Weil’s Of Westdale Bakery

This is my first time ordering from Weils Bakery.
I had asked for a lemon raspberry cake with butter cream icing for my moms 60th birthday.
It was delicious! The batter was fluffy and lemony. This has to be the best cake I’ve ever had from a bakery. I will definitely be coming back

It was okay, but the flavours were not balanced correctly, in my opinion. The brownie was quite oily (but extremely moist because of that), and didn’t have a strong chocolate flavour. The icing was tasteless. The eclair pastry was fresh and homemade tasting, but the icing was super sweet and the filling under sweet. The icing was like chocolate cake icing, not like an eclair icing. The meringues, I tossed after trying. The white one with chocolate chips was way too sweet. The lemon one wasn’t, but it wasn’t worth eating. I came to this place because of the great ratings and because I wanted to try their sticky buns or cinnamon buns. The sweet buns were not available when I arrived. I hate to give this star level for a bakery’s review, but it is my honest opinion. I would try this place again (if I was in the area) to try their sticky buns because I enjoyed their eclair pastry, but I wouldn’t rebuy the sweets I already purchased.

Products: pies (dessert), pies (dinner) like chicken pot pie, bars, cupcakes, cake, butter tarts, meringues, eclairs, mini cheesecakes, croissants, scones, sticky buns, banana bread, loaves of bread, pop, juice, and water bottles.

Dining options: Takeout and –I assume– pre-order.

Tips: If you want a jaw dropping brownie, try Eric the Baker’s or Decadently Yours caramel brownie in Guelph.

Parking: They have street parking and a parking lot beside it.

Wheelchair accessibility: There is a sidewalk in front. See my pics. I forgot to check if they have a wheelchair button. It is completely accessible indoors, no steps inside.

We used to order birthday cakes for our daughter, and they were always delicious and everyone loved them. We have also been buying cookies and pies here.

Unfortunately, however, the shortbread cookies I purchased recently (It was the batch sold in the afternoon of Mar. 19th, 2024, if it helps.) were not worth the money at all. It looks like no one is doing quality control any more. Plain ones were thin and super hard; Skor-flavoured ones were like unbaked cookie dough. What happened?? I am an admittedly untalented baker, and they were like something that I would have made myself. (i.e. I would not dare to sell them. )

If I get a response from the owner acknowledging the issue, I will gladly take down this review, and go back to give their shortbread cookies another try.

P.S. In terms of service, it really depends on who serves you. Some teenagers (or young adults?) who work there are smiley and friendly, and others are not.

Weil’s/Isabel did our wedding cake and donuts for our reception. They were outstanding. Isabel was always very prompt in responding to our emails. Isabel executed our vision perfectly. She found florals and greenery that matched our colours to a tee. And of course the Weil’s cakes — carrot cake, lemon cake and vanilla with raspberry buttercream — and donuts were delicious. I can’t get over how light and flavourful the lemon cake and the vanilla cake were and yet still supportive enough for a three tier wedding cake (the proper dowels were inserted in). The raspberry buttercream and raspberry dip donuts especially were so fresh and tasty. Weil’s certainly lived up to their reputation for our wedding. (Photographer: Zekar Photography Studio, Hamilton)

Love this neighbourhood bakery! The seasonal decorated sugar cookies, peanut butter, and ginger cookies are my kids’ favourites. Other favourites are danishes, chocolate chunk banana bread, and cinnamon buns. Go early because they do sell out through the day, especially in weekends.