Amandine Bakery

So disappointed. I mostly products are small and not cheap… I bought chocolate eclairs and cream puffs mmmmm. fruits tart was good!
Meat pie was good but sausage roll was disappointed. I will never come back.

I ordered my wedding cake from Amandines and went with the Mille-​feuille. This cake is so amazingly delicious the entire cake was eaten and I got many compliments on how good it was.

Was so disappointed in the cake I got for my sisters birthday. First of all when I went to pick up the cake I was told they didn’t have my order, which shocked me as I had called in a few days prior. Then they told me to wait, maybe some miscommunication on their end. Finally got the cake, it was a a vanilla layered cake.
There was literally no cake! A thin layer of cake, I think the just cut the layer in half and the rest was icing. It was literally all icing! No one at the party liked the cake at all… I mean it was gobs of icing. It went in the garbage. I felt so bad. So disappointed, and the cake was not cheap. I am so unhappy with this bakery, I will not recommend it. Buyer beware!!!

A friend told me about the amazing cakes they make at this bakery so I had to order one for my Boyfriends birthday in February. The free delivery is a great feature
UNFORTUNATELY the cake did not arrive at the party. I was extremely disappointment and had to scramble to Safeway to get a replacement cake.
The next day you better believe I called to see what the heck happened to the cake. The owner was genuinely shocked and sympathetic to my issue, apparently the person taking the order wrote the wrong date down and they were starting to make the cake that day.
He told me that he would make it up to me by offering my next cake free whenever I needed it…
May rolls around (3 months later) and I had another birthday to get a cake for and I immediately thought of this cake. I honestly thought that it would be a hassle explaining what happened before and was ready to put up a fight but that wasn’t necessary. The person who answered my call was able to find my original order with the notes on it and the process was so easy.
The cake (double chocolate) arrived, on time, and was delicious and rich and everyone in the office loved it.
Thank you for staying true to your word. I will certainly be ordering cakes from here again.

My brother got me a bday cake here this past weekend and it just so blah. Bland. Looked like a nice chocolatey cake from the outside but it was covered in crème fraîche not icing which could have been ok if the cake base didn’t taste bland as plain cake flour. Also they wrote «happy birthday» on a little chocolate square which was nice and all but I actually asked my bro if he wrote it with icing himself cuz it was so poorly scrawled haha.
Anyways it was basically some dough with some plain cream on it. Looked pretty if you had the writing facing away from you.

When I was a little girl, one of my favourite things to do was stop at a bakery in Leduc with my mom and come home with a tray of apple strudel. Many of you know just how much I LOVE my apple pie, but strudel, oh my goodness… over the moon for a tray of bakery quality apple strudel.
Today was the first time I ever set foot in Amandine… and can you guess what I found? Oh my goodness, I’m a little girl all over again… all I’m missing is my mom to buy the strudel for me (don’t worry, she’s alive and well, she just doesn’t live anywhere near Calgary!)
I stared at the rest of the baked goods here for darn near 10 minutes trying to decide what to bring home. Do I do a slice of apple strudel? A piece of chocolate cake? A strawberry tart? A pizza bun? A French loaf? It kind of made me wish I had already invited some friends over to hang out for the weekend, because I wanted to buy a little bit of everything.
But a Unilocaler can only eat so much while it’s still fresh and still fit into her Friday night pants-​this girl went for the whole tray of apple strudel and a couple of pizza buns. I know, I showed amazing self-​restraint.
I’m two slices in. Good luck getting me to share… unless you have some fabulous ice cream to bring me.
PS… Amandine also does dairy-​free, gluten-​free, eggless or reduced sugar cakes if you’re looking for any. Oh, and crème caramels.

I do not recommend this place at all. The website talks about how the staff are friendly and helpful. I called in and was very rushed. The guy on the phone wasn’t willing to answer any questions and when I even asked for a bigger sized cake, he said it was not possible. Yet the website clearly shows sizes and prices.
I needed a cake for an adult birthday party we were having. The cake itself wasn’t good at all! I ordered a double chocolate and it was very very dry on the inside. I will never come here again.

Ordered my wedding cake from here for my August 2014 wedding. Cake was delicious and the price was very reasonable.

Bought a red velvet birthday cake. This was the worst cake ever… absolutely disgusting! Had kids take one bite and toss the rest in the garbage! I wouldn’t even given them the one star

I ask Birthday Boy: «2 weeks till your birthday! What kind of cake do you want?»
Birthday Boy: «A cake with almond fondant.»
Me: «Uhh, what? Almond cake? What? I dont understand.»
Birthday Boy: «No, almond fondant. Like, a cake covered with almond paste. Fondant. But almond.»
…And here I thought Birthday Boy would ask for a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and we could go to Crave and call it a day. Where was I going to find almond fondant cake in the bakery-​barren city of Calgary?!?
Thanks to Lionel C for coming to my rescue and recommending Amandine Bakery. Off I went to check it out and place my order.
Small shop in random strip mall on Centre Street. They had a ton of baked goods on display, but looked like their specialty was cakes, because they had a bunch of styrofoam molds of different sizes showing what say, a 10″ square cake would look like, an 8″ round cake would look like, etc. Pretty handy. They even had a cake order sheet where I could choose my flavour amongst a bunch of really unique flavours (Oreo, irish cream mousse, hazelnut, etc!), choose my toppings, write down special requests etc. The almond fondant option wasnt on the sheet, but the lady at the counter confirmed that they would be able to do it. She was not ultra friendly or talkative and kind of looked at me like I was an idiot when all I asked how they were going to decorate the cake. Oh well. Just give me my almond fondant coated cake dammit.
I picked up my super customized delicious looking cake with no problems, and dealt with a more pleasant lady this time. We just tried the cake yesterday, and it was awesome. Birthday Boy loved it, I loved it, everyone else loved it, and I cant wait to eat the leftovers today.
Just in case you’re wondering what my genius cake-​ordering skills came up with, I ended up ordering a Chocolate Grand Marnier cake with almond fondant icing. YUM!!!
(3.75 stars. 0.25 stars taken off due to grumpy lady at the counter when I put the order in.)

Our family recently purchased a «special order» cake for their dad’s big birthday. The cake was very good but the «professional» decorating was very amatureish. You could actually see some of the cake through the icing. It was a cribbage board that was supposed to include a deck of cards which we expected to be iced on to the board or in front of the cake which I personally went to the bakery to confirm this. Well, the deck of cards was neither iced or real. Plain and simply not there at all. The idea was there for the crib board but that was about it. I phoned to let the manager know of our disappointment and all I got was «it wasn’t on the order for the deck of cards». Well, Dean… you should have written it on the order. Then I also got «I understand». No «I’m sorry» no nothing. Just «I understand». I told the manager that I will not be coming back and I certainly won’t be recommending Amandine to anyone. His reply «I understand»!! As I said… I won’t ever be back.

I’ve ordered a few times from here. 3D bday cakes. If you have an idea or picture of what you like your cake to be they can make it almost identical. I ordered a strawberry cake (real fruits) wasn’t that sweet, just perfect texture. And I also tried the double dark chocolate which was very sweet and rich, but good also :) price is reasonable. Haven’t tried their pastry yet…

I bought a carrot cake as a birthday cake. The cake was dry and tasted stale. The woman behind the counter said that the icing was cream cheese but it was butter cream and bland at that. I definitely will not be buying another cake at this bakery, especially for the price.

Best Bakery in the north.
Amandine is my go-​to place when I have a large order. They are reasonably priced, accomodating, and delicious!
I recently ordered breakfast for 100 people. I was able to customize their pre-​set catering trays so I could have more sausage rolls and more pain au chocolat. They were also honest with me when it came to their cheese/​meat tray, that what I required would be best to get at a grocery store rather than from them.
I had 4 – 5 trays heaping with baked goods, and all for well under $ 200. Good luck feeding 100 people for less than that, and that included hearty sausage rolls too!
Also, we ordered my daughter’s birthday cake from here, and I was SUPER impressed. What did she want? Strawberry with green icing. In January. Good greif!
No problem, Amandine told me. They made a 4 layer strawberry shortcake with green whipping cream. It tasted like summer, it was not too sweet and not too heavy… in other words, absolutely perfect. And it was more than enough to feed 10 little kids and their parents for way less than any other customized cake I’d priced out in the city.
I will keep coming back again and again. :)

We order our monthly birthday cake for work from Amandine and it is always amazing. They use real cream, the icings are not too sweet and also use real fruit. I’m ordering one right now for my birthday. I’ve actually never been into the shop to deal with the service issues mentioned in previous reviews, but if the rest of the products are half as good as their cakes, I’ll will be stopping in to see for myself. I should mention that the delivery is slightly inconsistent. We do ask that the cake be delivered 4 hours before we actually need it because they have not delivered the cakes on two separate occasions. We ensure we call ahead two days before and if the cake hasn’t arrived within an hour of our expected delivery, we are on the phone looking for an answer. Great products, service could be more consistent.

I have only been here for savoury foods, but the cakes and pastries sure look amazing.
The sausage rolls & jamaican patties are usually made fresh the same day, and are really cheap. I can count on this bakery when I need a quick, cheap meal when I’m on the go.
There aren’t a lot of tables inside, so you’re best to take it out.

I visited Amandine for the first time this past week and I think I’ve been missing out. I was very impressed with the selection of baked goods and ordered a birthday cake, which I helped to eat last night. It was the New York Style Cheesecake with Bumbleberry topping and a birthday message on a chocolate slab. It was perfect. I would order cake from here again and will have to stop by more often. I’m particularly interested in trying the massive cinnamon sticks.
²⁸⁄₃₀ for Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge

Hands down, the best strudel in town. (Sorry Grandma!)
I visit Amandine once a week, minimum. Whether it be for a delicious cinnamon bun, a croissant (chocolate filled or not), pain au chocolat, bread (yeah they make that too), or sometimes I even stop in for lunch to enjoy a ‘sub’ style sandwich served on fresh baked baguette… hmm…
Amandine really is a treat that should be experienced and shared. I recommend them to everyone.
The staff is friendly, their is usually parking, it’s conveniently located (for me anyway haha) and the only negative thing I can think about is that they are closed on Mondays — oh yeah and they sometimes run out of cinnamon buns, but I usually blame myself for not getting there early enough.
The apple strudel really is the best and must be experienced to fully comprehend the joy of slightly crisp cooked apple slices wrapped up in flaky heavenly pastry. You can buy it by the slice, or the slab — guess how I buy it…
When I was there on Saturday, this lady came in with her 2 young kids in tow — the one kid, the son, kept shouting «it smells like heaven in here». You nailed it kid.
Matthew
«Try it, you’ll like it»

I always get my cakes from Amandine. The quality of the cakes is always superior. My fave cake is Bavarian Fruit Cream. The lightest of sponge cake with custard in the middle and on the top, it’s covered with real fruit and real whipping cream! I’m telling you this cake won’t last long.
I’ve also had the Double Chocolate. It’s quite decadent and the icing is not too sweet.
The other baked item I love at Amandine is their sausage rolls. You can get them hot or cold. 6 of them for $ 7.75. Very good deal! They are huge sausage rolls and the meat in the rolls has a little spice in them. Have them with a little soup or salad and there you have a light meal in front of you!

Having graced our city 31 years ago, Amandine Bakery & Pastry won my heart and tastebuds in the matter of seconds.
Famous for their European style sweets (Dutch almond cake, apple Kunchen, peasant loaves, Socital breads, pastries and layer cakes), this place is often a central hub in the Dover area.
What I especially love about this place is how festive it is! Celebrating the holidays in full force, Spring brings home-​made Easter chocolates, and Vienna cookies filled with jam, while Christmas brings Buche de Noël, gingerbread houses, almond rings and marzipan!
Whether you’re stopping in for a coffee and dessert, or dropping by to pick up some frozen puff pastry to take home, Amandine Bakery is a true delight.