Savarese Italian Pastry Shop

Don’t try the tres leches it’s horrible it tasted like old cake you get from a supermarket
Horrible frosting and nothing like a real tres leches it’s just vanilla cake with bad frosting

I still really like this bakery and yesterday bought a wonderful apple pie.
Unfortunately, I have to visit this awful neighborhood on a regular basis so I give myself a treat by visiting the one decent place in the whole area: this pastry shop.

Nice, little place in Brooklyn, I’ve never been to this part but I had an appointment with a client nearby and stopped in for coffee. Coffee was good, the cheesecake was good but a little too rich in taste for me. The service was excellent very nice lady. I would like to go back and try some more pastries.

Based on the fruit tart and the service, two stars. The fruit tart didn’t even have pastry crème, just raspberry jam and sponge cake. For $ 28? Pass.
And the girl who helped us wasn’t particularly nice. She was catching quite a bit of attitude with us and we were nothing but polite.

First time coming in here after passing it for three years every weekday on my way to school in the past. Boy was I missing out. Their cannolis aren’t the best I’ve had but they’re definitely up there. Their cheesecake was also pretty good. I’ll definitely come back for more if I’m in the area.

First time having Gelato. I chose pistachio, it was really Good. The owners were friendly. The location is almost 100 years old. If I’m in the area I would stop in again.

Ive only been here daily for the last week. I love the coffee. I tried their sprinkle cookies I felt like I was eating from someone’s kitchen not a store… so good. I’ll BE BACK!

One of the used-​to-​be-​many Italian mom and pops bakeries left in this Brooklyn. Authentic to taste and presentation. Their cannolis and their assortment of cookies and sweets send me back 25 years in nostalgia.
The taste of their pastries warrant this a five star review, however the service can be a bit off at times. And given the look of the establishment, it is in great need of a makeover in and out.
If in the neighborhood, definitely pick up a few snacks from these guys, if you don’t mind the runned-​down look of the place. But what do I know? Somehow runner-​down and antiquated designs seem to be the modern cool and trendy these past few years.

Oh Savarese, I WANT to give you five stars and if this was a couple of years ago I would. It’s unfortunate how the quality of this once awesome bakery has declined. The last four cakes I got here were all horribly stale. Shame on me for letting it even get to four tries. I’ve seen bugs flying around the pastries. It’s a shame because I really did love their pastries and cakes. Prices are decent but I rather pay more and get better quality. I want freshness! The girls that work there are very friendly and sweet. I do love their homemade pizza and ices/​ice cream/​gelatos. Maybe I’ll come back to see if, hopefully, things have changed.

This place has the best cannolis IMO. I’ve tried cannolis in the city and even a few other pastry shops in brooklyn and none of them taste like theirs. Others are either too much filling or the cookie is too tough. But savarese makes it just right. I always get cannolis and jam cookies with sprinkles whenever i come. I’ve also had their tiramisu cake and its very good! Its not too creamy so u dont hafto feel guilty and its just the right amount of taste! The girls are always friendly whenever i go and they also serve gelatos which i’ve never got a chance to try yet but will!

I am a Brooklyn-​born Italian American and based on a friend’s recommendation, I had high hopes for this old school bakery. It could not have been worse, The cannoli cream was mealy, the cream puff had an unpleasant after taste, and worst of all, the owner was R-​U-​D-​E. Never again. I’ll stick with Cuccio’s.

The worst customer service experience of my life. I ordered a $ 102 cake for 50 people for a birthday party four days in advance, paid in full in cash. Came home to a family emergency and had to cancel the party. Less than two hours later, I called to say I needed a refund and owner refused! When I told him I just placed the order, and you didn’t put out one penny or effort to even start this cake, he said I wasted the counter girl’s time for the few minutes she had to take my order! Mind you, there was not ONE person in the shop. That should have been a sign. I went in person to talk to him, and here are some other things he said:
«There is a sign above register that says no refunds only credit.» I told him that I was never near the register, the woman took my order in the middle of the counter, nor did she tell me about the policy. When I said I didn’t see the sign he responded,
«You mean to tell me if the sign was right behind you, you wouldn’t have bought the cake?» I said maybe I wouldn’t have paid in full. He said,
«If you didn’t pay in full, you wouldn’t have gotten the cake.»
When I told him that I can’t afford to lose $ 100 dollars, he said, «If you couldn’t afford to buy the cake, you shouldn’t have ordered it.»
He said it is not his policy to give refunds and that he was trying to run a business, and he can’t afford to give refunds.
He said, «I will be nice and give you half your money back.» I told him I wasn’t going to leave until I got my money. He then told me, «Get out of this store before I call the police!» I told him to please, please call the police because he was stealing my money.
He then said he would give me all my money back because he was a nice person, unlike me, who is a crazy person for demanding my money back. He went to the register and only had $ 70. He told me to come back the next day for the rest.
I had to waste more of my time going back to get the rest. When I was leaving he screamed at me, «I was a nice person. Don’t come back to this store every again!»
Uh, you think I ever had any intentions of doing that. What a horrible, horrible man, and my daughter was with me when I placed the order. She bought a cream puff that was inedible. I took a bite, and it was so gross. When we got in the house, she ran to the fridge to wash out the aftertaste.

I get mixed signs with the service the staff seemed very new and doesn’t know the cookies names wells or will service what section. The owner is also very busy on the shop and seems to run the show by doing everything. He works to hard. I seem it all. But besides his business approach, the cakes looked great and the ones I bought was very appealing and tasteful! My friends enjoyed it every bit! They told me his be around for a while. And is very creative with his cake designs!

I live right around this pastry shop and I cannot believe I have only just discovered it! It is such a cute bakery — large selection of cookies. and prices are not bad. Sometimes I’ll get coffee and a pastry to go in the morning for a quick breakfast, and the workers are always very nice and it feels so homey. They also have a selection of sugar-​free pastries for those who are more careful about sugar intake.
It is also conveniently located right near a D/​N train station (New utrecht ave)

This is one of the best bakeries in Brooklyn. The fact that it is this far down on this list ruins the credibility of this list.

While waiting for my friends to get to Maple Lanes (for bowling), I popped in Savarese for a snack. Got two chocolate dipped cookies and two jam filled ones that came out to $ 2.40. Perfect delicious cookies. The chocolate dipped ones were so good!

Best Cremolata Gelato hands down!

This place is looking very old, they need some kind of renovation it’s like they are not worried about appearance.
Pastries are good, you can find better but it’s good enough to eat. I think the fact that the neighborhood around it has changed but they have not hurts it’s chances.

Its not that this is a bad place, its just that it didn’t stand out in any way to me. I was in the neighborhood about to head back into the city, so I wanted to grab some cookies for the road. I got a $ 10 pre-​packaged box of mixed cookies to make things quick; while they were superior to similar packages you’d find in a grocery store, and would be solid in some areas of the city, they were below average for a Brooklyn bakery. I agree with pretty much all of what tiffanie n said

I really don’t like the butter cookies I got. It’s about 10 bucks a pound… good thing I got ½ pound. They tasted a day old… or more. yuck. Their butter cookies here are a bit on the crunchier side. It’s not as buttery as Paneantico’s.
Paneantico and Villabate are much better choices than this place. But the girl behind the counter was really friendly. I won’t be coming back here.