Just wanted to share our Babycakes experience. Hopefully, ours is a rarity. I had heard amazing things about Babycakes and was so super excited to be able to take my son to a bakery (what a dream!) He has a milk, egg, and tree nut allergy - not coconut though. My anxiety first began when the man in front of us ordered cookies with a big glass of milk. The server sat the glass on the counter and proceeded to pour the milk. A little splashed on the counter. She wiped it with a paper towel and threw it away. She didn't wash her hands or anything. For a place that claims to be dairy free, I'm not sure I buy it. We ordered some cupcakes, cookies and donuts. He ate the cupcakes in the bakery - no problem. We saved the donuts for the next morning. Within minutes of eating the donuts, he started sneezing, getting blotchy red patches on his face, and wheezing. We treated it as an allergic reaction. Took the cookies and threw them in the trash not willing to risk eating them. We can have baked egg so I don't think that was the problem. I really believe they are tree nut free with the exception of coconut. My concern is that there is milk cross-contamination. That said my son is severely allergic to milk. If it touches him he gets a rash. We have his own pots, pans, and utensils that have never touched milk products. We hand wash all of his plates, pans, utensils and they don't go into our dishwasher because of cross-contamination. I think if you have an intolerance or slight allergy this may be the place for you. I just wanted to share our story if you share a severe life-threatening allergy. I did not feel comfortable, we experienced an unfortunate reaction on what should have been a fun vacation, and we won't go back.
I've already made a mental list of what I'm getting:
My DD12 has food allergies as well and she is really excited about this place too!
Are you sure you didn't buy a beverage in a different part of the food area? I know it shares it with Fresh A Peel and Pollo Compero.
