Vanilla Bean Bakery & Cafe

Cute interior, amazing vibes. Our now favorite place for coffee and breakfast in Helena! Cherry scone was probably the best scone I’ve ever had?! Latte was perfect, just the right amount of sweetness and flavor ❤️ Got a beautiful looking valentines cake too with my hubby! Can’t wait to bring visiting friends here in the future!

I called a week before I needed the cake to ask about customizations. My friend wanted a fully covered red velvet or the Fleur de Sel cake with regular buttercream. The person I talked to told me they couldn't do either. I said, "Okay, I'll just order the Fleur de Sel then." Instead of taking my order, she told me I could order online. I ended up emailing because I had waited too long to put my order in when I remembered to. They said to ask for Melissa. I spoke with her about the Fleur de Sel with just regular buttercream since my friend just isn't big on caramel. She told me I don't even need to call it the Fleur de Sel then and that I just want a chocolate cake. Just a super rude comment. I don't think what we settled on was even what I really wanted. I canceled this morning after reading all the reviews about how rude the staff has been for years. It seems like it hasn't changed much.

This was a great experience! It was my first time coming and the employees are very kind and great vibes all around. When I got my hot chocolate on accident I spilled it everywhere and they came and gave me a rag to help with. And a man, I didn’t get his name, I believe he was a manager or something came and helped throwaway the paper towels and moved the garbage can over to the table I was at. They also made a new hot chocolate. But yesss it is great and I recommend!

Used Vanilla Bean to cater desserts for a company holiday party. They were excellent to work with and even gave us extra goodies - and everything was super delicious. Highly recommend!

Delicious food and baked goods! Beautiful open space that is designed well. Caprese sandwich was not worth the cost as there were only 2 small tomato slices, lots of cheese, and barely any pesto. It was difficult to tell if there was even any pesto on the sandwich. Felt more like a grilled cheese than a Caprese. Due to the taste of the food I would give this place another shot.