Cute little bakery with lots of sweet treats. Went to Short n Sweet on a rainy Hilo day, so the shop was empty and there were lots of pastry options available. The shop keeper was friendly and patient as I browsed the pastry case. I've always been curious about the Dubai chocolate bar, so I decided to splurge and give it a try. Very pricey at $16 for a 4-5" bar, but it was worth it to try it once. The chocolate was smooth and high quality, the pistachio cream was sweet with a hint of pistachio flavor, and the kataifi was pleasantly crunchy. I would have loved more pistachio flavor, but it was a nice little chocolate treat. Looking forward to trying more things from Short n Sweet in the future. Will definitely be back when I want to treat myself to a gourmet dessert. :) read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Dubai chocolate bar. - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Right when you walk in, you're greeted by a beautiful display case of goods. To the left are shelves of refrigerated goods, followed shelves of non-refrigerated goods. The sweets are always really good. The crème brûlée is definitely our favorite dessert here! It's light and creamy and just overall delicious! We come here every time we visit and try to get something different but we always seem to revert back to the creme brulee. The staff there has always been really nice. We seem to always get the same lady every time we go and I feel terrible that I haven't gotten her name by now read more

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It's pretty small inside. They get pretty busy, so you should probably order ahead of time and pick up. I got a few pastries - so delicious!!! The chocolate croissant heated up - wow, best I've ever had. read more

I had a quick work day in Hilo & one of our culinary graduates is a cook at Short n Sweet so I thought it was the perfect time to get some nourishment & stop in for a visit. It's a cute little spot that has samples (yum) out I'm pretty sure throughout the day, you can order & eat outside however I ate on my way to my next location. Salad hit the spot exactly what I needed after a day of snacking on dill pickle Lays & lemon peel. It was very refreshing & the lilikoi bar just an explosion of delishisness in my mouth. Washed it all down with a carton of H2O. Outstanding customer service & an awesome kitchen staff. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Lilikoi bar & a half order Greek salad - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

The food quality is good, but the place is expensive. A cake-y bagel with lox for $16, where you get exactly one thin slice lox on each half of bagel, with a thin smear of cream cheese..... even by Manhattan standards this is a ripoff read more

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Looking for a quick breakfast option, and this spot fit the bill so we paid a quick visit! I got the breakfast bowl, carrot cake mini loaf, and lilikoi bar! I will say pricing seems higher than average. The breakfast bowl was...decent. It's kinda a small portion and not superrrr appealing in a small takeout container. But I will say, the actual food was hot and tasty! Eggs were a soft texture, potatoes were nice and soft. Ham mixed throughout. Desserts were much more memorable. Not overwhelmingly sweet, both had a nice texture, and they tasted GREAT. I'd personally recommend coming here for desserts, rather than the entrees. Still great! PROS: - parking is easy, location easy to find - staff are friendly - desserts are not too sweet, have good texture, and taste great CONS: - pricing is higher than average - breakfast bowl is kinda small portion and not too appealing read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Breakfast Bowl - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

they have the best carrot cake here. It's literal GOLD. I love the ambiance of this place as well. It's such a cute lil bakery.

This was recommended to me by another foodie who was sitting next to us also waiting patiently for food at a very popular eatery in Pahoa. I was impressed to find the interesting selection of fancy pastries at this cute bakery/ cafe located in Hilo Shopping Center. You can also get breakfast and lunch. April the foodie recommended a "white dessert" and thanks to other Yelpers I was able to deduce it was the Silvana. A layered pastry with cream on top and an interesting layer of sticky nutty goodness in the middle. It was very good but a bit too creamy and buttery for my lactose intolerant self. The Hilo bar was like a rich, flat blond brownie chucked full of macadamia nuts and bits of coconut. Also yummy! But the star for me and my mom was the Kona bar (?), a divine bar of rich dark chocolate with little bits of crunch that add a nice contrast in texture! Winner!! read more

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This bakery I wanted to order my son's birthday cake and we all sadly got sick and then our vehicle is currently not working so we had to cancel his party and make a cake at home! But when I tell you I cannot stop thinking about this bakery and the birthday cake my husband cold coworker had from this place I am not lying I have never had a better cake! I did go in and had the best experience from Koa and even got to meet the baker the legend herself Donna! The ingredients are made in house and are all made with raw ingredients no seed oils or preservatives no harmful toxic yucky artificial coloring! The cake I did experience was a huge heavy thick and delicious cake that was filled with so much flavors and every bite was melt in your mouth mix together hit the taste buds like heaven on earth sends a baby from storks fairy tell experienced from your senses! Like when I tell you I am craving this Carmel layered cake I feel like it was made with addictive additives because I cannot forget this cake!!! It's been months! So go! Also very cool because they can do printable edible images they can custom the cake to your event they can custom the flavor to your pallet and they can bring the theme alive with the size for your party needs! I can't wait to experience this place again! They also do have menu options you can go order bagels and coffee and they have items for order fresh! I was told the cheese cake is one you have to try from a returning customer when I went in!!! I like also add that Donna the baker and I believe the owner was great she took pride and took time to inform me of her work! She took time to listen to my experience with her cake and my son's likes and told me what I should get which I love! Any kind of help I can get in life I will take!!! Also she knew the importance of having no artificial coloring and to have raw ingredients which I as a mom now understand the importance of!!! I can't wait to be able to order a custom cake through this bakery one day! Go support local small business like this one!!! read more

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Our bill was over 80.00 for a box of baked goods. We thought it was excessively high, but thought it might be because of the dubai chocolates we bought which were 12.00 each. These chocolates were unremarkable, and the flavor was not what we had thought it would be. we have two left that haven't been touched and it has been 3 days now. The other two I took to a gathering and shared it by cutting it on a cutting board in bitesized pieces. after each person took a bite, no one picked up another piece. Other items still in the box: One chantilly chocolate cream puff. We only ordered 2. the one we tried was dry, flavorless, and seemed to be missing ingredients...namely sugar. it was tasteless and not joyful at all. It was not a puff. it was hard and seemed old. we ordered 2 oreo cookies, and 1.5 cookies are left in the box. Again, it seems like they did not get the recipe right. The flavor is very nothingness and the texture feels grainy and not cooked well though it is cooked all the way through. Sad that we lost so much money, the pricing is wrong and the recipes are off. read more

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My husband and I couldn't decide what to get so we ended up getting a lot: - Banana Roulade - Lilikoi Bar - Roasted Pineapple Bread Pudding - Mac Nut Coffee Cake - Silvana - Hilo Bar - Lilikoi Marshmallows I really enjoyed everything. The Lilikoi Marshmallows were hands down my favorite thing. I could have eaten 10 bags of them by myself. My next two favorites were the Hilo Bar and the Silvana. I'm glad we stumbled upon this place when we were in Hilo. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Banana Roulade, Lilikoi Bar, Roasted Pineapple Bread Pudding, Mac Nut Coffee Cake, Silvana, Hilo Bar | Instagram: @telephonesmoothie - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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You order inside and they give you a buzzer when your food is ready to be picked up. The wait was pretty long but we were waiting for 6 total sandwiches. The food was a bit skimpy for what they charge. I was told to come here and that the food was really really good, I felt a bit left down because it was hyped up so much. Maybe if it wasn't as hyped up. Great service, nothing to complain about there. They do have tables and chairs outside which was nice. Not bad but nothing special, give it a try if you want to support local! read more

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Amazing!!! Their Hilo bar is beyond delicious! I also ordered the Lilikoi bar and the Lilikoi macaron. Everything is amazing. The folks who work there are so nice, and I have a feeling we will be going back there again while we are here on vacation. I wish I could rate them a 10! read more

Bakery items were alright, salted caramel cupcake a little dense & doesn't taste like caramel. They have items in the cases with no pricing on them. So for each individual item you're not actually sure how much it costs. The girl at the counter didn't even know the prices off hand, she had to look into her register screen. Also, ordered a passion tea & I didn't know you put a small cube of ice and not fill the drink to the top. Or at least make it appear that the drink is full. Not sure I would make a return here and go out of my way. Overheard them tell another customer sorry they're closed. it's like 2pm and your door is open. ‍ read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Iced Passion tea - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Tastes good but . Fourteen dollar breakfast bowl is TINY!- keiki cup size. so not worth it . Could have spent my breakfast money elsewhere if I was told how tiny the bowl is read more

Their bread pudding wasn't our favorite but this was more than offset by a very tasty crème brûlée cupcake. We'll call it a wash... 4 stars... read more

Great food. I have been coming here for 15 years. I actually like their new location better as there's more parking and places to sit. Although everything they make is wonderful, I do have one HUGE complaint. They recently got rid of my favorite item. The Mac Nut Curry Chicken Salad and Panini. I really miss it, so I don't visit as often as I used to. I wish they would bring it back. read more

The absolute best spot to get lunch in hilo. The classic panini is the best sandwich I've ever had, genuinely makes my day when I get lunch here. The staff are incredibly friendly and nice, food is always quick and the deserts are spectacular. 10/10 best spot ever read more

We tried the German chocolate brownie and the macadamia nut coffee cake. Both were very good. We got to sample their coconut shortbread cookie, which was very good also. Service was great. Nice atmosphere with tables outside to eat and talk story. read more

Desserts we're great. I suggest you ask prices before buying, though, if you are on any budget. Ordered the Dubai chocolate and it was $15. Quite the shock. read more

Great breakfast spot in Hilo as we left Volcano and headed east along the Saddle Road. Service was quick. Would definitely return for sweets! read more

Ordered a cake for a surprise birthday dinner. It was amazing. Looked amazing. Frosting was light. Chantilly was fantastic & went great with the German chocolate. Service was excellent. Walked us thru how to prepare cake for serving. Ambiance of the shop was great. Good energy. Very welcoming & it was hard to leave with just the cake. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Celebratory high-five for our birthday twins after the surprise cake reveal. Thank you! Short N Sweet & Hilo Bay Cafe! - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I really enjoyed many of the baked goods my wife and I shared. But the one that stands out among the rest for me personally was their Silvana. I still dream about it to this day. When I return to Hilo, I'll be sure to come back to order a box of them. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Clockwise, from the top: Mac Nut Coffee Cake, Banana Roulade, Lilikoi Bar, Roasted Pineapple Bread Pudding, Hilo Bar, Silvana - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

The people at the counter very nice ... but if you are coming to get Hawaiian sweet bread like you have seen on the food network... you will not get it... it was the previous owners. Ordered a croissant: it was burnt and dry ... a croissant is my way of comparing bakeries... unfortunately it did measure up ... read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Short and Sweet is a cute bakery in Hilo Shopping Center that also serves hot and savory food. We did an online order for the food and also picked up dessert when we got to the store. I decided to get the vegetable panini, as well as the PB&J. Both sandwiches were served on thick slices of bread. The ratio of bread to filling was a little too much for me. There were a variety of vegetables in the panini, such as bell peppers, eggplant, and onions. It was good, but nothing special. The PB&J was way better than your regular sandwich you would make at home. I think it was the jelly that made the sandwich better than the rest. There are a wide variety of desserts available in a display case, but the macarons were the most eye catching. There were about a dozen flavors of macarons, and I ended up trying the fruity pebble one. It was so good! It tasted just like the cereal, and the texture of the macaron was perfect. I will definitely be back to try all the different flavors of macarons. read more

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0/5 stars. We got married in Hawaii and ordered a 9"strawberry cake. Not one person finished there slice. the cake had no flavor and had the texture of bread. I expected atleast something edible for over $200. Very disappointed. read more

This has been one of my go-to places for the last couple years -- enough so that I would sometimes arrange shopping/errands so that I would land here for lunch, which usually concluded with something sweet. All the bakery items I've had are great -- lilikoi bars, donuts, banana bread, cupcakes. BUT I'm feeling grump today because they've discontinued the menu item that brought me in for those lunch stops, the Macnut Curry Chicken Salad. It was a light, flavorful, healthy lunch that offered the extra bonus of allowing me to feel a bit less guilty getting a cupcake afterwards. The sandwiches and breakfast items I've had there are okay (albeit a bit pricey), but this salad was special and unusual, and it's gone. I'll be visiting less often. read more

''Twas good but spendy, which was expected. Loved the lilikoi flavor but the cheese cake part was a little toooo creamy for me. The Nutella cake was the best, would go back for that again any day. The crème puff was interesting, it was good and simple, like the bottom was a macaroon. Not pictured was a mocha macaroon, was very small but flavorful, simple. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Lilikoi cheesecake, coffee creme puff and Nutella cake thingy - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I have always loved Short and Sweet bakery. Their sandwiches are good and their salads are better. Their pastries are really delicious. I just selected a box of assorted sweet treats for a coworker's birthday celebration and as usual, we divided everything into bite sized morsels so we could try everything. Our tried and true favorite is the banana roll which is so amazingly light, but we also just discovered a new favorite-the oat Mac nut bars...mmmm read more

Breakfast bowl nicely spiced with paprika, good really well with the smokey bacon. Focaccia on breakfast sandwich soft and tasty. Pleasant eating space in front of the store. At 8am on Wednesday we had the place to ourselves, with more people trickling in at 8:30. Had both the lilikoi shortbread bar and lilikoi cheesecake. Both tasty but the bar was better at delivering the likikoi flavor. read more

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The customer service is always great. You can taste the fresh ingredients in their food and desserts. They use good quality ingredients. The Silvana is my favorite dessert and the Greek salad was another great choice. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Lox and Bagel..Light and refreshing.. perfect on a hot day but save room for their desserts! - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Disappointed that two of the three items I wanted to try wasn't available. The rainbow cookies which was at the top on my list. I was told they make it a few times a year or special order. Didn't ask how many you need to order. Second on my list was the lilikoi (passion fruit) bar. Third on my list Was Marshmallow squares. Bought the Lilikoi and Macadamia Nut combo pack. The texture of the marshmallow was perfect. I was surprised it stood up to flight back home to Honolulu. My first bite on the marshmallows was three days after i bought it. Macadamia flavor was a little flat. Lilikoi flavor was pretty good. I would buy it again. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Combo Marshmallows - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Short n Sweet never fails me when I have a sweet tooth. The staff is always friendly and helpful when they have new items and I have questions, they go beyond when packing up your goodies to make sure they are secure for the ride home. The store front is small and you have to wait outside sometimes but it's worth it, I love the way they display everything so neatly in the cases so you can see every detail of each confectionary delight. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Coffee cloud is a must, strawberry cloud, and that millionaire Mac nut bar is heavenly! - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Breakfast sandwich all day on fresh baked focaccia (I skip the meat and sub tomato and avocado ). Lovely bakery items. I wish they would bring back the dulce de leche bar, it was heavenly. I'm not a fan of macarons, but my daughter is and they always have a great selection of flavors. Limited, but nice outdoor seating area. They recently added some much needed umbrellas for shade. read more

I bought few sweet breads to ship to Oahu and I got for myself and it was really good. The only thing is, due to COVID-19 you can't go in the shop. You order what you want from a little window. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - The store front. - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Delicious confections! The cakes were spot on and my squished croissant was the highlight of my week.

Unfortunately it was not what we read in other reviews. went in with high expectations from other reviews. Ordered the Chantilly German Chocolate 6" birthday cake hoping for or expecting a moist rich German Chocolate cake and a Chantilly filling. The cake was dry, there was no Chantilly filling, instead we had a very basic dry chocolate cake and butter icing filling and topping... not worth the $40 - 6" cake. The staff was great and friendly. Hopefully it was just an off day for them ... but I will probably not go back. read more

Rebecca Akau & Sasha Rolan were absolutely great, they both helped us out since this was our first time at this bakery in Hilo. We purchased a lot of delicious items that we really enjoyed. read more

I finally got to stop by. I got some cupcakes, baklava and other assorted random sweets. It was good. My favorite was this white dessert I got but I couldn't remember the name of it, it starts with an S. It was my favorite. I'd go back for that! I like the salt caramel cupcakes over the chantilly but both were good. I also had a million dollar bar that my husband loved. You go inside to place your order and then they will give you an alarm vibrating thing that goes off when your order is ready. My thing was broken, I waited a while. It's ok tho. The worker came outside, apologized and handed me my order. read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Chantilly and Salt Caramel Cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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If there was an option to leave zero stars I would. Their business name "short n sweet" defiant fitting.... Not only is their staff rude... but I must admit they almost ruined my wedding. Now if I had ordered a cake for let's say a birthday I would be upset but let it slide as birthdays come every year... however a wedding is something that we can't get a repeat (under most circumstances). With that having been said.... Because I didn't pay a remaining hundred something dollars 21 days prior... they cancelled my wedding cake order, only to find this out THE DAY OF MY WEDDING. Now... the baker I believe her name was Donna was not only rude... but informed me that the only way to make my two tier cake would be to make the one tier a different flavor. Considering that it was the day of my wedding I agreed to it as long as it "looked" like I wanted.... So I had a two tier cake with two different flavors.... Not only that... the cake was falling apart before even leaving their establishment and while my friend went to pick it up she said it looks like it's slouching over... she then asked the baker "did you put this together hot? Because it looks like it's falling apart?" Here she responded... "the last time I checked I was the baker" hahaha wow.... Great customer service.... Before the cake came to wedding location I emailed the owner asking to reimburse me for the deliver charge as is was not delivered.... They said no refunds due to the fact that I signed a contract... Also that they would charge me an additional 25% for accommodating our "cake needs on short notice" Their apology was that of a robot... not genuine or sincere. You would think that since they highly boast about being on the food network that they could at least put a two tier cake that would stay together.... If it wasn't for my friends putting the cake together with chopsticks,freezing it, and the florist being kind enough to send us cake flowers last minute. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO CAKE, and honestly no cake would have been better than the cake given to us. If you're looking for a local bakery with great customer service... KEEP LOOKING BECAUSE SHORT N SWEET BAKERY is to arrogant to admit their fault and touch bases with their customers... read more

Short n Sweet Bakery & Cafe - Broken cake - Bakeries Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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