Retro Bakery

Us girls were So disappointed. Unilocal you have failed us. This place was totally overrated dang it! We were looking so forward to this but the cupcakes were just to much! Just To much everything! For gourmet cupcakes it was reasonably priced. We bought 6 cupcakes and more then half were recommended to us and out of all of the cupcakes we unanimously liked just 1! The pucker up! Some we had to spit out because they were just to much!
We did however get their peanut butter cookie and it was off the charts. If we ever go back it would be just for that cookie. It some how had smooth creamy peanut butter in it. It was awesome!
We would never buy cupcakes from there again.

Absolutely the best bakery in town! Huge fan for many years! Love the milk and cookies cupcake and my boys love the cookies!

The Pink Lemonade cupcake was good! Definitely something to at least try.
The oatmeal butterscotch cookies were good as well! I would give them a 3.5÷5
Good experience definitely!

Have been here a few times and purchased cupcakes both for gifts and myself. The selection is good with different flavors, but it would be nice to have something different, maybe with fruit. Personally, I don’t like a super sweet cupcake and most of them have a very sweet frosting. Some of the cupcakes seem a little less sweet than others, but the standard frosting is super sugary. The cake portion is good and the pink lemonade was an interesting combo, plus there was an old fashioned one that looked like one of the retro chocolate cupcakes with the frosting inside and a swirl on the top. That actually didn’t taste overly sweet. Pricing is a little high and no military discounts.

When the kids want a sweet treat other than frozen yogurt or ice cream, this is where we go! Never can go wrong! Lots of varieties and the service is good!

Love this local bakery. I am a big fan of buttercream icing and this place has it mastered. I often buy a dozen assorted cupcakes and have to grab the flyers because friends always want to know where I bought them. From the insane amount of choices anyone can easily find a favorite. The seasonal specials are always a treat. The staff here treat you like family, so genuinely helpful and sweet. I’m lucky this place is in my neighborhood, not that I wouldn’t drive across town if they weren’t.

Retro made our wedding cake and 3 dozen cupcakes. The design on our 6″ was AWESOME. Exactly like the picture I provided. The fondant wasn’t gross either (think it was marshmallow). The chocolate and peanut butter flavor we got was very rich.
The glazed donut cupcakes taste like fresh Krispy Kreme donuts. Everyone at the wedding reception loved the cake and cupcakes.

Hold the phone. Seriously WTF is with this nearly 5 star rating for this place? I am totally cool supporting local businesses, but local doesn’t make this 5 stars.
I should preface this review that I’ve worked in bakeries, so I’ve made my fair share of cupcakes & I understand that bakery work isn’t a walk in the park. I live nearby so I decided to treat my siblings to cupcakes after dinner tonight.
We ended up with:
–Peanut butter chocolate — frosting tastes like incredibly sweet peanut butter. Cake tastes like a bland wacky cake.
–Lemon Raspberry — sister said it had zero raspberry flavor and that the frosting tasted like the smell of lemon scented bathroom cleaner.
–Glazed doughnut — brother said it tasted like just plain white cake mix.
— Hopscotch — sister (she’s 9) liked the frosting, despite it being so sweet it could make you squint but said the cake part tasted like nothing.
We all sampled each cupcake, so I can attest to the validity of my siblings’ critiques.
Frosting is so sweet that it is inedible and the cake tastes like nothing at all. I was expecting some intense, quality flavors. I didn’t taste a hint of butter for a business whose tagline is «it’s all about the buttercream.»
While I’m happy to support a local business with my money and the cupcakes looked gorgeous, the cupcakes themselves were not as good as even a boxed mix and the frosting is too sweet — very unbalanced.

Tried this place out because of the awesome reviews. I have to say I’m not impressed for a couple reasons.
1) When we first entered we were very excited and had good energy. Workers were so dead. We were saying how we were so juiced to try their cupcakes because of the rave reviews only to have blank stares. Wow. Cupcakes are supposed to be fun not depressing.
2) Cupcakes are gorgeous but oh-​so-​bland like the workers. It was so disappointing. All I taste is super sweet frosting and nothing else. The cupcakes were very inconsistent in texture. One was dry another was so moist I think it wasn’t cooked all the way.
My partner and I got 2 cupcakes each. All different flavors. We couldn’t even finish 1 because of the extremely sweet frosting overpowering everything. Took a bite from the other 2 to see if it would be different. Nope. I am being very generous with my 2 stars feeling that the overall experience was bad. Bad attitudes to match the bad cupcakes. There goes $ 10 we could have used on Starbucks. My partner says, «Starbucks is worth the calories. These aren’t.» LOL. With that said, if you love sweet to the point of tooth ache and rot, this is your spot.

There is nothing retro nor revived about this bakery. Retrograded experience from workers who brought our high energy down. They were so sad, I don’t think they should be serving cupcakes. They remind me of a sad clown serving crying children bad balloon toys and magic tricks.
Okay, so we have tasted the best cupcakes from San Francisco and perhaps our standards are high but there is absolutely no excuse for a chocolate cupcake that does not taste like chocolate. I mean, was that dark brown food coloring??? We ordered 4 different flavor and I kid you not, they all taste the same, like sugar.
This place is not a 4 star cupcake bakery to me, it’s sub par. I think I’m being nice with the 2 stars but really guys, why does all the cupcake taste so bland and all the frosting taste like sugar, like truvia?
The only thing I liked was the little toffee sprinkle on the monthly special cupcake, at least that tasted like toffee.
Such a :(sad cupcake experience.
So… Who wants cupcakes? Because we have about ¾ left over — never have I ever unfinished a cupcake.

This is the first time I ordered from here. It was not cheap, but I had heard great things. For the cake I ordered, I asked for pink and «It’s a Girl» written on top. I got peach! I was extremely disappointed but it was too late. I had to get to the party with my peach cake. The cupcakes were a hit with some of the guests. I prefer the cream cheese frosting myself. I gave them 3 stars because the cost compared to what I got was not worth it. Customer service was great, nice people.

Love their Mypies… Too bad they haven’t had them lately. Bring em back!
… Cookie Butter please

Amazing fresh cupcakes!
My husband and I loved them so much we ordered our wedding cake and my daughter’s birthday cake.
Great prices and fabulous choices. My husband loves the strawberry banana cupcakes. I’m a fan of the chocolate anything.

Ordered a custom nurse cake for my wife’s birthday. If you plan on doing this here, plan on putting in your order 14 days in advance. I came in contact with 4 employees throughout the process and they were all informative, professional, and seemed interested in assisting. The cake came out ridiculously awesome.
The only thing I can be upset about is I wanted a specific item on the cake that required a small ice-​paper scan. I guess their machine was broken. They didn’t call to inform me of this. When I picked it up, they offered a refund for the missing small piece but didn’t know how to work the computer system to give the actual refund. I guess it’s the thought that counts. The cake was still great and more importantly my wife was happy.
Also, in the past I’ve ordered their cupcakes and those are delicious as well.
I recommend this bakery for your sweet tooth fix.

The best cupcake I have ever had in Las Vegas!
I have ordered cupcakes, birthday and celebration cakes and love all of their cookies here so my fiancé and I decided to order our wedding cake too! This cute little place has the most delicious buttercream in the biz! It was worth the drive across town from us and the process and prices were such a breeze compared to what my other friends have said about ordering their wedding cakes. Being the little baker that I am I did not want fondant or Crisco frosting, so Retro Bakery was an easy choice for a simple delicious cake. They have amazing flavors and some great cookies too! Go get sugar wasted if you are in the area!

Thanks to a friend talking up this place I decided to check it out. Let me tell you it is a Cupcake Lovers Heaven. They have a variety of flavors for just about anyone. I am not a huge CAKE person for me it is all about the frosting. Well this place has delicious Buttercream. when they say «Its all about the Buttercream» they are telling you the truth. Just be warned it is SWEET. I couldn’t settle one the flavors I wanted to try so I ended up getting a full dozen.
I ended up trying a few bites of each kind I purchased I am going to go ahead and bullet my opinions on each one but let me say that each and every one I took a bite of was FRESH and had moist cake. Everyone is going to have different opinions as to what flavor is best. The friend who told me about this place was in SHOCK that I am not a chocolate Chocolate fan lol so just keep that in mind but I feel this place is definitely worth a try!
Hop Scotch– This is on their Flavor sheet as the #1 Seller. I UNDERSTAND why. it’s delicious vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream dipped in butterscotch which I found to be just the right consistency and completely delightful. I couldn’t finish the whole thing but I still am thinking about how great that first bite was… YUM YUM YUM
Milk & Cookies– This was one of my favorites. I took it in one big bite to get the cookie, frosting and cake at once. Which can be overload but I love those stuffed cookies and this added a nice balance with the chocolate chip Cake.
Maple Bacon– I really enjoyed this one too because I am a fan of the bacon flavored items. This was a nice balance that had real bacon flavor without the nasty after tastes that can come with hybrid bacon items and the maple wasn’t too over powering. I was able to get that sweet/​salty balance.
Cotton Candy– Basically what it says a Cotton Candy frosted Cupcake that definitely tasted like you’d expect. The color was beautiful and my daughter and son were both drawn to it. I enjoyed the bite of it that I had but I would not get it again.
Coffee & Donuts– I am not a coffee fan butI love coffee flavored items but more than that I wanted to try the GLAZE because there was just something about the way it looked in the case. The lady who helped me (sadly I didn’t get her name) said it was her personal favorite so I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I enjoyed it OK. The frosting is definitely that coffee flavor but the glaze is messy and I wasn’t a huge fan of the balance but the concept is awesome and I assume if you are a coffee lover this would be right up your alley.
Big Kahuna– It was so adorable basically a Pina Colada type cup cake with a sugar surf board on top and it tasted so delicious. The pineapple flavor was so amazing without being too over powering. It was almost like a Coconut cake without that cotton mouth you get from all the shaved coconut. I really enjoyed this one and now understand why there was only one left in the case!!!
Chocolate Fountain– I am not a huge fan of Chocolate cake so I wasn’t too excited about this one but my pal who told me about the place LOVEs it so I had to give it a try. I took a bite and I will say if you love chocolate youll love this. The chocolate buttercream is the best I have ever had. My son couldn’t stop raving about this cupcake and I have a feeling I will be investing in a lot of these in my future. Since my son is only five and has a huge sweet tooth and has talked about how great this cupcake is already five times over. I probably have many years of purchases to look forward to.
The last two types I tried were basically Birthday Cake which was a blue frosting with sprinkles fun fetti cupcake and it had delicious texture and cake!!! and the other was just a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles. Both were really good !
Since I had to get duplicates for my kids in certain types I didn’t try twelve different flavors so I still have a few I need to try next time I go back but overall I say this place is worth the little drive I had to take to get there. They were friendly and have quality cupcakes and cookies!!! I saw someone there ordering a cake so that is a plus too!!!

I have to be honest, my five star rating isn’t for the product. I had heard a bit about this place and as a desserts maniac, I was in the area so I figured I would stop in, as it is quite a ways up there in the northwest side. It was a lot of cupcakes, which is weird for a «bakery». But they are known for them so I figured I would try it.
Overall, the cupcakes were very sizable and fairly priced but they were soooooo sweet. Wow. Felt like my teeth might melt off.
In all fairness, many people like sweet cupcakes, so I can’t really fault them. If they have been in business this long, they have something figured out with what people like.
The reason for my rating is mainly the customer service. They are literally some of the nicest people I have ever met. You can tell they take pride in their store and know what they’re doing. I think they have some really creative cupcakes and while I probably can’t go back for my personal dessert needs, these are definitely the kind of unique cool cupcakes you can bring to a party and all the sugar addicts will lose their minds.

What’s the point of having a cupcake if it isnt dense, moist, with perfect tasting frosting? This place has got the perfect cupcake down. Always a fun variety offered, with funky flavors mixed with old school favorites. They change specialty flavors to what’s in season, making it even MORE perfect.
The employees are always friendly, and the owners, a husband/​wife team are always personable.

It’s Vegas, so why not have a shot glass full of frosting for $ 1?
Love the décor here at Retro Bakery! The employees even dress in a retro rockabilly style. Love the cute yellow retro fridge located behind the cash register which I’m told contains employee lunches. I romanticized that the fridge contained something cooler in there, like an old fashioned jello mold waiting to set. I’m going to imagine that the employee lunches consists of retro items, like deviled eggs.
The #1 selling cupcake at Retro Bakery is the Hopscotch. The vanilla buttercream frosting is dipped in butterscotch and all that yumminess sits atop a simple vanilla cupcake.
The texture of the hopscotch reminds me of a Dairy Queen dipped cone. It has that chewy toothsome bite reminiscent of a freshly dipped cone. The plain vanilla cupcake is subtly moist. The vanilla buttercream frosting on it’s own, has a bit of a grainy sugar crystal texture, but strangely, it’s still not too sweet.

Awesome!
Retro Bakery just shot up my list of top cupcakes in Las Vegas. If you don’t believe me, try some yourself!
Always on the hunt for anything bakery, I came across Retro Bakery on Unilocal.I did see a few people had written some Stella reviews on this business, so after doing some recon from the NorthWest Unilocal Crew Ty W and Mary S, I made my way to Retro with little care for my cavities.
Located on North Durango drive, in North West Las Vegas. Retro Bakery has established itself in a small strip mall. When locating it using your conventional smart phone it will be a little odd in how it displays the route, so keep your eyes peeled.
Once Inside I was greeted by very helpful young lady, being my first time she went through everything that was on display and pricing. Very helpful. I ended up with a half dozen.
2x Red velvet
1x Cotton candy
1x Drumstick
1x Cupcake of the month (pretty much chocolate overload)
1x cookie cupcake
After a sample of each and I was not disappointed!!! Each had that smooth fluffy texture with an explosion of flavor.
Although I didn’t look into it much more, it seemed like they had custom cakes for purchase as well. Something I might have to look into in the future.
If your living over this side of town and are needing birthday or just any old reason to get something sweet, Retro Bakery seems to be the place to come.
Overall
Service: 4 – 5
Food: 5 – 5
Cleanliness: 5 – 5
Coming back: Yes