Tiffany’s Bakery & Eatery

Any time I am in the NE Columbia area I can’t get back on the interstate to the other side of town without stopping by Tiffany’s for some petit fours or chocolate chewies! If the time is right, I’ll stay for lunch. It’s always great and a nice change from chain restaurants! I once ordered king cakes for a Mardi Gras party that tasted just like I remember from New Orleans. And did I mention the chocolate chewies??? Amazing!

What an awesome treat. The salad was fresh and the chicken was well seasoned. So glad to have had a chance to experience this place

Everything I have ever had from Tiffany’s has been soooo delicious! My Birthday cake was outstanding and the petite fours are the best I have ever had! The girls at the counter are very friendly, but if you call on phone, the impression is a little unorganized.

My son works nearby and eats lunch here often, so we met him here for lunch recently. We all loved our meals. My son had the burger with the ham and egg on it, I forget what it’s called. The burger patty was enormous. My husband had the BBQ chicken sandwich. Both came with fries. I sneaked one and it was awesome, just the right thickness, very crispy on the outside and just the right texture on the inside. I ordered the Southwest Chicken Wrap and it was fantastic, plenty of chicken plus lots of other veggies with a great aioli. The pasta salad side was great also if you like a hint of sweetness in the dressing. I couldn’t resist trying something from the bakery case. I got a Key Lime tart and it was to die for. Probably big enough to share but heck no I wasn’t about to share after the first bite. As others have mentioned, the exterior is nothing much, but the interior is very pleasant with lots of cute kitchen/​food themed items for sale besides the food. Looking forward to a return trip.

Really good ham and cheese croissants served here, best when fresh. I have tried several different cupcakes and deserts and they have hit the mark. People behind the counter today were really friendly and quick to point out the best items in the case. Parking here is never a problem but when leaving onto Two Notch it can be a pain getting out of here. After you have breakfast here stroll over to The German Meat Market next door for some brats.

Tiffany’s is a nice spot in Northeast Columbia, Food and staff were wonderful! The only reason I knock a star off:
A Asian lady complained that she arrived before us when the waitress asked us for our order before she did so to her. Ma’am, wait your turn! Otherwise, Tiffany’s was wonderful.

For the holidays the office receives a delicious cake from Tiffany’s and have loved them all each year, so with that experience I went on my own to pick-​up something for Christmas day again just want I expected, but and this is where you lost three stars, I called and asked it they would do a special order cake for my birthday, was told to fax what I wanted and they would get back with me… never heard back from them I guess actually making something from scratch and not from a can or pre-​made fondant isn’t what a bakery does anymore, which is very disappointing.

Went here with $ 5 coupon from The State newspaper. Were anxious for frozen yogurt. They don’t have yogurt any more. Our coupon was for $ 5, good for «yogurt, coffee, and smoothies.» Okay. They don’t have yogurt any more. We don’t drink coffee. So that left us with getting a smoothie, but smoothies are only $ 4, so we lost $ 1 on the deal! The man working there (said he was the owner) didn’t even want to take our coupon. He said «this expired. I only did this once.» Okay… states right on the coupon it’s still good. Not a good PR move. Other than that, baked goods looked good and would have tried some if the attitude had been a little better. Too many other places around appreciate business, so we’ll patronize them.

I was so happy with Tiffany’s Bakery! I stopped by one morning hoping for macaroons. I’ve never tried one and before I made them myself I was curious to taste what they were like. They don’t make them but only around the holidays but I still was able to see the amazing selection of baked goodies they had available. I had to leave the building quickly before I ordered one of everything and blew my pre-​Halloween diet.
Today though we stopped in for a quick bite bc I noticed previously the small deli in the back. I was hoping it would be like a similar bakery back home and I was right! If not better!
We took advantage of the Specials of the Day: BBQ Pulled Pork on Jalapeño bread with pasta salad and my girlfriend had the Veggie Burger with fruit.
I have nothing but compliments on the food. Both dishes were flavorful and well-​proportioned. And the slaw that was on both is exceptional. Light but not without a touch of vinegar. Same for the pasta salad except with hair of sweetness.
Onto the dessert… which we pretty much were aware we weren’t leaving the bakery without. We had the Black Forest (cupcake?) it slips my mind, and the black and white cake cookie. The Black Forest has a thick, sturdy cream center (with an occasional cherry enveloped in it) nestled between two chocolate cake layers, topped with a similar, thick cream topping. Oh and sprinkled with chocolate shavings. The Black/​White cookie was good in all it’s simpleness and lovely mix of chocolate and vanilla icing.
Environment wise it’s cozy, warm, inviting and the staff are very friendly. They also carry a variety if kitchen goods and COFFEEEEE! I’m really kicking myself for not going in sooner. There’s nothing better than a local coffee café so I hope it delivers next time I go in for my morning Joe.
One thing that saddens me in all my new found happiness is that the outside does a poor job of expressing the environment of the inside. What a beautiful and popular place! Now if only people like me that had not gone in previously bc of the outward aesthetic knew what a Gem it is!

Had their salad with grilled chicken… it was HUGE and so yummy. I left stuffed and the price wasn’t bad at all. The baked goods were gorgeous, though I didn’t try them. I went with a few of my coworkers and we all left stuffed and happy and none of us ordered the same thing. The chicken salad was jam up and the soup of the day was primo as well. 5 stars on the brunch/​lunch menu. The big guy who oversees the cooking aspect is just 10 shades of awesome.
The shopping center its located is so blasted dull, I have driven past it dozens of times and never even noticed it, burgundy brick with burgundy sign and light lettering. It’s a monochromatic yawn. Step inside, however, and it touches upon Willy Wonka and Wonderland in spots. Very Charming.
Ok, I finally did sample a few of the desserts… as pretty as they are, I would give them 1 star only. They have all been pretty but bland, stale tasting, frostbitten and dry. I tried really hard to pick and choose different things, but no just no. My dog liked the dog biscuits though.
This has been over the course of the past couple years, trips with kid in tow… even one discussion over a potential birthday cake purchase. The cake was «estimated» to cost me about 400 bucks… for some fondant cut outs that I would have had to sit down and detail specifically (apparently «creative license» just isn’t in their vocabulary) on maybe a six inch cake. I don’t know what kind of clientele they are accustomed to or if this is the method they use when they don’t want the business, but it made it clear that I really wanted nothing to do with the dessert side of things.

When you catch Tiffany’s on a good day, they are SOOO good. However, there’s no telling which are the good days. When they’re on, the food is delicious, the sandwiches are well made and fresh and the baked goods are just lovely. If it’s any other day, you’ll be very underwhelmed.
The first time I had lunch there, I had their roast beef sandwich with horseradish mayo and cheddar on a chewy roll. It was downright tasty. Good enough that I’ve gone back twice to try and have it again. It’s never been anywhere near as good since. Once it was slathered in horseradish and so hot I could hardly eat it. The other time the roast beef was virtually non-​existent. I swear, there are two shreds of meat on the sandwich. It was so disappointing and I haven’t tried again.
I will stop in sometimes for their baked goods though. Be aware, though, that they don’t tell you what has nuts in it and when I asked what kind of nuts were in their chocolate chewy cookies, they told me it was one kind and it was actually a different nut. Not a big deal unless you’re like me and allergic only to specific nuts. I really wish I could have eaten them, since the one bite I did have was delicious — it was like eating just the cracked goodness on the top of a brownie.
This review has become more negative than I expected when I started writing. I thought I had mixed feelings leaning towards the positive but when you string it all together like this… well, I just don’t know. It’s such a cute little place and honestly, when it’s good it’s SO good. I just wish I could count on that a little more.