Deerfields Bakery

Me love their COOKIES!!! Yum, myum, myum, myum. Now me want more COOKIES! MORE MORE MORE. Me come back tomorrow.

Cannot figure out how this place stays in business. Service has gotten worse over the past 6 years. Rude and extremely slow cash register people they have now. I go in about once every other year to see if they have improved but each time the place is worse. Oh well will try again in 2 years if they are still open.

Very expensive and small seating area. The food is hit or miss but the service was quick!

Deerfields is a delightful bakery that doubles as a cute little café.
I work not too far from here, so I was first introduced to the delectable baked goods via coworkers bringing goodies in. Cookies, cakes, tarts, donuts, strudels, you name it, it’s all been good.
I knew from stopping in myself once or twice that they also had a café here with hot breakfast (eggs, quiches, pastries, etc) and lunch, so I did stop in for lunch myself one day to check it out. The menu is mostly sandwiches, salads, soup and a few sides. I went with a half turkey sandwich and the soup of the day, which was a creamy corn chowder. Better yet, it was served with two chocolate chip cookies!
The food was tasty, the soup hot and fresh and creamy. I will say it was quite chilly in the corner near the door that day; I don’t know if that’s typical. They do have additional seating upstairs, which might be warmer.
I highly recommend Deerfields for all your baked goods needs, and for a café breakfast or lunch it’s pretty on the spot too.

Let me begin by saying I’m not a big sweets person, so I have nothing to add in terms of the actual bakery other than being extremely aesthetically pleasing.
When you first walk in, you can’t help but be immersed in the decadent smell. It’s amazing. And if you’re into baked goods, you’re in heaven.
I came here for lunch and ordered the chicken Caesar salad with a cup of chili. I should have taken the hint when the cashier asked if I wanted extra dressing. Yes. Yes you do. Which is a testament to both the size of the salad and the size of the dressing cup. The salad is big and as a nice twist, comes with a large amount of shredded chicken. It was delicious, though I wish I would’ve went back for the extra dressing. The salad also came with a small roll from their bakery which looked delicious but did not eat.
The cup of chili was good, but if you don’t like kidney beans, pass on this. I love beans and it was borderline too many, even for me.
Lastly, I ordered a 16 oz organic energy smoothie. It was ok. Tasted like I didn’t need any more sugar for the next couple weeks.
My gripe here is that you eat with plastic cutlery. Which wouldn’t have been an issue if I didn’t have such huge chunks of shredded chicken on my salad.
My total for this lunch was $ 16ish. Not bad considering the size of the salad and the smoothie.

Try calling them to ask a question and you’re on hold for 5 minutes or more. And sometimes they don’t even pick up the phone. Terrible, terrible phone manners.

This is hands down one of the best bakeries in the Chicago suburbs. There are a variety of factors that make this bakery one of the best — the seasoned history, the pastry selection, and the friendly staff.
The ingredients are of quality, and this is clearly reflected in the end product. More often than not, bakeries achieve their popularity from that one pastry they make better than other shops. That being said, the quality of their other pastries are average at best. This is fortunately not the case at Deerfields Bakery. Their doughnuts and coffee cakes/​kringles are my go-​to. It is a easy place to frequent with a large group of friends because everyone is bound to find something he/​she loves.
Impressively, for such a local shop, it is open seven days a week. This is hard to come by, particularly in the suburbs. Given this perk, I am able to constantly take a pastry as a gift for friends for various occasions.

I had been there many times for sweets with no problem, but the first time I went for lunch was a disappointment. There were only about 5 other people there, but it took about 30 min to get my food, the other people in our party were already done. The servers gave numbers to people, but didn’t seem to associate that number to the order, at least culvers has that down.
The server also came out multiple times with a lunch that no one appeared to order.
When I did get my lunch, the sandwich was lukewarm, about the same temperature as the coleslaw, they were good, not overwhelming, and not worth $ 12.00, the Fridays about 3 blocks away are quicker, and a much better value.

This place is amazing. The cake decorator Was absolutely spot on with what I wanted our twins first birthday cake to look like!!! It was a Tinkerbell and Periwinkle cake… Absolutely fascinating!!!

I come here for the Almond strip coffee cake and sugar cookies very often. I havent written a review until I tried other things they have to offer.
Donuts are good. But I am not a donut person or care about the flavors. I just tried different mini pastries and they didnt stand out for me like the sugar cookies or the almond strip danish.
I tried a bear claw for the first time and it was good. But not my thing to be fair to Deerfields. I am only comparing their almond coffee cake and sugar cookie versus other bakeries and Deerfields is number one favorite for both.
I understand what people say about the employees being standoffish, some are friendly, others not so much. It does not deter me as I rather be left alone just looking around and whenever I am ready I just give them the eye contact and theyre usually there to help.

love your bakery and love that I don’t have to travel far to get my morning donuts as I can enjoy them all at christies in palatine. When i get out to BG location I enjoy the smoothies. Wondering if you will ever put your cakes in the palatine location? I know I would buy them. Customer service is top notch. A+

As luck would have it a couple days ago I checked out Deerfield’s website interested to try their doughnuts as I have never had their doughnuts before and saw today is National Doughnut Day! 50 cent doughnuts, limit 12, and quantities limited. This was the perfect time to try out their doughnuts and I arrived as soon as they opened. I picked a whole bunch of varieties chocolate sprinkles, Apple, powdered, double chocolate, and glazed. On my way to check out I was drooling over the pineapple upside down cake and the cake I grew up ALWAYS getting here their chocolate chip coffee cake… YUM! I had to stay focused on what I was there for which was the doughnuts, but gosh darn it I was distracted again by seeing a smoothie board while standing in line to check out. Red velvet and tiramisu smoothies?! They use real cake pieces in these!!! Get out of here! Seriously?!
Back to the doughnuts… I arrived back at home and had one… these doughnuts ROCK!!! Top quality, great tasting chocolate frosting and so fresh! I have a usual go to 5 star doughnut joint and I hate to say it but Deerfield’s surpassed them! Who would’ve thought?!
I can totally see myself coming back here again this summer and enjoying their outdoor patio area. I would love to bring the dog with and will call to find out if this is an option. If it is I’ll be sure to write it as a tip for all the dog lovers out there. Next time I’ll be getting one of those smoothies too!

Extremely disappointed and dissatisfied… ordered a cake 5 days before it was needed for Passover. Just went in to pick up the cake and there was not only no record of the order, they had NO cake. I attempted to speak to several people who told me that since I was making them unhappy, they were finding it difficult to be nice to me. EXCUSE ME??? Last time I checked, it is their responsibility to make the customer happy and I know I’m being demanding… have my order ready for me!!!
Their solution was to find someone else’s order to give to me and the bakery manager’s response when I questioned him where the cake came from…“oh, it’s someone else’s order. I’ll just deal with them later «.
Really??? This from Deerfield bakery?
Shocking and disappointing to say the least.

I came back here to buy butter cookies. I was planning to buy two tins worth, but the total came out to about $ 35! That’s steep. I can spend money, but I don’t think these are worth it. Deerfield is only able to keep these prices, because there’s no other prestigious bakery around to compete.

We ordered our wedding cake from Deerfield Bakery. The tasting was an absolute pleasure — so much fun to try all the different combinations, and the woman who helped us (whose name escapes me, alas) was also such a delight.
The cake itself was AMAZING. We went with white cake, which often can be dry, since there’s no egg yolk. But it was incredibly moist — and remained delicious even after thirteen days in the fridge (Yes, I ate thirteen day old cake. I REGRET NOTHING).
I’ve deducted one star because of a major miscommunication that could have cost all FIVE stars had our caterer not handled it. Deerfield Bakery neglected to inform us that they only make deliveries between a window of 11AM to, I think, 1PM.
Thank goodness our caterer was on top of her game and reached out to Deerfield Bakery the week before the wedding to check on the delivery plans. The person she spoke with claimed that we had been told about the delivery window. This is not true. Had they done so, we would not have ordered from them, because we’d rented a venue in downtown Chicago that has no on-​site refrigeration and does not even allow set-​up or deliveries for weddings until 3PM, the day of the ceremony.
I don’t know what kind of negotiations went down between the caterer and the bakery, but the caterer said she’d resolved the issue. Indeed, Deerfield must have made an exception for us, because we had a cake at our reception. The proof, as they say, is in the buttercream frosting. (Do they say that? If not, they should. Buttercream frosting is indisputably superior to pudding, and should rightfully be the arbiter and proof of all things.)
Anyway, if you’re looking for a wedding cake, you can’t go wrong for taste or price with this place. But if you’re having an evening reception, make sure to ask Deerfield explicitly about their delivery window.

I’ll echo Andrea’s sentiments… Deerfields smells all kinds of amazing. You basically walk in and want to eat through your nose. And who wouldn’t with the sugary sweet smells wafting through the air?
And while the cookies, and pastries, and cakes (oh my!) looked incredible, we were there for lunch. The savory menu is a bit limited, but what I ordered was pretty delicious albeit heavier than expected — ½ of the daily special sandwich (turkey, avocado, and bacon on pretzel bread) and a cup of soup. I even got a cookie — no complaints there. The sandwich was flavorful and filling and just what I was looking for in a substantial lunch. I could have done without the soup — it wasn’t much to write home about.
Their coffee bar is full of tasty beverages — both my Rishi tea at lunch and decaf Americano afterwards were fresh and tasty. As for the location and setup, it’s definitely skewed more towards a quick lunch locale than a sit and chat/​get work done, but it certainly works in a pinch. You can bet next time I’m in the area I’ll «wander» in here to grab a few sweet treats!

Great bakery! Good quality sweets. I ordered a cake here (elmo design) for my daughters 2^nd birthday and it was a hit. The cake itself was a yellow cake, very moist and delicious. I had a layer of fresh strawberries put in, another win! The buttercream was also very tasty and the design was flawless. My daughter loved it.
Just wanted to add that Deerfields also made a custom birthday cake for my son which was also awesome!

My goodness this place smells good! They have the same delicious cakes, cookies and other baked goods as their older sis* AND even have a café for breakfast and lunch. Uh– mazing!
I decided to go the «healthy» route and order ½ a turkey sandwich and soup because I had a feeling I’d be leaving this bakery with a mini cake in hand. My colleague ordered the same so we kept it nice and simple for them. I also took advantage of their coffee bar and ordered my 3^rd coffee (the secret to being a working mom) of the day.
When the turkey sandwiches and chicken noodle soup showed up at our table the sandwich was anything, but healthy. The (delicious) pretzel roll was filled with turkey, bacon, cheese, avocado and more. And it was sooo good! They also included 2 small chocolate chip cookies, which I so didn’t need, but ate 1 up.
Somehow I made it out of here without buying any of their baked goods, but only because I was running super late for a work call. I have to admit I felt a bit guilty about coming home from here empty handed even though my kids had no idea where I was (if they did they’d never forgive me).
I heart the Deerfields closer to my house (deerfield location), but the café, coffee bar and drive — thru option of the Buffalo Grove location makes this one even more superior.

Mixed Review
I had NEVER had a problem with Deerfields Bakery until the last time I picked up donuts. It was at the end of their day on a Sunday that we made it in but that shouldn’t matter.
Most of the donuts were already gone but they still had some available to choose from. I grabbed a cake type donut with chocolate frosting as well as a raspberry jelly donut. After we grabbed our choices we headed to the front to check out. The cashier placed my donuts in a paper bag when we asked if they had anything other than a paper bag to place the donuts in where they didn’t. That’s old school. The problem is that the donuts are now mixing things up inside the bag. Who knows what it’s going to be when I get home?
We arrived home and it appears that my concern about the donuts mixing things up was an over reaction. I first tried the cake donut. I have to say that it was a little disappointing. The cake was very dry and it kind of had an old oil taste that you shouldn’t taste. The jelly donut was better and filled to the extreme with raspberry jelly and coated with sugar all over it. I purposely squeezed out some of the jelly because there was so much of it. I then used any unfilled part to scoop up the jelly off of my plate.
The jelly donut brought back memories of when I was a little guy with the jelly oozing out and the sugar left on your fingers and you have to lick them clean. This was all good stuff. The only lacking part was the cake donut.
I will go back again because this was my only bad experience.

I’ve ordered several cakes for various occasions and they have never failed me. They are quick, efficient, and priced well. I ordered a three tier cake for my birthday and paid $ 180 where as other bakeries wanted double for price for the same design.
They also create seasonal cakes that are made and ready for pick on. I always purchase their turkey cake for thanksgiving. The kids get a kick out of it every year.