Termini Bros Bakery

So my other half brought some desserts home from Termini’s this week. So this review is about the desserts only and not the service. They still make a quality cannoli whether it’s here or at the Italian market location. My other half also brought home a slice of rum cake as well as a small lemon cake dessert as well. The lemon cake was delicious and had a nice lemony filling between the layers of cake. The rum cake had mixed reviews. The cake was very good and we enjoyed the white icing that was on the top. However the cream layers in between the cake layers was not as exciting. The vanilla just wasn’t strong enough in the vanilla cream layer, and the chocolate layer of did not taste like chocolate when you closed your eyes and tasted it. There was plenty of rum in it and I enjoyed the hazelnuts that were pressed into the chocolate cream layer on the sides of the cake. That having been said I would still stop here for dessert as they still make a quality product. I think it just wasn’t my taste.

Great customer service
Pleasant and friendly
St joes cakes delish
Need to try cupcakes and biscotti
I will be a regular

The moment you walk in you’re immediately transported to sugar heaven. We stopped by on a Sunday afternoon and tried the various cannolis. The staff was attentive and well informed about all the delicious treats. If you’re in Philadelphia skip the over hyped cheesesteak and go straight to dessert!

The cake was decent a few folks had mixed reviews where some dealt it was dry but some didn’t mind it. I thought they would have soaked it a bit more.

Thank you for the wonderful birthday cake! Can’t wait to order another :)

The best Cannolis around! Made super fresh and superfast! They are perfect. we also got cupcakes here once and they were super fluffy not dense like most cupcakes around the area! I would recommend to everyone to stop by and try

I bought a birthday cake here for my brother’s birthday and it was fantastic! The cake was a vanilla chocolate chip pound cake with chocolate ganache filling and a chocolate chip buttercream frosting with cute little chocolate chips on top. The cake was deliciously moist and dense, and the ganache in the middle was fantastic! I’m not usually a fan of buttercream but there wasn’t an overwhelming amount of it on the cake, so it complemented the cake perfectly without being too creamy!
The lady at the counter was super helpful and wrote my brother’s name on the cake in beautiful blue icing and provided us with candles as well! Highly recommend this place for a delicious and not overly pricy cake for a special occasion :)

Termini’s is another regular in the office treat rotation. Among the favorites are the tea biscuits, cannoli and biscotti. The tea biscuits are terrific «as is» but even better toasted and slathered with real marmalade (Greave’s Jams & Marmalades.
). Meanwhile, my cannoli-​eating colleagues report that Termini’s are excellent. The biscotti, however, are the treat that truly showcases Termini’s baking skills. They are flawless, as so many other Unilocalers have noted: Crisp, light and flavorful. Perfect for dunking.
When here, I usually snag a cup of La Colombe, too. Termini’s brews a quite good cup of coffee. And among Termini’s many charms is its frequent coffee buyer’s club (10^th cup is free).
The sales personnel are wonderful, too. Without them, we never would have been introduced to the joys of Easter cheese pie (OMG).

Pretty good cookies, not as great a I expected from Temini Brothers. But maybe that is just because it is the one in Comcast, the one in reading terminal is great. Did not try, but the red velvet cake looked amazing! Got a sample of a biscotti when paying, again it was just ok. Maybe it was an off day?

This bakery has a wide variety of desserts: cannolis, cheesecakes, cupackes, little mini cakes and pound cakes! I ordered a chocolate cake for a baby shower and it was moist and delicious and not overbearing chocalte. It was the perfect amount of frosting and all the guests loved it! I think they always offer specials on some of their desserts and usually have samples. Good place for last minute cake and they have bakers to write personal messages on the cakes.

The tiramisu cake is to die for! It is so good! The canolis are great also! I love that they sell Colombe coffee along with fresh lemonade. I havent tried anything from there that i did not like… Great of last minute cakes!

The staff and the quality of the baked goods are both EXCEPTIONAL. everything from the cookies, cakes, cupcakes, to the specialty Italian sweets they make. Great Le Colombe coffee served hot. You can always find free samples too. nice touch. This is one ‘local’ place that is easy to support because they get their products right and they treat their customers with love. Thanks!

Sometimes I find joy in the «little things» — like the freshly baked anise biscotti from Termini Brothers.
Bliss!

This has become my morning stop for coffee since it’s across the street from my office. The staff is quite nice, provide free samples and they brew La Colombe. Whether I ride my bike (most days) or take the train (when it rains), I make a stop here for a large cup.
We’ve grabbed their mini cannolis for the office a few times and they go rather quickly. The shop always has a delightful assortment of tantalizing pastries out so you can get off that diet plan. They even feature a «happy hour» around lunch time where they discount certain items. Once again, they are there to make sure you stay plump.

This location is in the food court of comcast building — Termini Bros has nice and knowledgeable staff, yummy, tantalizing and «naughty» treats — cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies and of course, italian faves tiramasu and cannoli’s which are superb! Also, has La Colombe coffee which they serve and sell bags of Corsica roast. i’ve been to this location several times since I work about a block away (unfortunately). Think I will have to bring cannoli on my trip back home to the midwest next month!
READ comment from Termini Bros: Cannoli will travel!!! Awesome! to know… because what I forgot to mention in my review is, Terrmini Bros is legend in Philly and when you travel you like to bring the hometown treats!

Pretty good cupcakes. There are limited options, but the cupcakes are good. Also had good chocolate covered strawberries.
Very affordable cupcakes! $ 2 for cupcakes and $ 1 for strawberries.

I wandered into the food court during a long lunch break this week and decided to stop here on my way out for some coffee. I left with a coffee, cannoli, mini tiramisu cake, and a free sample of the red velvet cake. Everything looked delicious I can’t wait to go back. Also, the staff told me I was there during happy hour so coffee and many of the snacks (cookies, cake slices, mini cannolis, etc.) were only $ 1. The staff are so friendly and attentive, I will happily give them more business.

Termini Bros Bakery is extremely well known in Philly — and with reason! Their baked goods, especially the Italian specialties, are really quite wonderful. From cannoli to cookies to pies and cakes, it’s hard to find something that doesn’t taste (or look) delectable. Now that my bf’s family lives in CC, this is their go-​to bakery for cakes for any occasion — high praise since his mom is a fabulous baker herself and is very difficult to impress with anyone else’s baked goods.
Staff are nice (a RT location means they must deal with ALOT of people daily, and many tourists with silly questions), and can easily answer questions and help you choose what to get — help you may need since I’ve stared at their display cases for ages agonizing over choices since I can’t walk away with everything they have!

I’ve only ever had one pastry from here. But damn, it was a memorable one! I can’t stop thinking about the cream filling. Addictive. Stuff fantasies are made of… I’ll be back.

super attentive staff — may or may not be what you’re into, but they really know their stuff.
have been here before and nibbled on some treats here and there, which were great, esp the anise and sesame cookies.
most recently, went in on a Saturday morning mid September looking for birthday cake with friends. although we did get some cakes, if you want a custom made cake, order in advance. we didnt know! although i guess its pretty typical procedure — silly us.
they had two cute older men playing an accordion and guitar while we pastry shopped and that was rather delightful.
we ended up getting 2 cakes! the mint chocolate chip and the carrot cake. first time i’ve had the cake here and
HOLY CRAP! THESE WERE FABULOUS! if you like mint chocolate chip ice cream even just a little bit, then you MUSTMUSTMUST eat the mint chocolate chip cake.
even if you don’t like it. this is the best cake i’ve ever had.
the carrot cake was nothing short of wonderful either. its in my top 3 carrot cakes ive ever had and i’ve had a lot of carrot cakes!
man, this bakery sure is top notch.

After sampling some truly delicious Termini’s cake at work I decided this was the place I should get my man’s birthday cake. He requested vanilla cake and vanilla icing, and specifically wanted lots of thick sugary icing. They delivered on that, so he was happy, but I found the cake part somewhat dry and the texture was coarse (overbaked?). I have since learned that the cake I tried before was made with the pound cake as opposed to traditional sponge, so maybe that’s the way to go with this place. Or maybe our cake was just a fluke, who knows?
The service folks were nice enough. I called to place my order, paid over the phone with a card ($ 25 for a basic 8″ vanilla layer cake), and was able to pick it up two days later. Everything was written out as requested and it looked quite nice.
Quite conveniently, there’s a Hallmark store right around the corner where you can get a last minute card, or a last-​minute number candle to make the correct age of the person celebrating their birthday. I may have previously gotten a two and a six, when it should have been a five…

I love this location, probably moreso than all the others. It is so convenient (dangerously convenient, perhaps?) to my work. The service here is fantastic and the girls are so friendly.
I am pretty excited-​as I just discovered they make delicious coffee here. large latte with tiramisu syrup, yes please!
People looking for fancy decadent concoctions should probably go elsewhere. This is just simple, Italian baking.

Their cupcakes are my favorites that I’ve tried in the city.
Now, don’t come here if you’re looking for fancy/​trendy cupcakes. They’re simple cakes — chocolate or vanilla, with frosting and jimmies. I will admit I’ve never had the vanilla ones but the chocolate ones are great. The only thing stopping me from giving them 5 stars is the filling they’ve been putting in the chocolate ones for the past couple months but still, delicious.
Plus, you can’t beat the price — $ 1.50 for a huge cupcake!
As for other pastries, I haven’t tried any but my co-​worker raves about their cannolis. The cakes are a bit on the pricier side, too.

I’d been going to the location in Reading Terminal for years. I remember being on the phone and begging them to wait for me to get there just a minute or two after closing so that I could pick up cannolis for a dinner party (I think I made up a crazy lie about taking them to the hospital for a sick friend). The Comcast Center location is now easier for me to get to, and the quality of the baked goods are just as high.
The cannolis are amazing — shells are always crispy and I always go with the ricotta filling and no powdered sugar on top (doesn’t need it). A little pricey for $ 3, but I’d still rather have that than a cupcake from somewhere else. The little fruit tarts and individual desserts are good, but I prefer the cannoli.
Also, I picked up a whole cheesecake for a dinner party — $ 14 and everyone loved it. I mean, LOVED it. It will be my go-​to when asked to bring something to a potluck.