Eccentric International Chefs
#BestCakeinTown
#BestCakeinTown
What Our Clients Are Saying!
I give a 5 star review to Eccentric International Chefs..because of their professionalism, kindness, flexibly to give me the time to get my father day cake even after they had closed. I had ordered the cake earlier in the day & didn't hear my cell phone ring the many times they had called me.
I'm so thankful & always will be a life long customer. Not only are there cakes and pastries are the bomb..but so is the staff & owners.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- 7/20/2015
Since then we have been going back for every birthday occasion. Melina is there most times we've gone in and we are always greeted with a smile. It's a bit of a drive for us, but definitely worth it!
- 6/21/2015
05/03/15
Amazing price for an amazing cakeReally pushed the limits with this cake and Chef Carl lived up to every thing he promised
I was looking for a place to get a cake for my hubby and found this on yelp. So I went in and talked to Melina. She was really nice and she was making it so easy to order because I have no creative idea for the cake just the flavors that he likes. Anyway the cake was paid for and the day was made to pick up then I realized that I would like to add something to it and Melina said " please think about what would you like and whenever you are ready just email me and remember we will make it just the way that you like because it's your cake" I was so happy with the cake and it look amazing more than I was pictured it. Thank you so much!!!
-Surassawadee D
Advice for the future bride/groom: No matter how far the drive, please do not miss out on a tasting, it will be worth every mile! You owe it to yourself to have a beautiful, elegant DELICIOUS cake.
P.s. when you get your cake to the venue do not let your venue take the cake in the back to cut it, make them cut it in front of everyone!!!
I will forever be ordering cake from them in the future, I cant wait for my daughters birthday :)
Carl designed our wedding cake and we were so impressed with the final result.
When we first met with Carl, I did not come with pictures and only had a mental picture of what I wanted. Carl designed our cake based on my description. He also helped us decide on flavors because we loved everything we tasted!
On the wedding day the cake was delivered on time and looked beautiful. So many of our guests asked us where we got our cake because they loved it!
We found a baker for life!
Santee's #1 bakery. High quality desserts that will keep you coming back for more. Specialty items include cannoli, to personalized cakes and confections. Friendly staff an asset to the community.
We just recently had them make our wedding cake and we got so many complements on how delicious the cake was. In fact, the guests loved it so much that we had no left overs!!! That's totally unheard of for wedding cakes.
We had our first taste of these amazing cakes and knew instantly that we needed to make an appointment (as you have to do with everything for weddings) to have a cake testing. At our tasting, they brought out 3 delicious slices of cake and when my husband was not so thrilled about the raspberry they we're more than accommodating about having our middle tier have strawberry instead. For our icing we decided that since no one actually likes fondant we would rather have whipped cream. Granted, you can't do as many intricate designs with whipped cream, but who cares-- people are just going to eat it! Our cake turned out just as we wanted, tasted fantastic, and all the guests raved about it.
In addition to our cake we decided to have a dozen cupcakes along with the cake for the kids at the wedding. The cupcakes are just as amazing as their cakes (they're on sale on Tuesdays and Thursdays, by the way!) and the kids loved having their own cakes,
We love this bakery. The staff is friendly, it's owned by a cute married couple, and the cakes are delicious.
- 6/22/2015
04/18/15
Working and Chefs Carl and Melina in order to attain the perfect wedding cake was extremely easy! The cake design was beautiful and the cake, itself, tasted great. We have been asked by many guests where the cake was ordered. The bakery is affordable and feed many (ie. 270 guests) for a great price!-Becci K
- Cheryl M
Not only did they have great pricing but they were extremely nice
We had more compliments on our cake than anything. We live in La Jolla and came down here after reading there Yelp reviews.
Totally recommend them and I will for any of my friends or family.
I ordered my cake in the beginning of this year, later on I went in two and saw that there were some bad reviews on how the cake was not what they had ordered , or that it didn't look good, it was melted ... I was scared , so I called and asked what it was about . The girl was very kind and assured me that everything was going to be ok!
The day of my wedding Carlos brought my cake and I was nervous to see it, I didn't get a chance to see it till the reception, and it looked FABULOUS !! It was everything i wanted and moré! It was delicious and perfect! Exactly what I wanted..
I just ordered a second cake for a baby shower! And my friend is getting married next year and is also getting her cake here!
If you were like me and are doubting on wether to get your cake or not ! Make sure you have your cake in a shaded place ! Don't order a cake and put it in the window where the sun is hitting it and than write a review on his Carlos screwed up you wedding!
I love it here and I will come back as long as they are in business !
We ordered our wedding cake from Eccentric International Chefs - and it was amazing! We chose three different flavors for our three layer cake and they decorated it with a few light pink orchid flowers. It was beautiful and tasted just as delicious as when we tried it during the tasting.
Now, I always go to Eccentric International Chefs whenever we need a cake - it's worth the 30 minute drive each way. I ordered one for Valentines Day and even asked for a custom filling that wasn't part of their special. The owners didn't hesitate to accommodate my wishes and made sure I was 100% happy before walking out!
-Nasta T
You can't ask for more - the cake tastes fantastic, looks better than expected and the owners are beyond nice. I've tried plenty of other places and this one is just way above the rest!
-BJ H
I have been looking for a good local bakery. When I went in the gentlemen was so nice and greeting. He walked me through everything they had. I got six different cookies and each one of them was so most and light it was amazing.
Super easy working with Carl and Melina! They were great and made planning our wedding from out of state painless! Cakes ordered just as designed and how we wanted! Our guests raved at the taste!!
You can't ask for more - the cake tastes fantastic, looks better than expected and the owners are beyond nice. I've tried plenty of other places and this one is just way above the rest!
Everything turned out beautifully! It was a unique, gorgeous cake that also tasted really good! We had two layers of white cake with a lemon filling on the top and a raspberry filling on the bottom.
I really like their cakes because, since Carl is European, it's not super sweet like American cakes. This suited the tastes of my family really well since many of them are from Vietnam and find American desserts to be far too sweet.
The delivery to the restaurant where the reception was was prompt, and the cake arrived in perfect condition!
I had the most wonderful experience here. I needed a wedding cake/ cupcakes last minute. They we so accommodating. I was surprised to see how inexpensive it was going to be. Not to mention they were so flexible with the designs. My order was ready on time and it tasted delicious. everyone at our wedding loved it and asked where we got it from. I will come back here every time.
05/24/2014
We recently celebrated our daughter's wedding 5/24/14. Just can't thank the staff at Eccentric International Chef's for the wonderful job they did on the wedding cake. The staff was so nice and helpful. The happy couple got a cake that was beautiful and, more importantly, delicious. All the wedding guest made sure to tell us how much they enjoyed the cake. The added bonus at Eccentric is the prices are so affordable and have a very minimal delivery fee. I would highly recommend Eccentric International Chefs. Thanks again.-Narcisa S
-Jenna H
It's almost wedding time too! Whoo Hoo, I cannot wait, cause...I'm a big ole cake eater!
Go see them...tell them, Stan sent ya!
grabbed a piece of paper, drew a cake and took all my suggestions until we came across the perfect cake:) our guest loved our cake and we were very happy with the way it turned out:) my husband and I are planning on getting a small cake for our first anniversary since we did not get to eat much of it the day of our wedding! Overall we are ver happy with them and we will recommended them to all our friends!
-Tami D
The cake was gorgeous! A picture of our cake is uploaded. It was a quilted design with pearl dots, and flowers running down the side of the cake (provided by our flower vendor, Flower Girls - see my other reviews for info on them).
Carl and Melina were great to work with. They delivered the cake and worked with my flower vendor, so that we didn't have to worry about a thing!
The cake was very popular with my guests too. Some of my guests told me that they ate multiple slices because it was so delicious! You may want to order extra!
-Jeffery M.
My friend wanted a "baby lunch" not shower with NO pink or pastels! So the only colors that would do, were red, black and white. I walked in 3 weeks before the event and ordered a chevron print cake serving 10 people. I told her that I didn't want to spend more than $50 and the price was so affordable I was shocked!
A week before the shower, more people had RSVP'd. So I called Eccentric and asked if they can add more to the cake since more people will be attending. She said, "sure, no problem. So for an additional $20 she added a lady bug to the top of the cake and another layer, feeding 30 people!
When I arrived to pick up the cake, I was nervous to see it. But when she showed me the cake looked great!! It was huge! She was kind enough to ask me if I needed help to my car, but I managed. :-)
I ordered a white cake with fresh strawberry filling with butter cream frosting. It was Delicious! There was so much extra cake to give away!
Wow! That's all I can say. Our wrong guests were raving about this cake and going back for seconds. Truly great job. We had a display cake to cut and then sheet cakes in back. The display cake was an unusual request as you can see from the picture and they did a great job. My guests thought it was so funny. The flavors, textures, and frosting were amazing, plus the cake was so moist. Really you cannot go wrong hiring them. These ladies did one heck of a job. Thank you!
They were accommodating in making me some last minute plain cupcakes which was really nice of them. It's best to preorder a cake, but even if not they seem accommodating as they can be and vey helpful. I will for sure buy from them again.