Came here to order a cake for Father's Day and the lady who assisted me was very nice and helpful. Fast forward to today when I came to pickup my cake, the service was terrible. I was being helped by a guy worker with multiple earrings who gave me my cake. Since this was during the father's day promotion, they were giving out a free umbrella with minimum spend. I asked the guy worker if it was possible to get the blue umbrella and before he could answer, this lady worker jumps in to interrupt and quickly grabs a beige umbrella and says rudely with a lot of attitude "you can't pick." Then, she started questioning how much my cake was and if it hit the minimum spend. My receipt clearly met the spend and there was no reason for her to treat me like a thief. Disgusting behavior and I will never come back to be treated like this as a customer. Hope management sees this and takes action against such an employee. Happy to assist in identifying this disrespectful employee. She clearly should not work in the service industry. read more

I've been here a few times after work. Service can be hit or miss. Some days the cashier is super friendly, other times they act pretty stand off-ish. I've gotten their strawberry cake in a cup and it's delish. Great strawberries, cream and even some lychee jelly. Also got a mango smoothie drink which was delicious. I always make a stop here whenever I'm in the mood for some fancy dessert. read more

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Long review, I like their bread and pastries but not their cakes. They promote so much cake photos on yelp but in reality their cakes arent all that. 2/5. Maybe it use to be really good but now, its really not. Its pricy and for the product to not even contain flavored cream and lack of craftsmanship on the art of decoration, was disappointing. It was a simple fruit and whip cream on a sponge cake for almost $70. Yes its customized(selected from the preset menu), but not worth. As for their bread selections, its cute! They have different pastries and buns. Very interesting mixes. 4/5. I personally love their taro bun, its flaky and the filling is very nice. A little artificial but very much a nice taro flavor. Their red bean mochi bun is interesting, a little uneven on the mochi and red bean ratio, but a good try 4/5. Egg tarts I was a fan, its eggy and a good combo w the crust. Its also spacious inside and bright. Would recommend for bread and pastries only in my opinion. read more

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I came here on a Friday morning after grocery shopping on 8th Ave. The place was super cute (like most Asian cafes) and there was a lot of seating. The breads and pastries were quite interesting and had flavors I had not seen at other Asian bakeries. I got a New Orleans chicken thigh bun and a strawberry cream baguette. I'm not quite sure what made it New Orleans? It wasn't spicy and it didn't have Cajun seasoning. It did have a chicken thigh and cheese inside (maybe that's New Orleans style?). It was very tasty though. The strawberry cream baguette was not too sweet and had fresh strawberries. The bread was soft and fluffy. Service was okay, not very friendly though. I would definitely come back try their other breads/pastries. FYI - there's a $10 minimum to use credit card. read more

First time try this milkshake which it's my favorite fruit peach during perfect weather. Omg it's so good I like it very much. Next time I will go there again for trying different one. read more

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Yumyumyum. Happened to stumble upon this bakery after my toddler's dental visit and was pleasantly surprised by the selection available. The 2nd time I stopped by a bit earlier and there were even more options. Their buns are so fluffy and soft. Some more flavorful than others. My favorite so far is a mochi chocolate bun (there was a 3rd ingredient but I forgot what it was. Might've been cranberry). The creativity and the pricing is very reminiscent of Sunmerry, which is another one of my favorite Asian bakeries. I would have to say the chocolate mousse cup was meh. Also happens to be the only photo I have of this place lol. Tasted like whipped cream with some cocoa powder or very minimal melted chocolate added to it. Cute though. Noticed that the little plastic plant pot is from Restaurantware and their products are good quality (and pricey), which most likely explains the $5 something price tag. I wouldn't want to try the cakes based on this dessert but the buns are definitely their specialty. read more

Barley Time - Chocolate mousse cup $5 something - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I am so disappointed at their service! My husband and I are log time customers and we always pre-order their special design cake but today I am so disappointed. Today is my niece's 1st birthday so my sister in law pre-ordered a cake with specific design and filling. And today around noon she texted to confirm for a 3PM/4Pm pick up. My brother in law went to the store. Guess what happened!!!! They forgot their order. Texted my sister in law that they can prepare it in 20 minutes. Like we don't WC at a cake that is crappy fast designed and will end up ugly because it was rushed. So they said they will deliver I n20 minutes. After 20-30 minutes they told my sister in law they don't have the pink horse/unicorn, they only have some ugly looking horse. So they cancelled the entire order. The reps at the store were so rude saying they didn't confirm earlier like my sister pre-ordered this cake on Monday and this afternoon confirmed the time for pick up and they said yes. Why did you not say you forgot the order then. My brother in law posted about their irresponsibility and received rudeness from them saying they don't want this type of customers! Like you were the one who forgot the order and couldn't deliver the item not us how can you blame the customers?! Everyone don't come here go else where!!!! They have bad customer service and blame customers within they are the ones who messed up!!! read more

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Place is big with fancy table seating setups, aside from that, it's just a typical Asian bakery/Boba drinks. Cakes and buns are expensive: a hotdog bun cost $3 bucks, just because it has a cute teddy bear cutout. Cakes are $6 per slice (comes in a Peppa Pig box), and drinks are $4 and up. Got the Purple Yam Milk tea drink, that tasted bland and left nothing to boast about. Strangely enough there is a Boba shop right across the street serving the same food items. This neighborhood craves and likes aestheticiclly pleasing bakery/drink shop; hope there's room to improve read more

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New bakery opened during a pandemic -- bad timing but I'm happy for more bakery options. I haven't been inside but from pictures, it looks very chic. This bakery opened just in time for my grandma's birthday celebration, because we were looking for a cake. I was impressed with their cake selection, mostly the way they decorate it. Called them the day before to place an order. There might be a language barrier if you do not speak Chinese (mandarin, to be specific). Staff's English is very limited. Anyways, there's many cake flavors to choose from. We ordered a black sesame cake -- costed about $60 for an 8inch. It was beautifully decorated. The cake tasted great. It wasn't too sweet (good for asian families), cream was very light (like the Paris Baguette chiffon cake cream), and the cake was very moist. I would order from here again; would love to try their other flavors. read more

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DON'T go here . I placed a cake order for pickup, and when I went to pick it up at the scheduled time, I noticed that they did not even make the cake yet, despite the order being placed and a cake pickup time was scheduled. When I went to confront them about this, the worker was not professional and simply agreed that yes, the cake was not made. That's it. There was no apology, no acknowledgement of the mistake on their part or for the inconvenience. This terrible service was absolutely unacceptable. They make it seem like the world revolves around them, simply from the absolutely terrible attitude from the worker. Makes me wonder how the workers are being trained there. Never coming here again. And the cake. They spent the next few minutes making the cake while I continued to wait. The cream was tasteless, but what can you expect from a cake that was rushed at the last minute, right? Don't come here, unless you want to waste your time and experience rude attitude from the worker, only to get a mediocre, rushed cake. read more

A very cute boba shop + bakery hybrid with wifi access. I work remotely in this shop from time to time, great environment to catch up with friends too. read more

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Barley Time is awesome. The space is beautiful (with lots of seating), they have a ton of buns, and of course, their desserts and cakes are amazing. It's Chinese, but it really feels like a French/Korean bakery with how it's laid out, and the types of cakes they offer (chiffon style, crepe, macarons, etc.). I got their macaron fruit cake, and it got rave reviews from some picky older folks! It's not too sweet, and it was super fluffy. Beautiful too! read more

I was there to order a Birthday Cake. We were given a catalog of pretty-looking cake designs but only 10-20% are available. Available cakes aren't indicated. Terrible service. Their staff asked us to give her a minute because she was busy arranging the counter items. A customer walked in. She served the customer - neglecting us while we were waiting for her. The food is very pricy -- a regular (relatively normal looking) cake of 10" costs $100+. read more

Bread and pastries was alright. Good amount of seating area and pretty spacious. Came in looking to purchase a cake but changed my mind after receiving horrible customer service. The worker seem like they didn't want to be there and one was always on her phone. My experience: Went right up to pay for items and worker couldn't see me because she was on her phone the whole time. The worker punched in the items I got and then right after, she went back on her phone even when I was still in the middle of ordering a drink. Literally had to wait for her to get off her phone! While making the drink, she forgot to add my topping even though I made it clear twice to her that I asked for topping. Changed my drink cup to put my topping in. Also there cheese foam mango green tea is a slush and not a regular liquid form. Wouldn't recommend coming here. read more

The shop is very nice and clean, has a lot of creative buns, and is very delicious we also ordered taro milk tea and class milk tea, taro milk tea is made from real taro. read more

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Yesterday, I called on 11/6 to order 9 drinks, cold, large drinks, and some bread, because I want to get them at 9AM on 11/7, I just called and asked, The boy answered the phone and told me, he said: Although we opened the door at 7:00AM in the morning, we were so busy that we didn't have time to get 9 drinks, so I could only get them until 11AM! I said that I can only get it at 9 AM. Can I arrange to get me 9 drinks earlier? He still said no! ! Does that mean you don't want to do my business? I told a friend aboutthis. My friend said that the door will open at 7 AM, and the order can only be delayed until after 11 o'clock in advance to get the order for me. It seems that you are really good and the business is busy. Are you too busy before 11 AM Receive order？ That's why you can't take my order. read more

bad ass attitude! the staff have bad attitude! Most of the bread prices is higher then other bakery！ not worth it ！the drinks sucks taste like water！ dont spend ur $$ for this garbage ！ read more

Got a red bean bun here and it was very good. Could've been from Canal street! My BF and his daughter came with and got bubble tea, which they also enjoyed. read more

Came last minute to pick up a birthday cake. They had about 6-7 cakes on display around noon time. We picked out a strawberry fresh cream cake with chocolate drizzled on the outside which was 56$. Other cakes with simpler designs were 46$. The cake itself tasted pretty good. Cream is very light and unsweetened. It didn't have a WOW factor on the first bite but I would probably come back again to try another cake. Their cake is actually better than Paris Baguette and Tous Les Jours in my opinion. Took a star away because it is on the pricier side. The bakery looks very clean and sanitary. read more

Barley Time - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

With covid I struggled finding cafes to study in. Barley time is a fairly new place that opened in the area. Free wifi available. It's a nice well lit environment with lots of sunlight. Music is a bit loud but I guess it's okay since I use headphones. They take card but has a min for $10 purchases. Drink selection could be more diverse but their cakes look cool. I've tried their tiramisu, nothing special but still a good tasting tiramisu. you can order them custom if you fancy their many options. Bread selection gets more limited after 5pm ish. Their loaf bread is tasty and moist. I tried the green tea loaf and went back again to get it a few times. You can really taste the green tea, not too sweet or bitter. read more

Barley Time - Super Fruit tea Rose croissant Teddy bear bread - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Honestly think their breads are very creative and taste great. High quality and very fresh. Had a lot of fun picking out different breads to eat and try. Will say that it does get expensive though. read more

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I just tumbled into this super cute bakery this morning while I was taking my morning walk. It was totally unexpectedly stunningly cool coffee break time experience during this COVID-19 pandemics when everything is so gloomy & doomsday like ... love this place. Their interior is so fashionably cool and whole set up is so sweet & cool. Obviously, their bakery stuff are good, too and their staff are looking so sweet and friendly. Made me feel like I'm in SoHo where I'm missing so much ... read more

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Decent cake and price. Place is nice Haven't try drink or bread yet! Will come back. read more

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I had horrible experience from this cake shop, I ordered this cake last Thursday 2/24/2022 for my family's birthday and said I got it yesterday on 3/3/2022! This cake isn't cheap either! 6" Fruit Cake $38.99! The clerk took my order and gave me this cake! As soon as I see it, I don't want it because it's not fresh! I saw two identical cakes on the glass counter ! And the other one was very fresh and the leaves weren't rotten and the fruit wasn't very dry. I said 'I don't want this! I want the latter one! The fruit of this is very stale and the leaves are rotten and the fruit is very dry. 'You can see that the freshness is not made the same day! Then the clerk said, 'It is not stale, but the leaves are rotten! The fruit looks so fresh! Another different filling! 'If you don't give me another one, then you can also replace the strawberries above! very ugly! If I want to buy such a stale cake , then why should I order it a week in advance! Ask the clerk why you seem to be fresh! I read online before and said that the cakes in this store are good! After this experience! I will not buy here again. read more

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I was curious about the missing "Pearls" on the side of the bottom of the Birthday Cake. one of the employees said," when you take pictures, you only take the front of the cake." So, no need to decorate the "pearls" across the whole bottom. What a funny answer!!! read more

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A boy told me. He said: Although we opened the door at 7:00AM in the morning, we were so busy that we didn't have time to get 9 drinks, so I could only get them until 11AM! I said that I can only get it at 9 AM. Can I arrange to get me 9 drinks earlier? He still said no! ! Does that mean you don't want to do my business? I told a friend about this. My friend said that the door will open at 7 AM, and the order can only be delayed until after 11 o'clock in advance to get the order for me. It seems that you are really good and the business is busy. Are you too busy before 11 AM Receive order？That's why you can't take my order. read more

The food is alright, but the service... the girls in the front look like they don't want to be there and they act as if they don't want to talk to you. read more

Super clean and friendly staff, they have gifts for grand opening! Open at 7am so not a lot of bread options in the morning but once it get's closers to 9/10 am there would be a line outside :) read more

I had a custom cake done and they did so well it looked so beautiful and their service is great they were super nice but yeah everything was amazing!! read more

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The staff there are very friendly and helpful. The place look very beautiful and peaceful. The drinks and food taste good. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

I order a cake with mango and strawberry. However, It only has strawberry inside. The cake looks pretty, but the cake itself tastes no good as the cake and fruit is not fresh and too prices. read more

This place gave me a great impression the minute I walked in. Nice and clean but things went downhill when I went up to the counter to pick up the cake I ordered. They messed up my cake order and wanted to charge me $75 rather than the $68 they stated when I placed my order through text. She kept asking me for proof so luckily I had the conversation on my phone so I showed her. She then went to the back to discuss with some lady. Then came back and said she will charge me the $68 instead (had the proof on phone) when they are the one that messed up. And, I did not like that she kept taking my phone away from me to show the proof to some other girl in the back. Its COVID and she be spreading germs all over my phone and touching everything else. Finally got my cake, took forever! Did the celebration and all, cake did not taste good! I ordered Sesame flavor and it had no NONEEEE sesame flavor AT ALL it was just sponge cake, cream on top (some other yelpers said the cream was slightly sweet but mine was tasteless no sugar at all) with decoration for $68 bucks!!! I always liked light less sugar cream cakes but this one has no sugar taste at all and it was only one layer! I am the type that really don't mind paying more money for a GOOD cake but this was extremely disappointing and on top of all that happened with the cashier. No taste, plain old sponge cake. Definitely not worth $68 dollars! Part of the decorations are cute but some colors are off. Ordered a brown tree, got a black tree instead. No biggie about that but I expect a lot better for a $68 single layer cake. One star was for the cleanliness of the bread box displays. I will not be returning here. read more

If you are looking for a good Asian Bakery, this is the place! High quality ingredients and everything is reasonably priced. Their cakes are BEAUTIFUL! Drink selection is amazing. Most importantly - great customer service. The store manager, Fanny, she's a doll! LOVE her personality, and I will go there everyday if I live close by. read more

I give this bakery 0 star. Number one worst bakery ever! Made the worst mistake ever to buy cake from this garbage bakery! Very bad service. You will only get ripped off if you buy there. Not only you won't get what you paid for, but they will also ruin your day! Very bad service with terrible people working there! Ugly bad attitude like themselves. I specifically ordered a Cinderella matcha birthday cake and they gave me a plain tasteless cake with another doll. So I asked for only half refund back for their carelessness and not getting the right cake, but they were very unreasonable, made excuse said I ate their cake, so can't refund half back. why I should have to pay for their carelessness. I should get what I paid for, if not should refund. Only when the cake is cut open to found out they made me wrong cake, so it was too late to go return. Owner and workers there are all very rude, unreasonable, careless. Even laughed when I asked for half refund back. Thinking it's funny. And dared to yell at customer, blaming me for their carelessness. They don't care to listen to customer orders carefully. They just randomly made a cake and randomly chose a doll and not made what I specifically asked and paid for. They even told me the guy who made the cake was inexperienced so made the mistake. Their cakes are overly priced but are cheaply made. The cream on the cake tasted nothing. Just threw away. The fruits are not that fresh. The cake is just plain. Mostly just lots of tasteless whipped cream, little bit of cake and not fresh fruit. Wasted my money buying there. Ruined my birthday as well giving me the wrong cheaply made cake that is not worth what I paid for. Other bakery stores make better same cake than theirs and are not as costly. They charge 3x as much for a regular plain cake you can buy everywhere else. Their business slow, that's why they need to overcharge. Their bakeries doesn't look that fresh. Don't waste your money there. It's not worth it. They only want to rob your money for their cheap cakes. Never do business with these bad service people, only will ruin your day! read more

I like their creativity with their breads and they all toasted good. I went at 8 o'clock in the morning, didn't have a big variety of bread to choose from probably because it was a little too early. I'd definitely like more choices but other than that everything was great!! read more

Horrible service! The food was cold and mediocre. Milk tea was way too sweet! The coffee tastes horrible and I had to come back just to get sugar and milk! Got my order incorrect. Never coming back! read more