Sweet Magnolias

5 stars for the Peanut Butter bar that was so super tasty I’m still dreaming of the dang thing.
1 star for the atmosphere and almost prissy & pissy service. My friend and I just looked at each other when we left and almost said «what was that?» at the same time.
You balance out with a generous 4 star since your creations are beyond tasty and hope that it was just a bad day for ya’ll.

Will drive 25 minutes just to pick up a scone and danish. When you arrived when they open you might get lucky and pick up one right out of the oven.

For a $ 3 scone that is 2x your fist, pick Sweet Magnolias. I come here for the scones when my sweet tooth hits! I am more of a savory eater, esp for breakfast –so the visits are not too common for me. Plus they are located next to Lisa’s so when considering breakfast that’s a tough choice right there!
They have a variety of bar type treats on the weekdays (lemon bars, smores bars etc) and more types of pastries on the weekends. Its a smaller sized bakery with a few staff members, but all runs smoothly from this locally owned bake. Years ago I ordered a 12″ 4 layer round red velvet cake for a friends birthday and it was fantastic (maybe ~$ 35 in 2010?). I would use them again if I needed a cake.
***tip: you can call ahead and make a box of treats and pay/​pick up before closing if you’re worried about them running out of the items you want.

The scones are to die for! I’ve had the same from European bakeries but this place is ten times better. If you catch them at the right time they are hot out of the oven.

the pastries here are amazing. love their scones and cinnamon rolls. once you start eating you won’t be able to stop. bring lots of wipes or get ready to start licking fingers.
wish they made more. always seems to be out of stock when I get there (10:30am-ish) on weekends.

This is such a cute little bakery. We try to come when they’re open every trip to Lisa’s Radial Café, which is the little diner next door. They make the best little treats there. You gotta try their salted caramel chocolate fudge bar thing it’s so good! My girlfriend loves the keylime one! They also have great cookies… Just check it out!

Should probably consider at least putting a sign up if you’re going to say «eff the customer I’m closing 90 minutes early today!»

Seriously. This was my first time visiting Sweet Magnolias. I had only read about them on Unilocal and decided to give them a try. I’m going to make this short.
Whatever words I can possibly think to type here… aren’t going to add anything that could compare to just visiting this place yourself.
My expectations? Surpassed. Taste? Better than I have ever experienced.
Just get over here already. I made the 153 mile drive. I’m sure you can travel, also. :)

AMAZING! I have been to Lisa’s once and didn’t realize Magnolias was right next door. I received a recommendation to check it out so I picked a weekend that my staff was working a Saturday morning and decided to load up for them.
From the time I walked in until the time I left I was taken by the aromas from the kitchen (which really is the bulk of the café) and the memories the café brought back. I got an assortment of pastries, some scones and a cinnamon roll on this trip. FIRST — I LOVE scones but am disappointed 95% of the time as they are rarely prepared correctly. The raspberry scone that morning (and another reheated on Sunday) was hands down the best I have ever had. As for the pastries, AWESOME in their own right.
Then the litmus test; I was inundated with questions «where are these pastries from», «where are they located», «what are the hours», etc — Magnolias was a HUGE hit with the team.
I look forward to many future visits.

Stopped in here around 10 AM for a birthday treat. On this particular day at 10 AM most of their selection was picked over. I look at this as a plus and minus. The plus, being that they clearly make their baked goods that day and don’t carry over stock to the next day. The minus being that you may not have as much to choose from.
We settled on a variety of bars, specifically a lemon bar, raspberry cream cheese and salted caramel. The salted caramel was by far our favorite. The coarse sea salt on top was an excellent touch. It wasn’t too rich– perfectly layered with a buttery crust, layer of caramel and chocolatey fudge on top. Close behind that was the raspberry cream cheese, also very tasty. We liked the lemon bar, but it wasn’t our favorite. I can appreciate that the lemon bar had a fresh natural flavor as opposed to artificial which i find can be an issue with lemon bars. This place is a little bit off the beaten path for us, but if we are in the area, I will definitely come back.

We were sitting in a restaurant when we kept seeing people carrying boxes full of goodies. We knew we had to visit this place afterwards. It was definitely worth the while. For me, true bakeries is where you can see the baking behind the counter. And the smell, well the place must smell delicious. The nice lady at the counter waited patiently while we fretted on which pastries to devour. (Of course we both settled on cookies!) Personally, I would go back. The peanut butter chocolate chip cookie I had, was the best I’ve ever tried. If you love peanut butter and chocolate combined than this is definite something you must try. It’s worth the drive just to have a nice little treat!

Delicious bars! Look forward to trying more of their tasty items in the future.
Businesses like Sweet Magnolia daily reinforce that I made a good decision in moving to Omaha… and I’m not just saying that because I used to live in a horrible, sad bakery wasteland, but that is part of the equation.

best lemon bars!!!

Having had their treats a few times now I can say, hands down, they are the best I’ve had. I’m not a sweets person, but these make it easy to eat a sweet for breakfast. The mini tartlets are the best and the scones are huge. Get in early to get the best!

When I visit the in-​laws in Omaha, I look forward to stopping in here to stock up on scones to enjoy the duration of my stay. Heavenly, fresh, fresh, delicious homemade goodness. Omaha is starting to grow on me thanks to these hidden gems.

Went here after going to the Nepali place across the street.
My colleague says they have great bars and scones.
It was after lunch, so it looks like they were running low on some things.
I got a cookie and others got bars. All around, chocolate goodness. Will perhaps try a scone next time.
I paid like 1.30 or something for a decent-​sized cookie, if that helps.

I love this place! They have FANTASTIC treats (ranging from freshly baked scones to freshly baked cupcakes to freshly baked cookies to freshly baked pies… notice a trend with «freshly baked»?!) and they are all super reasonably priced. I bought a delicious muffin here the other morning and while I would have easily shelled out $ 4 without thinking twice, my total cost was $ 1.95.
I also just love the whole look and feel of this bakery. It’s a true bakery– small, quaint, and there’s always music on while the workers bake. I love it!
The only reason I didn’t give this restaurant a 5 star review is because I always wish they had a bigger selection. :/

This is everything I want from a bakery:
1. Delicious baked goods such as cherry scones, pecan rolls, danishes. These are not your cute bite-​sized pastries, these are large and in charge! I tend to be wary about scones because they’re usually dry, but not here.
2. Set routine — if you show up right as they open, they’re warm (and no line to order)! They get your scones out of the oven!
3. Good PR — they have a newspaper clipping about how the owner went to Africa to teach others how to bake.
4. Hipster folk music.

Great cupcakes, way better than jones bros and the shop is so cute, and friendly staff – however they are not open on Sunday’s– so plan around that if you happen to have a sweet tooth.
They are right next to Lisa’s Radial Café, which is dangerous if you’ve just had lunch there and stroll over to this delightful bakery.

After reading the glowing reviews of this bakery I knew it had to be one of the first places I tried after returning to Omaha last week (after over a decade away).
My husband and I picked up 2 Lemon Bars, 1 Pecan Bar, 1 Almond Joy Bar and 1 Pecan Roll for a total of $ 12 something. Not bad! The lemon bar was pretty buttery delicious, with a melt-​in-​your mouth crust. The Caramel Roll rivaled any I’ve had and the gals did not scrimp on the caramel! We’re saving the other flavors for dessert tonight.
The big downside of Sweet Magnolia’s to me is the complete lack of seating. My husband explained that’s pretty common for small-​town style bakeries, BUT I do love a place where I can both grab my baked goods and sip on some coffee. And the interior of this place is so cute! Customer service was average, by the way.
Definitely give this place a try if you have a mad sweet tooth like me! The goods are as sweet as the name.