They have excellent muffins, bread and pound cake. We buy our bread weekly from here. Bought the blueberry pound cake today, and will be purchasing again. Pound cake was moist, not too dense or light, the perfect consistency, and used real blueberries. Tasted very fresh... I cannot get enough of their cookies! Their linzer tarts are my absolute favorite! I was so impressed that cannoli are filled to order. I even watched the girl take the filing from the refrigerator! I had brought cookies and cannoli over someone's house. Everyone was so impressed. Also, on the weekends we treat ourselves to various cookies- linzer tarts, lemon drops, S cookies, chocolate cookies, and apricot cookies at home..They also have a great cheesecake recipe! (Which was my birthday "cake") again, myself & company was very impressive! read more

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Abbate Bakery is the best! Amazing cookies, and amazing beautiful decorated cakes that taste great!The workers are very welcoming and very nice! Perfect for my friends going away party to the air force! Highly recommended! Won't go anywhere else! read more

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This is my go to bakery in the area. They are consistently good, well priced and good customer service. I mostly get cookies there as I'm not the biggest cake eater. They have the best fig cookies. read more

Used to be my favorite bakery. Went to get cookies the other day and the selection was not good. No chocolate lace, no chocolate chip, no chocolate dots. A lot of selection I used to be able to get. I was disappointed and the price was over $9.00 for a lb. read more

THE BEST bakery in town. Everything is so fresh. I also can't say enough great things about the customer service. Everyone behind the counter is very pleasant and nice. The owner is personal as well to his customers. I really love going into this bakery. read more

Abbate Bakery - Buttery croissants! - Bakeries Near Me - Matawan, New Jersey

Me any mom have ordered cakes and cookies here for many years. Everything has always been good. The fig cookies, jelly butterflies, Jelly filled cookies, always Fresh and delicious. My favorites have been the Oreo cake, carrot cake, crumb cheese Danish, and black out cake. On Christmas Day my mom brought over 2 cakes from there which I previously had before one was a seven layer chocolate mousse cake and a carrot cake. This time the carrot cake was better then ever they must of changed the cake recipe to that one it was excellent! The frosting was very good but I prefer the rich cream cheese frosting they had prior so please abbate keep the new cake recipe and bring back that rich cream cheese frosting! The mousse cake was very fresh and delicious! The cakes were a much better quality now even though they have always been good. I asked my mom and she thinks there was some sort of change in owners. In any case this was my best experience huge difference in quality and freshness even though they have always been good. Just bring back the rich cream cheese frosting :-) read more

The worse experience I've ever had. Racial remarks by the very young staff in the presence of the manager. When I addressed the problem, I was told the little one felt bad that I heard which is why she literally ran to the back! I couldn't believe the indifference from this owner/manager or whoever she was. Did she really want me to express empathy because the comment wasn't meant to be a racial attack but rather a term used to refer to her "cousin"? I guess that should make it ok? Not!! Hopefully my post will prevent anyone who has a problem with bigotry at any level from having to step foot in this establishment. read more

The pies and cookies are delicious. Great napoleons. The refrigerator right behind the counter has great mini pastries, I suggest you try and see what you like, b/c there are a lot of winners..... more than I can name. HOWEVER......Saturday and Sunday mornings make this bakery. They have fresh donuts there on the weekend, and nothing beats their Boston Cream. It's ridiculously delicious. Fantastic weekend treat!! read more

Excellent carrot cake! I also like the croissants and the mini pastries they make - a perfect bite

Wow! The BEST prosciutto bread I have ever had and this is from a girl from Brooklyn. Also, their cannolis and sfogliatelle...FABULOUS.

Ehh, I'm not moved by this bakery... Maybe it's because I showed up 5 minutes before closing... Maybe not. I strolled in hoping to fun a cupcake or a good cookie. I didn't see cupcakes, but I did see cookies. Too bad they weren't good. Below is what I ordered (in the order I consumed them). 1. Hazelnut cookies - these looked mad good in the display case. Unfortunately they were hard as a brick and super dry. I thought I read that they were $11.75/lb. Idk who is dumb enough to get a pound of these lumps of coal. Glad I only ordered a few. 2. Red velvet cake - ho-hum, nothing to right home about. It was a nice sized piece and surprisingly had frosting in the middle and on top. The slice was a little too cold to appreciate it. It was my favorite thing I ordered, but that's not saying much. 3. Carrot cake - I love carrot cake and didn't want this to fail me... Too bad it did. The icing was my favorite kind, but the cake was so dry I had to pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm it up (to give me the impression it was moist read more

I loved this bakery. I order from here all the time. However the past 2 times I have placed online orders (both 3 days in advance) and paid in advance online the bakery did not have my order. The first time I waited about 15 minutes and they were able to compile my order. The second time they wanted me to come back in an hour to pick up my cake. I did not have the time and had to get something totally different. They charge immediately once you place the order however when you go to pick it up they have no idea what you're talking about. Very disappointed that I will have to find a new bakery to go to since this one seems extremely unreliable. read more

We have no good bakeries in our area and I found Abbate on line. I have Ben ordering regular shipments of their cookies and goodies and they are top notch. Also shout out to Jennifer who offers amazing customer service. Good old school cookies and delicious crumb cake. They pack well for shipping and I have been very pleased. Great bakery. read more

Simply some of the best pastry , bread and cakes on the planet.

Delicious desserts. Great selection of goods. clean and friendly. Good communication as well as I've called/messaged them before.

Great cookies.huge linzar tarts..wish I could go there more often!! their cakes are very good also..prices are good. ..I would recommend to friends read more

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I ordered a cake and some pastries for Mother's Day. Cake was amazing, and cookies were great. Would order again

Heavenly baked goods! The custard puffs are out of this world! They simply delicious, no fancy decor or extras but they are so yummy. They have a wide assortment of dessert and breads plus a few other Italian items. Prices are very reasonable and always fresh. Don't miss out on a treat if your in the area. I usually get a dessert there to go and head over to Starbucks next door to grab a coffee and enjoy. read more

We ordered a cake for my daughter's sweet 16. She wanted a beach theme. We had never used this bakery and heard a lot of good things. We went and my daughter tried the icing and loved it. So we ordered her cake. $42 cake and $20 for the decorating. Completely worth every penny. She loved the cake, the decorations were on point and it was delicious. I would highly recommend this bakery to anyone! read more

Abbate Bakery - Jessica's sweet 16 cake. Beautiful and delicious - Bakeries Near Me - Matawan, New Jersey

Wonderful bakery with a great staff. Came in for a cake to celebrate a milestone for my wife and they were able to accommodate a design right on the spot! read more

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Terrible experience with staff. Were rude and refused to give a price on a cake. I wouldn't even be able to tell you if the food itself was good because I never even got to purchase anything. I know someone else who was actually thrown out of the bakery by the same staff I dealt with - and for no reason at all other than the staff didn't want to help them or give contact information for a manager to speak to about pricing. Horrible. read more

So I've ordered from here many times before. This time I had ordered a cake 2 weeks in advanced for my daughter's communion. We were supposed to pick it up yesterday at around 11ish I get a call from them at 820am saying that they can't fulfill my order that they can reschedule or refund me my money. First of all you can't reschedule a communion for a cake. But anyway they were without power which granted I understand you lost power Tuesday. But it's their responsibility to call their costumers at least a couple of days before to let them know they haven't had power that there's a chance you might not have power by this certain date not on the same day that your costumers are due to pick up orders. If they had called me Thursday or even Friday morning I could have looked to see if somewhere else could have made a cake. I mean bjs says they need 24hrs advance so I could have done. I'm just disappointed in their time management. I feel like they could've did better. read more

I was really excited to try this bakery after reading many positive reviews. The cookies were very good; however, the pastries were just ok and highly overpriced. I find I can get better baked goods at Shoprite. read more

The 1 thing I got when I randomly stopped here was 5 Stars. Linzer Tart.... I love these things so much a picture of them is the background on my computer. Seriously. Abbate brought the Linzer Tart to an other level. The top cookie was CRUMBCAKE!!!! I hate when Bakery's keep the food in refrigerators, and when I saw these sitting out not in a fridge all fresh looking I needed it. It was the most Jelly I've ever had in a Linzer Tart. Normally I'm trying to spread around the extra jelly from the middle throughout the cookie, but no not here. There was more Jelly then I almost knew what to do with....good thing I LOVE JELLY. I live no where near this place, but I'm going to make it a point to try and return. read more

I ordered a cake for a 90th birthday party. I was very specific with how I would like the cake to look, including sending pictures. The cake was supposed to be purple and they made it white. When I addressed this with them, they acknowledged that it was an error on their part, but that the cake would still taste delicious and there is nothing that can be done. When I asked to speak to the owner I was told he was too busy to talk to me and I was hung up on. If you order a cake from them, make sure it is what you want it to look like before you pay! However, the cake was delicious! read more

Yesterday was my first time going to Abbate and I got a dozen cannoli to bring to a friend's dinner party for dessert. I was so disappointed with them! My expectations were high and I loved that they were filled fresh but their cannoli cream is so heavy and not sweet; it is like eating a brick of milk stuffed in a soggy shell. Worst cannoli I have ever had and I paid upward of $30 for the dozen. I wish I could return them for a refund, it was such a waste. read more

I have been having all my special occasion cakes made at this bakery for the last eight years. Everyone always raves about how delicious the cakes are at an event I have. I will also say they have gone above and beyond to accommodate me even with last-minute special occasion orders. You can't find a better business or a more caring group of people. Simply amazing read more

Best black and white cookie I've had in a long time. Staff is very friendly and always helpful.

A guest brought pastries to my house from Abbate Bakery. Outstanding! Fresh and delicious. They definitely compare to my favorite bakery in Bklyn called Villabate. Are they related? read more

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Best pignoli cookies I have ever had. My family gets every cake for every party from Abbate, and they are always spectacular. I always seem to leave with a bag of pignoli cookies for myself, though. I don't share! read more

The lobster tails are fantastic and the italian cookie platters are always so fresh. And as a huge lover of canolis, hands down one of the best canolis ive ever had! read more

I'm still in love with you Abbates..sigh!! How will I ever get over craving your cookies and cakes..its hopeless now :)

The bakery has a nice selection and they sell Italian pastries. I ordered 2 dozen for thanksgiving but was disappointed in them. The Italian rustic bread was good. I don't know if we will go back to this bakery. I have had better. I even ordered this special for thanksgiving but seemed not fresh enough. read more

I have bought cakes and pastries from this place, so I decided to order my daughters birthday cake. She loves Nutella so I ordered a Nutella cake not only did they charge me $36 for a 7 inch cake but they charged me for the jar of Nutella that they supposedly put in the cake! The nerve! And not only was the cake all butter cream there was not even a hint of Nutella it was disgusting! I don't mind paying for something good but for them to just think I'm stupid, no way! I will never buy anything from this place again! read more

This bakery must have new owners. This is the second time here recently for cake cookies and pastry and got stuck with stale stuff. Will not be coming back EVER. Even the showcases are half full and not clean like they used to be. The bakery is no longer inviting and looks dirty. Better off at Tuscany or Livoti's for cake, cookies, and pastry. DeMarcos for bread. What a shame it went downhill. read more

If zero stars where an option it would be too good for this place. They can't give prices for cakes from their own website, won't let you speak to the baker and when I asked to speak to the manager I was told to leave and never return. Who does business like this?! read more

Excellent pastries and the prices are very good. Generally have only gotten pastries, but a couple of times I got some bread which was also very good. Need to try a cheesecake soon. Best place in the area when you factor in the great prices and high quality. read more

I visit Abbate every time I come into town from CA. Their cases are always loaded with fresh cookies, pastries, cakes, and bread. I usually get some cookies to take back (just can't get these in CA) and a pastry or 2 (sfogliatelle for the win!). Heavenly. Cookies stay fresh for days after my return to CA. read more

First I have to say that I love cakes, cupcakes & cookies. I love bakeries!! My favorite bakery is back in Bayonne so I'm constantly looking for a local go to bakery for the family. I had a few people recommend Abbate's so we figured we try it. We bought some cookies & a Oreo Cake. The cookies were ok but the cake was awful!! The cake was dry & the icing wasn't even sweet. This was nothing like any other Oreo cake I had had. It was so bad we threw it away. I don't think I have ever thrown a cake away before. Maybe other cakes are better there but I have to say I won't be going back. read more

The owner contacted me and has made things right. As I mentioned in my original review, I had patronized the bakery over 25 years and now with this unpleasant incident resolved I expect to visit the bakery again. read more