What are Sweet Lady Jane's business hours and location?

        We are open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. We are now open Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our address is 8360 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90069. We are located on the south side of Melrose between Orlando Avenue and Kings Road, just east of La Cienaga. Phone us at 323-653-7145.  Map

         Yes. Please review the contents of this website first for ideas, or come on in and see our photo albums showing various cakes we've done in the past (best time to view the cake books is between 9am and 3pm). Or bring in a picture or artwork (perhaps download an image from the internet) ......we do custom decorating for all occasions! Our Specialty Cakes pages show a few examples of what is possible with shape, texture and color.

        We suggest ordering your dessert(s) as far in advance of your event as possible and if it's one of our standard cake designs we suggest a minimum 48 to 72 hours prior to your event. See our Order page for help.

        Yes, we make fabulous wedding cakes and have in the past for Jennifer Lopez, "Baby Face" and Tracy Edmonds, Elizabeth Perkins, Pete Sampras and Bridgette Wilson, James Caan, Bruce Springsteen, Larry King, and Carnie Wilson, just to name a few. Visit the Wedding Cake page to set up an appointment to see and taste our selections.

        At our discretion we deliver to the greater Los Angeles area. Please see the Delivery page for more information.

        We ship select items by mail. See our Shipping page for details.

        Yes. We have six different sized baskets from $45 to $150 - all of which contain an assortment of brownies, lemon bars, chocolate chip cookies, triple chocolate cookies, peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies, cheese puffs, Mexican Wedding cookies, rugalah, biscotti, date bars, and Christmas/Chanukah cookies (holiday cookies during the holiday season). See our Gift Baskets page.

        We only deliver locally in the greater Los Angeles area at this time.

        Yes, daily from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.. We serve a soup du jour, one salad of the day, and a variety of sandwiches served on Sweet Lady Jane’s freshly baked breads, but save some room for our famous desserts which are served throughout the day. Please visit our Lunch page for the menu.

         At Sweet Lady Jane we seat 18 and usually cannot accommodate large parties or tour groups. We can seat 5 at our larger tables. If you come with a large group, we suggest breaking up into groups of 5 or less so that we can seat you more quickly.

        We invite all to come in and partake of our fine baked desserts, prepared daily right here at the bakery. Some of the items we make and serve include delicious cakes, an array of delectable cheesecakes, pies, fruit tarts, lemon meringue tarts, croissants, Danish, scones, brownies, cookies, cheese puffs, rugalah, biscotti, date bars, and of course a variety of breads and rolls.

        On Fridays and Saturdays we prepare a much greater variety from which to choose, including tiramisu, key lime pie, strawberry-Napoleons and English Trifle. Every day we serve our Sweet Lady Jane house blend coffee in a French press, herbal teas, flavored decaf teas, and espresso and cappuccino.

         Yes, there is ample metered parking in front of the bakery and on the side streets to the east and west, as well as non-metered parking a little farther around the corner. Our Parking page shows the spaces closest to our front door.

        Yes, we accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover and Diners with minimum orders of $10.

         This is just a fun little section with pictures and some commentary about our bakery, its history, and operation over the years. SLJ Behind-the-Scenes