Southern Sweets Bakery
| Address: | 186 Rio Cir, Decatur, GA 30030, USA |
| Phone: | +1 404-373-8752 |
| Site: | southernsweets.com |
| Rating: | 4.6 |
| Working: | 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM |
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ProTheGod
I went into Southern Sweets to place an order for my sons 11 Birthday Party,I was greeted by a lady name Sonia whom i placed my order with, I stated i would like a Strawberry Cake with Strawberries throughout the cake with Lemon icing with the cake reading Happy Birthday Noah, Mommy Loves You; I asked her could they do that and Sonia assured me that they could. The day of the party which was Nov 5 2016 I went to Southern Sweets to pick up the cake, (But Let Me remind everyone I had to pay IN ADVANCE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAKE WAS A SPECIAL ORDER) before they placed the cake in the bag Sonia lifted up the top for me to see the cake, the lemon icing was there along with a strawberry filing, but I immediately noticed my writing was Not there, the lady took it to the back and came back out with it corrected. Four hours later as my sons friends and family sung happy birthday, he blew the candles out and i proceeded to cut the cake. As i was cutting into the cake ONCE AGAIN I IMMEDIATELY NOTICE ANOTHER F*** UP! THE D*** CAKE WAS YELLOW...Here i am with a party full of people ready to eat a cake that was made (TOTALLY WRONG) i had no choice but to serve it being that "IT WAS THE BIRTHDAY CAKE". After serving cake i called Southern Sweets right then and told sonia about this CATASTROPHE...She then told me that they didnt do strawberry CAKE....WHAT! after when i placed my order on Oct.28 she stated this cake was possible; and that she must had misunderstood what it was i meant by strawberry CAKE, as well as strawberries THROUGHOUT the cake. By this time im pissed; Sonia apologized and told me she will talk with the owner and at the very least i should be able to receive a store credit. When Sonia did call back she told me "that the owner wound only give my son a SLICE OF CAKE FREE...WTF what is that....the cake my son told me he wanted that i thought i had made possible for him....which we both failed to receive could only be compensated by ONE SLICE OF CAKE, OUT OF THE STORE HIS CHOICE....I WILL NEVER EVER BE BACK AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO THIS PLACE FOR ANY SPECIAL EVENTS, BECAUSE SOUTHERN SWEETS IS SURE TO RUIN YOUR DAY....IF YOU MUST SHOP THERE PLEASE CUT INTO YOUR CAKE BEFORE LEAVING....AND WHAT DOES ANYONE LOOK LIKE PRESENTING A CAKE FOR ANY OCCASION WITH A BIG CHUNK MISSING.....
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Mike Jackson
The food is wonderful but the people behind the counter is what makes this place special. About a year ago my wife and I spent time at Dekalb Medical and I was getting food here almost daily. They noticed how often I was coming in and eventually started asking questions about our situation. When they found out we were staying at the hospital and wouldnt be leaving for a while, they immediately took interest. From that day on I had to fight them to pay for my food (and I lost...a lot). When my wife was released from the hospital, of course she wanted to say thank you but was unable to get out of the car because of her illness. The staff basically stopped everything they were doing (at a pretty busy time I might add) to come out to the car, meet my wife and acknowledge her thanks. My wife is no longer with us, but I often think about their kindness and the difference it made to us both in my wifes last days. Support this place not only because its some of the best food around, but also because these are truly some of the best people I have ever come across in my life. Thank you again. Mike.
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Jaye Liptak
I have loved this bakery for so many years and sometimes have parties just to make a reason to buy their cakes and pies. I nominated myself as the birthday coordinator at every office I have worked in order to be the procurer of Southern Sweetsnesses for every employee birthday. Their cherry pies, apple pies, and lemon squares will make tears of happiness pour down your appley, cherry, lemony splattered cheeks. Youll run the whole gamut of emotions in their small bakery from disbelief of how good everything tastes to anger that you didnt discover the place sooner, to proposing marriage to a slice of chocolate chocolate chip cake. It will be a whole scene and youll be politely asked to leave but they wont judge you, because they see these displays of unbridled pie related emotions all day long. Go forth at once and try everything!
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A Private User
My daughter will also, be writing a review, Im sure. It was her wedding cake. My daughter-in-law found this place and had their Carrot Cake for her wedding and it was fabulous. Everyone loved it. That was almost three years ago. My daughter wanted them for her wedding, which took place just last month. She picked the Coconut cake and it was the best thing ever. We actually ran out of cake. The wedding coordinator says only get enough for about 75% or less of the expected attendees. We had a 150 slice cake and almost 200 guests. We ran way short. These people are wonderful, economical and the best cakes youll taste. Id attach a picture if I knew how. Their sandwiches are excellent to. Get a slice of cake with your sandwich.
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Diana Travelute
The food portions are gigantic & most everything we tried was good. I went with 2 friends. After we had our sandwiches, we decided to try dessert. There was a pretty long line & when my friend & I got to the front of the line, the ladies asked my friend what he wanted & skipped me & asks the person behind me what they wanted. I brought it to their attention & I guess they didnt care for that, so they made me wait for my dessert until my other friends were almost done eating their desserts. All they had to do was slice me a piece of cake. Very annoying. The restaurant are in an industrial area close to my house, out of the main drag. I probably wont go back because I really thought they treated me poorly.
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Rachel B.
The cake is delicious and there are plenty of restaurants that sell Southern Sweets as their desserts. R. Thomas, Cafe Sunflower are a couple of places that serve their cakes. The best part about them is that they have a vegan cake menu!!! You can buy by the slice or you can buy the whole cake. German chocolate, carrot cake, coconut cake, chocolate ganache, key lime pie, and chocolate peanut butter moose are just a few. The slices are pretty big. The flavor is what brings me back each time. They taste so good! The only down side is that there is only 1 location in Decatur. But, hop over to the DeKalb farmers market and buy some fruits and veggies to balance out the decadent dessert!
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Eric Nix
This place is full of awesome. Ive known about it and been going for a few years now for one thing only. The best apple pie you can put in your mouth. Its like a slice of heaven, and any time I have a special gathering going on at my house, I will make the trip down and pick one up. Their cherry pie is wicked as well, along with their german chocolate cake. All excellent choices. I try not to make it a habit to visit unfortunately, or Ill turn into a giant pie myself. I havent tried any of their lunch items, but at some point I will if I can be in the area and Ill update my review.
