Homestead Bakeshop — Restaurant in Alberta

I discovered this bakery last year. The almonds croissants were amazing and prompted me to stop in there whenever I passed. However, on the last couple of visits, it's become apparent that the Homestead bakery has succumbed to 'shrinkflation'. The baked goods have shrunk by at least 20% and there's less filling in the almond croissants and less chocolate in the pain au chocolate. The girl at the checkout even agreed they were smaller now, but didn't know why! Of course, the price has remained the same and those were relatively expensive as it was, but I considered it worth it. However, the product now being inferior, it is overpriced. So sadly, I won't be...

Had the Carrot Cake and Vanilla Strip.

The Vanilla Strip - Was very well presented a very good photo worthy desert. Both the vanilla cream and jam that were in the sandwich were quite good and not overly sugary, just the right balance. Would approach it with a fork cause eating it by hand made quite the mess and squished the contents put the sides.

The Careot Cake - Very goes cream cheese icing that carried the cake itself. The spiced cake portion was more subtle than I like, but that's personal preference.

Staff was very nice and thoughtful, laying my cake paper toward the Strip so as not to have them come...

Exceptional Customer Service! Every counter server approaches each and every customer with a bright-eyed, wide SMILE! That is the tastiest feature of this beautiful, homey, traditional bakery! Thank you, thank you, for caring about each and every one of us, and caring about every delicacy that you bake for us, as if you are cooking in our own home kitchen! Congratulations on achieving new heights in fashioning a truly Parisian perfection, your tasty flaky SUMPTUOUS butterhorn is a masterpiece!! Keep creating such delicacies for us and we will keep swarming over to your Homestead! Yours truly, the...