Finally was able to get here after following them on IG. Young lady at the counter said her obligatory hi and then back to her task. Purchased 2 of each of the four macaron flavors available and paid for them myself. Customer service could've been much better. AFTER I had paid items admittedly my hubby joked and commented $4 a cookie in which she quite curtly responded yes they're $4 each and again returned back to task. I get it, as creatives we may take offense to criticism but I knew what I was walking into and never once asked about price since one I was paying and two I know how labor intensive these are to make. Maybe she was having a bad start to the day and my husband hit a nerve for which I am sorry... definitely won't bring him back. Honestly felt like she focused on the wrong person in which I was the paying customer. Unfortunately 1 of the macaron flavors were actually hard (the ube /which is my favorite flavor of anything) and the other 3 flavors I chose were cooked to perfection.
April Case
Okay this place has become my new favorite. The pepperoni and hot honey Focaccia bread was so delicious. I loved that you could taste everything in it from the garlic to the pepperoni, the hot honey was not overwhelming at all. The bread was perfectly fluffy.The biscoff cookie was so dang good I had to go back in for more. I’m very picky about cookies I usually won’t eat it if it’s room temp but this surpassed all expectations.We also had the red velvet cookie which was of course also amazing and the cake of the day which personally we didn’t like.My only disappointment is I don’t get more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lauren cole
Finally got my hands on some banana pudding and was not disappointed , it was so good! I love the deconstructed cakes, leave them out of the refrigerator for them to get to room temperature and they are perfect! The cookies are also amazing, such good flavors. The cookie butter cookie is my new favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tiara T.
My favorite dessert spot in Charleston. The Saturday brunches always have something tasty and the cookie butter latte is amazing. Best to go early for brunch they sell out fast and the line is usually out the door before they open.
Alyssa F.
I've been eating at swank regularly and have never been disappointed! I love the cake snacks and banana pudding, but you really can't go wrong with anything they have!
Alyssa Foster
I have eaten just about everything from swank! I started visiting swank every Saturday when I was pregnant with my daughter and it has become a weekly ritual. I love the champagne and strawberry cake snacks and the banana pudding. Their focaccia is to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry, Macaron, Birthday Cake, Chorizo and Potato, Doughnut Bread Pudding, Cherry Pop Macarons, Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich, Cake Snack, Banana Pudding
Amanda Hudson
I've ordered from Swank for the past few years and everything I've tasted has been incredible! From her celebration cakes (I've done banana puddin', maple bacon, boston cream pie, red velvet, and more) to her donut and sweets popup boxes on Saturday - you can't go wrong! We even went to her Valentine's Day dessert tasting a few years ago as our date night! Danetra is so easy to work with and you can tell she is passionate about what she does! Now that she's in a storefront, I love that I can walk in and grab a couple macarons, a brownie, or a cookie when I'm craving something sweet! The space was very bright, clean, and inviting - all while definitely staying on brand. Next time you are in the neighborhood, do yourself a favor and stop in for a chocolate chip cookie or a cake snack!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macaron, Banana Pudding
Richard Quang
Macaroons: ube 10/10. I didn't want the flavour to ever leave my mouth. So so good. Caramel one was good too.Deconstructed red velvet cake: 9/10 loved the frosting and flavour of cake. Was not dry.Brownie 0 wasn't what I wanted out of of a brownie. Was chocolatey enough and a bit too much salt for my preferences.Cookies: strawberry something. 7/10. Moist and good flavour. Double chocolate: 8.5/10. Good chocolate flavour.Lavender lemonade: wasn't a fan. Just didn't have the flavours I liked. I drank it all. Just don't think I'd get it again.Creme brulee donut: 7.5/10. Not my favourite dough. However, the cream filling was super yummy. Wish there was a bit more spread out. Had about 2 bites worth of cream.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Macaron
Jac M.
I didn't believe in magic until I came to swank desserts this morning. I arrived about 5 minutes after they opened on a Saturday morning. I got one of every cookie, a cinnamon roll, and the French onion soup focaccia bread as well as the cookie butter cold brew. The cookies are rich and massive. Crunchy outer corner and soft middles even after a few hours. The cold brew didn't make it to my car during my walk back. It was perfectly made. After a few hours I was ready to try the focaccia bread and heated it up briefly. HOW DID SHE DO IT?! My comfort food is French onion soup and i love making it on cold rainy days. She was able to put the taste of French onion soup thats been cooking all day and night into bread. The onions were perfect and bursting with flavor and the bread itself was soft and cheesy. I genuinely believe there's a cauldron back there. This place is what dreams are made of. I prefer it over BKED in nexton and can't wait to try everything else she puts out! 10/10 gold star high five belly rub thumbs up chefs kiss
michala miller
Got the banana cream pie and it is amazing, also got the chocolate chip cookie dough cold brew and it was
I got the doughnut bread pudding and I didn't like it at all. It looked really good but it was really hard even after I heated it up a little bit. Not very flavorful either. I was also surprised by how expensive everything was.
John B.
This place had a substantial selection of purely indulgent Southern sweets. Limiting myself was hard, but the things I picked and slowly ate were good choices; a cinnamon roll, a nutella caramel brownie, and a chocolate chip cookie. Drinks were being given away and people were sitting around enjoying their sweets. If you're wanting anything other than sugar, this place is not for you.
Amanda Simmons
Swank Deserts never disappoints !! The cake was a red velvet mini 4 inch cake. Nice & moist ! Ever in the area check out Swank Deserts ‼️ 10/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dr. D
I love going here!! It is a popular place so if you want a great selection get there early for a good place in the line. If you don't want to wait in the line you may risk missing out because they do sell out.Also, did you know the building is a historic building for Summerville?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Macaron, Chorizo and Potato, Doughnut Bread Pudding, Sweet Potato Cheesecake, Cake Snack
Rob S.
Tasty treats, but the 3 stars are for prices. Most desserts are too spendy to try. I did have good " donut bread pudding".
Finally was able to get here after following them on IG. Young lady at the counter said her obligatory hi and then back to her task. Purchased 2 of each of the four macaron flavors available and paid for them myself. Customer service could've been much better. AFTER I had paid items admittedly my hubby joked and commented $4 a cookie in which she quite curtly responded yes they're $4 each and again returned back to task. I get it, as creatives we may take offense to criticism but I knew what I was walking into and never once asked about price since one I was paying and two I know how labor intensive these are to make. Maybe she was having a bad start to the day and my husband hit a nerve for which I am sorry... definitely won't bring him back. Honestly felt like she focused on the wrong person in which I was the paying customer. Unfortunately 1 of the macaron flavors were actually hard (the ube /which is my favorite flavor of anything) and the other 3 flavors I chose were cooked to perfection.
Okay this place has become my new favorite. The pepperoni and hot honey Focaccia bread was so delicious. I loved that you could taste everything in it from the garlic to the pepperoni, the hot honey was not overwhelming at all. The bread was perfectly fluffy.The biscoff cookie was so dang good I had to go back in for more. I’m very picky about cookies I usually won’t eat it if it’s room temp but this surpassed all expectations.We also had the red velvet cookie which was of course also amazing and the cake of the day which personally we didn’t like.My only disappointment is I don’t get more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Finally got my hands on some banana pudding and was not disappointed , it was so good! I love the deconstructed cakes, leave them out of the refrigerator for them to get to room temperature and they are perfect! The cookies are also amazing, such good flavors. The cookie butter cookie is my new favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
My favorite dessert spot in Charleston. The Saturday brunches always have something tasty and the cookie butter latte is amazing. Best to go early for brunch they sell out fast and the line is usually out the door before they open.
I've been eating at swank regularly and have never been disappointed! I love the cake snacks and banana pudding, but you really can't go wrong with anything they have!
I have eaten just about everything from swank! I started visiting swank every Saturday when I was pregnant with my daughter and it has become a weekly ritual. I love the champagne and strawberry cake snacks and the banana pudding. Their focaccia is to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry, Macaron, Birthday Cake, Chorizo and Potato, Doughnut Bread Pudding, Cherry Pop Macarons, Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich, Cake Snack, Banana Pudding
I've ordered from Swank for the past few years and everything I've tasted has been incredible! From her celebration cakes (I've done banana puddin', maple bacon, boston cream pie, red velvet, and more) to her donut and sweets popup boxes on Saturday - you can't go wrong! We even went to her Valentine's Day dessert tasting a few years ago as our date night! Danetra is so easy to work with and you can tell she is passionate about what she does! Now that she's in a storefront, I love that I can walk in and grab a couple macarons, a brownie, or a cookie when I'm craving something sweet! The space was very bright, clean, and inviting - all while definitely staying on brand. Next time you are in the neighborhood, do yourself a favor and stop in for a chocolate chip cookie or a cake snack!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macaron, Banana Pudding
Macaroons: ube 10/10. I didn't want the flavour to ever leave my mouth. So so good. Caramel one was good too.Deconstructed red velvet cake: 9/10 loved the frosting and flavour of cake. Was not dry.Brownie 0 wasn't what I wanted out of of a brownie. Was chocolatey enough and a bit too much salt for my preferences.Cookies: strawberry something. 7/10. Moist and good flavour. Double chocolate: 8.5/10. Good chocolate flavour.Lavender lemonade: wasn't a fan. Just didn't have the flavours I liked. I drank it all. Just don't think I'd get it again.Creme brulee donut: 7.5/10. Not my favourite dough. However, the cream filling was super yummy. Wish there was a bit more spread out. Had about 2 bites worth of cream.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Macaron
I didn't believe in magic until I came to swank desserts this morning. I arrived about 5 minutes after they opened on a Saturday morning. I got one of every cookie, a cinnamon roll, and the French onion soup focaccia bread as well as the cookie butter cold brew. The cookies are rich and massive. Crunchy outer corner and soft middles even after a few hours. The cold brew didn't make it to my car during my walk back. It was perfectly made. After a few hours I was ready to try the focaccia bread and heated it up briefly. HOW DID SHE DO IT?! My comfort food is French onion soup and i love making it on cold rainy days. She was able to put the taste of French onion soup thats been cooking all day and night into bread. The onions were perfect and bursting with flavor and the bread itself was soft and cheesy. I genuinely believe there's a cauldron back there. This place is what dreams are made of. I prefer it over BKED in nexton and can't wait to try everything else she puts out! 10/10 gold star high five belly rub thumbs up chefs kiss
Got the banana cream pie and it is amazing, also got the chocolate chip cookie dough cold brew and it was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding
Restaurantji Recommends
I got the doughnut bread pudding and I didn't like it at all. It looked really good but it was really hard even after I heated it up a little bit. Not very flavorful either. I was also surprised by how expensive everything was.
This place had a substantial selection of purely indulgent Southern sweets. Limiting myself was hard, but the things I picked and slowly ate were good choices; a cinnamon roll, a nutella caramel brownie, and a chocolate chip cookie. Drinks were being given away and people were sitting around enjoying their sweets. If you're wanting anything other than sugar, this place is not for you.
Swank Deserts never disappoints !! The cake was a red velvet mini 4 inch cake. Nice & moist ! Ever in the area check out Swank Deserts ‼️ 10/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love going here!! It is a popular place so if you want a great selection get there early for a good place in the line. If you don't want to wait in the line you may risk missing out because they do sell out.Also, did you know the building is a historic building for Summerville?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Macaron, Chorizo and Potato, Doughnut Bread Pudding, Sweet Potato Cheesecake, Cake Snack
Tasty treats, but the 3 stars are for prices. Most desserts are too spendy to try. I did have good " donut bread pudding".