Viktor Benes Continental Bakery

Ok. If you go to gelsons and don’t stop by this place before you leave, you are missing out .
This place has some of the most delicious pastries and cookies you can get from the valley. Everything from the choc chip cookie to the ice cream cookie to the crème brûlée .
I have never been upset with any of my purchases here, however the price is a little to costly. Usually I can get more from bakeries for 10 $, but the only issue I have is the prices per lb. which is like 16 – 17 $
If that’s not an issue, this place will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth. I do recommend getting a mix as I have a new favorite every time I go

You must try the «Apple Pull Apart» pastry first thing in the morning while it is fresh from the oven. delicious!

The baker, Jesus, here is a true artist. We had a custom cake made for our daughter’s birthday. The party’s theme was Totoro (a lovely movie for young kids.) While he wasn’t familiar with the movie, he asked for some links to images from the movie and discussed with us what we wanted captured. I have posted a picture. An amazing job that got kudos from everyone that attended. And reasonably priced, to boot! Jesus can make just about anything! We’ve been using him for some time. This year was the best! Can’t wait to see what he creates next year!

Oh I don’t know how to start…
The manager in the bakery (Juana) I guess that’s what her name is, is very rude. When she talk to you she doesn’t even look at you she just keep moving and bouncing around without answering you when you have a question.
She doesn’t even have the guts of telling you why your order that is been ordered 3 days in advance is not ready yet. Instead she will act like it’s not a big deal…
She has temper and when another lady spoke out on my behalf she insulted her. Is this really the level of customer service that we should get there? Their cakes use to be better but not anymore. everything is one star and expensive. I won’t go back.
But to be fair to other people who work there, there are couple of really nice ladies like Elizabeth will make you feel better. We need more people like her in everywhere…

Great Bakery! Perfect taste ! Yesus is so professional in his job and he knows what to do ! Teresa is so friendly and their customer service is wonderful! thank you all for the great service

I had my wedding cake made here and also ordered macaroons as my wedding favors! The wedding cake was so beautifully done, exactly as I wished it would be and it tasted so amazing! I am still craving the cake (cappuccino flavor), and my guests haven’t stopped talking about the cake and the macaroons to this day!
I just recently also ordered another cake for a baby shower for work, it was a strawberry shortcake, it was super cute and it tasted amazing, not too sweet, just perfect!

I came here after reading reviews about the great Crème brûlé. I was visiting on a business trip and have an awful sweet tooth.
The bakery is gorgeous with soo many great choices (I wish I took a picture). I picked up the brûlé and a couple of assorted cookies and brought them back to my hotel.
They looked soo much better than they tasted. Not that they were bad but I guess my expectations were high. The crème brûlé did not have much flavor but the cookies were pretty good. I didn’t go into the grocery part but the store was very clean and the staff patient, although she didn’t speak much English.

New management has made this bakery one of the best in the area. Pastries are amazing. Swiss Italian influence really shows if you taste ANYTHING chocolate. Don’t miss this. YUM!

This used to be a really awesome bakery and we would always get the parisian chocolate cake and other random cakes every other month. Unfortunately, the management changed and the cakes are no longer the same. It tastes sweeter and the quality of the ingredients don’t seem the same. For the same price, we now go to that famous amazing cuban bakery in Burbank that’s much further away, but definitely worth the trip. Would definitely consider coming back if they bring back the old management.

I always stop in here to get some checkerboard shortbread cookies which are amazing. I also get a slice of princess cake and their passion fruit iced tea with the orange slice. SO GOOD. I got a tiramisu cake the other day which I wasn’t too fond of, but my boyfriend liked it. The store is always clean and shoppable, never really busy which is nice.

Just bought pastries to bring to friends. STALE STALE STALE! What happened to the original Benes? Gelsons needs to do better. The people who used to run this bakery produced quality goods. Now I truly believe Ralph’s is superior to this bakery. Sad.

I used to always get birthday cakes here. I wanted something special on my birthday cake (like I usually do) and they said they couldn’t do it because, «it’s not in the book.» When it was under the old management this was never a problem. So I’m going to be getting my cakes elsewhere from now on– somewhere more accommodating. Such a shame, this bakery USED to be great!

I’ve lived in the Woodland Hills/​Calabasas area for 16 years. Gelsons has been my store for so many of those years. The problem they had was the bakery. A bakery that served an odd collection of breakfast that had nothing to do with fine European pastries and cakes. As a result, the quality of the baked goods was less than exceptional and the pastries were clearly not at the forefront of a quality initiative. If I wanted rotating Empanadas on a hot plate, I’d hit a Vallarta, not a Gelsons.
With the change in management, it’s easy to recognize the huge improvement in quality. Clearly, this represents an enormous shift in thinking and puts the bakery back on track to match the quality, freshness, cleanliness and service of the rest of the market. So happy to not have to travel elsewhere for my sweets shopping anymore! It’s all here in one place.
While the bakery carries many of the staples found in all of the connected Viktor Benes stores, the individually crafted cakes and pastries here really stand out. Great way to shop for everything at once if you are entertaining for a large party, or just looking to satisfy a sweet tooth!
Happy food shopping…

This bakery WAS my favorite place to get the most incredible muffins (still warm), croissants, etc. The quality couldn’t be found anywhere and it was where my husband and I would have little morning dates. The pastries reminded us of trips overseas.
We were worried when we saw the new management sign outside — I thought, «Oh, gosh, Hope nothing has changed!»
We were SHOCKED to see the level to which it sank. Blah «store bought» quality muffins. Croissants that looked like they came from costco. Nothing special anymore.
If I wanted regular old supermarket muffins — I would have gone to Ralphs!
I hope they change it back and soon… I miss those almond croissants!

I guess this same bakery is in all the Gelson’s Markets. I only know the one in Calabasas. The baked goods are not organic but they do have beautiful cakes. There are always super-​creative cakes with holiday themes… like for Halloween, a big icky-​looking ghoul head with protruding bloodshot eyes. And if that kills your appetite, choose instead one of the pretty, colorful cakes with flowers on top. Edible works of art, truly masterpieces.