10/28/09

My birthday cake

by jammerwind

I was celebrating my 65th Birthday and because I didn't live in the area I traveled 40 miles to order a cake from Borracchini's. I picked the cake up the day before my birthday and was totally surprised that the cake decorating looked like a 5 year old had done it. I told them that is not what I ordered and the girl trying to be pleasant told me they would redo it. It was suppose to have cherry buds in delicate colors instead I got blue cherry blossoms? Anyone ever seen blue cherry blossoms? she showed me a picture and I oked it and they redid the cake telling me it would be $6.00 more. I was so upset I said ok but then I just couldn't believe it when the cake came out and ...well omg...I will never go back. I paid for the cake and left and I will never return. My heart at this point was broke believing I would have a wonderful cake and I didn't. I took the cake to my local bakery and they removed the decoration and put cherry blossoms that where so beautiful. I had to pay nothing even they where amazed if it hadn't been in the box they would have never believed it came from there. They have lost a good customer I will never go back to that store...I will stay with my home town bakery they are the best...Oh bye the way the cake wasn't that great either...Diane Amundson, Tacoma

• Cons: the cake was totally unprofessional

11/09/08

remo borracchini' s bakery rainer ave

by years

i hsve been going to remo's for years and always ordered the same kind of cake. when my son went to cut his cake it was not the right one .I was so dissapointed. I even repeated to the person a few times for the cake to be chocolate with ice icing and that my son'w name was spelled with 2 LL's. when i got there it was spelled wrong. they have messed up on the spelling before and they always correceted it right on the spot.

But there is no correcting a wrong cake after the bakery is closed for the day.

• Pros: fast making cake
• Cons: look carefully on the cake for mispelled name -ask if this is the right type of cake

10/08/08

In my 31 years never had a bad experience!!

by dee425

I love this place. When I was little my mom used to take us for cake. Everytime I see that cake box I get happy. Just a few years ago I started getting other things there. The panini sandwiches....mmmmmm....the roast beef and havarti cheese and soft bread...to die for!! stuffed olives? um.

Love this place, a definite south seattle treasure!! worth the trip!!

• Pros: food and the cake especcially the fillings!!
• Cons: havent found any yet!

07/28/08

Not their best work

by gigglegrl643

I was at a birthday party on Saturday and got all happy when I saw the Borracchini box. Maybe they were having an off day but the cake was not up to their normal standards. The lower layer was super thin & very uneven, the upper layer was too thick and uneven, the cream cheese filling tasted "off". I can't put my finger on it, not sour, but fake somehow. Like when you get frosting with too much color. I was very dissappointed. I won't give up on them yet though.

07/27/08

great buns/cakes

by kejen

Great food, great prices. REALLY cute delivery boy. best cake ever. the GM is smokin also. the panini sandwitches i could live off of.

• Pros: the food
• Cons: if there wasnt food

05/07/08

I ahve been using this bakery for 15 years and would choose no other

by tiyondi

I love this place no one can do it like they can.

I have been coming to Borracchini's for 15 years and and every time someone ask me I tell them that that the place to go. I would not ever go anywere else

• Pros: all rpos
• Cons: no cons

02/19/08

Some good stuff and some bad stuff

by lqagrl

I've had plenty of good experiences with Borracchini's, and plenty of not-so-good ones. Their bakery and deli stuff is for the most part incredibly cheap, and some of it is really surprisingly good given the low price. The various breads are tasty, the blueberry muffins are yummy, and an eggplant panini or a mozzarella and tomato sandwich will make a great lunch for $3 or less. However, the chocolate ganache cake I once bought there was inedible! It tasted of some sort of chemical, I couldn't tell what it was, but definitely not something that belonged in a chocolate cake! Also, the fruit topping they use for danishes and lattice pies is about 80% starch, 10% sugar, and 10% food coloring. I couldn't find a trace of any kind of fruit or berries. Yuck! I haven't had much luck with their soups either... Eventually, I managed to identify the good stuff at Borracchini's and learned what to avoid. It may take some time, however, and not everyone will be willing to give them a second chance if their first experience is a bad one.

11/26/07

have everything

by anardi

i have a hard time leaving that store, i always want to buy everything!! Excellent deli, cakes, coffee, love it all!

09/17/07

Great Place For Lunch and Get Your Cake To!!

by jettsmom

This is the best place to go for lunch!! The cakes are Great!! But the food is not to be missed.

Had a great experance with my wedding cake a few years ago. They showed up early and the set up was so nice and wonderful.

Great prices on Olive Oil too.

• Pros: Parking, Service, Food

03/02/07

Came for olive oil, left with a lot more.

by xjems

The oil selection at safeway just wasnt doing it for me, so I took a trip down to Borracchini's. I asked for help and recieved a little rundown of their oils. I picked one out and I think for the bottle size it was VERY reasonably priced. What I love about this place is all the small imported things you just cant find at your regular grocery store. I almost bought a tube of tomato paste last night- and waited. I'm glad I did. The imported version I got at Borraccchinis was less than a 1/3rd of the price (3 dollars vs 9 something). I love their frozen pastas and dinners (the lasagna is excellent and most certainly beats stouffers!)

And then there is the 20 ft long bakery counter. I was given a peanut butter cookie to sample and ended up buying a dozen, as well as a black forest cake. The cake was VERY reasonably priced at 6.99 (compared to 12.99 at safeway for the same thing).

I have been here many times- the staff is friendly, the baked goods are delicious ( try their cobblers or GIANT brownies), and the prices cant be beat. Oh and seriously- can anyone turn down 24 flavors of soft serve?

• Pros: Service, Value, Bakery
• Cons: Gets busy on the weekends