The Gingerbread Construction

So I went in yesterday looking for something sweet.
Place is small.
Lots of muffins and loaves to choose from and beverages too
clean and bright
friendly staff
very pricey 10.00 for 4 muffins, but its nice as a treat (didnt buy any, noticed price)
got a small brownie, it goes by weight?
what???
why sell by weight? that should be for salad bars.
just charge a flat
sorry, i know you are in an affluent town, but please.
the brownie itself was fairly moist, not so much of a chocolately flavor
but ok
walnuts are plentiful
if you have lots of $$$$ to spend on muffins then this is your place.

First time at this location though my friend and I have been to their other location in Wakefield plus local coffee shop near us carries some of their muffins.
The young ladies behind the counter could not be more friendly and helpful. I decided on an apple muffin and a orange almond muffin. I was very tempted by their loaves!
I’m a big fan of gingerbread cookies and asked if they were hard or soft. The young lady said they’re generally hard but can be soften by wrapping them in a moist paper towel and microwaving them for 10 – 20 seconds. I opted to still take one even though I prefer them soft.
The gingerbread man was calling my name so I broke into it when I got in the car. Much to my disappointment, it was very hard and not as tasty as I had expected it to be given the name of the bakery. I have had their gingerbread muffins which are my favorites… perhaps that’s the fame to their name.
The apple muffin was for the hubby which he moaned while eating it so thumbs up for that. I had the edges of the orange almond muffin and kept the rest for the next day. From what I sampled, I would give mine a thumbs up too. I’ll stick to the muffins and loaves next time!

Their muffing are AMAZING! I’ll stop by once a month or so even though it’s out of my way because they are that good. I’ve picked up some before work and my co-​workers loved them. They keep asking me when I’m going back! I’ve also ordered some of the muffin loaves online and had them delivered and those were great too. Too bad they don’t deliver the muffins but then again it’s probably a good thing for my waistline.

They should be renamed Muffin/​Cupcake Heaven. If you have not been here, deprive yourself no more. Other reviewers have mentioned the pricey muffins — but for the size and superb quality, they are a great deal.

I decided to give this place another shot. This time before Christmas so I could get an actual Gingerbread house. I found out last year that they only make them up until Christmas; I went the following week. They are EXPENSIVE! For a small «medium» gingerbread house it costs $ 55! And 4 muffins cost $ 10 with all sales being final. The gingerbread is soft and tastes good, but it’s nothing special. The parking is terrible. They are situated right on a corner of a small, but busy intersection with only a dozen spots or less. I suggest going to a local bakery or Spinellis in East Boston.

Gingerbread muffin– delicious gingerbread with frosting on the INSIDE! The muffins are a tad pricey, but they are very big and totally delectable. There was a wide selection, but I went for the gingerbread muffin as it is their best seller.
I will update this review as I try more items!
The shop itself is very cute and they sell Christmas ornaments and stuffed animals and other fun things.
Good coffee/​muffin deal available all day

A friend was talking up the muffins here and, to be honest, I was thinking, «How amazing could a muffin seriously be»…then I had one. My lord… one of the best things I have ever eaten has to be their Boston kreme muffin… heaven…

Worst cappuccino I have ever had, the cup was half full, coffee tastes bad. I don’t know how the rep had the confidence to hand me that disgusting coffee.

All I can say is. OMG! I’m a baker and a friend took me to this place to try out their pumpkin spice muffin and Ice coffee. I was stun to find such delectable goodness! They had an array of desserts to choose from and the place is decorated so nicely. I’m also very picky about my ice coffee and Gingerbread Constuction’s coffee was amazing!

Muffins are pretty good here and the staff is always friendly! The only problem is the location. With such few parking spaces and a nightmare of an intersection I only go there on off times.

Lurrrve their large cupcakes, ahem, I mean muffins… gingerbread is my favorite… DH likes the chocolate… DD likes the choc chip… all good, never disappointing…
In agreement w/​unlabeled products = put-​out workers… but don’t shoot the messenger… I just want to know what it is since it isn’t obvious…

went there with my two children. The person taking hte order was really rude. She didn’t like waiiting for my children to decide what they wanted to get.
Would never set foot in that place again.

Frozen? I am a little bit disappointed. Stopped by today about an hour and a half before they closed. Asked for a carrot cake muffin bread loaf. Was informed they didn’t have any but that they actually freeze them in the back. Looks to me like they freeze their loaves on a regular basis, and then thaw them as they need them.
I was under the impression, that everything would be fresh and bake daily. Why else would I shell out $ 10 for a muffin bread loaf? Really disappointed. Considering what I learned tonight, definitely not worth. You can even taste it, really dry on the inside.

I’ve tried this place a number of times over the years, hoping each time that I’d receive better service. No such luck, unfortunately. My kids like the crème filled muffins and the muffin breads are good too, however, the bad service spoils the whole experience. As someone already noted, the cases are not marked so if you want to know what’s inside any of the muffins, you have to ask. The employees don’t like that and act annoyed. Yet, they still don’t mark the cases.
I came in at around 5pm one weekday, an hour before they closed, to buy some muffin bread. While there, I decided to buy a latte. I was told they couldn’t make it for me because they washed everything. An hour before closing!
Not a place I want to come back to again.

Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. BEST. MUFFINS. ON. THE. PLANET.
It’s probably a good thing for my waistline that we don’t live closer. Whenever we go to visit my in-​laws in Winchester, I always make a point of stopping here because the muffins are to-​die-​for. I LOVE the gingerbread muffin with the cream cheese frosting. The double chocolate and the strawberry shortcake are also excellent.
If I have friends going to Boston for any reason, I tell them to go get me some muffins while they’re there.

TO DIE FOR MUFFINS. This place is heaven on earth. Fast service and they have their own parking lot. I can’t even put in words how delicious their muffins are. The flavor varieties are just on another level. Everyone needs to go here before they die, it’s like the 8^th wonder of the world

Delicious muffins. Coffee is good. Parking is tough (not a lot of spaces, although you can park on the neighborhood side streets).
This is takeout only, so don’t expect to sit down.

At the end of my surg rotation, we were searching for the perfect way to tell the OR staff «thank you for handing us scissors, not being terrifying, and always making sure we looked fresh in our sterile gown and gloves» — and as GCC is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the hospital, we took a leisurely stroll here one afternoon to see what the fuss is abt… and to find any gift that would deter one our classmates from bringing in Munchkins, which are abhorrent.
GCC is a sight to behold — you walk in and are immediately surrounded by massive muffins, heaps of cookies/​brownies, and a few gingerbread men and women for good measure. Oh, and b/​c it’s 1997 still, they stock roughly every Beanie Baby, or whatever the 2014 version is of those creatures — so if you’re looking to make a small child very happy, bring them here and be prepared to open your wallet. Or don’t, and be prepared to foot the bill for the years of therapy and being consistently reminded that you that you do not love them.
We went for a selection of cookies — at $ 19.99/lb, it kind of sounds steep, but the cookies are packed with goodies and are somewhat petite so you can actually get 15 – 20 treats for this amnt of cheddar, making it not a shabby option. We also indulged in six muffins — and when I say muffins, I really mean cupcakes that are kind of muffiny in shape and slathered in all sorts of frostings and filled with everything from raspberry jam to Bavarian cream — nary a flake of bran was in sight, lest you trick yourself into thinking that perhaps you can take the healthy high road here — you cannot — just accept that yes, carrot cake muffins are the breakfast of champions, and never look back.
For a single muff it’s $ 2.25, which is a sweet deal given that they are huge and moist. The gingerbread cookies ($ 2.5/each) are tender and spicy — though not for your favorite gender neutral colleague, as you are given the option of gingermen or gingerwomen (rude, obviously #wellesleyrideordie). They also have coffee, which didn’t appear to be anything to write home abt, and actual gingerbread houses, which will run you between $ 26 – 40. Overall, a random, delightful surprise.

These aren’t muffins, they are cupcakes in disguise! Gingerbread offers a wide selection of traditional muffins as well as ones that could more aptly be described as cupcakes.
I’ve tried their traditional muffins as well as their fancy ones such as the Strawberry Shortcake. Their coffee cakes that are the size of a small loaf of bread were also a hit at the office.
My big criticism was their iced coffee. In my opinion it was sub par. So go here for the 5 star muffins and not the 2 star iced coffee.

My friend pulled into the parking lot, and all I could see were shelves upon shelves of stuffed animals in the windows. For a brief moment, I thought we were going to attend an intervention for someone who a) is a hoarder of weird stuffed animals, b) is an adult who acts like a 6 year old girl and c) has terrible decorating skills that would make Martha Stewart convulse in shock.
We walk in, and to my surprise, I see the glory that is, what I like to call «SPACESHIP CUPCAKES». Essentially muffins with the top sliced off, stuffed with sweet fruit and light frosting, and the top thrown back atop the mountain of frosting. Absolute culinary genius. Sprinkled with some confection of sugar, be prepared for some messy eating. The true sign of good food.
After 5 minutes of brainstorming, I finally figured out how to eat these monsters in a semi ladylike fashion: spaceship outer ends, inner filling, top, bottom spaceship. Boom. With all the sugar, I still ended up looking a little Whitney-​Bobby afterward, but hey, the things you sacrifice for good food. Like your dignity.
Strawberry shortcake, chocolate buttercream, banana cream, and lemon poppy are hits, but I’m sure you can’t go wrong with anything here. After having these, regular ol’ cupcakes are for suckers.