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    Mariah E. Sent on 12/03/2019
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    Delicious cake with top service

    West Town Bakery was a fantastic cake vendor. Samantha, our pastry chef, was so accommodating from start to finish. Not only did she rise to the challenge of creating a whimsical wedding cake for me but the cake itself was also moist and delicious. My wedding was 2 weeks ago and I'm still getting compliments about how good the cake was. My husband and I plan to visit the bakery sometime to order another cake. Absolutely great service.

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    Lauren Sent on 01/01/2019
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    So delicious!

    My only regret about our wedding cake was not eating more of it. We tried cakes at three different bakeries, and West Town Bakery was by far the best. The cake was moist and delicious, reasonably priced, they were easy to work with, and it came out beautifully. What more could you want? (Besides more cake, obviously).
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    Laura Sent on 01/20/2019
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    Great experience! Beautiful and tastes great!

    We loved our experience with West Town! Our cake tasting was so fun! They put together my ideas and our cake was so beautiful and tasted great! Loved the whole experience with them!
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    Amanda Sent on 12/17/2018
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    Awesome Experience!

    Thank you to Samantha for making our wedding cake so beautiful! The process was so much fun and I can't thank her enough for entertaining my endless questions. Our guests loved our cake and the different flavored layers were really delicious. Thanks Samantha and West Town!
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    Lauren Sent on 09/24/2018
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    Everyone raved about our dessert table. We got cookies, cupcakes, cake balls, and a cake. They were all outstanding. We went in for a tasting that was easy to schedule and cost $25. They had so many options for us to try it was all delicious. Not to mention it was all vegan, which makes it much easier for everyone with dietary restrictions!
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    Heidi Sent on 08/06/2017
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    We got a vegan wedding cake from West Town Bakery - it was delicious!! We had a good time tasting out all of the different flavor options and decided to go with lemon cake, blueberry filling and vanilla frosting. The design was great - I gave them a few pictures of the design we wanted and they were able to replicate with ease. Great experience!
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    Katie Sent on 09/27/2016
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    Samantha turner was excellent to work with! Our cake was part of a package deal with our venue hotel Monaco (but even if it wasn't we would have used them again!) It was so hard to pick out of the amazing options but we ended up doing carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and lemon cake with blueberry filling and Swiss buttercream. Our guests raved and Samantha even piped on the Chicago skyline to one of our tiers, the cake was gorgeous. Can't wait to get our anniversary cake here!
  • User2518765 Sent on 01/26/2016
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    Amazing wedding cake! From the moment we started our tasting, Aimee was extremely accommodating and helpful. We ended up with a three tier cake plus an extra sheet cake for serving. We had trouble deciding on what flavors we liked, so we were able to have three completely different tiers! Aimee also helped us with a dessert tray that everyone loved. Our guests commented on how great the cake tasted - it was fresh and perfect!
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    Jacquelyn Sent on 11/15/2015
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    Starting with the tasting, everything was amazing. Katie Hire did a wonderful job with the spread of choices and was very professional throughout the appointment. My fiancé and I had 4 choices of cake, different jars of jams and frostings to choose from. We ended up falling in love with chocolate cake with raspberry jam and buttercream frosting and used that for our wedding cake. We also choose cupcakes for our guests: Chocolate with Salted Carmel filling, Red Velvet with cream cheese, and carrot with blueberry filling and cream cheese frosting. The combinations were amazing and we are so happy we had found West Town Bakery!
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    It was so yummy! Thanks for the excellent wedding cake! :)
  • User1146420 Sent on 04/28/2013
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    When we found ourselves in an emergency situation when our prepaid cake vendor skipped town, West Town came through to make sure we were taken care of. They not only made a beautiful (though nontraditional) cake, it was also delicious and gluten-free to accomodate the bride! We are STILL receiving compliments! To take their accommodation a step forward, they even significantly reduced the price because of our financial loss with our previous baker.
  • User2239688 Sent on 07/23/2015
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    This review is based on the tasting alone at West Town Bakery. Prior to our tasting I had given our "two selections" we had in mind after going through their cake options online. I went in thinking we would be trying two cakes. The day of, Samantha (the head pastry chef) and Katie led us to an amazing setup of FIVE separate cake flavors, FOUR jams, and FOUR different frostings.Truth be told it was overwhelming...we ended up trying some strange combinations like carrot cake and lemon curd/red velvet and raspberry jam..and while the cake and fillings were all outstanding on their own, we had a hard time envisioning the combinations being served in bulk to our guests and our wedding cake being a carrot cake.

    Outside of flavor, the team seemed very flexible in terms of # of tiers, sheet cakes, and design and I forgot to mention they included sweets in our tasting (the chocolate bacon, chocolate covered Oreo, and pecan shortbread bar were the standouts). If you're looking for simple flavors, flexible and passionate staff, or building a sweet table with a punch, look no further. But if more complex flavors like chocolate banana mousse or raspberry buttercream this is likely not the place for you.
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    Cynthia Sent on 07/04/2013
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    We did cupcakes for our wedding cake. Christina worked with us on the design and we were just thrilled with how the cake table turned out. To add to that, the cupcakes were delicious! The guests loved that we had all kinds of different flavors. We loved that the look was simple, modern, unconventional and totally us. West Town was easy to work with and accomodated us well in every area. Thanks West Town! See you for brunch soon!
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    Kate Sent on 08/15/2019
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    Amazing Gluten Free Cake!

    I got my wedding cake from West Town Bakery, and they absolutely killed it!

    We had two flavors: chocolate cake with chocolate filling and vanilla cake with caramel filling. Both were amazing in the tasting as well as day-of! And while West Town Bakery had a more limited selection than other bakeries we considered, their taste was superior. Another important factor for us: these guys can do a completely gluten free wedding cake! Of the five different places we tasted with, West Town's gluten free cake was the best, hands down. It was soft, spongey perfection, and no one at the wedding could tell it was gluten free.

    There was a pretty lengthy wait time to get in for a tasting, and it was a little annoying that you could only pay the deposit/balance over the phone (calling at specific hours). But nonetheless, we loved our wedding cake, and so did our guests! My husband's #1 wedding day regret? "Not getting to eat more of the cake."
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    Nicky F. Sent on 10/20/2020
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    Highly Disappointed

    Per the title, we were highly disappointed with our wedding cake. It was NOT white and the vanilla interior looked burnt / dark. The flavor was off, didn't quiet taste like vanilla either. I was very detailed in the design I requested as well. The polka dots did not match the google doc provided with notes. Prior to signing the contract, I asked if they can have it added for reference so no mistakes would be made. I was told they couldn't do that, but was assured it would be fine.

    When I reached out originally, we did not receive an appropriate response. I asked to speak to management and haven't heard anything back in over a week. As a small business owner, I couldn't imagine not responding to an upset customer.

    ** Glad I did not have them place flowers or our topper **