HaleLife Bakery & Bistro

As someone highly allergic to dairy it was exciting to hear that this vegan gluten free bakery opened in the area. Unfortunately it was a bit of a let down. For bakery items my family got cupcakes and donuts. The cupcakes were decent, not dense like a usual gluten free cupcake but there was no flavor to the cake. The vanilla one just tasted plain. The strawberry cheesecake donut had a great icing to it but the donut itself was dense and not like a donut at all. The frozen Katz donuts from the grocery store are better. Each pastry was $6 which seems overpriced for a barely mediocre dessert and they are not huge either. We took home the blueberry waffles($12 for a whole waffle which was cut up into 1/4 sections) , they are ok. The flavor tasted like a normal blueberry waffle and the texture was ok. Very average waffle. The mac and cheese ($16 for 2 servings) I got was very off putting. The cheese flavor was good, comparable to follow your heart brand but the noodles were awful, I made sure not to overheat it but somehow they came out very chewy. I want to give this place another go but am hesitant to due to the price point and a poor first impression.

Best gluten free I have ever had.

was so so excited to go to a gluten free bakery, and was a little disappointed. there were no prices on anything, and the selection was not vast. i got the blueberry lemon donut and the lava brownie. total was around $12. the donut was more of a tiny cake, but it was pretty good. i wouldn’t call the brownie “lava” as there wasn’t anything gooey about it. it was a small dry brownie with chocolate buttercream on top. the buttercream was really yummy! overall okay place, cashier was nice. would probably be better off going down the street to trader joe’s and getting their gf baked goods.