Kudzu Bakery & Market Columbia

While visiting my friend for Christmas in the Columbia area, she got a desire for gingerbread cookies. After a Google search we decided on Kudzu bakery despite it being a considerable distance away. We called first to verify they had gingerbread cookies on hand and they kindly offered to put some aside for us. We browsed the market when we got there and it is a very lovely store. The staff was also friendly. We bought 8 cookies and it was $22. When we got home we were shocked to find small, cute, but identical, mass produced cookies. They were dry, crunchy, and tasteless. They were not made on site and Kudzu Bakery should be ashamed of selling such a product. $2.50 a cookie! I wouldn't pay $2.50 a box for them in a major grocery market. This was my first and last visit.

ADDENDUM: I did take the owner up on her offer of a refund. They cheerfully complied and I'm very happy about it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Always a great place to visit.

Great selection of delicious baked goods, frozen dishes, kitchenware, and gifts. Beautiful store and over the top customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll, Lunch Special, Cheese Biscuits

The bakery has amazing sweets. The people that helped me were very nice and helpful. The store is nice, as well..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This bakery is a hidden gem! My daughter wanted brownies and google led us here. It’s definitely more than a bakery! We loved our sweet treats and the store is so cute! Well definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Chip Cookie

The cinnamon rolls are delicious!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quintessential southern market- large selection of baked goods as well as take-and-bake fare. Lovely market shop as well, rows and rows of goodies to explore! Will be back! (Indulged in a cinnamon roll to share!)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If this shop had 10 stars I would give it to them each time we visit Columbia we definitely try and make this a planned stop. Always great things to buy. Staff is super helpful and nice. We always leave with a bag of goodies and, most times, a gift or two for friends. It's always refreshing these days to shop places where the staff is genuinely glad you are shopping with them, they are getting harder and harder to find. Kudzu Bakery & Market is a true gem.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their chocolate mousse cake is incredibly good. There are lots of other tasty things too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Peanut Butter Cookie, Cinnamon Roll, Chocolate Chess Pie

The kudzu quiches are excellent (massively better than the Blue Moon versions).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Just had my first Kudzu experience. Wonderful store staff and, oh the cinnamon raisin bread!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Red velvet cake with cream cheese icing is wonderful. This is the place you walk into and want to try everything in it!

They have cakes, sweets,premade savory dishes, and much more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake

Wow! The most delicious cake I can remember having. We are living here temporarily for training at Fort Jackson, but I guess we can never leave, this bakery is too good. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting is my favorite and Kudzu offers it (and many other cakes) by the slice. And thanks to the kind staff who gave a cookie to my stonefaced toddler ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful bakery and gift shop. If you’re looking for unique and simply elegant gifts then this is the place for your. Have purchased baked goods and housewares.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good food, but very expensive.

Food: 5

Service: 5