This review is based on my experience from a few years ago. I have not been back. My crew and I…read morethrew everything we got away - it wasn't worth the calories. Items were dry, tasted old, and lacked flavor. Grocery store baked goods are better. I recall seeing other similarly bad reviews back then and thought I had posted mine, though not seeing mine now. I see some positive reviews now though so I'm wondering if the quality got better. I may try again.

If you want to be transported into a bakery that has a delicious, mouthwatering, beautiful pastries…read morepick up your keys and head down to Gerardo's Bakery!!!! The interior and ambiance is every sweet tooth foodies dream! I asked for a recommendation for a cake and the mile high strawberry cake is PERFECT !!! Listen if I lived closer this place would quickly turn into my weekly sweet treat location!!! Pick up your keys and do yourself a favor and head down to Gerardo's Italian Bakery!

Clean open plan inside and overall situated in a cute neighborhood across from Rail Trail which was…read morealso another great spot. The staff were really busy but still super friendly. I was able to sample a couple of flavors to decide on my ice cream. I tried tres leches, blueberry cheesecake, and pineapple upside cake. They were all good and I ended up being in a fruity mood so got the two latter flavors. The blueberry cheesecake was nice and creamy and the pineapple upside down cake ended up not as overly sweet as I thought it would be. It was just right for me. I would definitely come back here again and recommend folks come check it out. Lots of fun flavors as well as some classics. The staff was very efficient and friendly and I feel like that always helps elevate the experience and the taste of the food somehow.

Stopped here for a treat after dinner. This shop offers homemade ice cream. I got the cookie dough…read moreand it was spectacular, the vanilla was super sweet and creamy and the cookie dough tasted homemade. We went late at night and it was still fresh tasting. Plenty of seating indoor and out and it's right in downtown Hudson so you could walk around. They also have a speakeasy here that my friends and I would love to visit.

I have ordered multiple items from Brothers Baking and always been happy! The coconut macarons are…read moremy favorite -- chewy and light, and the chocolate is just the right amount. So delicious!! The scones and cupcakes are also yummy -- but the cake pops are unworldly! SO DARN YUMMY. If you're looking for a local bakery to do a custom order for a party or holiday, or even just want a treat to bring in for a work meeting or to dinner at a friends' house, you can't go wrong with Brothers Baking. So easy to order online, they are super responsive, and pickup or local delivery makes it so convenient! I've even had chocolate chip cookies shipped to my daughter at college and they arrived safe & sound. Such good service! I almost forgot to mention the cinnamon buns. Yummmmmm!

The half sour bread was divine! So delicious, the cookies were equally delicious…read more They dropped it off at my house still worm from the oven!

This is one of my favorite coffee shops ever!! 100% worth the drive even if you live toward the…read morecity. The coffee is so good -- they have a TON of super fun latte flavors, including some fun sugar-free options. We got the SF chocolate truffle latte and the snuggle bug latte. Their baked goods and other foods are incredible as well -- I really recommend the quiche! It's a super cute atmosphere, and there's tons of seating. It's a good place to meet friends and hang out, have an afternoon date, or study/work from. Not many places can say all 3, but this place definitely can!! And of course, the staff is always SO friendly and helpful. 1 million percent recommend!!

Cute coffee shop! Stopped in by myself on a Saturday morning. The staff were very friendly, lots of…read moreoptions to customize your coffee with different flavors. Pastries in the case looked yummy (may get one as I leave)! I ordered a medium cold brew and an egg and cheese on a bagel. It's nothing crazy different but it all hit the spot. Good egg and cheese and sold cold brew, I'm not disappointed! I don't live in this area but if I did I'd come back to try their specialty drinks. The space is pretty large too- decent amount of seating and public restrooms. They also have space that they sell local goods which is always cute. I'd be happy if this was my neighborhood coffee spot!

Outdoor ice cream spot with window service, many tables with umbrellas, and whimsical decor for the…read moreInstagram set. Good ice cream for the ice cream set and (for me) the heavy set. -- Ginger: My first taste of this place was on a very hot day and it was spectacular. Gloriously melted on top but not becoming soup, so even more creamy than the natural creaminess. Really pleasant flavor in the base as well as the sweet ginger that had a kick too. Delightful for both flavor and texture. -- Coffee Oreo: Solid version, but neither as creamy as my earlier experience, nor as strong of flavor. Above average but not I-gotta-get-back-here-and-STAT like the first one. -- Peppermint: Better than my second visit, but not as good as my first. Entirely pink color with a few ripples of darker red, with flavor again above average. Easy parking and organized entry and exit paths that might seem a little overkill, but it avoids mayhem and accidents, so thumbs up for that. And a surprising double thumbs up for their sign in the window saying samples are $.50 for three of them. Great deterrent for sample abuse.

Yes, yes, and yes. Just go if you get the chance or if you're in the area, even if you're already…read morefull. We got the banana split with three scoops of ice cream and it was a lot, definitely shareable. There are so many flavors to choose from that it can honestly be a good or bad thing lol. Took us a minute just to decide what we wanted. There are a few tables outside, but it's mostly the type of place where you grab your ice cream, stand around, eat, and chat. Simple spot, great ice cream, and definitely worth stopping by.

This is a really cute photogenic Brazilian Bakery with a good selection of desserts. I like that…read moretheir cake slices are packaged individually and there are so many options for flavors. If you are having an event at work or something you can buy individual slices to make up a whole cake, so everyone can have a choice of flavors. The cake is a little too heavy and on the sweeter side, but sometimes decadence is what I'm craving, and they go great with coffee.

My family was attending an event in Boylston, MA in the evening and decided to stop by a Japanese…read morerestaurant three doors down from Deg's Cake for lunch. Driving into the parking lot, the first thing I noticed was the little bakery with its pink bike decorated with pink flowers. Since it was my birthday also, I figured we would drop by after our meal to check out their cake. To my pleasant surprise, the inside was such a delight! Do you have a little girl who loves everything pink? If yes, you need to bring your little girl here ASAP! Just the pictures opportunities is enough for me to make the one hour drive if I were to venture into the area again. There is big bright pink feathers wings and a swing covered in rose vines that the owner allowed my daughter to sit on and take pictures. There is also a rose wall for backdrop. The cakes come in beautiful packaging and are super moist. There is also chocolate covered strawberries and many other Portuguese desserts. There is also flan and surprisingly empanadas and other savory bites. Sadly, they don't serve iced coffee. But they do have hot coffee, cappuccino, lattes. The bakery is also located at the edges of Hager Pond. You can enjoy your baked goods with a hot drink by a wooden gazebo just a few stores down from the bakery or looking out at the pond if you swing around behind the shop and park in the back parking area. See my pictures!!

This staff so sweet and helpful they gave us samples of several ice cream flavors and were…read moreinterested in my group's quest for ice cream. We settled on pineapple orange and salted caramel something... the name I forget, but the flavor I remember! Delicious!

I was able to find this gem through Tik Tok as one of the 10 best places to get ice cream in…read moreMassachusetts. It seemed to be slower paced, lower key version of Kimball Farms in Westford Ma. Parking is easy to find, and easy maneuver through traffic. It is multifaceted which includes: ice cream shop, antique shop, plant shop and a mini gulf course. Had the ginger ice cream, because i felt a minor nausea and ginger alleviates those symptoms. At the same time like all NE Ice Cream it was smooth, sweet, and fresh.

Enjoy a morning tea or afternoon exilir cocktail at the Evergreen Room…read more All the cocktails are impressive and intentionally made with different herbs. All the herbal remedies for the cocktails are made in house by the incredible. The outside patio is perfect on a cool or warm day and in the fall you can enjoy the extra treat of seeing beautiful colored foliage upon a hill in the distance. This place is also recommended if you need herbs or tea blends. A true gem of a business in Hudson

The good: very cute spot, very kind employees, beautiful and creative drinks…read more I was visiting Hudson for a friend's birthday and this was the first stop on his bday crawl. I'm not drinking alcohol because I'm nursing my child, but the alcoholic drinks looked delicious. Since they had teas and nonalcoholic beverages - even asterisked to show which ones had caffeine - I was happy to order something, and I opted for their hot chocolate, the "Third Eye." I saw ingredients like cinnamon, cardamom, and coconut, and I was sold. Were there ingredients I didn't recognize? Yes. Did it say "medicinal hot chocolate"? Yes. Did I think anything of it? No. To me, ALL hot chocolates are medicinal. We all had our drinks and moved on to the next location. As we were walking, I felt...off, almost like I was drunk. By the time we sat down at the new spot, I said, "I feel like my head is expanding," like it was being pumped full of helium. "It's your third eye opening," someone said, I thought jokingly. "Ohhhhh yeah," said my birthday friend. "I forgot that when I went to the evergreen room when my wife was pregnant, there were a bunch of drinks they said she couldn't have because she was pregnant." So I began googling the ingredients I didn't recognize and noticed that all of them said "Avoid consuming while pregnant or nursing." Therefore, the bad: if there are ingredients that people don't know offhand are bad to consume while pregnant or nursing, they need to be indicated on the menu. If they can asterisk drinks with caffeine, they can denote this as well. I would not have ordered the hot chocolate had I known. I wasn't aware of the "hippy dippy" nature of this place, as the locals were, so it didn't even occur to me to ask. If they fix that one thing in the menu, I'd give them five stars!

Thank you Black Rose for baking the most delicious gluten free/dairy free cake that everyone loved!…read moreYou made my daughter's 30th birthday extra special with a picture of her future puppy on the cake. I appreciated how much time you spent on the phone making sure you had everything right. My husband got my 60th bday pickleball cake from you last year which was amazing! So lucky to have you so close to us! Thank you again!

Below is the email I sent to Black Rose…read more I am so disappointed in the care you took with my cake order. A cake that was meant to celebrate my son's wedding day. The cake was scheduled to be delivered at 12:00. I had to take time from my family to call and inquire about the delivery at 1:15. When the cake was cut it had obviously been frozen as the butter had seized and crumbled when cut. This beautifully decorated and tasty cake presented as a complete mess. When the bride and groom cut the cake, chunks of frosting fell away. Ruined our pictures completely. We won't look at those pictures and remember that the cake tasted good, but what a let-down you provided for us. I am incredibly frustrated and will never trust you to make a special occasion dessert for me again.

My NEE favorite place when in town visiting clients! I come into town about once a month and found…read morethis gem after searching for the best clam chowder! I arrived at 5:15 just before the crowd and sat out on the patio. What a GORGEOUS surprise to see the highly curated garden ! Drinking a blackberry mojito awaiting my claim chowder was delightful ! The team there was so kind and helpful from our wonderful server to the host stand! So friendly ! What a wonderful visit ! I can't wait to go back!

What happened to this place? It used to be amazing. Got a turkey BLT the pther day which used to be…read morea staple on the menu and it was no where to be seen, it was only a listing of specialty sandwiches. Sandwich was fine but it came in a clam shell box which takes up so much garbage. What happened to deli sandwiches wrapped in paper and a normal listing of delicious sandwiches, not overpriced ones.