Dara's Bakes n Cakes

4.8(130 Google reviews)

Sources and dates

Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 17 September 2026.
6 Google rating/review records held, 6 with written text; newest published 28 October 2025.
Review records fetched 4 September 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 4 September 2026.
Ranking computed 17 September 2026.

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What our review analysis found

Complimentary cupcakes and proactive delivery updates stand out, but inconsistent quality and handling issues noted.

complimentary cupcakes
delivery updates
tasty flavors
dry cake
packaging issue

Stored review sentiment: Strongly positive.

Analysis updated 4 September 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.

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Why this is ranked #1 in Bakery Cafes in Gbagada

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Composite score 71.4 of 100

Google rating93
Review volume71
Review recency41
Profile completeness67
Review sentiment71
Verification0

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About

Dara's Bakes n Cakes is one of the bakery Cafes in Gbagada, located at PHASE 2, 44b Lanre Awolokun St, Gbagada, Lagos 1000234, Lagos, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 4.8 stars from 130 reviews.

On Google, Dara's Bakes n Cakes is listed under Bakery.

Google ratings and review excerpts

Rashe L.11 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
They are friendly and respond in a timely manner. The cinnamon rolls are yummy and cupcakes do what they do.
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Tolu T.1 year ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
I ordered a single layer 'velvety vanilla' cake, half box of pastries and a red velvet cake loaf. We totally enjoyed our treat, but the vanilla cake was dry very unlike Dara's cakes. Looking forward to my next order
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Elizabeth K.1 year ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
Was quite happy with the customer service till I got my order. My cupcakes were not properly sealed and someone opened it and had several bites out of one. I'm so disappointed and nothing was done to resolve my complaint. I'm very disappointed.
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CHUKWUEMEKA H.1 year ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delivery was in time . They even suggested a less expensive time of day for delivery. Taste of the cake was perfect, attention to details in the cake design is next level it got the attention of so many of my colleagues and I’m grateful I made the right choice… Dara's Bakes n…
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Semirat B.1 year ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
The flavors are out of the world🤩. My personal favorite is the rocky chocolate and i just can’t stop at one. It’s just so tasty and the quality is very nice
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eniola Y.3 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed both the service and the quality of the cake and pastry ordered. When the delivery vehicle was caught in traffics, I got a call explaining this incase it’s delayed later than expected. I also love the complimentary cupcakes too. I am a very happy customer, value…
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