love the challah. the help could be a bit nicer. also live the biscotti. very clean and organized. read more

The oatmeal cookies are top tier, my favorite cookies I've had in a long time also. Chicken pot pies are awesome and chocolate chip cookies good. read more

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Thank you so much for yet another amazing custom cake - we loved it! It was delicious & so pretty read more

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Wonderful great bakery always very pleasant and great place where we find things that are good for a person with food allergies

I love this place!! I stopped in when spending a week in Boston to get items to freeze for fall when I was done traveling. I started defrosting them this week and am so impressed!! The rolls I bought are so soft and fluffy. The cinnamon cookies are melt in your mouth delicious. It's tough to find nut free baked goods that actually are delicious but this place nailed it! I also tried the flatbread crisps in everything flavor and they were really flavorful. Five stars for food and friendliness as I had a ton of questions. I'll be back! read more

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Blacker's is along my jogging route so I've passed by the purple sign quite a few times. They pride themselves on being nut-free and dairy-free, so great for anyone with allergies (and even for those who don't). The online ordering system is a breeze to use, though I advise checking their hours before you go. Originally I had planned to put in an order for Saturday morning pick-up, only to see that they're closed on Saturday and I'd have to go grab it on Friday instead. If you go anytime Friday morning, just be prepared for a long line for everyone else with weekend orders, though the line moves quickly and the employees are efficient and kind. If anything, some of the other customers were kind of rude and demanding, and the staff couldn't be more patient. Brought their apple pie to a game night and it was definitely quickly devoured, always a great sign. Generous chunks of apple filling, not too sweet and good amount of nutmeg and cinnamon. My favorite part was the sugared lattice on top, the crust, and the doughy bottom. Recommend popping it in the oven to toast it up and serving with vanilla ice cream. Next time: I'll have to try the rugelach, babka, and challah. Parking: a few spots right out front, which fill up quickly, and a lot of parking available along Commonwealth. read more

My favorite spot to buy the sweetest tea roll Challah. Great for breakfast sandwiches and French Toast

Love whenever I get the chance to shop at Blackers for Shabbat, so does my family! The challah is always gone before I can make French toast. The ruggalach is amazing! Anything I have had from Blacker's is the chef's kiss!! read more

Thank you for creating this delicious chocolate chip cookie cake for my husband's special birthday ! The orange race car was absolutely perfect! It tasted as good as it looks! Your cakes, muffins, half moons, and rugulach are the very best! read more

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Reviewing this place on every site I go to. The second my party took a bite of the cake we were blown away! I ordered chocolate with chocolate mousse, raspberry frosting (!!!!) And chocolate ganache. The raspberry frosting had such great flavour! Like, I can't even properly explain how great this cake tasted. I would order from here even if their weren't lactose free people eating it. I ordered over the phone and just said it was for a 31 yo man so just modern decoration. They did a phenomenal job and were an absolute pleasure to work with. I haven't been in the store, but my boyfriend picked up some of their pound cake/breads and they are also delicious. So happy to have found this place! read more

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Will definitely be back after the sufganiyot this year! Everything looked so good, but the line was so long and moving so slowly

Consistent quality means a great deal to repeat customers. Being nut free and dairy free makes this store special for people with allergies. read more

Loved everything we purchased at Blackers for our 1st Chanukah as a blended family. The Muffins are amazing and so incredibly soft and tender for being dairy free. We also had both the plain and raisin challah which do not disappoint but the Rugelach were the real star. All of the flavors were irresistible. I seriously can't go back to buying anywhere else. So glad I made the 30min drive to Blackers to make our celebration sweeter. read more

They do philanthropy works around the neighborhood and frequently donate fresh bread! Definitely support them whenever you can!

Best cakes, brownies, cookies in town. Even gets raves when I bring these to NYC. Brooklyn

Kosher Jewish bakery that's also nut-free and vegan, though I'm not sure if vegan extends to all of the items. Rugelach: If all items are vegan, that would explain the rugelach flavor coming mostly from sugar, and not butter like at the best Jewish bakeries in NYC. The texture and dough flavor is similar to a Dunkin Donuts chocolate chip muffin top--which ain't bad, but ain't NYC rugelach. Fillings were the highlight, with a chewy gel on the raspberry and a dark chocolate with intensity. Gingerbread "Person": Yup, I guess this is an equal opportunity bake shop. Closer to a cookie texture, and thinner, than the classic bendable/chewy gingerbread man, and no raisins. Pleasant enough, but glad we bought only one. Babka: This is what we came for, but it was pre-packaged on the shelf and not in the case. It had the appearance of a grocery store version, so we passed. Service: Several reviews mention rudeness, but that was not even close to the case on our Sunday morning visit. read more

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Excellent customer service and AMAZING Boston Cream Pie. I couldn't even tell it was dairy-free. And of course the entire bakery is safe for people with nut allergies. I would highly recommend. read more

I had ordered a special order, the process was a bit confusing, but it got done and was ready on time. I worked with Karen via email. Rye bread and egg rolls vegan, delicious! Thanks again! read more

Every baked item that we purchase at Blacker's Bakeshop is fresh, made with high quality ingredients, and robust in flavor. We are fans of so many of Blacker's baked goods, there are too many to mention, although, we think Blacker's Rye Bread surpasses that of some of the greatest bakeries in New York City. Blacker's Bakeshop is immaculate, on-line ordering is simple, and the staff are friendly and efficient. Blacker's Bakeshop is a Boston treasure, and a pleasure to do business with. read more

My office contained people with both dairy and nut allergies, so it was often difficult to find a bakery that could appease everyone. Luckily, if you drive down Commenwealth Ave in Newton the sign says it all... Dairy-free Nut-free Bakery. They even often offer egg-free and vegan pastries which can be even harder to find. So now you might be thinking, can a nut-free dairy-free Bakeshop even be good? YESS!!! I felt like the true test would be can they make a butter, flakey croissant without real butter.. they can! Everything I've had there has been delicious, but may favorites are: Bags of assorted rugelach Fruit pies (and they do Pumpkin for Thanksgiving) Challahs: sweet, raisin, whole wheat, etc Quiches (SO good) Mac & Cheese (dairy-free and delicious) Baguettes (great flavor and texture) Vegetable Pot Pies Blueberry Muffins Birthday Cakes With coronavirus, they set up online ordering and Missy of their menu can be delivered and it came quickly and so fresh. You can also call and preorder to pick up. If you don't preorder, they usually have a decent line outside and serve one person at a time. If you celebrate Jewish holidays, be sure to preorder all of their traditional Jewish foods like Hanukkah Cookies, Pesach Desserts, and honey cakes for Rosh Hashanah. read more

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I live in NY so I sent an email inquiring about mail order, Karen (one of the owners) responded asking for a phone number and best time to call. She called the next day, we chatted a bit, I ordered the small Passover box, which contains brownies, a small sponge cake, 4 macaroons (either dipped in chocolate or plain) and matzah crunch. The box arrived in 2 days and was well packaged, so no damage to any of the items. Hubby loves the brownies, the macaroons are yummy, haven't yet tried the sponge cake BUT and I'm leaving the best for last the matzah crunch is AMAZING! I have to keep myself from just devouring the entire thing. I'm somewhat glad I don't live near Blacker's Bakeshop because I'd be in there all the time. I will certainly order from them again! read more

Blacker's provides bread, rolls, and challah to Zayde's Kosher Market, which is where I bought a loaf of their marble rye bread. I regret to say that it was completely flavourless and textureless. In a blindfold test, I would be hard put to know what it was that I was eating. My one-star rating is based solely on the quality of that loaf; I'm not familiar with their other products. read more

This place is the most amazing bakery for cakes, and the ONLY place I go to for my son's birthday cakes. Anne (she's so nice) does an incredible job every year decorating his cakes and they are the only cakes that I've ever had (egg free and dairy free chocolate cake) that actually taste like delicious cake!! I promise you won't be able to tell that there's no dairy or egg! I've personally tried baking vegan items for my son and they always end up tasting just so-so. I love eating Blackers cakes and my son literally licks his fingers after eating it too. I am so thankful to have a local bakery that we can go to that is safe and delicious for my son! read more

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One challah bread is $8. I did not expected this insane price and could not help it but to say "wow". "if you don't like it, you don't have to shop here", the store clerk replied. Thank you, Captain Obvious, that was quite rude. My family will not patronize that store any longer. Please do not support bad behavior. read more

The most delicious challah you'll ever eat! As a bonus, the entire bakery is nut free (and dairy free). read more

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This is an outstanding full-service, allergy-free bakery. No bagels, but excellent challahs in many different shapes and sizes. Everything here is fresh and many items are served warm. Muffins and rugelach are exceptionally good. Cakes are amazing! The open view into the back makes it fun to watch the care and professionalism with which their cakes are designed and customized. The counter staff is exceptionally courteous and welcoming. A woman out back -- reportedly one of the owners -- is a little less happy, but her daughter and retail colleagues are truly knowledgeable and nice. They know their products, and are really appreciative of their customers. I highly recommend this excellent bakery. read more

Every recipe is tasty. Baked to perfection. Packaged carefully.

Already our favorite challah pickup, Blacker's hooked up our 8 and 10 year olds for their birthday party w/vibrantly colorful, delicious, cupcakes that all their classmates could enjoy, including those keeping kosher or having nut allergies. BECCA MADE MY 8 YEAR OLD'S DREAM COME TRUE when she provided 2 pastry bags (1 blue frosting and 1 chocolate frosting) for his vision of Sweet Heaps, whereby his classmates could one at a time, open their mouth and get simultaneous squirts of frosting and whipped cream into their mouths. Love this neighborhood bakery! read more

Great kosher bakery. From the challah to the desserts, everything tastes like it just came out of the oven. When I go to my fathers for the Jewish holidays, I indulge in their treats and have never been disappointed. I wish they were closer to where I live, but I'm in their vicinity fairly often and can stock up then. read more

The best thing is no nuts. My oldest daughter is allergic and we come here for birthday cakes. We aren't kosher so the fast it's closed on Saturday is something for us to remember. We have had some stuff that wasn't exactly fresh which I guess is sort of how it goes. The staff is pretty nice and helpful. It's expensive. Keep that in mind. read more

We purchased challah bread, rugelaches and muffins on a Sunday afternoon; everything was yum and reasonably priced. They follow strict covid protocols, you can order online or let the baker know from a setup table outside what you would like. I would definitely go again! read more

My child has VERY severe nut allergies - this place has been a godsend! Not only is everything nut free, by default, but the food is so yummy that friends of ours ask us where we got our baked goods, just because of the taste! Customer service is also very friendly, as well, with a real Mom n Pop feel. My only request to the owners - I wish you could hire staff, so that you could be open on Saturday! read more

My friends and I loved the muffins and cookies we got! Really glad to find a nut free bakery.

I like this place because of the vegan options that they offer. Per my research, it's the only kosher bakery in the Greater Boston area that sells vegan challah. I have tried their rugelach, raspberry bars, challah and gingerbread people cookies (all vegan) and been pleased. I just wish that they had more vegan goodies on a regular basis in the case (not requiring a special order). They have told me before that they can make (almost everything) vegan by request so why not provide more vegan products on a daily basis? Great location and nice staff from my experience. read more

Recently purchased a raisin challah and a apple bupke. I was referred to Blackers by a cousin of ours, whose husband was a baker for years. On occasions, my wife will bake a challah from scratch which ie excellent. This challah was so good I am returning today to purchase another one and a raisin bupke. We have purchased challahs from plenty of bakeries but this one of if not the best. read more

this Bakery is incredible both the but the delicious treats and employees who work there are amazing and kind recommended if you like sweet but not to sweet sweets i love to go there and by all the but the delicious treats read more

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Purchased two round raisin challahs for the holidays. So disappointed---very stale. Obviously not fresh at all. We sliced it for toast, but a few days later it was too hard to cut!!! In the past I have bought regular challahs made by Blacker's at the JCC and they were fine. read more

This was my first time getting their baked goods. I got dozen rugelach (chocolate, apricot, and cinnamon). They were so good! I wanted to get more today (Saturday) before I leave the states but they are closed :(:( so sad I couldn't get additional rugelach but when I come back to the states for fall semester, I'll definitely come back here for more rugelach and I wanna try their challah bread as well read more

These generous folks just donated quite a bit of their baked goods to the Daily Table, Dorchester, which is a landmark community project being pioneered here by one of our prominent community members, Doug Rouche. I just bought a wonderful fresh challah there very inexpensively, and by doing so help support this vital community effort. The challah is delicious! Hats off to local businesses like this who strive for excellence and who also support the community... definitely worthy of our business! read more

Just ordered a large birthday cake from Blackers. They were so helpful & accommodating on short notice & made an awesome cake. It was a totally cool fire truck cake. Was very reasonably priced too. It tasted & looked great. Extremely impressed. Will be coming back here for our next cake. read more

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