Tin Cakes
The dream cakes arrive in tins with a breakable chocolate crust over layers of cake and pudding.
CHUNK Bakehouse
Al Barsha
CHUNK Bakehouse is a homegrown UAE bakery in Al Barsha focused on freshly baked desserts for takeaway, pickup and delivery. Its best-known orders include rich tin-served dream cakes, especially the chocolate and tiramisu versions, plus gooey cookies.
Reputation Score
4.1
★★★★☆
196 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Chocolate Favourite
The Chocolate Dream Cake is repeatedly described as moist, intensely chocolatey and indulgent.
Tiramisu
Tiramisu is a standout regular offering, with reviewers praising its creamy texture, rich flavour and crusty top.
Gooey Cookies
The chocolate chip cookies have a gooey, chewy texture, while the Oreo Dreamcake and dream cookies also earn repeat orders.
Birthday Orders
One customer changed a birthday cake from sticky toffee to chocolate and received help carrying the order to the car.
Balanced Flavours
Some desserts, including crème brûlée and the Ramadan Gahwa Sticky Dates, were praised for being flavourful without feeling overly sweet.
Tips for a Better Visit
Allow Buffer. For birthdays or visits, leave a generous delivery buffer; one order arrived an hour late against a 25–40 minute estimate.
Confirm Writing. Ask before paying whether birthday wording can be written on the cake, rather than assuming a paper message is included.
Find Branch. If collecting in Al Barsha, allow time to locate the takeaway branch and plan for parking; branding is reportedly easy to miss.
Choose Classics. For a safer first order, start with the chocolate or tiramisu dream cake, which receive more consistent praise than some specialty flavours.
Check Availability. Ask whether seasonal favourites are still on the menu: one customer rated the apple crumble highly, then found it had been cancelled.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al barsha 1, Deyaar building, shop #1
Al Barsha First - Al Barsha, Dubai
| Mon | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Tue | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Wed | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Thu | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Fri | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sat | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sun | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
Pistachio Kunafa Dreamcake
This specialty combines pistachio, kunafa and chocolate, though customer reactions to its flavour are mixed.
Apple crumble
The apple crumble received an especially strong review, despite later being removed or cancelled from the menu.
Common Concerns
Inconsistent Desserts
The cookie cake was reported as hard, while other reviews found the cakes dry or said certain flavours did not match expectations.
Pistachio Split
Pistachio desserts receive both strong praise and sharp criticism, including one report of an unbearable artificial pistachio flavour.
No Inscription
A customer ordering a birthday cake was told only on pickup day that the bakery would provide a paper note instead of writing on the cake.
Low Visibility
The Al Barsha branch is currently takeaway-only and can be difficult to spot because prominent branding is missing.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
176 dirhams
cake
“So I have spent 176 dirhams for a cake which I never received”Google review · February 2026
AED 269
small cake
“For AED 269 (which is quite costly for a small cake ) , the least we would expect is delivery to be on time or at least to give us the transparency!”Google review · September 2024
200 AED
dessert
“Thank God the dessert costs ‘only’ 200 AED”Google review · July 2025
Almost 250 dirhams
pistachio kunafa and kinder bueno dream cakes
“Honestly I’m even more disappointed because of the price ??? Almost 250 dirhams for that mess… There was nothing special about the kinder bueno cake it’s very overrated and I wasn’t getting the flavor of kinder”Google review · March 2025
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The Bottom Line
CHUNK Bakehouse in Al Barsha is centred on rich, spoon-eaten dream cakes served in tins, with chocolate and tiramisu the safest starting points in the reviews. The chocolate version is described as moist and deeply chocolatey, with a hard or crusty top and softer layers underneath. Tiramisu gets similarly strong praise for its creamy texture and balanced flavour.
Cookies are another reason to order, particularly the gooey chocolate chip cookies and Oreo Dreamcake. There is plenty of flavour variety for celebrations, including Kinder, crème brûlée, sticky toffee, apple crumble and pistachio kunafa. The latter is divisive: several customers call it a favourite, while another found its pistachio flavour artificial and could not finish it.
A cookie cake was also reported as hard, so the more established dream cakes may be a safer first purchase. The Al Barsha branch is takeaway-only for now, with pickup available in Dubai; reviewers say it can be hard to spot and parking may be awkward. Delivery deserves caution.
Reports include late arrivals, orders cancelled after long waits and poor communication between bakery, rider and app. For a birthday or event, confirm timing and cake-writing arrangements directly, and leave a substantial buffer. Prices can feel high, especially when an order or promised promotion goes wrong.