Overall Rating
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8.5 /10
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Ribbons and balloons is a cute little bake shop located in the calm sections of Oud Metha. Something that makes them unique and stick out from the others is the concept of jar cakes and sweets. Their PR and other constant social media presence easily caught my attention. Its the very first time i came across this unique concept in Dubai.
The ambience in the store is yet again calm with an aroma of freshly baked cakes and other creams. The choice of pink color walls with white chairs give it a retroish atmosphere. The parquet flooring is a contrast of medium brown and matches the cushions of the seats or in another a very well color schemed outlet. One of the walls in the outlet had a board of the entire menu along with the prices and i found it really convenient and informative for the customers and the passerby. They offer premium cakes which are unique. They even do customised cakes priced depending on the design. Cheesecakes, Muffins, Gluten Free cakes, brownies and cookies; name it and they have it all. They even serve various types of coffees like cappuccino, cafe mocha, cafe latte, also cold beverages and fresh juice. Ribbons and balloons also provide professional baking classes and tutorials for beginners with ingredients and apparatus. I really wanted to try the Sinful Nutella. Being a huge nutella enthusiast and the visual appearance of it i knew it i would love for sure. It was priced at AED 25, which is certainly affordable for the quantity and cost involved. The Sinful Nutella jar had a chocolate cake with melted nutella topped with chocolates like M&Ms, kit kat and ferrero rocher. i really enjoyed each bite from the jar! Lately, I have come across the new addition of lotus jar and I look forward of having it soon. Excellent location with calm ambiance, reasonable prices with versatile choice are like the key trait of this cute bake shop. |
Latest (04 November 2016)
Earlier my review was about the trending jar packages at ribbons and balloons. The experience I had from those was exquisite. However I mentioned that I was looking forward for tasting the lotus jar but some how that didn't work out.
Recently, I decided to go large scale on ribbons and balloons. This was more of a customised cake for my foodie brother. Therefore, I had to make sure that they quality and taste met his standards. As a viable option Ribbons and balloons is the first option that struck me.
I didn't want it to be heavily decorative but instead retain the simplicity. I ordered for a basic red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. As it was a graduation themed cake, the fondants I was looking for was a graduation cap along with the certificate scroll. It struck me, I should customize it more with his love and craze for football, so I asked the staff if I could customize the scroll with the logo of his #Favorite football team. The staff was very corporative and she mentioned it could be done.
I must say, I was more than excited to see how the cake would turn out with the cap and Real Madrid logo on the scroll.
When I reached the outlet for pick up and the staff opened the box to show me, the cake looked classy and elegant with the minimal basic finish.
The cake was moist in texture with perfect consistency of cream cheese. The flavor of buttermilk was prominent in every bite. To add on, it was garnished with cake crumbs and more cream cheese.
Recently, I decided to go large scale on ribbons and balloons. This was more of a customised cake for my foodie brother. Therefore, I had to make sure that they quality and taste met his standards. As a viable option Ribbons and balloons is the first option that struck me.
I didn't want it to be heavily decorative but instead retain the simplicity. I ordered for a basic red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. As it was a graduation themed cake, the fondants I was looking for was a graduation cap along with the certificate scroll. It struck me, I should customize it more with his love and craze for football, so I asked the staff if I could customize the scroll with the logo of his #Favorite football team. The staff was very corporative and she mentioned it could be done.
I must say, I was more than excited to see how the cake would turn out with the cap and Real Madrid logo on the scroll.
When I reached the outlet for pick up and the staff opened the box to show me, the cake looked classy and elegant with the minimal basic finish.
The cake was moist in texture with perfect consistency of cream cheese. The flavor of buttermilk was prominent in every bite. To add on, it was garnished with cake crumbs and more cream cheese.