Viktor Benes Continental Bakery

Loiuse & Mona are the best bakers in LA… their desserts are so fabulous! We just had them do a dessert bar of mini pastries & cookies for an engagement party and the pastries & cookies were gobbled up so fast it was incredible. From the mini eclairs to the cream puffs, mini fruit tarts with fresh raspberries and lemon tarts, peanut butter cups, everything was amazing! The cookies were sprinkled with sparkly white sugar, the cinnamon hearts, linzer cookies and brownies were scrumptious. we can’t say enough about the tastes, not to mention the wonderful gluten free mini’s in raspberry, orange, coconut & oreo… yum…amazing, ladies! Thank you for making us shine!!!
Cyndi & Pamela w/​Malibu Event Planning & Design

I just had my daughters engagement party and the dessert table was covered with their cookies and pastries which were just great!
Every year I have my thanksgiving dessert table covered end to end with pastries from Westlake VB, and every year my family and guests demand I do it again. The cornucopia, the marzipan, the pies and the tarts are all fabulous! And the ingredients they use are always the best quality. Last year we got the cornucopia rolls and this was a huge hit!
Can’t wait to have it all again this year.
My dessert table at Thanksgiving is more popular than the turkey dinner !!
These gals make it so easy… I just tell them how many guests are coming and they recommend the goodies and it’s always perfect! Thank you ladies!

Everything I’ve ever tried is incredible! I’m obsessed. Sometimes have to avoid because otherwise want to go overboard. Ty the chocolate chip cookies, fruitcakes, chocolate cake or cupcakes! Yum!

Sorry to say, I’m not a fan. The woman that took the order was condescending and rude. On that alone I would never go back. It was an $ 85 cake! The cake could have been beautiful but they (or she) are not interested. For $ 85 she couldn’t manage to be civil and didn’t even take the order correctly and they didn’t even decorate the darn thing! No kidding. I picked it up on my way to an event or I wouldn’t have accepted it. Go here if you want to throw your money down the drain.

I love this bakery. They have the best tasting cakes and pastries… And you don’t even think, cause it’s inside Gelson’s market, and bakeries inside supermarkets don’t have the best reputation. But this is my new favorite bakery :)

Oh, and try the bear claws and the cinnamon raisin buns. This is THE bakery in WLV!

ordered a strawberry short cake recently for my birthday, there was a long hair in it, yuck!
called the store to report this, and the staff left a note for the owner (Mona) to call me back. She never did. Staff on the phone was nice.
I ordered from this store quite a few times over the years, never again!

NEVER AGAIN ! Purchased a special holiday cake today along w 3 ½ pounds of their cookies. The cake was red velvet with some type of center cream cheese. The chocolate tasted like it was from a box. It tasted like regular chocolate not red velvet.
The cookies broke apart.
I spent $ 122 dollars for this stuff! I’m not sure about these other reviews, how people can say that they love this stuff unless they are just used to mediocre .
I should have gone to Sweet Arleen’s or the mini cupcake place.

I love this bakery. I come here when I want a GORGEOUS and delicious cake or pastry. If I need a fantastically beautiful cake for a photo shoot, this is where I come. Someone special is having a birthday? This is where I come. Today I bought a birthday cake and the guy who helped me was so nice and upbeat. He asked me to write down the name of the birthday person and I wrote it sort of stylized and asked if he could even copy the style. He did so, but made it look even nicer than I’d written it.
Cake is beautiful and I expect it will taste fantastic just like all the other pastries I’ve bought from here in the past. Highly recommend their chocolate cakes, fresh fruit tarts, lemon cake and cheesecakes. I almost got one of the «I love you» heart cookies, but then I saw a cheery pie I had to have and bought that instead (in addition to the birthday cake!)
Servers are always polite and friendly and the food is amazing. If you haven’t tried their bakery you simply must! Payment is made at the bakery as it is technically separate from the grocery store, even though it is located inside the Gelson’s grocery store.

My husband and I have done business with this fine bakery since the late 90s.
This past weekend I had the oppertunity to go in to pick up dessert for a dinner with friends.
I chose the apple version of the Alligator cake which was both tasty and ample for a party of 6.
Knowing how much my other ½ loves their chocolate rugalah… I ordered 6 of them… they’re divine! 3 for him and 3 for me!!!
The gal behind the counter went out of her way to find the ones with the most chocolate!!! Wish I’d gotten her name. she wore a black beret and had grey hair!
This is probably the finest European version of a Bakery tucked away within a supermarket!
If you’ve never sampled such delectables… I suggest you run not walk! You cannot go wrong with anything you purchase from such old world baking!!!
A lost art to be sure!!!

I love Viktor Beneš bakery! I used to go to the one he had in Los Angeles, when I was little. My parents are originally from the former Czechoslovakia. (Czech Republic/​Slovakia). Which is where Viktor Beneš, was from. I still have lot’s of family there.
Getting cakes here, reminds me of when I was little and knowing, I would have the best birthday cake, ever!
Now, married, my husband and I have gotten our anniversary cake here, every year. This year was our 10^th Wedding Anniversary so, I asked for 10 flowers, for each year, we have been married. I always got/​get the chocolate Parisian cake! It’s my favorite and my families, as well.
I also love their Napoleons, My grandfather, surprised me with a full box of them, on our last visit to Europe. Sadly, he has passed away. But every time, I see a Napoleon, when I’m at the bakery, I smile and think of him.

I’ve been coming to this bakery for years. I called to order a cake for Christmas. The woman told me no add’l orders were being taken. I asked if there were any Red Velvet cakes left and she said there was 1 left but she could not hold the cake for me (which I understood and did not question). I asked If I could pay for the cake over the phone and pick it up. She raised her voice and said «PLEASE DON’T DO THIS TO ME, WE ARE VERY BUSY!!!» Really Lady??! Soooo… why did she answer the phone if she wasn’t willing to help a customer? Are the customers on the phone less important than the customers in the store? I couldn’t believe it, I was so flustered and surprised at her response and bad attitude I hung up without getting her name which I regret very much because my family really enjoys their baked goods. it’s too bad a person like that is representing the company… I will shop for baked goods elsewhere due to poor customer service.

This was my go to place for cakes. Always got rave reviews and referred others here. But in the last 12 – 18 months, it has gone downhill. I placed a special order for a cake. The person that helped me was quite rude and dismissive. Was not surprised to find out that the cake was not at all what I ordered. I will give them credit for trying to fix it but it stands that what I received was not what I asked or paid for.
I dismissed this as a one off since I had so many good experiences and went back. I ordered a cake for my daughter’s birthday. All I can say was that it was not edible. $ 75+ for a cake for her party and it tasted like it had been in the freezer for over a year. It was pretty but it tasted disgusting. I would have been better off eating the money I paid. The last cake I let them ruin, now to find a new bakery.

Walking into Viktor Benes Bakery in Westlake Village is like walking into a delicious, delightful dream. The display of baked goods is charming, especially if you know how very, very, very delicious they are. Those cookies !, the breads ! the fabulous and beautiful cakes. I believe I have tasted and served almost every item. Honestly, my guests swoon when I serve dessert. On top of the deliciousness and the beauty are the helpful and pleasant staff. You must experience this yourself.

This is my weekend hang out. Can’t beat it for fresh croissants. The ham and cheese is fabulous! They also make a great ice blended mocha. Everything is good. Staff is friendly and accommodating.

Victor benes bakery in Westlake Village is one of the best bakeries I have ever dealt with. I am a coordinator and I order wedding cakes I order fresh pastries I order cookies I order breakfast items for different functions. Everything is fresh and everything is delivered to my function areas on time. Very pleasant personnel.
My clients are amazed at the presentation
and how wonderful everything tastes.
Best bakery in town!!!

I called to pre-​order a chocolate babka. She asked me to hold on and put down the phone. While I was waiting, what sounded like 3 different employees were having an argument. When she came back to the phone she said that the babkas were usually dry. I was surprised to hear this. She suggested that I order a chocolate teacake and so I did. I was taking this to a holiday dinner and wanted something good. When the hostess started to cut into the cake, I noticed that she was really struggling. It was very hard and difficult to cut. It turned out to be the driest cake that I have ever tasted. I think that it might have been around for a few days. I just called in to the store and left a message for the manager. Let’s see what action they will take.

Pricey but totally worth it. Aside from the fresh baked bread, which you can get sliced thick or thin, the desserts are delish. I had brought cookies from here to a Christmas party, they were so popular that my friend (who couldn’t be at that party) begged me to get cookies for my housewarming party since she’d heard so much about them.
Since I was getting cookies, I decided to also get a cheesecake. When I arrived, they didn’t have any available so they made one for me. I finished my grocery shopping and after about 30 minutes, I had a beautiful strawberry cheesecake which was the hit of the party.

This is by far the most amazing bakery in town. Don’t be fazed that it’s in a grocery store. They have a gelato section, they make amazing bday cakes and I cannot stop goging myself on their cookies. They have the butteriest cookies and my favorite are the ones filled with apricot or raspberry. Try the lemon macarons if you have a tart tooth. For parties, I always get the fresh fruit tarts. They are overfilled with berries and have a chocolate crust.

This bakery is the only reason I’m sure 80% of Gelson’s shoppers are Gelson’s shoppers :) Viktor Benês is delicious… everything from their cookies to their tarts! I would recommend everything and anything from this bakery — Always freshly made, and their custom cakes are actually quite impressive.
Also, the ladies who work the bakery are so sweet and very accomodating.
Viktor Benês is so convenient and reliable… anytime you have a last minute party or event, this is the place to go for something delicious AND beautifuly impressive.
This bakery had me at their little butter sprinkle cookies… Enjoy!