Not a pleasant experience at all. Went to order a cake for a 60th bday. Was told they don't have cake toppers & suggested I go to a party store, buy one & bring it back. Went back with my cake topper & was told by another employee it was too big for that size cake & why did I buy such a big one when they sold a smaller version! Then there was so much commotion about writing on the cake because of my large topper that would hang over the sides. She wasn't clear that they had to place the topper in the middle of the cake because of its size. I thought they could place it at the top of the cake & then write underneath. The owner had to come out & explain. I agreed to place the topper in the middle with writing along the bottom of the board. I wanted the cake to look pretty as it was for a 60th birthday. I rec'd no direction from the staff other than a blank stare & a suggestion of a border along the top & bottom of the cake. I wanted some color, but was told nothing would match the gold topper. This is what I got along with a HUGE GASH in the frosting! And as you can see, there was room for writing on the cake & the topper DOESN'T hang over. I thought they were known for their cakes! This looks terrible, it is just embarrassing. read more

Normandie Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Hazlet, New Jersey

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Normandie Bakery made the wedding cake for our reception at Buona Sera. My husband and I met with Ralph a week beforehand. He was helpful and very personable. We hashed out a cake plan, picked fillings, ate samples, and we showed some photos of what we liked from Pinterest. Boom. I just finished eating more cake left overs about 15 minutes before writing this review. The cake was and is FABULOUS. We were told by basically every guest on our wedding night things like, "this wedding cake is actually good" and "this is the best wedding cake I have ever had". It also helps that we chose heavenly fillings like raspberry jam, chocolate mousse, and whipped cream. Inside and out, the cake was perfect. The cake itself was soft, and not overly sweet. Flavor balance was spot on. The butter cream exterior looked beautiful, and tasted lovely. I now have a go to bakery for deserts! Thank you Ralph, and thank you so much to your team! You helped make our special day sweeter! read more

Excellent cake Hit of the party !! They made it just like I asked and it was an absolutely delicious cake! read more

Normandie Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Hazlet, New Jersey

I love their pastries and cake. They have a large selection of cakes but can make anything with notice. Best bakery in my area.

I went there one Friday because I was in the mood to eat Lobster claws. Since I had read this place was good, I decided to give a try. The girl at the counter acted like she was doing me a favor- a teenager with an attitude. I will never go back. And to my surprise, asI wasn't expecting it,the lobster claw tasted stale/not fresh. Another reason not to return. read more

Amazing! Ralph is an artist. I highly recommend the vanilla cake with chocolate fudge filling. I just ordered a cake for my husbands birthday with cannoli filling and it's to die for. Their cupcakes are out of this world as well! read more

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I'm not sure what happened with the review below, but they have always been SUPER nice to me here, and usually throw in some extra cookies/biscotti after they are weighed. Everything here is delicious...from the sfogliatelle to the eclairs, cannoli to the napoleons...it's all so fresh and comforting. I get our holiday assortments from here and I even used to bring back their biscotti to school when I was in college. The cherry biscotti is absolutely DELICIOUS. The sfogliatelle rival my favorite North Jersey bakery as well. No Italian christmas is complete without a spread of sfogliatelle, lobster tails, cannolis, eclairs, cassatede, cassatini, Genovese, etc. And of course, my favorite, STRUFFOLI. All are stocked at Normandie and usually available (save for the Struffoli, which is a Christmastime treat). They're open really early (like 6-7am) and always have tons of pastries and cookies to choose from. Be sure to check out the really funny wedding cake topper in the window too! Gets me every time. read more

When My fiancee and I were looking for a place to get a wedding cake we found Normandie Bakery in a local search. Calling for an appointment one year before our wedding (which we were aware was early to be cake shopping), we spoke to the assumed owner. He said, "Oh. Go away." He also strongly urged us to look elsewhere, without ever inquiring with us what we were looking for. With customer service like this, I would NOT recommend this place to anyone looking for wedding cakes let alone any other baked request. read more

Best bakery in town. They made a great cake for my daughters 1st birthday and on short notice. Very accommodating. Ralph is very skilled.

I purchased a birthday cake from Normandie and it was a fantastic experience. The owner and employees were nice and helpful. The cake looked exactly as I hoped it would and tasted delicious. I will definitely be going back for all my cake and pastry needs. read more

Normandie Bakery is the top of the top for cookies and pastries. Anything you could possibly get here, you will not be disappointed. They are always made fresh, inside is very clean and workers are nice. Can become pricey depending on what you get, but the quality is there. Delicious. read more

It was awesome, they had all kind of deserts, well maybe they didn't have cupcakes, but everything tasted AMAZING in there, I highly recommend this place, especially if your going to have a party! read more

Went here to get a birthday cake.. got the cannoli rainbow cake. The assortment of goodies was great.. however i was expecting more from the cake.. will def go back to try more read more

My ma went to this bakery to get me a birthday cake and she got the best cake I've ever eaten in my entire life. It's an Oreo cake and it was so moist the flavors were so on point and worked well together. Everything in that cake was amazing. The reason I gave this a four was because she also got elephant ears pastry and they weren't very good to be honest I've had better ones. I think this bakery is worth a trip because when it's at its best it really delivers! read more

Amazing bakery,nice to see fresh young owner,always fresh,unlike old owners who seem to always provide stale cakes and pastries!!!! I was a 100% Dixie Lee Bakery user,new owner has seem to change up recipes,not for the good!!!! I only used Normandy as my go to Bakery!!!!! read more

Their 7 layer cake is my favorite! Everything there is delicious and the girls behind the counter are always so sweet!

Ralph did our wedding cake for us as they were the "preferred" vendor for our wedding caterer. Well we couldn't have been more happy with everything. He was extremely helpful with the tasting session and the cake tasted better than any cake we have ever tried. Sounds like an exaggeration but it's not. We went with two different filling layers - raspberry and cannoli. The bread was white on top and bottom and chocolate center. The icing was "whipped cream" because we didn't want butter cream, which we think is generally too sweet. The cake was literal perfection. Highly recommend this bakery for wedding cakes. read more

and here is my reply well i think your the one thats truly a rude, as soon as i mentioned eliabeth joseph on the phone call and said she referred me to you you got all upset telling me her cake is small and were already upset and i did not even speak i told you i was not to worried about the money i just didn't want to get ripped off for a cake and i thought you were a good honest man and was willing to work with people on a budget i am not trying or even thought that this was insulting I'm not quit sure what is your problem i am wanting a price not trying to get these cakes for $500,00 if i was wanting a cake for $500.00 i would of told you to give me the same cake as my cousin, but i do appreciate the time you took to price these cakes and i would be willing to pay these prices!!!! but since you think i insulted you and you are truly a mean person, !!! shame on you !!! think about about your attitude??? and next time some one gives you a referral you should appreciate it and try to be more informative and run a business like a professional , i sure hope your not the owner this is what he said to me first in an email I am sorry but you are wasting my time and yours as well. All 3 cakes are extremely detailed fondant cakes that would run $2,500 to $4,000 in 5 tiers. You have truly insulted and upset me. Please find another bakery read more

My fiancé and I just left the bakery for our cake tasting, and we are so pleased with our experience. Ralph was so easy to work with, and has a great personality. He made everything extremely simple, and answered all of our questions. There are so many fillings and choices to choose from, and everything was extremely delicious. It was so hard to choose!! I will be recommending Normandie in the future! Thank you Ralph! read more

Just called to order a birthday cake for Thanksgiving. I spoke to a very rude young lady who informed me, "it is first come first serve!" I explained a wanted to order a birthday cake and again she was very rude and said we have pre made birthday cakes. I didn't want a pre made birthday cake. I should have asked for a manager but i didnt. She was about to hang up but I slammed the phone. Rest assure i will not go there again I dont care how good it is. BettyM read more

Picked up the most delicious birthday cake recently. Did not preorder so I was worried about options, but there was many to choose from!

I just visited your bakery after not being there in many years. I grew up in Holmdel and, I used to go there with my Mom. I stop there today and purchased two black and white cookies and two Linzer tarts. Once I returned to my home, I found the items I had purchased are stale. Unfortunately, I am not close enough to return these stale items to you, which I would have done if it was a bakery in my town read more

Great place to get cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. They have great sweets and are very nice people in the bakery. Some of their prices are a little pricey and I once had to pay 14 dollars for a cake! Even though some bakery's are very expensive this one has prices that aren't that pricey. They are very nice in the bakery and don't forget the tip!! read more

I ordered my birthday cake from this place. I only ordered from here because my regular bakery couldn't do my cake on such short notice. Well, they screwed my whole order up!! I orderd a simple three layered 16 inch round cake with vanilla filling. Instead of two layers of yellow cake and one layer of chocolate, they gave me 2 chocolate layers and one layer of yellow. I asked for butter cream frosting, and they gave me whip cream frosting instead. I HATE WHIP CREAM FROSTING! The vanilla filling was bland and had no sugar in it, well it tasted like it had no sugar in it. The cake it self was a little over cooked and not very tastey at all. Usually we love left over birthday cake in the days following the birthday event. However, after the party we dumped the cake!! Needless to say, I will not use this bakery again!!!!!! read more

We recently used Normandie Bakery for our wedding cake. It was delicious!! Everyone was complimenting how good it was. They also catered our full dessert display. there were so many different options and they were all equally as tasty. Ralph was also very responsive. Every time I e-mailed or called him regarding the design of our wedding cake, he responded right away. I would recommend this bakery. read more

We were thrilled with the amazing wedding cake from Normandie Bakery!! We can't decide if it looked or tasted better -- both were outstanding. Everyone was having seconds. It was a pleasure to speak with Ralph and his team and we highly recommend their work. Thanks for putting your heart and talents into our special day. read more

One year ago, we got married. The cake was so good, we had two pieces right there in front of the crowd. One year later, the topping was just as good. The cake had a wonderful design exactly matching our nautical theme. Wonderful to work with and would recommend any time. read more

One of those places where you say "I'm just going in to get some bread., and come out other things. The bakery is so nice and clean and the offerings so tempting. I think their little color cookies(Venetian cookies?) are amongst the best, if not the best in the area. Slightly pricey, but you get what you pay for. YUM! read more

Amazing bakery. It is clean and everything is super fresh. All of their cakes are delicious especially their polish cheesecake. All of the staff are very nice and so is the owner. read more

We've ordered two cakes from Normandie and we were very pleased with them. The chocolate fudge filling is delicious and we love their carrot cake. read more

Ralph was great to work with on our wedding cake. We explained what we wanted the cake to include and he created a three tiered wedding cake that was beyond our expectations. The design, filling and icing were superb. Many bakeries in the area charge more and receive flamboyant reviews but believe me their cakes will not live up to what is delivered by Normandie Bakery, Ralph and his staff. Thanks again for making our day even more memorable. read more

I recently spoke to the owner/baker about a birthday cake for my boyfriend's surprise birthday party. When I described what I wanted (a 3-D fish) he explained it would cost about $500. Since I was only having about 20 - 30 people, that wasn't going to work. He spent time with me asking what else we could do. He came up with a nice beachy/fishing theme. I knew I wanted a rum cake and, again, he asked about the "old" style rum cake vs. the "new" style. I opted for the "old" - using vanilla and chocolate pudding. He was clear about what type of icing I wanted, colors, etc. The cost was very reasonable. $40+. I was extremely happy with the way the cake came out and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!! I'm not a big "cake fan" but it was great. We gave a piece to our waitress at the party and she came over a while later and whispered to me that it was the "most delicious cake she had EVER had". I would have to agree. No complaints from me and I'd go back in a heartbeat. In fact, I will because all their breads, cookies, etc., looked wonderful. read more

cakes are delicious and artwork outstanding! can't wait to have another celebration to order more!

I've ordered my engagement party cake and my bridal shower cake from here. The only reason we didn't get our wedding cake from Normandie was because our venue included one in the price of our reception. Their cakes are just delicious. Their cookies, cupcakes, petit fours, and everything else they sell is fantastic. The most appealing part about this bakery is the price. Even though their goods are so sweet, their prices won't break the bank. The people that work there are sweet as pie (no pun intended) and are more than helpful. read more

My daughter was set to get her first birthday/smash cake pictures done today. The photographer was suppose to take care of the cake. She called me 45 minutes before my shoot to tell me that her baker that she uses forgot all about it. When I called Normandie the owner told me no problem, come in 20 minutes. He decorated it to match her theme and everything! They are amazing and delicious !! My daughter LOVED it ! Thank you SO much Normandie!! read more

My go-to bakery. For the holidays and bdays or just about any get together, I always get a bunch of their mini pastries: cannoli, sfogliatelle, eclairs, lobster tails, napoleons, etc. They also have this amazing Kringle that is great with coffee. Not a big cake person; prefer pastries for just about every occasion. However, I have a certain place I go to for cakes if need be. So, I haven't tried their cakes, but one reviewer said something about them putting whipped cream on the cake instead of butter cream, and evidently this person "hates" whipped cream. Ok, I get the gripe about them getting the order wrong. You want what you want. But honestly, a good cake *should* have whipped cream on it. At some crappier bakeries, you can't even get whipped cream---it's just that butter cream "icing" crap. Gross. So now I'm actually considering trying one of their cakes since it seems they probably use quality ingredients and make cakes they way any good bakery would. read more

*Ralph, the OWNER, put me down in various ways 2 days before my Oct. wedding *We had a miscommunication about having cupcakes as favors for my wedding *The miscommunication was his fault: we told him we wanted these favors, and he never wrote the order down, however he said it would be fine and he never said to call to confirm anything - we left thinking everything was all set, especially b/c he was also doing our wedding cake *I called 2 days before the wedding and he YELLED, CURSED AND HUNG UP ON ME b/c he said we never discussed anything (which when I told him specifics of what HE SAID about the favors, he was dumbfounded) *Don't forget - I was a bride (and customer) getting married in 2 days... *He told me I wouldn't find anyone else to do this, and I did. After he hung up on me, I called another bakery, and in about 30 secs, they said they'd be happy to do this for me. *We had a different bakery complete everything for us because of him, ultimately. *The stress and unprofessionalism of this man (infant) is unbelievable and disguisting. *I strongly advise you to not go here. read more