Flourish Bakery LLC
3203 W Chinden Blvd #1, Garden City, ID
Crema's Take
“This Garden City bakery has earned its stellar reputation as a macaron destination, with loyal customers who've been devoted to their craft for years and rave about custom color-matched orders for weddings and special occasions. Beyond the macarons, they excel at made-to-order cakes with distinctive flavors like pistachio and strawberry, and they're wonderfully accommodating with same-day pickup options when you need them. It's the kind of place where the owners clearly care about getting the details right—matching your vision down to the color palette and remembering what makes your celebration special.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
This bakery is hands down THE BEST for macarons. I ordered for a wedding and they were a huge hit. I was able to send them the color pallet and they matched them so well!! I customized the flavors to the colors and they were DELICIOUS! I would 100% recommend them for any of your bakery needs. Whether you want a few or a lot, they are very accommodating and so friendly!!
I couldn't sleep last night so of course I decided to do some research on some local bakeries in our area. I am always down for something sweet! I have driven by this shop a million times but never got the chance to make it in. After checking out all their photos and goodies off their website, making my way in today was a must. The shop is very small and intimate. You are immediately greeted by all the goodies as soon as you walk in. Colorful macarons, the cutest cheesecakes and beautifully displayed scones and muffins. The display case is nice and bright, allowing you to be able to see the details and coloring of each macaron. The pretty piping on the cheesecake. The fun layers of the cakes. It was hard not to want one of each thing out of the case. It was our first visit for my daughter and I. As a new customer, you're trying to absorb everything about this store. You want to look at all your options! The gal that initially was going to help us pretty much just stood there and stared at us. Didn't really talk to us. Didn't ask if we had any questions. She had the most unpleasant look on her face. It honestly made me feel so unwanted and uncomfortable to be at the shop. I offered to let another customer go ahead of us so she wasn't just standing there waiting for us to order something. The second customer also needed some time. Finally a gentleman came in and she got him some coffee started. Another gal was working and she helped us. At that point, I was so turned off about getting anything but we were already there so we decided to grab a few things. My daughter and I decided to share a 6 pack of macarons. We snagged lemon, birthday cake, coffee, chocolate, creme brulee and cookies and cream as our flavor choices. She also got a red velvet cheesecake for us to share after dinner tonight. On our ride home, we broke that box of macarons open and had to try them all. The lemon was sweet and tangy, I love the lemon custard in the middle. Birthday cake reminds me of a pink frosted animal cookie. The chocolate was my favorite! Very chocolate forward and sweet. Coffee reminded me of a vanilla latte in cookie form. Cookies and cream was much like cookies and cream ice cream. More cream forward and less chocolate cookie. Creme brulee had sugar toasted on top which created a slight bitterness to the cookie but it was balanced with how sweet the cookie was. All 6 macarons were fabulous! I look forward to having the red velvet cheesecake after dinner tonight. I like that there are so many gluten free options at this bakery. I adore how petite and prettily decorated the pastries were. I appreciate that this joint is local as I love supporting local businesses. But, first impressions are so huge for me and my first impression of their customer service wasn't there for me. You can push out great products all you want but how you make someone feel during their purchase can make or break your business. As fantastic as my macarons were, all I can think about was how uncomfortable I was when I was just being stared at. Macarons and cheesecake can be purchased at a few joints in our valley. I'm happy I got to enjoy some goodies with my daughter but I'm going to go support another local business that will actually make me feel like a valued customer and not a bother.
It took us a while to find a bakery with pistachio cake that we could order for our anniversary. Pistachio flavor is what my husband and I had for our wedding cake. We got an 8" cake with no fruit filling and vanilla buttercream. It was absolutely delicious, the cake has a great balance of salty and sweet and the buttercream was divine, and this is coming from someone who hates cake icing. We will definitely return for more in the future. 😊
I have been eating flourish macarons for many years, since before their store front was open. And let me tell you, they are the best macarons you will ever have. I have had macarons from multiple European countries and multiple other USA states. But flourish macarons are the most decadent, flavorful, and have the best macaron texture ever. Their seasonal flavors are always super fun as well!! The London fog flavor one absolutely delicious. The service is amazing and friendly. Their other desserts are delicious as well, but as you can see, I’m very partial to the macarons.
I needed a last minute cake, so I called to see what was in stock for same day pickup. They had a few great flavor options, but I went with the 4” strawberry cake! It was DELICIOUS- perfect flavor, texture, and overall presentation! The whole family loved it. We will be getting all of our birthday cakes here from now on! The customer service was great, and I appreciated the owner’s friendliness :)
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