Dog-friendly as promised! I stopped in briefly before the holidays to grab a couple of cookie plates as gifts. The cashier ringing me out gave me a free bag of gingerbread people too. I tried them and the standard italian cookies and both were yummy. read more

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For the best cakes, cannoli, Italian Pastry you have to put Arthur's at top of the list old school bakery with freshest high quality baked goods. They make the greatest birthday cakes for all sizes. The birthday Whoopi pie cake made with real whipped cream and fresh chocolate cake is one of our go to cakes. It's so good. The team is professional and happy to make your cannolis. They are unbelievable. Lobster tails are tops without having to go into Boston traffic. read more

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My favorite bakery in New England area Always fresh and delicious. I love their Whoopi pies and their sfoglaitelles are the best absolutely the best and his cakes oh my need I say more he makes a ganache to knock your socks off. And his pies oh my I will be there soon I have an Italian bakery craving and need to go soon. read more

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Older woman behind counter Super rude, and just seemed to hate her job and customers. Also half the shelves were empty on a Saturday afternoon. The woman behind the counter rolled her eye and muttered under her breath when I asked her if they took credit cards (just being polite in case they didn't and we couldn't pay). Weird vibe in there. M&M cookies were hard as rocks and the half moons were stale. Disappointing at best. Go in if you want rude service and bad pastries. Will say one thing positive, the whipped cream whoopie pies were pretty good. read more

Amazing strawberry cream cake! I get 1 every year there for my birthday.They never fail. The best ever! Their Italian cookies are delicious! read more

Ordered a strawberry shortcake for my sister's birthday in September 2023. It ended up being a white rum cake with layers of frosting and a few slices of strawberries. It was not edible. I also questioned the quality of ingredients. I called the owner and talked to him about it and he said he couldn't refund me because the credit card charge already went through but I could come in and he could give me cash back. He also offered to bake me another cake but it was too late and not needed. I don't understand the good reviews. read more

Arthur's Pastry Shop - Bakeries Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

My roommate surprised me with a birthday cake from Arthur's on my birthday and it was seriously the best birthday surprise. I LOVE CARROT CAKE, and this cake was delicious - it's in the fridge now and definitely a special treat thing bc the frosting is A LOT (the cake is def like 70% frosting , 30% cake kind of), it's very sweet but a bit on never hurt nobody. Their carrot cake is seriously delicious though, their cakes are also BIG. read more

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Delicious cake, and cheapest I can find around Boston! The worker who helped me was friendly and recommended a delicious chocolate cake with a whipped cream frosting read more

Best pastry hands down best cakes cookies and cannolis also have apple blueberry and lemon pies read more

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Delicious authentic Italian pastry shop. A jewel, not to many if these left around. The cannolis & pies are great .. Cookies with coffee ,I also enjoy! read more

been going here all my life i just wish it was closer to Boston. Get the cannoli's you won't be disappointed.

Stopped in on a Friday afternoon as we were driving by and the young lady behind the counter could not be friendlier or more helpful. A friend and I decided to try the bismark, upside down cassata, the puff pastry filled with whipped cream and apple and some Italian cookies...not all in one sitting. Bismark pastry tasted stale, cream a little sweeter than we preferred. Cassata also tasted a bit stale and was very sweet even without the cream on top which we both scraped off because it was way too sweet, alone, much less eating it with the cassata. The cream in the bismark was different from the cream on top of the cassata (which seemed more like a butter cream vs whipped cream). Haven't tried the apple puff pastry yet, saving it for tomorrow but anticipate it also being quite sweet. Took a bite of a pistachio macaroon and it was also very sweet. 5 for friendliness and service 3 for pastries (per our tastes) read more

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Service was amazing, taste is out of this world; and all for a very fair price! I was able to get sweets for my whole family for under $20, and the low price is no indicator of the quality; everything is delicious. The cannolis are the best I've ever had. Arthur's is one of the most underrated places in Medford. read more

Amazing chocolate mousse cake! Light and airy, not too sweet. Also great service. The cookies in the shop looked really nice.

The best lobster tails and cannolis! If you're near Tufts University check this place out! (Forget Mikes Pastry's!) read more

So I'm going to start this off saying I love Arthur's. What I got today is embarrassing and downright gross. I left work today with the dream of eating a tiramisu and cannoli after dinner. I ate my tasty dinner of stuffing and turkey left over from christmas. Once I was done I brought out my dessert to eat. I started eating the tiramisu and noticed something tasted weird. I examined the dessert and noticed there was mold on the bottom! And to think I probably ate some of it made me sick! This is the first time this has happened (that I know of) here and I now will bring my buisness to Modern pastry or Mike's! Very upsetting! read more

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The whoopie ours and cream puffs are amazing, along with everything else. Rene, the manager, is a wonderful and patient person who makes everyone feel welcome. read more

The building is definitely a bit outdated. Parking is street if you can find a spot. Very friendly service. Was able to buy a gift package as well as have a delicious whoopie pie for myself. Cash only. Not sure if I'll make the trek out again. read more

I came here to pick up some Halloween cookies, and ended up bringing a whole Boston creme pie for $12.99. Yum. Moist, layered - perhaps not the fanciest stuff around but good ol' fashioned in a good way. I look forward to trying the German chocolate next time. Owners are friendly and helpful. read more

After reading the reviews on their canolis, I came here to get 6 ricotta cannolis ($3 each) for a friend's birthday. While the lady behind the counter was filling the cannolis, I saw the ricotta pies. I was told they were made the same day. Now I had to try. The pastries were refrigerated immediately after I got home and were served 3 hours later. The canolis were delicious with silky ricotta which the bakers strained twice. The shells were crispy. A perfect combination though a tad too sweet. The ricotta pie ($13) stole the show. The pie was creamy, eggy, and just the right sweetness. IMO is better than Modern Pastry. I served the pastries without taking photos first. Promise to take pictures the next time I go back for more. These photos are the cookies and other pastries I will need to try later. read more

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The best lobster tail I have ever had! The crispness of the shell was unbelievable. We ended up here unexpectedly after Modern Pastry on Salem Street provided a terrible customer service experience. We couldn't have strolled into a more perfect experience than at Arthur's. Excellent service, and the 22 people we shared lobster tails, whoopie pies and eclairs with only raved about how good they were. read more

I bought a chocolate mousse cake, which was very delicious. But half way through the cake we came across a piece of plastic and a hair in the cake which were gross. They should pay more attention to basic sanitation rules. read more

I ordered a cake from Arthur's for my roommate's birthday. They were so friendly and helpful on the phone (and in the store when I picked it up)! I loved the service. I got a chocolate cake with strawberries and buttermilk cream inside. I don't have any photos because we ate it so quickly! But it was amazing. Well worth the price and more than enough for us to eat. 10/10 recommend supporting this local business :) read more

Arthur's was a bit outside the city, but definitely worth the drive. The cannoli was spewing with delicious ricotta filling. By far the best part about this cannoli was the shell. It was like a cookie and had a huge crunch. Two thumbs straight up for our people over at Arthur's! read more

My first time here I brought home the woopie pie and the chocolate mouse cake and they were both amazing. I stopped by for a slice of cake for my gf and found the closest place on yelp with a high reviews. This place is a diamond in the rough. The gentleman behind the counter was a bit blunt, however what he lacked in tact he made up for it in an amazing delicious cake. read more

Best cannoli in town. You tried the rest now try the best. All homemade by the wonderful owner.

Unbelieveable. I'm eating a macaroon as we speak (er... read/type). It's melting in my mouth. Unbelieveable. The guys in there are totally professional, but with that Masshole Boston attitude that we fellow Massholes feel most comfortable around. They're fast, knowledgeable, friendly, and DAMN can they make a cookie! Their prices are more than fair and I have now set in to place that Arthur's is my favorite accessory to attend any party with. Unbelieveable. read more

Usually very good, put an order in for the holidays to get 2 pies. One was mislabeled and I got the wrong pie for $20. Understandable for the busy season, but the chocolate cream pie I accidentally received wasn't the greatest. Aside from that I always love to support local. read more

I could have eaten my entire chocolate with whipped cream icing birthday cake all by myself. It was moist delicious and amazing. They have bread first thing in the morning. Yum. Get there early because it seems to go fast. My out of town visitors are treated to canolli, italian cookies, lemon and fig bars from Arthurs. Forget Modern Pastry. The rum cake I bought was dripping with rum. Love it. The staff is really great. Very friendly and funny. The first time I went in after moving from Tampa, FL I was given a lecture about the Rays being too big for their britches. Awesome. read more

Ahhh yet another blast from my Meffa past!!! As a kid we used to call this part of Main Street "Bakery Row" because there were a bunch of authentic Italian pastry shops. Alas.... the area is changed so much over the years and there's but one left... Arthurs. Amazingly enough it's still run by the same family. .. here's the awaited mention of the boy... ready?? Well... when he was a youngster he was the kid washing the pans there! Ahh... but I digress... This past summer his mom came home for the season from Florida so we had a lot of homestyle Italian dinners at her place with the family. What's a poor Irish girl to do but bring the pastry!!! The cannoli are delicious, the ricotta mixture is perfect and the shells are nice and crunchy. The kiddos loooooove the chocolate whipped cream cake and as always I'm a total fan of the italian cookies. The other pastry are great too, the lobster tails (when you can get em) are yummie with a mixture of whipped cream, ricotta and yellow cream as a filling. If you're going for the first time mix up a box of different pieces and try them all!!! Well.. here it is 11:16 and there's no pastry now.... might as well go to bed and let visions of cannoli dance in my head! read more

Delicious, cheap pastries. Hand-made cannoli shells and cannoli filling. What more could you ask for? I used to live 1 block from Arthur's. Willpower alone was the reason I did not visit this place every day and weigh 300 pounds. I took all of my out-of-town visitors over to Arthur's for some yummy pastries to take back home. I still miss it. read more

Amazing pastry and cookies. Have Arthur make you mini cannoli's, they are always made fresh. Try the lemon squares or stop by for some Italian slush. Great people, great food, friendly atmosphere. You'll love it. read more

Best sfogliatelle I've had in Boston. Came in on a Tuesday (hey, I'm a grad student, give me a break) and asked for a box of pastries. They didn't have any cannoli or sfogliatelle though, since they only make them on the weekend. Pastries were all good, eclairs a big enough hit, but I hadn't gotten my satisfaction. I want to pause here and say that my reference set for sfogliatelle is Mike's, Modern, Lyndells and Patsy's. (Mike's is the best among those four.) My dad's friends always ordered a box of them when they got Italian, since there's nothing quite like them. I've eaten them when I lived in NYC, in Philadelphia, and on the west coast. When I requested one, the guy asked if I was Italian, because he was surprised at my comfortable pronunciation. I know me some sfogliatelle. A few weekends later I got the craving again and dropped in. These ones are crispy, delicate, golden tinged, with a sweet chewy ricotta filling so packed with candied fruit and nutmeg it took on an orange hue. The cannoli are excellent as well, small but not too small, with a crackly shell shattering to pieces. What are you waiting for? Go get some!! read more

Cannoli filling is a bit sweeter than I like but very good. The shells are softer and a bit abnormal for Boston cannoli. They're more crumbly and likely to leave residual in your molars. If they used good shells, it'd be a 4/5. Whoopie pies are good but too sweet for me. Nice people but a bit slow. read more

Bought 6 cannolis to bring to my 92 year old Sicilian father. He was delighted. Cream was sweet and creamy. Shells were crisp and fresh. They were a big hit. read more

Four stars for the pastry, two stars for the service. The former is great--delicious Italian staples like napoleons, cannoli, etc. Personally I'm a fan of the almond paste cookies: simple, but delicious flavor and texture. This is a real-deal, no-frills Italian bakery: the emphasis is on taste rather than on looks. That is to say that other bakeries may offer more beautiful or visually impressive pastries or may cater to tourists, but what Arthur's make lack in elegance or novelty it makes up for in simple goodness. The service, on the other hand, is hit or miss. I've had great, attentive service in here before. I've also been in here when the woman working the counter walked away (with a somewhat rude manner) to take a phone call in the back and never returned. After waiting about three minutes for her to come back, I walked out. I was sorry to not get my cookies but I was not about to pay for such bad service. A third time I came in here and got a lecture from the man behind the counter about how/why their cookies are superior to other bakeries'--I think he was trying to be friendly and share his pride in his product, but his tone was borderline hostile and put me off. Call it Medford local color, I guess? Anyway, great stuff but you never really know what type of experience you're in for when you come here. read more

Two words: Pistachio macaroons. I shouldn't say that too loud, don't want the word to get out to the point that I can't go in and buy 4 pounds of them! I live in western Mass and travel for work into the Boston area, and I always stop in and grab a few boxes for my family and neighbors. read more

I don't know whether to give this place 3 or 4 stars, but they're getting 4 stars for having an excellently decadent chocolate cake - chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and chocolate ganache and just enough chocolate frosting to keep it all together. I've also gotten holiday sugar cookies and cupcakes from here and they're good, but not my favorite, however it's an excellent place to stop in if you're looking for a last minute gift wrapped pastry presentation to take to a party. They always have wrapped gifts and can customize orders. Again cash or check, no charge, but it's worth it... really. read more

I was thrilled to find some Italian pastries here that I've seen in New York but not in Boston. I got a pound of delicious cookies for only $7.99. Awesome. read more

I am so happy I stumbled upon this local bakery. The staff was very nice and helpful. I would recommend the chocolate dipped cannolis and whoopie pie. Everything was so delicious! read more