Pani Dolci

Only giving 2 stars because of the crappy service. Went in today and was told they’re not taking debit at the time. I quickly go back to the car to get cash and upon returning the door is locked. They see me standing there but don’t even acknowledge me until finally I wave, and the girl mouths over to me that they’re closed. The time posted outside said 8 and it was 7:50, and I literally took 30 seconds to go to the car and back so I don’t see what the problem was. It would’ve taken them a couple minutes to make a customer happy (wanted to get a cake for my parent’ s anniversary, I knew exactly what I wanted).
The cakes and desserts themselves are really good but gotta work on the customer service… and maybe adhere to the actual opening/​closing times posted outside?
A, if you’re reading this I’m sorry and I love you lol but wow the management really sucks.

Had the napoleon and fruit tart. They use a lot of cream in the napoleon. I was expecting more flaky layers, the cream was good though. The fruit tart used a different cream that wasn’t as good. They should use the cream that they use for the napoleon. Staff was friendly though!

Good. But sometime if you get the fruit cake it sometimes very watery.

Try their chocolate mousse cake — out-​of-​this-​world taste! Fresh varieties of pastries, cakes, cookies, and cannolis. Prices are cheap too!

2 years enjoyed the iced coffee… but SOME of the rude staff who act as if you are a burden have got to go! Coming from long island to briarwood I enjoyed the quaint bakery experience but no one should be cursed out or should be told off because their attitude is unnecessary.

The level of disrespect I witnessed today was absolutely unacceptable. While browsing for cookies I saw a dark haired server with glasses be very rude to a patron that was carrying her child with her. She was so nasty that when the woman asked the server if she could add a bit more milk to her coffee, the server poured out the coffee that she’d already made for the patron into the sink, and told the woman «here’s your coffee, now get the f@!& out!», and then proceeded to serve the next person. After the patron demanded to have her coffee remade, the blonde haired server reluctantly made it. I will not be coming back to this establishment, and I intend on telling my friends about this incident as well.

Everything a neighborhood bakery should be. This place has it all. I’m never disappointed when I leave here. The staff is so friendly and is always smiling. The prices are great and everything is delicious.

Quaint and friendly. The staff is very personable.
All coffees are delicious and their muffins and croissant and simple breakfast options are always great tasting and fresh.
I have only had two cakes, cheesecake and a chocolate mousse and they were both great.
This bakery is a great local bakery and also the prices are great.
You’re not getting any seating in here but who needs it. I go there for their great products and I’m always on the go.

Awesome real cappuccino which is why I wait at least 10 minutes to buy one. Simple but good bakery. Personable manager who knows many of his consumers by name. Great muffins and bagels too! I encourage the community to support these local mom & pop spots which you do not find too much anymore. Much better than Dunkin’s !

I love their cookies and fruit tarts. The girls who work here are always willing to help. Even though some cakes are not made on premises they are delivered daily. Good local spot.

Great bakery on Queens Blvd. Great pastries at great prices.

It’s not a fancy hoity toity bakery. They don’t make it out to be anything they are not. A neighborhood bakery with cakes and maybe coffee out of a pot that could probably use replacing, but I have not yet found any high end or otherwise bakery that makes better strawberry shortcake than they do here.

Briarwood’s little bakery/​café — lots of baked good options from cakes to cookies to bagels to pie to loaves of specialty bread. I think their prices are GREAT and more than fair.
A small hot coffee is a $ 1 — a small iced coffee is $ 1.35 — you can’t spend less than 2 anywhere else in the neighborhood for my beloved iced coffee. Their coffee is soooooooooo good too– I’m so glad I finally tried it and now I’m hooked. Please take my advice and get your coffee here over the poorly run Dunkins a block away.
I wish they’d do a renovation on this place– it has so much potential. I always notice people sitting in the very minimal seating area up front either catching up with a friend, reading the paper or just enjoying a cup of coffee/​baked good before work.
This business looks old and feels old– Briarwood needs something modern and this could definitely be it. A trendy little bakery/​coffee shop– wifi, comfy seating and more flare. It already has the perfect name.
I could see it– I hope the owners do too one day.

Clean place .
Rude cashier.
Prices are okay.
Cakes taste great.

I wish there was a better bakery in Briarwood. The service is unpleasant and the pastries and cookies are just blah. We ordered a tiramisu to go and when we got home we notice the cream used was rancid. I’ve since stopped going.

We just moved into the neighborhood a few months ago and my mom was in town visiting, so we stopped in to grab some pastries for dessert. We had to repeat our order several times to the woman working, because she kept putting the bag up to ring up our order without having gotten the other things we asked for. She just seemed a little out of it. The prices were great, though.
As for what we got, the cheesecake was wonderful, the cookies were ok, a chocolate éclair was great, and a chocolate cream puff had spoiled cream in it.
It was totally soured. I would’ve thought maybe it was some take on a sour cream filling except that I had a bite of my husband’s éclair with the same filling, and it was sweet, light, & chocolatey. So, that’s nasty. I’m five months pregnant & don’t really love the idea of eating spoiled dairy from my local bakery. Otherwise, I would go back for the cheesecake. The muffins looked pretty good, too.

I am not sure if the name of this place is spelled correctly. In the yellow pages it is listed as «Pane Dolce». There is also another page on Unilocal with the alternative spelling and same address. I will have to pay closer attention next time I go.
My family orders cakes from here for special occasions. Their cakes are delicious and inexpensive. They are not over-​loaded with frosting and the cake is always moist. The cake is always bigger than I expected. I love their butter cream frosting and would recommend them.

The pastries here are delicious, but be prepared to spend at least ten minutes in here just to pick up a quick treat. Every time I come in here there are at least one or two confused patrons asking stupid questions and holding up the line. Other than that, the staff are knowledgable and efficient. The bakery is not much to look at from the outside or the inside, but it’s the food that really counts, right?
I stop here every Sunday to pick up a piece of cheesecake and a canoli for my mother in law. She says the canolis are fabulous, and I must say the cheesecake is the best I’ve ever had! It’s heavenly! I usual also pick up a chocolate horn for my fiancé. They’re very tasty.
Despite the décor, or lack thereof, I think the price is right and the desserts are worth stopping in for.

A dingy little bakery.
They are always fully stocked, which makes me question the freshness of the items. Cannolis are decent, lobster tails flaky, but nothing special.
The staff behind the counter didn’t ask if we needed help until we were inquiring about the goods. Unfriendly, and unfortunate, I would’ve been more generous in the rating if they were nicer to us!

I’m being generous with the extra star because I’m a regular who goes in almost every day for a cappuccino. I have the pastries once in a while, and I’m almost positive everything is fresh because a) I can taste it b) I’ve passed by at 5AM and I could smell baking. The exception to this seem to be the cannolis… it doesn’t seem like they’re very popular.
The service is just terrible. I don’t think there is a single friendly staff member. I’ve noticed that they don’t have a tip jar… not that they’d make much because they’re so unfriendly and inattentive but maybe their attitudes would change if they made a little extra. I don’t know — maybe that comment was uncalled for, but seriously, you don’t feel welcome here. The pastries here may be «sweet» but the staff certainly isn’t.