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Eccentric International Chefs

Eccentric International Chefs

Santee, CA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 48 Reviews
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    Aurora G. Sent on 01/03/2024
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    Beautiful cake / delicious

    I have always ordered birthday cakes from this bakery. So when it came time to order a wedding cake I did not hesitate to book a tasting appointment. I gave them a picture of what I wanted my cake to look like and scheduled my delivery. I was so delighted to see my cake was just as I had ordered. It was so delicious! The delivery was on time and they placed the items I made for the cake perfectly.
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    Jessica L. Sent on 10/23/2023
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    Delicious and beautiful cake!

    They recently made our wedding cake for 10/14/23 and did an amazing job! They were such a sweet and personable couple to work with and you can tell they take a lot of pride in their work! We definitely recommend them!!!! Thank you!
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    Alyssa Sent on 04/04/2020
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    Amazing all around!

    Carl and Melina were the easiest to work with. We met with Melina to go over the cake design and flavors. We did not plan to go with the flavors that we did, but their cakes are AMAZING!!! Their pricing was extremely fair and they even offer a free cake on your first wedding anniversary (so you don't have to save the top tier for a year later). They were able to make an amazing cake based on pinterest inspiration. They called about one week prior to the wedding to confirm details and remained professional throughout. Delivery went off without a hitch. We would absolutely recommend to anyone getting married in the area. We wish we lived closer so we could enjoy their treats on a regular basis!
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    Amanda Sent on 06/30/2019
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    Beautiful and Delicious Cake, no compromise

    Our wedding is in October, but our initial cake tasting was great. Their cake tastes better than four other popular bakeries in San Diego and they are a family run business. We really feel the baker took our descriptions and personalities into the design of our cake. We can’t wait to see it! Was also very willing to make all three tiers different cakes and fillings.
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    Nicole Sent on 07/10/2019
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    Reasonable & flexible

    The cake is light and delicious the guests loved it! We didn't bring any home. They are great at developing concepts and do a wonderful job. Let the picture speak for itself.
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    Rodney Sent on 07/23/2019
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    Great cake and delicious 😋

    Loved the Cake and very delicious. Did an amazing job.
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    Amber Sent on 12/11/2018
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    Delicious Dessert

    Everything was delicious.

    We opted out of a traditional tiered wedding cake and instead got a small cutting cake with mini-desserts. Everyone loved the variety and flavor of each of the different desserts. BONUS: They also set up the dessert table for me which was a great help.

    Highly recommend this family owned bakery!

    Thank you,

    Mr. & Mrs. Mack
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    Emily Sent on 07/30/2018
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    We were soooo very happy with our wedding cake! They did a fabulous job with taste, look, delivery, everything! And they were very helpful, affordable, and just great overall!
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    Lauren Sent on 07/02/2017
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    We recently ordered our wedding cake and 100 cupcakes from Eccentric International Bakery. The staff here was super friendly each time we visited the bakery to provide payment, or colors, or discuss changes. On the day of the ceremony they arrived punctually, unloaded the cake and cupcakes onto the display area provided and left. If I wouldnt have been in passing when the vehicle was out front, I wouldnt have even known they were there. They arranged everything in advance and didn't need to even talk to me the day of the wedding. The cake and cupcakes all looked beautiful and tasted even better! We got married 10 days ago and we're still eating the cake. Its still delicious! The extra cupcakes went to work with us and we got several compliments from guests at the wedding as well as coworkers (several days after they were baked). They're prices were very affordable and helped us save a good amount of money on our expensive day. We would highly recommend working with them! I have been told that 5 stars is "standard" for wedding vendors that performed their duties as expected. I would definitely give more that 5 stars if I could!
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    Jennifer Sent on 05/20/2017
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    The cake tasting experience was a lot of fun & they made our cake exactly how we wanted it. It tasted delicious and was there on time. They even offered to make a free anniversary cake, so we wouldn't have to partake in the "yucky" tradition of
    freezing the top layer of the cake to eat in a year! Would definitely recommend their cakes!!
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    Amanda Sent on 01/14/2017
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    We found Eccentric Cakes though our venue and we are glad we did. It is a small little shop that just had this family feel to it. We really enjoyed the cake tasting process. The cakes were fantastic. I think one of the best parts about working with Eccentric Cakes is that the owners have a friendship with our wedding coordinator. So we didn't have anything to worry about with the cake arriving. It tasted great and looked beautiful!

    Plus they said they will make us a cake for our 1st wedding anniversary instead of saving our top tier of our cake for a year.
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    Jamie Sent on 12/14/2015
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    I tried samples of their cake at a bridal convention. There was approximately 15 cake vendors at this convention, and Eccentric had the best tasting for sure! I am booking them for my wedding solely based on how amazing their cakes tastes and the quality.
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    Denise A. Sent on 02/21/2016
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    We were recommended to Karl and Meline when we booked our wedding venue at the El Camino Country club. I had met them at the Wedding show, that was held at this same venue, in January 2015. The sample cakes were to die for. Everything was so moist and delicious. So when it came to choosing what we wanted to do for our wedding, we knew that we had chosen the best. We provided the stands and the mason jars, and the cupcake holders, and they did a beautiful piece of artwork setting it all up for our guests to "ooohhh and aaahhh" over. We were provided with such a beautiful yummy cake and cannot wait for our anniversary cake. Thank you Meline and Karl.
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    Karen Sent on 12/29/2015
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    Eccentric International Chef's did a wonderful job on our wedding cake. Carl and Melina had us from the beginning; we met them at a second wedding expo we attended; they are genuine friendly, easy to communicate with, very attentive, they remembered us from the expo! That’s how attentive to detail they are. So happy we chose them!
    They made planning and ordering the wedding cake a fun event. All of the cakes we tasted from them that day were amazing – thankfully we decided on a three layer, white with Bavarian cream and apricot filling and white with Bavarian cream with raspberry filling. I called them two or three times to make sure about the cake stand dimensions; the staff was very friendly, and very helpful.
    On the wedding day, the beautiful cake was delivered as scheduled and promised. By the end of the night the cake was all gone! Not a single piece left! That’s how good the cake was. Our wedding guests are still raving about the cake, it’s been over a month since we got married.
    We would hire them for every event we ever plan again. I would highly recommend Eccentric International Chefs. We cannot wait to go back next year for our 1 year anniversary cake – they don’t want us to have frozen cake! Love it.
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    Such wonderful service and can't even begin to say how delicious their cake is. I'm looking to continue coming back even after my wedding.
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    Dana Sent on 08/09/2015
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    Loved, loved, loved my wedding cake. And their employess! Our cake was so good - we went with buttercream icing and apricot filling as it was over 90 degrees the day of our wedding. The cake held up beautifully for our 5pm reception which lasted 10 hours. It was beautiful and exactly what I ordered. Thankfully, they called when we didn't show up for pick up. It was perfect and delicious.
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    Marlena Sent on 08/09/2015
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    OBSESSED with our wedding cake!! It was so delicious and so so soooooo pretty!! They hit it on the head when I brought in a photo of what we wanted! OMG so good!! Eccentric has made many cakes for my family in the past including my brother's custom wedding cake.. Never disappointed!
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    Jennifer Sent on 05/11/2015
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    Amazing price for an amazing cake
    Really pushed the limits with this cake and Chef Carl lived up to every thing he promised.
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/01/2015
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    Super easy working with Carl and Melina! They were great and made planning our wedding from out of state painless! Cakes ordered just as designed and how we wanted! Our guests raved at the taste!!
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    Annemarie Sent on 05/08/2015
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    Working and Chefs Carl and Melina in order to attain the perfect wedding cake was extremely easy! The cake design was beautiful and the cake, itself, tasted great. We have been asked by many guests where the cake was ordered. The bakery is affordable and feed many (ie. 270 guests) for a great price!
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    Lorri Sent on 06/09/2014
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    We recently celebrated our daughter's wedding 5/24/14. Just can't thank the staff at Eccentric International Chef's for the wonderful job they did on the wedding cake. The staff was so nice and helpful. The happy couple got a cake that was beautiful and, more importantly, delicious. All the wedding guest made sure to tell us how much they enjoyed the cake. The added bonus at Eccentric is the prices are so affordable and have a very minimal delivery fee. I would highly recommend Eccentric International Chefs. Thanks again.
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    Erin Sent on 04/23/2014
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    Wedding cake is usually so dry, and the fondant is gross and no one eats it. Except when you come here, people are eating multiple slices of it! We made the best decision of coming here for our wedding cake, and we had absolutely no left overs (which was such a bummer because I was looking forward to eating some!!). We've received so many compliments on our cake from how beautiful it was to how delicious it was. THANK YOU for making us an amazing wedding cake!! We can't wait to come here for cakes for all occasions! :)
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    Linda Sent on 04/24/2014
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    We had an outdoor wedding ceremony at a park overlooking the beach and then a dinner reception at a restaurant. Because of our San Diego/beach-y theme, we designed a cake with Melina that featured sugar corals and seahorses on the top and chocolate covered strawberries decorating the space between the two layers (we had spacers rather than stacking them).

    Everything turned out beautifully! It was a unique, gorgeous cake that also tasted really good! We had two layers of white cake with a lemon filling on the top and a raspberry filling on the bottom. I really like their cakes because, since Carl is European, it's not super sweet like American cakes. This suited the tastes of my family really well since many of them are from Vietnam and find American desserts to be far too sweet.

    The delivery to the restaurant where the reception was was prompt, and the cake arrived in perfect condition!
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    Dolly Sent on 01/20/2014
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    When I was walking around the bridal show, I met the chef. He was so personable, which was refreshing after meeting many others who were too pushy. He took time to explain the different samples of cake I was trying and even gave a discount card if I booked soon after the show. The samples were the best at the show. When my husband (then fiancé) and I went to the bakery to finalize our wedding cake and groom's cake, everyone was just as great! We got a 3 tiered wedding cake and a Steelers Terrible Towel groom's cake. Both were so perfect and delicious!
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    David Sent on 08/06/2013
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    The bakery was very professional and the food was delicious. Their police on the 1 year anniversary cake is awesome. Who wants to eat 1 year old frozen cake? Not us.
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