They really drop the ball around the holidays, unfortunately. My family has been faithful to DeFilippis for years. We ordered ahead for pickup on the morning of Christmas Eve. In the past, they would open their window and allow the pickup orders to grab and go. With new ownership, it was a trainwreck. We got there very early and were stuck waiting for 2 hours. Yes, it was really that long. There was no separation of new orders and pickup, so those who ordered ahead had to stand behind those who were ordering for the first time. When we finally got to the front of the line, 2 hours later, our order was still being finished in the back.... I know. You think it'd be done considering it was ordered ahead... Be careful when ordering around the holidays. People were extremely unhappy. My advice is for them to ONLY accept order-ahead orders during the holidays so they're not stuck helping those who procrastinated while those who planned must wait. It really ate into our holiday time as well... read more

I recently discovered this traditional Italian bakery and it has quickly become my favorite pastry shop. Beautiful cakes and pastries available in a wide selection of flavors and fillings. Great selection of breads, too. read more

This was my first time to this location, but the baked goods are still the most amazing you will find in all of Middletown. The girls were so helpful and friendly at the counter and even let me sample an almond cookie. We ended up getting a dozen cannolis, a napoleon, and a tres leches cake. Everything was absolutely delicious, but my favorite were the cannolis. If you're ever in Middletown, be sure to stop here and satisfy your sweet tooth! read more

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Best bakery! Delicious pastries and cookies, danishes and cakes. Stopped in for our st Joseph pastry and Irish soda bread absolutely delicious Staff are pleasant, knowledgeable and the place inviting and clean. Thank you for being part of the community for so long read more

Found this place taking a walk and enjoying the sights. Love me a good school bakery. Staff was friendly and patient since took me a while to decide since they huge selection. Prices were very reasonable and got to say based two cakes I got, I got real treasures. If am in the area again, definitely got satisfy my sweet tooth with them :) read more

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This isn't the first time that My husband and I have been going to this bakery I decided that I would post a review on all of the treats that we have had together Boston Cream Donuts - Delicious Fourth of July Fruit Tart Pie- Delicious Tiramisu- Delicious Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake- Delicious Chocolate Buttercream Cake- Couldn't eat it Very Rich Way to much sugar not a type 2 diabetics friend bought it for Christmas but won't ever again Coffee - always good just the way that I like it very light with half & half a little bit of sugar usually a large coffee I don't know if they have cappuccino but I will find out next time that we go to the bakery to satisfy our sweet tooth's. read more

A lovely bakery filled with so many delicious looking treats! Everything we've tasted has been fresh and very good! Very reasonably priced and I'm always looking forward to my next trip to try something new!! -1 star as employees could be a little friendlier. read more

The Spanish woman behind the counter seemed bothered by our presence. She placed all our cookies in a bag on top of each other, impatiently signed when we were trying to choose. After she put out apple cider donuts in the same bag as out vanilla frosted her intent became clear. Previous customers with smaller orders was leaving with neatly boxed items while we had over packed bags. I tried to ignore her behavior but i was slowly getting annoyed. Was with my son, so I purchased the items he wanted and left the bakery and will never patronize them again. After all that, the donuts tasted stale and the cookies fell apart and were all covered with melted chocolate. Bottom line, would NEVER patronize this establishment again. read more

I love their cookies and baked goods and their cookies and their rolls and their cookies. I was worried when the new management took over and concerned that the quality and product delivery would not stay the same. However, I am happy to report that quality and service are still there and the delicious cookies still make me very happy. read more

Last week, we had our wedding cake made here, and it turned out amazing! It looked really good, and tasted great - vanilla cake, vanilla custard filling and whip cream frosting. The flowers were buttercream. Really glad we chose this bakery for our special day - thank you so much! I did get a chance to try the pignoli cookies when I placed the cake order, and they were delicious. My husband enjoyed the eclairs. We will definitely be back! read more

DeFilippis Bakery J & V - Bakeries Near Me - Middletown, New York

The cookies and pastries in general are really good! Gives me a feel of this pastry shop I used to go to in little Italy since I'm from the Bronx. The girls there are really nice and though i was very indecisive of what to get there were patient with me lol! They place gives a homey feel idk it just gives that old bakery down the block that you know the desserts are about to hit. I got a regular glazed donut from here and I love me some glazed donuts. I think that's the best glazed donut I ever had in my life not even going to lie read more

Everything is oil based, no butter or cream, and the items lack that fresh bakery taste because of it. The icing leaves a greasy film in your mouth like crisco. I once got a chocolate chip cookie from here and had to spit out the first bite because it was as if someone poured the whole box of baking powder into that one cookie. It was like eating a battery. The ricotta cannoli used to be great and the only reason to stop by but they've started cutting it with something, I don't know what. They sell a ton of stuff here but every night they have to stuff half of their product in boxes and put them on a $4 sale rack because the items didn't sell in time. I understand the need buy cheaper ingredients but if they did a smaller menu of items, they could focus on doing it really well instead of baking a million things really badly. read more

Yes, hi, I am dazzy Starr. I am a diabetic. My husband went into the bakery yesterday. Requested sugar-free cookies. They gave him cookies that had sugar in. It almost calls me to have a diabetic atpack. I do not recommend this bakery. If you're going to be selling sugar-free cookies then I suggest you figure out which one sugar-free and not sugar-free.I I do not recommend this bakery at at thank you read more

This bakery reminds me of an old school European bakery. The pastries are great and not too sweet. Something I really miss from Europe. The donuts sell out all the time if you want donuts and coffee get here early! The black and white cookies are amazing and so is the lobster tail! This place is worth a visit. The staff is not overall friendly, but you aren't going there to make friends. You are going to grab your sweets and get on the road. read more

Bought the chocolate strawberry short cake they had on display to a friend's gathering and it was great! I was afraid it would be too sweet but everyone loved it. Not too dense or sweet! Cream was nice and light. The girl who helped us was very nice. I could tell they had a lot of customers. It wasn't packed but the place could use a renovation. read more

I saw this cute little bakery on the way to lunch and thought I would stop by to see what they sell. My eyes caught the tiramisu and I knew I had to buy it because my bf loves tiramisu as much as I do. I bought one just to try because I'm picky with my sweets and I was shocked how good it was. The coffee was strong, but not super strong. The cream was very smooth and presentation was just very cute which was another reason why I bought it. I highly recommend stopping here whenever you're in downtown Middletown. You'll definitely find something you want from this bakery. Their prices are reasonable and it smells really good in there. read more

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Try their cannoli donuts. Soft, chewy not-too-sweet dough, just-right chocolate glaze and creamy cannoli inside. We took home a loaf of Italian bread, just-like-how-Nana-makes-it tarallis, and a biscotti. Quality baked goods, friendly staff, equally friendly prices. *cash only read more

Chocolate buttercream cake Strawberry shortcake. Both for daughter-in-law's Birthday. Both were perfect. read more

Cash only! I've had donuts and a cake here. Both delicious. There is a small public parking lot across the street but it's still pretty active so plan an extra 5 min to park read more

This family owned bakery is simply the best. Whether you just stop in for a sweet roll, donuts, cakes, or hard rolls there is nothing better. Growing up in Middletown this was the place to go, now we still enjoy whenever in town. Just one warning don't go in hungry, you will not be able control your purchase because everything is great. read more

DeFilippis has the best bread around!!! My whole family agrees... and when we go out of state, DeFilippis is what we bring

Delicious place. Drove in from PA just to get cookies. Been going here for over 20 years

Absolutely the best Italian Bakery in the region! Authentic pastries, cookies, scrumptious fruit desserts, cakes, cannolis- you name it! And freshly baked daily and family owned and operated- it just doesn't get any better! DeFilippis is our family's favorite bakery for over 30 years, once you try them they will be yours too! read more

As if the line out the door was not indication enough of the allure this store, the sight of the display cases inside was sure to silence the harshest of critics. The good: How does one describe the perfection of a chocolate glaze topped cake doughnut before slipping into a glucose-fueled coma? Or that of a cinnamon roll bigger than an entire roll of your favorite brand in the blue tube from the grocery store? I would be lying if I said my heart wasn't palpating and my forehead sweating after consuming the alarming number of calories in the two and half concoctions these miracle workers had created. Was the dough soft and fluffy? Yes. Was the glaze the most wondrous, finger-licking, dripping on your lap, glaze I'd ever encountered? Yes. The bad: Impossible. Second thought: long line -- understandable for Christmas Eve. Five out of five for the most amazing bakery I've ever been to in my life. Do yourself a favor and stop by for anything (literally anything you eat will blow your mind). read more

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Driving up from Fl. I Called DeFilippis bakery from Route 81, south of Wilkes Barre, Pa. (approx 75 miles away) to order a special request cake for my granddaughter in Middletown. The time of arrival was going to be about fifteen minutes after closing so I called again and the understanding kind and sweet young lady who answered said she would wait for us even though she had an after business hour appointment. I can't thank DeFilippis management and staff enough for waiting for me and the Amazing cake they prepared , complete with flowers and script for my granddaughter read more

First visited this place a few weeks ago, and they have a vast selection of baked goods, from éclairs, cannolis, and lobster tails to bagels, donuts, and frozen cheesecake. They also have a $3 sale section where they sell day-old goodies such as 8-packs of bagels and huge boxes of leftover donuts. From there I picked up a lobster tail and a chocolate éclair. After putting them in the oven for a little while, they turned out pretty decent. But of course, a day-old lobster tail will inevitably be stale so I was kinda digging my own grave there...hehe My friend also ordered a large chocolate chip cookie and a piece of frozen cheesecake. I'd say 7/10 for both in terms of taste. A few days ago, my coworker also came here and bought a birthday cake and it was pretty delicious. 8/10. Overall, I'd give this place a solid 4 stars and will be going back again. read more

This is the best bakery in orange county by far.they sell great pastries, donuts, breads.prices are very good. The donuts are like 70 cents each and big and fresh and yummy!! read more

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We don't have any bakeries in my area. We were visiting Middletown and decided to stop here for a treat. I took my 3 kids and they all picked something different. The cookies were good and fresh and the eclair was the best I've had. My daughter picked a slice of strawberry shortcake and she enjoyed it so much we had to get another to take home. My son loved the fresh Cannoli, which is my favorite:) The prices were average as you would expect. They also had boxes of "Day old" donuts and cookies for $4 which also looked fresh. Should have bought them but, trying to be good. lol It reminded me of a NY Bakery I used to go to. The Staff were friendly and although it was busy, we didn't wait to long. I would stop here again when I'm in the area. read more

My wife and I are 50+ persons born and raised Brooklynites. This place is very much like the old fashion Brooklyn Italian bakeries from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. We drive 40 min every Sun morning after church and stand in line which is usually out the door...to stock up on fresh baked goods and pastries. If you know me than you know that I NEVER stand on a line...for ANYTHING...well almost anything. DeFilippis baked goods is the single and only thing I have ever stood on line for in my life. I've gained 25 pounds from this place...and worth every oz. If your in the area and love old fashion Italian baked goods and pastry than ya gotta try this place. Just don't come between 6 and 7 AM on Sunday morning...the line is already to long. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g48170-d10133271-r506746285-De_Flippis_Bakery-Middletown_New_York.html# read more

I waited until I tried Defilippis a few times before to writing this. Pros: good prices - local business - friendly staff - variety - location - parking - one amazing pastry that one time. Cons: Quality cannot compare to other Italian/Sicilian bakeries I've eaten at. Pastries, cake, and bread taste cheap, like in a very airy and fluffy way I'd expect from Walmart. Eclairs are the cut open sandwich variety with a weird custard and get very stale around the edges. Rugelach were both dry and greasy. I'll keep sampling, but with moderate expectations. read more

Better than Savoia and Ferrara! No contest against any bakery in Staten Island either. read more

Our cake must have been a bad batch, it tasted like there was a pound of unmixed sugar in it. It was absolutely tasteless, because all you could taste was the unmixed granulated sugar pieces. My mom was really disappointed, because she had a few guests over, and although half the cake was cut, most of it stayed on the plates and ended up getting thrown out. read more

Great place. Go here for the Lobster Tail. Must try. And the canolies are the best and freshest here. This place made my go to list. My go to Bakery. My go to Deli. Pizza place. Etc.. read more

I was looking forward to coming to this bakery. Unfortunately, I walked into the bakery today and stood silently waiting for someone to say hello or acknowledge my presence. An older man and younger woman behind the counter never looked up. They just continued to speak in Spanish and ignore me. Another woman behind the counter on the other end looked at me without saying anything. So, I simply left. I will not return to this establishment. read more

This place absolutely crushed our wedding cake, not literally of course. We choose DeFilippis to bake our cake and they knocked it of the park. Our guests were overjoyed with how delicious it was and thanks to the staff for making everything so easy. read more

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Pretty damn bad for an old school Italian bakery. I think the original owners sold the place, because everything Italian here sucks, from the cannoli to the cookies etc (things don't use the right ingredients, lack the right flavors, are stale, etc.) . The American stuff isn't terrible, but that itsn't great either. It really sucks for me that it sucks because I live right nearby and love Italian bakery, but it says something that this place is bad enough to keep me away. read more

Really nice family-owned bakery to buy a designer pastry for a friend! Love that they tie everything with red and white pastry string to add an extra bit of old fashioned class to a Sunday Apple Ring for a church event! read more

This is "the" place to be in Middletown on Sunday mornings. Great Italian pastries and the best donuts in town. They have semolina bread on Saturdays. I don't recommend their pies, but I consider that a minor infraction. Definitely worth looking for a parallel parking spot. read more

There are very few real old fashioned bakeries anymore. This is one of them. So much better than what you get a grocery store. I want everyone to go so they stay in business forever. read more

I stopped in for the first time and it definitely won't be the last, there were a few people on line in front of me so I waited patiently as I scanned the cases trying to decide what to purchase,I decided on the lobster tails, sfiogetelle, anisette biscotti, sesame cookies, and cannolis, they sell the cannoli filling by the pound in a pastry bag, so I filled my own! Absolutely delicious everything was fresh, and delicious the lobster tail was crispy and the French cream outstanding!! I'll definitely be back read more