Merely Sweets

Went in today to pick up some cupcakes. There were only 5 or 6 flavors available. I got the Nutella and red velvet and on chocolate macaroon. Nutella cupcake fell apart I couldn’t even get the liner off. The frosting was extremely sweet with not much chocolate flavor. Red velvet was hard and dry. Cream cheese frosting was tasty. I was hoping the cupcakes would be better for the price. Won’t be going there again.

A sweet little dessert shop located in downtown Brea. I love to stop by this place whenever I’m in the area. I’ve tried one of their cupcakes (the red velvet flavor), which was good. But I love their macarons! Most of their macaron flavors are delicious, and they are so chewy. You can purchase them individually, by half a dozen, or by the dozen. And they can make a sweet gift for anyone with a sweet tooth.

Amazing place! So cute! The sweets were really good especially the macarons! The girl Natalie was a sweetheart!

This is my usual go-​to spot for macarons! I’ve pretty much tried all the flavors, but their salted caramel macs and earl grey macs are among my favorites. 5 stars for their macarons!
However, their cupcakes… not as great. I’ve had the birthday cupcake, red velvet, and chocolate, and they’ve all been too dry for my liking and too heavy on the frosting. 3 stars for their cupcakes :(
I took a chance and ordered a confetti birthday cake and a smash cake for my daughter’s 1^st bday… and they were able to take my order the night before the party (super last minute, I know)! The guy who took my order was very helpful and accommodating. The bday cake and matching smash cake were so cute. The cake was yummy and actually pretty moist!

Their banana bread pudding is hands down the best! If I could I would eat it everyday.
Other than the pudding their cupcakes and macaroons are very good as well.

Very chic dessert shop located in downtown Brea. Service was ok. He was trying to be helpful but wasn’t really successful.
Strawberry Cupcake: The cake was plain vanilla while the frosting was very tart and overly sweet strawberry flavored.
Macarons: They were perfect textures. My favorite flavor was the Circus Animal (seasonal). It tasted exactly like a circus animal cookie which is crazy.
I would only recommend their macarons. The cupcakes were a disappointment.

I usually don’t write negative reviews but I just had to for this one. I walked into the store and asked for a cake. The worker seemed as if she didn’t care about her job.
After picking a cake, I asked kindly asked if they do birthday writings. Then I saw the frustration from her face and she glared at me for a quick second. It wasn’t busy because I was the only customer. I immediately said its ok and I didn’t need one. She then knew I was upset and insisted to write on the cake. But I declined and just paid for the cake.
I was very disappointed with the customer service. I had high expectations for this place because of the Unilocal reviews. I forgive her by the way

Came here for the first time since my favorite cupcake place Hapa in Fullerton was closed. Although the red velvet cupcake was delicious, they only had two flavors that are made with real cream cheese, the red velvet and blueberry.
The rest were made with butter cream. Personally, I am not a big fan of butter cream cupcakes, reminds me of the cupcakes you get from Costco or Sam’s club. Except you can get a dozen vs three from a cupcake shop.
They also have a few cookie flavors and a handful of French Macarons to choose from.
The place was immaculate and the atmosphere was nice. The service was ok, not overly friendly, but certainly not rude. When we walked in, there were two other people in there. However, got busier about 10 minutes later. I am sure the real estate is insane, judging the demographics, but I sure hope they stick around.
Tips: Although the red velvet cupcake I had was yummy, I still prefer Hapa, way more options, better quality and bigger.
Customer Service: ³⁄₅
Quantity: ³⁄₅
Price: ³⁄₅
Quality: ⁴⁄₅
Atmosphere: ⁵⁄₅
Cleanliness: ⁵⁄₅

Everything in the store looked amazing. I settled on a smores and lemon blueberry cupcake to go. The cupcakes were really good! The lemon blueberry was definitely my favorite! Both were moist and delicious. If you’re in the area, stop by for some dessert.

This has been my go-​to place for macarons for a few years now. It’s located in downtown Brea, yet this particular shop doesn’t really get a crowd, so I never have to wait! The store is really clean and the décor is super cute. The reason why this review is a 4 star instead of 5 is because I feel that they’re lacking in quality customer service. With that being said, I’ve never had an employee be rude to me, I just haven’t felt like an appreciated customer. Anyway, let’s get into the goods!
The macarons used to be bigger than they are now, but they’re still a decent size. Even though the prices have gone up, they’re still cheaper than other macaron shops out there in my opinion. I’m a fan of the raspberry, vanilla, and lemon, but that’s only because I’m not particularly interested in chocolate, caramel, and those sort of flavors. The packaging is really cute for a dozen macarons, they’re put in a box with the Merely Sweets logo, and it also comes with a paper listing out each flavor and what they look like that way you know which macarons you’re eating!
I have only ordered a cake from them once, and although I gave them a very short notice (2 days), they were able to whip up a perfect cake for my sister’s 21^st birthday. I ordered a 6-​inch «Birthday Suit» cake, which was originally $ 28, but I also requested that the icing color be changed to pink ($ 5) and also that a custom «wine glass» cake topper ($ 10) be made, totaling to $ 43. The cake was served to a group of 7 adults, and there was more than a half of it left! I really feel as if I got what I paid for and then some.
I will definitely be coming back for more macarons in the future, and hopefully another delicious Birthday Suit cake!

5 sweet stars for their awesome macarons!
Cute little bake shop in cute little downtown brea. This is one of my favorite places to get my macaron fix. The cookie is crunchy, yet soft and chewy, perfect texture, and just the right amount of filling. I love all the flavors but my absolute favorites are the PB&J and gingerbread. SO YUMMY! They’re $ 1.95 each or $ 22 for a dozen. Love the adorable boxes too. Macarons are expensive, but these are cheaper than Bottega Louie’s, much closer than DTLA and a lot less crazy. I personally like Merely Sweets macs better than Bottega! I always look forward to satisfying my sweet tooth here whenever I’m in the area.

Clean location and quick service! It is located in Downtown Brea and the area can get pretty busy especially on the weekends. There are only a few tables outside the store.
Assorted sweets: cupcakes, macaroons, pastries, tarts. The prices are a little pricey because it is a specialty treat. There was 8 – 10 flavors of cupcakes and macaroons flavors. The packaging is really cute too!

Yes, I am Asian, and yes, I like macarons. Stereotypical, I know, but it is true. I do love me some good macarons. I ended up at Merely Sweets when I ventured to Brea for mac and cheese. This review is for the macarons here only. Merely Sweets has cakes and cupcakes, also, but I did not sample any of these desserts.
I have heard mixed things about this place from several friends, so I wanted to check it out for myself. I ordered a half dozen macarons to try them out. Prices were reasonable for the half dozen macs at $ 11.70. None of the six I ordered really stood out to me except for the Circus Animal Cookie one, which was truly unique and delicious. Tasted just like the Circus Animal Cookies. They were really cute, too, with white bases and pink filling and multicolored sprinkles ;) Again, a reminder, I am Asian. Besides the two Circus Animal Cookie ones, I purchased a Rose, S’Mores, Pistachio and Vanilla. I love Pistachio flavored macarons. This one really didn’t really stand out to me. The other flavors were just ok to me, also.
The store has some seating inside. Staff was helpful and nice. We took our goods to go. Since this is not close to where I live, I really don’t think I would make a trip out here for these macarons, but if I were in the area I would stop by to get another Circus Animal Cookie or two or three and sample some cupcakes here.

Love this quaint and chic place. Everything in so pretty in here. I stopped by after eating at Brunos. I’ve been here a couple of times, their macarons are crunchy, not too sweet, delicate and delicious. They have an array of colorful flavors. A bit on the pricey side but hey you’re in downtown Brea. Got my fav macarons, salted caramel, earl grey and green tea. Then I saw their new flavor. SMORES! WHAAAaaaaaat? I had to get it. Of coz it costs more. $ 2.20 instead of the normal $ 1.95. But it’s worth the try. I’m gonna try their cupcakes next time. The cupcake boxes are too cute!

Merely is located on Birch with a bunch of other stores and restaurants.
Cupcakes are $ 2.95 each and $ 3.25 for filled cupcakes. Macarons are $ 1.95 each or $ 22 for a dozen.
The cupcakes are just okay. Not the best I’ve ever had.
We got the chocolate strawberry and the icing was way too sweet. We also got the red velvet and it was really dry.
As for macarons we just got the salted caramel and it was pretty good. They are pricey but way better than the cupcakes.

This review is ONLY for the fact we were OVERCHARGED.
Yummy in my Tummy BUT! we got CHARGED TWICE for Macarons when we Only ordered a half dozen. Only realized when we got home. Grrrr. The worst thing is the fact we didn’t have another set of Macs to enjoy despite having paid for it {Apz Pal}
Our fault for being too excited to try Merely Sweets for the first time, and not check price total.
But I hope this doesn’t happen often. Employees gotta make sure each customer leaves with exact yummy treats not MERELY pay for them

Work in Compton, find a good macaron place. Work in Brea, find a good macaron place. Yep, Merely Sweets has been on my bookmarks for awhile, and I was super glad I had the chance to check the place out … twice. Located in the downtown area of Brea across from Bruxie, Merely Sweets has a wide assortment of macarons, cupcakes, cakes, and other sweet treats.
The storefront is super clean and modern. I feel like every piece of decoration is put up for a specific purpose — nothing is done without extreme and careful thought, so the entire storefront looks incredibly polished and put together in a very tasteful way. I love the brightness of the store upon walking in. The open windows, the ledge table, the white walls, everything just seems to call out «hey, put a cupcake or a macaron on me and Instagram this moment!»
Anyway, I originally came here for macarons, but I couldn’t help but be swayed to buy a cupcake. I’m a fan of all mint colored things, and the frosting on the happy birthday cupcake totally drew me in. With a candle on top and funfetti cake on the bottom, this cake was seriously begging me to eat it. As big of a fan as I am of macarons, the birthday cupcake became my go-​to sweet treat from this place. The cupcake itself is super soft and moist. While it pretty much crumbles into soft cake once it’s in your mouth, it doesn’t crumble like day-​old pound cake that’s been sitting on the counter overnight. Nope, the cake from Merely Sweets was one of the moistest, tastiest cupcakes I have ever had! It definitely made me consider buying a whole slice of cake.
Black and white cupcake — I was intrigued by a few of the cupcakes, but I ended up trying this one because I really like chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. I thought it was a good cupcake, but nowhere near as good as the happy birthday cupcake. I ate it a day after buying it, and the cake still maintained the moist decadent taste that the other cupcake had. It was rich without being too heavy on the chocolate taste. The vanilla buttercream on top (with the black and white sprinkles) was good and not too heavy, but wasn’t as light and fluffy as the teal vanilla frosting on the birthday cupcake. I don’t know if I would buy this again, but it was a decent try.
Cupcakes are $ 2.95 each and $ 3.25 for filled cupcakes. Macarons are $ 1.95 each or $ 22 for a dozen. While I love macarons, I definitely felt like the cupcakes were a much better buy. But! The macarons here are much cheaper than the ones at Bottega or Caffe Concerto.
I still ended up buying six, trying the lemon, lavender and honey, salted caramel, circus animal, vanilla and rose. I really liked all the flavors that I tried. The macarons were made just the way I like — I look for shells that are crumbly upon biting, but after taking that whole bite, give that chewiness when you get the filling and shell. Love love the macarons here! My favorite was probably a tie between the circus animal and the salted caramel, just because the caramel had that ooey gooey texture that I like. The lemon was also really good, not too tangy (more on the sweet side), and the rose was light and fragrant. I think the circus animal macaron was the most unique, with sprinkles on the outside of the shell and a pink filling (reminiscent of the pink circus animal cookie) on the inside. Definitely a top flavor. And the lavender and honey was just a bit too sweet for me, but I loved the pretty purple sparkly dusting on the outside of the shell.
The workers here are super nice and friendly, and all seemed to understand my need to take countless pictures of the storefront, my cupcake, my macarons, etc. I love the individualized boxes, the bags, everything about this store! I’m sad that it’s located all the way in Brea though.
There’s a big huge parking lot in the back that is shared with the Starbucks, Corner Bakery, etc. or you can find parking in the garage or various lots in downtown Brea.
Overall, the perfect place to go if you want to pick up some goodies and sweet treats for a friend … or yourself. Highly recommend their Happy Birthday Cupcake and the Circus Animal macaron. I’ll probably be visiting tomorrow to pick up some treats for my co-​workers. And okay, for myself, too!

Macaroons are literally bougie Krabby patties in my book… I mean they are delicious but for almost $ 2 per macaroons, they better put some gold flakes or something!!!
I had a random craving for some macaroons after my boyfriend’s birthday lunch at Cha Cha Latin Kitchen. I saw that Merely Sweets was down the street so we decided to walk there.
Merely is located on Birch with a bunch of other stores and restaurants. It’s super cute and decorated with Christmas lights for the season! It’s a really small shop so it can easily be missed.
We went in around 1PM and it was pretty empty. They had cupcakes, cakes, and macaroons displayed in the front of the store. The worker was super helpful and answered all of my questions about the macaroons… There were about 8 or more flavors and the hardest part was deciding which macaroon to get.
I ended up going with one of their newer flavors PB+J and honey lavender. I have a weird obsession with PB right now so that one definitely hit the spot for me! Honey lavender was also really good. I loved how it wasn’t too sweet and the subtle floral taste was very unique! They also had frosted animal circus cookie flavor too which I would love to try next!!!
Overall, I’m not sure if Merely Sweets have legit macaroons since I am no macaroon expert but it definitely fulfilled my cravings!

My go to place for all things macaroons, cupcakes and cake pops!
The only reason for the one star ding was the pricing for me, but that doesn’t stop me from coming back time and time again.
Pictured: Their red velvet flavored cake pop — melt in youth mouth goodness. Not to toot my own horn, but I think my picture does it justice (:

Being a cupcake fanatic I never pass up an opportunity to try a new place. It had a cute feel to it and being in the middle of Birch street, that isn’t surprising. We came in pretty late so the selection of cupcakes was a bit a scarce. They did have a couple interesting flavors left such as Smores, Blueberry Lemon, and a simple chocolate cupcake. We ordered a Blueberry Lemon cupcake and a peanut butter cookie. The peanut butter was not that great. It lacked the peanut butter flavor yet it was still soft and fresh but I would never order it again. The BL cupcake was a bit on the sweet side but was very moist and satisfying.
One of the negative things I had for this place was that it was a little overpriced IMO. We went to order a macaroon and the damn thing was 2 bucks! Pass on that for sure… too bad though, they looked real good.