Alliance Bakery & Cafe

My wife and I wanted to make a special cake for our son's first birthday, so we looked around for a bakery to help create our vision. We found some good inspirational photos online and came across Alliance Bakery & Cafe during our search. Initially, we were skeptical after reading the other reviews about some misfortunes with custom cakes. However, with only two weeks to request a cake before the event, we decided to try them. From the beginning, within 24 hours of requesting a custom cake, we were contacted via email by Austin, who was incredibly helpful and helped outline what was possible and very transparent about the pricing. They have plenty of options for cake flavoring and styles, and Austin was kind enough to create multiple quotes for all the different options. The cake was finalized about 1 week before the event, and we paid the deposit in person. The person at the front desk was very friendly and took our deposit and left notes about what we wanted to be done with our cake toppers. The bakery made every effort to make sure we were happy and to provide the exact cake we requested. The morning of the event, I picked up the cake and the few unused toppers. The person instructed me on the best place to keep the cake in the car for transport and how long it should be removed from the freezer/fridge before serving it to the guests. The cake turned out better than we could have expected and looked amazing for our son's first birthday - we couldn't have been happier.As for the taste, our bottom layer was almond cake with raspberry filling and it was delicious - all the guests loved it. The top layer was chocolate with mocha buttercream, which was also excellent. Overall, we would definitely recommend getting a custom cake from Alliance and will plan to use them again when we need another amazing cake!

I saw cake and needed to stop! And so glad I did! I didn't even stop for cake but they've got plenty. I wanted coffee and a pastry. The person working was very nice and accommodating. He made a great recommendation for my mocha selection and I was very happily caffeinated. I tried the sweet caramel and strawberry macaroons. Both were perfect. I also tried the lemon strawberry cupcake with its perfect 10 round sprinkles. Loved it so much! Very moist. You have the option of sitting outside; which would be a nice way to spend the morning. Will be returning asap!

Fantastic service- quick turnaround on the quote! Amazing desserts, precisely like the pictures I shared and YUMMY!

I was driving past Alliance when my youngest son screamed BAKERY!!!! Since I spoil him on the weekends we stopped to check out what they had. We tried a chocolate croissant, cheese danish, and NY cheesecake. The ambiance was clean spacious. The servers were friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and left its mark. I'll definitely be back, and I recommend that you check them out as well.

To celebrate my husband's dirty 30, I decided to get him a custom Attack on Titan cake. The cake itself was delicious. I got the chocolate cake with pistachio filling and it wasn't overly sweet. Such a good combo!!The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, when I was speaking to the staff regarding the cake, they were not helpful when it came to giving suggestions that fit into my budget. Imstead, I got responses about how out of budget certain ideas would be. When asking for suggestions, I was just told everything is expensive. Certain staff members were also rude to me on the phone and was not pleasant to work with. While I loved the gorg cake and the execution, the staff could definitely do better. Considering how beautiful and delicious the cake was, will give the bakery another try.

Wow! What a great random find in the neighborhood! The service is immaculate and the aesthetic is definitely there. The treats were yummy. I will definitely be back!!

I wish I could give Alliance Bakery a better rating. We had planned to order our wedding cake from them and were supposed to pick up our tasting kit last night. When we arrived at the Grand location, the associate could not find the order. After speaking on the phone with a manager, he told us that the order was placed - however, it wasn't made which was a "miss" on their part. He said we could come back the next day to pick it up at whatever time we wanted, so my fiance told him he would be by at 12pm.My fiance arrived around 1:30pm, and the tasting kit had not been made. He spoke with one of their wedding coordinators, and there was no explanation as to why our order was forgotten about twice other than "this has never happened before". Their team proceeded to put together the kit while he waited.It's clear that our business is not a priority to them - probably because we aren't ordering some big, extravagant cake. We were really excited to work with them but won't be moving forward with their services after this disappointing experience.

You can't help but feel like this place has been in the neighborhood for forever: the gold ceiling, the woodwork, the window display, the smells! Alliance is one of those places: if you know, YOU KNOW. They have incredibly creative cakes in the windows and more in the refrigerated cases inside (ready to be personalized). I've never walked in and they've been out of something. Even when they have specials like a guava cream croissant- omg yummmmm! My favorite time of year is Valentine's Day when they make the "conversation hearts"... dirty and sassy. I always bring them to a gal-entine's party because they're hilarious! The people behind the counter are usually young artsy types. This is not a coffee shop, so yes they're able to make a latte but it's your basic latte. They really shine better with their bakery goods. Prices are pricey, but you will not be disappointed.

We did our wedding cake through Alliance Bakery and cannot recommend them enough! We appreciated the mix-and-match aspect of their tasting kit and the fact that tasting kits could be ordered to-go when we were in the process of deciding on our wedding cake bakery. After trying several local bakeries, Alliance was the clear winner in terms of taste and customizability. Working with Alliance to plan our wedding cake was a breeze. They were incredibly responsive and perfectly created the inspiration picture we sent them for our cake. I had to take a moment during our reception to truly admire and marvel at the cake before we cut it because it was absolutely perfect! And of course, it was delicious.

I love their pastries! I had their almond and ham and cheese croissants, apple danish, almond and cherry scone. Cheesecake and key lime tarts my kids lived and so as their hazelnut praline and coffee macarons.