Sweet Thyme Bakery

We bought special moon cakes, sliced cakes (cheese cake, chocolate mouse, green tea red bean...) ordered birthday cakes. Their cakes and pastries taste heavenly. Especially if you are from Asia, and don't like the super-sweet American bakeries, this is the best you can find in Greater Boston! The owners are super nice. And they work to perfection, everything looks beautiful and are delicious. They take great pride in their product too, and have a lot of loyal customers. They only open for limited hours, and I wish that they open for more time. But that's probably what makes the cakes and pastries special because they must have invested a lot of efforts into making them.

I had a horrible experience today in my birthday so disappointed . This was a cake that was ordered for my Birthday. I only have cake once a year, and was so looking forward to chocolate cake. This, by far, was the worst cake I ever had. It ruined my Birthday, and my family felt horrible. The cake wasn't made as ordered, was dry and tasted like stale bread and butter. Beware!! , i learn my lesson .

My family and I have been buying cakes for special occasions and bubble tea on a regular day for YEARS from Sweet Thyme. We've never had a bad experience, and the cakes are always moist, fluffy, and most importantly, not too sweet.

I called and asked about same-day cake pickup, and the staff was wonderfully helpful, walking me through the options and offering size recommendation. I decided on the strawberry cake, and it was an absolute triumph! It was light and fluffy—perfectly balanced and not that sweet. An instant favorite!

Got a great cake for a decent price and had a reasonable customer service experience. Seeing some of the other reviews, I think it’s best to be very straightforward when communicating with the older asian owners. The cake itself was very fluffy and had an airy whipped cream. Especially important was that it received the coveted Asian parent compliment of “it’s good not too sweet”.