carlo's bakery

being in hoboken for many years the place went down hill in quality, i order a cream puff cake and it was so disappointing how they slopped it together,buddy's dad never would have sold something like that plus it was over priced marie should get back in the store andshowher kid how to run a business , once theshowis done it will be hard to get there loyal customers back!!!!

not sure what all the hype is about... very standard tasting pastries! just because buddy has ashowon tv does not mean that his bakery is the best in hoboken, let alone jersey. tried a variety of pastries and they all tasted comparable to a grocery store's bakery section. i don't recommend!

terrible experience!. my husband bought me a cake from carlo's bakery to celebrate my 50th birthday. he ordered the cake in advance via telephone with a cake consultant. i had once had a chocolate cupcake with fudge frosting from carlo's bakery which i loved.. my husband ordered chocolate cake with cannoli filling and the chocolate fudge frosting. he also asked for lots of roses to be put on the cake. the cake was 1/2 a sheet cake and he was quoted a price of $110. my husband said the consultant had difficulty taking the order and was talking about his upcoming vacation. fast forward to my birthday. my husband drove 2 hours to pick up the cake. the cake had vanilla buttercream frosting and 4 roses! he complained and they did add a few more roses, but the frosting was wrong. he had to call the ordering department and all anyone says is i have to talk to my boss. today he was told they had to talk to angelo about the cake. fyi a 1/2 sheet cake pricing begins at $85, so obviously we were ripped off. my party was yesterday and he had no choice other than to take the cake that was marked as being our order. my husband drove 2 hours home. the cake was the worst tasting cake i ever had. in fact, only 1 guest liked the cake. i had been so looking forward to my 50th birthday cake from buddy. it was a huge disappointment. i think perhaps buddy needs to take more care of his own bakery. it is a joke that he has ashowwhere he travels around the country fixing other people's bakeries. buddy, you need to stay at home and pay attention to the quality of your own bakery. we will never again go to carlo's bakery and i caution others' who plan to order a celebration cake from the bakery. it's definitely not worth the hype. the cakes i've had from grocery stores, even walmart, are better than this!

pretty good, but mostly a tourist thing.. i wanted to go there mostly bc me and my son like theshowa lot. around 1 pm the line was insane! when we came back at 3:30pm we were able to get in right away. it was a fun experience. we waited about 30 mins to be served, so not too bad. honestly the cupcakes and cookies looked so-so. i went for the hazelnut cream puff, lobster tail and the famous crumb cake i had been dying to try. i've had better lobster tail at the whole foods bakery counter, and the crumb cake was good but not great. but wow, the hazelnut cream puff was really good, and only $2. i bet their cream puff cake would be amazing. (ordering online now.) the prices were pretty good. if you're in hoboken and you like watching cake boss, and the line isn't ridiculously long make sure to stop by, otherwise maybe skip it.

vanilla cupcake with chocolate icing. we were amazed at the short line up on a saturday morning over the christmas holidays, we only waited about 10 minutes to get in. once inside it is very overwhelming with people trying to see items at the counter and order items. it gets crazier when one of the main individuals from theshowcomes down for a cameo. we ordered four cupcakes, a fruit tart, tiramisu and cannoli. my husband said the fruit tart was the best of the items he ordered. of the cupcakes the vanilla with chocolate was the best by far. it was great for a tourist stop.

who does not know the cake boss, buddy valastro? hisshowon tv is very popular and there is always a very long line in front of his bakery in hoboken, new jersey. but know that if you live in hoboken, you can skip the line: justshowan id that proves you are living there. my first experience with carlo's bakery was so so: couple of years ago, i bought a cannoli and did not like it. i thought at that time that it might have been because i did not eat it right away and put it in the refrigerator for few hours. then, one of my colleagues brought a tiramisu and a chocolate cake at work: i loved the tiramisu but the chocolate cake was way too sweet. so we decided to try again. the cake boss is known for his insane cakes that he is building on his show. for sure they look spectacular, but i am not sure they taste that good considering the amount of fondant and rice crispy treat he puts in it.  when we were there, it was packed! the problem is that we could not go around and look at the cak

most wonderful experience. "a "plus ++++++ ! my family and i went to ny for a family vacation. we love the cake bossshowand we also own an italian restaurant where we live in californian....my daughters and i made a wish list of places and things we wanted to do in ny. top 5 on all of our list was to visit hoboken and eat at carlo's bakery. we took the path and waited 2 hours in the hot august sun. when it was finally our turn, we were greeted by the most enthusiastic and patient young man, which soon learned his name was , alex johnson. he was so kind, as he explained each dessert so exquisitely ! we were so impressed and all of us agreed we would be so amazingly lucky if our employees were so caring. not to mention i spent $200.00. what a lovely place! we were also fortunate enough to see the boss himself and his beautiful wife! thank you! i understand filming is underway! we learned from alex his dream is to be an actor! i will testify to the fact he would be an asset on your show! i own 2 businesses! so proud of you all! as a business owner and in this failing economy - you are kicking butt! you have inspired me to do more! thank you
tina marie schneider
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there are so many bakery's in new york as well as new jersey that you can pass this place right up!!! a bunch of stupid mindless fat tv slobs waiting to see some stupid shop that was in tv! you are in hoboken!!!!! there are a million amazing italian bakery's in the area! if u want quality do your homework and go elsewhere. this place may have been a gem before the tvshowbut now it is an atrocity not to mention an eye sore for the city, with lines 2-4 hours long.


-----23 jul, 2011-----

what a waste. i have seen tourist traps before and this one is on the top list of lame places to go if you are in the new york area. save your time and money.

carlos is bad. people listen! this is horrible! it is a scam! the food is awful! on theshowit looks amazing and it is a lie! the cake is bad and tastes like factory made crap and the other food was subpar at best! i was so disappointed and was so angry! heart broken really! i was expecting so much and got this.....my friend mormms was so mad because he is the biggest fan and hated it!
if you want to call your self a good bakery you should consider not making it taste like cake mixture from a supermarket......

dont go! it will be a 2 hour long wait to get in to the packed bakery that doesn't even have the bakery smell! it tastes bad too!

bad

never saw so many whiners in one place. some people go out of their way to verbally trash a place because they had to stand in line for "hours" and didn't have a good experience. grow up! i went to carlos bakery on june 29, 2012 and waited in line just like everyone else and if you are expecting to experience something unrealistic just because the carlos bakery is on tv, then don't bother. we ordered lobster tails, cannolis, and red velvet cupcakes....all were delicious. frankly, i came down to carlos bakery for my kids who love theshowand love buddy. would i go again? yes. i enjoyed the experience.

i don't get it. just your everyday, semi mass produced bakery fare. the only exception being the most hideous looking cakes available anywhere. why this bakery gets a foodnetworkshowis beyond me. there is an abundance talented, gifted artists in the ny metropolitan area that create truly magnificent confections.

why so much applause for mediocrity?

this is an average bakery with a long line. this is an average new jersey italian bakery. you would be crazy to stand on line. rispoli's in ridgefield absolutely blows this away. popular tvshowdoesn't mean good food.

its a greatshowthis guys have. i love every single cake ive seen them make and good luck in the future and hope u keep making what u know best! !cakes!

good, but not the best.. went on christmas, probably not the best decision as we waited 1.5 hours in line. the thing with carlos bakery i's that the reputation it builds from it's tvshowmakes it hard to impress customers high expectations. this was reflected in the chocolate and cream cake and the custard horn which was good, but didn't meet expectations. however the white chocolate coated strawberrys were delicious, juicy and definately a highlight.

idk. i know i never been 2 carlos bakery but looks good!! hehehe.....meh big bro,meh mom,and meh r big fans of theshowsome of there stuff looks real....... u haters back off ur jus jelous that u can't make stuff like that dont hate on jeresy ether!!! : p