Nadines Bakery

Always loved Nadine’s. Today changed that. Ordered a BDay cake over the phone. Easy, right? Yes, there was a picture of it on their web site. But… When I went to pick it up, it wasn’t decorated and had white & blue icing. Asked for blue only over the phone. And again, it was to look like the picture. Fellow helping me says my wife took the order, this is what was ordered. No, I placed the order myself. He says it’s written twice, white icing, so that’s what was ordered. I said, yes they tried to talk me into white decorations with blue, said it would look better. I wanted only blue. He says it does look better with white. Wow, who’s the customer here?
I asked to have it decorated, he says that will be $ 10 more. I wasn’t trying to get something for nothing. I wanted a special cake and I was willing to pay for it. Everything would add cost to the cake, filling, a bow, etc. They spent a lot of time telling me everything is extra. How about just discussing what I want and then giving me a price?
When I called in, they were busy. Woman answering the phone was uncertain of everything, except that it would all be extra. She did call back later to tell me the ribbon would be $ 15, did I want it? Fellow at the shop said that I already ordered it and wanted 50% deposit. I was willing to pay in full, but what a condescending attitude. Apparently he has an affliction that doesn’t allow him to be wrong, even if he didn’t hear or take the order.
Asked when the cake would be ready, it was mostly complete and this was 1pm. It won’t be ready before 4pm, as on the order. If I had wanted something I hadn’t ordered, it was ready. But to make it right, it would be done in 3 hours. So I wasted some time trying to wait for it.
This was a poor enough experience that I won’t be back. The cookies and cake I sampled today were very ordinary. There isn’t a new idea in the shop, so I’ll look elsewhere for really good cakes and pastries.

They have the yummiest cookies and cakes!!! Absolutely my fav in Tucson! They have such a wide variety of cakes, cookies and yumminest, it’s hard to not get everything.

I stopped in to order a birthday cake for my husband. The man taking the order was helpful and friendly. He also let me pay for it at ordering so I could ideally just swing by the day I needed it and pick it up. Everything in the store looked delicious. This is a keyword because I decided to also grab a «soft» sugar cookie with sprinkles because of how good it looked. I took a bite outside the shop and it crumbled. I wasn’t a fan, but decided to try something else next time (aside from the cake pick-​up).
The cake I went with was chocolate with a mocha buttercream frosting. My husband didn’t care for the frosting and I thought the cake part was kind of dry. However, I liked the frosting and he loved the cake. Strange, but it worked. haha
I asked that he get my birthday cake from Nadine’s later this year, so we’ll definitely be trying something else. He also really wants to grab one of their volcano cookies (?) when we’re around before then. When I went to pick up the cake, he was poking around and that struck his fancy.

I was very excited when I first heard about this bakery, however; the challah is average and the cookies and pastries I’ve tried are very dry and stale tasting. The marble cake that was ordered for a coworkers birthday was fresh and delicious so maybe stick to the cakes and special order for occasions?

Pastry was dry and hardly any filling. Not impressed at all. Employees were busy complaining about the job the whole time I was at counter. Wont be back.

Not only the best lemon cake ever, but the most superb customer service. Driving from Safford, AZ to San Diego for our son’s birthday, we were in need of a birthday cake. Our son had mentioned that he would like a lemon cake. I called Nadine’s and was told that they had two, a small 7″ cake and s larger one. I said that I would be there in 20 minutes to get the smaller cake and I hung up the phone. My thought was that if it was sold by the time I got there I’d either get the larger one or I would pick out something else. It was busy when I arrived. Once I got up to the counter and explained that I had called about the lemon cake, the clerk told me that he had set it aside for me. I was amazed that he went to that effort since I didn’t even leave my name. We got some of the gourmet cookies too. Everything was fresh and delicious and when I’m going through Tucson and I want baked goods I know where I will go! Thanks to Nadine’s outstanding quality and customer service we had a great birthday celebration for our son.

Great great great place! Everyone needs to go here and try something. I have been a few times and every time it has been consistently great.

Cannot just stop in and pick up a cake. Plan ahead, they will not help you with same day service.

We normally get cakes from here for birthdays and what not and they are always so awesome! They are rich and just plain amazing! I think you see a trend with me and reviewing local places, this is another charm! Once I went in to get a cake for my dad and saw their cookie display, and OMG! I tried almost all of them! Not a single one I didn’t like! For good old fashioned cookies and pastry things that are made from scratch, Nadines is always the place I think of first! I also saw some sample cakes or wedding and other occasions, just gorgeous!

Everything looks very good and they would have gotten 5 stars except for the fact the person who served me put my baked goods into the bag in such a way that one piece got ruined. I am glad that I looked into the bag before I left the parking lot and went back into the bakery and had it changed so I can enjoy it tonight.
The cookie I bought was actually hard and did not taste fresh. I will not return since they were closed yesterday and I «assumed» that all baked goods would be fresh today.

Throwback to the 1950s. Best thing is the helpful friendly employees. Everything super sugary and refined. Why does this place make the best 10 bakeries in Tucson???

Nadine’s came to the rescue for our wedding when two other bakeries were unreliable. We contacted them two weeks before we needed the cake and they went above and beyond our expectations. The cake tasted amazing, looked absolutely stunning, and the staff was reliable and a pleasure to work with. Nadine’s is amazing. There’s no doubt in my mind I recommend them.

Ordered my sons first bday cake from here. The theme was cars & Nadine happily replicated a cake I found online. She wasn’t as detailed as the picture I brought in but it was short-​notice and she was incredibly nice! The cake was absolutely delicious and decently priced. Definitely coming back.

Been coming here since I moved here 4 years ago for cakes for all occasions, and they have always been delicious! This time we also happened to spy some delicious looking cookies and picked up a dozen. Between mouthfuls of cookie you could hear us mumble things like «amazing» and «oh that’s creamy,» which I guess could be taken out of context if one didn’t know what we were doing.
Anyway, every time I go I’m always greeted with a smiling face and people who will go out of their way to help you. I will continue to support this local bakery for many years to come! Love ya, Nadines!

One girl was wearing a muscle shirt with a gross amount of arm pit hair. It was gross and made me not want to go there again. There must be a health standard for something like that. Long sleeve or something. Or just shave.

We were looking for a little bakery to pick up assorted pastries and Nadine’s hit the spot. The cookies were DELISH (go for the wrapped ones if you like ‘em softer). It smelled positively wonderful in there and I wish we’d had an excuse to justify the purchase of a cake.

This place is the death of me. Death by heavenly, wonderful sugar. It’s the place that you drive by and think to yourself, «You don’t need it. Don’t go in. Don’t do it!» and then you find yourself walking in the door and leaving with all the deliciousness.
My favorites: pecan bar, all of their cheesecake bars, coconut brownie
On occasion, I will try something new from them, but the aforementioned goodies are just too difficult to pass up!
On top of it all, they are reasonably priced for a bakery of this quality. I never walk out feeling as though I’ve been gypped.

It has great cakes and service. I needed a cake last minute and they were very helpful too.

What lovely people, so friendly and nice.
This was my first visit.
I dropped $ 18 for quite a range of yummy, crunchy, crispy treats of wonderful butter, sugar and flour … okay it was a big cheat day … alright.
I sucked down several on the way home … ooh.
I had a really fun chat with the staff. They gave me some detailed background on the Kosher kitchen — utensils are kept separate, 2 different sides of the kitchen. Fascinating.
I will pop back in. I’d say there is a hundred pound weight gain just in trying all the different choices there. Whew.

…Nadine’s Bakery. Oh man, simply typing the name makes my mouth water. Heck, simply thinking of the name makes me giddy and excited. I admit, the first time I went there, I was a little skeptical — it looked like it was straight out of the 50’s, a little run down, and past it’s prime. Then, I tasted some of the almond cake… and thine eyes were opened. Everything is delicious; russian tea cakes, cookies, little petit fours, bars upon bars, eclairs… In addition to the cheesecake bars, and other little delicacies which are there every day of the week, they also bake specialty things on different days of the week. (My favorite is this almond puff pastry bavarian cream thing they only bake on Fridays… to die for!) This place is a pastry wonderland. Oh, and did I mention the bread??? Do you take your Rye dark, or light, seeded/​unseeded? No problem, they’ve got all types. And the staff, so kind… and so patient. They never seem to get irritated with me as I take forever to decide what I want… so good. Outstanding!

It’s a bit of a drive from where I live but worth it. Very nice people, amazing cake! We asked for blue, purple, and gold colors to match a little blown-​glass horse we used as a cake topper and they fulfilled our request nicely, as you can see in the photos (the purple almost looks black but that’s just the lighting in the photo, it was a lovely purple). There’s a sign on their door that says they make their own buttercream frosting and it’s true — the frosting was absolutely delicious. The cake was rich, chocolately, and perfect. This was our first purchase from Nadine’s and we’ll definitely be back for more family birthdays!

Simply the best! I found this place by actually attending a birthday party that served their carrot cake… Which was to die for! I not only had one slice but 3! Next day I went by their bakery to see what they had and they have a huge selection! Today I went with a raspberry cheesecake square which was a great way to end the work day! I highly recommend if you want to nick your sweet tooth, get a birthday cake that people will remember, or get fresh bread! Also they make kosher goods!
Support local business!

I ordered a 2 tier wedding cake and several dozen cupcakes from Nadine’s in 2010. I was underwhelmed. The cake was pretty good (chocolate with raspberry filling), but the cupcakes were dry and the frosting was sprinkled with edible glitter (that I had not requested) and was quite gritty. I had not been back since.
But this week I decided to go in and give Nadine’s another try, choosing several things to test out. One black and white cookie (HUGE!), one chocolate almond tea biscuit (also HUGE!), and 4 varieties of «by the pound» cookies (2 pieces of each). It came out to just over $ 9 after tax.
The 4 kinds of cookies I selected were: ladyfinger sandwich w/​chocolate filling, a Madeleine– esque looking sandwich with raspberry filling, chocolate sandwich cookie with chocolate drizzle+filling, and mint sugar cookie with chocolate drizzle.
To be honest, they all tasted about the same, and had a dry and crumbly texture that I found off-​putting. The 3 varieties with filling… well they might as well have been «empty». I could barely taste some of the raspberry, just barely, and that was it. They were all just so… bland.
The black and white cookie… well, it’s very large for the price and that’s good? But it was also pretty lackluster. A tiny bit less dry than the smaller cookies, but just as crumbly (if not more). I didn’t care for the texture of the white icing in particular. I couldn’t really detect any chocolate flavor on the «black» side. I would not get one again.
The chocolate almond tea biscuit is the only thing I actually enjoyed at all. It was something a little different. The dough was pretty good. Finally, something that wasn’t overly dry! And I could actually taste the chocolate in/​on this item! The filling was pleasant, but not super flavorful. Again, it is quite large, so the price is more than fair. This is the only item I finished out of the selection I purchased, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to go back for more.
Final verdict? I’m still pretty firmly in the «underwhelmed» category when it comes to Nadine’s. I will say that the prices were quite reasonable… but I could have gone down Broadway to La Baguette Parisienne and had just as little damage to my wallet with much better tasting goodies to bring home. (None of which would have gone outside for the birds and insects to pick over.)
All in all… I’d recommend looking elsewhere for baked goods in Tucson.

PASTRY WONDERLAND, everything from tarts, cakes, cookies, to cheesecake bars and so much more
—SWEDISH ROCKY: chocolate covered almond cake, OMG SO GOOD, i love both almond cake & dark chocolate so I had to order this when i saw it in the fridge
—chocolate cake: (whole cake ordered by our friend) moist but the frosting was too sweet
—mini cookies: sold by the pound & great for sharing with groups! i liked the madeleine sandwich cookie more than the fudge sandwich cookie
i wish i could come back to try their rainbow cookies & cheesecake bars
NOTE: there’s a charge to use your debit but not credit card

I love everything about Nadies! In all the years I have been a customer I have never had a bad experience, they even did a spectacular job on my wedding cake!
The whole wedding cake process was a breeze. I went in to try samples and had fun taste testing and then they delivered right on time and then I even got money back for returning the cake stand pieces too! Sweet!
The cheese pocket is my cannot-​resist treat! And their birthday cakes are all so good and so cheap! You can’t beat the price and they add the writing on top for free in 2 minutes. Love it!

I called a couple of hours before for a last minutes birthday cake. Nadine’s was nice on the phone about setting a cake aside for me, and very nice inside when picking it up. I mentioned that the cookies and other treats looked so delicious that I wanted to come back.
The birthday cake looked great and tasted even better. It was a chocolate cake with fudge layer and chocolate buttercream frosting; and it was not too sweet or too chocolatey. It was very delicious. I don’t live in Tucson, and the people from the area were impressed that I had picked up a cake from Nadine’s, «the best bakery in town.»
Thanks!

Do you know how hard it is finding a dinosaur birthday cake? Nadine’s was a huge lifesaver! The girls in front are so sweet, and patient as I looked through their books of decorations. I needed it on a Sunday, and was advised I needed to pick it up on Saturday since they are not open on Sunday.
When I got there on Saturday and the nice lady started boxing it up I was surprised to see how massive the ¼ sheet was! It’s about double in height compared to your local grocery store birthday cake! For $ 45 I felt I got a great price! The cake was yummy and was a huge hit at the party! Thanks Nadine’s!

I love Nadine’s bakery.
Saturday I bought a small (8−10″ circle, one layer) birthday cake, strawberry and vanilla, it cost $ 9.50. They wrote «Happy Birthday Maria» on the cake for no additional cost.
The cake was simply delicious. The texture was light and moist, the icing was tasty and not too sweet. Everyone loved the cake, and there weren’t any leftovers.
I didn’t order a cake ahead of time but I had no problem walking in at 1:30pm on a Saturday. There was a large variety cakes to choose from, different flavors and sizes. It was so much fun to check out the custom cakes in the cooler waiting to be picked up.
Nadine’s cakes are beautiful, creative, and most importantly delicious. I highly recommend this bakery and their cakes.

I have purchased more cakes from Nadine’s than I can count, and I’ve yet to be disappointed. The staff has always been courteous and professional, and their products are delicious. My family loves tres leches cake, and Nadine’s makes the best one I’ve ever had. I’m not a big fan of carrot cake, but I make an exception for Nadine’s carrot cake — theirs is scrumptious. My dad loves German chocolate cake, and he swears that Nadine’s is the only place in town that knows how to make them right.
Nadine’s can put together just about any theme you ask for, and their cakes always come out beautifully decorated. When my daughter was younger and very into Barbie, Nadine’s made her a gorgeous doll cake, with a real doll inside the center and an elaborately decorated dress made of cake and icing. Our most recent cake was purchased for my son’s birthday — he wanted chocolate with fudge filling and butter cream frosting with a Skylanders theme — and it was so moist and delicious that there were people going back for seconds. Half the parents at the party asked me where the cake came from — it really was yummy.
Cake isn’t the only thing they do well. They bake some delicious breads, and I’m a big fan of their challah, which is again the best I’ve found here in Tucson. They make a variety of fudges, breakfast pastries, cookies (I love their Mexican wedding cookies), and an assortment of other sweets. Anytime I stop in with my kids, the person behind the counter is always quick to offer them a free cookie.
Nadine’s has been in business for decades, and there’s a reason that their business is still going strong. I highly recommend them!