June 6 was my birthday, and after celebrating the night before at a lovely restaurant in the city,…read moreI found myself with no plans on my actual birthday. I decided I wanted to treat myself to a little cake. I usually visit a local bakery for cakes, mini desserts, and cannolis. It's generally pretty good, although it can be a bit hit or miss depending on what you order. While searching online for bakeries nearby, this place came up with stellar reviews. I was surprised to see it was only about an 11-minute drive from my house, so I decided to make the trip. The bakery was set up much like a classic neighborhood bakery, with beautiful cakes displayed along one side and cases filled with mini desserts, pastries, cookies, and cannolis. While chatting with the staff, I mentioned the bakery I usually go to. That's when they told me that bakery actually gets its cakes from Normandie. I found that fascinating because I had always assumed every bakery made its own cakes from scratch. Suddenly, a lot made sense. I had originally planned on buying a small birthday cake, but since it was only for two people, I decided to put together an assortment of mini desserts instead. I picked up tiramisu, carrot cake, lemon cake, and several other mini cakes. Every single one was outstanding. Not one dessert missed the mark. The carrot cake was moist, the tiramisu was perfectly balanced, and the lemon cake was absolutely delicious. Everything tasted fresh, high-quality, and thoughtfully made. The minis were slightly smaller than the ones I'm used to buying elsewhere, but honestly, they were the perfect size. Now that I know where those cakes are actually coming from, I'll happily make the extra 11-minute drive and buy directly from the source. This will absolutely be my new go-to bakery for birthdays, special occasions, and hostess gifts. A wonderful birthday discovery that turned into finding my new favorite bakery.

Went in last minute to buy a cannoli cake Young girl in…read morefront was very helpful she thought they ran out but went back to kitchen to check She came back with the last one and freshly made what luck? Everyone loved it so delicious and not overly sweet will return!

Whoa!!! The place is dangerously delicious. The home made cannolis are amazing and the rest of the…read morepastries as I slowly sample everything I will keep you up. Cool also say that the Stafford is so friendly and so accommodating it just it brings a smile to your face as soon as you walk in

Hands down my favorite bakery I have been to. Everything is always so fresh, it smells incredible,…read moreservice is always fast, and you can't beat the prices. The Italian bread and football rolls are my favorite, and you can't skip the cookies. Additionally, when I used to live in SC they offer shipping on select products as they are located next to a UPS store. I would get cookies shipped and they stayed fresh! I would highly recommend Abbate for any baked goods you need.

We ordered a custom cake from here as a recommendation through another bakery we originally planned…read moreto go with but werent availible. The cake we were ordered was a custom printed image on cake. First we aimed for a smaller size than we requested to go bigger. When we received the cake it had bubbles on surface some letters were chopped off and it had a line in the middle. It looked very bad and completely unusable. Had no idea of either of this until she dropped it off and when I called after seeing the cake and asking about these issues she said it was because I asked for bigger size. No update was made no solution was offer whatsoever. It was very upsetting. The cake looked awful and we paid just under $300.for it I would not recommend this vendor for custom items.

When my husband and I went for our cake tasting for our wedding, we were blown away with the number…read moreof options we had to choose from. Jessica has such delicious and unique flavors that made it so difficult to choose which one we wanted. Luckily, we were able to choose two different flavors (one for each tier). Our guests were absolutely raving about our cake which is all you can hope for. We also asked for something very simple and cost friendly and she worked with our budget while still making a gorgeous cake. Thanks for everything:)

Gorgeous bakery tucked away in "The Grove." Came here with a friend after she recommended this spot…read moreand it did not disappoint! I got an herbal tea, but was eyeing the delicious pastries! Will have to come back to try the different varieties. They have no indoor seating, but there are a few tables outside which have umbrellas where you can sit.

I have been social media stalking The Baker's Grove for a while now. Eventually, enough was enough…read moreand I made that drive to Shrewsbury to check them out. During my first visit, they had a pop up from Mirah's Sweet Shoppe. During my second visit, there was a pop up from J. Bakes. Out the gate, I love that they give other local small businesses an opportunity to shine and generate revenue. If you follow The Baker's Grove on social media, you see that they post pictures of these beautiful pastries and pastry cakes weekly. If that's not enough to get you in your car and over to their bakery, I don't know what is. Not only are the pastries beautiful, they are delicious! They make a coconut cream doughnut that I am currently addicted to. Their key lime tart is delicious. One thing I will say is that if you get anything chocolate of theirs, make sure you're a true chocolate lover. I got a slice of the s'mores tart for myself and a slice of chocolate cake for my mom and one thing we agreed on is that both treats were very, very rich. On top of all this deliciousness, the service is usually friendly and efficient. Even with a line, they get you in and out swiftly. There's not much room to dine in, but it's definitely worth a stop by.

Alicia bakery has some of the best rainbow cookies around. I have them from dozens of bakeries…read morethrough out NY and NJ. Amici's is hands down the best. Even better than Ferrara bakery in Little Italy NYC.

Amazing bakery!!! We come to visit every few years from the west coast and we load up. The cookies…read moreand pastries make wonderful gifts when we get home. Of course we do some excessive nibbling on the way home too. Everything is fresh and delicious and we always wish we could visit more often. They don't have bakeries like this where we live. It's always a given that we will be stopping by before heading off to the airport.

We ordered the RujTreats box which came with 4 cupcakes (2 choc, 2 vanilla), 2 cake pops, and 1 Ruj…read moreBar. Not only did the order arrive on time with flawless packaging but everything tasted fresh and delicious like they were just made 10 minutes ago. Highly recommended!!

We ordered a 3-tier wedding cake and some cupcakes, pretzels, and embellished Rice Krispie treats…read morefor my sister's ceremony. They were designed and embellished beautifully! The taste was also divine. Previously, we sampled their same day treat boxes as well and that was all I needed to know RujBakes was the way to go! Delivery was timely and communication with the vendor was consistent.

Excellent biscotti - I recommend the Almond and Chocolate Pistachio. I take them w me when I visit…read morefriends & family and always a big hit. Better hostess gift than a bottle of wine.

What a great bakery - the Willy Wonka of bakeries. We were kids in a candy store in awe of all the…read moredelicious choices available. So many choices of all kinds of everything Available -Everything was delicious. My personal favorite was the crumb cheesecake. We will definitely be back again soon.

Truly the best cake I have ever had. Allie made my son's baptism cake and it was absolutely…read moredelicious, all of my guests were raving about it! I will definitely be using Allie for figure cakes.

I'm in Florida and wanted a cake delivered to my daughter in Rumson, NJ. I called 4 different…read morebakeries near Rumson, all offering "quick service and delivery". I only heard back from Allie Bakes Cakes. She was communicative, helpful and delivered on time. Her cake, according to my daughter, was beautiful AND delicious! I'm so happy to have a great, reliable source for wonderful baked goods. I'm still waiting for my calls and emails to be returned by the other bakeries. I recommend Allie Bakes Cakes without reservation. Ginny Eby