BomBon Cafe

Ive been a customer to Bombon café for years now. Ive gone to the Ashland location, the 18^th street location and this Little Village location. The prices are high, but I never mind because the cakes were always delicious. That is until last Sunday. I went and bought a 50 dollar cake. Which they assured me was fresh. I even left a tip. Once I got to my nephews birthday and we cut the cake we realized all the fruit that goes in between the cake were rotten! It was absolutely embarrassing. Never again will I buy from here. I know they have a good reputation but they should work hard to keep it that way.
I ended up driving to webers bakery on archer n harlem to pay 20 dollars for a fresh chocolate cake. It was far but worth it!

I’ve been going to BomBon to get all my cakes for the past 3 years. NEVER have I been disappointed, excellent customer service and great prices. They are willing to negotiate on a price with you if you have a budget. The individual slices are delicious, rich in taste and great in price, and there selection is enormous. BomBom has gained a customer for life. Again, I recommend this place to fulfill your sweet tooth needs!

Laura of Bombon is not only one of the loveliest people you’ll ever meet, but incredibly talented at cake design and customer service!!! She did our wedding cake last year and gave us a FREE little vegan anniversary cake which was amazing.
First in wedding planning, we tried 3 – 4 bakeries. While the first one was also good, she blew them all out of the water with the tasting. First of all, instead of just a slice or pieces of cakes with different toppings/​fillings, she made us little cakes that looked beautiful and told us that like pasta, cake tastes better the next day and packed up the leftovers. I think she let us try 5 cake flavors and they were all excellent. We ultimately picked dulce de leche, passionfruit with guava, and pear and pistachio (I’m pretty sure — it’s been a year!).
Then the other kicker was that I had an idea to make the cake look like the restaurant in Playa del Carmen where my husband proposed. She didn’t bat an eye and on our wedding day, we were just so impressed and pleased and thrilled at how it turned out! She got our colors perfect, incorporated the restaurant logo and look perfectly and everyone of course raved about the taste. She also provided little to-​go boxes and we divvied up cake to our family and guests (we made sure to order more than enough!).
I’ve also bought some of their other desserts (I’m vegan so I don’t get to eat them) but my family loves them! I can’t recommend Laura and her bakery near enough! She was one of the wonderful parts of the wedding preparations amid all the stress:)

I am surprised to read all the bad reviews. I love this chain of bakeries! (I have been to 2 of their locations — little village & the ashland location) Awesome service, and aesthetically delicious cakes!
I ordered my nephews’ cake from here and it turned out beautiful, and tasted delicious! All the guests loved the cake, they raved about the great taste! It was a 3 tiered cake — with different flavors. Our flavors were tutti fruiti, abuelitas cake, and tia martita cake
When choosing a design and flavor (s) we were a hot mess! Leticia (I think she is the owner) was super nice, and she sat down with us to help us create a cake! She suggested ideas, and we told her ours, together we created a beautiful Christening cake! **I smile just remembering about it** She also mentioned how most of the recipes were passed down to her from her Grandma. This was during the summer (90+ degree weather) so it was beyond convenient that they were able to deliver the cake directly to the hall. (We had ZERO issues with punctuality, and with the driver finding the hall)
Truth be told I did not know this location had a café as well. I usually come here to order cakes, or pick up pastries. not to HANG OUT! So if your looking for a hangout place to have lunch, this probably will not be a good choice for you. Get in, order a cake, and get out! Their ashland locations has a bigger seating area, and a bigger menu selection.
I will not go anywhere else for cakes but Bom Bön! I have recommended them to all my family and friends. My cousin had her wedding cake made here as well. They even have miniature versions of their popular flavors for $ 5.00 — great way to sample, or in my case, order a bunch of for a party :-)
In my experience, cheap cakes are not usually the best in taste or ingredients. Great tasting, and aesthetically pleasing cakes are usually pricier. If you want great tasting cakes and great service this is your place.

I have it on good account that their kitchen is cockroach heaven. I’d steer clear.

MethinksNOT indeed.
If your looking for individual sliced cake thats overpriced and a tad too sweet it makes your dentist want to cry-​this is it. On the other hand their birthday cake tastes like cardboard-​WEIRD!
So, I bought a cake for my nephews first birthday, I wanted it to be the envy of everyone there. I wanted mothers to feel inadequate to settling for flimsy birthday cakes. I wanted WOW! So as any person expecting wow, I printed a picture from the internet of an elmo cake that was certainly wow but nothing a skilled baker couldnt manage. So I says to the man: «Can you make this cake exactly as the picture?» to which the man cofidently «yes!!!» I leave happy thinking my newphews going to love it even if he is 1 and probably never going to remember it.
The day before the party I called to confirm and ask if I could take a look. I was told it was not possible-​okay thats fine. So what happens come the big day. I am handed a mess. The cake I asked for and specifically gave pictures to was suppose to have elmos face as a topper made of either a cookie or a cake covered in fondant… these people bought an elmo face balloon from a flower shop and just stuck it on top. REALLY! I didn’t even get a discount for it, the experience was just terrible. It was a simple two tier cake, a 10 and an 8 in on top and these people charged me $ 270. It was terrible and I will never go there again. Go to cakegirls on belmont if you want an impressive and equally delicious cake for probably the same price.
I know what your thinking. Bianca stop being such a divalicious. NOPE! It wasn’t a hard cake to do. In fact I-​Me-​Myself-​This gal made the same cake the following year just to prove I could do a better job on the art. I spent less then $ 150 on supplies and thanks to Wiltons I made it EXACTLY as the picture. I refuse to ever set foot in this place again.

The famous BomBon also has a Little Village location. Sure, the slices of cake are scrump. But is it really worth 5 bucks? The sweets are nice but the cost is not. The worst part is the location. They’re located within a dress shop??? Wierd choice. It took me a while to figure this out. The BomBon sign is on the outside but the display window houses dresses. (There might be a cake or 2 between them that was not obvious.) When I finally walked in, I noticed the bakery towards the back of the business. They have very limited seating. A small round table with 2 chairs. I did notice a chalkboard sign against the wall that said they also offer sandwiches and drinks. No desire to return. Maybe if they had been more creative with the location I would’ve given it a second chance.