Reviews of Gideon’s Bakehouse
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/31/2022
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Not impressed with the taste. the size is obviously the draw.
Pros:
Ok cookieCons:
Wait for what? Any bakery chef can reproduce that product. Just oversized. Kudos who will wait for an average tasting cookieReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/16/2022
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I appreciate that many people enjoy these cookies. However, I found them to not live up to the hype. The venue is well themed and the product is extremely well displayed. However, the cookies are nauseatingly sweet to the point of being inedible. I tossed mine in the trash after a couple of bites.
Pros:
The shop is visually interesting. Staff is friendly and efficient. Product is fresh.Cons:
Overly sweet. Chocolate used is of average quality. Sweetness overwhelmed any subtle flavors the cookies might have. Value just wasn't there for me.Reviewed by KATEandKATHERINE Review Date: 04/10/2022
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
For me they didn’t live up to the hype at all, unfortunately. I was really excited to try these cookies because everyone hypes them up. It’s possible the hype ruined it for me because it set my expectations high. To be fair, I like really chewy not overly-chocolatey chocolate chip cookies, so I already knew I wouldn’t like their choc-chips. I was really excited for the cookies and cream cookie. In total my wife and I tried the choc-chip cookie, the coffee salted toffee cookie, a cookies and cream cookie, and the peanut butter cold brew. The peanut butter cold brew was good, a little too sweet for me, but my wife LOVED it, I would actually recommend trying it for a new expletives. As far as the cookies are concerned we both absolutely hated the chocolate chip cookie, the chocolate wasn’t great quality, which is the main flavor. The cookie is room temp, so no gooey warm cookie experience here. Just hard as a rock chocolate chips and a subpar, kind of chips-ahoy flavored cookie dough. We threw this one out. The cookies and cream, I thought was fine. It tasted a little like preservatives and I would bet anything it was made with fake Oreos, which in my book is a cardinal sin. BUT with all that said, I finished it over the course of 3 days! I liked it enough to eat it all when I would get back to the hotel after a long day, and that’s not nothing! I didn’t try the coffee cookie, but my wife said it was the thing that saved Gideon’s for her, she really liked it, so if those flavors appeal to you, might be worth a shot!
Pros:
A lot of bang for your buckCons:
Mediocre flavorReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/07/2022
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
The cookie is good but it's nothing special. The place/decoration must be what draws people in.
Pros:
You get a cookie It tastes like a decent peanut butter cookieCons:
You overpay for said cookie Wait for about half an hour in line for a cookieReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/26/2023
Rating: (7) Recommended
Above average cookies, I would say 1 cookie per 2 people as they can get sickly eating them on your own
Pros:
Good tasting cookies, well priced and good portion sizeCons:
The queue is just crazy every dayReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/24/2023
Rating: (7) Recommended
Delicious, thick and hearty cookies. However after the first bite, you get a cloyingly sweet after taste. Its sweetness hits hard.
To me, the chocolate banana bread cookie tasted like it had fake banana flavor added. I’m assuming real bananas were not used.
The January 2023 butterscotch and biscoff cookie was good. The butterscotch is more in the background and the biscoff cookie in the foreground. The combo gave it more of a gingerbread cookie vibe. Which isn’t a bad thing if you’re a gingerbread lover. I personally think gingerbread is just ok. But nonetheless it was a good cookie. The ultima tree winner was the coffee cake cookie. Omg! Better than most actual coffee cakes I’ve had. The streusel/crumble baked on the outside. Divine. perfect crunch, perfect flavor. I’ll dream about that cookie.
Lastly, I was excited to try the peanut butter cold brew and it was way too sweet. I threw it out. I should say, this is coming from someone that doesn’t put sugar in their coffee and doesn’t like overly sweet coffee drinks. I guess we all have different tastebuds. Anyway, I barely tasted peanut butter and coffee. Just an overly sweet milk drink that kinda had coffee and peanut butter flavor. Kinda…
Pros:
Delicious, hearty cookies Creative flavors The COFFEE CAKE COOKIE both the night and day one Great for sharingCons:
Fake banana flavor in the banana bread cookie A little too sweet for the cookies Peanut butter cold brew was way too sweetReviewed by lyricrains Review Date: 05/03/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
Ordered 5 cookies for family of 3 along with pistachio bites in a ready to go bag. Split one cookie for dessert following a meal at DS and took the rest of the wrapped loot in a zip lock baggie in my carry on back to CA. These cookies served as the consolation prize after our trip was over and tasted even better over time. Maybe because that’s all we had tangibly left of our trip. They traveled well and made me want to go back!
Pros:
Huge portions, great check in/call back system. Tastes unique for a cookie.Cons:
Entire concept (must try multiple flavors) encourages gluttony.Reviewed by KaraF Review Date: 05/10/2021
Rating: (8) Recommended
As soon as I saw Molly’s review of Gideons, I knew I had to try those cookies! I Entered the virtual que and went to eat at homecomin while we waited, timed it perfect; and was called as we were paying for our meal. Once in line it moved quickly, I didn’t wait any longer than 10 minutes to get into the store.
The theming is awesome! We got an assortment of cookies, my favorite was the original chocolate chip, followed by the cookies and cream. The cookies are so huge we were able to snack on them throughout the entirety of our trip and even brought some home. Delicious
Pros:
Delicious, huge cookies! Great theming!Cons:
Very dark inside store, can be hard to see coming directly from the bright sun. Can’t take stroller inside.Reviewed by Mjsheridan Review Date: 03/19/2021
Rating: (8) Recommended
To start with, the cookies are very, very good and I highly recommend getting the frosting cups too! However, the current procedure and long line really took away from the experience for me. The virtual wait was over two hours and then the in line wait was another 50 minutes. Kind of took away from the experience.
Pros:
Delicious one of a kind cookiesCons:
The current wait times and procedures are frustrating and excessiveReviewed by DisNanaofTN Review Date: 02/11/2021
Rating: (8) Recommended
The store is small but themed wonderfully. I wish the interior was a little lighter inside. It is hard to see for those of us who have vision issues. The cake slices and cookies are very large. The cake slices are about 5 inch square and the cookies are almost the size of a normal female hand. They are so full of chips that there is little dough. Everything we tried was tasty.
