Insider Pages Reviews for Amphora Bakery

1 Stars: Not Reputable (by james s.)

james s. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:21:00 GMT

Have been a previous customer. Great cheesecakes but very expensive. Paid $55. for a 10" strawberry cheesecake. Planned to impress my christmas dinner guests. The strawberries were very sour. No one could eat them. I called the Amphora owner to complain and told her that the cheesecake was inedible and I would like a refund and would bring the cake back. She said she couldn't/wouldn't refund the money but would give me a gift certificate. Returned the cake and was offered a $10 gift certificate. If you don't mind doing business with someone who won't stand behind their products, this is the place for you. Didn't take the insulting gift certificate.

4 Stars: Great Wedding Cake Consultation (by missy j.)

missy j. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:40:00 GMT

My fiancee and I made a wedding cake tasting appointment and had a great experience. Our consultant, Loretta, could not have been more sweet or helpful. She listened to our flavor preferences and brought out a nice selection of flavors to try. I had a picture of the exact cake I wanted and said they could absolutely replicate the cake design. The cake flavors were of course all delicious and moist, especially the liquor flavored ones. At the end of the appointment, we got a very reasonable quote in writing, and some extra cake to take home from us. A pretty good experience all around, and I feel very confident that Amphora can deliver a beautifully decorated and great-tasting wedding cake!

1 Stars: disappointed, uncurtious customer service (by saradha p.)

saradha p. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:01:00 GMT

I ordered a birthday cake for my daughter's birthday. I gave them the design and gave clear instructions on what I want, but to my surprise, when the cake was delivered to that day before the party, it was all decorated in blue. it looked totally a boyish cake and not for a girl's birthday. when i called the herndon office, the manager spoke to me and she said she cannot do anything, she has to attend to other things which was important than my cake and she just hung up on me, that was very rude of them. they were the rudesh people i have ever seen. Terrible experience.

1 Stars: Rude, Disorganized, and Uncooperative (by mary p.)

mary p. — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:24:00 GMT

We went there when I was lookign for my wedding cake. We had made an appointment for a tasting and told them what types of cake flavors I wanted 2 weeks in advance, as requested.
We went and they made me wait an hour. Then they brought out flavors I didn't want and told me that I'd have to make an appointment to try the flavors I'd requested (we did, 2 weeks before). Then told me that they didn't *allow* wedding cakes in anything but chocolate and vanilla--even if we didn't mind a sheetcake or other non-fancy shape and they'd sell other flavors for different events.
Needless to say, we went with someone else.
Had their cake at my baby shower. It okay. Not worth dealing with the nonsense they throw at you.

4 Stars: Delicious cakes for weddings and other occasions (by Wassan H.)

Wassan H. — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:37:00 GMT

Amphora Bakery is connected to their restaurant, but I went there to taste their wedding cake samples, wow, they were tasty! I had a friend who bought her cake from there for her wedding and it was delicious. The samples they brought out were huge and plenty. Just call ahead to make an appointment, they have tons of flavors to choose from and are reasonably priced (for wedding cake!)

PROS: Delicious cakes, wide variety of flavors
CONS: None

4 Stars: Great tasting cakes (by Sweety S.)

Sweety S. — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:16:00 GMT

I have had cakes from this place at many parties and we buy sometimes too. They are delicious. They run out of stock sometimes if you go impromptu for a pastry. It is a bit on the expensive side but I think that is true for most small bakeries.