Sunset Bakery

Contact Info:

1490 9th Ave (cross street is Judah)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 759-6538

Price:

A mere $263! Includes a delivery charge and $20 deposit for the cake pillars and plates (hidden inside the cake) to be refunded upon returning the cleaned items. A 4 layer, round, buttercream cake with alternating layers of chestnut filling or mixed fruit filling to feed about 200 people. No fancy designs, just simple dots and we provided them with chocolate ribbons to decorate each layer.

Pluses:

The price! We ordered a cake meant to feed 200 people, even though we had between 220-230 guests because we figured after a 10 course meal (typical Chinese wedding banquet) that included dessert, not everyone would be eating cake. So the cake costs us about $1.20 per person!

Cake looked great, although I should mention we wanted something really simple so they would have to really suck to mess it up. The bakery was also very honest about what they could or couldn't do.

Delivered on time.

Deltas:

Cake was a little dry, but we got what we paid for. Cake just wasn't a priority for us.

Summary:

I'm giving them an "A-" despite the fact that their cake is not the best because (1) we knew they weren't top notch and they were also very honest about their abilities, (2) we essentially got exactly what we paid for, and (3) they gave us an excellent price. No complaints here! If cake isn't a priority for you, and you'd rather save some money to put towards something else, then definitely consider Sunset Bakery. Recommended.

I used this vendor after reading the great reviews here and I wasn't disappointed! We had a Chinese banquet that included 2 desserts so I wasn't really interested in paying big bucks for a cake. I went to Sunset Bakery and gave them a picture of a simple wedding cake and they said they can make it if I provided the ribbons. My cake came out simple and elegant - just what I wanted! It was fluffy and not overly sweet. Great deal!

My husband and I did not want to spend a lot on our wedding cake but still wanted a GOOD cake. We immediately thought of Sunset Bakery because we've eaten all their pastries and love them all!

So it cost us $250, including delivery! And that's for 1 three-tiered wedding cake AND 3 sheet cakes! How can you beat it?!

Easy to place an order at the bakery (no frills or red tape); simple design (which is what we wanted since we had our florist place flowers on the cake to spruce it up more); prompt delivery the day of the wedding; and super yummy (strawberry cake; whipped cream; not at all dry)! And many of our guests actually came up to us to say that this cake was the best that they've had at any wedding!

Would highly recommend... unless you want a fancy, shmancy wedding cake!