Mae’s Bakery

Cute and clean interior. The barista was extremely nice and we had a chance to have some casual small talk. You don’t get that very often at café’s since some can be over crowded. I ordered their chai latte and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t overly sweet.
Seems like a good study spot too! Can’t wait to go back when I’m in the neighborhood!

I didn’t love it. Everything was just a touch overpriced (ie: $ 6 for an iced coffee and a small chocolate chip cookie). The inside was just too quiet and stark. Even though the coffee was Counter Culture, it tasted weak. And they told my mom the pastry she selected was an almond croissant, when really it was just a plain olé croissant with some slivered almonds baked on top (which is an upcharge of 50 cents apparently), not a croissant stuffed with delectable almond paste which an almond croissant normally is. And, when I asked what the bars in the pastry case were, the employee only knew what two of the three were.
Just underwhelming across the board, which is a shame, because Buckhead needs more independent coffee shops.

Mae’s Bakery is as fabulous as it gets! A business is only a good as the people who run it and owner Beth Castro is not only perhaps my identical twin sister’s best friend, but Beth has shown our family time and again what it means to be the kind of person you wish was *your* best friend, too. She will go the extra mile for people, with nothing in it for herself; thus, she’s selfless and genuinely cares about helping and serving others. She is fiercely intelligent, has integrity that outshines most of us, has the courage of her convictions because she operates from a value system rooted in ethics and genuine goodwill, and she is a dedicated, nurturing and phenomenal mother to her daughter, Mae. Clearly, to eponymously name a labor of love after one’s child means it truly is a business from the heart and into which one’s soul is poured, like the batters of her decadent, so-good-you’ll-roll-your-eyes-back-in-your-head, cakes, cupcakes, brownies and you-​name-​it in the bakery Hall of Fame! And the fun is not reserved only for those of us without food sensitivities. Beth and her talented and caring staff can make nearly everything on the extensive menu gluten-​free, if you notify them ahead of time. As I once saw on a t-​shirt: «Life is short. Eat dessert first.» I recommend doing so at Mae’s Bakery!

Excellent from start to finish!
I ordered a round two layer custom cake via email a week prior. The response was quick and polite. I sent a photo of my idea and things I wanted to alter. The ordering process was very transparent. They have excellent equipment based on the results of the cake. I was very, very pleased. The cake was moist and rich.
I considered Cake Hag, however, their lack of customer service and slow response turned me off.
I look forward to ordering from Mae’s again!

Mae’s has to be one of my favorite weekday study spots. Natural lighting streams in from the large windows lining the front of the bakery and, combined with the cheery blue walls, makes studying a little less painful than usual. Fast Wifi and fairly few dine-​in patrons seal the deal for me.
The baristas and bakers always provide super friendly service. When you order a pastry, they’ll ask if you’d like it warmed up (unless it’s a frosted pastry). Since there’s usually only 1 – 2 baristas manning the front of house, the espresso drinks and pourover coffees can take a little long to make, especially if multiple people come in at once.
I love all of their muffins, but my favorites would be the pumpkin muffin and the peach & almond muffin. The cinnamon rolls are to die for, especially when warmed up. They’re ooey and gooey with a generous smear of cream cheese icing on top. A perfect way to start your day, in my opinion.
The cupcakes have the perfect ratio of frosting to cake, unlike some other bakeries. The Oreo cupcake and Red Velvet are 2 of my go-​tos. If you’re looking for some adorable sugar cookies, come buy them here. They’re huge and always sooo cute and seasonal. Today, they had some cute notebook and apple cookies to «celebrate» the beginning of the school season.
Mae’s has recently began to sell scones, but these have been hit or miss for me. I’ve had a perfectly crumbly cranberry one, but I’ve also had a very tough and dry blueberry scone and a slightly salty lavender one.
Mae’s has got to be one of my favorite coffee shops and bakeries in Atlanta. The friendly service, Counter Culture Coffee, and tasty sweets keep me coming back again and again. :)

My daughter really likes the funfetti cupcakes here. We stop by a few times a month. I like their cinnamon rolls and croissants.
While planning my daughter’s 13^th birthday party, I decided to get a quote for the cake from Mae’s. I had a friend contact them for me and copy me on the correspondence so I could jump in as needed. Their prices were very reasonable compared to other quotes so I decided to go with them. I continued to let my friend lead the contact portion since I had a lot of moving parts for this party.
There were some struggles with communication due to the main contact only working certain days and times. It seemed like a few emails were not sent or received from her that was a bit concerning. Those situations were always apologized for, but my friend did have to make a visit to the bakery to ask about the order a week out because of the lack of response.
Even though we sent detailed instructions the cake was not exactly as we asked (asked for Starbucks mermaid logo only with words) they surpassed my expectations in presentation. We also thought the round cake was two layers but it was more. Not only did the cake and cupcakes look great, they were delicious. Our guest called for days asking what bakery we used and what flavors of cake /​cupcakes we ordered!
Overall I am happy with their service and how well they pulled off our request. The cake really helped bring the theme full circle. My daughter loved the cake. We went back a few days later to buy more cupcakes to give her on her actual birthday!

Highly recommend!!!
Amazing coffee and baked goods.
Staff is superb and very friendly.
You will be hooked if you go!
Be sure to try their lemonade and cupcakes.
Def my favorite!

The coffee is good, but is coffee at just about every other coffee shop I’ve been to in Atlanta. However, the problems are plenty. I really would love to see this place do well as I live right next to the shop. I hope the owner sees my critique and fixes these problems:
1-​food variety. Little to no food options are healthy. Everything is either covered in sugar or just straight bread.
Suggestion: local yogurt with fresh fruit. Octane does this really well in the grant park area. I’d be here all the time for that. Also, maybe having eggs or some kind of breakfast to eat on Saturday mornings? There’s rarely a line here. SIP in Lindbergh does this well.
2– atmosphere. The atmosphere is mediocre. Definitely not a place I would like to visit and hang out at. The kitchen is huge in the back, so there is surely a way to renovate and condense. The baked goods really shouldn’t account for 50% of the floor space. They’re not worthy of it (an average product).
Suggestion: more comfortable chairs. Maybe a couple of really comfortable reading chairs. Right now, it feels like a cafeteria.
3– put more staff up front. The cashier is bottlenecked and it takes 20 min to get a muffin and a chai tea latte when there are two people in front of you in line. I saw each customer get frustrated and the guy forgot each order because he was too busy while there were two girls talking in the back. Again, the baked goods aren’t bringing in the customers above getting a quick delicious coffee.
The people are friendly, but I never see the owner.
I saw this place go in from the beginning and it could be so much more than what it is.

Came here in search for cupcakes as I had a craving that I needed to fill immediately. I went to GiGi’s first (in Buckhead) and it turned out they closed 30 mins before closing (possibly more because that is just when I showed up). So then I started looking up other cupcake places/​bakeries, avoiding busy areas like Sprinkles– when I found Mae’s Bakery. I ordered half a dozen cupcakes– a variety. None of them tasted as the flavor they were supposed to be. The frosting on one or two actually tasted like… Margarine.
I didn’t try any other pastry– I’m sure those might be good but I would advise to stay away from the cupcakes. Also, I remember them being just as expensive as GiGi’s/Sprinkles, which made it even less worth it. I don’t mind paying for quality but the quality just was not there. Disappointed.

This place is really cool and chill. Their cinnamon rolls are bomb and they have some good coffee.

4 stars… No way.
This place is WAY over priced and the staff could use some lessons on customer service. Very snobby and rude. I wouldn’t recommend coming here.

I liked this place as soon as I walked in. Clean, spacious, lots of bright light coming into the storefront, smiling faces behind the counter. And the counter cabinet is chock-​full of lots of delicious-​looking cookies and pastries. (Including the obligatory green things for St. Patrick’s Day.) I placed my very simple order and was checked-​out lickety-​split. My skim milk was cold and refreshing. The Dark-​Chocolate-​Guiness cookie is everything you hope it will be.
I am very glad I stopped off here, and will happily return. Holler if you’re coming with.

This is my favorite coffee shop/​bakery in Atlanta. It’s never super crowded with snobby rude people like Starbucks, and their coffee, sandwiches, and baked treats are delicious.
I prefer to get my coffee done in a Chemex. It takes a bit longer to brew, but the flavors are worth the wait. Mae’s always has great rotating coffee roasts available from Counter Culture. I highly recommend any of their Ethiopian beans if they have them in stock.
The staff at Mae’s is top-​notch, and always goes above and beyond to take care of me. Since I work from home, I often venture over to Mae’s to work for the day.
In a time where Starbucks is most people’s default coffee shop, Mae’s sets itself apart as your genuinely authentic neighborhood coffee shop.

How can Mae’s possibly have 4 stars? I love food. I love reviewing restaurants. I love avoiding chains & will always choose a family run business. That said, I’ve been to Mae’s twice. First time had a latte. It was good. It also took forever to get a latte & a few pastries but I’m patient. Pastries were good but not over the top. Had to give them another try. Ordered 2 veggie sandwiches. They were HORRIBLE! We couldn’t eat them because the bread was stale & nasty. The bread is supposed to be awesome!!! Right? It’s a bakery. I’m never going back.
Two stars for cute & clean. I’m being generous!

I’m on a quest to find the best breakfast bakery in Atlanta. The benchmark (which shouldn’t be too hard to beat) is Panera. I’ve relied on Unilocal to guide my quest. Restaurant’s have gotten wise to Unilocal and get workers, friends and family to pad the ratings. Always be skeptical of high ratings without hundreds of reviewers. So far, I’ve tried Mae’s, Amelie’s, H&F, Little Tart, Parish Market and Panera.
Mae’s has no business with all these 5 star ratings. Maybe the reviewers live right next door and aren’t willing to look for something better. The croissants are not flaky. The danishes and rolls (and maybe the croissants) are all made for the same dough. The end result is chewy doughy texture. Even the quiche sucked. It was bland (no salt? no cheese?)

Mae’s is by far one of my favorite coffee shops in atl. Great staff and the coffee is outstanding.
2 items to look out for: 1) the bacon/​cheddar/​jalapeño scone 2) the strawberry/​lemon/​ricotta muffin– both of these are to die for!
Also, if you ever need cupcakes or a cake, come to Mae’s! My boyfriend got me the Oreo cupcakes for my bday and they didn’t even last 2 days. There were 6 cupcakes, by the way.

I had this bakery bookmarked for a while, oblivious to its actual location in Buckhead until after an office lunch at Kiku’s across the street. After the buffet of sushi rolls and teriyaki meat, I knew the rest of the afternoon would be rough without a kick, so I ventured off for a quick fix to grab to go before heading back to the office.
This cute little spot caught my eye, but I still didn’t realize what this place was until I checked in and put two and two together. The café is small, but just a slight counter of baked goodies, maybe one or two tables for a quick sit, an easy access bathroom in the back, and a coffee bar to grab your coffee necessities like cream and sugar. Typical coffee shop, more so than a bakery. However, the baked goodies provides in the clear glass food shelves proved much more worthy of being called a bakery. The baked goods looked beautiful. We were in line behind a lady making a large order of baked goods, which even full on sushi rice, sounded delicious. I settled on a latte and that was the end of that.
My coworker that came with me that afternoon surprised me one morning with breakfast she picked up from Mae’s. She brought me a pumpkin spice latte (we’re getting cultured white girl up in here) and a baked goodie that I wasn’t sure what to call it at the time. I later found out via the website that it was a savory roll filled with chicken sausage, garlic, and mozzarella. No wonder it was so good. Unfortunately I had it cold, but the roll was delectable, even unheated. This is a definitely a place I want to come over and over again!
Debated for a while between 4 and 5 stars, and decided that while Mae’s is so simple, it hasn’t done me wrong. So 5 stars it is :)

Great and friendly staff.
This represents four trips to Mae’s.
Pros:
Macrons — Good
Coffee — Good (They use Counter Culture for their coffee.
Cons;
Croissants: They have three varieties of croissant: Plain, Almond, and Chocolate. The croissants don’t have that flaky, butter crispness and are more like a multi-​layered roll. If you’re a croissant aficionado, I don’t recommend them. If you want one of them, I recommend the chocolate as it has a chocolate filling and drizzle on top. The almond croissant has no filling and is just glazed on top.
Savory Rolls: I had both the chicken sausage roll and the ham and cheese roll. Both are ok if you want a heartier pastry.
Finally, they have free wifi.
In summary, I recommend the macarons and coffee as the strong points at Mae’s.

This place is alright. Wasn’t a complete «WOW» factor for me. It’s like any bakery you can find that serves pastries and drinks. My friend and I ordered a macaron and a cinnamon bun, both ranging from $ 2.50-$ 2.75. The macaron was good yet the cinnamon bun was disappointing. However, they do warm it up for you. The cinnamon bun tasted like I was eating bread dough with barely any icing on top, like it didn’t taste like what you would expect a cinamon bun to taste like. The dough was definitely a different taste and I needed water after eating it. I also saw their cupcakes in the display and wanted to try it, but I had to save my stomach for dinner. Next time, I’ll come back and update it about their cupcakes because they looked delicious!
The place is small, but very nicely decorated. However, my voice is pretty loud when I talk to people so everyone in the store could probably hear what I’m saying. Service is polite and attentive. Prices are a tad expensive, but I would understand since it’s in the Lenox area. Also there are a couple of restaurants across from it so you can try out the bakery after lunch or early dinner (since it closes at 7pm).

I swung in here one afternoon to kill time before a meeting, and happened to stumble across Mae’s. I wasn’t in the mood for fro-​yo so coffee it was! Plus, I think it goes better with books ;)
Their coffee menu is pretty basic– no whipped cream concoctions like you can find in the big coffee chains, which is fine by me. I opted for a decaf iced Americano. They use Counter Culture Coffee, so I feel better with the $ 3 price tag that goes with it. Other than that, the drink was pretty standard. Their fixin’ station had simple syrup on it– much better for sweetening iced drinks.
Since it’s a bakery and all, I also opted for a whoopie pie. I grew up eating Pennsylvania Amish whoopie pies with my grandparents, and love to try different ones when I can. Sadly, Mae’s red velvet pie was a waste of calories. No flavor, cream cheese icing (no issues with cream cheese icing, just not on a whoopie pie), and the thing was kind of stale. I wish I wasn’t lactose intolerant so I could dip it in some milk! Hopefully that would help it’s sorry situation. I only ate half, and I’ll save the other for later, I guess. I kind of wish I got the cake pop– half the price and the icing probably prevented it from getting too stale.
The atmosphere is really nice. Very welcoming and relaxing, and tons of natural light from the windows facing the parking lot. Plenty of tables, too, for sitting and reading, working, or conversing. Not sure about WiFi. And they had really good music playing; alternative, I guess is a good label. I heard Vampire Weekend at one point!
Although they have their own parking lot, the spaces are REALLY narrow! I drive a small sedan and I felt squished between all the SUVs. If you need space, prepare to walk from the back of the lot.