Crushcakes Goleta

YUCK! I honestly do NOT understand how this place has such good reviews? My place of work has ordered cupcakes from here several times, each time they are inedible. When we had a special vegan cake ordered not long ago almost no one ate it because it SERIOUSLY just tasted like sugar. That’s it. Like a giant bag of processed white sugar. Even with a cup of coffee people were unable to eat it and said it was the sweetest desert they had ever tried. My husband and I dropped by one morning hoping to get a pastry and found the tinniest selection, absolutely zero vegan options and no cupcakes? Don’t understand the hype…

Very cute shop and even better food! They serve the best cupcakes, not really a fan of their pies but that’s just me. Once you try one you don’t wanna stop! So good!

Top notch cupcakes and coffee. Hand down the best place to gratify your sweet tooth. The salads are bomb and I am looking forward to trying other creative menu items.

Macchiato was ok. Pozole ok too but I ordered the chili. Great little place but the service is too chaotic. They also lost track of whether we were for here or to go…

Oh so delicious and amazing breakfast. Thanks to Unilocal for suggesting this hidden treasure to us during our mini vacation in Santa Barbara!

My puppy and I come here most Friday mornings for a nice latte and there breakfast farmers! I never get tired of eating it. The out door seating is awesomeee!!! And service is always very polite, I come here for cupcakes Regularly for friends and families birthdays.

Good for breakfast/​brunch. We love the café skillet but it should come with toast. You can order grilled toast which is excellent, but it’s bogus to charge extra for toast with a breakfast entrée.
Large dog-​friendly patio and limited indoor seating. Very good cupcakes!

The crushcakes downtown is much better than this one. The staff doesn’t really care about you, as I sat inside waiting for my lunch all the staff members were just gossiping about drama, hookups, girls who stole their boyfriends, how shes going to fight her. Really?

Best dirty chai latte in town. The cupcakes are delicious too, especially red velvet, lemon and strawberry. Get a bunch of small ones so you can try more flavors. They have some tasty, healthy breakfast options. I didn’t love the soyrizo but had a great vegetarian breakfast wrap from the specials menu. This location is cute and cozy. There’s a patio around the back that I think is dog-​friendly. The kind of spot where you want to bring a book to read while you leisurely sip your giant vat of caffeine.

Just enjoyed a lovely, fresh lunch in a cozy setting today. The Farm Salad was enjoyable and my younger children split the Caesar Salad with chicken. Big Sis cleared her plate. Younger Brother, a «selective» eater made it ¾ through with no complaining. The mini-​cupcakes were a nice end to the experience. Self-​serve water tasted a wee bit soapy… but I suspect if I spoke up someone would have addressed the issue. This would be a fun place to bike and dine with the kids.

They serve delicious cupcakes, including mini ones to help you feel better about yourself. They also have coffee and tea. If they delivered the little bundles of joy to my house they’d get 5 stars. Pretty charming little spot with peeling paint and resident hipsters.

I hate to do this because I really do like the cupcakes when I get to HAVE them. I placed an order on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised when the nice girl on the phone told me i could have a dozen (½ gluten free, ½ regular) the very next day for a birthday party. I should have known this was too good to be true. When I came to pick the order up, the poor guy working there looked at me completely confused. There wasn’t an order for me – let alone any one to pick up! He looked in the order folder and there in the back under a bunch of papers was my order from the day before. Super sad. This party was filled with people who were actual celiacs — not just gf for fun — and I had to scramble around town to try and make something work for the birthday girl. It was really not cool. I’m not sure I can trust Crushcakes again.

I’ve been enjoying the amazingly tasty cupcakes from the original downtown SB location for years, so I was excited to finally try out the «new» Goleta location.
I pulled in this morning to get a piece of pie to go and a classic Crushcake — the red velvet cupcake with thick frosting — yum.
I devoured the cupcake after lunch; it was the usual Crushcakes awesome, and saved the strawberry-​rhubarb pie, one of my all-​time favorites, for dessert tonight after dinner.
I gasped when I opened the small box to find the smallest piece of pie I’d ever seen. My heart sank and then my blood pressure began to rise as I knew «this was a rip off» for my $ 4.00! I was fuming. I actually measured the piece prior to the first bite & it was exactly 3.5″ per side. Not exactly what I’d call a generous slice! (I have photos in case I can post them to this review.)
The crust was great, sugar coated & fairly flaky, but there was a LOT of it compared to what I thought I was getting — an abundance of strawberry & my real all-​time favorite, rhubarb. What a disappointment! It turned out to be about six to eight, small to normal bites and it was gone.
If this is the typical piece of pie one gets for $ 4.00 at Crushcakes, I say forget it & go elsewhere because you can get far better for the money. Yes, it may be more than $ 4, but the piece of pie will be worthy of the payment. Stick with the cupcakes. :-(

good service. they also had great pie. sausage was okay. it’s legit

Tasty food and cupcakes, but don’t order through
. They often close the kitchen early or don’t have what you ordered, leaving you to have to order all over again from another restaurant. And it takes them 30 minutes from the time you place your order to figure this out and inform you.

I don’t like cupcakes. But never mind, they make a mean latte! Their soup is quite passable as well. Some of there specialty lattes are nifty too. Try the almond joy if you are into that sort of thing.
Say you are staying at the Pacifica Suites. You probably already had breakfast, but the coffee was nothing special, right? I suggest that you walk some of those hashbrowns off and head 2 blocks west to Crushcakes. The rich and creamy micro-​foamy latte might take a little time because of the real housewives of Carpenteria ordering extra frosting and elaborate soy thingies, but it is worth the wait. They might even put it in a ceramic mug if they aren’t all flustered from the general indecisiveness of the clientele!
I really want to get a pie sometime. I have some distant memory that they used to be Just Pies, but cupcakes are the new pie so they merged or something and now they are hipper than Max Headroom. Word.

This is my favorite breakfast place! They serve fantastic meals along with delicious cupcakes. I LOVE the morning glory, with its savory sausages and perfect brioche. Thank you for lovely times!

So disappointed!!!
Normally I buy cakes from a different baker but I had heard such great things about crush cakes and decided that I would give it a try. Recently my mom had her 50^th Birthday, needless to say it’s a big birthday so I ordered a cake for her big day. The cake itself was beautiful and delicious until one person in our party took a bite and found that there was a big blonde HAIR IN IT!!!
All friends and family at the party were brunette, so it was clear to EVERYONE that the hair was from the bakery.
Obviously no one wanted to eat the rest of the cake and it put a bit of a damper on the festivities not too mention, it was soooo embarrassing.
The next day I called crush cakes in Goleta and talked to Susan the owner and explained the situation to her. Her aggressive response was: «we’ve had this establishment since 2008 and I have never had this problem before.»
I was shocked! I repeated the fact that the hair was blonde and the party was full of brunette’s hoping that maybe she just didn’t process what I was saying. Nope! She understood alright, she just talked about the company a bit and said that she was also disappointed about my experience and, offered a big discount if I wanted to buy another cake ???
WOW Susan!!! First my mothers 50^th Birthday is ruined by your tainted cake then you call me a liar? Talk about adding insult to injury! You didn’t even apologize you just offered money off for the next cake!!!
As if I would ever buy a cake from you again!
I’m surprised that having had this business since «2008» you haven’t learned that finding hair in food is a HEALTH CODE VIOLATION!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT BUY CAKES FROM THIS ESTABLISHMENT!!!

Stopped by for breakfast with our foodie family, and everyone left happy! Super cute location with a great table in the front window for sunny dining. Huevos rancheros were perfect, the maple breakfast sandwich was tasty, and the peace/​love granola bowl hit the spot. Latte was one of best we’ve had — and we have lots! Kids begged for cupcakes for breakfast «dessert» but we opted to forgo. Will have to try them next time! We liked Crushcakes so much we also visited the location in Santa Barbara and we’re equally thrilled. Would love to have something like this in the Bay Area!

Delicious food! Great fresh lemonade and excellent coffee! Very friendly staff and the vegan cupcakes are delicious!!!

This place is super cute with nice service.
Came here for the first time for brunch with a few friends. I had the café skillet which totally hit the spot for my craving for brunch food.
The eggs were perfectly fried where the egg yolk was still runny — yum! The potatoes were also nicely done, and it had a good amount of cheese to hold it together (there is never too much cheese in my opinion).
My only complaint is that the dish was a little too greasy/​oily, but overall it was very tasty.

I’m always thoroughly disappointed with the lunches. I’ve been here quite a few times now, both when I was a student at UCSB & because my work orders from them occasionally. Today, I ordered the Chicken Panini. So mediocre. Bread was dry, as was the chicken. Pesto was the only saving grace. As for the side salad, the lettuce was all wilted. And it’s not cheap. I can safely say that I’ve given them all the chances I can muster.

It’s no secret, if you look through my past reviews, that I love cupcakes, and that I love Crushcakes. I was super crushed when I found out over the summer that Crushcakes in IV was gone, but I’m so excited that they opened one up in Goleta, which has a decent amount of indoor and outdoor space!
The prices are the same (to my recollection), the cupcakes taste amazing as always (especially cookies and cream and their signature crushcake), and they still have gluten free cupcakes and vegan cupcakes. My friends all love their coffee-​related drinks (I can’t personally comment since I don’t drink coffee), and overall, the space is really nice.
I go basically every week, so my love for this place should be apparent!

Crushcakes has pleasant cupcakes and hipster atmosphere. They also have food options which are pretty good as well! I love the halfbaked cupcake and the carrot cupcake as well :) It used to be in IV but it moved. The prices of the cupcakes are affordable and similar to any other cupcake shops/​bakeries so you won’t be surprised. They have free wifi as well!

I love this place and love that it’s not in IV anymore. I went in, they were so nice and even threw in a free mini cupcake! I tried the half baked, carrot and strawberry. All were amazing but my favorite was the strawberry. The cupcakes are moist and the icing is amazing (and I usually don’t like icing) I’ll be coming back here for sure! And they sell pies too!

This place is amazing. A small, charming building with wonderful food. They have more than just baked deliciousness– they have salads, sandwiches, burrito bowls, breakfast bowls, pancakes, etc. I had the fall favorites salad which was arugula, chicken, walnuts, dried cranberries, goat cheese and citrus vinaigrette– it was delicious. The two times I came here on a work trip my coworker and I got cupcakes and they were incredible (and I bake so I am picky!) I had the cookies n’ cream and crumb cake. I would definitely recommend this lovely place.

I bought Crushcakes out of mini cupcakes today because I was supporting a Wounded Warriors Foundation fundraiser. 14 mini cupcakes to be exact! At $ 1.25 each that’s not a bad price. My co-​workers loved the cupcakes. Some of them getting two and arguing with each other over them. I bought a large cupcake for myself called Half Baked and it was delicious! I even ate the frosting and I hardly ever eat frosting on cakes and cupcakes because a lot of people just pack it on there.
The first time I tried a cupcake from Crushcakes, it was so dry, it almost choked me but with the ones I had today, they’ve redeemed themselves. I like their new location in Goleta.

We were coming to Goleta for a company barbecue and wanted something «fun» for the dessert. I looked on Unilocal and came across Crush Cakes and checked out their website for the cupcakes, which looked delicious. I emailed the store and dealt with Kaycee, the manager. She was fantastic to work with! She made suggestions on which cupcakes to order and they even delivered to our office location as I was flying in for the event and wouldn’t have a car. They delivered on time and we couldn’t have been happier! The cupcakes not only looked decadent, but they smelled great and tasted even better! Our colleagues were thrilled with the cupcakes and they were gobbled up with glee! I made a special order of gluten free cupcakes to take home and was amazed at how great they were! I definitely recommend this place for a wonderful treat!

This place is adorable!
I came here to pick up a mixed berry pie for the boyfriend’s birthday, and it was delicious! The filling was fresh and not overly sweet. The crust was nice and buttery. I recommend slightly heating it up before serving.
They also sell individual birthday candles, which is perfect for people like me who forget to buy them ahead of time!
I wished I had time to stay for a coffee and something sweet. The place is completely charming. I can’t wait to go back and sample their other tasty treats.