Very sweet ladies staffing this place. Out of donuts but late afternoon so expected that. Tons of other options and what we had was crazy good read more

Kretchmar's Bakery is family-owned and has been open for over 65 years. It sells baked goods such as breads (e.g., French, pumpernickel, rye, pullman, whole wheat, tuscan, rustic sour, focaccia, six grain, cinnamon, raisin, banana, and ciabatta), off-the-shelf and custom cakes, cookies (e.g., sugar, M&M, oatmeal-walnut-raisin, butterball, and gingerbread), donuts (e.g., paczki, glazed, iced, jelly, and bavarian cream), pastries (e.g., biscotti, danishes, muffins, scones, turnovers, brownies, cannolis, claws, puffs, eclairs, almond cups, rum balls, and pineapple squares), pies (e.g., coconut cream, fruit feuilletee, apple, cherry, peach, and pumpkin), and tortes (e.g., banana, black forest, chocolate, lemon, pistachio, strawberry, and almond). Local delivery is available for a fee. My husband and I shopped here one time. Employees immediately and kindly served us. Many baked goods in the display cases looked tempting, so I needed time to make up my mind about what I wanted to buy! I chose baklava (4 stars, thick layer of nuts), lady lock (4 stars, not quite as good as my mom-in-law's), apricot sourcream (4 stars), snickerdoodle cookie (4.5 stars), and Very Berry Napoleon (5, nicely fruity and sweet). The total price for these five baked goods was $10.46. read more

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Nice, small bakery in Beaverin.Beaver. A wide assortment of cookies, cakes, pies and assorted goodies. Friendly staff helps speed through your purchase and answer. Any questions you might have. We bought a sampling of items and we were happy with each and every one a highlight was the pineapple square. So delicious. read more

Kretchmar's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Beaver, Pennsylvania

This was my first visit to Kretchmars in a while. I've had many donuts, cakes, cookies, and pastries from there. I stopped by around lunchtime on a Wednesday to pick up a few things around lunchtime. Even midday/midweek the bakery was fairly busy but I was quickly served. I ordered a gourmet cookie, 2 cream puffs, and 2 eclairs. I'd highly recommend visiting. This is a multigenerational bakery that provides a superior product. You truly can't go wrong with any options here. Highly recommend! read more

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Kretchmar's has been a Beaver County staple for more than 60 years. It's a great family owned business. There supposedly is some connection between Kretchmar's and Prantl's and the creation of the burnt almond torte. They both are very similar and both very tasty. I've been visiting Kretchmar's a couple of times a year for over 15 years. It's not close enough to visit more often. I can say that I've never been disappointed with anything I have ever ordered here. My son and wife live their Petit Fours. They have great breads, cakes, torts and cookies. My trip today was to get New Years pretzels. I picked two sweat dough, cream cheese pretzels up to take to family lunch the next day. While there I picked up a great apricot and apple cookie, some Petit Fours for the family, as well as a sugar cookie and pastry for my daughter. All were very solid and tasty. I was pleasantly surprised by the price when I checked out. Much less expensive than many of the big Pittsburgh bakeries, but with all the same quality, if not more. read more

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It was very crowded and a lot going on. There was confusion with where the check out is. Donuts were very cheap and delicious, but the selection was very slim. Might be because we came after breakfast, but they're open until 6:30. Very cute place in general. read more

I would probably call this "a cookie table bakery." They have a wide enough selection that I'm pretty sure they're not baking everything the day of, but they have enough cookies that a local could use it to supply, well, a cookie table for their choice of family life event. To that end, some things here are tastier than others. They highly recommended their Bavarian Cream donut, and it really is filled with a lot of good quality whipped cream. That said, I found the donuts to be squishier than I really like--they don't have a certain fresh-fried crispiness to them. Which is representative--they have good stuff, and a wide selection of Pittsburgh-area classics, it's just not at a super incredible tier of freshness. read more

I stopped into Kretchmar's on a Saturday afternoon around 4:30 PM. For that late in the day, I was surprised (in a good way) that they had such a vast selection of items. I picked a few different items to try. Everything I tasted was fresh and not overly sweet! The cookie decorations are also so fun and cute. They have seasonal cookies/baked goods in addition to everyday items like bread, muffins, and cake slices. The service was also great. I'm glad I don't live closer or else I'd be there too much. lol read more

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My niece lives in Beaver. Kretchmar's Bakery is always a stop or two when visiting. Bavarian cream is the best! Thank you for your excellent work! Having a 50th Anniversary. What do you serve instead of a wedding cake? read more

Spendy ..cakes n muffins are dry there's better places to go.even Walmart is batter and thats sad

This little bakery packs a BIG punch! Their front door is constantly opening and closing, as people flood in for delicious treats. There isn't much space inside, no seating, and the parking is street parking. There's enough room for maybe 6-8 people to stand comfortably. The staff is quick, so you better have a plan! There are so many options that it's near impossible to make a bad choice. I went in with a full belly, unfortunately, and only left with two peanut butter cups and an apple turnover. Both were amazing and VERY fairly priced for the quality. I'll be certain to make a return trip to try more! read more

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Don't go here hungry! If you like cookies and pastries, this is THE place to go! They're always busy so be prepared to wait a little bit the wait is so worth it! Friendly staff. Oh, and be prepared to go home with more than you planned to get. It's just so hard to choose!! read more

It was our first visit here and there were arrays of pastries to choose from. Favorites were Bavarian cream, raspberry danish, cherry turnover, and sugar donut!! It's hard not to keep walking around looking , recommendation to go early so they don't run out of items. Our order was boxed up within 4 minutes and the area was super clean read more

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Tried the chocolate napoleon. Very good, flaky but just way too chocolaty sweet. And mind you, I love me some good chocolate. read more

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I don't live close by but I have family in the area so we have always had these cakes growing up for special occasions. Now we finally got to visit the shop and try more and so glad we have, just wish lived closer. Everything is delicious a d reasonably priced. We've had the pastries, cookies, Danish, donuts, next I need to try the specialty cakes/desserts. Everyone who works there has always been so friendly and helpful too. read more

I grew up with this bakery. I now live in Florida, but still have to get my order from there every year. I go up there and get the cinnamon bread and the blueberry muffins. I can't say enough about this place the best cakes in the world. read more

A great local bakery with tons of wonderful items. Some of our favorites are the burnt raspberry almond torte, cookies, and the yogurt blueberry muffins. read more

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My first 2023 visit, but always nice to go back to a REAL old school bakery. They are far & few between these days. You'll find tons of cookies, cupcakes, turnovers, danishes, cakes here. Great holiday selection. It's very small inside, fitting maybe 6-8 patrons at a time so the line can be out the door when busy. I stopped on Valentine's Day & got some beautifully decorated sugar cookies, chocolate covered Rice Crispy treats & an apple & cherry turnover. All fresh & delish. Free parking on street. read more

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Local history you can taste... Kretchmar's bakery has been an institution in Beaver for many years and you can taste it in the things they bake. All their items from donuts to pastries to cookies are baked fresh everyday with the utmost care for traditions. Prices are reasonable for the artisan quality you get and the service is friendly and prompt, Aloha read more

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I am a bakery snob. I love baked goods, I love exploring new bakeries. When I have to travel to another city, another town, another state, the 1st thing on my agenda is scoping out local bakeries. When it's my birthday? I want to seek out a new bakery to visit and sample. I take baked goods very seriously and even the best bakeries I've been to, I've had some "complaints" in the sense of not liking the ratios, being disappointed in overwhelming or underwhelming flavors, a lack of freshness... I'm a hard one to completely impress. When we try a bakery for the 1st time, I start at 1 case and work my way through each and every case trying a bit of everything. We were in Beaver to take the dog to a new vet and I had read about Krechmar's so we had to stop. I arrived and the bakery itself was bright, warm and inviting. The young ladies working were friendly, kind, helpful and patient. The baked goods were colorful and beautiful. In normal new bakery fashion, we walked away with 3 boxes of pastries and a variety of everything including an almond torte. I don't say this lightly, I've NEVER been to a better bakery. Every single thing we sampled? Is the best we've ever had. Everything was fresh. The flavors were perfectly balanced, the rations perfection... Being from Pittsburgh, we have some noteworthy almond tortes in the area, NONE of them can touch Krechner's. I got just the regular one, but we got enough raspberry filled things (danishes, cookies etc) to know that their raspberry almond torte would have been incredible too. Their raspberry filling was the best raspberry filling we've ever had. Often times bakeries used flavoring extract, which to my tastebuds just taste like pure chemicals. This was like a homemade fresh raspberry preserves and was incredible. The cream puff had the most delectable cream inside (which I normally end up squeezing out at other places because it's gross lol). The cookies were fresh, soft and perfectly cooked. The danish? Literally the best I've ever had. If you're sensing a theme it's because there is 1. There isn't a single complaint, there isn't a single "it's good, but it would be better if they ______." It's just hands down, the very best bakery and the very best version of each and every single item that we bought that I've ever had in my entire life and I will return each and every time I have the opportunity to do so. read more

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A nice bakery in Beaver. Staff was very friendly. They have a great selection of cookies, lots of seasonal/holiday cookies and then more traditional offerings. I learned about them because they have a penchant for making topical cookies. Prices are very reasonable. Their house coffee was really good. The iced cookies were just okay for me. I was recommended to try one of their cakes or a petit four next time. read more

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Tried a few different cookies and a doughnut and was kinda underwhelmed. The treats were good but nothing special.

Wife pulled in today while running errands and was kind enough to bring a few pastries home to share with me! We tried the cinnamon roll as the Bavarian Creme donut. Cinnamon roll was rich and flavorful and the glaze gave off a nice shine and had a good texture to it. The Bavarian creme was nicely filled with a custard and cream mixture and rolled in powdered sugar. Of the two options we tried this was more of a favorite for me, but I would've liked it just that much more if it was straight custard inside :) read more

Delicious toasted almond cake! Can't wait to go back, lots of choices ! And a cute little town while there.

Just a gem. What a fantastic old school bakery. Exactly what you would expect. Super cheap prices, enormous selection. Friendly faces, old horseshoe shaped glass counters. Breads, cakes, Pastries all done to perfection. It's a shame that it's all the way up in Beaver... it's far. But worth the drive, a great adventure. read more

I found this place last year while I was in town for the Phillies and pirates game! I am back a year later for the same reason and this place is a gem! Has an old school feel to it, the prices are amazing , the staff is very friendly and helpful! Do yourself a favor and make sure if you are in the area to give them a try. You will not be disappointed! read more

Best pastries and donuts EVER So hard to find a good bakery. It's here in BEAUTIFUL Beaver read more

Great selection and great donuts. The people on the truck were extremely helpful and very friendly

Drove past this morning while running an errand and it was breakfast time so I stopped in with my baby for a donut. First time visiting and goodness, they've got a lot of delicious looking treats! I was there for donuts though and ended up with a Bavarian cream and a cinnamon roll donut. Their take on Bavarian cream is a little different than most with a mixture of whipped cream and custard. I'd say it was heavier on the whipped cream, but not bad. Just not traditional. The cinnamon roll donut was good as well. They also threw in a sprinkle cookie for free for my little guy, which was awfully sweet of them. :) read more

The service and items were amazing. I went in with a couple of friends last week and the workers were so kind and friendly. They have delicious treats - will be purchasing from them again! read more

Came here for the first time and ordered 1 Danish lemon cup, 2 princess pineapples, 2 peanut butter cups, 2 coconut macaroons, and 2 rum balls. Total around $7.50. What's Hot - Quality. Yummers! Flavorful and sweet, but not too sweet. Soft and chewy, which tells me recently made. Freshness is always good and very important in baked treats. - Price. The treats I purchased were $.73 per piece, which is pretty good! The most expensive treat I purchased was the lemon Danish cup, which was $1.90. My point is that there are a variety of prices, which appear pretty reasonably related based on exactly what you purchase. - Options. They have yogurt muffins (like yogurt blueberry muffins), truffles, cookies, breads, cakes, etc... I've never come across a bakery that specifically labeled their muffins at yogurt muffins, which is pretty unique. It looks like there's something for everyone. They also have a variety of sizes. For example, their chocolate chip cookies are pretty large. However, the treats I purchased are little and bit size, which I preferred because that gave me the opportunity to try different things. - Free glazed donut when I checked in on Yelp and made a purchase! I love it when businesses are active with the community. Their glazed donut was soft and sweet, but not overly sweet. Not some old donut that's been sitting around. What's Not - Small. The only reason why this sucks is because it doesn't accommodate many customers. It looks like this place is popular with the locals, which means it's easy to get crowded. When that happens, it's not easy to look around at their options. - They don't take credit cards for purchases under $10. Inconvenient. FInal Answer Would definitely come back.h read more

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I had my wedding cake made by these very skilled and creative bakers. It was an almond cake with raspberry filling and butter cream frosting. Hands down the most beautiful and delicious cake I have ever had. But even better, they made this cake for my GAY WEDDING. This makes this business my go to Bakery. I have been visiting for over 13 years and never been disappointed. The staff is outstanding! read more

I scheduled a birthday cake order for pick up on Garrisons day and was thankful about the warning of street closures later in the day. I arrived early to beat the traffic and get the cake. The staff was very friendly and promptly found my cake order. My brother, the birthday boy, and the rest of the family enjoyed the chocolate cake with layers of ganache. It was deliciously moist and rich. I heard from my brother it was even better the following day and he thanked me again. read more

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Some of my earliest memories are of me being in a stroller in Kretchmar's bakery. It's hard to write this review without simply listing the entire menu of offerings Kretchmar's has on a daily basis. Everything is top notch, and I honestly believe this is the best bakery in western Pennsylvania. The sweets: Donuts are almost always sold out by 10:30am. Their cake donuts are my personal favorite, but the cinnamon swirl and the raised glaze are super good too. The blueberry muffins are super moist and all of the danishes are amazing. I love the maple nut danish, the almond danish, and the lemon cheese pocket. The cookies, especially the decorated figure cookies, are unlike any other. Soft, chewy, but crumbly. Nothing is sickenly sweet, everything is flavorful and delicious. PRO TIP: if they have large petit forts: like chicks for Easter, frogs for saint patty's, etc. get one! They are my favorite. Kretchmar's burnt almond torte is the best in America. Prantl's fans- please get your story straight! This is the **best** burnt almond torte. The savories: Any of the savory focaccias are great for lunch. Lots of options- all good. Cobblestone bread is my grandparents favorite. Toasted it's honestly a delicacy. The butter flake rolls are in the table for every holiday. One thing I would change: bring back the orange chiffon angelfood cake to the regular lineup. read more

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Everything tastes amazing and looks beautiful. The best bakery in the area! Highly recommend.

One word....simple. This might be one of the best bakery spots in beaver. You walk in, surrounded in display case after display case of delight. Be cautious cause one sugar high will send you straight to the beaver municipal center... read more

excellent bakery with all varieties of the typical baked goods. I particularly like the almond torte cake. I have to buy the half because it's a lot of cake. I also like their donuts. The only thing is if you don't get there early, you're not gonna get the good ones. read more

Absolutely love this bakery in the heart of Beaver, PA. One of the last traditional bakeries in the Pittsburgh region. Cakes, cookies, tortes, and savory pastries as well as seasonal items. Kretchmar's cake experts created my wedding cake - fantastic! Very convenient hours and parking is on street. read more

I buy EVERY cake or dessert needed from Kretchmar's Bakery. Never had anything go wrong with any of their baked goods. I could eat an entire tub of their butter cream frosting. Their Almond Tort is incredible but their Raspberry Almond Tort is even better. Christmas cookies 20 out of 10 stars. Best Bakery in the area read more

Wonderful baked good. The cakes are always sooo delicious! Most of the staff is friendly there's only one girl who seemed a little annoyed that I wanted to take the time and look to see what they had.. which made me uncomfortable... other than that the cookies and pastries are very good! read more