Monreale Bakery

Me and my family have a long time buying cakes and pastries from Monreale, usually they’ve always been good. Yesterday we bought a cannoli cake for a birthday and as per usual, we had some left overs for breakfast this morning. While the cake was good and fresh, in this slice of cake was a piece of chicken skin. Like as if someone had been eating chicken while baking our cake. It’s disgusting, we have no idea if that chicken was in someone’s mouth or just fell off their plate while making our cake. There should be no reason at all as to why there’s chicken in our cake. We’ve bought cakes from here plenty of times and this is the first time it happened. i called the owner this morning to let him know and he said he didn’t even believe me, that there couldn’t have been chicken in our cake, that it was fresh. And while I did say it was fresh which it was, I simply told him to speak to the baker because there was a strip of chicken in our cake. The owner offered me a discount for the next time we buy a cake, but needless to say, we won’t ever buy our cakes from Monreale ever again.

Highly recommend this place. Definitely try their chocolate mousse cake and fruit tarts are the best.

Great neighborhood place to quickly stop in for a sweet treat and an espresso. That will cost half as much as the popular places but taste twice as good. Support you neighborhood mom and pop places and make this place your go to for your sweet tooth fix.

I love this bakery not only is the staff friendly and nice but I ordered a cake for my son’s communion party I ordered the wrong cake the girl caught the mistake and called me at home to let me know before she made any changes. I was very grateful. In addition the cookies and pastries are wonderful and everyone at my son’s party raved about how good the cake was! I love this bakery!

This bakery is great, mainly for their selection of homemade chocolates and sweets. I had a marzipan cigar and a white chocolate peanut butter cup, both of which were rich and delicious. My boyfriend went with their sugar cookies and their brownie — he liked his brownie. They also have an espresso bar and seating. It’s cute.

Very good breads. I’ve tried some of their pastry… the eclairs were good… I think their mini cheesecakes were also ok. I’m not big on Italian pasty overall though… more on the simple cookies like anisette etc. But their breads are great.
It’s the only place I know of in the area that sells good, homemade bread!

Another lovely Ridgewood Italian bakery. It is a small place, but clean, and the service was friendly. The cannoli and fruit tarts were top-​notch. They have gelato sometimes as well.

Overall, a great place for baked goods and bread. They’re my go-​to for Italian bread and make a great cannoli; I wish they had the cannoli more often when I’ve gone but I usually get a couple when I see them. The eclairs are also very good.
The only downside is when I’ve gone on some weekday afternoons & seen displays of cakes that didn’t look appetizing. One day there was a cake w/​strawberries on it & one of the strawberries looked visibly rotten.
Don’t let displays like that fool you; if what I’ve had is any indication, I can’t see their cakes being anything less than superb. The staff is also friendly and helpful.

Wonderful local bakery. I enjoy going in as much as I can, as evidenced by my waistline. Some of the best bread I’ve ever had.

Yes I have to agree with Maria B.
This place is nice, very clean and they have outstanding products. The pastry cream is real and FRESH that is the key. Pastry cream that is good and real is few and far between.
I am a chef and this actually impresses me…
I hope if you are around the Ridgewood and Glendale area and you are in the mood for a treat stop in here… You won’t be disappointed.

Good bakeries are hard to find!
They have fresh, delicious pastries, cookies, cakes, etc.
My favorite treat to get are the fruit tarts. They use REAL pastry cream, unlike some bakeries that take a short cut. It’s magical — biting into the little tart and getting a perfect amount of fresh fruits (kiwi, strawberries, blueberries) and that decadent pastry cream.
Another great fact about this bakery is that they sell everything by the pound. You get a great deal for their products. I used to pay upwards to $ 4.00 for those little tarts (in Astoria).