Yankee Doodle Bakery

This has got to be the worst for customer service I have experienced in a long time. Not only was the person rude but the quality and price was ridiculous. I could have gone to a wholesale store for the cake and have gotten better quality. It looked like my 10 year old decorated this cake and when I questioned the person at the counter she rudely said «What’s wrong with it — I think it looks great!?». She then stated «What do you want then?! «an hour before my event was to begin and I still had other pick ups! First of all it looked nothing like the picture I emailed her — to what she exclaimed «I couldn’t even see it — it was so small!!» Umm common sense tells you to contact that person to confirm what is being requested. She claims that all I told her was to «use the colors in the pic» when I never even stated that! And then the colors where faded and anyone can cut curling ribbons and put them on top — how hard is that?! I am seriously disappointed. Never again will they get my business or my families.

does the husband bake everything? the woman at ojai farmers market at their stand says he does but that’s a whole lot of baking and now i’m wondering if it’s true or if she just gets a commission on what they sell? odd that they would not have more reviews talking about her husband the baker — she was telling anyone who would listen at ojai farmers market that her husband bakes it all — gosh i pray it’ not a lie, that would be so tacky! anyone know?

Yankee doodle is one of the best bakeries in Ventura county! Banana nut w/​custard is to Die for!!! Never had a bad experience with them! Highly recommend!

we bought an anniversary cake last week. we were very disappointed by the quality. The bottom of the layers were slightly burned and the cake was dry. We are going to the Bread Basket next time. The original owner did a way better job.

I always come to this bakery for my familiy cakes for years and I have good service. Recently this year I’ve been getting really bad customer service from this lady with black hair and glasses. She is unfriendly and rude. She does not smile at all and when I asked for samples of all the toppings she had for cakes she just ignored me and continued on talking to someone else. I am 21 years old and should be treated as an adult. I think I’ll call in advance and have someone friendly there to greet me instead.

Bran muffins with raisin are sticky and great.

Stay away from this place. Horrible cakes. Horrible customer service. Wish I could give no stars!

Such a disappointment! I ordered a special cake for my birthday. After seeing it, I spoke with the baker and asked if she would discount the cake because it took far less time to make being that it had no frosting on it. She would not budge on the price at all. I had a bad feeling about her when we spoke on the phone. She really needs a lesson in customer service. I should have gone with my gut feeling. The cake was way too expensive for what I got and really didn’t taste that great either.

I’ve had eclairs all over Europe and Yankee Doodle bakery has the best I’ve ever had. There is also nothing like one of their cakes with fresh strawberries and whip cream. This is a hard working family who produces great products at a reasonable price!

We ordered 4 dozen cupcakes for an anniversary party which were absolutely wonderful! When we went in to see what was available Heather was extremely helpful and very accommodating! She asked questions to make certain she understood what our needs were and gave great suggestions. When it looked like our numbers were up they were able to provide additional cupcakes without a hitch. The cupcakes were delicious without being overly sweet and best buttercream frosting ever! One glitch — we placed the actual order over the phone with a different worker and got cream filling instead of fruit filling. It was delicious but seemed to be a tad bit shallow. The lemon cupcakes were delicious, however I would have enjoyed a little bit more lemon punch! Overall great experience! The icing on the cupcake was that they did our wedding cake 25 years ago— we’ll be doing more business with them.

My cousin ordered her wedding cake from here and it was such a disappointment! Not only did the cake arrive two hours later than it was supposed to it was not the cake she ordered! Come to find out they dropped her actual cake for that day and brought her a completely different one! It looked nothing like what she ordered and looked like they threw it together in an hour and it was titling to one side! And to top it off it was dry and didn’t taste that good. Way to ruin someone’s wedding day Yankee Doodle Bakery. So disappointed.

I’m sure this is a good bakery, however… I bought a loaf of squaw bread on Thursday and today (Saturday) it’s covered in mold. Highly unreasonable shelf life. It usually takes a family more than two and a half days to eat an entire loaf of bread.

I’ve been thru’ a bunch of bakeries here in Ventura County and I can give you my word, Yankee Doodle is one of the best cake makers around here. I ordered a Banana Walnut cake for my Boyfriend’s birthday, it was freakin’ delicious. Recommend this place to the fullest. Plus people are awesome here.

This is our go to place for birthday cakes and has been for decades. We usually order the banana cake with custard. Get whipped cream over frosting when you can as frosting is too sweet. The chocolate one with strawberry is also good if chocolate’s your thing. Prices for a regular cake are around $ 35-​$ 40 just fyi.

Amazing madelines! My hubby loves this bakery they are always at the fair and the Ventura farmers market.

Still so good! I always catch then at farmers markets in Camarillo and Ventura! Their loafs are simply amazing! Love them. ;)

i love the blueberry loaf bread/​muffins. i try getting one at least once every two weeks at the local farmers market, fresh, real blueberries and real ingridients. Its awesome. addicted.

Saturday. Dozen donuts for $ 3.50. SAY WHATTTTT?
yup. u heard right. what a deal!
i went in. gleefully bought a dozen for my aunt. (i love good deals. how much are a dozen donuts at other places anyway tho? i dont usually buy donuts…)
then went back an hour later to buy another dozen for my other aunt.
the employees are really sweet and the man behind the counter gave me an extra donut! the one that looked the yummiest!
All were typical donuts, but they do have this cute round donut thing with bavarian cream filling that was really delicious and not too sweet.
they also do lots of cakes and other breads, cookies. havent tried those.
p. s. if ur gonna buy something for $ 3.50, u shud have cash… i mean, they take credit card but i felt really bad! and i used my debit card twice today! oops… support small businesses and everything, and be courteous and have cash if ur spending just a few bucks!

Stopped in at their bread booth at the Carpinteria Avocado Festival this weekend and picked up a loaf of avocado tea cake for $ 5. So moist, so light, not too sweet, and doesn’t need any butter added like other breads! I enjoyed it for breakfast with tea or some yogurt. If I’m ever in Oxnard I’d like to try their other baked items, otherwise I’ll wait ’til next years Avocado Festival.

This bakery does a lot of things, so you’ll find them making full cakes and sometimes breads, with a lot of cookies and some assorted donuts, muffins, and danishes. I had a cream-​filled donut that was like an éclair except that the cream ran down a crevasse in the middle instead of being stuffed in. The cream itself was spectacular — actually stopped me in my tracks — but the dough part of it just tasted like Dunkin’ Donuts.
They have a table where they stock day-​old items, like packages of four muffins. There are a few people working at any time, so you can be served in reasonable time. They take credit cards, but I think the minimum is $ 10, so it’s kind of pointless unless you’re buying a full cake.
I’ve been trying cupcakes all over SoCal, and I’m reasonably certain that the Yankee Doodle Bakery has the worst ones I’ve run into so far. They put a toy ring on top, so I guess they’re for undiscerning kids, but the cake tastes like a dry rock, and surprisingly, so does the frosting. I don’t think I’d run into hard frosting before them, so I wonder how old it is. The hours are pretty decent, though, and there is a ton of parking. The place itself is sort of filled with these less-​than-​decorative cases that make you feel like you’re in an institution.