Sweet JOY Bakery LLC — Restaurant in Pineville

I hear the king cake is to die for so I need to try it. I stopped here for lunch on Feb. 2nd, and it was SUCH a fun experience. If you need a coffee shop, type spot for a break or a meeting with someone, THIS is a great place for that. I will say, I felt like it echoed a little, but that just may be because my personality is so big, it doesn't always agree with tight spaces, and I felt I was too loud. I was NEVER shushed or made to feel that way, but it was something I kept finding myself thinking..."like oh no I think I echoed a little."

They brought my food to the table which I wasn't expecting because we gave a name at the register, so that was a nice surprise! The philly sandwich was delicious but just a little dry, BUT I think you can alter the sandwiches. So, next time I'm going to ask for a sauce of sorts, because that was ALL i think I needed. The sandwhich was flavor PACKED but, I needed a drink refill about halfway through it. They have croissants that are so flakey and light, and the produce they use tasted SUPER fresh!

They had two soups to choose from but the broccoli and cheddar was so creamy and delicious, that I don't know if I'll even get to the others! It's definitely going to be a repeat order. It also came in a friends style coffee mug (ya know, super huge) which I thought was ADORABLE. It wasn't friends themed or anything like that, just minimal and SUCH a nice touch.

I would've liked to have picked my own chips but honestly sea salt goes nicely with everything, and if I feel a choosy kinda vibe there's always subway, buuuut the subway sandwiches just don't compare to sweet joy's sandwiches.

The only thing left to try here, is the actual sweets. I can only imagine they will be just as delicious as they are beautiful because their display case was LOVELY....and oh so tempting.

I WILL be back for a...

Short review: Very clean bakery. Tasty food. A bit pricey. Busy but fast service —◈— Long review: This place is very clean and simple. It's a good place to just indulge in over the top sweetness. But in addition to the pros there are cons as well

• Expense ★☆☆☆☆ In my opinion this place is over-priced. I spent about $15 on just one biscuit sandwhich and a medium latte. I know Coffee is getting expensive these days in Cafes but for a simple drink and decent sandwich I did not like having to pay this much for it. Everything here is pricey as well, not just what I ordered. It's a good place for indulging in once in awhile, but I won't be coming here regularly.

• Food ★★★★☆ Very sweet treats. I tried the Cinnamon rolls, Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit, and Iced Vanilla Latte. All were good. The vreading for the biscuit is very fluffy and soft. Cinnamon Rolls are very sweet and fluffy. Latte is, well, a Latte.

• Service ★★★★☆ Fast and ready to help. Although very busy the cashiers were nice and helpful. Plenty of smiles as well.

• Interior ★★★☆☆ A very plain and simple design. I like a clean look but it did feel quite empty. Maybe some art hung up would help.

Bathrooms are clean as a whistle. Singles, but it works for a small dining area. I'd say there were about 16 seats in total for the dining area. A bit cramped but I suspect as business lessens from Opening...

The absolute WORST! I attempted to deal with these people for an entire week about a cake. Never once did they say anything about being booked for cakes or a timeline. I settled for something that we didn’t necessarily want but whatever. It was for my daughter’s birthday and when I call to pay, yes I missed a message from the day before saying to pay by 5 but as soon as I saw it I called at 9AM the very next morning! You can’t tell me that made THAT much of a difference. They knew what it was for and then tell me, we can’t do that now. The girl that answered was extremely rude and short from the very beginning. I’ve been told that the owner is terrible to her workers and quite frankly, I will NOT be sad WHEN this place closes. I’ve heard bad things and should have known better but I wanted to see for myself. Well, I have seen…

Update Lol, I appreciate the response to my review, considering they were supposed to be so very busy. I am honored that such precious time was taken out and spent on me. Although your regurgitation of the timeline was a little off, I’m pretty sure it’s pretty well known, like business owner 101, that you never respond negatively to bad reviews, or at least you shouldn’t. I commend you for...