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27 reviews for Haydel's Bakery
Review Highlights
"Last year, I discovered the Cajun Kringle."
(in 3 reviews)
"passing the doberge cake i was intrigued by the Russian..."
(in 3 reviews)
"The bread is soft, the icing delicious."
(in 5 reviews)
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27 reviews in English
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Review from Faith A.
Metairie, LA
2/4/2012
The BEST king cake in NOLA! It actually won in a king cake tasting competition out of 12 local bakeries, and not to brag, but I picked this as the winner.
It is the classic old new Orleans king cake that is done right! -
Review from Lori T.
1/27/2012
Hands down best bakery to choose for shipping king cakes. I've already sent out 5 this season and they all arrived as scheduled and tasting as delectable as expected.
Super easy to order online.
All the other treats I've tried have been equally delicious. My best friend is addicted to their chocolate turtles....it's almost a problem :) Friendly service, clean bakery and decent prices. -
Review from Lori M.
10/10/2011
Michelle G, you rock, Yelper pal. Due to your review, I ordered a lemon doberge cake to be shipped to a family event that I could not attend. Then I sat back and waited nervously, hoping that the cake would be suitably impressive.
Chewing at my nails, completely worried, I called Mom to hear how the cake arrived. It was perfect, she says. So, of course, I ask how it tasted. Wowee! Fancy! Moist! Mom assured me that the cake was so well received that I wasn't missed...well, perhaps that is going a bit far.
Haydel's does a great job. Ordering is easy. Descriptions are clear. Prices are fair, especially considering the quality. Heck, I should order one of these just for me!
Anyhow, thanks, Michelle G. This cake was just what I needed to tell the fam how much I love them. So, I'm logging back into their website tonight to send another lemon doberge to another event that I'm unable to attend. Ah well. This is another group of folks who will end up preferring the cake to my company.Listed in: When in NOLA...
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Review from Jeff B.
Metairie, LA
2/8/2012
Great King Cakes, so-so wedding cakes, terrible customer service. Some of the counter help are actually mean, not just discourteous. Have stopped buying there even though they are only block away from home. Plus they get more expensive every year and the King Cakes get smaller. Real Bummer
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Review from Nelda R.
Beaumont, TX
1/26/2012
The Cajun Kringle is out of this world delious it is really hard to describe. Light flaky crust with pecans and a filling to die for.
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Review from Roger C.
New Orleans, LA
8/23/2011
This place is simply delicious! Kajun Kringles are one of their holiday specialties that puts a smile to my face.
The King Cakes are the best in the city! -
Review from Derek R.
Destin, FL
5/25/2011
Big fan of Haydel's!
Great little bakery off of Jefferson Hwy.
Bought a specialty birthday cake there once and it was a HUGE HIT!
Great desserts and service! -
Review from Kristen P.
Alexandria, VA
2/4/2011
Ohhhh yea.
We tried their little Russian cakes, Almond croissants, and a chocolate cake thingy. No, we did not get a king cake from them!!! :(
But the yummy goodies we did get were soooo good, and not overly expensive at all!
We had to take the baked goodies to-go because the small dining area was packed. But who cares? We had goodies to savor for days! -
Review from Michael S.
New Orleans, LA
Two words for the holiday season...CAJUN KRINGLE!
Last year, I discovered the Cajun Kringle. Since then, I have given them to clients, brought them to friends and even shipped them for the holidays. The Cajun Kringle might be the great baked invention ever (well, that and brownies).
Last week, I ordered a couple Kringles via their website and they arrived to rave reviews just on the day that they website said they would arrive. I also walked into today and picked up a couple more. I'll agree they are not cheep but you really get what you pay for from Haydel's.
It's the holidays, splurge a little and get yourself a Cajun Kringle if no one else got ya one!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/10/2010
Someone sent me a Cajun Kringle for Christmas and it was so amazing! I bragged about it so much… Read more »
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Review from Jennifer B.
New Orleans, LA
11/6/2010 1 photo
Best birthday cake that my daughter has ever had! Okay, it's the only birthday cake that she has ever had, since it was her first, but regardless... delicious.
The staff was super helpful when I was placing the order, the price was reasonable for a HUGE birthday cake, and the cake was absolutely perfect when I picked it up the morning of her party. Again, the staff was great.
I haven't tried any of their other desserts, but they all look amazing. I'll be purchasing a King Cake here closer to Mardi Gras, and definitely will be back every year in early November for another birthday cake! -
Review from Marisa X.
12/12/2010
You can't go wrong with any of their cakes. Also the Kringle Cakes, the holidays aren't right without one of their kringle cakes. Everything is always fresh and I've never had any problems.
Staff is always helpful and caters to just about everything your sweet tooth desires! -
Review from Gretchen P.
Houston, TX
5/24/2009
There's an old adage: you get what you pay for. This absolutely applies to Haydel's. To put it frankly, they make the best King Cakes...EVER, anywhere, and in anyplace.
Just the right amount of cinnamon, colored sugar and fondant icing, oh right, and they still stick a piece of peach-colored plastic in the shape of a baby (Jesus) somewhere underneath the ring shaped confection. One of the last bakeries that continues that tradition.
To be honest, I've never actually been inside the bakery. I know their cakes and website very well. I've been eating and sneaking larger than politely mannered pieces of cake that have been shipped to me from family friends, parents, and now coworkers since the age of three. In fact, I've now inherited the tradition of sending king cake during the Mardi Gras season.
The website makes it fairly simple to order and send a cake. Oh it's pricey, but don't let that deter you from sending your clients, coworkers, best friends, double-first cousins, or moms the best "danish" ever. They also include a bag of beads, coffee, and a porcelain Mardi Gras figurine. It's a party in a box. Oh, and they also list suggested serving sizes. Ignore this. One of their "servings" is about a third of a normal piece.Listed in: Totally Baked, One for You, Five for Me
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Review from Kevin H.
2/8/2010
Customer service at its best. I have ordered metric tons of chow on line. Most often it is a business that I first visited in the flesh, and somewhere down the road I just had to have it. Not the case here, although I surely have had my share of king cakes and such.
Given the fact that the Saints, pardon me, WHODAT?!? are in the super bowl and my usual team of fanaticism is NOT, I wanted to celebrate the only way I know how. Root for the Saints and chow down on some of my favorite eats. I made some gumbo, cochon, boudin and such, but not being a baker deferred on desert.
So on a leap of faith I ordered a king cake blindly from this joint. It was a bit on the pricey side, but it was really huge. Problem is once cut into it was apparently not cooked quite enough. It had raw dough throughout. So glad I sampled it before the bash.
Needless to say I was disappointed and fired off an email. Within eight hours I received a phone call and message that they were terribly sorry about the condition of the cake and are shipping out another one. It was to be delivered on Saturday. Saturday! Wow.
It arrived today in great shape, cooked just right. A bit heavy on the icing and sugar but that is just personal preference. The cake is tasty with hints of cinnamon and citrus, really nice.
The customer service is what I really want to shout about here though. A woman named Beth is who contacted me and left the message and made certain that the issue was taken care of super fast. I phoned her to thank her, but she was not available. I asked the person I spoke with to please thank her for the outstanding customer service experience.
With all that is going on in the city, politics, the Saints in the big game, carnival season, I was not expecting such prompt service! So another WHODAT shout out to Beth. Whodat person going to fix your cake, whodat?
UPDATE: The cake was a hit at our neighborhood super bowl bash, and of course the Saints won so it was truly a fantastic day. -
Review from Michael U.
Dublin, OH
2/20/2010 3 photos
My first stop en route to the French Quarter was to Haydel's Bakery on Jefferson Highway - easily found in the light Saturday morning traffic I reached the small bakery around 11:00am only to find a line snaking out the door - right up to the famous bead dog where a nice local fellow later volunteered to snap a picture. Waiting in the line for less than 20 minutes (if only Café Du Monde were so efficient!) and hearing the Black&Gold song followed by the Superbowl Shuffle I loved the energy of the store - 99% locals talking about their Mardi Gras plans, how many years they'd been coming to Haydel's, and what parades they were looking forward to most...and those Saints.
Making my way to the front of the line I was greeted by a young man who offered me samples of the plain, cream cheese, and cherry King Cakes from a small tray and when I asked him which he suggested he stated "oh, the praline filled version for sure." Taking his advice I received a medium (supposedly enough to serve 20) that was still warm from the oven, paid, and made my way to the street. Getting back into my car I tore off a small piece - then a little more...and then a little more until I'd finished almost 1/6 of the cake.
Having never had a King Cake before I was surprised by the buttery croissant-like texture and shocked by the amount of nuance in a simple cake - notes of cinnamon and vanilla plus nutmeg clearly notable under the hefty dose of cinnamon sweet frosting. Filling the cake was a thick caramel pecan filling that tasted unmistakably like a creamy praline. Knowing there was a lot of eating to be done I wrapped the cake up and placed it in the shade of the trunk before making my way to the quarter...I would subsequently finish the cake over the next 2 days and found the baby (clearly meaning I needed to buy the next one...for myself) on the morning of Lundi Gras. -
Review from Cindy B.
New Orleans, LA
11/18/2010
I've never had anything better than Haydel's cakes!! My fiance' surprised me with a cake from Haydel's this year. It was almond flavored with buttercream icing. I ate about half the cake myself. I really didn't even want to share but I would've blown up like a balloon for being so selfish!
One word: A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! -
Review from Darcy V.
San Francisco, CA
6/12/2008 1 photo
If you're looking for good King Cake, look no further. King Cake is a New Orleans tradition and no one does it better than Haydel's.
Ever since my family moved from New Orleans to California, my mother has bought me a King Cake for my birthday instead of a regular cake. That was twenty years ago and every time is was from Haydel's. (I know, it's for Mardi Gras. But screw it, I just love eating them.)
The bread is soft, the icing delicious. It's not for the faint of heart though. The icing is super sugary and is not for everyone. Make sure you have some friends around, say 10 or more, to share it with. -
Review from Lisa M.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
1/9/2010
My second favorite place to order a King Cake. I always order "da Parish" style from Haydel's however because we like that type of icing better. Have to get one Haydels each season for the collectible porcelin figure!
Cake is always most and fresh. Cost is comparable to any other place that has to overnight ship. -
Review from Christopher W.
New Orleans, LA
2/2/2011
I've tried the king cakes from all over the city and Haydels is by far the best. Their cakes are consistent fresh and beautifully decorated and not overly sugared or sweet. The know the difference between cake and cinnamon roll. The only place to buy a real New Orleans king cake with a unique baby to boot.
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Review from Jill S.
New Orleans, LA
3/19/2011
Haydel's is a full service bakery, I came during Mardi Gras season for the king cake. Probably my favorite in the New Orleans area. The store is clean and efficient with a large assortment of baked goods. I'm sure I'll be back before next king cake season.
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Review from dave m.
Brooklyn, NY
2/13/2010
I ordered a king cake from Haydel's for my girlfriend. She's a NOLA expat and i think she always misses home around this time of year.
We just got it this morning (in time for a little breakfast cake...) and it just made her week.
Great flavor, moist, delicious, just the right amount of cinnamon, perfect. They also packed in some chicory coffee so we could get the full experience.
I'm very happy with my order, guess I'll have to make this a tradition. -
Review from Sasha V.
Compton, CA
7/26/2011
Ordered a Russian Cake and King's Cake from here to be shipped to Los Angeles. Came right on time and taste just like if i were eating it in New Orleans
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Review from Ryan W.
1/7/2009
Good but EXPENSIVE. love the king cake here. wedding cake kind of sucks.
Listed in: Mardi Gras/Carnival Season…
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Review from Jen L.
1/14/2009
One of my 2 childhood bakeries. They do a good job with all the bakery standards. And their king cakes are delicious.
Listed in: King Cake, My Beloved
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Review from Janlee A.
Austin, TX
11/21/2008
If you've never had a Cajun Kringle try this season dessert. It has a dough similar to a king cake but the inside is a cinnamon, pecan mix and the topping is some creamy carmel sauce. Yumm! The box says these freeze well (yea!) and the ship these items at Christmas and Thanksgiving. I'll be buying some for the holidays.
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Review from Patrick M.
Jefferson, LA
1/10/2010
Not really sure what the appeal is here. The King Cakes tend to get a lot of praise, but are dry and rather bland every time I try them. The petifores are by far the best thing there, but that is about it.
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Review from Michelle G.
Overland Park, KS
5/21/2010
i was searching for a shippable doberge cake eventually for my upcoming birthday- yes i buy a whole cake each year and its all mine. there are no arguments or negotiations or sharing of this cake, if others want a piece of my birthday cake, they can buy one for me and eat that. this cake is mine. i'm single and completely selfish when it comes to my birthday, that and my grandmother before she passed sent me money for my own birthday cake and i've continued the tradition since in her name. after all, when i was growing up it was she that often bought me my birthday cake.
i ran across Haydels on google. i read the reviews both here on yelp and on thier facebook page and poured over haydels website. passing the doberge cake i was intrigued by the Russian cake and its history. it had my favorites almond raspberry devils food and rum, not to mention anise. i realized that the amount quoted included next day shipping and what better way to test a bakery is to just order a cake last minute. so i did. i ordered a russian cake and waited anxiously all day. just a note. i love cake. i have loved cakes since i before was old enough to say "cake" my second birthday i had my own cake and the pictures snapped showed the fun i had first birthday i was sick ear infections. i even ruined cakes climbing up on the table and putting my sweaty little mitts into my mothers candy encrusted easter cake and ate everything until i was caught up to my elbows in cake and frosting it was her fault for leaving the cake on the table what else was a small cake lover to do? at her wedding there was 3 year old me staring at the wedding cake. oblivious to anything else happening but when they were giving out slices of that cake and the plate was handing to me. had my grandmother not watching me so closely the repeat of the easter cake would have happened i assure you. so looking for cake has pretty much become an obsession. and i've had them all. good and bad since. buffaloing my grandparents on vacation into dessert cake where ever we were was first. than later onto my own searchings in Los Angeles. RUM CAKES? rum cakes good. anyway back to Haydels. this afternoon ups safely delivered a well boxed cool packed and wrapped cake into my eager little arms and i cut a piece immediately.. l am so very pleased. i found a new flavor of cake! the russian mix is so totally makes a new medley that i personally just love. in general anybody thinking about getting a cake shipped from Haydels. do it. do it quickly. these people know what they are doing. excellent excellent job. ps. will be getting my birthday cake here. dont know how i will be fitting the multi layer doberge into my fridge but i'll deal with that later. layered yellow with chocolate cream and frosting. mmm. -
Review from Ed O.
Setauket- East Setauket, NY
8/25/2010
Fabulous place. Arguably the best doberge and king cake anywhere. Also, tempting French pastries. Now in its third generation. Ask for David. Tradition plus creative innovation. Don't try any funny stuff because the proprietors are armed. Mercifully, it ships to yat ex-pats.
