Yum Yum Shop

I don’t even know where to start with this review…
Okay. Let’s handle this like adults. I will, at least, not anyone at the Yum Yum Shop.
I emailed a few months ago (and when I say a few, I mean in early summer) about having them do my wedding cake. I live in California but was getting married in Alton, NH, so I wanted to get a jump on it so I could get in for a cake tasting when I was back east. It took me a few emails and phone calls to finally get a hold of someone. When my then fiancé and I went in for the cake tasting, the guy we were meeting, Pete, was running late. Not a big deal. We tasted cakes, they were fine, blah blah, everything was just fine. He tells me that I don’t need to put in my order until 1 – 2 weeks before the wedding date, which I told him was October 17^th. Repeat: I TOLD HIM MY WEDDING DATE. Remember that, it will come in handy.
Cut to three weeks before my wedding. I send the email a little earlier than anticipated just because I’m me and weddings are stressful. A week later and I still hadn’t gotten anything back, but no big deal. A few days after that and I’m starting to stress. I called the shop about nine days before my wedding and was told Pete would call me back. Two days later (this brings it to one week before my wedding), I call again, and get the same response and still no call back.
The Monday before my wedding, I call. Guess what? THEY’RE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. They literally have a voicemail recording that says, «we are closed for the season. Do not leave a message.»
I sent multiple emails WEEKS before this and called numerous times. And they’re closed. for. the SEASON. You want to let people know that when they tell you their wedding date? No, not that’s okay. Don’t do that.
Fortunately I have amazing family friends and had a homemade wedding cake that was miles more tasty than the mediocre cake here.

Even though it is the end of the summer season, the Yum Yum Shop had many delicious offerings — freshly baked pies, cakes and an enormous selection of cookies. The place just smells delicious. We purchased a sampling of cookies and were not disappointed — so buttery and yummy. It was nice to find out that you could pre-​order whatever you wanted ahead of time. It was the treat of the day — thank you…

For 4 generations my family has been coming to Wolfeboro for summer vacations. One of the simple pleasures of years gone by have included daily, early morning trips to the «Yum Yum Shop» to get a couple dozen of their fresh donuts along with some of the delicious and beautifully decorated gingerbread man cookies for the kids. Unfortunately since the shop has been under new management they have lost the identity of what made the original «Yum Yum Shop» so special. Gone is the wonderfully schmaltzy dinning room with the little Gingerbread man tables for the kids. Replaced with some type of pizza service. The neat little gift shop replaced with another local ice cream stand. But the most disappointing part of all is the lack of selection in the donut /​bakery section. For years we always arrive there early Saturday & Sunday mornings around 7:00am to get the hot donuts and warm pastries. To our surprise throughout this summer, each time we arrived early the baked goods weren’t ready. The famous jelly donuts were gone and the selection was poor. What happened to all of the energetic college and high school kids who used to prepare and serve the baked goods? Throughout this summer, on several busy Saturday and Sunday mornings there were only two staff members working the counter and two more trying to fill donuts as customers placed orders. It took an average of 10 – 15 minutes to serve each customer. Many people ended up leaving. The original owner, (I don’t recall his name), ran a tight ship and always made sure the display case was well stocked and the store was well staffed. I hope that my review will make a difference and hopefully the new owners will realize that they need to focus on what made the «Yum Yum Shop» so iconic in the Wolfeboro area, Quality, unique baked goods, with an old fashioned flare. Stop trying to be everything to everybody. Focus on specialty baked goods and even add a quality coffee Bar!

Got bread, donuts, danish and ice coffee. Bread was excellent. Donuts were yummy, large and recommend the glazed. Danish, no so much. Fruit fill was canned not fresh made. Ice coffee was delicious. Good basic bakery.

Every when I come to the Lake always get a box of Macadamia cookies to take back to NY State. The cookies are tasty and soft. I highly recommend it

Our immediate and extended family has been vacationing in nearby Tuftonboro for the entirety of my life, and some decades before I was born. The Yum Yum Shop has always been a must on the list of to-do’s when we’re up for vacation. My most recent interaction however, left much to be desired.
I called the morning of Wednesday, July 15 at 7:45am to place an order for a large angel food cake with chocolate frosting. As a side note, this was always something we used to be able to walk in and ask for without needing to order in advance… a lesson I learned last summer because this had apparently changed. So I placed this order at the request of my 86 year old grandmother, who was making the 2+ hour drive to visit our family on vacation — you see, these angel food cakes at the Yum Yum Shop have always been her absolute favorite part of vacation, this year was no exception. So I spoke with a young man, placed the order, gave my grandmother’s name and then gave an expected pick-​up time of Noon-​1pm (I couldn’t be sure of their exact arrival due to traffic and it being a NASCAR race weekend in NH).
My grandparents arrived at the Yum Yum Shop at 12:15, and were told the cake was not yet ready… OK. They then waited for FORTY FIVE MINUTES before the cake was given to them. So let’s get this straight… a customer can call ahead, hours in advance, place an order with an expected pick up time, and then be asked to wait anyways? Tsk tsk. My grandmother later explained she thought the cake was actually still frozen when she arrived, and they then scurried to bring it up to temp before handing it over to her.
Cut to me opening up the cake later that night… wow. The cake was caved in on one side, leading me to believe that it was frosted before it was cooled. It was then placed on a cake round and into the box, completely off center so half of the frosting was stuck to the inside of the box. Seriously?!
It’s my understanding, from a family member who owns a house nearby, that management has changed and quality of products and customer service has since made a steep decline. It’s such a shame as my ENTIRE family has been frequenting this establishment for well over 20 years. I don’t think we’ll be back next summer unless something changes…

Iced. Sliced. Raisin. Bread.
Six stars.

Yum yum saved us! I had my wedding in wolfeboro. The desserts person became unresponsive during the last few days and we stressfully had to look elsewhere. We stumbled into the yum yum shop, 4 days before the wedding, and asked for a large order of assorted desserts and small cake. They took the order in stride and provided excellent and tasty desserts. The only downside was we should of ordered more!

Delicious cream «sandwiched» donuts, they always seem to be baking something in the back and have plenty of options to choose from. Seems to be bustling every time I’m there. They have a small, but convenient parking lot which makes it easy to get in and out — for a busy downtown shop.

After seeing some good reviews of the place, I have to say my visit was pretty disappointing.
I went to the bakery, hoping to get a ginger bread man to go, since that’s what the place seems to specialize in, but they were fresh out. Actually most of their shelves were empty. The items that were in stock weren’t properly labeled, so I had ask what each item was (Is that a strawberry pastry or a raspberry? What’s in that turnover? Etc, etc.)
The teenager behind the counter wasn’t too helpful. His attitude exuded «I don’t want to be here» and I couldn’t help but feel like I was treated as an inconvenience and didn’t feel very welcome.
I ended up getting an apple turnover, which unfortunately wasn’t very good.
Maybe they were just having an off day, but I doubt I’ll be going back.

This place is another obligatory stop whenever I’m in town. The donuts and butter crunch cookies here are worth dying for!

My parents and I stopped in here for a bite before taking a tour of Lake Winnipesaukee on The Winnipesaukee Belle. I believe this was a day that we had birthday cake for breakfast, followed by this, ice cream for lunch. It lived up to its name! I had a cone with Brownie Batter and Cookie Dough ice cream. My dad had a Strawberry Frappé and my mom a Maple Walnut Frappé. We loved every minute of the sweet, frozen, creamy goodness! Yum yum, indeed!

Got a small assortment to share with my family while visiting the area. My son loved the gingerbread cookies but he’s four — he will eat anything sweet. They were not really gingery enough and just blah.
We also tried the little turnovers — doughy and bland.
The raspberry pinwheel was good but not amazing.
As far as baked goods go — nothing special but the only place in town really.

i have been going here since i was born.
gingerbread cookies that are frosted are my favorite thing on this planet.
they make every summer complete!
BUT the only reason i didnt give 5 stars is because i went up this weekend and asked for 12 COOKIES and they told me it would be a couple hours because they dont have any. you dont have any gingerbread cookies? at 12:00 … really?
i had to wait in wolfboro for my cookies.
well worth the wait. just a little annoying. never used to be like that.
they would have tonssss in the case.

Can you say desserts? Wow! I live in Oregon and they ship them to me! My kids and myself love the gingerbread men/​women frosted and not frosted, are delicious…

Got nothin’ but love for this place. Get the gingerbread man, and a t-​shirt.

This place rocks! Came here with my family for some fresh bread. Got some cheese bread, which I have never had before. All I can say is, WOW! I am now going to try to find a bakery even half as awesome back home.
The bread was super moist and tasted like a little piece of heaven. You can eat it with nothing on it and not toasted and it melts in your mouth. YUM YUM!!!
Recommend this place for sure. Get yourself some fresh bread, or any of the tasty treats they offer and you won’t be let down! We even got to watch one of the gals make flowers to put on a cake. Lunch and a show! So fun.

We have to stop at the Yum Yum shop when we’re in Wolfeboro — for the fresh bread, pastries and cookies. Their buttery goodness that they call «cookies» are absolutely delicious.
The only pastry I didn’t care for were their napoleons — mainly because I have had the absolute best napoleons from another pastry shop where I live that I have yet to find anything comparable.
Every time we’re in town, we get a dozen or two cookies to take back to the cottage.

I noticed they have gluten free items this summer — amazing! They are soo tasty. If you are gluten free YOU MUST stop by and buy some of their cookies!

The Yum Yum Shop has been a staple since I was a kid and before. I have fond memories of my grandmother taking my sister and I here for a treat on weekends. The décor is cute and geared toward children, with oversized gingerbread motif benches and tables.
The baked goods are just as good today as I remember. The gingerbread cookies alone are to die for. They’ve added a little deli off to the side which offers really great sandwiches and more which I highly recommend. The deli has very sporadic hours, so I recommend to call ahead to be sure it’s open. They take phone orders as well, and I think they offer shipping as well. Check their website for coupons!
Now the complaints: It’s a bit of a free-​for-​all trying to get the attention of the mostly teenaged staff when it gets busy. The deli is excellent, but the sporadic hours have occasionally been a disappointment. I’ve visited the deli regularly, and it seems they are constantly out of turkey, or sides. I’ve found that although the menu clearly states what sides each sandwich comes with, rarely do I get them without a reminder to the reluctant staff (make sure you get a cookie!) My biggest complaint with the deli… do you place your order by the register or the deli counter? The answer is at the deli counter, but apparently if you stand by the register and are pushy enough, you can cut in front of everybody in line.