came in on 5/26 for my morning coffee and pastry and was delightfully greeted by izzy, a kind employee full of energy and a contagious smile. the food met every expectation and the ambience was great per usual. big fan of this establishment and its outstanding staff, already have my next solo coffee date down on my calendar lol read more

Consistently good food. The steak and eggs for breakfast is great Tightly packed tables. Can get busy. Bakery is legit. read more

While mostly known for their baked goods, Bovellas also operates a diner style cafe with breakfast, lunch and various coffees and milkshakes. Service is fast, friendly. Ample parking on three sides of the building. On the way out, be sure to check out the bakery cases! read more

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Gisellia was so welcoming! I stepped into such a wonderful variety of gorgeous pastries in their glass display cases! They even had sugar-free options. I was admiring the cute artwork created on some of the cupcakes. There were sharks and piggies featured. It was so cute. French and Italian pastries! There is a nice seating area and we were open to sit wherever! We sat near the wall because there were all sorts of photos of the history of this family 's bakery. My bff ordered to get a lovely salad !! I ordered a spinach cheddar mushroom omelette, and it was absolutely delicious and I took half of it home! I had to leave just a little bit of room for a piece of apricot rughela! Santa cachucha ! So delicious. We also brought home. A shark cupcake! It really had such a nice welcoming family feel & I felt like a cousin. I would definitely come back. read more

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We wanoted to order it took them 10 minute. No one asked what I wante. they took care of the person that came in after us. the gentleman they took care of said they were before us and the employee said no it's ok. another employee asked if we were being helped I said no and the lady said they will help you and she walked away and sat at a tabl. read more

Beautiful cakes and pastries, cute an convenient little place on 22. Very expensive.

Food was fine but overall a little bland across the board. The chicken and waffles especially so, maybe so as to give the espresso maple syrup a chance to shine. Everyone enjoyed the breakfast potatoes, they were cubed and crispy and well seasoned. The lemon regatta pancakes did not have any lemon taste to them, and there was no evidence of lemon zest which was included in the menu ingredients. Service was fine, food took a bit to come out, but it was very busy during brunch so that's to be expected. The frittata wasn't really a frittata either, it was more like an egg crêpe with the vegetables sitting on top. The best part of the visit was getting pastries on the way out! read more

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The food was delicious. Walking into the restaurant you hit the bakery area first and let's just say the temptation is real. Service was good. Family friendly environment and great tasting coffee. The decor is more Wooden chairs and tables. Great place for breakfast and prices are reasonable. read more

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It's OK, management seemed good, but our server was clueless. Very very overpriced for what you get, and quality and taste is not for foodies. read more

TL;DR = Make sure to "garnish" your expectations here. Lazy execution of a smoothie with even lazier excuses. Zero stars if I could. Came here on a recommendation and ordered an Oreo cheesecake and açaí smoothie with no bananas. I was first charged for a bowl by mistake, but that was corrected, so no harm there. The $8 Acai BERRY FRUIT CUP* showed up half-blended, hidden with a pile of whole berries, none of which were listed. When I asked, the manager/owner Marco said that's how it's supposed to be and I should "just ask for no garnish next time." Right, because guessing unlisted ingredients is totally normal. So, is this a smoothie with "garnish," or just a lazy attempt at one, served with a side of even lazier management? You tell me. read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Acai Smoothie - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

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Dined in this weekend for the 1st time as a 3 people brunch date. Parking was easy which i appreciated. It seems very casual, as we walked in and was instructed to seat ourselves. We ordered the mint tea smoothie. I wish there was more mint but it was refreshing. I ordered the breakfast sandwiches on a croissant and it was ok. They had a large selection of sweets and baked goods. I tried a chocolate chip cookie and it was also ok. read more

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I can't say I'm too impressed with this place. Mediocre at best. I feel like it's been hyped up way too much. I find a lot of the items to be dry. Shoprite has a better bakery to be honest. We recently had an issue on Passover. We called early in the week to check if they had kosher for Passover cake and we were told yes. Then we asked if they will have any available on Friday or if we should reserve something so we could get make sure they'd have one for us when we planned to come in on Friday. We were told there would be plenty and no need to reserve. When we arrived on Friday we were told there was nothing. Because of this, we now had no cake for a birthday party we were hosting. Very disappointing and the 15 year old girl behind the counter didn't seem to care or apologize. read more

Came here because it was bigger than the westfield location. I ordered a bunch of items. Everything came to $35. The staff was friendly and patient with me. I would come here again. read more

I would have rated 5 Stars if they had been able to serve anything other than regular coffee. We were there 1 hour before closing, but they only regular coffee was available, which was a bummer. They have a huge variety of Pastries and Cookies to choose from, and whatever we tried tasted pretty good. Macaroons were not that great, but they comped it and offered another pastry of our choosing, so +1 for Service. Cute decor with warm ambiance. read more

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Bovella's used to a regular stop for me . In recent years , I hardly go out this way but made a special time there . It was as good as I remembered . Simply love the carrot cake squares, rainbow squares and assorted Italian cookies. Will definitely go back again. read more

The service was rather decent but the food was not. We popped in for lunch on a rainy Thursday afternoon and were able to get a table right away. The girl behind the bakery counter told us to sit wherever we wanted and that's what we did. The food was meh. I ordered a BLT and they somehow managed to mess it up. The bacon was hard as a rock and stale and so was the bread! The chicken fingers were basic- you know the ones you buy by the bag from Costco? Those! The waitress took 50% off of the price of my BLT which was nice....I guess. I sent the whole thing back and opted to not replace it with something else. The prices here are a little high for what they have to offer! $9.95 for a side of bacon is insane to me! I didn't bother trying any sweet treats. Those prices drove me right out of the door!! read more

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we came here on a Sunday for brunch. food is pretty good but they service needs to be a lot better. they pretty much slack off and your sitting there with a empty cup of coffee for awhile. but when its to bring the bill they rush to get you out quick as possible. but other than that its a hit or miss. they have a big vireaty selection of pastries. so overall its decent. read more

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It's been 5+ years since we last visited Bovella's (the Westfield location we visited frequently when we lived in the area). All I wanted were the rainbow cookies! The place was busy, but we were able to get what we wanted fairly quickly. Overall, the cookies were good and the coffee, was OK. rainbow cookies [5] other cookies [4] french macaroons [3] (kids rating) coffee [3.5] I will say that this location is much bigger and it has a menu as well. From what I could see, the food looked pretty good. read more

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Staff is extremely rude. Selection limited compared to the downtown Westfield location

Who would give this place something less than 5 stars? I stopped by for lunch while in the area and grabbed blueberry bread pudding French toast. Phenomenal. Bacon was cooked perfectly. This was seriously phenomenal. I don't usually eat like this for lunch but this was worth the treat. And service was excellent - friendly efficient staff. Don't skip th is place! read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Blue Berry Bread Pudding French Toast - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

I order a birthday cake for October Sunday 12, the cake had frosting only without the name of the person's birthday, like " happy birthday......." on the top. I argued with a nasty guy to write the name. It took like 10 minutes to put the name of the birthday's person without the "Happy Birthday " part. He went inside the store again for 5 minutes more and finally He did it correctly. Now to put in a box it took 7 minutes more . The quality of the cake below average. I believe the store changed owners, which force me not to go there anymore, good bye read more

You seat yourself and the severs are always very attentive to your needs. The ambiance is semi-causal spot. The menu has great stable items that suit breakfast and lunch needs. The inclusion of the bakery means amazing dessert options for dine in or for special occasions. Only complaints are that their fruit juices are quite expensive and they have new specials that are lackluster compared to past specials that have had. read more

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Don't bother going for butter cookies and their large chocolate chip cookie looks great but not so! I haven't had breakfast/ lunch there so I cannot review their meals. Just go somewhere else for butter cookies. read more

Very nice place but will not be returning you have to pay for a breakfast meal even if you get a sandwich only. No other option Taylor ham and cheese on a roll no egg an a small coffee $19.53 .. I know things are expensive but I also know this is just overpriced I should not have to pay for the side of fries they never cooked and I never ate. read more

0 stars. This place used to be the Best when the other owners had it. Now every thing is stale, quality is awful and prices are outrageous! Workers all seem mad to be there... Nope . Never again! read more

Another deeply disappointing experience at Bovellas Bakery today. Months ago, while I was pregnant with my son, I had an unpleasant encounter with an employee who was incredibly rude to me. I brought the issue to the attention of the owner, who acknowledged it at the time and offered an apology. I left that conversation hopeful that things would improve moving forward. Sadly, today's experience showed that very little has changed. I visited the bakery this morning with my son. When we arrived, two other gentlemen were already waiting to be helped at the bakery counter. One of them ended up walking out, saying he had been waiting over 20 minutes without being greeted or assisted. The other man, directly in front of me, shared the same frustration--he too had been waiting for approximately 20 minutes with no acknowledgment. At one point, several staff members who had initially been visible disappeared to the back. A waitress eventually passed by without saying a word to any of us. The man in front of me politely asked if anyone was working the bakery counter, and the waitress responded sharply, stating that she was a waitress and didn't work in the bakery, adding that someone would be out "shortly"--despite the fact that multiple customers had already been waiting far too long without any service. To make matters worse, a woman walked in after me and was immediately greeted and served by a staff member--completely bypassing the man ahead of me and myself. I approached the employee who was helping her and calmly asked, "Was that woman here before me?" Instead of responding respectfully, the employee became visibly irritated and defensive. She said she would stop helping the other customer and assist me instead--clearly in frustration. I told her not to worry about it, as she was already helping someone else, and I didn't want to cause more confusion. But the fact that I even had to say something in order to be noticed was incredibly disappointing and frankly, unacceptable. Eventually, the man in front of me asked to speak with a manager or the owner. When the owner came out, the man explained the situation in a calm and respectful manner: the long wait, lack of communication, and being overlooked by staff. Rather than apologizing or taking accountability, the owner immediately defended his employees, insisting they had done nothing wrong. I then spoke up and reminded him that I was the same customer who had spoken to him months ago about the rude treatment I received during my pregnancy. He immediately recognized me, which shows the previous incident clearly left an impression. Yet even then--faced with another clear breakdown in customer service and multiple complaints from present customers--he never once apologized or addressed the problem. He simply turned and walked away. It's such a shame, because the food at Bovellas Bakery really is excellent. But over and over again, the lack of basic hospitality, accountability, and respect from both staff and management leaves a bad taste behind. As a returning customer who truly wanted to support this local business, I'm now seriously questioning whether the food is worth continuing to put up with service that makes you feel unwelcome, ignored and disrespected read more

Their French toast is usually one of the best. But this time I got the ends of the bread and it was too thick for my liking. The omelette was well made. The service was quick for a Saturday. read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Fruits de Rossa French toast - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

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Awersome place, breakfast/brunch delicious. Of course, u have to have the cannoli from the bakery section. read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

Had a great brunch Saturday, took some beautiful pastries home. Not Calandra quality. Enjoy brunch, but pastries do not impress read more

Great cakes, cookies, and tarts. I've also sat down to eat, the pizza was good. Service always attentive and quick. It can get busy. Atmosphere is modern and clean. read more

Absolutely love this cafe. Cute, clean, and simple ambience. Great food and pastries. Fresh and typically made to order very quickly. Always great, friendly service. read more

Good ambiance and good food. The service is always good. Big menu is nice, so that we can try new food each time. read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Avocado Toast - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

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We have been there in the past and loved it. The most recent trip was just ok. We were shocked that we were the only people there at 9pm on a Saturday eve. The pastry and coffee was also just ok. Might have been an off day but we are not likely to go back. read more

Bobby, the baker at Bovella's, made my dream come true! He took my idea of a wheels on the bus cake - mind you NOT the Cocomelon version - but the one I had put together for him with snippets from various other images and fully brought it to life! He made my daughter's first birthday SO MEMORABLE! And the cake was super delicious... the buttercream fluffy, light, & most importantly just the right amount of sweetness! Thank you Bobby and thank you Bovella's! I have always loved your desserts but now I'm your loyal customer read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - a school bus cake - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

One word CUPCAKES! How don't they make everyone smile. And smile even more when you bite into them. Perfect taste of sweetness. read more

Bovellas Bakery Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Mountainside, New Jersey

This place is a great brunch/lunch spot. It's on route 22 so very convenient. The family pictures on the walls are fantastic. The food is good! Service was very good! read more

Ordered a B-Day cake. Cake was not what was ordered. Couldn't tell what the filling was. Was not even close to what was ordered. It also had only had one layer of whatever flavor they gave us! Needless to say, a BIG disappointment for the party - we had no cake! One of the most important things!! Took the cake back the next day & talked to manager. Paid cash & wanted a full refund. Would only give gift card for it along with 2 pastries! Good customer service would have been full refund plus a gift card for another cake. Especially since we had to drive 20 miles round trip. Would not recommend them due to very poor customer service. VERY disappointed with them & sad that they ruined things for the party. read more

So, I have feelings on this one. It used to be excellent. Expensive, yes, but excellent. Now, it is just expensive. No, very expensive. I am speaking on cake orders only and very specifically on NY cheesecake. My family in NY loved it. It was creamy and thick but not dense. It was a perfect consistency and a decent size. My last time through cost over $86 for two of these things AND they were shorter, had less circumference, and clearly lacked as much cream. You could argue this is a one off, but at nearly a hondo there is no way I'm giving them any slack on that bust of an Easter dessert. You know it's bad when the cake itself is smaller than the golden cardboard sheet it comes on inside the box. You can say inflation, but I'd rather them charge me $100 and I get quality than the $86 and get garbage. Lastly, the staff never seems happy to be there nor to help customers most of the time. Some are nice enough, but others make it seem like you are bothering them by giving them business. Oh, and don't bother calling on the phone. Either A: it will ring forever, B: someone will answer in a surly manner and place you on hold forever, or C: once on hold they will just hang up. I guess that means business is good, so buy at your own risk. I'm out on this place and suggest you think well before spending here. Happy dining! read more

Awesome cookies, macaroons, and other special items. Unfortunately order placed by phone four days before was not ready. The day before Friday, manager confirmed order received and it still took over 15 minutes for cake to be prepared and ready to be boxed today Saturday. Order was preordered and prepaid four days in advance. The order was only a $110.00 product. We will place our next event order from a different bakery as they may get order correct and on time. read more

I had heard many great things about this place -- I would always drive by, but I never actually stopped to check it out -- so, when my friend asked me where I wanted to go for our morning coffee, I suggested this place, and I was not disappointed. When you enter through the first set of doors, you are greeted with a door to your left and one to your right; one is marked with, "enter", and the other is your, "exit", which I appreciated. Once you enter, the scent of the baked goods hits you and just makes your mouth water. We were greeted right away, and the employee was super friendly. We were told we could sit anywhere that had table settings since there was spacing for COVID restrictions -- sweet, simple and safe. So, since I had never been there before, it took me some time to look over things and figure out what I wanted, and not once during the process did I feel rushed or made to feel guilty about taking "too long". The server was very patient and kind about it, regardless of how he may have actually felt. My friend ordered a crepe, and I went with the avocado toast, and both of us were more than satisfied with our orders. The portions were very decent, and food was fresh and made with love. I'm definitely looking to come back and try more items on their menu. read more

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