I'm so glad there's a delicious bakery near me now! This has been a great addition to Brookfield…read more I'm loving all the choices of baked goods and sweets I can pick from. The coxinhas, empanadas and croquettes looked delicious too and I Deff will be back for some. I was just around in the Block Party today and decided to try this spot out. Got a brigadiero and a sugar cane juice. So yum! Friendly staff and great atmosphere.

Stumbled upon this bakery on the hunt for some non-chain coffee and so thrilled to find it! Family…read morerun, this Brazilian spot was so welcoming - from the lovely outdoor seating to the warm and accommodating service. It was hard to make a decision because of the vast options in the pastry and dessert cases - to the refrigerated cakes and specialty Brazilian items. We ended up getting an iced caramel latte (delicious!) and bacon, egg, and cheese on croissant, plus a cheese empanada. Everything was so good and tasted so fresh! I wish we lived closer to visit more often - but we'll be back whenever in the area. Especially because they freshly squeeze orange and SUGAR CANE juice!

Despite its name, the stars of the show at this bakery aren't the baked goods. The real attractions…read morefor us, at least, are the hot food items. Some of the options on display in the case by the front door: - Empanadas (queso, carne o pollo; around $5 each, I think) -- well fried, well blotted, well filled, and well seasoned. My family eats what I'm sure is an unhealthy volume of empanadas in NYC and elsewhere, from street carts on "up." El Cisne's are some of the best we've had in a long while. - Bolon de verde con chancho (around $13) -- mashed green plantain balls topped with chunks of... "dirty pig." (Ours came with chewy diced chicharrón. :) This was my first time having bolones de verde and they reminded me of mofongo, but with a creamier, softer, moist plantain base. The fellow at the counter convinced me to get ours in platter form with a fried egg and "salad" (curtido with pickled onion and tomato) on the side, which turned out to be a total winner. Although I'd requested scrambled, the egg came sunny side up, in retrospect a better choice. Warm, liquid yolk lacquer over creamy plantains = magical! The curtido was a game changer, the fresh, acidic vegetables a perfect foil to what would have otherwise been an overwhelmingly heavy plate. And an Ecudorian hot sauce served alongside -- fairly liquidy -- was also fantastically good with everything, possibly made in house. - Ecuadorian style tamales, wrapped in green banana leaves (around $5), are available warm at the counter. The innards include from-frozen peas, carrots and green beans, a few slivers of bell peppers, and a balanced, but moderate amount of chicken or pork. The masa is (still) a bit less silky than my favorite versions for what it's worth -- but every tamale maker has their own style, and the overall effect was enjoyable. - Humitas are slightly sweet and a little denser, harder and dryer than what I am familiar with. Again, perhaps a stylistic difference. My Spanish is terrible and certainly the staff are better at English than I am at Spanish. But even if you're not a native Spanish speaker, just have some patience with communications. It'll all turn out fine. =) p.s. Would love to see prices posted by or near the food and/or on an itemized receipt.

ORIGIN: El Cisne (pronounced El - Seez - Neh) is an…read moreEcuadorian bakery named after a city in the Central American country. The bakery opened in fall 2022, and is the product of a family effort -- Jessica Rivera manages, her fiancé, Luis Alvarez, and her father, Meisias Rivera, bake, while her mother instructs how to make Ecuadorian treats. LOCATION: El Cisne is located in a New Milford strip mall. CONCEPT: Once inside, customers can get a taste of Ecuador. Complementing the bakery focus, El Cisne also offers a small grocery with Ecuadorian pantry staples that are hard to find elsewhere, such as dried purple corn on the cob, purple corn flour, and cinnamon sticks. Small bags of salty snacks, such as salted, crunchy broad beans and corn. EXPERIENCE: I never tried Ecuadorian baked goods before, but El Cisne makes it easy to be adventurous, with a beautiful wooden display case from which customers may grab items with tongs. I selected three breads, and was surprised to find at the register that my selection only totaled $4.50. Two of the items were filled with Ecuadorian cheese -- a salty, crumbly cheese that is apparently included in a wide range of dish types. Upon my second visit I came equipped with suggestions from neighbors who are from Ecuador. Dishes not to be missed include the guava-filled rolls, hot chocolate, and Morocho. Morocho, composed of dried corn, milk, sugar, and seasoned with allspice and cinnamon, is a special hot pudding/drink that takes hours to make. In the fall, look out for Colada Morada, a fruity drink associated with Day of the Dead. Nonetheless, there are plenty of familiar options available as well, such as flan, custard-filled pastries, and cakes. El Cisne is a welcome addition, as residents in the vicinity had previously been limited to purchasing cakes baked at grocery stores. TIPS: To catch a sip of Morocho you must arrive in the morning! Pair sweet with savory, such as Morocho with sugar-topped cheese empanada. Looking for something less sweet? Select hot chocolate instead of Morocho. Baked goods are ever-rotating out of ovens, some restocked more frequently than others. I suggest you ask which rolls are the most fresh, as this appears to vary by day and time. The bakery is designed for take out, but there is one cafe table with two chairs available.

I arranged for 2 dozen cupcakes to be delivered to my husband at work on his birthday, as I knew I…read morewould be out of town. He texted me, "These are f*cking great!" I'm not sure if there is more to say, really. (his colleagues shared the same sentiments :-) Fabulous cupcakes and so easy to work with.......bravo, Curvy's! We are definitely fans!

This place is amazing! The owner is a local, hardworking Brookfielder…read more She bakes everything with care and love and outs out an amazing product. From cupcakes to hot chocolate bombs, she kills everything!!

So I've gone here on a few occasions in recent past for breakfast and lunch -- I have yet to be…read moredisappointed! I seem to keep ordering something on their Special board on the sidewalk (usually for lunch), and this morning had one of their amazing breakfast dishes. All fair and reasonably priced and served quite quickly. Per the recommendation of another poster here, I've been ordering their coffee with a 'heavy' shot of mocha which has greatly improved my enjoyment of such. They offer the mocha as a syrup or powder. I actually tried two baked items (sweets) today which other than being pricey (IMO), were in-fact very good and I'm going to 'assume' home-made. When I arrived it was nice and quiet but by the time I left it was semi-full of yentas and their obnoxious kids so took my baked goods and split (small very loud space!)!

A pit stop in our road trip was this beautiful small town!…read more This cafe made our 8hr trip amazing with the special limited menu items recommended (iced honeycomb special w/ oat milk was to die for-- just the perfect amount of sweetness) by the kind staff and quick coffee to go!

Stopped by during the week. Great idea because there was only two couples there…read more You get to choose your table. Waitress immediately came over to get your drink choices. Menus were already at the table. Hubby spotted the specials menu. I chose the turkey dinner and he chose the cottage pie dinner. This came with soup or salad and a slice of pie! Dinner was big. Very tasty but couldn't finish. So had to take it and the slice of pie home. Waitress was nice and always checking to make sure everything was okay and to our liking. Appreciated her service. Great dinner at a great price. Very worth while stopping by for dinner and their famous pies. Yum!!

Recently dined here at this popular breakfast spot in Sherman, CT. Saturday morning busy and…read morewaited approximately 25 minutes to be seated. We enjoyed our dining experience and meals. Dining area on the first floor a little crowded between the tables. Our family of 5 enjoyed the American Breakfast sampler and the Uncle Sam breakfast, big portions. Service attentive and welcoming. Baked goods in the bakery section delicious.

Now that a new owner is in there trying his hardest to bake goodie like bagels etc. and trying to…read moremake pizza.He imports his rolls He tried and failed his coffee is the same a the old owner ( 3 bean coffee).Some folks said goodbye and moved on.Like me.Sad day hey.

I wanted to give this place a good review because it's my home town bakery and I want to support my…read morecommunity. Also, the ice cream cakes are good and the ice cream is decent as well. However the owner is extremely insensitivity and cruel. On several occasions, I've heard him talking down to his workers and if that wasn't bad enough, he was rude to me on several occasions as well. He's very intimidating to speak to about just about anything! I've tried winning him over with logic and kindness, but he's just awful. During my last experience, I asked him to please clean the serving spoon because my daughter is severely allergic to nuts - a practice that the workers typically do before they serve my daughter's ice cream because there are other ice cream flavors that contain nuts. He nearly snapped at me! His response was that he knew what he was doing and he went on and on in front of other customers. I politely waited until all the customers walked away and tried to reason with him. I kindly explained that my daughter is severely allergic to nuts and has to carry an epipen wherever we go. Again, he replied rudely, despite my explanation and patience. He replied that he "wasn't going to kill" my kid. I was taken back! He said all this in front of my child. We both were stunned by his insensitivity and rudeness. Honestly, I wanted to simply leave and cry in my car, but I had to show face in front of my child. I walked to the register, paid for my order, and walked away. Since then, I haven't returned. I don't know who wrote all the recent good reviews - perhaps, the owner's friends and family. I'd scroll down to read all the horrible reviews because they're speaking the truth. The owner is outright careless, nasty, and has no customer skills whatsoever. Unless you want to be insulted and treated like a peasant, I'd stay away from this place.

In love with this adorable little shop! It doesn't look like much from the outside but the vibes…read moreare so welcoming and the owner clearly knows his stuff when it comes to gluten free baking! We came in on a Saturday and a lot of regulars were chatting up the staff. We got to hear the owner chatting with someone about the ins and outs of gluten free baking, nutrition, and celiac. He knew a lot about all of these and it showed in the quality of the product. We got a dozen cheese breads and I had an egg and cheese sandwich. So good and fresh! The bread was Brazilian style and served to us warm. The sandwich was served on a similar style of bread and it was delicious. We paid $30ish for a dozen pieces of bread, 2 sandwiches, and a dulce de leche roll. Super reasonable! Totally love this place and will come by if passing through again!

The inside of the building had a very unpleasant smell. The noise in the back plus the glass had me…read morerepeating myself to the cashier multiple times for her to understand what I was asking for. We asked for a baked bread and were given frozen. The chicken breast had a strange taste, something like jerky. The bread on the sandwiches was not a good texture. I've been gluten free for many years and this was one of the worst, overall sandwiches Ive had in all that time. The only positive was the employees were friendly. Definitely will not go back.

We were in #NewMilfordCT this weekend. @RavensBakehouse ‍ was our #CoffeeShopStopthis morning. It…read morehas creepy Edgar Allen Poe theme (in a good way) with a Gideon's Bakehouse vibe. It's very clean, very cool and very interesting with some delicious coffees and baked goods. #CoffeeMates

Loved everything about this experience. So River and Rail is right across the street. Is that bad…read more Absolutely not. They both do coffee but they are for a totally different demographic. And a different time frame. Ravens leans more playful, spacious, Disney and boardgames. A hangout. The latte was good. The croissant was good. The cheesecake was banging. The bathrooms are entertaining and the atmosphere very well done. The service was charming. I love new Milford. And I think this will be a great addition. Especially after 3. They are open till 4 and then 6 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday.

Delicious food always, keeps me coming back. Great staff and the pastries are just as good. Carrot…read morecake, flourless almond joy cookies so tasty. The ambience is inviting I visit at least once a week. Weekend brunches are good too with good company.

Charming local spot reasonably priced, excellent baked goods )especially their muffins), delicious…read morecoffee and usually friendly staff.