Hollands Cake And Shake - Ottawa

I tried the 'overload ' which is a shake topped with a mini cake, a cookie, brownie and a sparkler which was very impressive looking. I especially love the mini cakes that change weekly.

Holland's Cake Shake is located in mechanicsville near the Carleton Tavern. I work at tunney's pasture and my friend recommended this place to me for lunch. Little did I know that a cakery/shakery(? would actually serve up a decent sandwich for lunch. The menu changes twice per week and is usually limited to 2 sandwich choices which come with a drink and your choice of cookie or brownie. For a couple of bucks, you can upgrade your drink to a milkshake, highly recommended. The shakes here are awesome, though the straws they use are too narrow which makes them a bit challenging to drink. The sandwiches are decent but nothing special. Baked stuff is good and always fresh. Never tried the eponymous cakes but I'm sure I'll lose my discipline someday.

This place is Ottawa 's 'Suzy Q Doughnuts ' of cake shops. Clever and photogenic product, but a bit of a gamble from a flavour perspective. A gamble I 'm likely going to keep taking!

Everything they create it awesome. The little cakes are soooo creative every week and also delicious. I don't know how they keep coming up with so many cool ideas. All summer they've been doing different soft serve ice creams with fresh fruit from the market (blueberries, peach, strawberries, etc. and we go down every Saturday to try to latest flavour. They never disappoint. Their sandwiches are great as well. BUT they have brutal hours. Shakes and ice cream only available until 5pm all summer?!

I have had some very delicious things at Holland's Cake and Shake, and I've yet to be disappointed. The tiny cakes are the perfect frosting to cake ratio (this is very important and super fresh and moist. (Dry cake is one of the World's Most Tragic Things. They're really unique too, and are often topped with candy or cereal. Froot Loops make a frequent appearance here.<br/ <br/ Good to know: there is a regular rotating menu of lunch items sandwiches, salads etc. that may offset too much cake consumption. The coffee is good too.