The Bonbonerie

Preordered a lovely cake to celebrate my moms 60th this past February! It was so nice going into the store and having the staff help me decide on the flavor and size I needed. They even offered me samples of the flavors I think my mom would enjoy best and boxed up the leftovers for me to take home after ordering🤍 I was able to pay ahead and make note that someone else would be picking up the cake for the weekend and it was no problem. They just made note on my order form! We went with the raspberry romance and she loved it!! Would recommend them for social occasions where a cake is needed💞

This was such a cute shop! I’m new to Cincinnati and came to the BonBonnerie because it was listed in the “100 things to do in Cincinnati before you die” book. The process is a bit confusing so learn from my mistakes: there is parking around the back of the store so that you don’t have to pay for street parking. Just after the shop, turn left onto the oneway street, and the parking lot is on the left. There are 3 sections to the BonBonnerie; there is the bakery, the café, and the tea room. If you just want to get sweets and head out, you’re looking for a whole cake/sweets order, or if you want a wider selection of sweets, go to the bakery first and see what’s there before going to the cafe or tea room. Next, go down the steps to the right of the bakery to get to the café and tea room. It can feel a bit maze-like as if you’re somewhere you shouldn’t be, but follow the stickers on the floor and signs and you’ll be fine. The café is where you can order most classic coffee drinks and a selection of the most popular sweets. I ordered a small cappuccino and a chocolate caramel cupcake. The cappuccino was a little burnt-tasting and had a bit too much foam (i’m truly sorry, i sound like such a coffee snob, but i don’t want to just be like “it wasn’t very good” without actually describing what I mean), but it wasn’t terrible either. I think if I were just getting coffee I would have been more disappointed, but obviously the point is to get a bonbon. If you’re dining in, your coffee will be served in a tea cup. Being served in a tea cup is *super* cute, but I would say on the coffee, even if you’re dining in, order it to go and then sit, because they served the small coffee in a tea cup, which seamed that the amount of coffee is somewhere between 8-10 oz, as opposed to a US standard 12 oz for a small and 16 oz for a regular. Finally, get the Opera Torte (either cake or cupcake). It’s their specialty, and deserves a try. I didnt realize that before I ordered what I did (which was totally my bad, since it was posted everywhere), but i’ll definitely be back with my partner to try it because overall, it was *super* cute and their cupcake was amazing—even just out of the freezer, the icing was still sort enough to bite into. Highly recommend!!!

The Bonbonnerie did a FABULOUS wedding cake from the tasting session to co-ordinating fresh flowers for our wedding cake and delivering it to the reception venue. I ordered the delicious lemon cake with raspberry filling for the lowermost tier, a surprise carrot cake for the upper tiers for my husband who absolutely LOVES their carrot cake. We had a semi-naked frosting finish since we both do not care for frosting. We also ordered mini chocolate cupcakes, so every one of our guests would be able to try three different flavours of cake if they so desired—there was not a slice left over! We of course have the top layer which may not survive till our anniversary. I love every cake I have ever had from the Bonbonnerie and will continue to enjoy this Cincinnati treasure. THANK YOU for making special memories!!

This is definitely a sweet spot in Cinci!! They have wonderful unique sandwiches and the Lattes are comfortably warm and soothing. My daughter and I love the decor with teapots, tea cups and friendly faces. Can’t wait to visit again!

They understood the assignment. Our wedding cake was perfect.