A Baker's Wife

One word: Amazing!. So after reading all the reviews for this place, the wife and I decided to order a cake for our daughter's 3rd birthday. 2 very friendly women helped us! They had us fill a small form displaying the layers of the cake and what we wanted on it, and what kind of cake. They asked for what and we said for our daughters 3rd birthday princess style. While we were there, we picked up a brownie, a snow ball type pastry, and a M&M cookie. Everything looked amazing, and the stuff we bought was so perfect. Brownie was so rich and moist, the snowball was fluffy and tasty and the cookie was somewhat typical lol but great ( crunchy outer rim, chewy middle). Our cake cost us $47.00 and was able to feed up to 50 people! When we got it it freakin' looked amazing! decorations had M&M's, tootsie pops, gummies, and did I mention it was HUGE for what we payed for? It was definately the best cake I have ever ordered from anywhere. Do note what they tell you on how to serve it. They said we needed to leave the cake our for at least 30 minutes before serving it if we refrigerated it, and we did not at first. Do it or your cake won't be as good. Drinking a glass of milk with anything from this bakery is a must do as well!…

Cake stale. I too bought a cake there and it was stale - frosting was cracked. They fixed what I saw but after bringing it home I noticed another side was cracked. Once I cut into it - I found that a couple layers were very dry and hard. The cake was over $28 which was reasonable if it were fresh. I called to complain and thought I would have gotten a call from the baker - no such luck.…

Citysearch Editorial Review. Mom and pop bakeries used to be a dime a (baker’s) dozen. But since back before every neighborhood corner bakery that catered to sweet tooths and sweet hearts was replaced by big chains or gas stations, A Baker’s Wife has been a destination spot for folks from all over the Twin Cities looking for a good cinnamon roll, powdered donut, cheese Danish, peanut butter cookie and all things mouth-watering. A Baker’s Wife still keeps it old-school: Signs are hand-written and posted all over the display cases; Post-It notes decorate the kitchen in plain view; the counter area, often filled with canisters and sprinkled treats and tacked-up notes, has accumulated years of recipes and ideas and collector’s items, like every good bakery should. And the small, charming space is almost always lined with sugar-dusted smiling faces.…

So Rude. Despite the good pastries, I have never been made to feel so small by workers in a restaurant, on TWO separate occasions. These workers had no concept of customer service or even common courtesy, and I couldn't even get Gary--the owner to call my back about it. It's a shame I will never go back to that bakery. I will drive further and pay more to be treated with respect. And I encourage more people to speak up about bad customer service there. Maybe eventually Gary will fire the offenders and I can visit again.…