Carlo’s Bakery
“I absolutely recommend the lobster tails and the chocolate chip cookies with m&ms!”
“My fiancé is a little obsessed with Cake Boss so I decided to get her a Carlo's cake for her birthday.”
“Finally, the Cannoli (two thumbs up)
Carlo's bake shop, I'll be seeing you soon”
Carlo’s Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range Pricey
8 reviews
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We tried the following:
cannoli: 4 stars, we like the cream filing, it was good, not too sweet.
lobster tails: 5 stars, it was so good, but I think it is $4.5 now. We definitely come back for their lobster tails.
cupcakes (we tried peanut butter, red velvet, chocolate and carrot): 2 stars, they were dry. We will skip their cupcakes next time; there are much better ones out there.
cookies: 2-3 stars, nothing special and they didn't taste very fresh. They were few ones especially hard and dry :S
The service was so so, the girl who served us wasn't smiling at all and didn't seem very happy when taking our order. But in the other hand, a guy who was serving another customer was very cheerful and explained everything patiently. As their service, I guess it depended who is serving you on that day.
We were there on Saturday afternoon and no line up 🙂 YEAH!!
4-stars for the pastries/baked goods and service.
2-stars for the line!
Came here when I fought Muay Thai in NYC for "Friday Night Fights." Obviously I went after weigh-ins! The pastries, cakes and baked goods are tasty, but not sure if the 90minute line was worth it. This is one of those places that you'd want to check out just to say you've been there. Yup, I've been there! 🙂 Lobster tail, cannoli and cream puffs are worth getting. By the time it's your turn to order, you'll feel inclined to order everything. I spend about $100 – most of it ended up going in the trash because I didn't want to take it with me on the plane ride home.
Pros: Friendly customer service. Lobster tail is worth getting. Great photo-op.
Cons: LONG line. Crowded. Pricey-be prepared to spend some $.
Great cakes that are priced right.
My fiancé is a little obsessed with Cake Boss so I decided to get her a Carlo's cake for her birthday. I picked up the chocolate mousse ring for ~$30 and she said it was the best cake she has ever had.
Watching Cake Boss at the moment has jogged my memory to review their baked goods.
Opened earlier this year, this new outpost of the Hoboken bake shop is across the street from the Ridgewood rail station,
Located in a historic building, the showcases wow.
Though pastries are pricey, the lobster tail was very delicious. Nice play of duper flake with French cream. Tried the Italian Napoleon, some rugelach(excellent, though only 2-3 bites worth for one)—
Pecan wedge at $4/pop was spendy, but very satisfying…large shortbread chunk dipped in choc and toasted pecans.
No line, and parking meter in front, with time left on it!—so excellent for me.
Came here just as it was closing on a Tuesday night, and employees were nice enough to let me in. Friend raved about the lobster tails, so I wanted to try some. I didn't see it on display in the counters w. the other pastries, so I asked and they were nice enough to retrieve some for me from the back. I don't know if this is the usual practice w. lobster tails, but they filled it with cream or is it usually prefilled? Anyway, they were delicious! Better than Beard Papa cream puffs. The pastry is crunchier and because they filled it on the spot, it didn't get soggy.
Service was excellent, even though it was closing, they didn't rush me. btw, $3.50 each.
There is such a thing as too big. There is no longer fresh baked goodness here. Over priced , over hyped and not the Carlo's of Hoboken before the show. Sorry to all the fans, Buddy and his family are great, but the baked goods are the same as I can get in a supermarket.
The cakes really do have some of the best presentations. The taste, ehhhh. I guess your bar is a bit higher when you grow up in Essex County where there is a good bakery every 10 feet. The invented making bread it seems like. Cupcakes have the variety lines and then some, but again great presentations. Staff, courteous, quick and helpful.
From the tip of halls..wait.
Pecan wedge is excellent but in general the pastries are pricy (but then again this is ridgewood with sook and the coffee company so say as you may.)
Prices, Pecan wedge, 3.50 or 4.50, small coffee for 1.50,
Service: Slow and quite disinterested, ironic as the cake boss books had such friendly faces.
Atmosphere: Cake boss apparel everywhere, a bit loud.
id give a 3.4 or 3.5 if the service was there but for now, there are much better options, as Ridgewood has tons of good pastry shops.
2.8, rounded up…but only since I guess I chose one of the only good things here.
Not recommended.