First off I ordered soft serve they gave me a shake, no big deal mistakes happen. However, later I realized I over paid and they didn't tell me. I got the chocolate birthday cake, tasted like salted caramel (which I thoroughly hate). I was really excited about this place from just moving here. My friends were all disappointed in their cookies as well. It was very very dry. Overrated, overpriced, poor quality. read more

Average. Wish there was more of selection! Not much to choose from. Honestly, giving three stars because I love fruity cereal milk. Very popular, however not the best. I would recommend to try! read more

Milk Bar - Cereal milk truffles - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Don't waste your time, this place is not a good place for ice cream. The stuff they are serving looks like puke!

The cookIes are on par with what you would get elsewhere, but why ask for a tip when you pay with a card? This is tip crazy. If I have to walk up to the counter and pick up my own cookies, don't ask for minimum 15%. Regardless of whether someone can opt out, it's tacky. read more

I appreciate that these are *interesting* cookies, shakes, cake pops, etc. However, be prepared for your bakery items to come wrapped in plastic, as if you bought them from 7-11. It's not a classy dessert experience. The cake pops were good. The cookie was acceptable at best. read more

It is undeniable that the cookies and ice cream here is tasty. Just so expensive in my opinion for what you were getting. Individual cookies should not be 2.50. That being said, I just love the blueberry cookie. -and the cereal ice cream with cornflakes was incredible. read more

yummy! good sweet treats and nice worker!! recommend a visit for the good treats! fun destination!

We love all things Milk Bar and have been to multiple locations and have the cookbook to make our own at home. We got a slice of malted cake and a slice of birthday this time as you can't get cake slices at any of the other locations and we wanted to see how our homemade versions stood up. The birthday cake was on par with the one we made but the malted cake was fantastic compared to the one we made at home. We have renewed hope for trying it again at home! Prices are high but if you appreciate the product it makes sense. FYI there is very little seating though so expect to eat standing up or take it to go. Please add more seating! There's a very small parking lot if you are lucky enough to score one, we did! read more

Milk Bar - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Love milk bar! This location is awesome because you can actually sit down inside and outside to enjoy all the delicious treats. They also offer cake bites as an option for ice cream toppings and that made my day. This ice cream is unique and something you cant get anywhere else...except the other 2 dc milkbar locations. Only thing is that its pricey so be warned. read more

Milk Bar - Chocolate pretzel ice cream with cake bites! - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I really enjoyed the cute aesthetic of the place and i really liked how there were so many unique things on the menu! read more

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Options were very limited and overpriced. They had only 2 ice cream flavors, neither of which were your basic vanilla or chocolate. They had no cakes, no pastries, no regular hot coffee, just cookies in a plastic bag. Not sure how they are still in business. read more

After seeing Tom Wilson celebrating his new contract at Milk Bar on Russian Machine Never Breaks and watching the Christina Tosi episode of A Chef's Table, I was so excited to try Milk Bar. The Logan Circle location is right next to my Crossfit gym and it's very tempting as we do our 400 meter runs. I built up the Cereal Milkshake in my head and craved it for days before I went in. Sadly, it did not live up to the hype. The location is chic, very bright and clean. The shake wasn't good. The ice cream actually takes like very cold milk; I guess I expected more of a vanilla soft serve with corn flakes. It was a waste of calories. I couldn't finish it and I am not one to turn away desert. I sampled a piece of the birthday truffle and that was good. I've heard great things about the cake and crack pie. Maybe I'll have to give Milk Bar another try. read more

An overpriced dairy queen that serves two basic flavors of soft serve. Service was terrrrible - one girl working on way too many orders

Sadly, the hype was not well deserved. If anything, this second visit/second chance was not deserved (we previously visited the CityCenter location as well while we were there). This time we tried the crack pie and it was just, eh. Just. Eh. For the price - double eh. It's probably much more delicious if you DIDN'T look at the ingredient list beforehand. In fact, it quite literally boggles me how a supposed 'bakeshop' can have the same amount of ingredients as a Twinkie or Little Debbie. No thanks. If anything, the star given is primarily to rate the upbeat gentleman at the counter whose friendly service we appreciated despite the lackluster product. read more

Went here for a birthday dessert and to try their famous "cereal-milk" ice cream. Overall, was a bit underwhelmed given the hype of it. The location was good and had a good amount of seating. The service seemed a little chaotic with the loud club-volume music and not very friendly. We were told by the locals we were with that that was the norm in DC, however we had nothing but good service everywhere else we went for the weekend. The pre-sliced cake was actually the best dessert option of the things we got, so overall an average experience for the $$. read more

Tried their birthday cake and it was just okkkkkk. The icing tasted like store bought (Giant). They should have bought the icing from whole foods or even have them make the cake, sheesh. The cookie dough looking toppings was dry as hell and kinda stale. If anyone wants to try a hypebeast cake, then head over to Milk Bar. read more

What an overpriced, underwhelming place. First of all they can't do vanilla milkshakes but yet you can get any other flavor. That makes no sense when the base is a vanilla flavor. You can only get a small size or a pint of their ice cream. Turns out the contain is a half cup inside a full cup so when you get it you think you are getting a full cup of ice cream only to find a smaller one put inside so that the spoon only goes down half way and hits the bottom! We couldn't figure it out until we got home. So you think you are getting a regular cup but it is actually half. Why the smoke and mirrors?! It was $17 dollars and the minimum tip amount added is 15%. I've never had the cake and heard it is good but if you are going for a cold treat on a 95 degree day-just keep walking and head to Whole Foods where you can get a couple pints of anything better tasting for the same price. read more

My wait was a little long because a guy snagged by order, but the servers were kind to upgrade my size when they remade mine for me! Would recommend the crunchy cereal shake if you're looking for a treat, but something that's not too sweet. read more

My go-to for sweet cravings. It doesn't help that it's right across the gym. The staff is super friendly and always happy to help. read more

Milk Bar - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I'll admit I had high expectations given the hype but was ultimately underwhelmed. The space was cute and trendy but the presentation of my $11 milkshake left a lot to be desired. I'm happy to shell out for quality but with such high prices I expected to be blown away and I wasn't. read more

Milk Bar - $11 chocolate malt cake shake - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This review is for the Birthday Cake class which was over priced and relatively useless. You do not get to bake cake or make icing. You are given pre-baked cakes, pre-made icing, pre-made crumbles, and no recipes. In a 2 hour $95 class you get to slap on some icing with virtually no technique required, stack cake and roll some dough in white chocolate (also pre made) and crumbles. A 5 minute YouTube video would have been equally informative. The class is attended by mostly 20 something women who absolutely loved the pink banana to tie up their hair (bow up). On the positive side the cake is pretty tasty. read more

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I wish I could give 3.5 stars. The quality is good but some of staff is just not very friendly. Not overtly rude or rating would be lower. However, just seem impatient and as if they won't really want to be helpful. read more

Underwhelmed for the price. There aren't many options. The one thing I liked, the maple cookie, was just a sample. You couldn't actually order it. I've never in my life been offered a sample of something that I couldn't purchase. But what really was weird was.. you know how you come into a place, there's no other customers there and it's CLEAR the staff would like to keep it that way? Yeah... no one seemed like they wanted to work. It was not welcoming at all. Staff tried to say my sons were gonna take the dollar store decorative pumpkins. They were just being toddlers... stacking and counting things that were at eye-level. It's not like they even picked them up & walked around. The whole trip was not worth it. There are plenty of small icecream places with more options and better prices in DC. This was a waste of time. read more

Best Birthday cake ever!! It was so moist, the icing was very light and not too sweet, and I LOVED the crunchy cookie pieces inside. Delicious cake. You can't go wrong with this cake for your birthday. read more

Milk Bar - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I was the only person in there and with the two staff members there, it took them 20 minutes to make a mocha. Service was rude, even with a 30% tip. Also the soft serve machine was down again so we couldn't get milkshakes. read more

I've been meaning to try the cake class for a while now. Me and some friends schedules finally lined up and we went! For $95 some odd dollars I was thinking was a little steep, but by the time we were done and leaving with SO much food, I can tell you that it IS worth the price after all. I came hope with a large cake, deceivingly large since it's so tall! Plus extra pieces that we cut off the main cake, which were a dessert in themselves, PLUS a dozen cake truffles! I must recommend- and so happy we decided- not to have two people from the same household go together. If my husband and I had gone together as we were planning, we would've had way way too much food in the house and it would've gone to waste. So again I do recommend going with friends or family that do not live in the same household so you don't end up with so many cakes that you just can't eat it all before they go bad. Also, please know that you Don't actually mix the cake and bake them, by the time you get there the sheet cakes are already baked that way you're not just staring at a stove for 30 minutes. It's very cool to see how they construct their signature cake and then I got to learn how to do it and I learned some special types and tricks along the way! I am a home baker and loved loved loved this experience! read more

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I am obsessed with this place!! First of all, it's absolutely adorable and I love the vibe! Second of all, the desserts are to die for! Anyone with a sweet tooth needs to come here! read more

So so good. If you like confetti cake this place has the best. It's so good. The confetti truffles are so fresh and taste amazing!!! I want to order this place again because I just ate it all read more

great service one of the best bakeries i have been too. had the marshmallow cookie with chocolate chips and it was delicious will def be a consistent stop !!!!! 5 star service great employees read more

Milk Bar - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Wanted to check this place out after watching the chefs table episode. Got the birthday cake and crack pie, it was awesome! The cake was moist and the buttercream was incredible. The crack pie was great too, a little too sweet for my taste. Only caveat, it's pretty expensive. $9 for a slice of cake is steep. Def worth a visit tho! read more

This place probably has one of the most instagrammed ice-cream in DC. Too bad the ice-cream does not taste as good as it looks. Based on the employee's recommendation I got the cereal milk ice-cream swirl. The best way I could describe the flavor is awful. I literally had two bites and threw it away. My friends though had a much better experience. They got the party cake flavor and they said it was delicious. Also, the gluten free dough balls are pretty good. This place is worth trying out, just lower your expectations. read more

I absolutely love Milk Bar in Logan Circle! The staff is always so friendly to my dog Milo and me every time we visit. I especially appreciated Z, who made sure to offer Milo an extra special ice cream when they ran out of their usual dog treats outside. We are so grateful to feel like regulars at our neighborhood spot! read more

Milk Bar - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

After watching the Netflix episode, I was so excited to try out the famous crack pie! The Crack pie tastes like Mexican cajeta Saluya. I love cajeta, but I thought it was a little too sweet for me. Also, it was a little overpriced for the portion size. Not worth the hype! read more

I don't understand the bad reviews - this place is so incredible. The simplicity of what they serve coupled with the nostalgia that you get from their recipes is what makes them special. The cereal milk soft serve with the cornflake cereal crunch topping is still my favorite - and it's so hard to branch out to try new things, because that combo is so perfect. I am so The salty and sweet balance in all their standards confections is just absolute perfection. Happy to have finally started to try some new things lately - because nothing disappoints! read more

Milk Bar - Cereal Milk Soft Serve with the cereal topping and birthday dough topping - Desserts Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Was excited to visit the flagship but very disappointed. Nothing seemed fresh, cookies and baked goods were given cold and were simply overly sweet and underwhelming. read more

It's cool and hip. I got a cookie to go. I wanted to try the Crack Pie, but unsure of the flavor?

I don't exactly get the hype over this place. The desserts are good, but not crazy good. Most of them are just overly sweet and overpriced. I've tried the crack pie, the cake, and the ice cream. The only one I actually enjoyed was the ice cream, but even that I felt like a cavity was forming as I ate it. The cake was dry and flaky, which was not extremely appetizing and the crack pie was just like a bite of brown sugar. I wouldn't come back again. read more

Please. Go to any small town that has a seasonal soft serve and get a shake there. Sooo much better The cereal milk and flake toppings is a sham that city folk fall for. If you can't make a great shake, sell the uninformed A gimmick. Put that store next to any small town ice cream stand and they are out of business in one season. read more

I picked up a cake yesterday 11/16/19 around 6:15pm for a friend. Came in and the guy taking orders at the register was so unbelievable nasty and rude. He had such a nasty attitude and told me they didn't have a cake for the name I gave him and completely dismissed me. I called my friend To confirm I was at the right place. Then went back in and thankfully another guy asked me and found the cake right away. I don't know why people that work in a customer service environment go out of their way to be nasty to customers. All I did was go in and give him the name of the cake I was picking up. There were no other exchanges and absolutely no reason for his attitude and rudeness. And to top it off they got the cake wrong!!! We ordered a chocolate cake and when we cut into it at the party it was all vanilla!!! DO NOT recommend this place at all. Will NEVER take my business there again. read more

I don't think I've ever given an establishment one star but Milk Bar will be the first. What's the point of having a beautiful building if you're going to have crappy customer service? Their employees are rude and unwelcoming. Let's add unsanitary as well because the woman who prepared my ice cream put the pretzel on top with her bare hands. I've noticed several ice cream spots in the city where the employees are older young adults who just don't want to be there. Understandable, I mean who really wants to work at an ice cream spot for a career? It pays the bills, I get it but please don't take that out on your customers. read more