Always Original Bakery

    Desserts, Bakeries, Cupcakes
    Closed10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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    501 Meeting St

    West Columbia, SC 29169

    Mon

    • Closed

    Tue

    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Closed now

    Wed

    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thu

    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Fri

    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Sat

    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Sun

    • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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      Brittney S.
      Columbia, SC
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      Jan 13, 2024

      I have only wonderful things to say about this place! They did the cake, cookies, and cupcakes for my son's first birthday and I loved them so much I went back.

      This is the cake they did for my husband's surprise 30th birthday party. I walked in and said "can yall do a 90s theme?" This is what they came up with. I was devastated to cut into it.

      The red velvet cupcakes were also amazing!

      Custom 90s themed birthday cake.
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      Greg M.
      Charlotte, NC
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      Apr 14, 2024

      This bakery is a great place to go when your sweet tooth needs soothing. Very clean and full of wonderful things to eat! The staff were very nice and helpful! The lemon blueberry cookies are worth the drive from Charlotte. Highly recommended!!

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      Meagan M.
      Gaston, SC
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      Jun 6, 2023

      We like this new bakery when we are going to or from downtown! It's very clean but you can't eat inside. The employees are nice. My daughter loves the cake pops and I love the carrot cake cake pop when they have it. I know bakeries change their items regularly but sometimes they don't have any carrot cake options which I find disappointing. They have lots of items to choose from so if you are interested in variety this is a great place. My husband really liked the banana pudding baby cakes and I like the size/price of them. They also have cute treats for dogs that are very reasonably priced.

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      Jack B.
      West Columbia, SC
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      Mar 2, 2022
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      Great place to satisfy your sweet tooth.
      They also offer gluten-free products.
      Great value.

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      Lindsay M.
      Duluth, GA
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      Aug 19, 2022
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      Great job on the cake guys! Also thank you for making such a delicious dairy free cake !! Great customer service as always and even helped me buckle the cake into my car

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      Leslie S.
      Alexandria, VA
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      Feb 14, 2023

      The cake bites were dry and not fresh. They had to be 3-4 days in a freezer or fridge and tasted just like the inside of a fridge. They looked beautiful and inside of the bakery smelled amazing so I was extremely disappointed. The red velvet did not taste anything like red velvet cake.

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      Tammy L.
      SC, SC
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      Jan 8, 2023

      I sampled some of their Cinnamon loaf at a family member's house over Christmas holidays, YUM!! So today we took a Sunday afternoon drive to find them. Not only did I snag a full Cinnamon loaf for us, we tried a new offering, personal sized Napoleon! It was the perfect sweet snack for the 2 of us on our afternoon adventures.

      We look forward to swinging by on future Sunday afternoons to try other goodies!!

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      Christopher S.
      Columbia, SC
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      Dec 28, 2022

      Disappointing experience and disappointing response from the owners. Overall rude and without feeling. Won't bother giving them another shot. My birthday is a disaster every year. Was hoping to make it through this year without an issue but when presented with my order attempt, they quoted policy at me. Thanks for nothing.

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      Soraya O.
      North Highlands, CA
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      Mar 7, 2023

      So two of us went here today after lunch. We really wanted to like this bakery. It is really clean. Smells wonderful inside, and has a great display. We purchased poundcake slice, lemon cake bites, vanilla cake bites, and a coconut macaroon. First for the good part: the coconut macaroon was delicious! The cake bites Had good cake, but the frosting was not well flavored and kind of waxy. The poundcake, however, was just bland and hard. I believe they may have the refrigeration set to too cold a setting and it is impacting The baked goods. I'm willing to give this bakery another try in the hope they see this review and improve their product.

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      Teresa K.
      Columbia, SC
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      Aug 27, 2022

      Great new bakery. Love the variety and great taste! Easy parking and accessible from the street.

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