Hollands Cake And Shake - Ottawa

I tried the Valentine's box from Holland's cake and shake. Their shop is cute and the staff was super friendly and organized and they get a bonus for the fact that they packaged this box perfectly so nothing got ruined while being carried. But, unfortunately, the most important part how everything tasted wasn't great. I found almost everything I tried (cookies, brownie, mini cakes, etc. to be a bit too sweet which took away from otherwise good/interesting treats. The idea behind the box is awesome and it had a great amount of variety and was ultimately fun to try. But for the price and the reputation of this place, I was expecting better. Ultimately though, I still intend to go back.

We had a workshop and this was ordered for us. We got the bag lunches option. I decided to try the turkey sandwich. Delicious!!! The bread was amazing. I’ll be heading to the shop to have my husband try it!

I tried the 'overload ' which is a shake topped with a mini cake, a cookie, brownie and a sparkler which was very impressive looking. I especially love the mini cakes that change weekly.

Holland's Cake Shake is located in mechanicsville near the Carleton Tavern. I work at tunney's pasture and my friend recommended this place to me for lunch. Little did I know that a cakery/shakery(? would actually serve up a decent sandwich for lunch. The menu changes twice per week and is usually limited to 2 sandwich choices which come with a drink and your choice of cookie or brownie. For a couple of bucks, you can upgrade your drink to a milkshake, highly recommended. The shakes here are awesome, though the straws they use are too narrow which makes them a bit challenging to drink. The sandwiches are decent but nothing special. Baked stuff is good and always fresh. Never tried the eponymous cakes but I'm sure I'll lose my discipline someday.

So glad I went back.  Excellent lunch, had the ham sandwich with delightful twist.  Fresh bread with tasty, plentiful and fun ingredients, like shaved asparagus and chips.  The brownies here remain the BEST! in this city.  Overall great value for what you are getting... really food to eat.