I think Busken Bakery speaks for itself…read more I came to this Busken Bakery to pick up our holiday Schencken. There are several locations available for pickup. Last year I went to the Busken on Madison. This location has to be the busiest during the holidays. Parking was a challenge. Figuring out where to go for pickup was a challenge. For these reasons I decided to try the Highland Heights location. I'm so glad I did. First, getting there was a breeze! Get your car onto 471 and go until it ends and you're pretty much there. I used GPS to get there, but getting there was so simple, no GPS was needed to get home (we live in Delhi). If you are a once-a-year Busken shopper and Highland Heights is reasonably close, I recommend picking up there. I was in and out in nothing flat.

Such a classic old-timey bakery with delicious donuts, cookies, cakes, and pastries. You can't go…read morewrong with Buskin for your early-morning run! The tea-cookies and smiley face cookies are classics - always fresh and so delicious. The donuts are some of the best in the area, and they offer regular-size and mini ones! They have breads, cakes, and cookies packaged up to buy and take to-go and a counter full of all the goodies. Grab an OJ, chocolate milk, or coffee too! They have it all. Staff is always friendly, the store is clean, and never too busy which I love!

Love Busken! All the employees are kind and welcoming. Plus, the treats are all incredible - you…read morecan't go wrong.

Old-fashioned bakery with friendly service and a variety of fresh donuts, cakes, and other baked…read moregoods. My husband was overjoyed to find a glazed chocolate old-fashioned donut, which we can never find where we live. I had a custard-filled one--yum! My husband's mom used to come here as a kid, and she's 77 years old. Busy environment inside but there is outdoor seating available.

Okay I have been following them in Instagram for way too long and had the chance to drive down. I…read morereally wanted some cronuts, but sadly they were sold out of them by the time I had arrived. I bought a box of yummy and very tasty donuts. And can't wait to come back. I mean for my box of 6 donuts at $11 I feel like I got a great price. The place was super clean and I really liked to look of this cozy location. I can't wait to come back again.

There was a bug in my doughnut, i went back and told the manager and he refused to give me a refund.read more

Visited Busken Bakery for the first time on a recent trip to the Cincinnati area with some of my…read morefamily. We were in town to visit other family members who are local to the area, so we stopped here to pick up some treats to bring along with us on our visit. Busken Bakery is a third-generation, locally owned business in Cincinnati that has been around for nearly 100 years. They have 4 locations listed on their website, with one of them being in Eastgate/Batavia. The selection here includes a variety of homemade breads, cookies, cakes, donuts, pies, and more. Various coffee and other drinks are also available to enjoy with your treats. This location specifically is in the Eastgate/Batavia area, at the intersection of Glen-Este Withamsville Road and Old State Route 74. The storefront is the right corner unit in a small strip mall-type complex called Glen-Este Village Centre. As someone who is not from the area and had never been here specifically, it is relatively easy to navigate to. Their branding is visible on the larger sign for the shopping center, which can be read from the road. Parking here was no issue There are two rows of parking spaces at the front of the shopping center. It was not at all crowded in the complex at the time of our visit, so we easily got a parking spot just steps from the bakery entrance. Our visit here was around 12:40 PM on a Saturday in September. I am assuming the crowd for this place comes in the morning time, given the type of business it is. There were no other customers in the store at the time of our visit. The bakery also has some aspects of a cafe. There are a few bar-height tables, four-top tables, and even a kids table available for patrons in the front of the store. It would be nice to grab some goodies, a nice drink, and hang out for a little bit in the space. They even had some different reading material available for free, too. We took some time to look around at all of the different items in the bakery before deciding what we wanted to order. They have a few bakery cases at the counter filled with different cookies, dipped treats, and other pastries that can be purchased individually or in various quantities. Behind the counter was a selection of donuts. The pre-made cakes sit to the left, and are displayed so it is easy for the customer to see. Throughout the store, there are different tables and displays with the breads, pies, pre-packaged cookies, and seasonal items. I loved the nods to the Cincinnati area all around the space, including the Bengals-themed cookies, the "Chew Dey" sign, and the variety of orange/black/white items to choose from. It was fun to look around at the different items and decorations the staff put together. On the left-hand side, there are a few different coolers with a variety of cold drinks. Also, there are coffee urns with self-serve hot coffee. Greeting cards, candles, and other retail items are in this space as well. The family we were going to visit has a few young children, so we chose to get a tub of the Original Iced Cookies that were pre-packaged. They were decorated as yellow smiley faces, and were a nice size for a child or for an adult as a little treat. We liked the taste of these, and they lasted for several days afterwards. The cookies in the case looked delicious but with the nut flavoring and our particular occasion that we were buying them for, we decided against them. I personally would have loved to try them, as they all looked and sounded so good! Overall, there was a healthy selection of items throughout the store. I thought they would have more variety in terms of cookies, as it seemed like there were only a few different kinds. Same sentiment for the breads. I am not sure if it was just because we were there later in the day, or if that is the way it always is. Maybe next time I will need to stop earlier to get the full experience in this regard. The staff were attentive and helpful. Since we were the only ones in the space, I think they were overly-attentive at points, but that is fine. I am more of a shop on my own-type of shopper, so not my favorite when employees are watching my every move. However, I understand they are simply doing their job and we essentially had their undivided attention. Glad that we found this local bakery to stop at during our trip to Cincinnati! Their products were good, the storefront was decorated and appealing, the staff were all friendly. I would love to return in the future to try more of their items, including these infamous donuts I have been reading about here in other people's reviews. Would recommend giving Busken Bakery a try if you find yourself in the area.

The gals behind the counter were friendly and patient and answered every question that we had about…read moreevery donut and pastry. The donuts and pastries are big and taste very fresh. The butter muffin was so yummy and gooey on the inside. I learned today that they even have a drive thru!

We got a 6 pack of mini's and a variety! They were all fresh and delicious!!! Service was quick…read moreand friendly Highly recommend!

Crumbl has a love/hate relationship with most. I'm in the love category. However, I do always go…read morehome and chill all my cookies. lol I loved the raspberry cupcake cookie so much this was my 2nd trip this week. Shhhh we listen and we don't judge. Thank you so much to Aaron from this location for making my order correct quickly and upgrading my mini cookies! It's little things like this that will create return business!! The flavors I have chosen this week are semi-sweet chocolate chip 8/10, s'more 8/10 (way better than I expected), raspberry cupcake 9/10 (a little jam would have made this a 10/10) & classic pink sugar 9/10 (I have to get the small one because this frosting is thick.)

Had a chance to try this bakery at the Taste of Cincinnati and it did not disappoint. The bourbon…read morepeach cobbler sundae was MAGNIFICENT. The warm crumble topped with delicious peaches and cream melted in your mouth. This is a must try dessert!

Went on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to Findlay and found this cute shop. The very last slice of…read morehoney vanilla cake (the sales clerk said it was the last of an extra from their flavor of the month for April) smiled at me and decided it would be the cake to celebrate my birthday! The sales person was lovely and friendly and I was happy to take the beautiful slice home to have after dinner. However, the cake was obviously past its best by date. It was dry and warming in the microwave (my typical approach) did not help. The flavors were lovely but the cake was way too dry to enjoy. I was so disappointed both by being served cake that had seen better days but also the lost opportunity to find a place in Cincy I loved to get cake from, especially given how cute the shop was.

We live very close to the BonBonerie and I have to resist the urge to go every day very good…read morepastries and I've also done their tea time with some of my friends. Staff is always super nice as well. Highly recommend!

What an absolute beautiful gem this place is! Everything was…read morelovely: from the gentle service to the tea variety, from the assortment of treats to the overall vibe! A must try is the white mango tea, and the biscuits were fabulous. Lovely place to be for a special date with your significant other!

This place is the cutest! It has seating unlike their other location and includes all the coffee…read moreand cheesecakes and goodies that the other location does! The staff is nice and knowledgeble and makes a mean lattee! I personally love the honey lavender with marshmallow cold foam - the birthday cake macaroon is delicious if you aren't a cheesecake fan!

So it's really hard to find a good place that specializes in cheesecake. The only time I can eat it…read moreif it's offered as a dessert at any restaurants or someone from my work makes it. My Mr told me that this place just opened up and that he was going to bring home some desserts. I couldn't wait. He brought home: -Buckeye -Raspberry Pistachios -Salted Caramel - Blueberry Cream The cheesecakes were amazing! Not too sweet and flavors hit the spot. My favorite was the blueberry cream and buckeye followed by raspberry pistachios. I love that they are served cupcake style. Right size for portion control. I'm a fan and now addicted! I will request him to bring some home every two weeks or at least monthly. This place is worth checking out.