Rosie’s Bakery

Oh no! Their first and main location was closed?! Guess I’ll have to visit them at South Station.
The cakes are the main attraction, although they did expand over the last 10 – 15 years to brownies and cookies and other baked goods. It was a touch expensive but otherwise it was good.
They had one of the only flourless chocolate cakes I could find in Boston for a decent price. Cake also had different sizes, and if you needed something customized, give them a bit of a heads up, a day or two (or three). Otherwise, you could drop in and find something for the occasion.

Not surprised this place is closed. I called one time to get a big catering breakfast for one of Cambridge’s big colleges. You know one of the two Cambridge is known for. The person that answered the phone could have cared less.
I emailed them in hopes of the owner or the manager getting back to me so they could rectify the horrible customer service I experience over the phone. Well I never heard back. Not even an I’m sorry, how can we make your experience better or I’ll take your order now.

Rosie’s is closing it’s doors today, for good. To all our loyal Rosie’s Fans, we’d like to thank you all for the last 38 years, but we regret to inform you that Rosie’s Bakery will be closing its doors at the end of today. Please read this message from our owners, Judy and Eliot, as they would like to thank you for everything you’ve been for us:
~Stephen Luthi
Manager, Rosie’s, Inman Square

I love Rosie’s because they are such a helpful and social bunch. I look forward to stopping in for a coffee, latte, bagel or breaking down and grabbing one of their killer pastries.
I haven’t tried their cake, but that’s because I don’t eat cake. But they have a variety of delicious brownies, cookies and treats and I love the smoothies during the summer.

Rosie’s bakery is a really awesome place and I love coming here there’s m&m cookies and chocolate chip are really good and the ice coffee is good and i love coming will be coming back more often and there service is really good

Not sure why this place is only 3 stars. I’ve been here twice and my experience boh times have been pleasant.
There are a wide variety of gluten-​free options and their Americanos are better than 1369 down the street.
Inside is funky with hot pink and fuschia furniture, so it isn’t the most relaxing place ever… but then again, it’s better than your standard corporatized coffee shop or bakery. It has a lot of personality.

It seems to be a trend among reviews here that the counter staff are not the most friendly bunch. I have to agree.
I’ve tried their cookies a few times, and they were nothing special.

We’ve gone to Rosie’s, our neighborhood bakery, many times. We’ve had cakes, cupcakes and bagels and they’ve all been great! They are our go-​to bakery! In addition, every time we’ve been there, the employees have been super nice and offered to do extra for us. We are huge fans!

Decent — I tried the cupcakes here and the cake itself was a bit dry. The frosting, while not super sugary, was too light gooey — I’m not sure the texture meshed well with the bottom part. I’d be interesting in trying other things as well.

Purchased the 8 or 10 inch Mocha Cake yearly for 3 years, then skipped a couple of years, and now just purchased one again. Sadly, it was potently bitter. Follow a piece of cake with cold drinking water and the bitterness is biting. It lacked all richness and creamy-​ness I recall from previous years. A bitter aftertaste remains in your mouth all day until you next eat something substantial.
Anyway, discovered the hard way that the Mocha Cake appears not to be as easy and consistant as other cake recipes made at Rosie’s. When paying top-​dollar prices, why take a risk?
I suggest going with a good safe chocolate cake. There are many different chocolate cakes on the menu, so enjoy one of those.

I really wanted to like Rosie’s but I wasn’t terribly impressed. I got one of these bars (like a brownie bar, but not exactly), I forget exactly what it was called, and it was delicious, but the staff seemed a little impatient and in general I kind of felt unwelcome in the store. Also, I thought some of their stuff was a bit pricey. I would give this place another chance though. The bar I got was really good.

I wanted to try this place out since it’s the nearest café to my apartment. I was quite disappointed. The egg sandwich was made with microwaved egg that was rubbery on the sides and weirdly chewy in the middle. The iced café mocha had no coffee taste, was watery, and just had a ring of what tasted like hershey’s chocolate syrup around the bottom of the cup. I’m a lover of chocolate croissants and like to try them from different bakeries whenever I can. The dough was more bread-​y than flaky, and the chocolate was not the traditional melted dark chocolate bar, but more like an artificial tasting mousse worthy of a supermarket bakery. Tried my best not to sound harsh, but for $ 11 in total, I could’ve bought a much higher quality breakfast at the local Starbucks. Ended up throwing out half of what I bought.

I love their desserts! Many of the local stores sell their stuff, though don’t advertise it that way unless you ask.
I’ve tried every type of brownie (could be more gooie, though what store-​made brownies are ever gooie enough?), the lemon bars, macaroons, cookies, etc. good desserts, good prices, and I always like the ppl working there.
The easiest way to get really fat

Forget everything that isn’t cookies. This place knows how to do cookies. Like, every single one of there cookies should have a clever name with an «OMG» acronym because they are just that good.
Healthy? God no, silly! You can sense the butter through your fingertips. The chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies may be one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. They’re soft, chunky, gooey and pretty big.
Having a crappy day? Ignore the cake, ignore the cupcakes… they’re fine. Have a cookie from Rosie’s.

Rosie’s is the small bakery I pass on my way to the supermarket in Inman Square. One day I decided to stop in here. There’s delicious looking cakes and pastries in all the windows that makes you excited to try things … until you learn the price. The biggest problem I think Rosie’s suffers from is lack of information. It bothers me that there are no labels or prices on any of the pastry items in the cases. I don’t know about other people but I like to know what it is that I want to eat before I put it in my mouth.
I saw some rugalah, didn’t know what it was and and whenever I have to ask «what is that?» I feel like I’m not quite informed about what it is you’re selling. Don’t get me wrong the girl who was helping me told me all the info even the price and I must say $ 17.99 for a pound of rugalah is actually MORE expensive than the rugalah they sell at Whole Foods. I actually checked the next day while grocery shopping. Whole Foods sells it at $ 5.99 for 8oz. which means $ 11.98 a pound. I only ended up buying 2 pieces which cost me $ 2.50 total but even though it was good I just felt that was way too expensive of a price. That’s what I expect to pay on imported goods as if it was made and came from Europe itself.
The only thing I remember seeing a price for was their breakfast sandwiches. They also have a sign saying that they offer gluten free products. But again there’s no way to know which items were gluten free. That just seems like something you would want to know or some indication of next to the product. The place was clean and quite. It doesn’t quite have that coffeehouse sit and stay for a while type of vibe. And the furniture though looked plenty comfy I can’t see myself buying stuff regularly here. When you’re more expensive than Whole Foods it just makes me think that this place is above my comfortable price range.

Groupon. $ 15 for $ 30. Three clicks and a few numbers. Done.
And that is how Rosie’s came into my life.
Well maybe it’s not that simple. Rosie’s first entered my life freshmen year of college when my parents insisted on ordering a cake from there for my birthday because they delivered. I politely declined then. And then arose again when I was reading a case study on Finales, with Rosie’s being an indirect competitor.
And like soul mates we met again this year. Curiosity made me buy the Groupon. Occasion made me use it. Looking to save some money for a senior farewell and toast, I called and ordered the chocolate mocha cake, personalized of course.
Service was amazing, and the staff was very patient in telling me how to «care» for the cake to get best results. The creaminess of the coffee buttercream: light and fluffy and not too sweet. The oh-​so-​slightly chewy fudge topping. The moist layered (but a little too dense) chocolate cake. I close my eyes and life my fork into my mouth, glorifying in happiness, pushing away guilt.
Butter, sugar, coffee, and chocolate. Oh all the combinations you can make with them! Thank you for an almost perfect one, Rosie’s.

I’ve stopped in a few times on my way home when I have had a craving for something sweet and unhealthy, and each time, I thought the bake goods were okay, but really generic. The reason for the low stars is how expensive it is, given that it is grocery store quality. More than 3 bucks for a plain yellow cupcake with lard frosting? I used to think $ 2.75 for a yummy, exotic-​flavored cupcake was a bit pricey. I haven’t tried any of the special-​ordered treats or cakes, but from what I have tasted, I probably wouldn’t unless I was in a jam and someone else was paying.
Oh, and another thing about the stuff behind the window: several times, I’ve seen flies landing on the food, and no one seems that concerned. Wasn’t super-​appetizing.

I come here everyday. I’ve tried almost everything on their menu and my mood has always been positively affected. Never once disappointed. Staff is wonderful and engaging and the regulars are as sweet and lovely as the bakery treats. One of my favorite offerings is the medium coffee (hot or iced) and breakfast sandwich ($ 5), which is an unbeatable deal in this neighborhood.
There’s an intimate floor where you can take your espresso Italiano-​style, standing up with one food on a brass bar, leaning out over the passer-​by traffic or sit just as you please, just outside on the cast-​irons.
I’m there at least once everyday, feel free to say hi. Even if you miss me, you’ll be doing yourself a favor stopping in.

5 for food. Had to subtract a star for the unfriendly normally stone faced woman who works here. She has a major attitude, and probably hates working here as she’s been here for ages… A super bakery such as this doesn’t need cranky people behind the register.
Favorites: blueberry muffin (best anywhere!) And croisants the ham and cheese one is warm, buttery and filling. Yum!!! Trust on your purchase from here being rich, delicious and beautifully made!

This place used to be amazing. It used to be one of my family’s favorite bakeries. We used to get all birthday cakes here.
It’s been a while now that I’ve noticed the employees are kind of consistently grouchy. At times grouchy enough to make me walk an extra half block to the next available cup of coffee.
Quality has fallen since I was a kid too. But it’s kind of hit-​or-​miss… I keep going back in hopes that it’ll be as good as I remember…