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Shocking!
May 7, 2016

Never Oder from this company! My cake turned up looking nothing like the minecraft cake I ordered for £65. I called straight away to be told she was a call agent and I had to send an email and pictures to the company. I had no response almost a week later so ill called again and eventually received an email saying it states on there site colour and design may differ. Eventually I was offered half my money back after numerous emails. I am going to put a claim in on my credit card because the cake was shocking and it would have been an embarrassment to get it out for my sons 8th birthday. Do not use or believe the reviews that are on there.

Date of experience: May 7, 2016
Shay N. NewCakes Rep
over a year old

Hi Louise,
I am terribly sorry to learn that you had issues with New Cakes in the past.
We have recently taken over the business and we are keen to show our valued customers how it should be done.
I hope that in the future you would consider coming back to us. We have created a unique voucher for you to use – giving you 40% off your next cake order. To get your code please contact Claire in the office and she will be happy to help 01753 374 726.

I look forward to working with you.

Kind regards,
Shay & Lavinia

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Excellence at its best
October 2, 2019

First order of a bespoke cake... What a surprise. I contacted via email and received a phonecall ( that's fantastic customer service to start with)
Spoke with Parm about a bespoke cake and everything I asked for was done with no hesitation...
Cake arrived thoroughly packaged not a crumb in site and looked fantastic. But that wasn't the best part... The taste was second to none!. The cake kept really well within the packaging so that you didn't have to grab the ole friend cling film so from now on my cakes will come from here!

Date of experience: October 2, 2019
GB
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I ordered a Super Mario cake for my son's birthday. When it arrived it looked nothing like Super Mario (photo attached) and nothing like the cake which was advertised. When I queried it I was told they use a plastic toy for the photo and then try to recreate it in sugar paste. I had to go out and buy a plastic figure to replace the one on it. Luckily I had ordered the cake in plenty of time so I had time to do that. Otherwise I would have had an extremely disappointed son. They offered me a 40% discount which I finally received after several phone calls and emails. Even with the discount it was an expensive cake and I wish I'd held out for a bigger discount. It was a very stressful, disappointing experience. I wish I'd read the negative reviews before ordering.

Date of experience: November 4, 2019
India
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Disappointed
May 14, 2019

Ordered a cake for delivery for our sons 10 th bday pd£100 was extremely disappointed with the execution, asked for special text and Mario character which were so small and insignificant, very very saddened by this experience cannot ever use this service again

Date of experience: May 14, 2019
GB
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At least it arrived
July 23, 2020

Saw this company on line, my usual source closed due to pandemic, chose the ideal cake for
My wife's 60th a little pricey but looked and sounded amazing.
It arrived, small, tasteless and dry, very dry.
Have been offered a refund (partial) but looking at the reviews I don't think I will get to see it.
Please Please be careful if using this company, my surprise 60th cake ended up being an Asda
Caterpillar.

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
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New Cakes
August 2, 2020

I ordered a cake for my partner's birthday which unfortunately arrived broken. The new cakes team were so lovely and honoured a partial refund for the damage but the cake tasted so great that I have returned to them. The quality(aside from the damage in transport) was

They are so helpful and accommodating to any requests asked for and are currently in the process of making a gorgeous cake for my mum. We look forward to eating it and will continue to stay a loyal customer!

Date of experience: August 2, 2020
GB
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DO NOT USE NEW CAKES!
September 13, 2016

I bought a pharmacy cake for a surprise party for my husband for 20-25 people. I expected a decent sized cake considering I paid just over £93 for it. I had delivered a tiny cake for about 10-12 people. This spoilt my party as I had to serve miniscule pieces for everyone to have some cake. I was only able to get in touch with some the following Monday and got an apology which was too little too late and 10% off my next order as if I'll be stupid enough to make that mistake again.

Date of experience: September 13, 2016
Shay N. NewCakes Rep
over a year old

Hi Gugu,

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that you were not happy with the cake when it arrived.

We have an industry sizing guide to inform our valued customers the optimum number of portions our designs will feed. This is obviously purely dependant on how generous you are with the size of your slice.

I hope that you would come back to us in the future.

Kind regards,
Shay

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Simply the best
January 26, 2021

Last minute idea for my fiancé's birthday.
Phoned them Friday, got the cake delivered on Saturday:
Service is fantastic, Jess was fantastic, the cake is fantastic.
Beautiful design, and the cake tasted so delicious.
If I order cake again it will be from them, no question asked!
Many thanks!

Date of experience: January 25, 2021
GB
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Excellent
June 19, 2017

I bought two cakes one for an eighth birthday and one for a sixty six! Both arrived packaged beautifully in plenty of time! The cakes were absolutely delicious! The service from start to finish was superb! I highly recommend this company
And will definitely buy from the company again!

Date of experience: June 19, 2017
GB
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Absolutely amazing
December 9, 2020

I ordered a cake for my partner's birthday and I can't thank you enough, it was the best cake we've ever seen. He was absolutely amazed by the look of it and we taste it it was really fresh and delicious. I would definitely get my next cake from you, guys. You're brilliant.

Date of experience: December 8, 2020
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I ordered my first cake back in November 2020 when we were having our fist family birthday celebration during lockdown. The cake exceeded my expectations and the team did a great job, despite my vague description of what I wanted. I didn't hesitate to order again when the 2nd birthday came around in December. I received an equally delicious cake, a different design and flavour and again very well packaged. It's January and we are getting ready to celebrate lockdown birthday number 3. I have already had a great interaction with newcakes regarding my order and I am looking forward to the usual excellent service I have received in the past. Thank you Newcakes. Given these lockdown conditions your service is a ray of sunshine during these gray times. Jan (Bedfordshire)

Date of experience: January 18, 2021
GB
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I ordered the hand bag cake for my grandaughters 17th birthday. It was beautifully packed and she took into her sixth form college.It was beautiful and it really cheered them all up after a horrible uncertain year for them all. It went down a storm after all the problems with their exams last summer. Well done NEW CAKES TEAM. Keep up the good work o nothing like cake for spreading happiness especially with teenagers.

Date of experience: December 9, 2020
GB
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And it tasted good too
September 17, 2020

My son was spending his 40th birthday alone and in lockdown 200 miles away. I saw the "Computer" cake on NewCakes.co.uk and it seemed the perfect choice to give someone "working from home" a tasty surprise. Ordering online was easy and all the extra personal touches I requested were added to the design to make it unique. Despite warnings of possible delivery problems during lockdown, the cake was delivered when requested and put a smile on the young man's face.

Date of experience: September 17, 2020
GB
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Ordered a Game of Thrones Cake for a party - received a delicious cake, lovely light lemon sponge with lemon cream filling. Tasted superb. Unfortunately it was a day late and had some been damaged in transit.

Date of experience: May 22, 2019
AE
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Absolutely LOVED the women flower cake which I ordered for birthday!

NEW CAKES ( https://newcakes.co.uk/) team made it even better than I imagined. Not only was it beautiful, it was so delicious and moist!

I will definitely be ordering from New Cakes, United Kingdom again!

Thank you so much!

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
GB
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Stole the Show
October 27, 2018

At a Cricket Awards ceremony, we ordered a bespoke cake for the 'Most Ducks in a Season'.

Sent a pic of the individual receiving the awards and the number of ducks he managed to get in the season.

It has to be said, when the prize was revealed, the whole room was in Hysterics. It was so well done, the detailing was superb. Completely Stole the Show.

Thank you New Cakes for your creativity and helping our event becoming a huge success.

Date of experience: October 25, 2018
GB
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My cake was absolutely incredible and perfect in every way. The detail is immaculate and the fact they sent me a separate cake to eat on the day was a lovely touch. My mum organised it all in secret and couldn't say enough about how professional and friendly the service was. 'Above and beyond' is definitely how I'd like to describe the outcome.

Thank you!
Erin

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
GB
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I needed an emoji cake at short notice for my daughter's birthday. I had next day delivery from NewCakes. It came in a sturdy cardboard box full of plastic air bags and the cake was in pristine condition. I also had personal communication from them by phone and email checking details about the cake and my satisfaction with the product. My daughter was so happy with the cake and all her friends and parents were very impressed. We had a lemon flavor sponge and it was delicious. Thank you so much NewCakes! I will be using you again!

Date of experience: February 13, 2017
GB
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Customised cake
October 8, 2020

Wanted a customised version of a birthday cake. Discussed and assured it would be possible, the firm was very helpful and focussed on pleasing the customer. Delivery was as promised, packaging was excellent and the customisation (taken from a photo) was done to a high standard. Everyone remarked on how well it tasted, so an excellent result

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
GB
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Wrong cake, wrong address
February 20, 2020

Awful experience and disappointing cake. Cake on the left was what I requested. Cake on the right was the one received. Delivered at the incorrect address despite 8 attempts to check what time the cake will be delivered and to confirm the correct address. I had to arrange a courier myself to get the cake to the right address nearly 30 miles away. Brendan has not offered me an apology and he also does not think that I require compensation for sending the cake to the wrong address

Date of experience: February 20, 2020

Overview

NewCakes has a rating of 3.6 stars from 185 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with NewCakes most frequently mention customer service, perfect condition and short notice. NewCakes ranks 6th among Dessert sites.

service
20
value
17
shipping
18
returns
5
quality
17