St. Pete Bakery

Every time I have a special occasion I always order the cake from here. They are quick and always do exactly what you ask. Plus they have so many different options of flavors, frostings, and fillings. Even when I have a last minute order they always get it done on time and the cake always tastes great!

I gave this place three chances over a year and a half period and each time I was disappointed. The customer service was good each time, but the pastries were dry, grocery store like quality and expensive. Almost like I was getting yesterdays leftovers.

What an amazing bakery! I have been trying for years to find someone to make a butterscotch cream pie for my daughter like her grandmother used to make. The pastry chef knew just what I was talking about and was able to make the pie. It was delicious and my daughter loved it!
I will definitely return to this great place.

Best gluten free baked goods I have since I moved to this state almost a year old. Wonderful family owned business. Good baked goods and yummy coffee

I can’t believe that I work two blocks away and I always drive by this place and never stepped in until about a couple of weeks ago. I loved how clean and bright this place looked like which is very important to me, but when I tried their pastries they were fresh and heavenly. It felt like I was biting into something created with love. I will continue going their when I can. If you want to treat yourself make sure you go to this place plus their espresso is really good too.

Serious bakery items. Not cheap but well-​crafted, artful, and a nice selection of unique pastries. Is actually a baking school. Serves coffee and ice-​cream as well. Busy street but located right next to Sunken Gardens with plenty of parking. Nice atmosphere and friendly and accommodating staff (important to them that the oven had warmed my strudel just right-​no microwave for them).

Terrible! The first time we went, they served us FROZEN spinach and cheese croissants. How can a bakery, which is supposed to be making everything fresh, serve frozen anything??? The next time I went, I asked if they had any challah bread. The woman behind the counter said «no» and then literally turned her back to me and walked away to continue her work. The worst customer service ever. On two other occasions, we were treated with the same lack of customer service and same lack of bakery selections. We will not be going back. This place will not last.

I actually came here for a pie making class which for me was a little pricey and then I had to purchase the pie that I made in class to take home which I have never had to do but that is a different situation. The food I must say is definitely high quality and very tasty. The place is really nice and a place one can sit with their friend and chat while having some tasty café or a chicken pot pie turnover or their many sweet treats. Michael Ostrander is definitely and trained and amazing chef who does know what he is talking about. A good place to stop in for some reasonably priced sweet or savory pastries.

Conveniently located next to Sunken Gardens, after a lovely walk with my sweetheart I enjoyed some sweets from this rockin’ bakery and ice cream shop! They have an impressive selection of sweets. Whether you’re in the mood for coffee, ice cream, cookies or cake, they’ll have something to tempt your tastebuds.
I think the prices are rather high, but the cinnamon roll and ice cream I tried were both excellent and worth it to me. They also have an impressive selection of gluten free goodies, including brownies and peanut butter cookies. Prices hovered between $ 2.50 to $ 4 per pastry. Yes, you could probably find some of these things cheaper at Mazzaro’s or Publix or even Winn Dixie, but I liked the ambiance and the service was top notch.
They also had some gorgeous cakes on display (see my photos) but I can’t vouch for taste as I have not tried them – yet.
The owner also teaches classes ranging from bread making to pies to chocolate to gluten free desserts for $ 100 a pop. You can see the schedule on the website:
I am not sure I will visit regularly but I am sure we’ll be back after visits to Sunken Gardens. After all, there’s nothing like some ice cream or a cold coffee to take the edge off an afternoon spent walking around in the Florida heat! Not to mention picking up the occasional treat for the night’s dessert…

Customer service is lacking. Ginger cookies were awful, terrible to be honest, I got home and threw them out, there was so much ginger in those cookies I can’t help but wonder if the baker made a terrible mistake following the recipe .
Nothing looked very appetizing. I won’t go back

Great gem in St Petersburg
Authentic and fresh bakery at its best
Patron Mr Michael Ostrander is an artist and a gentleman

Absolutely amazing service and the savory, homemade pies we had were out of this world! I will definitely be back.

Chef Michael Ostrander is literally one of the finest and most experienced pastry chefs in the entire country. We are privileged to have him here locally with an incredible pastry shop and also cooking classes for anyone who wants to learn.
The assortment of pastries they have is mind-​blowing and the quality is stunning! We tried a Kouign-​Amann which is this flakey, moist, buttery, sugary, pastry originating from Brittany in France.
We can’t wait to return!

OK this review I pasted below was written by my mother but the cake was bought for me and what I also expierenced. I asked my mom to write the review since she ordered the cake and purchased it. She doesn’t usually write reviews so it ended up not being placed under the active reviews. This is a real review and everything in the review occurred .
I was so excited when I first heard about St. Pete Bakery. I have had such a hard time finding really good bakery products in this area and have resorted to having baked products (pies, cakes pastries etc.) ordered in from New York at very high shipping rates to have the quality I am looking for.
I ordered a birthday cake for my daughter. She loves fresh raspberries. Hazelnuts, custard and real whipped cream. So when I called the bakery I requested they bake a cake using these ingredients. After some discussion (they insisted pastry cream for the filling was better than custard, I had my doubts, but went along with their recommendation). Unfortunately I have to say this was one of the worst cakes I have ever had. Since my daughters birthday fell on Easter this year we decided to pick the cake up the evening before. When my husband brought the cake in and I opened the box to look at it I could see that the raspberries were already turning. They had written on a separate fondant square which was placed on the cake «Happy Birthday (my daughters name)» which I had requested, but it was written in some kind of script type writing which took us forever to figure out what they had printed, it was so poorly done. Then to top it off they add at the bottom «wow you are getting old» Unfortunately this we could easily make out. Mind you, I never even told them how old she was, and trust me no woman past the age of «29» wants to read that on their birthday cake! When it was time to serve the cake I had to pick several of the berries off the cake since they had turned to mush. The cake itself was a hazelnut cake which was ok, but was on the dry side. The pastry cream is nothing like custard and the whipped cream frosting had been whipped too much and had turned the corner to becoming greasy butter. All in all the cake was pretty much inedible and the bulk of it went into the garbage along with any excitement I had for this new bakery. This cake was small (I believe 6 in.) and I paid $ 55.00 for it, which is pricey, but I wouldn’t have minded if the quality was there.
From what I have read from other reviews there seems to be a lack of consistency. Some people have good experiences and others not so much. Oh well, I guess I’m back to ordering from far flung places to find the quality I want.

Owner of this establishment was beyond rude and hands down abusive towards a female employee. Unprofessional environment and very uncomfortable for those of us that had to watch the scene. Best way to not have customers come back? by treating your employees with disrespect.
To be fair the baked goods are great — but hard to enjoy while owner is screaming at his employees. Also — no soy/​almond milk available for non dairy drinkers. It is 2015 — get with the non dairy option program!

First impressions are everything. But that seems lost on the Chef/​Owner of St. Pete Bakery. As we walked in today, the Chef, who I am assuming is also the owner by the way he spoke, was yelling at the top of his lungs about some issue related to the bakery to a group of people who took up all of the air conditioned tables and chairs. I hope they are his friends because it was already inappropriate. If they were customers it would be far worse. Either way we almost turned around and walked out. But it being Sunday and this being the only bakery open, we decided to stay but changed our order to take out.
I then took a look at the baked goods. They consisted mostly of small items such as macaroons, tiny rum balls, cookies and the like. I was hoping for some eye popping fruit tarts and pretty French or Italian style pastries. Everything I see was brown and lopsided and a little overdone. For instance the German chocolate cake wasn’t round and was leaning to one side. The bear claws were unrecognizable. And if the «carrot cake» wasn’t actually sesame balls then I’ll be a monkey’s uncle. Otherwise that is the first carrot cake I have seen with sesame seeds all over it.
Now I wouldn’t let that stop me if it wasn’t for the prices. High barely covers it. A chocolate decadence smaller than a silver dollar cost $ 4.00. Tiny Rum balls were $ 3 each and were the size of a large grape. And the rugelach… The rugelach was $ 1.50 each or $ 20.00 a pound. I buy mine from Mazaro’s for $ 14.00 a pound or so. And it is awesome. But that price is pretty standard for other bakeries.
But just in case all that was outweighed by the taste I decided to get a chocolate mousse ball. It looked great but was unremarkable. The chocolate ganache was good but the chocolate on top was so hard that eating it destroyed the ball. And the cake in it was as dry as sand paper. It did not taste fresh at all. And it cost me $ 4.00 which was one of the better deals there but was still a let down. We ended up going for ice cream elsewhere.
To recap:
Inappropriately loud owner/​chef.
High prices.
Mediocre baked goods.
Forgot to mention the terrible parking situation.
Go elsewhere.

I finally had the chance to venture in on Mother’s Day. I tried parking in the main parking lot which was a complete and utter chaos with everyone and their mother (literally) heading to brunch or Sunken Gardens. I almost left and then remembered there was a side street. I parked over there, legally I may add, and popped into the small bakery. This was a former Cold Stone Creamery and it’s set up the same.
I had 5 people coming over and I knew I wanted a variety. I picked out 2 savory chicken pot pie turnovers and 2 ham and cheese turnovers. They were a little pricey at $ 5.00 each. Knock a dollar off and I would have purchased more.
I then picked out one napoleon, one sfogliatelle (more on this later), one cassata cake and 2 coconut macaroons. My total was around $ 85 which was pretty pricey I think.
First off, the savories won hands down to all of us. The crust was amazing, the filling delish. While pricey, I would definitely reorder those.
Now as far as the sweets, I wasn’t overly impressed. The napolean was just ok. Not bad, but not the best either. The cassata cake was good but it had a cinnamon oil in it which was a tad bit overpowering to all of us. Still, tasty tho. The sfogliatelle tho was the big disappointing piece. Anytime I see these, I grab them. They are usually amazing and hard to come by in the Tampa bay region. Mazzarro’s has them but they get scooped up quickly.
This one had barely any filling and they weren’t delicate, they were almost hard. So sad!
The Coconut Macaroons were a bit hit tho. My moms favorite by far.
All in all, I am happy to have an independent bakery but I think their prices are a little steep. I will try some other items next time as their croissants and scones looked wonderful.

Just visited this awesome bakery for the first time today. The Ham and Cheese Croissants were fresh out of the oven so i HAD to grab two of those. They were delightful. The whole place smells like heaven, and they have a wide assortment of baked goodies to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth!
They also do custom cake work there! I spoke to a lovely girl named Jordan who was in the process of working sugar to make a cake. She showed me pictures of her work and this girl is TALENTED!
If you’ve never tried it, GO! It’s on 4^th street. Right when you see the Sunken Gardens sign, pull into the parking lot and walk past the Carrabba’s. You will not the disappointed!

Excited to see what this new bakery had to offer so we stopped in on a Saturday morning. They are located where the former ice cream place was next to Carabba’s Italian Grill off 4^th St (where Sunken Gardens is).
Lots of baked goodies! It was hard deciding on what to order. We opted for some croissants, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon bun and a filled O-​nut (their version of the croissant donut). We took everything to go so we could share because I’m nice. They were doing a 10% off your order if you «Like» them on Facebook and show them on your phone when paying. Sweet!
Everything was pretty much delicious. Croissants were amazing! Like melt in your mouth, very flaky and not too buttery that it greases your fingers amazing. I don’t like filled donuts but the O-​nut was a hit with the hubby and son. The owner came out of the kitchen and was walking around and talking to everyone which was nice to see. Will definitely be coming here more often than not when we are in the area.

Stopped in today for the first time. Pastry chef was there and espresso cookies and cinnamon rolls were fresh out of the oven. He insisted we try several samples. We obliged.
The whole place smells amazing. Fresh cookies, individual sized cakes and cheesecakes, larger sized cakes, several different kinds of brownies, breads, muffins, pastries, William Dean Chocolates, and ice cream (ice cream was not homemade). Vegan and gluten free options available. I’m pretty sure you can’t go wrong here. They also offer classes and train normal people and pastry chefs. He is the guru behind desserts all over the bay area. They have not even started advertising yet and he won’t have to once people find his new location. Check them out.
Parking is in parking lot by Carrabba’s. Walk past Carrabba’s entrance and enter off 4^th street.