I've used this bakery a couple of times and it's hit and miss. This last time was for Easter. I ordered a Truffle cake. Their website says that it is chocolate sponge case soaked in rum with raspberry filled and buttercream frosting. What I got looked like something I could have baked myself. The cake was actually just a plain chocolate cake with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. Not sponge cake, not soaked in rum. I also ordered some Italian rainbow (Neapolitan) cookies and they were good. I was very disappointed in the cake, though. Probably won't order cakes from there again. Their cookies have always been good, though.
C C
The Saturday before Easter there were multiple people including several elderly people waiting out in the hot sun for at least 20 minutes because this bakery did not open at 11am which is the opening time stated on the website. There were several employees inside, but the door was still locked at 11:20, which is when I left and went to a different bakery.This was my first time trying this bakery and obviously the last. What kind of business leaves people waiting out in the heat with no explanation. Several people were there to pick up their Easter order. We called to ask when they will open and they refused to answer the phone.Apparently they don’t realize there are a ton of other great bakeries in Ocala. I left and went to Betty Cakes!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Steven Sulzer
Authentic Italian style bakery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lorena Solis
Italian Bakery that bakes and makes all their cookies, breads, cakes, cannoli's, etc. Inside decor needs a update and reorganization is needed. There's 2 tables upon entering with lots of menus and pics from their bakery items. There wasn't any items on display like a regular bakery, only bread was on display. We ordered Cannoli and Eclair and got a free loaf of bread. All 3 items were good. You can never go wrong with fresh baked items.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ed Smith
Fantastic Italian bread! Lots of cookies and cannolis to try. Also great looking Meatballs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry, Meatball Sub
STEPHANIE GRAY
My First Visit! My friend referred me because of their incredible deli. I needed some spur of the moment pastries for a party I was attending. They did everything humanly possible to accommodate me. Above and Beyond! The Pastries were a HUGE hit!! Everyone was thrilled and wanted to know where I got them. I promised her from now on I'll order in advance. Definitely going to be a lifelong customer.Parking: Easy Access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry
Deborah Bateholts
Ordered a dozen cannolis and they were so delicious. Very rich. And the free loaf of bread was so fresh and yummy. The 2 ladies running the place were super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread
M P
Where to begin?! The 2 hour wait in line with no apology whatsoever. The birthday cake they forgot to make but tried to play it off like I ordered a cake decorated with Christmas stuff? The dirty disheveled place that stunk really bad?I came in there and ordered a birthday cake in person. A few days later when I went to pick it up, there were about 7 people in line in front of me. No big deal right? WRONG! First the lady in line in front of me turned around and said she’d already been in line an hour and that the same customer had been at the counter the entire time. They had lost his order! Well what do you know, that seemed to be the theme! Every single customer she couldn’t find their stuff. She’s working the counter ALONE on a Friday, 3 days before Christmas. Not once does she say to the people in line that she’s sorry about the wait. Arrogance at its finest! Do you really think your stuff is that valuable? Not even close! So I was stuck because it was my husbands birthday that day! After almost 2 hours in line and a lot of people behind me walking out, I finally get my turn. She brings out some cake with a snowman on it?? I said, no mine is supposed to be a Birthday cake with blah blah blah written on it. She mumbles that this one had my name on it and wanders to the back to supposedly look for my cake. Meanwhile an older lady walks out to take over the line. Like where was she before?? Every time you’d see her in the back she was just wandering around aimlessly. So I said to this new lady that I really have to go now, I will just take that snowman cake at this point! Because I have to have a cake! She mumbles something blowing me off. Well after 15 MORE MINUTES the other lady comes back with a cake that seriously looked like a 5 year old made it. Come to find out by looking at it, she took that snowman cake and doctored it up to be mine. UNREAL. I took the pos, and I was embarrassed to bring it home. I refused to eat any as I was disgusted at how filthy the place was. Well my husband and daughter ate it and got sick! Both had sore stomach’s!Check this cake out! She placed some nasty wrapped chocolate inside one of the green wreaths that the cake had to cover up things as best she could. Look how the writing starts off blue too. Like wow just WOW!My daughter was in town visiting so she was me, and we were both flabbergasted at the entire ordeal.
L Justin Higginbotham
Excellent food at a better price. Highly recommend for their Italian subs or pastries
Renee Reedy
SIMPLY THE BEST!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry, Large Chocolate Covered Eclairs, Eclair, Italian Hoagie
Wonderful old time Italian bakery that does orders and come in to get. It was slow but it was Christmas time and I think they were busy with lots of catering. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Duane Krob
First timer... couldn't have asked for anything better. The atmosphere and staff was 100% the best. Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donna Jackson
Very good vibes, great service.wonderful food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lance Munden
This place is a Hidden Gem may have the absolute best pastries and cakes out of this world little pricey but worth every
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry
Daisy Lynne
The sauce and bread are a 10. The meatballs are definitely not home made, the sausage was pretty good. We waited a while for the food, but it was a cozy experience. They brought over some extra sauce and cookie for my son, some fresh cut cheese for us to try, also a nice fresh Italian loaf to go. We will definitely go back to sit and have a nice meal again.
I've used this bakery a couple of times and it's hit and miss. This last time was for Easter. I ordered a Truffle cake. Their website says that it is chocolate sponge case soaked in rum with raspberry filled and buttercream frosting. What I got looked like something I could have baked myself. The cake was actually just a plain chocolate cake with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. Not sponge cake, not soaked in rum. I also ordered some Italian rainbow (Neapolitan) cookies and they were good. I was very disappointed in the cake, though. Probably won't order cakes from there again. Their cookies have always been good, though.
The Saturday before Easter there were multiple people including several elderly people waiting out in the hot sun for at least 20 minutes because this bakery did not open at 11am which is the opening time stated on the website. There were several employees inside, but the door was still locked at 11:20, which is when I left and went to a different bakery.This was my first time trying this bakery and obviously the last. What kind of business leaves people waiting out in the heat with no explanation. Several people were there to pick up their Easter order. We called to ask when they will open and they refused to answer the phone.Apparently they don’t realize there are a ton of other great bakeries in Ocala. I left and went to Betty Cakes!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Authentic Italian style bakery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Italian Bakery that bakes and makes all their cookies, breads, cakes, cannoli's, etc. Inside decor needs a update and reorganization is needed. There's 2 tables upon entering with lots of menus and pics from their bakery items. There wasn't any items on display like a regular bakery, only bread was on display. We ordered Cannoli and Eclair and got a free loaf of bread. All 3 items were good. You can never go wrong with fresh baked items.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Fantastic Italian bread! Lots of cookies and cannolis to try. Also great looking Meatballs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry, Meatball Sub
My First Visit! My friend referred me because of their incredible deli. I needed some spur of the moment pastries for a party I was attending. They did everything humanly possible to accommodate me. Above and Beyond! The Pastries were a HUGE hit!! Everyone was thrilled and wanted to know where I got them. I promised her from now on I'll order in advance. Definitely going to be a lifelong customer.Parking: Easy Access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry
Ordered a dozen cannolis and they were so delicious. Very rich. And the free loaf of bread was so fresh and yummy. The 2 ladies running the place were super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread
Where to begin?! The 2 hour wait in line with no apology whatsoever. The birthday cake they forgot to make but tried to play it off like I ordered a cake decorated with Christmas stuff? The dirty disheveled place that stunk really bad?I came in there and ordered a birthday cake in person. A few days later when I went to pick it up, there were about 7 people in line in front of me. No big deal right? WRONG! First the lady in line in front of me turned around and said she’d already been in line an hour and that the same customer had been at the counter the entire time. They had lost his order! Well what do you know, that seemed to be the theme! Every single customer she couldn’t find their stuff. She’s working the counter ALONE on a Friday, 3 days before Christmas. Not once does she say to the people in line that she’s sorry about the wait. Arrogance at its finest! Do you really think your stuff is that valuable? Not even close! So I was stuck because it was my husbands birthday that day! After almost 2 hours in line and a lot of people behind me walking out, I finally get my turn. She brings out some cake with a snowman on it?? I said, no mine is supposed to be a Birthday cake with blah blah blah written on it. She mumbles that this one had my name on it and wanders to the back to supposedly look for my cake. Meanwhile an older lady walks out to take over the line. Like where was she before?? Every time you’d see her in the back she was just wandering around aimlessly. So I said to this new lady that I really have to go now, I will just take that snowman cake at this point! Because I have to have a cake! She mumbles something blowing me off. Well after 15 MORE MINUTES the other lady comes back with a cake that seriously looked like a 5 year old made it. Come to find out by looking at it, she took that snowman cake and doctored it up to be mine. UNREAL. I took the pos, and I was embarrassed to bring it home. I refused to eat any as I was disgusted at how filthy the place was. Well my husband and daughter ate it and got sick! Both had sore stomach’s!Check this cake out! She placed some nasty wrapped chocolate inside one of the green wreaths that the cake had to cover up things as best she could. Look how the writing starts off blue too. Like wow just WOW!My daughter was in town visiting so she was me, and we were both flabbergasted at the entire ordeal.
Excellent food at a better price. Highly recommend for their Italian subs or pastries
SIMPLY THE BEST!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry, Large Chocolate Covered Eclairs, Eclair, Italian Hoagie
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful old time Italian bakery that does orders and come in to get. It was slow but it was Christmas time and I think they were busy with lots of catering. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First timer... couldn't have asked for anything better. The atmosphere and staff was 100% the best. Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good vibes, great service.wonderful food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a Hidden Gem may have the absolute best pastries and cakes out of this world little pricey but worth every
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bread, Bakery, Pastry
The sauce and bread are a 10. The meatballs are definitely not home made, the sausage was pretty good. We waited a while for the food, but it was a cozy experience. They brought over some extra sauce and cookie for my son, some fresh cut cheese for us to try, also a nice fresh Italian loaf to go. We will definitely go back to sit and have a nice meal again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sausage