Review follow up after viewing baker's reply. After seeing how poorly these pictures came out, I would have suggested option 2 (the printed pictures) rather than have been ok with having me take this cake. All her responses were basically "oh well" ( cake looks bad; was late to start with; was dry/crumbly). No accountability. Does anyone here think these pictures are acceptable? Still disappointed/frustrated. read more

The Velvet Bakery - The 1st version of cake w/3 dents/poorly drawn pix. Owner's reply was basically "oh well". Partial refund refused. 6/2026 - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

I placed an order for 24 cupcakes due to a coupon offer I had. My sisters bachelorette party was coming up and this was perfect. I placed the order but by emailing and confirming via telephone. This bakery is fantastic! Process was easy, they custom matched 4 different frostings for me, and cupcakes were delicious. Moist, not too sweet, and perfect size! Highly recommend! Cute little shop! read more

The Velvet Bakery - Red Velvet and Chocolate unfilled cupcakes with custom frosting colors. Delicious! - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

Highly recommend this bakery. They prepared multiple birthday cakes for our family. They made sure every detail on the cake was perfect and exactly what we wanted. They are able to do fondant decorations, as many places do not. They are nice, responsive, and flexible. I'm so happy we have this bakery near us because I will not use anyone else. read more

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Amazing service! Everyone is so helpful and nice! And the treats are absolutely Delicious! Highly recommend for any event, or even just if you need a little treat! As well the area in it self and the inside is very cute! read more

So disappointed. I ordered a cake and a smash cake for my daughter's first birthday a month in advance and provided a few photos and an explanation of what I wanted. I specifically said I wanted a light pink cake and simple flower and strawberry design and provided a few photos which I specified what I liked about each. I indicated I wanted to pick up at 10am and was told that wouldn't be a problem. Since the bakery is about 15 minute drive from my house, I called before I left and was asked if I could come at 11 instead because the baker was behind on a big cupcake order. I showed up at 11:20am and was told that they needed another 30 minutes but not to worry since the baker was fast with design. I had to go home to finish getting ready for the party and sent my husband back an hour later to pick up the cakes. When I saw the cakes, I was so disappointed. The color was a bright pink, the happy birthday on top was not centered and sloppy, and the strawberry and flower designs were sloppy. It was obvious it was rushed. And There was also a huge crack in the middle of the cake. Be aware, the photos on their instagram of the designs they are capable of are misleading. At least the cake tasted good but I will never go back here. Thanks a lot for adding stress and disappointment to an already stressful day. read more

I ordered a cake for my sister's birthday and it was delicious! Everyone asked where it was from, lots of compliments of how great it was! We will definitely order from Velvet bakery again! Highly recommend and the employees were all wonderful read more

The Velvet Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

So, my wife and I realized that we had not gotten bakery-made goodies in a long while, so we decided to try The Velvet Bakery since we see the place regularly but had not actually gone inside. Having lived in the area for nearly 30 years, the several bakeries we did frequent all left for one reason or another, so I am game to call another bakery my go-to spot. Thus, today, I went to see what they had. The young lady greeted me immediately, and she was nice and pleasant to talk to. I ended up choosing paczkis and marble cake. Their offerings are fairly priced, and I must say were very good!! That said, the only reason I gave them four out of five stars is because there wasn't that much to choose from, as there were a number of selections that they were out of. I realize that they opened at 8am, however I was there after 9am so I was a little surprised that there wasn't much too choose from. No cupcakes, no turnovers, and other bakery items were empty, which seems out-of-place for being open only an hour and change. All in all, what I did order was pretty good, the service was good, and I'll definitely be back...I just hope to be able to try other things! read more

Great local bakery. Pazckys were delicious. Ill be randomly stopping by more often :D

Their red velvet cake never fails!!!! Delicious!!! It's always a big hit and her cupcakes are also just as good!!! They been my go too bakery for a few years now!! read more

The Velvet Bakery - Their red velvet with cream cheese never fails!!! It's always a big hit!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

Great service and excellent tasting cupcakes!!! Using the Groupon coupon was a great deal. read more

Cakes are great and they do specials requests! Cabbage rolls are amazing!! Small store front next to Honey hair salon, on 95th St. read more

The Velvet Bakery - a pyramid shaped cake - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

Specializing in cakes and paczki, but always a variety of treats too ( even mini-pizzas!). & they are the nicest people.

I purchased a Groupon and went to redeem today and they were closed at 2:00 on a Saturday. The sign did say that they were on vacation until the 6th. Today is the 7th I wish I had read reviews before my purchase looks like the got my money. Today I picked up my cupcakes I ordered last week. Look cute but taste horrible. Dry and no depth of flavor. Boy I wasted my money. read more

The Velvet Bakery - a dozen cupcakes in a box - Bakeries Near Me - Oak Lawn, Illinois

I was at least 15 times at this place. Buying kolachkis, cakes, breads, cookies and absolutely my favorites paczkis! And...if you looking for authentic Polish pastries, which tastes like from Poland , smells like from P, looks like from P. This is the perfect place, the Place... because is a family business runs by Polish (born in Poland) family and with family recipes. And if you looking for waaay too sweet cookies, cakes or kolachkis, donuts over filled with jam, fruits or whatever go to different place which making American impression about Polish pastries. Because in Europe cookies are not about filling or amount of sugar..... Give it a chance, go there for a taste of REAL Poland. Try paczkis!!!!!! read more

The young lady working there is not only very professional but so friendly. I ordered cupcakes and they were delicious and super cute. Overall it was an amazing experience read more

This place is a joke. The staff is unattentive, always out back smoking. Went in for some coffee and sweet rolls for my crew once, they have, NOTHING... Asked them if they had any coffee and Danish/Sweet Rolls/Donuts to take out and they just looked at me like I had a 3rd eye in my forehead. I was just surrounded by overpriced cakes, nothin else. Unless you want an overpriced cake, Avoid. Some real Goofs here. read more

Emily was super helpful... I was looking for a bakery to do same-day gender reveal cupcakes and couldn't find anywhere in EP or surrounding areas to do it where the colored icing was hidden inside the cupcake. I called Velvet Bakery, and they were so helpful and accommodating. They were able to have them ready by the afternoon and made our gender reveal possible. 5 stars for the service and accommodation! read more

First, parking is horrible. Would never want to purchase a large order here because of the parking and how far it is from the store. We walked in, no one was in the store to greet us. Then the girl walked out, wiped her nose, with her bare hand, and then put a glove on to serve us. Thank god for that glove. After getting a few cookies, because of the very poor selection of cookies, she had to go in the back to weigh the bag. Why there isn't a scale in the front is beyond me. But when she went to the register, she was doing something on her phone? Seriously? Wow. I think they specialize in paczkis, but we didn't even bother getting some. The cookies didn't taste bad, but they weren't great. This place won't be open long with this crap. read more

I too was concerned about all the negative reviews. I took a chance because, out of 8 area bakeries, they were the only one that would take an order for a sugar free cake. Aside from that cake, I knew plenty of people at the party were not diabetics, so I ordered a cookie tray and a larger pastry tray. It was ALL delicious! The sugar free cake, I was told, was so good it tasted better than other regular cakes that were not for diabetics. Pretty cool if I do say so myself! The girls in the bakery were VERY pleasant to deal with! The order was ready at the correct date and time given. I was VERY pleased and will definitely be a returning customer. read more

Their Polish pastries are the finest in the area. Very authentic. The pierogi are also terrific. I just placed a special order for plum pierogi (must have for Wigilia, our traditional Christmas Eve meal), as they are not normally for sale but they will make them for me! Pierogi and kolacky for everyone! read more

I was a little worried to order cupcakes after seeing the negative reviews. I went in twice, once to order and one to pick up the cupcakes. The staff was friendly and attentive each time. I ordered 3 dozen cupcakes (a dozen yellow, a dozen chocolate, and a dozen lemon), and they were all quite tasty. My favorite was definitely the lemon cupcakes, I would highly recommend them. I'll definitely order again from them in the future. read more

I ordered a last minute customized cake for my daughters birthday party on a Wednesday and they had my cake ready just in time for the party on Friday. The cake was designed exactly how I wanted it from a picture I gave them. My daughter absolutely loved it. The young girl who took my order was super friendly and helped me figure out the best cake options. Also, I honestly thought I was going to pay a lot more for the size and type of cake I ordered. This was my first time there and I will definitely be returning. read more

This place seems like a scam. Purchased a Groupon for cupcakes and couldn't even find the establishment. Bad advertisement. Called to ask where they were located and the location wasn't even there. Wasted my money and wouldn't recommend to anyone. Should've seen the reviews on this place first read more

Bought Groupon for 24 cupcakes a few days ago when I went to their website up pops a screen saying business is for sale what's up???? Won't be happy if I loose my money. Update to your comment, As I told you i am still able to view your Groupon and if you click on your web sight it still states domaine may be for sale. read more

I was very disappointed with this bakery. I went here to get my Polish boyfriend some delicious kolachkis. I have been driving past this bakery for a while and have been wanting to check it out. I love the surrounding bakeries like Wolf's and thought this would be another nice addition to the area, especially because it is a Polish bakery. How wrong I was. When I went to pick up the kolachkis I was tempted by some of their other pastries and bought rum balls and éclairs. I was very excited to try my pastries so before my boyfriend got home from work I tried a rum ball and éclair. The rum ball was very tasty. It wasn't too strong, but you still got a hit of that rum flavor and it was sweet. However, I was disappointed with the éclair. There was barely any filling and the dough tasted hard and stale. I thought since this was a predominately Polish bakery the kolachkis had to be delicious. I waited for my boyfriend to come home before having any so we both dug in together. It was unanimous. The kolachkis were terrible. Not only were they stale, but there was barely any filling inside. You basically couldn't taste anything but the powdered sugar on top that wasn't even sweet. You could barely see the filling in the fruit filled ones. I had high expectations and was very let down. This place really needs to step up if they want to compete with the amazing bakeries around the area. read more

Our first order from this bakery was excellent! Will definitely be using this place often!

Their paczki are simply the best. My personal favorite are the custard filled paczki. I have also tried other pastries and cakes. All were fresh and wonderful. I highly recommend this bakery. read more

Went in looking for some treats to bring to work. I bought some so called coffee cakes and they were very disappointing. It was basically bread with cheese just laid on top. No great texture or flavor. Plus they had very limited selection. I give them once star since they were not expensive at all so I don't feel so bad about wasting my money. read more

Best cannoli I have ever had!!!! So surprised from a polish bakery!! Cookies were to die for!!!!

I had my birthday cake done in this bakery. it was the best cake I ever had, servis it's very friendly for sure I will come back

Their Paczki are the best I've ever tasted.

I ordered the cake and cupcakes for my son's wedding. The "look" was fine, but the cake tasted terrible. I was embarrassed as several guests commented that the cake did not take good but was very dry. We went in for the cake tasting and it was good so I do not know what happened... but never again will I order from this bakery! The wedding day is too special for over-cooked cakes and cupcakes. read more