Came here because of the stellar reviews but decided to leave a review since my overall experience and baked goods were disappointing. They had nothing I wanted by the slice, everything that looked worthy of purchasing was an entire pie or cake which was more than my small family could eat. I ended up buying a carrot cake slice, a cheesecake slice, and large M&M cookie. Everything except the cheesecake was thrown in the garbage. The goods were not fresh, nor tasty, or anything to write home about. I hate wasting food but these were terrible. read more

I did not have a good experience here. The girls behind the counter are not knowledgeable about the cakes' ingredients. I ended up getting 2 cakes that had raisins when I told them repeatedly I was looking for cakes without raisins. If the cakes were orgasmic, I might be tempted to return, but they were just okay. BTW, I received a LOT of flack on Facebook for my negative review. It's nice that people are devoted to Amici's food and their owners, but I don't see any excuse for the experience I had. Is it the end of the world my food had raisins (which we don't like)? No, but what if we had an allergy or other issue? Those are serious matters. Bottom line: if you have a food allergy, ask to speak to the baker directly about what you should or should not buy. read more

Best Italian bakery I found in the area. Worth the drive. Best Italian bakery I found in the area. Worth the drive. Freshest ingredients. Authentic taste. Beautiful to look at. read more

Ok my freind big joe b reference this bakery to me at work last week. iam pretty picky person come from an Italian back ground to start off would like to say their cannoli are spot on five star ! Now when it comes to the cakes I would say it a four star for my taste very good but not calandra Newark ! The staff was excellent and helpful and the place appears super clean and organized not like other bakery i been to recently! Would like to say the price is very fair for the product in my eyes they were inexpensive. read more

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Love, love , love their pastries. We never had anything we did not like. They made my wedding cake. We got so many compliments. read more

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Clean place and everything looked fresh. Left with two cannolis and a cream puff. Was very fresh but the cannoli cream was whipped. Never had a cannoli like that. It wasn't bad but just not my thing. I like a traditional cannoli where the filling is thick and creamy not light and airy. Otherwise had a good experience. read more

Myh wife and I love the Italian Sesame cookies. We found Amici's online and called to find out if they had sesame cookies. I went to the store and asked to taste one of the cookies. It was. delicious, so I bought a pound. When i got home and my wife opened the box we found that all the cookies were burned. What a ripoff! Needless to say we won't be going back to AMici's for any bakery broducts. read more

They have the best cheese cake and tiramisu I also love the lobster tail. They are delicious read more

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$18 per lb for cookies is taking advantage.. when questioning the price the owner responded to take my business somewhere else. I DID!

We bought a cake here during the holidays and it was horrible. Way too dry and sweet. I'm seriously surprised that this place has been here for this long because their pastries don't even look that good. I will be heading out of my way to Scala's because at least they know how to make Italian cakes. read more

Very good bakery clean and smells great delicious pies and tasty cakes friendly staff enjoying my Christmas goodies thanks

Seen some nice reviews. hummm. We purchased our favorite, a Tiramisu cake. Worst one this family ever had in our lives. No mascarpone cheese. No chocolate coffee flavor. Mostly sugar and vanillin. Should have known from the ingredients which are listed under the "cake". More cake than sugary frosting and both bad. Oh, would not even give it to the chickens. It went down the toilet to feed the microbes in the septic tank. read more

Pleasant to work with I always order special orders for my family's showers and parties. Reasonably priced.

Updating my review after a couple years. After trying their pastries again, I would say its better than I remembered. Last weekend, I tried a slice of hazelnut chocolate cake, pastry pocket with cannoli filling, and custard, chocolate mousse, and cheese danish filled tarts. They didn't taste too bad. I would probably get the custard filled tart again if at Amici's. What I like about Amici's is their nice selection of breads, cookies, cakes, cupcakes and pastries. There's something for everyone. I'm definitely coming back to try their chocolate mousse pie. Looks great and is only $5.99 regular price. read more

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Very nice selection of pastries. Friendly staff. Go give it a try. They have some different stuff then most bakeries.

I've been to Amici's three times in the past month. The cakes have always been delicious and fresh and the workers always pleasant and very quick with wrapping my order to go. This is now my go to bakery! read more

Great family run bakery! Everyone who comes to our house for dinner is treated with cakes or pastries from Amici's. Always rave reviews.

Not sure about recent poor reviews. I've had nothing but a great experience with everything I've ordered or purchased at Amici's bakery. I highly recommend it. I was just there this past Saturday and picked up many goodies for a weekend getaway we were invited to and everyone loved everything we brought with us. read more

Really good Crumb Rolls and cannolis! I want to try some of their other bakery items as well. It is a favorite bakery of my fiancé and their family, and also the entire town and surrounding areas near them. read more

Monroe is now well endowed with proper Italian locales (nearby Bella Italia is one of the best in the region and shares the same parking lot). And while the suburban strip mall is low on charm (as compared to traditional pastry shops in the old Italian neighborhoods) Amici helps anchor it's Italian-ness. Excellent pastries, cookies, and ice cream. Tri Color cookie is one is the best anywhere! This place is the real deal. Excellent breads too. read more

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The best bakery in Central New Jersey. Really! I ordered a two-level quarter sheet cake for an event in my house. The cake was chocolate and vanilla with cannoli cream in the center, butter cream on top and a pictorial rendering of characters I wanted on top. The cake was ready on time, tasted wonderful, looked great and the price was reasonable. I had over 40 guests and the cake was gone in a matter of minutes after it was sliced for serving. Kudos to the pastry chef. Amici's is a true gem in Monroe Township. Try it. You won't go wrong. Michael K. read more

Ok this is a tough one. I just moved to Monroe about a month ago. I lived in Port Chester, NY for 46 years. Now I'm used to two of the best Italian bakeries in the metro area. Then I lived in NC for 2 years, fahgetaboutit! Now I'm back in civilization. I did a search for a bakery in the area and come up with Amici's. The bakery is 7 miles from my home. Not really far but not around the corner. I arrived 10AM Sunday morning. I expected the place to be larger, it was small. My first impression wasn't that great. There were two young women behind the counter. One was helping a customer the other very slow to approach me. She walked over, after a big yawn in my face she asked what I wanted. I wanted some hard rolls, none in NC. They were sold out. This was 10AM and out? I bought an Italian bread instead. It was excellent, fresh and crispy. I then bought 6 mini cannoli's. They to were very good but I think $1.75 is a big high for 1-1/2 bites. But that's me. I'm going back. Gonna call before I go to reserve my hard roll craving. Bottom line the product was very good. I can over think it and be a pain in the butt. BTW if you want a good bagel, there's a bagel shop right next door. read more

Disappointing quality. We purchased a mix of small cakes and pastries. Everything tasted like they were made in a factory. They advertise baking on premise, but with the size of the place there's no way they can produce the amount of items displayed. We had the Italian cookies before and they were dry and lacked flavor. read more

Best rainbow cookies around! Staff is so friendly too. Our only place to go for the most delicious pastries. We bring dessert from here back to our family in Staten Island when we visit. read more

They made my husbands birthday cake. Delicious! Whip cream, chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, bananas. Everyone was raving about how fresh and yummy! read more

Great sliced cakes samplers. My favs are the blueberry as well as the orange. Yummm!

This native Staten Islander that has been spoiled to death by phenomenal Italian bakeries on every corner has FINALLY met her NJ match. This is, without a doubt, borough quality. Pastries, cookies, cakes - all INCREDIBLE. Go in and try something new - you won't be disappointed! Small place with friendly service. read more

There is a bakery in North Jersey. A wildly popular one that has a long heritage and has even been seen on TV. We've been to that bakery (as well as the other store further south). They offer delicious items. For a long time, it was the only bakery we went to. Today, that all changed. After a round of disc golf at nearby Thompson Park, we stopped by Amici. We always get into trouble going into places like this. We go in with the thought of "just a couple of small items each." It never works. Today, we intended to buy a couple of small cannolis, and maybe a lobster tail. We left with two small cannolis, two lobster tails, two apple turnovers, two danishes, and a chocolate cigar. The first thing we noticed was the total cost, which was a pleasant surprise (especially when compared to the other bakery). We had the cannolis first. The shell was perfectly done, and the filling was almost buttery smooth. After getting home, we split the chocolate cigar. I had never heard of one, but this pastry was absolutely delicious! I wanted more, but I had to share with my wife (boo! LOL). After dinner, we had the lobster tails. The filling was super light, and the pastry was very flaky and cooked to perfection. Tomorrow for breakfast, we'll have the turnovers and danishes. That other bakery, as good as they are, do not reach the standard we found here at Amici. The store was clean, and smelled like a bakery, of course. It seemed as if there was only one employee working (but it wasn't very busy, so that is fitting). As soon as we walked in, she smiled warmly and welcomed us. She was very patient as we made our selections, and eagerly answered questions as they came up. I really can't think of anything negative to say. There was a fly in the store, but there are flies everywhere, so if that turns you off to a food place, you'll likely be hungry. We will go back. It's about an hour from home, but I make regular trips to the disc golf course at Thompson, and it's only 10 minutes from there, so it won't be out of the way. If you are looking for a superb bakery that is reasonably prices, Amici will fit the bill! read more

I usually don't like whipped-cream icings. I usually prefer buttercream. But Amici's icings have lovely flavors - strawberry, rum, a light chocolate - that other whipped-cream icings never seem to have. They make most of their individual desserts in a small and a large size, although each size isn't always available at the times I've been in. But the variation is great if you just want a small taste. The prices are amazing. I've gotten five pastries for under 10 bucks. It's been a while since I've been - it's about a half-hour from where I used to live - but I seem to remember a glazed-fresh-blueberry and chocolate tiny cake slice, a strawberry-topped cake slice, wonderful mini cannoli and a cheese-cake in cupcake size - more of a cake with a high percentage of cheese in it, rather than a full-on cheesecake. And the people who wait on you are unfailing friendly and helpful. Don't miss out! read more

Finally, a truly great Italian bakery that doesn't involve crossing a bridge. I benchmark Italian bakeries on their sfogliatelle, and they have one of the best. read more

This bakery is one of the best bakeries I have ever been too. My niece was turning one year old and I was in desperate need of an ice cream themed cake. I called them on Wednesday for a cake that needed to be picked up on Saturday and they were more than accommodating. They made the perfect cake and the best part was I called two hours before my pickup and asked them to make a matching smash cake for my niece and it came out perfect. They were so happy to do it and when we went to pick it up they didn't even charge us for the smash cake. The cake was moist and the chocolate buttercream was perfect. One of the best experiences I've had a bakery and will be going here often! read more

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Amazing cannot get any better then this place. True Italian pastries that are to DIE. For

My wife and I are from Virginia and were in town last week to stay with my sister and her husband and attend our nieces wedding. Early the first morning we were here, I found Amici's online, came in and bought several boxes of pastries since we had about 15 people back at the house. All the pastries looked wonderful so it was hard to choose. While our family ate a full breakfast that morning, everyone still found room to eat the pastries. They were so good and so fresh, my brother went back the next morning and bought 3 more boxes for the group. I've been to my share of bakeries over time. I'd rank Amici's at the top of my list, at least for pastries. As we were leaving on day 3 to go back to Virginia, my wife and I had to stop here again for more pastries to take home. Good thing we don't live here or we'd find ourselves at Amici's every week. Anyway, thanks to all the ladies who were so helpful to us out-of-towners and for the special talents you have in preparing such wonderful pastries. read more

Amici is hands down the best bakery in the area, keep up the good work

Stopped in on way home from work and purchased a strawberry shortcake. Very tasty and super friendly service. They had a large selection of cookies, pastries, and cakes ready to be purchased. Plentiful parking in the shopping center. read more

I love this place! I can never drive by without stopping by for one of their half chocolate dipped chocolate chip cookies, an m&m cookie, or a Nutella heart ^-^ they also have sugar free cookies as well as cheesecake. Customer service has always been great. Highly recommended local bakery. read more

Been coming here for years. I drive 20 mins right by 6 other bakeries to come here. Every year I order daughters Bday cake and many other family member Bday cakes. Never seem to disappoint. Always fresh always awesome service. Italian bread is always on point also. It's a must try if your looking for fresh pastries and bread. read more

I must say the Napoleon's are amazing & the chocolate mousse cake is to die for yummy

Having had this bakery referred to us by friends, we thought it would be the perfect place to order my sister's 75th Birthday cake. MAN WERE WE EVER WRONG!! i ordered a whipped cream cake, with chocolate covered strawberries on top and along the base. I made sure to tell them that I did NOT WANT strawberry filling between the layers, as nobody ever uses real strawberries for that. Instead, they always use some kind of strawberry jam or jelly, which is way too sweet. I did want chocolate mousse, but only if it wasn't very sweet. I was assured by the owner that their mousse isn't sweet and would be perfect. AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY WRONG, AND THEY USED THE STRAWBERRY JAM BETWEEN THE LAYERS! We picked up the cake and took it to the restaurant, where the staff was to bring it to the table after dinner. We sang happy birthday, and cut the cake, only to find everything that I DID NOT WANT, inside the cake. Sickeningly sweet mousse and even worse strawberry jam! We each took one taste of the cake, then gave it to the restaurant to throw away. NEVER AGAIN! FROM NOW ON I'LL STICK WITH MENDOKERS! read more

They mademy daughter's birthday cake just the way I wanted it. The cake was delicious and stayed good and moist for a week! Highly recommended!! read more