Holmesburg Bakery

Loved it. The shop is small but really nice. The staff is so friendly especially since I was there first thing in the morning. I got a strawberry shortcake for my mom’s birthday and everyone loved it. I’ll be back for sure.

I’ve been going since a kid, can’t say I’ve had anything bad from here. Good prices and always quick, I think the longest I had to wait was 5 minutes for something I wanted fresh. Great people there! Have to try the butter cake.

I have been getting holiday pies for years from Holmesburg Bakery, always delicious. This year I bought 3 pies, cherry, pumpkin and lemon meringue. Horrible, horrible. I was so disappointed and embarrassed as I took them to our family dinner. The cherry pie crust was so thick and the cherry filling was so dry. The pumpkin pie crust was very thick as well and it was also burnt and the filling was too wet. The lemon meringue was the only decent pie out of the three. At $ 20 a pie this is unacceptable. I will be going somewhere else in the future

Went here during the afternoon to grab a quick bite and safe to say I will be coming back. The powdered donut with cream filling is the best! I also recommend the cake with strawberries, it’s particularly the perfect cake, not too sweet— just the perfect amount of cream and strawberries too! Donuts are priced normally (about $2 each) and the workers are extremely nice❤️

Thank you to Holmesburg Bakery for making my daughter SO HAPPY with her cake!

Holmesburgh always comes through for very large orders for us at NEHS. I can't say enough positive things about them. The students and staff love when it's Donut Day!

Best donuts in Philly. We had a customer bring us a dozen 4 years ago and we've been going there ever since. Stop in, you wont be disappointed.

We got cookies, a muffin, cream donuts, and irish soda bread to share - all delicious and reasonably priced.

I love the way that Holmesburg Bakery makes their Cream Donuts!! They are Delicious and full of Cream!! They don't hold back on the Cream!! Very Tasty !!!

We've gotten so many cakes from them over the years My aunt will fly in from Vegas and go here for coconut custard pie Look at some of the cakes we got over the year. Great service Can be a bit crowded

Holmesburg Bakery is a small family owned bakery located in Northeast Philly. The bakery offers an assortment of cakes, donuts, cinnamon rolls and pies. I decided to get what they were known for and that was the butter cake and the cream donut. Both were good, the cream donut was powdered on the outside and filled with a somewhat sweet cream. The butter cake tasted like cake mix with crispy edges. I never had anything like that before and it was not bad at all. Overall service was good. I paid about 10.00 for both. Oh and be careful if you park your car. They have a kiosk to pay but if you going for a quick purchase, have someone waiting in the car if you can cause the ticket people are coming in hot over there sheesh lol!!

Cream donuts and butter cake sooo good! Never had better!Love this place! You have to try it!

This place has a great reputation for many popular bakery goods. Things like popular butter cake, cookies etc. Fancy occasion cakes.

I've seen several sandwich shops in the Mayfair area selling Holmesburg Bakery pound cake and cake cups so I wanted to stop in to see what their retail store was like. I found on-street parking right in front of the store. The inside is much smaller than I imagined, but they fit most of the product line in there. The girl up front wasn't much of a people person so I just got right down to ordering as she didn't show much interest in my questions. I bought a pound of chocolate chip cookies for $16.99 and two four inch loaves of pound cake for $6.99 each. They have a day old display with brownies and cookies at a $1 a piece so I grabbed some of those. The brownies and cookies were moist and rich. Just the right sweetness and size. I would repeat. The pound cake was ok. It held together well, but was dry. Hate to say it, but when you've been spoiled with Stock's its hard to come back down from that quality. I'm not a baker, but maybe they need more butter!! If I'm in the area I would repeat to try some other items. Thanks guys!!

BEST CREAM DOUGHNUTS EVER!! You won't be disappointed, treat yourself and indulge in a delicious sweet treat!

Love their cream donuts , very large with lots of cream ! But all there baked goods are great , has been a neighborhood bakery for a long time . Come and try them you won't be sorry servers are always pleasant , place is always clean , well lite and smells great

So I saw a holmesburg bakery m and m butter cake at a local sandwich shop. Picture my big back and greedy excitement. When I opened the cake, I had to question even if it was done baking. I even called the bakery to see if this was batter and I needed to complete the process... but no... it's done already. Thumbs all the way down.

Donuts are amazing!!! They are a steal and so big and filled with cream. Fantastic! Heard about them on the news as the best donuts in Philly and I agree!

I stop here once in a while on a Sunday morning when I feel like abusing my health. Donuts and everything else I've tried have always been good. No complaints ... Will continue to return.

Don't blink or you might miss it!! This cute local owned bakery is located on a busy street on Frankford Ave. If you're not paying attention you might miss it because it's so small. However don't like this small bakery fool ya. It's flavors and baked goods list is so rich and flavorful in so many ways! They definitely make some of the best powdered crème donuts (more like a creme donut sandwich). So creamy and decadent. They also serve cannolis and regular glazed donuts. Customers can also order a customized cake from them. There is residential street parking a couple blocks down and meter parking along Frankford.

They have the best lightest, fluffier cream donuts on earth and have been in existence forever. They yellow birthday cake is also great.

Great little one-off locally owned bakery. All that we got here was very good. Street parking can be a bit scarce but this bakery is worth it.

Came here because I was in the area and wanted a cake for my wife's birthday. The small customer area was filled with all kinds of pastries and cakes which I wanted to try them all. The strawberry shortcake slices looked good and I asked if they had a full cake of it. The friendly counter staff checked in the back and I was good to go. They wrote on the cake for me, and I was on my way after paying $21. The strawberry shortcake was delightful with many slices of strawberries and a light and airy whipped cream frosting. The vanilla cake was not too dense and everything just complemented each other. I so wanted to get some of the cream-filled donuts but had to back off otherwise I would have broke the bank and also my calories for the whole day! I've had bad luck with some bakeries where items looked much better than they turned out to be when you actually ate what you bought. Truly disappointing. However, this was not the case with the strawberry shortcake from Holmesburg Bakery.

Yooooooo!!! This baby place is AWESOME! Okay so listen, they have this doughnut that reminds me of a Gordita but with cream inside and powder sugar on the outside. My woman bought three (coworker, sister-in-law and ours) HELL TO THE NO... WE KEPT ALL THREE! You heard!?

They have the best cream donuts, plus alot of other baked goods. But love their cream donuts so fill of cream.

Stopped in today to get some donuts. Staff is friendly, everything is always fresh and I'm always happy I stopped in! I like supporting local small businesses!

Small little bakery where the staff was very warm and welcoming to us when we entered. I kept it simple and just had a glazed donut and it was fresh, soft and very good.

My son loved the creme donuts, I love the danish, this place is great! Definitely recommend!!

The cherry turnovers are AMAZING! Not overly sweet & the right amount of cherrie to dough ratio. Completely forgot to take a picture until after it was in my belly!

Great old family bakery with delicious baked goods including donuts, butter cake and cookies. Staff is very helpful.

Fantastic cream donuts Philly style. Classic bakery with quality over quantity. The staff was super helpful as I came in and sadly there were no cream donuts but they advised that a batch was in progress & would be done in 15 min. Went and got a WAWA coffee and came back and sure enough the donuts were ready upon my return!

Been coming to the bakery for over two years now. Once a month on a early Sunday morning we come first thing to enjoy the famous cream filled powered donuts! We also get various other goodies from apple Tuen overs to cannoli! I'm sorry to say the last visit I was very displeased. We got a $20 order early on Sunday morning. The pastry wasn't as fresh as it usually is and our donuts taste stale :( I have never had a bad experience here so needless to say we were shocked that these definitely were not freshly baked.. and I'm disappointed they were passed off to us as freshly baked.....they all broke apart at the tops bc of how dry and it's clear in the taste, it's old dough..the lack of freshness alone is surprising... If I lived closer I'd go back and return them. I won't be going back here any time soon :(

I made a quick trip to Holmesburg Bakery to satisfy my doughnut craving. Finally, a place that carries powdered jelly doughnuts (glazed and sugared seem to be the standard in jelly doughnuts these days). The raspberry jelly was definitely homemade and oozing out my doughnut like I like it. Although I can't make this a regular spot, I'll try to get back real soon for that wine cake.

What is wrong with the people who make the tea biscuits here? Such small, weirdly shaped blobs - try cutting them in half! They don't know how to make a nice symmetrical biscuit? Looks like I'll have to go back to buying my biscuits down at the Shop Rite.

Disappointed with the birthday cake I purchased for my daughter. It was supposed to be two layers however that was not the case when we cut into it. It was more like a layer and a half. Half of the cake had a layer of icing to replace the top layer of the cake. This was apparently a mess up cake that should've been tossed.

Best cream donuts I ever had. Everyone should try them at least once. The customer service here is amazing and order ahead because they go by fast.

Easy to order over the phone and schedule in advance. Cake was ready on time. Everything tasted delicious! Asked for some decorations on cake, it met the minimum explanation I provided, but design was a little underwhelming (I felt like it could have been a little more decorated given the directions and overall price).

Very dissapointed with strawberry short cake.Purchased on a Monday morning at 10 o'clock.Served it at 12 noon cake was steel .Made three attempts to speak to a manager.Person would never get on phone.After 24 hours later and 3 phone calls the employee working kept relaying what I said to whoever was in charge.They asked me to bring cake in.I saw no reason to keep it I through it in the trash.All I wanted was a fresh baked cake.I live an hour away and paid $25. dollars.They refused to do anythig about it without the steal cake.If I could have spoken to some one that same day I would have still had the cake.I said is it worth it to get a bad review than just giving me a fresh cake.Person I was talking to had nothing to say.

Holmesburg Bakery sometimes was Hinkles Bakery but no matter the name, their products are top shelf. Raisin pie is delicious, pasteries are extreme and the most of the most are the CREAM DONUTS....I would travel 50 miles if I had to just to get them....no one has anything that comes near to this delicacy and I hope they continue for many years to come. I put them in the freezer so I don't eat them all at once....thawed or frozen I love them and will continue to rave about them. If you have not tried them...do yourself a huge favor and treat yourself and a friend because you will not be disappointed.

I saw it as an omen to come here, when I arrived 30 minutes early to an appointment, and checked out all the raving about this place on Yelp. I was surprised that you do have to get buzzed into this tiny place, or maybe there is a butter cake thief out there. And this place is tiny! If 4 customers came in, 1 would have to wait outside. Thankfully the girls behind the counter, although teenagers, are extremely sweet and helpful. I kept asking about the cream donuts, and then Boston cream, and then something else they were also out of (it was 3 PM on a Friday) and she patiently waited as I tried to make up my mind for something else and apologized for not having what I wanted. Finally I picked up a mix of donuts, some cinnabuns and this butter cake that Joe D. was raving about. I was happy with all the pastries, especially the cinnabun, but I was so NOT happy with that butter cake! You see, I am a person that eats with my eyes, and this cake looks like the most boring, ugly pasty cake you will ever see. For a small baking plate (like where you would make 6 brownies) you pay $7 for a butter cake that is essentially a dry thin cake with a thick layer of butter and cream on top. The top part is a strange texture and wayyyy too sweet even for someone like me that loves sugar. I was extremely disappointed and threw out the entire thing after one bite (my beau did not care to even try it). Needless to say, I am willing to try this place one more time to attempt one of these highly sought after cream donuts, but I'm"m not exactly racing back. Also, bring cash, there is a $10 min for plastic.

Everything was stale , very disappointed bought cinnamon buns hard as a rock, the cream doughnuts were good. Everything else very old and stale. Not going back

It is a small city bakery.. Been there for years. I moved to New Hope, Bucks County and I drive down as often as possible. I just call ahead, place order and make the trip to Philadelphia. They make outstanding cream donuts and also chocolate rods Also wonderful pound cake not really available at your box stores or grocery Dee F - New Hope

"Dropped by" with my three adult children to pick up some cheesecake. Got the German chocolate, Vanilla, and Peanut Butter mini cheesecakes. All three of these were exceptional--smooth and creamy yet also rich with flavor. EVERYTHING in this store looked amazing. Obviously some highly skilled pastry chefs and artists are cranking out some of the best desserts. We will be back.

These cream donuts are made by God himself. I bought a few and my coworkers cannot stop talking about them.

I love Holmesburg bakery Cream donuts, and I did get a cake from there in the past that was very good, but this lady is Cake my daughter got for her friend was extremely disappointing. It looked wonderful in the icing was amazing but the cake was so dry it was inevitable. It tasted old, stale, and dry. Not the slightest bit moist. Didn't go over very well which was unfortunate because it looked so nice

I purchased a Red Velvet cake on Saturday, 11/09/19. The cake was one of two available for purchase. The cake was a waste of $25! It was extremely dry and lacked flavor. I served 5 slices and they were all thrown in the trash. One guest at our Friendsgiving noted the cake reminded her of red carpet from the 70's. I bought my wedding cake from this bakery 11 years ago; it was amazing. Please find your former bakery or stop selling old cakes.

The absolute best of the best!! This bakery is a small store front but don't be deceived. It's wonderful and worth the trip!

Great donuts and service. I went in late afternoon for a cake and they said no problem put happy birthday on it and I was on my way. They saved the day for me

I ordered a 2 tier birthday cake for a surprise party and when I gave them all the details I said I needed a black and silver cake. When I picked the cake up the day of the party it was 2 different shades of GREEN. And not like it would be a different tone in certain lighting because everyone asked why the cake was green. $180 for something that was obviously wrong. If I didn't need it for a party that day I would have never paid for it!!

The girl at the counter is super rude to old people. No empathy for people. Older lady was asking two simple questions, and she gave the old lady attitude. Your donuts are not that great for you to talk to people like that. Super sugary & texture is trash. Don't understand the hype

The bakery is easy to find, small and a little cute. Customer service is nice. But. There are no price tags on any items, what's up with that? Prices are decided on the customer's appearance? So. Let us get down to the brass tacks. The touted clotted cream donuts are nothing special, if not to say slightly gross. Bavarian cream donuts are virtually indistinguishable from their Dunkin Donuts counterparts. The individual Jewish apple cakes are 6% apple and 94% dough. The raspberry jam and cream cheese parcels are tolerable, but nothing to write home about. The red wine cake is almost all dough and a tiny, thin layer of raspberry jam. Every item was cloyingly sweet and bland. And there was only one loaf of bread there for purchase. Is this a bakery or what? I am not going back here.

This bakery has to be the best bakery i've gone to in philly! the sugar cookies are amazing! they're also a bit big too! the chocolate chip cookies are good, but i've had better ones before. my family had gotten a plain cheesecake but they gave us coconut custard instead. they also ordered the cream doughnuts. i didn't have any but, they said the doughnuts were good, but better in july. However, i think the price was pretty reasonable. in conclusion, this bakery deserves a solid four star rating. (out of five)

Tried a chocolate covered cannoli, it was incredible!! Had the signature powdered sugar cream donut- delicious donut with lots and lots of icing! We have yet to try our remaining treats of a churro donut and a chocolate brownie but we are very excited to try!! A nice afternoon treat, not to mention the prices are great!

I learned about this place from a fellow patron, in a diner, who said the cream filled donuts were the best they ever had. So I just had to try this bakery. Some reviewers said this is a small place; yes it is, but I wasn't there to camp out so who cares? Some reviewers found the staff nasty. I disagree !! To me - The staff (the girls) .......... Super friendly. The Cream filled donuts............ THE BEST The Jelly filled donuts............ THE BEST. Holmesburg Bakery is THE BEST !!

I've been a long time customer of Holmesburg Bakery. I've only ever purchased their donuts. They have the best cream filled donuts, anywhere! It's not like any cream donut you'll find elsewhere. The filling is a bit thicker, similar to a cake icing. The donuts are always fresh and delicious. A dozen will run you roughly $12.00. The bakery has been around for over 100 years and that alone should show they offer a quality product. They have recently remodeled and the place looks good. I did prefer the old school bakery look though. My only complaint would be the girls working the counter. They aren't always the friendliest nor the most personable counter girls I've met. Solid 4 stars though.

Holmesburg Bakery is one of the better bakeries located near me. They have been there for years. They always keep the shop clean. They have a professional staff that is friendly and helpful. There is plenty of street parking. They have an array of baked goods but I suggest the powder cream filled donuts. They are Amazing. Go check them out for yourself. You will not be disappointed

The owner needs to teach the staff about handling food etc. The young woman with glasses and dark hair touched every part of her body before picking up a customers pastry. Yuck! I will not be purchasing ANYTHING from Holmesburg bakery again.