6 Town Wharf
Plymouth, MA 02360
*Disclaimer: We were not paid for this review. All opinions are our own and based on our personal experience. Your experience may be different.
Cupcake Charlie’s is a local bakery shop specializing in a variety of homemade cupcake flavors which rotate on a weekly basis. I decided to treat myself to a cupcake during a recent trip to Plymouth. Unfortunately, the cupcakes had a bit too much icing and were too sugary for my taste. Mike, who has more of a sweeth tooth, thoroughly enjoyed the flavor.
I am not a huge fan of sweets so your experience may differ from mine. I ordered the “Chocolate Mint Madness Cupcake.” At $3 (update: now $4) I just felt like it was too overpriced for a simple cupcake, especially one that was loaded with frosting to make it look bigger. The actual chocolate cake was good but the frosting was much too sugary for my taste, however, if you are a fan of sweet desserts than you may love the fact that the cupcake contains more frosting than actual cake.
A variety of unique flavors are available on a rotating basis. Some flavors include red velvet, lemon drop, funfetti, chocolate raspberry, and oreo. They also offer whoopie pies, brownies, chocolate chip cookie bars, edible cookie dough, and cake pops. One nice aspect is that they do offer a few choices for gluten-free and vegan guests including a GF Trifle, carrot cake slice, and chocolate chip cookies. Vegan options include a cake cup.
Service wasn’t as friendly as I expected. They didn’t really tell us about any of the flavors – they just expected an order to be ready. Also, I was expecting more flavors (there were only 3 available but maybe that is because we arrived an hour before closing time).
I didn’t like the interior of this shop – it was crowded, yet there were only 3 tables available. It was too cold to eat outside, so we had to stand around waiting until someone left their table. A business that offers a messy food like cupcakes should at least offer enough tables for every customer.
Overall, I would recommend Cupcake Charlie's to anyone with a sweet tooth that doesn't mind a bit of extra frosting. I've been to much better cupcake shops, however, this is one of the only dessert options near the waterfront, so it's convenient at least. They do offer plenty of additional treats for those who don't like cupcakes. I wouldn't mind trying the cookie dough or chocolate chip cookies on my next visit to Plymouth.
