French’s Bakery

When you buy a cake for $ 48.00 for a very special event you surely expect something special right? Wrong! So disappointing! The cake was crooked, name spelled wrong, waited 50 minutes for them to correct it, entry level decorating, and received vanilla not even the chocolate!
My complaint was handled with very little empathy, just send us your address with proof that it was wrong flavor and we’ll be done. That’s it.
Would never recommend this bakery. I think I’ll make my own next time.

French’s made my daughters birthday cake the last two years in a row. The continue to amaze me with their work. The Ariel cake they made for me with only 4 days notice far exceeded my expectations. Thanks!

Yum! Down Culver snuggled next to Trader Joes and Starbucks you’ll find Frenchs Bakery. After grabbing my ice coffee, I thought why not check it out? As soon as I stepped inside you can smell the fresh baked bread and the sugar from the cakes! There was no line, so I took my time looking at all the goodies. I started with the Danishes, and I knew I had to have one. I got a cheese Danish and took a look at there famous Wagon Wheels. I paid $ 2.25 for the Danish, wasn’t bad and got a free fresh cookie. I’ll definitely have to be back to get a Wagon Wheel. Overall I had to say this place is Amazing! Thank you for the friendly customer service and all the great info!

Wow if I could only give this horrible place no stars. What’s wrong with the staff. The manager is putting on makeup. Really! Maybe you should put your face on before your in the store and dropping your makeup all over my food. Ordered a cake for my wife’s b day. They lost the the order. Told them the name over five times and still unable to locate it. Finally some another person decided to help the manager and they found it without issue and the horrible manage told me that I gave here the wrong name. Not sure how I forgot my wife’s name but I guess the five times she asked me I told here wrong name each time. Just maybe if she wasn’t busy doing her makeup all over my cake she might of actually heard what I told her. The manager needs a new job she is driving this place into the ground. Get it together. I like bakery food other then the extra spice from the managers make up. good for the most part really depends on the Baker. But lately even the cake quality has been dropping hard. Either the manager is rubbing the Baker the wrong way or the baker I like hasn’t been baking as much. Quality control please. Well it could be job security. You never want to teach someone else how to do your job better. Who knows, bottom line service is garbage and pastries quality is on a sharp decline. Let me know what you guys think.
Treat others how you want ro be treated, and don’t forget to pass it forward to those in need. Cheer’s everyone have a a wonderful day.

I love this place! It’s just down the street from my work, which makes it a perfect stop, when I make it there early!
It’s on the corner of Culver and Jeffrey, near the Trader Joe’s. I actually feel sorry for the foolios who wait in the Starbucks line, nearby, when this place has a way bigger selection and the perfect cup of hot java!
Today, I purchased a blueberry scone and a tall, black coffee. I managed to take lots of pictures to upload and show this place off!
The staff is always super friendly and there’s unique goodies to give as gifts too.

Came in for the first time this morning and I will definitely be going back at least once a week! The lemon danish I bought was the best danish I’ve ever eaten and the bread was also great.
Both women working there were very friendly, sadly I can’t remember their names, but I will be going back soon to learn them.

Had to update my review to five stars from four stars. I have gotten the fresh strawberries cake several times from here and it was always great. This time was exceptional. I got a cake that serves 40 people for a birthday party. The cake layers made with chocolate cake, real wiped cream instead of the sweet frosting and fresh strawberries inside the cake and as toppings. On top of the cake beautiful large strawberries and large pieces of shaved chocolate. An absolute delight, the guests were very impressed.

Really recommended ! It’s my favorite bakery! I love the chocolate and strawberry cake! Love this place!

It’s been a while since I’ve been to this bakery. I’ve had good experiences here in the past but something must have changed. I bought a cake for a birthday and asked for a strawberry cake. No problem… easy, right? Yup, got the cake and everything looked good. When it was time to cut the cake, that’s when I got surprised. Take a look at the pics and you’ll see what I mean. Where is the strawberries? Other than the few on the top of the cake, there’s hardly any strawberry filling. I understand bakeries have to do what they do to remain profitable, but when you ask for a strawberry cake, you expect the cake to have strawberry filling. There are other bakery options in Irvine that I will be looking at next time.

This is a quaint little bakery nestled between the Trader Joe’s and Starbucks. It’s a little pricey but it’s a genuinely great bakery that has quality products. I came here to order a birthday cake and they were very wonderful and helpful about it. I called ahead in the morning, and came in later in the evening to pick up the cake and have a message written on it! I got the tres leches cake for a buddy of mine and it was beautiful!

We had the confetti cake today with vanilla buttercream icing. Everyone was raving about it. The cake was beautifully decorated. I would totally drive from the Marina to Orange County to get a cake from French’s. The cake was moist and had great flavor and the frosting reminded me of cakes that I had from birthdays long ago when cakes were still made the old-​fashioned way! I love this bakery!

The best cakes ever. Period. I’ve been using French’s for my family birthday cakes for years and they never disappoint. Not only are they beautiful and elegant, they TASTE incredible and they use only the finest ingredients! I’m so appreciative of how accommodating the staff is with my custom orders. The best part is that my guests always ask where I got my cake… and year after year I can count on French’s to make me look good! Yes I would rather pay more for the quality, wouldn’t you! How many times does your child turn 3, 4, 5? If you deserve the best, then go to the best. My orders are always ready on time too. At this point, French’s is a family tradition to me. PS– their cupcakes are amazing too. Thank you!

My plan was to order a coconut cake or coconut cream cake. I saw a nice picture on the website for French’s Baker in Irvine. It was a nice two layer cake with what looked some kind of yellow cake and some kind of cream or custard between the layers. When I called I told the guy that answered what I wanted and I mentioned the picture. He said he has no idea what picture and it was probably a customers picture of the cake. Which it may be but it was on their website so they would be the ones putting the picture on their website.
I told him I wanted a coconut cream cake. He asked what kind of cake. I said whatever type is usually used when making coconut cakes. He said he had no idea. Then asked about the frosting, again no idea. I actually called back the next day to see if I could come up with some info since the bakery who makes the cake did not know.
This was supposed to be a two layer 7″ cake. With some kind of cream filling. What we got was the worst cake I have ever had including anything from a hostess package. A four layer yellow cake but almost looked like they added food coloring to get the color cake. Do they not know its not the food coloring that makes a yellow or white or angel food cake? It was almost a real yellow color with an orange tint. I really do not care to much the color if it’s good but nope it was dry, very dry. Then the cream custard filling was disgusting as it was then layered and reminded me of old jam. The flavor was supposed to be coconut.
The goods in the store already made look good and I have had good bakery, usually from the Costa Mesa store. This is the second cake I purchased from them. The first being a carrot cake which was not that good but I thought I would give it a try.
Save your money and get something from the grocery store or Costco. It will be far superior and cost a lot less.

If you want baked goods that are super basic, not over the top, cheap, and just get the job then this is the place for you.
Don’t expect an amazing cake with the wow factor; it’s not that kind of bakery. The cake needs to be pretty simple or else you’re setting yourself for disappointment.
I love their old-​fashioned white buttercream although the price is pretty expensive for what it is. I like to come on Tuesdays when it’s only $ 1. They have tons of cookies to choose from that are very different types.
Not a bad place but also not the greatest.

So I’ve not actually been here, but there is a family that regularly comes into where I work, and they always treat my boss to wagon wheel’s. Since they live in Irvine I assume this is the one they stop by.
Thank gosh my boss is nice and shares with his worker bees. I’ve had their apple cinnamon, a cream cheese type, and raspberry (my favorite). They are basically a dutch baby sized version of a danish pastry. See some of the Unilocal pictures posted for a reference. Their website lists a dozen more flavors you can get of it. I’m sold!
I really have no desire to try anything else of theirs cause this is THAT good, and I can’t imagine anything else topping it off, but everyone has different dessert preferences. I prefer flaky pastries with custards and fillings. I’m not a cake/​cupcake/​cookie person. So for my desert profile this hits the spot.

I’ve had such a pleasant experience at this bakery! I came here to get a birthday cake for my birthday & I wanted to get a cake not too large for a family of 5.
I picked out a small sized Carrot cake and it was, if i remember correctly, $ 16. Compared to other cakes my family usually gets (usually Korean bakery cakes), this is a good $ 5 – 10 cheaper! The girls working there were very nice & we were only in there for around 10 minutes. They have a large selection of many different pastries too.
The cake we got was delicious! The frosting & cake itself was great.
The only problem is that the building is quite small. However, because there aren’t many people that come here on a daily basis, so that wasn’t a problem for me.

A bit stuffy inside, uncomfortably hot really and a long line to boot.
A bit more for the older generation, not too much excited me.
They are famous for their wagon wheels, which did look nice and are perfect for afternoon coffee.
I kept it simple and got a whole wheat baguette and it was pretty good.
Service is nice, huge selection of cookies and cakes for fair prices.
The ladies work hard and bake everything from scratch.
Easy parking out front, great location right next to Trader Joe’s.

I’ve come here over the past couple years for cookies and pastries. They also always have a large variety of cakes that look delicious but I’ve yet to purchase one. I’ve consistently had great service here — everyone is pleasant and helpful. Generally the cookies and pastries are darn good but my most recent visit left much to be desired.
My latest purchases are representative of the worst of my experiences at this bakery. I bought a lemon danish and a cinnamon roll in the late morning (10:30am). Both were very dry. The lemon danish was huge and, aside from the dry bread, was pretty good with a nice coating of icing and a delicious lake of lemon in the center. My other item was the saddest cinnamon roll on planet Earth. An enormous mound of nearly inedible dry bread with barely any frosting or cinnamon. A couple of bites and ‘hello trash can’!
Usually the pastries aren’t this bad. I guess it is all a matter of timing. Based solely on this experience I’d give them 2 stars but since they are usually better than that, yet apparently inconsistent, I will give them a more deserving 3.

If Unilocal did half stars, I would give this place 2 and a half!
I really come here on Tuesdays for their cupcakes because they are decently priced, but they aren’t super amazing cupcakes or anything. I’ve gotten them a couple times where they’re almost stale. $ 1 each on Tuesdays though! So if you have a cupcake craving, this will do it.
Same situation with cookies. Sometimes some are really hard and crunchy and some are nice and chewy.
Without the deals I find it hard to spend money here because it is a bit pricey!
Customer service isn’t exactly on point either. I guess this place is always hit or miss for me one way or another lol.

Famed for their Wagon Wheels, I’ve been a loyal fan of French’s bakery for this reason. Flavors of choice are apple, cinnamon, strawberry, and raspberry. These are baked fresh daily and before closing time (I think 1 hour before), whatever’s left are sold for half price.
I brought their Chocolate Banana Cream Cake to a gathering once and it was a hit! Everyone asked where it came from. The cake was nice and moist, frosting was not too sweet, and the fresh slices of banana filling was a nice touch. It was delicious!
I recently ordered their Tres Leches Cake for a birthday celebration. I had to pick it up one day early and stored it in the fridge since they are closed on Sundays. I was scared that the fruits wouldn’t be as fresh but once served, everything looked beautiful. I like that the milk got nicely soaked into the cake and how they generously decorated it with fruits. My only complaint was how there’s a bit much of butter cream filling within the cake. Also, if ordering Tres Leches, you can’t choose to get it in rectangular shape nor can you customize the decoration. Decoration is standard with the fruits and needs to be round, 8″ in diameter as the smallest size.
Word of the wise, if you want to order a customized cake, bring a design with you before coming in. Don’t bother looking at their album as you really won’t find anything up to date there. If you’re wondering what’s a good cake to get, try their chocolate with fresh strawberries. I hear it’s great!
Service is wonderful and personable. The lady helping me was really patient with me and all my questions. If I were her, I really wouldn’t have the patience to deal with a customer like me. Kudos to you for putting up with me.
Oh and don’t forget to check their daily specials on the board!