The Hummingbird Bakery

Was really excited to try this place but sadly disappointed once I did. The cupcakes look beautiful, but taste very fake and manufactured. Frosting especially was flavorless and way too thick for a delicate cupcake. Their takeaway boxes are also not very reliable. Both families to whom I gave a box said they were completely destroyed after a 10 minute easy walk home. For beautiful-​looking but tasteless cupcakes, I don’t think they’re worth the price.

This location is tiny but it has been refurbished last summer and it is quite cozy. Hummingbird cupcakes are my benchmark to other cupcakes and it is very hard to beat them up. They do have also some sliced cakes that worth a try like the devil’s food dark chocolate cake.

These cupcakes are literally the best I’ve ever had, i bought them on a rainy Soho day and ate them on my way home back to Belgium and i was awed by their quality. This was sooooo good! I though I’ve already tasted the best cupcake their was but their salted caramel and their nutella cupcakes really gave me everything i want in a cupcake! I will absolutely be back and I’m already craving their cupcakes and planning my next London trip!

Yummy and good looking cupcakes, pretty rainbow cakes. Downside is that they sort of all tasted kinda similar.

I have to use the right proverb here– «A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush». This is right for me and my understandings, because I don’t see any point in visiting many bakeries if I had already found one of the best in the area. I’ll stay loyal to this bakery and its delicious and appealing deals.

This place was hard to explain. The cake was huge and tasty, but on the dry side. Yes grab some tea or glass of milk people lol. There was a nice flow of customers going in and out. So I guess people really enjoy the cakes and snacks here.

There is something obsessive about cupcakes. I’m starting to think I’m developing an addiction. But cupcakes thoughhhhh!
I even love the way the word sounds itself.
The cupcakes at The Hummingbird Bakery are fancy and fashionable, like some high-​school girl out of your league.
When you get to know them better you realise that they’re also lovely, fragile and need your love. And that’s how you fall in love. You’ll feel the butterflies when the tiny bites come to your stomach and all those goose bumps are a sign for something big.
You know this kind of love would never fade with time. It will burn and consume you every time you think of it.

I’ve been here twice now and both times have been delightful. The first time I had the «black bottom» cupcake and the second time the «Brooklyn Blackout». Both cupcakes have (what I deem) the appropriate ratio of frosting to cake. So many places over-​frost so the cupcake is crushed under the weight of the frosting. Not the case here.
The Brooklyn Blackout had a note that said «with Cream!» which I thought implied there was cream inside, which i was kind of excited about — like a Hostess Ding-​Dong, if you’re familiar with those. But instead it was a fudgey dark chocolate icing over a dark chocolate cake. The cake was a tad bit on the dry side, which surprised me for them having just opened.
The previous Black Bottom was delicious, as well, from what I recall. Cheesy cheesecake frosting and filling with a chocolate sponge cake.
They are a bit pricey, about £2.75−3.15 per cupcake, a bit more if you eat-​in. I find them a bit small compared to American cupcakeries. I’m more pro-​cake than pro-​frosting and while their ratio was good, the overall cupcake was a tad wee for the price.
I really, really love that they have had rainbow layer cake both times I’ve gone in, though I’ve yet to have a slice. i definitely want to try that someday!

Une adresse incontournable à Londres si vous aimez les cupcakes!
Cette minuscule petite pâtisserie toute rose propose un certain nombre de gâteaux — que je n’ai jamais goûtés — mais aussi, et surtout, des cupcakes, plein de cupcakes! Ils sont aussi beaux que bons, le choix est varié, le glaçage est généreux et le cake est ultra léger (si quelqu’un connaît la recette, je rêve de savoir faire un cake aussi aéré!).
C’est franchement pas donné mais à Londres, tout est cher, et c’est si bon!
Mes préférés sont les cupcakes tout vanille — cake comme glaçage, ou les cupcakes caramel beurre salé (oh my!!!). Une véritable tuerie.

nice charm, and modern look with funky coloured designed, Cake slices really good portion carrot cake is amazing you won’t be disappointed

J’ai découvert les cupcakes dans la famille chez qui je logeais lors de mon premier séjour linguistique à Jersey, la mère faisait des supers jolis gâteaux colorés typiquement britannique/​américain. Bien que j’avais peur que les glaçage très flashy & autre «sprinkles» soient plus beaux que bon et un peu trop écœurant, je n’ai pas osé refuser quand elle m’en a proposé un. Mais dès la première bouchées j’ai été conquise: c’était juste délicieux: le gâteau était moelleux, le glaçage pas trop sucré, pas trop lourd, une vrai merveille ! Elle m’a dit qu’elle prenait toutes ses recettes dans le livre de «Hummingbird Bakery» et depuis c’est devenu ma référence en matière de cupcakes et autres layers cakes: alors quand je suis passée devant cette boutique à Londres, je n’ai pu m’empêcher de goûter une de leur merveilles. Comme je connaissais déjà bien les cupcakes, j’ai voulu goûter leurs gâteaux à étages: j’ai hésité entre le rainbow cake et le red Velvet mais mon amour pour les cupcakes «Red Velvet» m’a fait choisir le Red Velvet Layer Cake ! Et j’ai bien fait c’était juste une tuerie ! J’adore j’adore j’adore les gâteaux comme ça tout moelleux avec un glaçage fondant et sucré juste comme il faut ! J’adore ! (en fait c’est la même recette qu’un cupcake mais c’est la forme qui change donc ce n’est pas la même chose en bouche: je serai incapable de dire lequel je préfère par contre !) Bref 5 étoiles: courrez-​y les yeux fermés !!

I first spotted the Hummingbird Bakery when I went to Notting Hill a few months ago, and couldn’t stop thinking about the raspberry cheesecake and brownie ! Three of my favorite things finally reunited in one pretty looking cake? It had to be a sign !
So when I came across the Hummingbird Bakery in Soho, looking for a dessert, I obviously had to try it. And I wasn’t disappointed ! The cheesecake is creamy and fruity (even if I would have love to have more raspberries in it) and the brownie is heavy with chocolate: heaven ! Just be careful, as the brownie is harder to cut with a fork.
The Hummingbird Bakery is a great spot for delicious cake, even if it’s more expensive than in a regular bakery. Just remember to go there for special occasions only (and it will be better for a healthy diet) ;)

Probably one of the more famous cupcake houses in London especially for their American classic; red velvet. The frosting is the bit that makes or breaks a cupcake for me and this was perfect. Sweet but not too sweet and enough of it to spread equally with the sponge. Lovely!

I ordered the Red Velvet Cupcake to try out the common favorite and was frankly not 100% amazed. Sure it was a substantial and good cupcake, but in my opinion it was not worth the hype. The frosting was delicious but the cake base itself was a bit on the dry side. Unfortunately I did not try the other cakes, but I’d say the Red Velvet Cupcake was a substantial and good cupcake on its own. Not particularly amazing or particularly bad.
ADVICE: Buy to takeaway! It saves you money from the eat-​in option, and the ambiance of the venue really isn’t made for a sit-​in experience.

Pretty cakes and delicious!
I didn’t know which one to choose from.
I had to buy 2 because they only take payments with cards after £5 :(
Fast service, quiet ambiance, and warm inside

Now if you want moist cakes with delicious frostings this is the place to be at baby! I often buy their cupcakes when going home from anywhere! Ok so I sometimes jut go and buy them! There I said it! The cakes are super duper moist! But I alrady said that. Ugh I want some now.

Delicious cupcakes in an array of flavours — what’s not to like? Red Velvet cupcakes are my favourite and never disappoint. Great place for cupcakes, tea (or whatever drink takes your fancy) and a chat. Don’t like cupcakes? They have cake by the slice and Whoopie Pies too. The only difficult thing — choosing a cupcake… mmmm

Man is this place heaven on earth: D If you know me then you’ll know how much I love cakes. I have tried many places in Birmingham and when I was going to London I wanted to find a place to go get some.
Thankfully, a week before my trip my friend had gone to visit family and went to this bakery. I saw pics and her review was really good. So it was the place to go when in Soho.
On my way there I saw a queue at a shop and wondered what it was, then I saw the Hummingbird sign. Man is this place popular. It was raining and I was not in mood to queue in rain. So we decided go walk to Chipotle which was further down the road and grab some food and hopefully on way back the line would be gone.
Turned out it was a gpod call. On way back there was no line. walked in and got to look around and choose the flavours. They all looked yummy. I ended up getting 4 cupcakes (2 red velvet, carrot and vannila) which came down to just over £10.
It is pricey but I they tasted delicious. Especially the red velvet ones. Icing was creamy and cake was just right, not too dry. I also liked the carrot one but did not like vanilla. So loses a star for price and that vanilla cupcake. Will definitely go again for more.

I stopped into Hummingbird Bakery to pick up a few cupcakes on the last day of my London trip (read: eating binge) and ordered the lemon and the red velvet cupcakes.
Maybe those were not the best flavors to order, but in my opinion, they were lackluster. Maybe I’m spoiled by the vast selection of cupcakes in New York City, but these just felt underwhelming and bordering on tasteless. I would compare them to the cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. Some may like them, but not my thing.

Die Briten lieben ihre Cupcakes und sie lieben fantasievollste Dekorationen und bunteste Frostings.
Das Auge isst mit und das britische Auge ist vielleicht noch einen Zacken hungriger als der britische Magen.
Die Cupcakes der Hummingbird Bakery sind wirklich alle bezaubernd anzuschauen, aber schmecken nicht wie echte Cupcake-​Kracher. Eher wie aufgehübschter Rührteig für leicht gehobene Preise.
To go ist wie überall preiswerter als die Nascherei gleich vor Ort vorzunehmen. Und wer keine Cupcakes favorisiert, nascht vielleicht lieber einen Hummingbird Brownie oder Kuchen. Das Mini-​Café ist sehr hübsch und mit netten Damen ausgerüstet, um sich eine wohlverdiente Pause zu versüßen.

Had to come try their Rainbow Cake because, hello! Rainbow Cake! How often do you see that in a bakery? I’ve only ever seen it online. So props to Hummingbird for having it. One slice cost me about £4.5 but it was a very large slice.
The whole thing tasted like eating vanilla ice cream. The frosting was very sweet so be careful if you are sensitive to sugar. The cake was nice and soft but it seemed like it was getting a bit stale. I bought it about an hour before they closed so I would suggest getting a slice earlier in the day when it’s more fresh.
Overall a good slice of cake but I think I will only come here for special types of cake I can’t find anywhere else.

Quand je dois conseiller une bakery à Londres je conseilles celle-​ci, des cupcakes à foison, de gâteaux si beaux que tu voudrais tous les gouter et une décoration toute mignonne!
Mon incontournable: Le carrot cake!

Vous trouverez dans ce petit magasin un vaste choix de gateaux et surtout des cupcakes. Mon seul regret est de n’avoir pas testé le magnifique rainbow cake qui trone sur le comptoir. Les cupcakes étaient eux délicieux, le seul bémols était les raisins sec dont je né suis pas fan dans le cupcake façon carrot cake…

Thwy were out of cupcakes :(Booooooo but had brownies and cookies, I just wanted a cupcake, next time I suppose when in London I will try to get there early.
I did love the design of this little bakery it was very beautiful and the service was very kind I ended up getting a Blondie Brownie and it wasn’t too bad but I again I was really looking forward to trying the cupcakes…
Next time :)

This is a quintessential American cupcakery. I tried the red velvet and chocolate bottom. Both were good but I would recommend the chocolate over the red velvet only because I still prefer the red velvet at Sprinkles. (check it out if you’re ever in the golden state of California.)
The place is cute and colorful, and it’s just around the corner from Oxford Circus. I’m definitely coming back to try the carrot next time!
The only downfall is that the cupcakes are a little pricey. (But that’s kind of expected right? …A cupcake bakery in central London. Yeah.)

Incontournables cupcakes si vous êtes de passage à Londres ! Yummy !