Busken - Batavia

Busken apparently has been around since 1928. The ladies working at this location told me everything is baked fresh locally and delivered daily. The counters are filled mainly with cookies, the snap ones with the star of chocolate or other flavor in the middle. Behind the counter are some tasty donuts. I would have said till now that Marcella's has the best Cincinnati donuts, but after testing these, I'm definitely going to do some more field research. The main attraction for me was the Busken Double Butter. I'm not sure if it's a cake, a Danish, or what, I just know it's heaven in a box. It's rich and buttery, with a crumbly top. So delicious! They have coffee, too, and a couple of little tables for eating in. They have breads and other pastries, especially a cheese filled pastry cup that is quite good.

Busken bakeries are famous in the Cincinnati region. Their pastries are wonderful works of art and delicious. I got a maple nut roll. The ladies behind the counter were so sweet. I was wearing my Vietnam veteran's hat. At checkout the lady asked me if I was a veteran. I told her I was, and she asked if I had a veteran's ID card. When I showed her my card she told me I was entitled to a free small coffee and a doughnut EVERY DAY. So I only had to pay for the brownie I had selected with the roll. I had some coffee in the pot back at my apartment but decided to sample theirs since I could have a free cup. It was great coffee and I appreciated how they had half-and-half to cream it with.

Our Anderson store closed and I would normally have gone to Hyde Park, but decided to give the Eastgate location on Old State Rte 74 a try. This is a nice bake shop with a good selection and excellent service by Connie. My daughter says she 's sweeter than anything in the store and really made my day special! Our specialty cake order was accurately taken and she made some key suggestions that really made a difference. Connie even called to be sure I was aware it had not yet been picked up, and it was getting near closing time. She took the time to tell me it turned out to be really nice and she thought I 'd be happy. It is obvious she takes pride in her job and represents Busken with class. Cakes are fresh, frosting is excellent and their donuts are wonderful actually never met a piece of bakery from there I didn 't like!

The ladies at our Busken are always nice and helpful. I usually can't decide what I want and they never get pushy or frustrated with me when I stand there looking at 50 different donuts and can't choose. It's always clean and they are always smiling. Love these people.

I moved away 7 years ago and I never realized how hard it is to find a good bakery until I moved away! Whenever I go to Cincinnati, I always go to the Eastgate Buskens! I get two Double Butter Coffee Cakes and a pound or two of their most delicious tea cookies (my grandsons love my visits ! I cannot tell you how excited I am to be moving back to Cincinnati and finally having an amazing bakery right down the road! Their goes the diet .... but at least I 'm Busken 's rocks!