La Gran Via Bakery Reviews Summary

Category: Bakery Brooklyn, New York

Address: 4516 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220, USA

Phone: +17188538021

Rating: 4.3
based on 125 reviews.

Cake Quality

Pros:

  • "Moist, flavorful, aromatic, fresh, and above all else, delicious!"
  • "The cakes taste so deliciously good !!"
  • "Super amazing tres leches."
  • "The house cake with strawberry and pineapple marmalade is so so delicious nice and moist."
  • "It was so moist and with real strawberries πŸ“ in it!"
  • "The pineapple filled cake I ordered was fresh, delicious, & moist."
  • "The cake was beautiful just like the picture. The cake was delicious."

Cons:

  • "This was the most bland Dominican cake I’ve ever eaten."
  • "The cakes have been dry, the fruits seem to come from a can and all around haven’t been great."
  • "I'm docking them two stars because their Dominican cakes are meh and their tres leches cake is always dry."
  • "Recently purchased a 'tres leches' cake at this bakery and I have to say whoever is the baker clearly doesn't know what a tres leches cake should taste like, the cake was not good."
  • "The cake was very hard and the filling was not fresh."
  • "The theme on the cake was dark and barely gave me any vibes of the characters atmosphere."
  • "Very very Poor service, food n desserts lost their touch. The bakery fell off.. I'm no longer going back."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Roy and His team were an absolute dream to work with."
  • "The staff is very professional, polite, and welcoming."
  • "They worked really nicely with us to design a cake my wife wanted and it came out beautiful."
  • "The staff is great and knowledgeable."
  • "The staff were very helpful in making sure I got exactly what I wanted."
  • "The staff is always friendly and courteous especially Yaya who always brings a warm welcome and smile."
  • "Betsy and Roy were so sweet and helpful throughout the whole order process."

Cons:

  • "I made a order over a month ago for my daughter graduation... now my daughter has no cake for her 5th grade graduation."
  • "Unfortunately I will be looking for another bakery because no one contacted me to even apologize for the cake."
  • "They are so nasty with a nasty nasty attitude not welcome."
  • "The girls that work there have no form of manners and don't know social etiquette."
  • "The girl at the counter was not helpful at all."
  • "Server had an attitude because I asked to replace cheddar cheese with queso blanco."
  • "That's no excuse for two staff ignoring us while walking back and forth repeatedly behind the counter!"

Order Accuracy and Delivery

Pros:

  • "Great bakery for whole cakes. They are open 24/7 and always have extra whole Tres Leche cakes for last minute events."
  • "They made a custom chess shaped cake for my son and husband's b'day today and the turnaround from ordering to execution was painless."
  • "I will be ordering future cakes from them. (It's a no brainer)."
  • "The cake was exactly the design asked and it was moist and the filling’s delicious!"
  • "Every cake I order is custom made to order by design."
  • "The cake was beautiful and delicious made our Pastor Appreciation Day a success."
  • "I just celebrated my 60th Birthday and my theme was Marilyn Manroe. I purchased my cake from your bakery and I would like to say Thank You for such a beautiful job on my cake."

Cons:

  • "Ordered my cake 2 years ago with those little pastry and the cake filling wasn't what I ordered."
  • "Ordered and pre paid for our wedding cake 2 weeks in advance, and also requested to be delivered but to our surprise the cake never arrived."
  • "When we received the cake it was the wrong cake.. I was devastated."
  • "Cutting up the cake and here is the surprise, it's NOT tres leches?!?!"
  • "Very poor service, it’s not my first time placing a order for a cake and it has been a mistake."
  • "I ask for a tre leche cake. I ask the female twice if it was, she said yes. Took the cake to my girlfriend for her birthday and it wasn't."
  • "First and last time ordering a cake there. Very disappointed and the staff needs retraining in customer service."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "It was worth every penny."
  • "La Gran Via delivers consistent quality, with a super-fast turnaround at very reasonable prices."
  • "The Cake tasted so good also.."
  • "The cake was a work of art, not only was it beautiful but it tasted so good!"
  • "The flavor is always delicious and the quality of the design is always A1."
  • "I will recommend you to everyone who asks where I got my cake from Good Job πŸ‘."
  • "Beautiful and delectable sweet 16 cake!"

Cons:

  • "THE PRICE WAS DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT."
  • "It used to be good for my teens ages, but now they get too expensive."
  • "All your prices are skyrocket, improve your quality at least!!!"
  • "For the prices they are asking they should at least make better cakes, and more variety. Seems like all their cake is 'tres leches'."
  • "When did you turn into a 'Tribeca bakery'??!"
  • "Very very Poor service, food n desserts lost their touch. The bakery fell off.. I'm no longer going back."
  • "Just ordered a Torta from here probably one of the worst sandwiches I’ve had bread was so stale and old."

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