| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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This little shop has a European vibe to it and gives you a soothing, comfortable environment to enjoy the desserts there. ”
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good salad and fun people watching. ”
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It's a lovely place with a nice ambience. ”
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| dessert |
82.46000289916992% positive |
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desserts are beautiful and lunches are tasty. ”
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Great service, lovely pastries and cakes. ”
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suggest any cake shop than here. ”
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OK, I love the desserts here. ”
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im think the cake is good. ”
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Their cakes are suberb for special events such as birthdays or baby showers and all of the flavors are delicious, but honestly, if you are g. ”
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best dessert in the city ”
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best chocolate strawberry cake ever! ”
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The frosting is delicious and not overly sweet, the cake actually has a mild cocoa flavor that seems to be missing from so many other red velvet cakes I've tried. ”
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they have the best chocolate strawberry cake in town. ”
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When my boss asked me to order him a cake for his birthday, I gave them another shot and called SLJ to order his special dessert. ”
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Just because it has a reputation for a good variety of cakes, they should not feel that they can treat customers so horribly. ”
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OVERRATED desserts, HORRENDOUS service. ”
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When I went to pick up my cake I was greeted by a really rude staff member. ”
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bought two slices of cake which were so dry that my friend choked on his first bite. ”
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The cake was horrible, the staff was rude and didn't really give a damn, and they just overall sucked! ”
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Still some of the best cakes in town ”
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The cakes from here are sooo good and light tasting (though I'm sure not light in calories), it's unbelievable. ”
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Busy, rude, okay cake ”
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If you are looking for a delicious, beautiful cake and you aren't on a budget, Sweet Lady Jane's is the way to go! ”
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overrated cake and cupcakes, great breakfast pastries and cookies ”
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Even my husband, who usually does not like cake loves their cakes. ”
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In any case, it's the Almond Roca cake that keeps me coming back time and time again - the chocolate ganache is addictive. ”
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my fave image of here was when i was waiting for them to carefully wrap up my choc-tacos to go, and i was watching this rough looking guy jamming to some heavy metal on his ipod--and he was decorating the most beautiful cake in blushing-pink frosting. ”
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There's is no better bakery in LA for scrumptious cakes and desserts than Sweet Lady Jane. ”
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Absolutely the best dessert in LA! ”
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The best was the carrot cake, nothing to write home about, and the other two (chocolate something and their signature berry cake) were not good, plain and simple. ”
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They're cake is AMAZING. ”
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The princess cake is delicious as well. ”
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Ordered a chocolate babka after reading a recommendation from the best coffee cakes article in the LA Times. ”
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would instead recommend the amazing cakes and pastries from Hanson's, their icing is to die for, and my favorite place is Paris Pastry Inc.-THE BEST cake in the city, especially for their prices. ”
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If you love dessert, this is the place for you. ”
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thought the cake was dry, maybe we caught them on a bad day, but after two attempts, I don't think I will be back. ”
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Every single cake I have tried there was amazing! ”
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find them to be overly sweet frosting with a dry cake. ”
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Big variety of cakes- which is great, and they are decorated wonderfully, which leaves you impressed on your first visit. ”
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Usually the cakes are amazing (but not worth $55). ”
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The cakes are pretty to look at, but once you start comparing it to others, you realize its not the best. ”
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The desserts taste good, but not good enough for the employees to act as high and mighty as they do. ”
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another fav of mine is white chocolate raspberry ”
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Overpriced dry cake = ordering from somewhere else next time. ”
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their n.y. cheesecake is delicious and creamy, triple berry cake is the perfect sweetness, lemon meringues are divine. ”
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worst service, overrated desserts ”
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They make you have a minimum order per a person for a decent dessert which is way over priced at 8 or more dollars a slice. ”
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Personally, I've been buying cake from this bakery for seven years, and haven't once encountered rude service. ”
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This has been my favorite cake shop for years. ”
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As a first timer to sweet lady jane, I expected good service and superb desserts but I was soooo wrong. ”
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This was an excellent bakery for those special occasions when a top notch cake was necessary. ”
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on the other hand though, they make awesome breakfast pastries and cookies. ”
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they have pretty decent desserts (cherry pie and berry cake are notable mentions) but the service is just aweful! ”
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The best cake in LA! ”
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This little shop has a European vibe to it and gives you a soothing, comfortable environment to enjoy the desserts there. ”
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Sweet Lady Jane has the best three berry cake with whipped cream frosting and white cake. ”
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but after some taste test comparisons, you realize that the cakes here are not the best in town. ”
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I proceeded to order the cake to which he said "card," apparently referring to the credit card I wanted to be holding the order with. ”
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have been going to Sweet Lady Janes forever and they are Super nice and the cakes are amazing! ”
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LOVE cakes, and these were not close to being as good as cake mix. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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especially liked their brownies with a hint of espresso - so fudge-y and good! ”
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and only order coffee if you like it super strong. ”
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Ordered a chocolate babka after reading a recommendation from the best coffee cakes article in the LA Times. ”
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The service was attentive--I got numerous iced tea refills. ”
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| food quality |
90.0% positive |
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on the other hand though, they make awesome breakfast pastries and cookies. ”
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The frosting is delicious and not overly sweet, the cake actually has a mild cocoa flavor that seems to be missing from so many other red velvet cakes I've tried. ”
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their n.y. cheesecake is delicious and creamy, triple berry cake is the perfect sweetness, lemon meringues are divine. ”
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overrated cake and cupcakes, great breakfast pastries and cookies ”
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They use their own fresh baked bread and real carved turkey. ”
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desserts are beautiful and lunches are tasty. ”
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Great service, lovely pastries and cakes. ”
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Love the food, hate the 'tude. ”
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Their cakes are suberb for special events such as birthdays or baby showers and all of the flavors are delicious, but honestly, if you are g. ”
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good salad and fun people watching. ”
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They look soooo delicious and the taste definately does not match up with how cute they look. ”
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But they didn't bother to clear off the dirty dishes or wipe the table. ”
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Another must try is the fruit tart, made with very very fresh fruit. ”
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And the babka was delicious. ”
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my fave image of here was when i was waiting for them to carefully wrap up my choc-tacos to go, and i was watching this rough looking guy jamming to some heavy metal on his ipod--and he was decorating the most beautiful cake in blushing-pink frosting. ”
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Sandwich were tasty. ”
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Sweet Lady Jane Bakery is delicious ”
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If you are looking for a delicious, beautiful cake and you aren't on a budget, Sweet Lady Jane's is the way to go! ”
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would instead recommend the amazing cakes and pastries from Hanson's, their icing is to die for, and my favorite place is Paris Pastry Inc.-THE BEST cake in the city, especially for their prices. ”
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The princess cake is delicious as well. ”
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| menu variety |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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Just because it has a reputation for a good variety of cakes, they should not feel that they can treat customers so horribly. ”
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Big variety of cakes- which is great, and they are decorated wonderfully, which leaves you impressed on your first visit. ”
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The waitress who served us didn't introduce herself and didn't even bother to give us a menu and to think this was a slow afternoon. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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This is one of the best lunch spots in L.A. It's a tiny little hole in the wall place without much room so I always get my lunch to go but it's worth it. ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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thought the cake was dry, maybe we caught them on a bad day, but after two attempts, I don't think I will be back. ”
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| service |
30.55999994277954% positive |
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the staff is friendly and helpful and have no doubt tried everything in the windows. ”
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Bottom line: Over-rated, bad service and not going back. ”
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When they talk about rude customer service, don't ignore them like I did. ”
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What's not understandable is when someone is outright rude and demeaning for no reason. ”
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As a first timer to sweet lady jane, I expected good service and superb desserts but I was soooo wrong. ”
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Apparently I had interrupted some chit chat between her and another rude worker. ”
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The service was attentive--I got numerous iced tea refills. ”
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The waiters are awesome by the way. ”
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worst service, overrated desserts ”
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OVERRATED desserts, HORRENDOUS service. ”
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The desserts taste good, but not good enough for the employees to act as high and mighty as they do. ”
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The waitress who served us didn't introduce herself and didn't even bother to give us a menu and to think this was a slow afternoon. ”
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It is shocking to me that the managment never care to teach this people that their job is actualy to great people and serve them. ”
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The employee gave me such a disgruntled, cold look, followed by a short rude response. ”
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Overall : poor service , over priced, overrated! ”
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good salad and fun people watching. ”
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Great service, lovely pastries and cakes. ”
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If you want to experience the worst possible service in LA, then this is your place. ”
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But what I hated about this place has been the type of rude and unprofetional staff that they have hired there. ”
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The cake was horrible, the staff was rude and didn't really give a damn, and they just overall sucked! ”
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Horrible service , rude waitress, long wait, over rated ”
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The waitress was rude, and inconsiderate, and even some of the people behind the counter were disgrunted and would not attend to us. ”
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Honestly people, I know you make amazing stuff and all, but really? ”
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Plenty of attitude and just terrible service considering that we were the ONLY customers being served. ”
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they have pretty decent desserts (cherry pie and berry cake are notable mentions) but the service is just aweful! ”
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was thoroughly disappointed with the service (long line, rude counter help). ”
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Oh sure the service can be poor-- it's LA, get used to it, I have. ”
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Personally, I've been buying cake from this bakery for seven years, and haven't once encountered rude service. ”
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used to adore SLJ but I'm sick of the managment they're often rude and I feel like I'm an imposition not the customer. ”
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Busy, rude, okay cake ”
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When I went to pick up my cake I was greeted by a really rude staff member. ”
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The other reviews say service was horrible, maybe they're going at the wrong time. ”
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The last time I was there I had to get up and walk out for I could no longer accept their poor service and childish like behaviors. ”
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guess this place has a rep for bad service. ”
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The waitress gave me a dirty look and attitude as if WE had done something wrong. ”
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Bad service ”
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| value |
78.5699987411499% positive |
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Overall : poor service , over priced, overrated! ”
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The slices are huge so I think the $7-ish price per slice is justified but I suppose it is still considered pricey relative to other shops. ”
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This is one of the best lunch spots in L.A. It's a tiny little hole in the wall place without much room so I always get my lunch to go but it's worth it. ”
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would instead recommend the amazing cakes and pastries from Hanson's, their icing is to die for, and my favorite place is Paris Pastry Inc.-THE BEST cake in the city, especially for their prices. ”
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The Dulce de Leche was slightly more palatable, but still not worth putting up with the harassment. ”
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They make you have a minimum order per a person for a decent dessert which is way over priced at 8 or more dollars a slice. ”
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Usually the cakes are amazing (but not worth $55). ”
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| wait time |
0.0% positive |
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My god, the berries were bitter as sin, having gone high octane from sitting too long. ”
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was thoroughly disappointed with the service (long line, rude counter help). ”
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Horrible service , rude waitress, long wait, over rated ”
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The waitress who served us didn't introduce herself and didn't even bother to give us a menu and to think this was a slow afternoon. ”
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