I will go out of my way just to get this bakery's fruit tart. (8" is $50 but worth every penny!) Macarons, lava cakes, almond croissant, chocolate croissant are all good and highly recommended. I'm pretty sure everything is delicious but I've only been here twice and have only tried what I mentioned above. About to make my third visit asap! read more

I ordered my daughter's quinceañera cake from here recently and I am so glad I did! The price was the best I found. Great communication! Ali answered my many questions quickly. Then came the big day and the cake was more than I was expecting! So beautiful and so delicious! My guests have not stopped talking about how good it was and our DJ even said it was the most beautiful cake he had ever seen in all the events he's done. Would definitely recommend and this will now be my go to bakery. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

One of the best bakeries we ordered the custom lemon cake for my daughters birthday and the ordering process involved completing an online order. Then they called to confirm the order and take payment . Everything was easy to do but the lady was rude when I initially called. Ali was super helpful and gave great customer service! The cake was beautiful ! Ready much earlier so I was able to pick it up a couple hours before our event. The decorations were precious done just like I had ordered them. Inside the bakery is very clean and beautiful with light wooden flooring they have all types of pastries, baguettes and croissants and it reminds you of being at a patisserie in Paris! Cake was moist with lemon vanilla filling and every bite was really worth it. It was light as well and all of it was gone! Highly recommend this bakery will be back . read more

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Lavendar Bakery made my three tier September 24, 2022 wedding cake! Plus a half sheet! Ali, the owner, was easy to work with and communicated well over email and phone. My wedding cake was beautiful, with a semi naked design, and fresh florals. We chose 4 flavors: lemon, raspberry with fresh fruit, chocolate, and mocha. The lemon was a favorite, but really, all of the cake flavors were delicious. I found the cake had great texture, it was moist and light. The sweetness level of the cake and buttercream filling seemed just right and not overly sweet. We received so many compliments on our wedding cake. This will be my go to bakery for all birthdays now! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Lavendar Wedding Cake - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

they made me the most incredible cake for my birthday/ college acceptance party. Not only did it taste great it looked insane, I wish I could post a picture of it here read more

I'm sure this place is good. I've had their white strawberry shortcake before and it was so amazing that I weaseled this place out of my friend so I could buy a cake for my boyfriend's birthday. But I ordered the twice baked cheesecake and it was disappointing. Worse than my grandma's, familiar in the sense that it reminded me of my mom's Safeway pre-made cheesecakes she would make me as a kid, but forgettable for a bakery-level cake at premium prices. I did not like how they wrote the birthday message on the cake. It looked rushed and squished. If it was too small of a cake for the message, I wish they would've relayed that over the phone so I could've chosen differently. They did show me the cake and ask me if it was ok, but I just accepted it. I also was disappointed by the transaction. I had mistakenly ordered another cake at first online and immediately called them to change it. They promptly called me back and we got it sorted, great. I knew my order would be cheaper, but when I went in store they never prompted me my refund. I had to ask for a refund and instead of refunding me everything and restarting the transaction, they refunded me only the difference. Which means my original online tip was the percentage of the higher priced cake. That sort of peeved me. The birthday message and refund mishaps are small, I admit, but it just peeved me enough on top of a disappointing cheesecake. In summary, stick to their cakes and skip their cheesecake. The online ordering system is pretty seamless and their customer service over phone is great. read more

Very tasty desserts, I will come back for more desserts , place is nice and clean. People help you with a smile here.

I ordered a sheet cake from Lavender Bakery. Website was terrific and had most of the information I needed. I wanted a little customization so I sent an email and quickly received an email back from Ali. We sorted out the details over the phone, I ordered a strawberry shortcake sheet cake without strawberry toppings and one 9" round cake with strawberry toppings. Order Communication: Ali was concise and flexible, making a short call while I was out and about. Delivery Service: Quick and prompt. Right on time! Taste: I heard many compliments of the cake! Everyone loved it and wanted to know the name of the bakery. I hope to drop by again soon. read more

Love their bundt almond cake and the guava chiffon cake. A bit pricey but totally worth it!

words cannot describe how professional Lavender bakery is, I had ordered a wedding cake and was not satisfied one hundred percent so they went out of their way to give me a complimentary anniversary cake! It was beautiful and delicious. read more

This is a very disappointing bakery for cakes. I ordered a red velvet cake for my wife's birthday. I wanted a small 6" cake, but they only make the red velvet in 8"... that should have been my first sign to go somewhere else. The fact they couldn't make the exact same cake but smaller. Why would that be? Oh, yeah... because they don't make the cakes fresh to order. They make them days in advance and store them in the freezer. I also asked repeatedly if the cake was iced in cream cheese icing or buttercream. Their website says buttercream, but the staff repeatedly promised me it was all cream cheese. They even said how gross and weird buttercream on a red velvet cake would be. Well, prepare to be grossed out! It was covered in stale airy buttercream. The roses and flare around the edge that were solid buttercream, with a consistency of whipped frozen butter. The cake was spongy and tough, with only a hint of chocolate flavor. The red coloring had bled into the icing between the layers, making the whole thing look muddled. There was cream cheese in the cake, as it says on the website, but there was so much of it... it was really a gross mismatch. Every bite was nearly 2/3 icing. This might be good if you're 8, but disgusting if actually wanted cake. The staff here is really inexperienced and aren't very helpful. They don't know what they're selling. The cakes are made days in advance and stored frozen until some unlucky customer chances to buy it. TL;DR: Don't buy cakes here. read more

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Me and my partner keep going back time and again to Lavender bakery for different occasions. Their full size and mini cakes come in a great variety and the owner is always helpful and super friendly. The outdoor seating area is quite pleasant for short daily stops. My personal favorite is their burnt almond! Lavender bakery is definitely our go to place. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

This review is of their German chocolate cake. One of the best I've had ever. My only complaint is my family and I can never finish an entire round. read more

Cute shop with some delicious baked goodies, cakes, pastries, macarons, coffees and some more. I had the pleasure of visiting this weekend when a friend suggested we go to this spot. Our group tried a variety of items: the red velvet pastry, tiramisu, Persian Napoleon, macarons (caramel, mango-passion). I was an instant fan of the Persian Napoleon, theirs is shaped like a pastry with a gazillion layers and because of the puff pastry layers this baked goodie doesn't feel as sweet, is crunchy and just overall phenomenal! Everything else was a tad too sweet for my taste and I don't know if I will return for anything else but the Napoleon. The macarons felt quite dense (not airy as the ones I've tried at one65sf). The shop is cute with great artwork on the walls, which allowed me to find an artist that I would love to buy some prints from! read more

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I came here with my two little ones and they wanted to try EVERYTHING!! Since the lay off, I don't have too much pocket change so I just got them the raspberry chocolate mousse and boy let me tell you...DELICIOUS. I had to stop myself from eating the whole thing, papa doesn't like sharing . read more

Asked if they use seed oils. First-person, 'what's that'? Second person, 'You mean like canola oil'? 'Oh yes, we use seed oils'. No butter, I asked. No butter. They seemed confused about the entire concept. Sorry, but if you use seed oils in so-called luxury baking and/or don't even know what they are, no thanks. Aside from this, everything looks good, it even tastes good. But no seed oils for me. read more

So delicious. Coming from a French-American, their croissants are the most authentic I have found so far! They are very good. I love their little cakes and pastries as well, they're all very decadent and have very delicate flavors. I recently bought the Lemon Cheesecake and the Guava Mousse for a birthday and they were very popular! The staff is always friendly and the ambiance is pretty and professional. (the cakes in my photo are half eaten because I couldn't wait to eat them) read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Lemon Cheesecake and Guava Mousse - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Had this 50th birthday cake made for my friend a few years ago. It turned out so well we didn't want to cut into it! When we did it was moist and delicious! The owner was very communicative to make sure she knew exactly what I needed and she delivered! Would definitely recommend. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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We come here maybe 3 to 4 times a year. I never get anything because their pastries honestly look very sloppy and unappealing. For some reason, the staff is always really rude. I've witnessed it myself when my mom tries to order things. They throw things in boxes, they toss items on the counter, and they ask you rudely "what do you want" and "is that it". Overall just an unwelcome feeling. For some reason they have a personal vendetta against my mom. She likes to put her items in a box instead of a bag. When she asks for a box they get all rude and sigh heavily like they can't be bothered to reach for a box. It's LITERALLY your job. This bakery sucks. I have no idea why the ratings are so high. Get better employees or train them to be more welcoming. read more

Fast and friendly service. Happy to recommend them to anyone Pastry was fresh and delicious. read more

Visited the Lavender Bakery on Solano in Berkeley. Nice collection of pastry, however disappointed by flavor and service. We ordered the Pistachio Macaron for one French individual in the group. One should taste a center filling of pistachio spread and heavy cream, made with butter, vanilla and salt. However the singular bad taste of an overly sugared center. I returned to the original cashier for a refund, perhaps an exchange. She responded, "we don't refund unless there is something wrong." I said the macaron is simply too sweet. Flavor is important. I suggested she taste from the batch. They offered nothing. I left the cookie, and said we would not be back. They lost a marvelous client for this $3.50 macaron. Service matters. Leur perte read more

Ordered a custom cake for my daughter's puppy theme birthday party and everything was perfect! The staff were responsive and able to help figure out how large of a cake I needed and executed the design beautifully. All the kids at the party were delighted and the beautiful cake was demolished by them (in the best way) immediately. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Custom designed puppy cake - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Ordered a burnt almond cake from Lavender Bakery & Cafe online late night, delivery arrived early and flawless, moist layers, luscious vanilla cream, staff kept me updated and even wrote a sweet note, exceptional service, worth every cent, will absolutely return read more

I purchased a chocolate strawberry cake and it was fantastic, the price was slightly higher BUT reasonable for the area. It was delicious and kept for a couple days in the fridge. read more

I had the most delicious cake (toasted almond), for a special birthday from Lavender Bakery. It was also very unique, I've never seen anything like it. Even the piece of chocolate on the top was a fantastic piece of chocolate. Will definitely order from here again for other occasions. read more

We got a wedding cake from Lavender a year ago and it was everything we wanted a cake to be. The process was very straightforward and the cake sample box they offered was great for helping pick out just what we wanted. A few weeks ago, I messaged Ali at Lavender about making a very small (6") version of our wedding cake for our anniversary. He went above and beyond to get the order done (even shipping the cake to a partner bakery near us since we live far from Lavender itself) and really helped to make our anniversary special. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Our anniversary cake - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

After indulging in Taco Tuesday at Taqueria Talavera just a few blocks away, we made it to Lavender Bakery just before closing time. Their selection of cakes, pastries, tarts, and cookies is impressive! Everything is so beautifully decorated. We opted for a piece of tiramisu cake and half dozen checkerboard cookies. The shop assistant very kindly brought the checkerboard cookies out from the back since they weren't in the display case. The tiramisu was so soft and airy. The cream was not overwhelmingly sweet, perfectly balancing the bitterness from the espresso and cocoa. The checkerboard cookies evoked childhood memories. They were and always will be the perfect solution to the chocolate vs. vanilla debate -- why not just have them both ;) Lavender Bakery is just a short walk/drive from Indian Rock Park. Highly recommend stopping here before to grab some treats and enjoying them while soaking in some epic views on the rock. read more

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The service was super fast and I felt a little bad coming near closing. My favorites that I got were the lemon tart (especially if you like more of that sour lemon taste) and the coffee eclair (the filling was to die for). It's in such a walkable area near Berkeley and the tables outside were nice for looking at the sky and eating your pastries! read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Fruit tart, thumbprint cookies, coffee eclair, leek&feta pastry, lemon tart - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I've never tasted wax until I tried this "cake". The store owner told me the design was simple so they could let a grade B cake decorator to make it, to reduce cost. The final product was as ugly as f***, but it didn't affect it to taste as terrible as sh**. It was my first birthday party in college and this cake has been a permanent stain to it. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - "Cream" tastes like wax. Solid and tasteless. Oily. - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

We discovered this beautiful French bakery and tried their Black Forest cake -- it was absolutely the best! The staff was very friendly and the service was quick. read more

The baked goods are amazing if you just go in the store and grab what's available. It's more of a small coffee shop or study center. But unfortunately, I had a pretty terrible experience when I order made a custom cake. They delivered the wrong flavor of cake at the wrong time and it was still frozen. We did for the delivered cake for three hours but some parts of the custom cake were still frozen. Additionally, I did want some flowers on one of the cakes that I placed a custom order and I had to go and look for the flowers which I thought was very inconvenient because I didn't mind paying the extra money for them to do it. read more

as a customer we should be welcomed with open arms making the customer feel at home. But today was different from other days as I walked in waited several minutes and nothing not even a "how can I help you". I came to enjoy some sweets but left with a bitter taste. I hope it's not because of the clothes that I was shunned away from normalcy because small scarf won't hurt other people and as I promised When I'm exposed to racism, I'll expose all these shops and this bakery one of them specially the worker with a curly hair. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Fantastic bakery for the price. Food is fantastic, but at this level you can't go wrong. Service is fast and ambiance is casual.

Ive been a huge fan of their pastries for many years. I ordered a custom cake for my mom's birthday. Both the cake and the service were absolutely stellar. Ali was a joy to work with. read more

Lavender Bakery & Cafe' - Custom cake with floral design - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Very nice, a lot of beautiful pastries. The employees were great and friendly. I highly recommend this place.

I'm a wedding photographer and lavender bakeries had their treats provided at a wedding I photographed at Piedmont Community Hall. I also had the chance to try a few and they were very delicious!! read more

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Absolutely love this bakery! From the moment you walk in, you're greeted with the warm smell of fresh-baked bread and pastries. Everything looks and tastes homemade with care. read more

Be aware! I am a returning customer, but I am writing to express my disappointment with the carelessness of the staff at your bakery. I understand that there is always a risk of cross-contamination with baked goods, but this incident was not cross-contamination. My son has a severe nut allergy, and we specifically asked the girl working at the counter if there were nuts in a particular pastry. She assured us that there were no nuts, but when I took a bite, I found large chunks of nuts inside! It's not cross contamination, it's part of the main ingredients. This is a serious safety issue, and I am very concerned about the potential consequences for my son. I am also disappointed that the staff did not take our allergy seriously. read more

Carrots cake was really good and the toasted almonds were a nice touch. Going back to try the pastries.

Great quality, friendly staff, but expensive. Very expensive. Worth it if going in if you are getting one great - but that's what I like it for. A special occasion. Going in to get a few desserts for a group and very quickly you'll be over $60 with items costing over $5 per. read more