Sweet Leaf Bakery & Cafe — Restaurant in Salmon Arm

I am so glad that we got our wedding cake from Sweet Leaf Bakery & Cafe. I communicated with Jen over email, and she was always friendly, helpful, quick to respond, and professional.

We wanted something fresh and fruity for our spring wedding, and she gave us a large list of options for cake, filling, and icing flavours. We purchased a sample pack of cupcakes with 4 different combinations, and they were all amazing. We chose lemon sponge, lemon curd filling, and lemon buttercream, which somehow tasted even better than the sample cupcake. Some guests weren't sure they'd like our super lemon cake, but it seems to have been a hit, even amongst the picky-eating children in attendance.

When it came to the design, I emailed Jen a few pictures for inspiration, and our cake was the perfect combination of the elements we were looking for. We opted for a 2-tiered cake to feed "not more than 40" guests. We wound up serving large slices and had a lot of leftover cake that we are still enjoying from our freezer.

I'm not planning on getting married again, but if I was, I'd absolutely get another cake from Sweet Leaf Bakery & Cafe. I am looking forward to celebrating more occasions with cakes from Sweet Leaf...

Why is there a 15% gratuity on a pre-ordered cake? That's ridiculous. This is a pre-ordered item, the charge should be sufficient to properly compensate the staff. If you need to charge more for the item, it should be included in the base price. There was no "service" to merit a gratuity, let alone a mandatory 15% gratuity. Unfortunately we were in a hurry and didn't notice the charge until we got home.

The cake wasn't even very good. It was very pretty (hence 2 stars) but it was not what we expected. We ordered a black forest cake, and instead of having whip cream it was a rich sweet icing. The icing was so sweet. Everyone just picked around the icing and threw it out. I've never seen a black forest cake with icing instead of whip cream. About a quarter of the cake was eaten and the rest will probably be thrown out. Such a...

I am reluctant to share negative feelings but my experience at Sweet Leaf left a lot to be desired. The Italian Wedding soup was watery and flavorless not to mention my bowl contained 2 meatballs the size of a marble. The sweet scone did not marry (no pun intended) with the soup at all. More like a dessert. On a positive note the signature iced tea was delicious, service excellent and atmosphere pleasing. I have not yet sampled the baking but am not likely to return for a lunch. I realize this a local business and would hope that you are successful and that my review is viewed as constructive not...