Gerry’s Cakes

This is the best bakery in Bay Area. Everything is delicious. If you try it I’m sure you will love it. Cookies and butter tea cookies are the besssssssst.

Ok tasting cake for my son’s high school graduation. WRONG school colors used though. Not funny.

All I know is that they have the best almond croissant ever! I always come here for lunch break, and their almond croissant is big so it’s good enough for lunch.

This was so bad! My experience with Gerry’s Cakes was horrible. I specifically asked for Cupcakes and pastries to be delivered at a donations event and the cupcakes arrived 1 ½ late. My event had been over at this point. The donation was to support local small businesses and Gerry’s Cakes made a horrible impression with me and local businesses in Menlo Park, Redwood City and Palo Alto.
No Thanks! Never again!

Have loved Gerry’s cakes for the past 15 years, even through changes in ownership. Great pastries and cakes and excellent custom work. It’s true you need to get to know the store a little to get the most out of them, but they are working on a shoestring budget and I don’t expect fast food service at a mom and pop place.

I bought a dozen cupcakes here and brought them to my office to share. Everyone complained that they were dry and probably 1 – 2 days old. So I threw them away. Oh well.

Awe shucks! The guy (no, he’s not gerry) is so nice, I give him 5 starts for effort. The cake is just too dry. I have to be true to my dessert diva nickname, my custom cake did not stand out above safeway.

I feel so bad giving this small local business a low rating but I have to be completely honest in that I really was not impressed with any of the items I have tried here.
I came here looking for a great Cake and going by the name of the place I really was expecting better but alas. no. Maybe it’s partly down to having high expectations? I bake myself so I know how to bake a good cake and anything short of great just doesn’t do.
First thing first. If you come to the store the flavors of cake are limited. So if you want a certain flavor it is best to contact them in advance and arrange for one to be made. Choice of Cupcakes are very uninspiring:
Vanilla with Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate with Vanilla Frosting
Vanilla with Chocolate Frosting
Chocolate with Chocolate Frosting
Priced at $ 2 each.
Other items include:
Large various flavored Cookies — $ 1
Thumbprint Cookies — 55c
Cake Pops — $ 2.50
Petite Four — $ 1
Pasties from $ 2
* Vanilla with Chocolate Frosting (
) — Very dry and tasted no better than 2 or 3 day old Cupcake. Frosting tasted exactly like that nasty Betty Crocker stuff you get in a can and was crusty on the top.
* Thumbprint Sugar Cookie with Jam (
) — Crumbly, little flavor except for the Jam center.
*Petite Four (
) — The nicer of the 3. Soft yet slightly too much Almond flavoring.
I hate to say this but looking for a great Cake in Menlo Park is almost impossible.
*TIP* On the plus side, if you have Five Stars you get a free Cupcake here which I found out once I had left. Booo.

Great place! Came here originally when Gerry owned it with his son. (Gerry has been making cakes in Menlo Park for longer than I have been alive. (Pink Pastries) He sold it a couple years ago and she sold it to the new owner. The new owner is a lot more customer service focused and very easy to deal with when placing an order. Still great cakes!

Gerry’s cakes was taken over by a new owner a couple years ago. He has proven to be polite, friendly and equality vendor. We like going to Gerry’s cakes now and go there often. Too bad you can’t walk up to the counter with your dog to order. They would double their business.

I bought a living social coupon with the intention of using it during the holidays but never did. So I decided to use it to bring the office staff to some treats. I went in to grab a dozen cookies and really wasn’t impressed with the selection. To their defense, I was there about an hour after they opened so maybe they hadn’t made many yet. Some of the cookies looked under baked, super thin and the sizes were very inconsistent. Since nothing stood out, I asked for a variety. When I mentioned that I had the living social coupon for a dozen cookies, the clerk rolled his eyes and said «you’re supposed to call in your order. What if everyone came in today to redeem their coupon? I wouldn’t be able to fulfill any orders.» I apologized for not seeing the fine print and he then said «besides, why did you wait 6 months to come in?». To spare him the details, I lied and said I was from out of town and that I had purchased it but was unable to use it when I wanted. To ‘make it up to him’ I bought an additional dozen of some chocolate thumbprint cookies which turned out to be the tastiest thing I got but still nothing special.
Besides being disappointed with the selection available and feeling as though I had inconvenienced them, the quality and taste of the cookies were unimpressive. He also only gave me 10 cookies, not the dozen I had paid for. I’m sorry to say that this is one local business I will not be returning to or recommending.

In all the years I have been on Unilocal,I have never had to post this negative of a post, but really now… This IS the worst bakery I have ever been too! I ordered a orange chiffon cake and trying to cut into it was worst than cutting into week old bread. Inside the cake you can see freezer burn! and it was completely dried out like it had been sitting there for over a year. I can’t believe the guy looked me in the eye, knowing how long that cake must have been sitting there, and actually sell me that cake. I have pictures of what that cake looked like in the inside. I do not want to waste any more money or gas running all the way to menlo park for that piece of crap. Buyer beware… new owners don’t CARE!

Went to redeem my coupon with Living Social of 12 cupcakes for $ 12 to bring to a party. Got to the store to see many different flavors (yum) but when I went to redeem my voucher, he said my voucher could only be used for vanilla or chocolate cupcakes with vanilla or chocolate frosting.
Needless to say, this is not mentioned on the ‘fine print’ and when bringing this to his attention, he didn’t care. If you’re planning on redeeming a living social coupon, be wary of an owner who changes the rules!

I needed a sugar-​free cake for an important person’s birthday to present at a board meeting. I called seven bakeries a week in advance and only Gerry’s said they could make a sugar-​free cake. The guy on the phone told me it was not a problem (which I assumed would be the case because on the internet Gerry’s was listed as able to accommodate sugar-​free and gluten-​free requests). He told me to call back in a week to order it for Monday.
So today I called and the man on the phone told me they actually do not make sugar-​free cakes. I told him that a week ago someone told me they did so I was counting on them to do so. He said they could not. He did not offer anything else: no apology, possible recommendations for places who could, nothing.
I actually called back right after when I thought about how I may not be able to find someone to do this in this short amount of time because I had been guaranteed a week earlier that Gerry’s could do it. I asked if there was any way they could accommodate at all. He was rude again, and unhelpful, and said, «We no longer have the recipe.»
I’m no baker, but if you at one point had the recipe, maybe there could be an effort to FIND THE RECIPE? I would have settled for a sincere apology for the miscommunication to be honest, but there was nothing of the sort.
I did find someone to make the cake and I’m paying them double on my own accord to have it done in a short amount of time, since they were so accommodating of the request. Gerry’s lost my business in this case and from here on out, a fact which I’m sure they could not care less about.

We were asked to bring dessert to a recent family dinner, and decided to check out this nearby bakery.
They had samples of red velvet cake, and we were totally impressed. I have tasted a lot of red velvet, and too often it doesn’t really taste like anything special. This one was AMAZING!
Unfortunately, they didn’t have any in the case, but the owner offered to make one that we could pick up later in the day. We didn’t ask the price, and were a little surprised that it was so expensive. Since this isn’t a fancy place, i expected the price to be a little lower than Draeger’s, or Kara’s.
They did have cheaper cakes in the case, and I would probably opt for one of those next time.
I found the icing to be a little too sweet, but the the cake was delicious and super moist, (and remained moist 3 days later.)
Everyone at dinner loved the cake, so I would definitely go there again if i need to bring dessert somewhere.

The owner of the shop suckered us in with his samples. The red velvet was so moist and sweet. But they don’t stock them as a regular store cake! But… he’d make one to order for pick up that afternoon.
We got the cake and it was a big hit. The cream cheese frosting was smooth, the cake moist. It was a little sweeter than I like, but that’s a minor point.
Also a minor quibble was the $ 30 bucks for a small cake. Fancy cupcakes or a Drager’s cake would run about 25 or so I think the price should have been more in line with that.
The pre-​made cakes run from 19 – 22 bucks so next time I will probably go that route, but I will be back for more cake!

About 2yrs ago Gerry’s (now The Bakery) changed hands. Gerry’s family no longer owns or operates Gerry’s Cakes. I was a little sad but, hopeful that the new owners had maintained the quality products.
Never-​mind the updated interior, the very helpful and nice customer service, or the familiarity of the menu. Make no mistakes, it’s not Gerry’s any longer.
I purchased what was labeled and confirmed to me as a chocolate/​chocolate cake from the case, not pre-​ordered. Good thing it was for adults because it was heavily laced with rum. Overall the cake was just alright. Nothing remarkable in any way.
In addition I also purchased a variety of day-​old pastries (don’t go to a bakery when you’re hungry). However it did give me a chance to try several products all at once. Chocolate chip cookies, almond croissant, iced sugar cookies, cherry danish, and tea cake.
The chocolate chip cookies were large and crispy but, they were devoid of butter and tasted like powdered milk. The almond croissant was a disappointment as the filling was a cream cheese without any almond extract, marzipan, or even sliced almonds, so little to no almond flavor. Iced sugar cookies were ok when thick but when the dough was thin they were terrible. The cherry danishes, sized at 2″ in diameter, used cinnamon dough with a glob of cherry filling in the center and were drab, not worth the calories. The only thing that had potential was the tea cake, but it was only ok and is something one could easily make at home.
Granted, these items were all considered a day old. However being a day fresher would not have changed my complaints on any of the items.
Another thing, in the case were quite a few cakes ready to be picked up. The decorations piped on the cakes were elementary. Gerry used to make the most incredible and life-​like images piped onto his cakes, the flowers were gorgeous, and the designs were impeccable. That man had some incredible talent and skill.
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It sounds like a no-​brainer but, without Gerry or his son, it’s just not Gerry’s any longer. So I won’t be coming up to Menlo for my cakes, not anymore.

I bought two cakes from Gerry’s last week for an office celebration. I got a Black & White and a Chocolate-​Chocolate cake with a ganache layer over the top of the cake. Generally speaking, I’m a Dick’s Bakery in San Jose fan but I had to get two cakes at the last minute and had heard good things about Gerry’s. I went over there and was pleased at the selection of cakes that were available to choose from, especially since I hadn’t called in an order. The man working the counter (I’m assuming Gerry, though I could be very wrong) was nice and helpful. He helped me write on one of the cakes and while it wasn’t the best writing I’ve ever seen on a cake, it was nice that he could get it done so quickly.
As for the cake itself: pretty good reviews. Don’t get me wrong– it’s definitely no Dick’s Bakery but it was a good enough second. People loved the Black & White cake and said it had a nice flavor but wasn’t overly sweet. The chocolate-​chocolate is exactly that: death by chocolate. If you like that kind of thing, this cake will be right up you alley. Dark, moist, intense. Any chocolate-lover’s dream come true.
So all in all, I’m sure we’ll be back. Gerry’s is a great alternative to nasty, store-​bought, Safeway cakes and seemed to be a hit in the office. Friendly service, decent prices (about $ 45 for both cakes, each a nine inch) and yummy cakes. Definitely worth a go!

I ordered a white cake with bavarian cream for my friend’s birthday, and I almost died of sweetness from eating this cake. I’m usually not afraid of sweets, and in fact can eat two whole Sprinkles cupcakes in a sitting, which I think says a lot. But this was one of the most overly sweet cakes I’ve ever had, and it was really heavy too. I didn’t even notice until my other friend commented on it. It must be loaded with cream and sugar because it did weigh a lot. The decoration looked fairly cheap to me too, like a cake you would buy from the supermarket.

After shopping for groceries next door, I stopped in to get a snack before taking off. Had a decent blueberry muffin, which was large a chock full of blueberries. Im not a huge cake and cookie fan so the rest of the selection didnt quite do it for me. I can see however this being a place for special occasion bday cakes and such