Bakery Gingham

i agree-​the owner needs to read the reviews because their cupcakes are not fresh, and they need new employees!!! They act like they dont wanna be there with their weird moody a_​_​_​!!!

We’ve been here several times since my first writing and I think we’re about done. The cupcakes can be a little dry and every single employee we’ve ever encountered is so moody and indifferent, it doesn’t make it worth the effort.

The worst cupcake I’ve ever tasted! Not to mention the cupcake she gave me was partially unwrapped who wants to spend $ 2.50 for one cupcake that looks like someone already started eating it?! Anyway the cake was dry and the icing very hard. I’ve had better cupcakes from Kroger.

There is something about a warm fresh baked cookie that just tickles me (not literally of course).
And well, I didn’t necessarily get it here. I got the M&M cookie (I know this may be slightly childish, but hey I know they are good and they looked pretty big and tasty). The cookie was just OK. It was chilled, which they must do to make sure they stay fresh, but then that makes me wonder if they aren’t freshly baked. This also comes down to personal preference, I love warm, gooey cookies and these were cold and hard.
My friend ordered the 7-​layer bar and a chocolate chip cookie. The chocolate chip was the same as mine and the bar was just «meh.» It had all the right ingredients, but there was nothing special or different about it. The bar tasted too generic and store bought, not homemade.
I know this place is known for their cupcakes and the cakes. They only had a couple cupcakes available (maybe 6?) and they didn’t have any cake although they had plenty of signs saying that they are famous for it. So maybe I will give it another shot when I am down here and try this cake! But for now, not a favorite cookie place for me.

I’ve been a Bakery Gingham fan for more than a year now. In fact, there was just one thing I wanted for my birthday this year — a BG cake.
That said — it’s clear that BG has become «famous» with all of the attention from Capital Style and The Knot, and they’re focusing on their wedding cake business now. Quite frankly, I think that they are REALLY letting their core business slide. This bakery made their name with good cupcakes, and they’ve gotten extremely … well, they’re just not good cupcakes any more. And the service is even worse.
Two weeks ago, my husband and I went to the German Village location (our usual haunt). They were sold out of a few flavors by 1 PM. This is fine to happen on occasion — after all, it’s a small local bakery, right? They at least had a few flavors that we really wanted, so it wasn’t a total loss. The service wasn’t the best, but we chalked that up to it having been a busy day. Of course, I now know that I was just making excuses for them.
Today, we went in search of my favorite red velvet cupcakes. We walked into the German Village location and were met by a surly-​at-​best employee. While I jokingly pouted that the display case only had two flavors’ worth of cupcakes in it, she looked like this was a horrid annoyance. I was too stunned at her behavior to do much more than purchase a cupcake and a whoopie-​pie. After paying, she quickly turned on her heel and vanished back into the back … pulling the curtain closed behind her. My husband and I looked at each other, perplexed. Did this woman just leave two paying customers at the register to find their way out of the store? I felt dismissed and straight up annoyed by the whole exchange.
Thinking that this was an anomaly, we ventured down to the Short North location. We were met by a similar empty display case, save for a few very pitiful looking cupcakes. The wrappers were pulling out from the cake, the frosting looked disheveled, and they just didn’t look appetizing. We were informed that because they were just about out of product, they were getting ready to close. This was at nearly 3:00 PM, and they’re scheduled to be open until 5.
My husband and I talked about this a bit on our drive back to Dublin, and the more I talked, the angrier I got. This isn’t the Bakery Gingham that I fell in love with. There are so many places to obtain cupcakes in the Columbus area anymore, and poor product and even poorer service won’t win this bakery any customers. In fact, they lost one of their most vocal advocates today. I know that I will have a very hard time convincing my husband to return, and I’m not inclined to spend a premium amount of money for a less-​than-​premium product and service.
And for the record — the one lone cupcake I was able to get today? When getting it home, I realized that it was quite small. I paid $ 2.50 for a single cupcake that was about ²⁄₃ the size of what I could make in my own kitchen. I’m willing to pay a premium price for a great product and good service, but Bakery Gingham has stopped providing either of those things. This makes me quite sad … I hope that the owner rights the ship soon.

Unlike the other reviewers I thought the red velvet was much better than the other cakes due to the icing. the non cream cheese icing was very bland and not very sweet. much more like a mousse than an icing. Lots of choices in the cup cake craze, I would try another place before going back.

Want good cupcakes? You’d be better off getting a box of mix from the store and doing it yourself.
Went in for a cupcake, expecting something awesome. Nope. Overly sweet, no flavor, bland and little selection. No imagination went into this. Maybe some of their other products are better, but whoever is making these clearly isn’t trying to go above and beyond but is just trying to cash in on the ‘cupcakes are popular’ thing. They should take a field trip to Magnolia’s in NYC or Kickass Cupcakes in Somerville, MA. Or they should stop making cupcakes, because eating these things is a disservice to your pallet. I wish I hadn’t had one and I won’t be back.
Also negative marks for not having a bakery on premise. They bring them in from their storefront/​bakery in the German Village, but you’ll certainly not find anything fresh out of the oven here.

You would be better off going to Giant Eagle and getting cupcakes.
I walked in to get a cupcake, because sometimes you just need a cupcake. I was very tempted to walk out when I saw the cupcakes. They were dinky with lopsided frosting that looked too lightly colored to actually have any flavor. I decided to prevail and try one. Maybe I would be pleasantly surprised.
First off, there were hardly any choices. Red velvet was sold out, which is fine with me because I don’t really think red food coloring makes things taste better. They had a chocolate with chocolate frosting, a stout-​chocolate with cream cheese frosting (and some sort of filling, a whitecake with dyed purple vanilla frosting, and a pineapple with pineapple frosting. Not very creative if you ask me. Also, their website had lead me to believe that there would be more selection — they really should have listed what flavors are available daily.
I ordered the chocolate-​chocolate cupcake, which is apparently called «haute chocolate» which would be cute if there was something special about it, which there wasn’t. The frosting had no flavor except sugar. Pure sugar. It made my teeth feel like they were going to fall out. Sweet is fine, but it didn’t taste like chocolate at all. The cake was dry and nothing special, but I could hardly taste it through the cloyingly sweet frosting.
When I buy cupcakes from a cupcake store, I expect creativity. I expect to taste high-​quality ingredients. I expect fillings, which Gingham had none of. I don’t expect kindergarten class party day from the local grocery store. I expect the flavors to shine and not be overwhelmed by sugar.
I will never, ever get a cupcake from here again.

I am a huge fan of their cupcakes, their ultraviolet white is TOP NOTCH. A friend of mine recently got married, and Bakery Gingham did her wedding cake. It was beautiful and tasted fantastic.
The only thing I was not a fan of was their red velvet cupcakes. I’m pretty picky when it comes to red velvet, and theirs just doesn’t taste right. I’ve tried it at several times at both locations — no dice. They have plenty of other things that are amazing though. And their packaging, stores, and everything about them is cute as a button!

Probably one of the best cupcakes I’ve had in Columbus! The red velvet cupcake was moist and tender. The frosting was light but not overly fluffy and just the right amount of sweetness. I will definitely recommend this bakery to everyone I know!

I was looking for a new place to order cakes from, as well as to try cupcakes. Usually my family and I always go with the typical Walmart Bakery or Krogers Bakery. Needless to say it got old, and they dont have a variety of flavors nor do they have any good designs for cakes or cupcakes. I have been to them both alot over the past years and have been so disapointed. Now my kids and I went to Bakery Gingham one random day and got a few different cupcakes to try. My son loves the ultraviolet white cupcake. and one of my favs is the strawberry shortcake and the snowflake which is coconut. They are pricey but well worth it. I have ordered 2 cakes from there. One was a Gucci themed cake for my fiancé and the other a batman cake for my son. They both loved them as well as others. I def recommend them if you are looking for something new to try or are looking for a cool, nicely decorated cake for a special celebration, be it a wedding, birthday, baby shower or so on. And they now have to Columbus locations. The short north and german village.

A Short North location for this German Village bakery hits the spot!
Bakery Gingham’s second location, located on High Street (directly across from Happy Greek) is a fantastic place to grab a snack as you walk along High!
From the Ultra Violet to my personal favorite, the Buckeye… their cupcakes are delish! The staff is very friendly and always greet you with a smile.
In addition to the cupcakes, the cookies are great too! They also have been selling Coke in the new aluminium bottles!
Just too cute!
The location is really small… in fact, so small they have to bake everything in German Village and truck it to the Short North!
But the size adds some fun character to the experience and the seating outside allows you to eat your cupcake, cookie, or ice cream (They carry Velvet ice cream) while people watching!
What more could you want?!