Dear Alfonso's!!!! How I love you. You devised a way to make some of your cookies gluten-free for the lowly Celiacs. Ingenious! They were fabulous!!!!! Even better than the real thing. Lets try for bread and cake now! Xoxoxo PS: I'll be your taste-tester. read more

Purchased an apple crumb pie pie was soggy and apples were not peeled .skins were chewy and uneatable.

Disappointing experience with the pastry and cookies I purchased from Alfonso's this past Saturday evening. I went with both types of St. Joseph's pastry and both were stale. The French crème was past its prime while the shell was soft as if it was in the refrigerator for several days. The cannoli filling on the other was very good but the shell was not fresh. The 7 layer cookies were ok, definitely can use more jelly filling. I have had Alfonso's pastries before and they were very good....not sure where they went wrong. 2 stars for service only. Service was outstanding and the store is clean. read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

The teenage girls running the place need a crash course on respect. They are so rude & intentionally give an attitude. I have been coming here for 15 years and I'm officially done with the place after my last encounter. Not only was she rude but she put my 1 lb butter cookies in a bag which made zero sense being that they have boxes. read more

I picked up a couple of pastries. One was good, the other inedible. I don't usually get them from there, ( I get the cookies ). Very old and stale. Watch what they give you. Video was within one hour of purchase. read more

I ordered a half sheet cake for my daughter's engagement party. I went to pick it up and they finally found it about 15 minutes later. Well, went to the party and as we were cutting we noticed my daughters name was misspelled. But even worse we ordered whipped cream instead of butter cream. As we cut the but I noticed it was butter cream. So I called to complain today and was told there was nothing the "manager" could do because I 'signed' for it. She asked me why I didn't bring it right back and I asked her if she was going to have another one ready in 5 minutes ??? Also we had the cake at the end of the party like most people do so I didn't know until then. She could have offered me a plate of cookies or some compensation but all she kept repeating was "sorry. you signed for it !!!! LAST time I order from there. the cake was at least 10 lbs and 7 of it had to be the icing. Definitely not good for business!!!!! I will spread the word all over the media ! read more

I purchased a cake from them today for my husbands birthday and the cake was stale and the cream tasted sour. The whole cake went into the garbage I will never buy anything from there again So disappointed read more

I have always liked this bakery. I bought a sour cream chocolate chip and some doughnuts. When my company came and I served this cake. The cake was stale. I went back to bakery on wed. With receipt. Sales girl said did I bring cake. I did not as I threw it away. She said I needed to bring cake. I would not go back to this bakery not treated nice. read more

Best apple turnovers they have the small and large sizes.Love their peasant bread. They have an excellent olive bread read more

Very surprised by my recent experience with Alfonso's. It was my first time at this location, having purchased at the Victory Boulevard location for years. On Sunday I purchased two cakes to bring to a party. I specifically asked the person helping me if the cakes had been made that day and was told yes. Imagine my embarrassment when it turned out that one of the cakes was stale! Every person who tried it could taste it at their first bite. We called the store and were told that they close that day at 5. I was not going to leave the party to bring a stale cake back but it is unlikely that I will purchase from there again! I gave this review 2 stars because the other cake was very good, however, this did not offset the horrendous quality of the other. Quite a disappointment! read more

I was there the other day for two mini pies. One was chocolate cream pie. The other was a banana cream pie. It was horrible. They were stale. The cream was hard. The pudding was hard and we threw them out. It was $17 for those two little pies. read more

Great bakery in Staten Island. I loved their birthday cakes with strawberry and cannoli fillings. A nice assortment of mini pastries . The Apple strudels are delicious and big. read more

Worst lemon meringue pie ever! The meringue was so dried out all the way through the pie it was rock hard, it crushed the whole pie when I tried to cut it. read more

Alfonso's sells bad cakes & pies & refuse to give refunds. Everything is overpriced. Recently, I purchased a lemon meringue pie. The lemon filling was gooey & the meringue was all dried out! Also, their cannolis are not fresh. Bring your money & your business somewhere else. read more

Keep in mind this location is associated to the location that got shut down by the DOH and currently has a B grade according to yelp. I was at a family members house who had a few "fresh" cakes and pies from one of Alfonso's locations, not sure which one but I was a bit hesitant to eat any of it due to their history. I figured why the hell not and just give them a try and of course I had to find an issue with both of them. Cake #1 which was in a napoleon style was great tasting until I found that the crumbled garnish was nothing more than just old crumbled napoleons. They sprinkled extra powdered sugar over the top to cover the green mold on the garnish. Cake #2 was an apple pie with crumb on top. Once again moldy crumb covered with a generous layer of powdered sugar. Nice. It seems like they should check the freshness of their product more often and not try to cover it up with powdered sugar. read more

Absolutely Delicious! Especially the Blackout Cake! Amazing Custom Cakes for all needs! Staff is always a pleasure to deal with. read more

we ordered a cake for our daughters baptism. you can see what we ordered vs what we go. we showed them a picture from their own instagram. we had someone pick it up for us. if i would of went I wouldn't of accepted it. only reason for 2 stars is the taste read more

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I purchased an Easter grain pie for my sisters house a few years ago and it was sour and inedible. I brought it back and their response was no one else had a problem, I will not give them any of my business or recommendation. read more

I hesitated buying anything here because the place was filthy! Like the floors any been washed in weeks or longer. If the front of the bakery looks like this, I can't imagine what the baking area looks like. They need to do a thorough cleaning. read more

Super quick staff, the pastries and treats are always delicious and fresh! Today I ordered their multigrain loaf, they sliced it for me and when I tasted it, it was flavorful and light! read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - Multigrain - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I must say the staff is lovely! I am so disappointed as today is Easter and I spent 65.00 it was a waste. Every thing had a horrible chemical taste. The crust on the grain pie was awful and the vanilla pasticciotti was dry and the chocolate pasticciotti tasted like a salt shaker was dropped into it. So very disappointed and embarrassed for bringing this to company read more

I ordered pastry's for a party and all of the eclairs were sour & the cannolis were dried out my order was over 100.00 for 3 dozen mini pastries! I called them to let them know and the manager had an awful attitude. When I explained that they were past she told me that I needed to bring them in. What was I supposed to do collect them off of the plates and take them from our guest so that I could bring them back? How embarrassing is that! Not only did I serve them sour pasties, I was told I needed to collect them out of there plates to bring them back! I will not being going back! They have awful service and products. This is the second time evidently they fill orders for Sunday pick-up with left overs from days before! read more

DO NOT BUY YOUR CAKES FROM HERE!!! Please look at what they charged me $200 for!!! And this is after I bought the cake back to have them fix the design (I wish I would have taken a picture of the design before but it was as if a 5 year old decorated it). The saving grace which should have been the flavor of the cake was AWFUL!! Please do yourself a favor and order from Cake Chef or Piece of Cake. Honestly I've also seen better decorated cakes at Stop n Shop. What a terrible experience. read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - $200 cake ? - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I always purchase my children's birthday cakes here. This time it was stale and dry. Also bought cannolis which were rubbery and old. I was a very good customer for many years. I will not be returning or recommending Alfonso's anymore. What happened? read more

Their Italian bread is great, especially their seeded. Their pastries are always delicious. I highly recommend this establishment.

Without question, the best Italian pastries on Staten Island: rainbow cookies, sfagitelle, sfingi, cannoli filled to order and chocolate covered, lobster claws, cream puffs (whipped and cannoli cream filled) lace cookies, rhum au baba are but a few of the standards the family orders for holidays. Also like that they offer minis, so you can try more without wrestling a loved one to the ground. Father's Day '14 was no exception, the items tasted were as delicious as I recall. Their cakes and holiday specials are also standouts: particularly Cassata, Easter pie varieties, St Joseph's pastry and struffoli. "American" pies and cakes are good, too. You can't go wrong. Sometimes we take a culinary journey into our past and are disappointed: never the case here. There's a territorial argument about which location carries the "best" delicacies: for us, no contest. read more

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I am utterly disappointed and disgusted with the service I received on Sunday as well as the sprinkle cookies I purchased! If you want to eat butter than I highly recommend purchasing these tasteless cookies, that were burnt and stale! The worst sprinkle cookies I've ever ate in my life! 25lbs a pound for pure butter, stale and burnt cookies! The jelly inside had absolutely no flavor what so ever! The cookies were so badly burnt on both sides you could t even eat one. They went right in the garbage! The girl who took care of me was no better! Rude! She was in a rush for what? There was no line! They have tons of girls working in there and rushing every customer! When I told her what else I wanted she left the box open on the display! Who does that during these times? I should have walked out right after that! I purchased a pound and half of sprinkle cookies and rainbow cookies and it cost me 50.55! Absurd! I will never come here again or recommend this bakery to anyone! Shame on you! read more

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My husband brought home a lemon meringue pie today. I love lemon meringue but DO NOT BUY IT HERE. Terrible - the meringue was hard and crunchy and crumbly, the lemon had a very unpleasant bite. This pie should have been tossed into the trash instead of selling it to a sucker trying to make his wife happy. More times than not we received stale products from here. As far as I'm concerned you are no longer an option. Bakery items are an indulgence and I expect it to BE FRESH and taste good. read more

Had a cake made for a special occasion. They managed to make butter cream with fillings of raspberry and chocolate butter cream taste great. read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

It's a shame that this place earned a one star review from me since I have been going to Alfonso's since I was a boy and they were first doing business on Manor Road. I'll still go to the Victory Blvd. location when I'm on that side of the island, but this place is so poorly stocked that they run out of buns, donuts, and rolls within hours of opening up. I stopped in there for the last time today at 11am on a Sunday to be told by the young girl behind the counter to "wake up earlier" next time. They don't bake at this location, they get their delivery from "another" location. There was only one person in the store when I entered and I left to go to another bakery nearby in Annadale. That bakery had a line out the door! Hmmmm... I wonder why? Like I said, it's a shame. read more

I've been wanting to try their 7 layer donut and crumb cake for a while and finally the day has come. The 7 layer crumb cake was so moist and fresh, it had a little more jelly than I liked for personal preference but it was still AMAZING! The 7 layer donut was like a giant 7 layer cookie and so good. The layers were moist and dense dipped into chocolate, the chocolate layer on the outside was evenly layered, a little too thick for me but that didn't stop me from eating the whole thing. Their apple strudel was good too, very flakey and not overly sweet. Overall everything was great! read more

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Excellent everything !!! So fresh and delicious. Never disappoints. Everyone s favorite bakery for years

For the last 1 year many pastries are way over cooked. You can see it in the color. I've asked on numerous times and get different responses. The oven wasn't calibrated, etc. They have acknowledged that customers have been mentioning the over cooked items. Don't know what that means. I've lived in the same neighborhood for 30 years and will never go back there. Had to throw away the overpriced pastries I purchased. read more

I always purchase from here but my last encounter made me write this review. I called on a Friday asking them if they could make a cake for me by Saturday. The girl on the phone was very sweet and told me that they could have it ready. The cake was ready on time and I was EXTREMELY pleased with it. It was beautiful and more than I expected. The girl at the counter who helped me when I picked up the cake was very sweet as well. read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - This was the beautiful cake they made. This photo was taken after it melted so the cake slid. It was not given to me like that. - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Alfonso's used to be an amazing bakery. Just yesterday we picked up my sons Rainbow Cookie Cake that I ordered the week prior. I have had some very good cakes over the years but this cake was absolutely inedible. Hard in texture, holes in the actual layers, we couldn't even cut it properly. I called this morning and was told that they actually do premake the layers and I was assured that if I brought the cake and the box back they would do anything to make me happy. Although it was an inconvenience, the cake and box were brought back only to be told that there was nothing wrong with the cake - they literally squeezed the cake as they laughed. They offered a store credit of 50% of my original cost. Terrible customer service. There are so many amazing bakeries on Staten Island to choose from. You can keep my $25 as a parting gift. read more

Awesome place! It was my first visit to Staten Island and this place just had a good vibe the second I saw it. People were lining up for their last minute Thanksgiving dinner shopping. The shop handled the crowd well and managed to serve the freshest baked goods. Their bread, cake and cookies were fresh and delicious! Highly recommended! Also for those who dont eat pork products be sure to check which items have lard, the pies and cannolis do. read more

Solid Italian-American style bakery that makes a variety of items from Italian bread to apple pie. I love this place and have been coming here for 20 years for everything from their semolina bread, to pastries and variety of cheesecakes. Another recommendation is their apple pie, made with cheese, it's delicious. Alfonzo's follows the tradition of Brooklyn bakeries, and is one of the only ones left on S.I. Luckily they have many locations. I can't recommend this place more, unless you have a bunch of cavities, you got to visit. read more

By far the BEST!! Italian Bakery on Staten Island. I buy my cakes, cookies, pastries (cannoli, french cream lobster tails) and bread here all the time. I've tried the others, but NONE can compare. Always fresh... Try the cheese danish.. yummo!! read more

Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe - Tiffany theme cake. Bottom tier was a layer of cannoli cream and a second layer of strawberry. The top tier had lemon on both layers. Yum! - Bakeries Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I believe in trying cupcakes anywhere I see them offered. It's one of those things I must do -- even right before my wedding, I was eating cupcakes more than the average person. I saw they served cupcakes here and my family wanted to introduce my now husband to some traditional Italian cookies. We bought a cookie platter (heavy on the cannolis) and three cupcakes. Red Velvet is my go to cupcake. Any bakery worth a damn will try to make a top notch red velvet. The combination is classic, the recipe can seem simple. Well, this cupcake was terrible. The cake was dense, poorly mixed, overly sweet. The frosting was sickeningly sweet. We couldn't finish this cupcake because it was so terrible. Oreo wasn't any better. It took three people to try to even put a dent in that cupcake. It was horrendous. The cake was just as dense and extra sweet (with NO MOISTURE) the red velvet but the frosting was worse, if you can imagine. It's a dense, extra sweet frosting that requires CHEWING. I'm serious. I wish I could forget eating it. The only reason I give them two stars instead of one star is because their cookies were OK. I'm not jumping for joy about them -- I've had WAY better -- but they were OK. Do yourself a favor -- save your money. read more

What makes this place a local gem is the fact that they have traditional Italian pastries that taste the way they are supposed to taste! The best ever here are the rainbow cookies. It seems that it is so hard to get rainbow cookies that taste the way they used to in this area. They are often too sweet and flooded with raspberry jelly. But not here! These rainbow cookies are perfect - no skimping on the marzipan and made with the PERFECT amount of orange jelly. This place also has awesome cannolies and chocolate cannolies as well. Their other wares such as their sun-dried tomato bread and other breads are worth a try as well. I always make it a point to come here at least once when I visit. Locals - DO NOT take this place for granted as you seem to do with everything else! read more