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    Bethany Sent on 10/29/2014
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    Thank you for the beauty cake for our wedding it was exactly what I pictured and asked for!!!
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    Melissa F. Sent on 07/21/2023
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    Best Cake I've EVER Had!!!

    My wedding cake was included in my wedding package at Georgina's Banquets in Bolton, CT with the vendor being Modern Pastry in Hartford. Placing my order was super easy, as I worked with the owner, Carla. She was super accommodating with my requests and was very responsive. My cutting cake and cupcakes were beautifully done. When my husband and I cut into that cake and took our first bite, I swooned. I was floored by how GOOD this cake was. It was moist, the filling was delicious and creamy, and the frosting was out of this world. I cannot say enough good things about how amazing their cakes are!!!! Highly recommend for ANY event!

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    Thank you so much Melissa! I shared your review with our staff & we are so happy that you had a great experience & loved the cake & cupcakes for your wedding!! I really appreciate you taking the time to write this beautiful review. Congrats on your wedding & we look forward to working with you in the future!!
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    Kristen Sent on 09/20/2020
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    Excellent!

    We are so glad that we chose Modern! Our bridal white cake with raspberry ricotta filling was the most perfect cake! Our guests raved about it! We can hardly wait until our one year anniversary to have our top of it! Thank you Modern!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much Kristen!! We are so happy you loved your cake. Best Wishes to you & your husband for a sweet life together!!
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    Kaylynn Sent on 11/05/2019
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    Yummy cake

    The cake turned out beautiful and better then imagined, not to mention that it tasted amazing!

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    I loved this design you picked! Beautiful. So happy you did too! Congratulations to you both. We hope to work together again soon.
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    Kelly F. Sent on 09/28/2019
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    Delicious desserts & accommodating staff

    My husband and I got married at the Glastonbury Hills Country Club (GHCC) on Saturday 8/24/19. We selected their Premium Wedding Package (www.glastonburyhills.com/Weddings/Wedding_Packages) which includes Wedding cake provided by Modern Pastry. We were so pleased with Carla and the team over there, from cake tasting through to wedding day. We went to a cake tasting about a month and a half prior to the wedding and spent over an hour tasting different combinations of cake types and fillings. When we started shifting gears to wanting a mix of cutting cake and mini desserts, they were so accommodating. We landed on a cutting cake (~30 slices; almond cake w/ ricotta & raspberry filling) frosted ‘naked’ style and a ton of mini desserts including cream puffs, tiramisu, Italian cannolis, french cannolis w/ vanilla cream & nuts on top, NY cheesecake square, blueberry fruit tart, and 4 flavors of mini cupcakes. All included in the existing wedding package -- no extra fees or charges.

    When figuring out how to display everything, GHCC and Modern worked together seamlessly to plan re-plating the desserts onto white platters and then displaying them on wooden crates that I bought from JOANN Fabrics. We offered to-go containers for guests to package a few desserts up at the end of the night and almost all of the desserts went! Anything left came back to the hotel with us to enjoy as a late-night snack. Not a big deal but I wish me and/or the bakery had created small signs or place cards describing each mini dessert, particularly the mini cupcakes so guests knew what was inside. No complaints on it but a ‘nice to have’.

    Overall, very pleased! Since the desserts were included in the wedding package, the logistics were a breeze. We didn’t worry about payment or drop-off timing or anything along those lines. Picking the desserts and purchasing crates for display was the extent of our involvement. We received so many compliments on the cake and couldn’t be happier with how everything panned out. Thanks again to the team over at Modern Pastry Shop -- and to GHCC for offering the package!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Hi Kelly thank you so much for your amazing review! I am so happy that you were please with the process & the end product. Thank you for your note about the flavor cards its a good idea & we will collaborate with the venues for future events to do just that. We wish you & your husband a sweet life together!
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    Carla
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    Jennifer Sent on 09/10/2019
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    Such an easy & fun experience!

    My wedding cake was actually included in my wedding package with my venue. Modern was one of the bakeries I was able to choose and I'm so glad I did! We got to stop in and sample cakes, frostings, and fillings. They were so accommodating and allowed us to ask a ton of questions. I added flowers (from my florist) on to the cake and was so worried about the process. They put the cake together with the flowers, and the cake was flawless! I got so many compliments on the flavor we chose (vanilla cake with cookies and cream fillings). I would 110% recommend Modern Pastry!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy that you had a great experience & loved your cake! Hopefully we can work together again soon! Congratulations
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    Samantha Sent on 07/01/2019
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    Delicious Cupcakes!

    The Modern Pastry Shop was absolutely wonderful to work with! Their cupcakes are absolutely delicious!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thanks so much! We are so happy you liked them! We really appreciate your kind words. Congratulations
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    Caitlin V. Sent on 06/26/2019
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    Highly recommend

    Loved how our wedding cake turned out, the staff here is responsive and delivered exactly what we wanted. The cake was beautiful and tasted amazing, couldn't be happier with how it came out.

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much Caitlin! I am so happy that you had a great experience and were happy with the final product. We wish you & your husband all the best! Congrats!
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    Jessica Sent on 06/07/2019
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    Beautiful cake

    The cake came out beautifully and tasted amazing! Everyone loved it!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much for sharing the photo! We are so happy you loved it! Congratulations to you & your husband!
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    Becky Sent on 06/07/2019
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    Beautiful and delicious!!

    Our venue worked with three local bakeries, and from our tasting, we decided on Modern Pastry, and it was definitely the perfect choice! I went into the shop with multiple pictures, as I wanted a bit of a hodge-podge for a design, and they showed me all the items they used for decor in person, so I knew what was going on our cake. I told them I wanted the florist to decorate with fresh flowers, and they gave me the timeline to provide her right away. I emailed them a few times, and Carla responded super quickly. This was for sure one thing I didn't have to worry about in this process, and they did not disappoint! Even though we went rather plain flavors (marble cake with vanilla mousse), our guests LOVED our dessert! :) Their pastries from the store are worth the trip too!! :D NOM NOM!!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much Becky! We really appreciate you selecting us to be a part of your special day. I am so happy that you enjoyed the process & the end result. Congratulations to you & your hubby! To a sweet life together!
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    Samantha Sent on 03/24/2019
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    Beautiful and Delicious!

    The cake was absolutely beautiful and everything I had imagined it to be and more! More importantly than being beautiful, it was also delicious!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Yea! Thanks so much for your review. I am so happy that you loved your cake!! Congratulations to you both. I look forward to working together again soon.
    Carla
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    Brittany C. Sent on 12/27/2018
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    Best Wedding Cake!!!

    You simply can’t beat the flavor and value at Modern. We had priced out SO many different wedding cake options, and Modern was hands down the most reasonable - but let me also say, THE MOST DELICIOUS. They brought us tons of fillings to try along with cake samples, and we decided on 2 cakes: 1 “naked” tiered cake with strawberry filling and a butter cream crumb coat, and 1 sheet cake with chocolate mousse filling and buttercream frosting for a total of ~160 servings. Our guests LOVED having different flavor options, and many even went back for seconds because they loved it so much! We highly recommend Modern Pastry to everyone!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/11/2018
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    We got our cake at Modern Pastry as part of our package through our venue (Glastonbury Hills Country Club) which provided us with the option for "basic decorations". We came to the store to have a taste testing and the woman who helped us was great! She brought us all of the cake and frosting samples and let us try every combination. She was very knowledgeable and flexible with out requests. We found what we were looking for in the sample book and she was able to customize to our colors. The experience was extremely easy (and yummy) as the venue handled everything else. The cake and cupcakes were delicious and we received many compliments from out guests! Highly recommended!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Hi Lauren! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your kindness & are so happy you had a great experience. We wish you guys all the best!! Hope to work together again soon.
    Thanks
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    Nadja Sent on 10/27/2018
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    Best Cake Ever

    Modern Pastry was part of our package with our Venue Maneeley's and we are so happy they were! Our cake came out so beautiful. Our guest are still raving about how great it tasted and how nice it looked. The process to pick out the design and flavors was very easy. Carla was great to work with and the cake came out even better than we could have ever imagined! We look forward to going to Modern Pastry for future events.

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much for your great review! I loved working with you guys & im so happy that everything turned out great! Congratulations to you both! I look forward to working together again soon.
    Carla
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    Catherine Sent on 09/07/2018
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    Our cake was from Modern, but it was commissioned through our caterer. The cake they made me was absolutely beautiful and exactly what I wanted, not to mention my guests LOVED my blueberry ricotta filling - so delicious and unique! Plus the tasting was really fun. Would definitely recommend!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you Catherine!! I really appreciate your review and I am so happy that you loved the cake! Ricotta & blueberry is my favorite! We wish you & your husband all the best & look forward to working together again soon! Take care.
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    Marie Sent on 07/24/2018
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    This bakery is outstanding and fit into our budget! The cake tasting was super helpful, and they were amazing! We got to pick exactly what we wanted and even added cookie trays to our order right before the wedding. Delivered on time without a problem. Very friendly and we will be using them again in the future.The cake was beautiful and delicious. They will work with you to make whatever style you want (simple or intricate). Thanks again!
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    Jana Sent on 09/07/2017
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    Our cake was gorgeous and delicious! Exactly what we wanted! And the tasting was fun with great service and some delicious coffees to go with!
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    Anastasia Sent on 07/27/2017
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    As part of our deal at Maneeley's, my fiancé and I got our wedding cake and cupcakes through Modern Pastry in Hartford. Carla was a pleasure to work with and she took her time to understand what my fiancé and I wanted to complete our vision for the wedding. Not only did the cake and cupcakes look beautiful and were exactly what we wanted (they looked exactly like the Pinterest pictures I had sent in), but they tasted delicious!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Hi Anastasia! Thank you so much for your kind words. I enjoyed working with you & Scott & am so happy to hear that everything turned out the way you had envisioned. Congrats to you both!!! I look forward to working together in the future!
    Take Care
    Carla
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    I used Modern for my cake. They did an amazing job. The cake looked stunning and they were easy to coordinate having my florist add fresh flowers. It was a three tier cake in three different flavors. Each tier was delicious.
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    Natasha Sent on 11/22/2016
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    We cannot thank Modern Pastry enough for doing such an incredible job with our wedding cake! They were so nice and accommodating. We actually bought a crystal stand that they were nice enough to help assemble. It looked spectacular and tasted delicio0us! Would highly recommend!

    Modern Pastry Shop's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review. It was an honor to be a part of your special day. Congratulations to you and your husband. We look forward to working with you in the future.
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    Arianna Sent on 09/26/2016
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    I got the cake included in the price when I booked my wedding with A Villa Louisa as my venue. The flavors are delicious, we got the raspberry mousse filling and it was absolutely delicious. We got a buttercream frosting which was very good, and the sugar flowers they used on the cake were breath-taking - they looked real and delicate! They were very flexible and let me make changes to the cake 3 weeks before the wedding.
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    Nancy Sent on 08/27/2016
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    If you want a beautiful and delicious cake, Modern Pastry is the place!! They will make your cake dreams come true! Highly recommend.
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    Thank you so much for a beautiful job in our wedding cake!!!
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    OK, seriously, our wedding cake from Modern Pastry was the most delicious cake I ever tasted. You might be thinking, well, you're biased. But hear me out: our three-tier marble and chocolate cake with buttercream frosting looked gorgeous. So before I took a bite of it at the wedding, I was already happy. Then the bite was magical -- a balance of moist, flavorful bounciness with the tasty icing. I was shocked. We had done a tasting a couple of months before to pick out the cake, but I was still blown away. Even a few weeks after our July 23 wedding in Hartford, separate guests have asked where we got the cake. The delivery fee was extremely reasonable and it should also be noted that we were two brides and the vendor did not blink an eye.
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    Jo Ann Sent on 07/15/2016
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    My daughter had her wedding 7/9/16 and our venue paid for the cake and gave us a choice of bakeries. I have to say, we are so happy that we chose Modern Pastry Shop. There were many books to choose from and they offered a tasting for my daughter and her fiance. The cake was delicious and we would highly recommend this shop. We have no complaints and they were a very professional place to work with.
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