A Wish Cake & Café

They have hot bubble tea which is so good also roll cakes are soft. but their bathroom is not always clean it’s disappointed.

All their cakes are basically sponge cakes and are the cheap kind you could buy at superstore. Got the chocolate mocha cheesecake that was just a sponge cake :/​v bland taste and not worth 4 bucks at all. Service was v slow and I wouldn’t recommend this place at all.

Extremely expensive and all their cakes are made from sponge cakes. The icings and whipped creams have that industrial chemical aftertaste to them.
The coffee is a good deal in the morning at $ 1 for any size, the staff is friendly, and their bubble tea is tasty.

I always stop in to this cute little bakery whenever I’m walking past! I love the Earl Grey cookies & the Lavender cookies.
Clean store, friendly service, delicious treats = a-​Ok in my books!

Their cakes are DELICIOUS.
Their coffee … hmmm … needs improvement … A LOT! (–1 star)
Service: good/​great.
Venue: great location, welcoming, clean.
I’ll try their coffee soon again, see if I can up their stars!
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This place was such a cute little find for me! The interior is decorated lovely, simple and chic. There is large menu of bubble teas and a huge variety of cakes, pastries and cookies. Sit in the back if you want to see the chefs make all these treats through a glass window.

The stawberry cheese cake I got was not so fresh. I also got 2 kinds of cookies (panda and earl grey), they all had an oily taste!!! Perhaps I had bad luck that day? I give it 2 stars is because the shop looks kind of cute.

I thought this little café was average at best. They have cute treats and desserts but the staff aren’t very friendly or helpful. I picked up some lavender cookies for the week and they were pretty good, nothing fantastic though. I agree with some of the other reviewers that say this place is either hit or miss. and I feel like I fell somewhere in the middle. Perhaps it’s because I visited this downtown bakeshop on a weekend. I’d be willing to give this place another shot.

This is a great little bakery in downtown Calgary. While I’m traditionally more of a fan of French bakeries, this shop didn’t disappoint even though it was something different. I stopped in after lunch to grab a treat, and they had a great selection of desserts to choose from. I grabbed a slice of chocolate cake and also a bag of rose cookies — both of which were delicious, but I really should have stocked up on the cookies… it’s a week later and I’m still craving them. Service was friendly and event though I didn’t say, café was clean and well maintained. Great stop!

I really have mixed feelings about this place… I feel like its a hit or miss.
The first time I had their cake it was at my birthday. My friend had brought me a mango mousse cake, and it was absolutely delicious.
However, after that I went to their bakery and tried out some of the cakes pieces they sold. I’ve tried their coffee cake, in my opinion that was rather dry. I’ve also tried their blueberry, strawberry, and lemon cakes and they tasted mediocre. I also bought my friend a chocolate cheesecake for her birthday and again, it was mediocre in taste.
Recently, my friend and I bought another cake from them, and that was extremely disappointing. We ordered their chocolate cake, which looked absolutely beautiful in their picture. Unfortunately when we picked up the cake, it looked nothing like what we ordered. The cake was suppose to have a smooth dark chocolate layer on it along with chocolate shavings and a center piece in the middle. Instead, it looked like a cheap Co-​op/​Safeway chocolate cake… talk about false advertisement! The taste of the chocolate cake wasn’t bad, it was not too sweet. But other than that I was quite disappointed.
The pricing of their cakes are more on the pricey side, and based on the last two purchases I cannot say that it was worth the price. You are looking at a price range from about $ 30 to $ 80 per cake, depending on the shape and size (the size is dependent on how many people you want to feed). There are also additional charges if you want a customized cake.
The bakery itself has a nice and clean setup, and a friendly atmosphere. It is spacious with room for in store eating. They have a fair amount of cake selections and they also sell buns and milk tea there as well.

Two part review coming up, since I visited twice, once for breakfast once for after work snacking.
I was pretty amped for this borderline downtown café, dessert that’s few steps from work. How awesome! I’ve driven by many times and thought ‘what a sweet looking café, look at all the lovers sipping coffee, sharing dessert *sort of jealous face.*
Got my caramel macchiato here and it was very good. Good if you love 20 packs of sugar good. It was a go go go kind of morning. They don’t have soy.
Second visit, I visited by car. What a horrible idea. There is no parking on the street side, and if you turn onto 6^th there are only a few that are occupied by the apartment complex. If you can make that 4 lane merge, there’s also a few on that side of the street too.
Lunch hour is pretty busy, but most people are getting their orders to go.
I ordered the Rose Milk Tea, that I had to ask to have water added to dilute the sugar. They have pressed grilled tuna sandwiches!!! $ 5 (really good price for downtown). The cake selection was abundant, and hard to choose one. I had a slice of the chocolate swiss roll cake and it was good. More cake then there was cream though.
If you are looking for a quiet place to have a initimate conversation over some coffee, this would be perfect. Slice of cake to share? Atmosphere is great, with ceiling to floor windows that let you watch the dt traffic and world go by. Food is ok, everything else being over sugared to my tastes though.
Review #13 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge 2012

First of all, the Raspberry Mousse Cake is a winner. I tried a slice today and even though I love a good sugar rush, this cake was still delicious despite the fact that they create low fat and low sugar goods. I’m very picky about raspberry and was grateful it didn’t taste like some nasty fake flavoring.
I really like the café because it is all windows and not only do they have window seating, one wall is actually windows to the kitchen and you can watch the baker in action.
The majority of what is sold here is deserts but they do have a bit of a lunch selection as well, such as toasted sandwiches, soup and a variety of buns. Most items are made in-​house and a few packed treats are not. They have a respectable drink menu with teas, slush, smoothies, brewed coffee and espresso, none of which I tried.
I’ll definitely return when I’m in the neighborhood again and would consider ordering a cake, but for a special occasion only. They are like artwork, therefore pricey. Check them out online.
Review 5 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge — Nov 2012

A Wish Cake & Café is so close to work that I MUST try it.
Raspberry Mousse Cake
Had this for Mother’s Day and my family and family friends loved it! It wasn’t too sweet, it was fluffy and moist. Unfortunately, I decided to take the bus home that day, so the layer of cake was a little wet from the one hour bus ride home… but that wasn’t the café’s fault. The cake portion had a very eggy taste. It tasted like those chinese yellow egg cakes. Overall, we really liked this cake, everybody had seconds and thirds. Highly recommended!
Tiramisu
Bought a slice of Tiramisu to try as well. It was rich, but it was a little on the sour side. Not the best one I’ve had, but definitely not the worse.
Green Tea Mousse Cake
My brother loves green tea, so decided to try this one for his birthday. Unfortunately it wasn’t that good. The green tea was really strong. It had the fishy green tea taste to it. Should have saw it coming with green tea cakes… I would definitely pass on this one. However, this time the layer of cake wasn’t wet. The cake was moist and soft.
Finally tried their bubble tea last week, ordered the mango lychee slush with pearls. It was made with syrup so it was a little too sweet (too much syrup). The pearls were a little frozen from the slush. It did satisfy my bubble tea craving though and definitely better than Destination. Their bubble tea selection is very limited and they have maybe a handful of fresh fruit juice (haven’t tried yet). Although I was quite shocked that they do not have watermelon on their list of fresh fruit juice. Considering that is one of the easiest drinks to make, quickest too!
I really like their uniforms; it gives it a little taste of Hong Kong. They are very tidy and nice. The employees there are very nice, friendly and helpful.
I got the 15% off VIP card when they first opened at the beginning of May, so the cakes were around ~$ 28 with tax and tip. The drinks were ~$ 4 after the discount.