Great pastries and ice cream. We have been eating here for years and never been disappointed. You can't beat it.
Calaen Kelleher
Perfect for an after dinner retreat. Serious Patissier! Fresh, made to order small and large cannolis. Espresso, gelato, Italian ice, palmieri, so many fabulous desserts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron Perry
Gelato was just OK, tasted like regular icecream... clean, friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
steve m.
We had the pistachio gelato. It rivals the best pistachio I have ever had , which was at Boboi's in San Diego. Superb!
CJ
We made a quick pit stop here to grab something to cool off. I ordered the blood orange Italian ice which was super tasty and refreshing. It hit the spot with the warmer weather so I am happy that we got the chance to stop by this place.
ted hood
A legendary purveyor of old school desserts and delectables.Dietary restrictions: Forget about itKid-friendliness: Great for kids and adultsWheelchair accessibility: First floor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety of Pastries, Spumoni Ice Cream, Freshly Made Cannoli and Bun with Whipped Cream, Pistachio Nut Gelato, Pistachio Almond Gelato
Suomirakastaa
The best part of this visit was the staff. They were all friendly, helpful, and did their best to keep the line moving.The food was not that impressive. The vanilla Gelato and the pastry cream inside of the Cream Horn were the only positive things. The outside shell of the cream horn tasted how you imagine the inside of the display case would. It was old, stale, and just tasted off. And my Tiramisu Gelato tasted like they just tossed in Coffee extract and called it a day. It was not good at all and went into the garbage with one bite out of it. $14 wasted.The building is old and you can tell. The smell hits you when you first walk in...just that old musty kind of smell. The decor(chairs, tables, shelf displays, etc) all need to be updated since it looks like my great-grandmother's house from the 1980s.I hate to sound this harsh, but for a place that is rated so high and was actually a finalist for a James Beard award......I'm really disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5
Tom in Hampstead
Excellent ice cream and plenty of flavors from which to choose. My favorite ice cream is rum raisin. Not many places serve this flavor these days, and it is almost impossible to find in grocery stores. Angelo Brocato has an excellent Rum Raisin.
Best desserts ever! Canoli was amazing, got Gelato as well and a double expresso.Expresso comes out of a golden machine that looks very cool also. Will be coming back
I came here after driving by one day and thinking how cute this place looked. I love the aesthetics of everything more than the taste, hence the 3 stars. The service was outstanding! I have to give three because even though this place was dreamy, I won't go back. If I'm going to consume sugar, it has to be worth it taste-wise. It just did not do it for me, sorry.
Lee H.
Take a walk back in time & enjoy the excellence of real homemade Italian pastries. The cannolis are made right in front of you & taste like Sophia Loren kissed them. The Cuccidati, Biscotti's & fresh Italian coffees will bring a smile to your face.
Delicious Stracciatella, Cannoli, and Rum
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great pastries and ice cream. We have been eating here for years and never been disappointed. You can't beat it.
Perfect for an after dinner retreat. Serious Patissier! Fresh, made to order small and large cannolis. Espresso, gelato, Italian ice, palmieri, so many fabulous desserts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gelato was just OK, tasted like regular icecream... clean, friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
We had the pistachio gelato. It rivals the best pistachio I have ever had , which was at Boboi's in San Diego. Superb!
We made a quick pit stop here to grab something to cool off. I ordered the blood orange Italian ice which was super tasty and refreshing. It hit the spot with the warmer weather so I am happy that we got the chance to stop by this place.
A legendary purveyor of old school desserts and delectables.Dietary restrictions: Forget about itKid-friendliness: Great for kids and adultsWheelchair accessibility: First floor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety of Pastries, Spumoni Ice Cream, Freshly Made Cannoli and Bun with Whipped Cream, Pistachio Nut Gelato, Pistachio Almond Gelato
The best part of this visit was the staff. They were all friendly, helpful, and did their best to keep the line moving.The food was not that impressive. The vanilla Gelato and the pastry cream inside of the Cream Horn were the only positive things. The outside shell of the cream horn tasted how you imagine the inside of the display case would. It was old, stale, and just tasted off. And my Tiramisu Gelato tasted like they just tossed in Coffee extract and called it a day. It was not good at all and went into the garbage with one bite out of it. $14 wasted.The building is old and you can tell. The smell hits you when you first walk in...just that old musty kind of smell. The decor(chairs, tables, shelf displays, etc) all need to be updated since it looks like my great-grandmother's house from the 1980s.I hate to sound this harsh, but for a place that is rated so high and was actually a finalist for a James Beard award......I'm really disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5
Excellent ice cream and plenty of flavors from which to choose. My favorite ice cream is rum raisin. Not many places serve this flavor these days, and it is almost impossible to find in grocery stores. Angelo Brocato has an excellent Rum Raisin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ice Cream & Gelato
Great food and service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
A must stop if in New Orleans! Staff was fantastic and dessert was AMAZING!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ice Cream & Gelato, Bakery, Pastry
Nice place, but food is not so good how I
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best desserts ever! Canoli was amazing, got Gelato as well and a double expresso.Expresso comes out of a golden machine that looks very cool also. Will be coming back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannoli Louisianto, Ice Cream & Gelato, Bakery, Pastry
I came here after driving by one day and thinking how cute this place looked. I love the aesthetics of everything more than the taste, hence the 3 stars. The service was outstanding! I have to give three because even though this place was dreamy, I won't go back. If I'm going to consume sugar, it has to be worth it taste-wise. It just did not do it for me, sorry.
Take a walk back in time & enjoy the excellence of real homemade Italian pastries. The cannolis are made right in front of you & taste like Sophia Loren kissed them. The Cuccidati, Biscotti's & fresh Italian coffees will bring a smile to your face.