FAQs
FAQs
Do you deliver birthday cakes in Dublin, and what are your delivery fees?
Yes, we provide reliable birthday cake delivery all over Dublin, Monday through Saturday. We deliver right to your door across Dublin 1 to Dublin 24, as well as surrounding areas like Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Donabate, Rush, Lusk, and Ashbourne. Delivery is a discounted flat rate of €12 for areas in close proximity to our shops and within Dublin 1–12, and €15 anywhere else across County Dublin.
If you prefer to collect your order, we have three convenient Mannings Bakery Locations across the city:
- Dublin City Centre: Mannings Bakery & Cafe, 39/40 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- Blanchardstown: Mannings Bakery, Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15
- Tallaght: Mannings Bakery, The Square Shopping Centre, Dublin 24
A: Different treats have different lead times! We offer highly flexible windows depending on what you need:
- Next-Day Delivery & Collection: Available on a great selection of birthday classics (like our Fresh Cream or Chocolate Gateaux) if ordered before 3:00 PM.
- 48 to 72 Hours’ Notice: Required for our specialty themed treats and custom celebration cakes.
- Same-Day Collection: Available on a select range of fresh cakes personalized in-store on the day—simply call us directly at 01-4542114.
A: We certainly can! We specialize in handcrafted, gorgeous kids’ celebration cakes and cupcakes with printed sugar themes. From trending media icons to a Paw Patrol cake, Spidey and Friends, Minecraft, Roblox, or Disney Princesses, our resident confectioners can bring any theme to life. Browse our current children’s character options in our online Mannings Birthday & Occasion Cakes Gallery.
A: We offer various sizing tiers across our cakes to fit your party guest list. When ordering on our website, you can select the perfect size variant directly from the product drop-down menu to match your crowd, whether it’s a small family gathering or a massive class party. (Tip: If you need a specific headcount recommendation, just give our team a shout over the phone!)
A: Because we are a traditional, busy artisan bakery, all of our products are handmade on-site in a traditional kitchen environment by our bakers & Confectioners. While we take every care with hygiene, our kitchens handle allergens daily including gluten, dairy, eggs, and nuts. Full allergen labeling is available across our online shop, on every product page but we cannot guarantee a 100% trace-free environment for children with severe or life-threatening anaphylactic allergies.
A: We pride ourselves on offering Dublin’s favorite fresh cakes at highly competitive and fair prices. Our standard birthday cupcakes and treats start from just €17.60, while our next-day fresh cream birthday cakes and luxury chocolate gateaux generally range between €24.00 and €42.00 depending on the size variant you choose. We do of course also do bigger, more elaborate and consequently more expensive cakes but there is a price point for everyone across our product range.
A: Ordering is incredibly simple! Just head to our Mannings Bakery Online Shop, add your chosen cake to your cart, choose your personalization text, choose your ad ons and pick your delivery date or preferred collection location at checkout. We take full payment upfront via credit or debit card through our secure payment gateway so everything is sorted before your big day.
I have decided to order a cake from Mannings Bakery, when do I need to order?
This depends on the type of cake you would like! See a rough guideline below and remember that even if the official lead time has past it is never too late to ask. If we can get the cake you want made in time we will & if we can’t we can usually offer an alternative. Don’t have time to collect? Don’t worry, we deliver all over Dublin!
Fresh Irish Cream & Buttercream Cakes:
We offer Next Day delivery & collection for fresh cream and Buttercream Birthday and Occasion cake orders Monday to Saturday. However, we make fresh Irish cream cakes & buttercream cakes in a variety of sizes for our counters 7 days a week so we can usually offer same day collection from one of our three branch’s, Blanchardstown, Tallaght or the city Centre (Thomas St. Dublin 8).
Chocolate Cakes:
We offer Next Day delivery & collection for most of our chocolate Birthday and Occasion Cake cake orders Monday to Saturday. However, we make fresh chocolate cakes in a variety of sizes for our counters everyday so we can usually offer same day collection from one of our three branch’s, Blanchardstown, Tallaght or the city Centre (Thomas St.). If you are looking for a last minute, same day collection either drop by and have a cake inscribed by our specially trained staff on the spot or call ahead and have it waiting for you.
Speciality Cakes:
We can usually make ANY of our Gorgeous Birthday and occasion cakes with 48 hours Notice Monday to Saturday, and more often than not with 24 hours notice. That means you can order one of our speciality cakes online today and have it delivered anywhere in Dublin two days later. If you want to have a cake with a two day lead time delivered/collected next day it is important to give us a call and we will always do our best. Our Cakes are made fresh to order and we are making and baking Dublins Favourite Birthday and Occasion Cakes from 6.30am, 7 days a week!
Wedding Cakes:
We generally ask for at least one months notice for wedding cake orders & enquiries but have made them on the day of the wedding when asked! The extra time allows us to consult with the bride and groom and source any bespoke materials that might be required, as well as roster the confectioner with the relevant sugarcraft skills.
I am not sure whether I want to order a cake for Delivery or collection, where can I collect a cake?
Collection is available from:
Mannings Bakery & Cafe, 39/40 Thomas St., Dublin 8 (Open Monday to Sunday)
Mannings Bakery, Blanchardstowen Centre, Blanchardstown D15 (Open Monday to Sunday)
Mannings Bakery, The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, D24. (Open Monday to Sunday)
Where do you guys deliver your cakes & catering to?
We will deliver cakes and Catering anywhere in Dublin with a discounted rate of €12 in proximity to our shops & in Dublin 1 – 12 + D15 & D24 & €15 anywhere in county Dublin. See the Delivery section in ‘about us’ for more details.
What is the difference between Office catering & Home catering?
We make and bake a lot of the same gourmet foods for our home & office catering and present them differently to suit the different environments in which they are served. Our office catering menu has a range of healthy, hearty and tasty options as well as more traditional & luxury treats than you could shake a rolling pin at. All available for delivery of course. Office catering is served in platters with napkins and disposables so that there is no fuss and shirts, hands & cuffs stay clean and presentable! Perfect for conference’s, presentations, meetings or just Friday treats.
Our Home catering option is designed to provide a good value gourmet catering option. We provide a range of tasty meal & snack options that we deliver cold to be reheated by you, giving you time to take care of the important stuff & still serve up a gourmet meal, just in time to take the credit!
What is gift a Cake?
The most popular Thank you gifts, Love you gifts, Sorry gifts & Thinking of you gifts are food related, just look at Instagram, Facebook & twitter! When you choose the Mannings Bakery Gift a Cake option, we box whatever cake or treat you have chosen, tie it with string and write a personalised message on a Mannings Bakery gift tag. We can then deliver the gift that everyone wants anywhere in Dublin while you wait for the kudo’s to roll in!
I need a Christening cake/Wedding Cake/Birthday Cake/Anniversary Cake on a Sunday but I want my cake to be fresh. What are my options?
Manning’s Bakery Blanchardstown & Mannings Bakery Tallaght are open 7 days with a Baker/confectioner on site from 6.30 am everyday! That means we can make you the cake you want, the day you want it ready for collection. Our delivery service is also available 7 days so if you are busy getting ready for your event we can deliver your cake to the Hotel/Pub/House where the party is taking place. Easy!
What can Mannings Bakery do for corporate events & what are corporate cakes?
We frequently get orders for bespoke gift box’s and baskets which we can pack with promotional material and send to clients. We frequently organise the making, baking, decorating, packing & delivery of promotional cake box’s to multiple locations as a part of client marketing campaigns to specific briefs. We also specialise in bespoke novelty cakes for corporate milestone events. We can print corporate logo’s on sugar paper and cut and decorate them to fit on top of cupcakes, and Gateauxs
I have read that you are a traditional old Dublin business, what does that mean?
That means that we have been making birthday Cakes, wedding cakes, christening cakes, occasion cakes and all kinds of other sugarcraft, confectionary & traditional Irish baked goods for the people of Dublin since 1952, always by hand and with love! The first bakery shop & grocery was set up by Cecil Manning in 1952. The Artisan bakery is now owned by his daughter Irene Manning and is run by his Grandson, Brian Mc Carthy. A real family owned, independent, Artisan Dublin Bakery.
How much is it to get a personalised message inscribed on a cake?
It is free and can be done at the counter by our specially trained shop staff!
Have any more questions?
Get in contact!
Email us on Enquiries@manningsbakeryshops.ie
or call us on
01-4542114