I was little surprised to see such glowing reviews for Phipps. Granted, it has a cute storefront and 2 tables on the sidewalk (which is great on a nice day) but there are better bakeries in the area.
Coffee is good but get it in a to-go cup, as I was served a cup with lipstick on it... and the girl was none to perturbed about it (!)
The ginger cookie is quite good, but they don't seem to sell it any more. Last time they had it, was in packages of 6 and they refused to sell me one. Also, they only sell pans of brownies, no individual squares.
The butter tarts are very sweet (too sweet for my liking.) The lemon shortbread pie was disappointing: the shortbread was not buttery (almost amateurish in execution) and the filling was very synthetic.
While large, the scones are lacking in flavour and texture. The cake slice looked better than it tasted (very average, with the icing far below average.)
Phipps adds character to this small commercial strip, but the treats are for those who like grocery store packaged baked goods.