hoooooooo Fantastic bakery for a low price. Does what it says on the label (Pound Bakery.) Items for £1 per item others 2 or 3 for £1. They provide their customers with great tasting snacks, sandwiches, pies, pasties, sausage roles, pastries, cakes and drinks at excellent value prices Used to travel to Bolton and have my lunch at the Pound Bakery there. Now it's on my door step. ( not going to do my weight the slightest bit of good) Yummmmmmy just been eating their iced ring doughnuts 3 for £1 naughty but nice.

anyone who thinks pound bakery is good has gone mad, i cant believe you would feed your kids on…read morethis rubbish. Seriously think for a minute what do you think is in these to make a profit selling them at 2 for £1.