Sugar Plum Bakery

Researched bakeries in the area before traveling to Virginia Beach for a cousin’s wedding. My family and I visited this cute bakery. First, love the name. Second, it’s a non-​for-​profit and helps individuals with mental disabilities which I love. Pastries were pretty good. My brother and I loved the cookie monster and I enjoyed the red velvet cupcake! Downside, the cake display is refridgerated so let your cup/​cakes thaw before eating them. If we’re back in the area, definitely coming back!

I’ve been coming here for decades… I can’t believe I just typed, «decades”– true story! I stop in for the morning glory muffins when I’m in town and I can’t believe, they never disappoint. They have a great variety of baked goods, the service can be a little inconsistent; however, this local business has a wonderful mission, business model and they’re products are wonderful and consistent! Love Sugar Plum Bakery.

Their cakes all taste great. They definitely need better work on their customer service. The woman that helped me seemed so annoyed and irritable as she was handing me my orders.

Not enough nice things I can say about this place!
Their cakes are AMAZING. I mean, literally the best cakes I’ve ever had. More importantly, they are community minded as they teach the less fortunate and those with disabilities real life skills and give them gainful employment. They strive to give those individuals enough skills to become truly independent. Really amazing.
Keep up the great work guys!

My boss’s boss recommended this place for a birthday cake for my boss. He told me to get the Motzart cake, and I wish I had spent the extra $ 10 to get it, cause it seemed good. I got a regular cake, which was good, but the icing was bland (a kind of not-​sweet fluff icing). I also tried a lemon square, which was amazing. Ultimately, part of the reason you go here is because it’s a great place and support for people with disabilities. The location is a ways down Laskin, but it’s super clean and cheerful.

Very nice and clean bakery. They have one of the best pineapple upside down cakes. They have so many different varieties of desserts to choose from and we have tried several different ones in all Have not disappointed. Most of their workers are all volunteer. I have stopped in here a couple of times when in the area. They seem to always be busy but had plenty of staff to wait on you and take time to answer any questions you may have. and good customer service. Very good bakery to try.

Came here today to pick up my husband a little treat and wasn’t disappointed!
Unlike a few of the other customer reviews, i had a great experience with the staff. They wished me good morning as soon as i walked in and even were happy to ice a message on the donut when I asked! The icing was honestly a little but sloppy but it tasted AWESOME so who cares! (The maple long john filled with butter cream, if you were wondering. Mmmmm). The donut and many other of their sweets were around 2 dollars so expensive in comparison to other bakeries, but its really not that bad considering you’re supporting a great cause and they taste great!
The place was adorable and clean and I’ll definitely be back!

Mozart cake is the best in town!
I love knowing that I’m not just buying cake when i buy from them, I’m helping the community.
You can never go wrong here!

Stopped by on a rainy Monday morning and the selection was great! I loaded up a box of assorted goodies and they all got great reviews by their recipients. From the rich moist brownies to the over the top sweet cake pops and right down to the gooey sticky buns, delicious. The always sweet cannolis and the perfectly tangy lemon bars along side those elegant little «petit fours» so light and fresh, make any mouth happy! In a word: YUM! We will be back for more real soon.

Stopped in here to pick up some desserts to celebrate my mom’s birthday. I am not from the area so I was happy to see a variety of desserts to choose. I picked cupcakes, HUGE PB moon pie, carrot and pumpkin bars and a variety of other bars. Everyone loved them! I personally tried the PB moon pie and it was peanut nut buttery, soft and delicious! They also had a case of large cakes too but I opted for the variety of bars/​cookies as I didn’t want to buy plates and forks, since I was from out of town.
Staff that waited on me was very friendly and pleasant.
This store also had a separate counter where you could get coffee drinks and soups. I think they had sandwiches too, but I can’t remember!
Anyways I had a great experience and thought they had a LARGE selection of items.

A little overdue on writing this. Came here to pick up a last minute cake (literally frazzled), in FEB! Cold and icy weather, hoping they would have something at 8 AM, without having called in advance. I walked in and they greeted me right away. I told them I wa sin to buy a birthday cake, needed it like right then and there. They GAVE ME OPTIONS! They had several types of cakes and sizes and asked what I wanted written on it. They were beyond helpful and I was out of there all too fast, thinking how amazing the whole experience was. BEST PART: the cake was delicious! Like spoon and finger licking good!!! I went back for some other pastries later. They didn’t disappoint!

First, I have a major sweet tooth and will travel for a good bakery. After doing some research on this particular bakery, I was really looking forward to trying it out.
The bakery itself is very cute, clean, and inviting. The staff… not so much. We weren’t greeted when we walked in and the staff just looked at us until we pointed out what we wanted. Very disappointing considering they had their students who were all very happy and excited to be there.
They had quite the variety to choose from! We got everything from donuts, mini cheesecakes, red velvet cupcakes, to cream horns. It was all very good!
I will give this bakery another try and hopefully they get their customer service together.

Walked in and noticed several other customers walking around no one offering help. I asked a question to a girl who was working with her back turned to everyone and she shrugged me off with an attitude. It’s not good service to be rude to a possible customer.

I was really looking forward to stopping in and now that I work on this side of town it’s a lot closer.
However, I was ignored by the first person at the counter. She was too busy writing stuff down to say hi. The other employee going over prices for cookies with a customer didn’t find it necessary to acknowledge me either. And then I made eye contact with yet two more employees and nothing.
It gets better… so after the employee finished and that lady left the employee took off to the back and left me hanging.
She finally came out and asked «what do you need». Hmm. Better service is what I should have said but I didn’t.
I did buy something to make the trip worth my while but I can’t say that I will be back. The brownie I purchased was good not great and their prices are high and of course the customer service is below mediocre.
I really wanted to establish a relationship with this bakery since I have a major sweet tooth but I shall look else where.

To say I love cupcakes and all things bakery related would be an understatement. While vacationing in Virginia Beach I had the most horrible craving for a cupcake. After HOURS of looking up local places I stumbled upon Sugar Plum.
I tried both cupcakes and cake pops. The cake pops were very soft and delicious and the cupcakes were AMAZING. I even bought some to bring home, and two days later they were still soft and fresh! Most of the time, cupcakes last maybe a day before they get hard and dried out. But these cupcakes lasted!
They have other bakery items, too, but I didn’t try anything else. I’m sure they are all delicious.
If you are craving something sweet, head down to Sugar Plum Bakery and pick something up! You will not be disappointed.
Also, as a side-​note: this bakery employees individuals with disabilities so before you judge someone on their outward appearance remember that some disabilities are invisible. I love that they do this and I would gladly give them all my business if I lived closer.

My all time favorite bakery, everything is so good. I’ve purchased multiple items including their freshly baked bread, the triple chocolate cookies, the chocolate cookies, the lemon bars, and a birthday cake. Worth breaking my diet each and every time. All the prices are super reasonable and affordable. During the week, the store sells lunch.

My dad and I went just on a whim since we were near by. I got the cheesecake cup while my dad got two glazed doughnuts. The options they had were pretty good and the prices were decent. Overall I was happy with my choice as it was pretty good. It wasn’t too cold and came out of the paper easily.
The only thing I feel like the place is lacking is customer service. The girl at the cash register greeted us but that was about it. Her attitude came of as blasé and no one else behind the counter seemed to care about her interaction with customers. Customer service isn’t always the best but if she had just a bit better of an attitude then that may help her.
If you’re looking for a place to get in and out for a sweet tooth fix this is a pretty nice place. Just don’t expect a smile.

A co-​worker recommended SP to me when I was looking for my BF’s Valentine’s Day cake.
PROS:
— SO many yummy-​looking items to choose from! BEST lemon bars, EVER!
— Their pull-​apart cheese bread was so good, I ate it right out of the bag!
— Bakery is charming, neat, clean and the staff is nice!
— More info + menu list are on their website (it’s a non-​profit organization!)
CONS:
— It’s located on Laskin Rd; a nice area of Virginia Beach with horrible traffic and those God-​awful, two-​way, «service roads»!
— They close at 6:00! I was lucky to be let in when I got there.
— The creampuff wasn’t that great
— Their deli is not open on weekends and closes early on weekday afternoons
CONCLUSION:
I’m glad I ordered the special cake from here; it was very good. Too bad that I can’t visit as often as I’d like because of its hours and location but it’s worth planning a Saturday morning visit!

So far, so good on the desserts I had today. Cheesecake bars was OH SO delicious! But watch out because the crust had nuts in it.
I ordered mini cupcakes for a bday party and the prices on these cute little things were cheaper here than I can find elsewhere.
A lot of desserts, cakes, cookies, bars, pies, even café that sells sandwiches! Can be a cute little hang out spot too!

I chose this bakery because of the nonprofit gig they have going on. That’s awesome for the community and awesome for humanity! Kudos!
I got the Mozart cake for a friend’s baby shower. I ordered it over the phone and they did GREAT with the decorations… It cost $ 18 extra dollars for the decoration of a fish bowl and goldfish, and once seeing the cake, I wasn’t sure if it was worth $ 18 (it was on-​point design wise, but it was all buttercream frosting, not fondant or anything.) but. Not a huge deal.
However–
I went in on Saturday to pick up the cake and almost felt like I was bothering the girls working behind the counter asking for it, and taking time to look at the other things they had. They showed me the cake (which I was happy with) but told me there was not a box big enough to cover the top of the cake (it was a quarter sheet cake) After spending 15min trying to find a way to put it in my car without worrying about crap flying into it, I went back inside and asked if they maybe had saran wrap or a bigger box I could put on top… The girl I asked rolled her eyes, turned her back to me, and started whispering to another girl next to her. All I wanted was to be able to get the $ 80 freaking cake home without ruining it. She then gave me a box that MIRACULOUSLY fit and covered the cake! Finally.
I also got 3lbs of cookies that didn’t taste very fresh, and no one really liked how the Mozart cake tasted. It was kinda weird (3 layers of yellow cake with one layer of raspberry jam and one of Bavarian cream, frosted with buttercream and then drizzled with chocolate), but to each his own!