Shelly Garteiz

Review of Posies Cafe

After two bad experiences with a cake order, I won...

After two bad experiences with a cake order, I won't be returning.

I ordered a cake for my mother's birthday earlier this year- something I thought would be doable for a bakery. I asked for a natural texture, white and blue with gold details. The cake arrived, and it ended up being a smorgasbord of all the colors mixed together, a flat cake that looked like it had been painted with unicorn vomit (see photo attached, I added my own flowers). Also asked for the year 1956 to be incorporated (the year of my mother's birth), and the lettering was incredibly inappropriate in style for the occasion and style of the cake.

Understanding that perhaps my artistic vision might have been too difficult to interpret, I decided to go with something simpler for my sister's baby shower. I placed the online order a week ahead of the event and asked for a single-layer carrot cake, and provided a photo (as requested by the form). I called two days later to find that they were confused by the photo, so I clarified that all I was asking for is a white frosted, simple, single-layer cake and did not have to look exactly like the photo. I was told they would check with the baker to see if this was possible. After I received no call in return, I checked on the order later only to find that no, they hadn't bothered to make the cake or communicate with me, and I wouldn't be able to have a cake ready for the shower.

Literally go anywhere else if you want a cake made. Literally.