I bought 3 Loaves of Bread at the Farmers Market today. 9/20/2025. I bought 2 Lemon Blueberry and Strawberry Rhubarb. I must not understand how they do their breads , but it was not what I expected! On top of that it has absolutely NO FLAVOR! I was embarrassed in front of my company and I thew $24 out the window. All 3 Loaves went in the trash! The Ladies get an A and the Bread gets on F !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
robyn morton
I love this bakery. They have Dutch Letters (a pastry filled with almond paste - delicious! ), beautifully decorated & yummy sugar cookies, donuts, different types of sweet rolls, scones, creme horns, coffee cakes... so many goodies! The employees are so friendly.
This is THE best bakery in Pella. Donuts and cookies are incredible!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joyce Matthess
I have tried the other bakery a few doors down and I was VERY happy I did!! I had went to the other bakery the last two times and thought it was awful. I decided to give Vander Ploeg a try. What a marvelous difference! Everything was so fresh!! Like it just came out of oven. Dough was tender not hard and dried out like other place. I will Definitely be back next time in town! I just finished a loaf of apple bread that I bought 4 days ago and it still as good as day I bought!! GOOD JOB to the bakers and owners Thank You!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angela Smith
The blueberry scone I had was amazing! I plan on trying a lot more items when I go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
B
I love the apple pecan bread!
Alex DeMartino
Make sure to ask what is fresh. Since this is a small bakery they don't have a lot of things cooking at once. We got a Dutch letter, a cherry donut home, a butter pecan sweet bun and a chocolate Bismarck and a strawberry rhubarb bread. The letter was delicious and the ends are caramelized for a crunchy sweetness. The cherry donut hole, was like a glazed bready maraschino cherry. The Bismarck had a cream that was like boiled frosting (marshmallow texture with a frosting taste). The let down was the sweet bun, but they did warn me that it had been sitting out for a while. The bread was probably the worst strawberry rhubarb pie I've ever had, but then again it was bread with small tastes of pie throughout which is kinda interesting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Adam Hale
Best bakery in town!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roger Karnes
Great place for an assortment of fresh baked goods.
I have yet to visit the bakery but I purchase their very tasty Dutch Letters from one of my local Casey's. Yum!
Food: 5
Lauren Van Scoyoc
We were stopping through Pella on a cross country road trip and was told we needed to stop in and try their pastries. Let me just tell you, THE BEST PASTRIES IVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. Not only was absolutely everything we got incredible, the prices were FANTASTIC. I don't know if it's because we live in a very expensive part of the country but the quality for the price we paid for everything was unbeatable.
Currently dreaming of the things we got and trying to figure out how I can get the cookie dough brownie and strawberry fruit puff pastry shipped to me in Rhode Island!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
hataricat21
Their almond bars were so good!!! I wish I had gotten another one. The person behind the counter was helpful as it was our first time and she helped us pick unique options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorien Spilkin
Almond Marzipan Heaven! I was walking through the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market, and saw these pastries in the shape of an S called a Dutch Letter. I am so glad I asked about them. I was told they had almonds inside, so I had to give it a try.
My goodness was this the best thing ever. It was filled with a sticky marzipan and was absolutely delicious!!! Better than any croissant I’ve found.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Letters
Cait Anderson
Loved their Dutch letters from Tulip Time! Everyone recommended we try them from here and they were amazing!
I bought 3 Loaves of Bread at the Farmers Market today. 9/20/2025.
I bought 2 Lemon Blueberry and Strawberry Rhubarb.
I must not understand how they do their breads , but it was not what I expected!
On top of that it has absolutely NO FLAVOR!
I was embarrassed in front of my company and I thew $24 out the window.
All 3 Loaves went in the trash!
The Ladies get an A and the Bread gets on F !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
I love this bakery. They have Dutch Letters (a pastry filled with almond paste - delicious! ), beautifully decorated & yummy sugar cookies, donuts, different types of sweet rolls, scones, creme horns, coffee cakes... so many goodies! The employees are so friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Donut Holes, Sugar Cookie, Apple Cinnamon Scone, Strawberry Cream Cheese Croissant, Cream Horns, Orange Cranberry, Apple Cinnamon Pecan
This is THE best bakery in Pella. Donuts and cookies are incredible!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have tried the other bakery a few doors down and I was VERY happy I did!! I had went to the other bakery the last two times and thought it was awful. I decided to give Vander Ploeg a try. What a marvelous difference! Everything was so fresh!! Like it just came out of oven. Dough was tender not hard and dried out like other place. I will Definitely be back next time in town! I just finished a loaf of apple bread that I bought 4 days ago and it still as good as day I bought!! GOOD JOB to the bakers and owners Thank You!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The blueberry scone I had was amazing! I plan on trying a lot more items when I go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the apple pecan bread!
Make sure to ask what is fresh. Since this is a small bakery they don't have a lot of things cooking at once. We got a Dutch letter, a cherry donut home, a butter pecan sweet bun and a chocolate Bismarck and a strawberry rhubarb bread. The letter was delicious and the ends are caramelized for a crunchy sweetness. The cherry donut hole, was like a glazed bready maraschino cherry. The Bismarck had a cream that was like boiled frosting (marshmallow texture with a frosting taste). The let down was the sweet bun, but they did warn me that it had been sitting out for a while. The bread was probably the worst strawberry rhubarb pie I've ever had, but then again it was bread with small tastes of pie throughout which is kinda interesting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best bakery in town!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for an assortment of fresh baked goods.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Donut Holes
So friendly and quick. The best Bakery in pella.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I have yet to visit the bakery but I purchase their very tasty Dutch Letters from one of my local Casey's. Yum!
Food: 5
We were stopping through Pella on a cross country road trip and was told we needed to stop in and try their pastries. Let me just tell you, THE BEST PASTRIES IVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. Not only was absolutely everything we got incredible, the prices were FANTASTIC. I don't know if it's because we live in a very expensive part of the country but the quality for the price we paid for everything was unbeatable.
Currently dreaming of the things we got and trying to figure out how I can get the cookie dough brownie and strawberry fruit puff pastry shipped to me in Rhode Island!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Their almond bars were so good!!! I wish I had gotten another one. The person behind the counter was helpful as it was our first time and she helped us pick unique options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Almond Marzipan Heaven! I was walking through the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market, and saw these pastries in the shape of an S called a Dutch Letter. I am so glad I asked about them. I was told they had almonds inside, so I had to give it a try.
My goodness was this the best thing ever. It was filled with a sticky marzipan and was absolutely delicious!!! Better than any croissant I’ve found.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Letters
Loved their Dutch letters from Tulip Time! Everyone recommended we try them from here and they were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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