Bibi’s Bakery

I can’t actually believe how rude the staff were, the girl was on her phone when we walked in and was clearly annoyed that we had «interrupted her»!!! NOT the way to start a business. Put me off going back ever again. Customer service needs much improvement as the staff clearly can’t be bothered trying!

I ordered a selection of 12 cupcakes from Bibi’s. The red velvet was good. However, the rest were too sweet for my liking and quite dry. I’d return for the Red Velvet.

So the window display is amazing, it makes my inner 3 year old pink princess so happy.
Sadly I did not enjoy the cupcakes so much, mine was quite grainy and I found it a little bit too sweet. Maybe I got a bad one as everyone else seems to like this place.
The main reason I gave this two stars is, when trying to ask about ordering a birthday cake (this is before I ate the cupcake) the staff kind of talked over me and I basically got handed a booklet and told that had everything I needed to know. Needless to say I felt a bit disappointed and got my cake elsewhere.
Looks bespoke and special but did not deliver in my experience.

I was so impressed with how good the macaroons are! They were the size of my palm, and we’re very sweet and moist. Better than Paris!!!

I initially saw a couple of girls eating what looked to be delicious chocolate cupcakes so I had to find where they came from! The search was on then I turned the corner and there it was, Bibi’s bakery! The front of the store was a rainbow of delightful treats, cakes, cupcakes and macaroons. Perfectly colored and arranged to draw you into the sugar treat store. We got the carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese frosting. It was sprinkled with cinnamon. The hubby got a chocolate brownie. The cupcake was perfectly spiced with just the right amount of frosting! The brownie was super gooey. My husband loved it. Wish I lived here I would be at this shop everyday!

So first time here, and I’m pretty impressed. The Cosmo macarons are to die for, and the cupcakes are delightful. I’ve had some difficulty finding good cupcakes in the Edinburgh area (usually way too sweet and dry!) but Bibi’s takes the cake (pun intended) if you’re looking for a baked treat.

the cake is an absolutely disaster and the worst ever, no flavor and after the first bite, I tossed the whole birthday cake away which is £30. Please try another shop to get your birthday cake. I am sure you could find something much much better than this.

The storefront is adorable. When you walk into this place you’re instantly taken over with the smell of icing. If you walk farther down the lane you’ll see in a window where they make their cakes and delectables. We only came here because we are obsessed with macarons. They were very good. One of the flavours was rhubarb :) the only thing about them Is they are on the larger side. Probably the biggest Macaron I’ve actually seen. Definitely shareable.

Show me your cupcakes!
Fab little bakery nicely located on Fredrick Street. I bought 12 cupcakes… for a friend… and they looked delicious! Nicely presented in cute Bibi’s Bakery box and the lovely girl who serviced me was all smiles. I would avoid on warm days as I can imagine the shop getting cramped pretty quickly

The macaroons are great! ! The cupcakes also look delicious! I only wish that they were open earlier in the morning so I could take some treats into work. Parking in the area is a nightmare (as expected).

Oh Bibi’s! We could have been so good together!
Never one to turn down a gander at a pretty bakery, I thought I’d just have a quick peek inside. Two macarons later, I was on my way. I got a huge whiff of cupcakey goodness walking through the door and was pretty taken by the lovely colourful baked goods lined up next to the counter.
After reading mixed reviews about the cupcakes on Unilocal,I decided to try a salted caramel and a raspberry macaron for £1.75 each. I love macarons and have baked many in my time. These macaron shells were very bumpy, a bit too cake textured and the cream inside was very buttery and rich. Not only was the texture a bit off, but neither of the macarons tasted much like the flavours they claimed to be.
Aesthetically, this place is nice. The cupcakes and macarons all look very cute. Overall verdict? Just a bit too pricey for the quality of product that is offered.

I have eaten a lot of cup cakes so I like to think I am a great judge of cupcakes. This place is fantastic! In just the 3 months I have lived here I have visited Bibi’s a few too many times. I have tried the chocolate ganache, chocolate cheesecake, After Eight (mint) and espresso. They are all so amazing! Their vanilla frosting isnt the best I have ever had, I personally think it is way too sweet and dense, but the mint and chocolate icing are fantastic! Not only is the frosting worth 5 stars but the cake is always so moist and flavorful! Plus sometimes there is a little surprise inside the cupcake! With such a great location and cupcakes this place cant be beat! (My boyfriend loves the macaroon, but since I have never eaten one I dont feel like I can rate them here)

These cupcakes look stunning! In fact they look so good they make you think they even taste better then they do!
I’ve been to Bibi’s 3 times now. I’m not quite sure why. maybe its been the people I was with (different each time) or the fact that all those times happened in the first 6 months of living here in Scotland and I was just drawn in by the beauty of the cupcakes…
But lets break it down. they icing taste more like harden lard with sugar. its not delicious, its not smooth, the texture is hard and I do not want to eat all of it (which is ridiculous b/​c I get icing shots at a cupcake place in CA. I LOVE my icing!) Next the cake… I know its Scotland and people like their cake her dry and crumbly, but listen theres no pouring cream for the cupcakes so make mine moist! Too dry or too dense. the only one I had which I would get again IF I HAD to go back, would be the Victoria sponge cupcake. The icing was better then the others (probably b/​c it was inside and not decorative) but still just meh, nothing to rave about. Sad b/​c I like a good cupcake, but this is not the place for it yet there seems to be so many Bibi’s around and I can’t figure out why?!

Darn tasty cupcakes. The price is right (~£2 per cupcake) and the peanut butter & chocolate cupcake has a magical Reese’s-sized PB bite hidden inside.
You may need milk.

Bibi’s prides itself on not only having pretty-​looking and decadent cupcakes and sweets, but also having baked goods that are really delicious. I have stopped in twice. I must say they have amazing window displays (I loved the colourful macaroon tower today) but inside the shop it feels cramped, stuffy and hot. Both times the shop has been swarmed by squawking teenage girls, too. Despite this, the cakes are gorgeous and the brownies are delicious!

I *love* the concept of Bibi’s. I love cupcakes, and love them even more when they’re interesting flavours and prettily decorated. For the size, I also think that the price of the cupcakes is pretty reasonable.
The downside… I’m into my baking so I’m really picky, and I find the cupcakes here really dense, and the (huge amount of) frosting sickly sweet. Basically, they’re prettier than they are tasty.
The macarons are also lovely, and in my limited experience of macarons, the flavours are great. But, £1.95 for one? That seems steep, especially as the only other macarons I’ve had have been £0.95.
So, great location and lovely offerings but with so much other fantastic competition in the cupcake world, Bibi’s isn’t too high on my *love* list.

I got the chocolate cheesecake cupcake and it was pretty good! Very moist with cheese in the center

The worst cupcake place ever. I specifically asked the employee if the scone cupcake was sweet and the employee said it was not too sweet. I don’t think I ever had such a sweet cupcake in my life! It was so nasty that I felt like vomiting and it left this horrible after taste in my mouth. Even the obese Americans have better quality cupcake places. Sorry but your cupcakes taste terrible!
On top of that the place had no plastic forks. How in the world is someone suppose to indulge in a giant cupcake without a fork? Worst experience.

I’m a big Bibi’s fan. It probably didn’t help that I spread the word prior to the shop opening about Bibi’s doing GF cupcakes before they could source the right ingredients (sorry!) but I knew they would after visiting the St Andrews branch.
I love Bibi’s and if I’m in town, I stop and stare dreamily into the window at the cake porn. Their window displays are divine and I would defy anyone to try to resist.
I often buy cakes if I’m visiting friends as they do normal (evil for me) and on a saturday, Gluten Free cakes.
Usually they have a huge selection of cupcakes of all flavours — vanilla, chocolate, After Eight, Chocolate Orange, Banoffee, Smarties and many more. The GF versions are more limited and there is a tendancy to make the chocolate sponge version with After Eight, Chocolate or Chocolate Orange. Sometimes though (and these are my favourite weeks) they do vanilla GF cupcakes with lots of girly icing and sparkly sugar crystals — just the way girly cupcakes should be so take note Bibi’s (more of these Saturdays please!). On Sundays, GF brownies are available (even with brownie fatigue, the peanut butter brownie is awesome!). The macaroons — georgeous little chewy pastel globes, are so pretty and tasty too.
Cupcakes are usually priced I think under the £2 mark (around £1.75?) and I don’t think there is any distinction in price between the evil (normal) and the GF versions so Bibi is applauded by this GF girl.
Birthday cakes are available — including GF versions too :-)

It is places like this that make it impossible to be healthy… especially when you walk past the tempting displays they ALWAYS have in the window… please… I have no will power, it is just cruel!
It may well be cruel, but my oh my is it soooo worth it! I decided to nip here with a friend as it was her birthday and I hadn’t had time to whip a cake-​y delight myself. We decided to go for two cupcakes each, which came to a total of £6 I think it was, which I find totally reasonable. After spending several ummm-​ing and aaaahhh-​ing I went for a banoffee and oreo cookies.
These cupcakes are to DIE for! I usually find cupcakes too dry, not particularly flavoursome and the icing is sickly sweet… but these, they are so full of flavour and faaar from being dry! They do appear like they have alot of icing, which is usually not my thing, but they totally make the cake!
Needless to say, I have been back and had a mocha cupcake (one of the flavours of the day, which is a brilliant idea!) and white chocolate and vanilla, and they were just as good second time round!
Based on my first visit I would have gone for 4 stars, as there is nowhere to sit and eat them, and they don’t do hot drinks… just cupcakes. But I have grown to accept that for what it is, this place cannot be beaten!