Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe
Services:
Cakes
Phone: (703) 527-8394
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2150 N Culpeper Street, Arlington, VA 22207
Overall Rating
4.7 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.7/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.6/5.0
Professionalism:
4.6/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.7/5.0
Flexibility:
4.6/5.0
72 Total Reviews
Emily
Wedding: 11/12/11
4.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.0/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
The cake was good. It didn't look exactly like the one we ordered which was frustrating, but it was still beautiful and they were happy to take color samples and match icing and such. It was delivered on-time, no problems. My sister also used the place a few years ago and they used to give you a coupon to come back and get a free top-layer of your wedding cake on your on-year anniversary which I thought was awesome, but they've stopped doing that :(
Laura
Wedding: 9/17/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We loved our wedding cake from Heidelberg. We were happy with them from the moment we went in for our tasting. They were organized and prepared with samples and albums of their designs and offered us coffee to go with our selections. Everything was delicious. They designed a cake which was EXACTLY like the picture I gave them. They were even able to do intricate detailing using buttercream, just as I wanted. We ended up going with vanilla with chocolate chips and red velvet cake, which were delicious.
Christine and Danylo
Wedding: 9/4/11
3.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
3.5/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
3.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
2.5/5.0
Flexibility:
2.0/5.0
I used Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe for my wedding cake because they were part of my wedding package with the hotel I used for my reception.The Pros: The cake we selected was quite tasty, they designed my cake perfectly based on the picture I provided, they were very accommodating during our tasting session to add cake samples that we hadn't selected prior to our visit.The Cons: very, very limited design abilty. I had to alter my original vision for my cake design because they don't have cake ribbon, didn't have frosting in silver (shocking!), and didn't really have a broad repetoire of cake designs that they could offer me. My design requests were frequently met with "no, I'm sorry, we can't do that".If you want a simple cake design then you will be fine; but if you want something that looks high-end and a team that will work with you to design your perfect cake, then I would use a different pastry shop.
Christina
Wedding: 7/30/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
I purchased my wedding cake and groom's cake through Heidelberg Bakery. Both were absolutely perfect! Their cakes are to die for. Definitely get your wedding cake here.
yiheyuan and yiheyuan1
Wedding: 6/18/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Heidelberg cakes taste amazing! We got their spice cake with vanilla frosting, and I absolutely loved it! And for this area, Heidelberg is was of the cheaper places around. If you give them one full payment, they even give you a coupon for an anniversary cake for the next year, so you don't have to eat year-old frozen cake if you don't want to.
Molly
Wedding: 4/9/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We loved our cake from Heidelberg! We decided to go with a three tier cake for our wedding cake and then had a sheet cake as well. We did a few tastings before we made our choice and Heidelberg was the clear winner with the best tasting cake, most choices, and great prices. We heard from lots of our wedding guests about how much they enjoyed the cake!
Mary
Wedding: 4/2/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
One of the things we liked about our venue package was that it included a cake from Heidelberg. They had amazing reviews and we were impressed with their gallery online. We scheduled the tasting and chose a few types of cakes/fillings and frostings. We were welcomed with a plate of amazing sweets! It was so hard to choose just one so we ended up with a 4 tier cake consisting of 2 types of cakes, three types of filling and butter cream frosting. We chose a design they had already done with a few tweaks to match our wedding. I was so excited to see the final product at our reception. It was beautiful! When we cut the cake we decided not to waste any of it!
AshleyPowers26
Wedding: 3/12/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Heidelberg is our favorite bakery. Our wedding cake was beautiful (and delicious!) They are a little expensive, but definitely worth it! We also had pastries delivered with the cake for our Viennese hour at the wedding reception, and everything was perfect. Our guests are still talking about how much they loved the cakes and desserts!
Allison
Wedding: 11/20/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
My cake turned out absolutely perfect! It looked exactly how I wanted! (I actually got distracted during my first dance with my husband gushing over how beautiful the cake was.) Their cake is so yummy, and they have so many great frosting flavors! You won't be disappointed.
Sarah
Wedding: 11/6/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
My husband and I are regular customers of Heidelberg. We've been going there for a couple of years and we love everything they make so this was one vendor we didn't have to research or interview. We went in for a tasting on a Saturday around Mother's Day and got personal service despite the crowd. We got to try 3 different cake/filling/icing combos. The sample pieces were like regular sizes of cake! Much larger than in other bakeries. We went with a vanilla poundcake/strawberry filling/white buttercream icing cake in a design from their catalog. We paid about $650 for a 140-person cake, quite a bargain considering a lot of brides drop $1,000+. The look and taste of the cake was a big hit the wedding!Added bonuses: we got a free lunch courtesy of the the owner & they give you a certificate for a free cake on your 1-year anniversary so you don't have to buy extra cake to freeze.
Jen and Chris
Wedding: 9/18/10
4.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.0/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
Let's just say there was no cake left over and we ordered a cake for over 50 people extra! Everyone loved our cake and obviously went back for a second slice. We had a vanilla pound cake with strawberries and bavarian cream and it was amazing! fresh, light and so yummy. The designes they want you to choose from their book but as I found out they are very flexible. I chose a design asking them to make it smaller and had them add ribbon and bling to the cake. So long as you can draw out what you want they can do it.
littleamy85 and adam
Wedding: 9/4/10
2.8 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
3.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
3.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
1.5/5.0
Flexibility:
2.5/5.0
I bought my wedding cake from here and it was just okay. I mean really 75 servings for over 300 bucks? Plus, one of the flowers on my cake fell off the cake while it was just sitting there on the table. The cake itself tasted plain. (The costco cakes taste much better and for a lot less) I wasn't impressed with the cake decorations and even though I told them exactly what I wanted and showed them pictures it looked very amateur.
Melanie
Wedding: 8/7/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe was wonderful! We loved their cake! We had a vanilla pound cake with strawberry jam filling and white butter cream icing- when we tasted it we knew it was the cake for us! The staff were wonderful and very helpful. After we decided that we definitely wanted to go with their cake, we had a hard time deciding on a design that we liked. We found that we liked one of the cake designs but not the icing flowers that decorated it. We asked the staff if we could get the basic cake design without the icing flowers and they agreed! It turned out beautifully and we were extremely happy with it!
nanita
Wedding: 7/4/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
The cake was amazing. Heidelberg decorated the cake in the exact way we had envisioned, and was a delcious combination of different cake flavored layers. They provided us with samples of 3 cakes we wanted to try and sat us down with a book of designs. There was no pressure to go with them or upgrade (unlike another bakery we went to). They provided exactly what we wanted and were gracious and easy to work with througout.
mrsAmanda
Wedding: 6/26/10
4.8 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.5/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
The wedding cake was delicious and beautiful!! I had guests come up to me and say they usually don't like wedding cake, but they loved my wedding cake. I had a three tier cake with a sheet cake in the back. All of my layers were different flavors and they all were very good. I thought for the amount of cake we got the price was fair.
marriedgal10 and P.P.
Wedding: 5/15/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We worked with Than at Heidelberg to order our wedding cake. She was very helpful and flexible with setting up a tasting. We found the tasting samples to be generous and enjoyed the complimentary beverages provided. Heidelberg is a fun bakery to visit, always busy and a huge selection of baked goods! We chose white cake with vanilla buttercream frosting in a simple design from a magazine. The bakery made a delicious and attractive cake to our specifications. All of our guests enjoyed it and gave us compliments on our choice! We were pleasantly surprised that the bakery gives a free 6" first anniversary cake coupon if you pay in full when you place your wedding cake order. Looking forward to having another Heidelberg cake on our first anniversary!
EPDC and Daniel
Wedding: 5/8/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We used Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe for our wedding cake with the Key Bridge Marriott and it was absolutely fabulous! Not only did the bakery perfectly execute our vision in terms of looks, but it was literally the best tasting cake we'd ever had. Heidelberg specializes in very classic, butter cream cakes that use amazing, real ingredients. This probably isn't the place to go for very intricate fondant cakes, but if you want a classic, DELICIOUS cake - this is a home run. Not to mention, when you do your tasting, the bakery has all kinds of delicacies including german sausage and pretzels!
mgthomas
Wedding: 4/24/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe was a dream! I worked with Pham who was wonderful and really wanted me to have a beautiful looking cake. She was great at providing me with advice as to what would look good with my cake. She was really able to take my vision and make it extraordinary. In addition to the cake tasting, they also let me have a few samples to determine the exact color yellow I wanted. The cake came out beautifully! I will definitely have to send in a picture. I couldn't have asked for anymore more beautiful. The cake also tasted fantastic- everyone raved about the poundcake with buttercream icing- plain and simple, yet elegant. We also ordered a platter of pastries and apparently they disappeared in a matter of minutes. I would definitely recommend these people to anyone!
Hannah
Wedding: 2/27/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
A coworker recommended Heidelberg from her own wedding for its taste and value, and I wasn't disappointed. I didn't want a complicated cake, and I cared more that it tasted great than anything else. Looking through the cake book at my initial consultation, I noticed that I wasn't wild about any of the designs, but they did a good job of taking the photo I had brought along and recreating it. A couple of weeks before the wedding, I needed to add another small cake to my order, and they took care of it without a problem. On the wedding day, the cake was great. Definitely the best buttercream I've ever tasted!
Mary
Wedding: 12/19/09
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We loved our cake from Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe! We chose almond flavored cake, raspberry filling, and butter cream icing and it was delicious. I found them to be extremely reliable since my wedding was during a blizzard and the cake made it safe and sound to the reception.
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