J&S Watkins Desserts — Restaurant in Town of Halfmoon

A bakery more about cakes, less about desserts.

Was surprised when I found this spot as I had thought I had managed to locate all the bakeries around the area, and when I mentioned the name to a family friend they spoke of how they had a cheesecake wedding cake made for a wedding they had before which was quite good.

Unlike other bakeries this particular location has a very limited selection, but that's fine, so long as the sweets are good I'd be a happy man. Went with a couple cupcakes (the almond raspberry and lemon), a mini-cheesecake with cherries, and a confetti cookie. All together coming to $22, which isn't the cheapest when it comes to quantity, but quality can trump not having a lot of different things to try.

I found the cookie to be somewhat chemically tasting, which I'm sure was from the confetti sprinkles, but the cookie itself was soft and sweet. The cheesecake I had heard so much about didn't really impress me, it was on the fluffy side, light in note of sweet cheese flavor, and had no crust. When it comes to cheesecakes I either like them light and fluffy with a rich cheesy flavor, or hard as a brick but with a far more mellow and sweet flavor. This was more in the middle of those two options. And the cup cakes, well, they were pretty standard as well. The lemon's frosting was rich and had a nice lemon flavor, but the cake potion was more just plain vanilla. I'd recommend a lemon poppyseed recipe for the cake side, or a lemon curd filling.

All that said the service I got was very nice, love the little ol' lady who rang me up. Reminded me of when I was a kid getting desserts from a local bakery, with the small side talk she gave. Very friendly, made me feel...

The bakery did a phenomenal job with design for my daughters first birthday! I am giving 4 stars vs 5 because there was miscommunication with the type of frosting. I tried this bakery’s cupcakes on two separate occasions and the frosting consisted of a sweet buttercream . And when I placed my order I asked for buttercream , what we got was much different. The bakery put what they a call a French buttercream on the cake & and the cupcakes which is much less sweet. The larger cake with the raspberry filling this was perfect combination , but normally the cupcakes I would receive out of their bakery is normally sweet buttercream… I wish this was explained to me the options, but my husband loved it, and if it had been just the cutting cake that combination, it would have been perfect . The owner was gracious and got back to me and apologized for the confusion and the miscommunication...

Sampled 6 varieties (there are more) for my daughter’s baby shower. All are moist and flavorful but the carrrot cake with cream cheese frosting was the favorite! Ordered 40 cupcakes- carrot cake (of course), vanilla and chocolate. The buttercream frosting is delicious so don’t fret about just pure sugar frosting. All were packed efficiently and traveled well. They looked beautiful on the stands. Many compliments from our guests. Only a few were left. Purchased to go containers also which were perfect as they held the cupcake and were tall enough not to touch the frosting. The company is pleasant to work with and cares about their product. Highly recommend. Looking forward to try one of their...