This maybe isn't the most authentic bakery but it's still got its high points. Reading other reviews, I never knew that they described themselves as an Italian bakery. The best thing here by far is the brownies. They are made in a sheet pan and frosted very generously with chocolate frosting. They have both with and without nuts and I like them both on different days. Their vanilla cupcake is good and so are their half moons. read more

Not a bad bakery. Stopped in to grab a loaf of french bread and to try what seems to be the famous half-moon (black and white) cookies. And since I was in there, I grabbed a few other types of cookies for someone who is allergic to chocolate. The bread wasn't a standout. I prefer the bread from a few other bakeries in the city. Not bad though. It served it's purpose. Cookies were pretty good. Half-moons were good. Had some oatmeal and sugar cookies too. They were OK too. They are definitely soft cookies, which I like. But I also like some chewiness to a cookie, which these don't have. I still ate a couple of them though so they can't be all bad. Nothing about this bakery is bad, especially their prices. I just don't think it's a great bakery compared to some of the other options in town. read more

Mike, My favorites in the order: 1. Boston cream doughnut 2. Cannoli 3. Italian Bread read more

I reaaaaaaaaally wanted to like this place because I prefer to support small bakeries. We just found that the baked goods weren't fresh or flavorful. They looked nice (my husband tossed the box before I could take any pix). We had 2 cream puffs: looked fantastic but the cream was more like a non-dairy whip and the puffs were not the eggy pastry you'd want; cinnamon dusted donut: this is the only one my husband ate all of and I didn't get to taste it; cheesecake: I love cheesecake and this one was just kinda meh. The tart, sweet cheesy that makes cheesecake work was missing; eclair: I couldn't really make out any particular flavors, not custard, not the chocolate; red velvet cupcake: the cake was not moist enough and it was super dense; glazed yeast donut: I actually liked this one but it wasn't special enough to go back for. Overall: disappointed but I can see if you are a local you might just like this because it's what you're used to. I did like that the sugar wasn't overwhelming. read more

Stopped in late to get a dozen half moon cookies . In case you haven't tried them you are in for a treat. The cookie was fresh and moist and the frosting was smooth and creamy. Awesome job!! read more

Best donuts in the area, hands down. The apple fritter is our fav, followed by glazed and peanut. We come every week and we ordered 200 donuts for our wedding, along with a small cake. It was perfect! Highly recommend this bakery. read more

I love this bakery and have eaten their goodies for 40+ years! My favorite items are the half moons, brownies and the rugalach!!! Don't even get me started on the bread and rolls! I love them all from challah, rye, rolls. I only wish that I could have them shipped to my house!!!! Stop by this bakery... you won't be disappointed. read more

Today's annual haul was a carful! 28 loaves to be shared with friends in the Big Apple. Our favorite: the rye pumpernickel swirl. read more

Harrison Bakery - Karen's annual trek to SYR wouldn't be complete w/o Harrison Bakery--28 loaves to be shared with friends in the Big Apple! - Bakeries Near Me - Syracuse, New York

After a rough call shift, i was on the prowl for a sweet treat...it was 630am and i saw that harrison bakery was open. "good reviews, great assortment of treats...open since 1949?? SOLD" so i beelined over. i felt like a kid in a candy store... do i get the half-moons, a donut, the cannoli, a jam filled cookie or... DANISH! was immediately drawn to the danishes and opted for the prune and cheese (only two without frosting). Each sold for $1.25 (DEAL ALERT) and i had already devoured nearly a third of the prune danish by the time i got to my car. it was damnnnn tasty. There is a sugar drizzle on top which is not necessary- the treat is sweet enough. the danish itself is more doughy than flakey which i LOVE. the cheese danish was also quite good- with a minimally sweet cheese innard. would recommend both to anyone! can't wait to go back and try more goodies (especially on a friday when they put out their fresh challah bread... yummmmmm) read more

We live out of state now, but every time we come back to Syracuse, we stop at Harrison Bakery. We love their chocolate frosted brownies that taste just like fudge. Their head lights, tail lights, and fog lights are extremely light and airy with just the right amount of sweetness! I also stock p on their Danish, which does freeze well for later. read more

This is a great stop for baked goods...half-moons, chocolate chips, carrot cake, and doughnuts are all excellent choices from here. The place is timeless...I have been going to business for over 40 years and I do not think they have changed any of the recipes. You get Excellence from this bakery. read more

I don't visit often but when I do, I feel a rush of nostalgia. I'm certain my rating is influenced by this as I've been visiting since I was a kid. This is an old school bakery- no modern or unique confections here. My favorites are their nut ring and poppy roll. The half moon cookies are alright but you can find others in the area that suit your taste. A bit too crumbly for me. The customer service is okay. It would be helpful if they had prices posted. As far as basic baked goods go, Harrison bakery is solid and unapologetically old school in my opinion. Definitely an institution in Syracuse. read more

This is the best bakery ever I've been coming here since I was 9 years old and I'm 62 now. I moved to Colorado for a while but it was great coming back and knowing that Harrison was still open. read more

Add this negative review to the rest pertaining to the customer service here. I was charged twice for a dozen cookies. When I tried to speak with the manager about correcting this, she was unhelpful, rude and smug. I won't be back. The halfmoon cookies aren't worth it to me. I'll drive to Utica, where they really know how to make them. read more

I am one of those people who let the world roll as it might, but since I traveled across the city to purchase some of our bake goods. I was wondering why with all the time schedules on door, you were closed at 6pm. It just rubbed me the wrong way...as it did others who pulled in at same time. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! read more

My wife has been craving warm Italian bread with butter for quite some time. So we went hunting for good breads around town. She called it "our bread date". We came across this bakery and were pleasantly surprised. They have a large selection of breads, which they make fresh daily, as well as a huge selection of baked goods. We were surprised at the prices and even went back to get a couple more sweets after quickly downing ours in the car. We will definitely be coming back. Bread according to my wife was delicious and reminded her of the bread her mom would bake for her family growing up. If she approves, I approve! read more

Love their brownies, half moons and the bread. Brings back fond childhood memories. We don't go to Sacred Heart church so we arent in that area as often. Overall good stuff read more

The prices are amazing, the baked goods are delicious and you get great portions! We love getting a treat from here! It's not fancy but it's worth the trip! The Neapolitan pastry is delicious ! And the Apple pie square, oh my goodness! read more

We've been going here occasionally for a while. We actually got our wedding cake here 9 years ago, which was very good. Today's treats included canolis, an apple fritter and a brownie. They were all very good and very much enjoyed. My apple fritter had actual chunks of apple in it. read more

I was appalled at the lack of customer service and ownership from the manager and owner of Harrison Bakery. I ordered and paid for a birthday cake 5 days ago. I went in to pick it up, and I was confronted by an angry female manager who was rude, stating that they could not find my already paid for order. The cake had not been made. Somehow this was my fault! The angry manager also communicated that the owner was in a bad mood, and that if I wanted to wait around they might be able to put one together. I declined and requested a refund, to which the angry manager retorted "Why are you copping an attitude with me?" Really?! I was very patient- just trying to pick up my order. I have never been treated worse by any business! Will never buy anything from them again! read more

Always have seen a line outside of this bakery, so when it was raining yesterday and there wasn't a line, I had to see what was inside! What a great bakery! Extremely clean and well organized with lots of options and great prices. The person in front of me got a delicious cake (she said she always gets it-it's like a strawberry sponge cake with vanilla frosting) and she mentioned she'll buy the whole cake just because she wants a slice! And it was only $14 (at Wegmans that would be at least $35 to $50). Outside, I saw a sign saying they were rated #1 best black and white cookies so I got 7 cookies for my friends! They have both chocolate and yellow cake cookies for the black and white cookies which I thought was awesome! Never had one with a chocolate bottom before! Brought them home to my friends and they said they were "THE BEST COOKIES THEY HAVE EVER HAD". So great! It only ended up being around $8 for the 7 cookies which I thought was a great deal. Everyone is extremely nice inside and can't wait to go back! read more

Im not sure when the family atmosphere and service disappeared but I walked into Harrison hoping to get Italian bread & possibly some half moons. There were three seemingly younger employees working the counter, I asked if they had any Italian bread and the employee told me that they sold out. I saw a few loaves on the counter and asked if they were another customers or if they were for sale. The employee asked another employee and they said there were loaves in the back. The employee taking my order returned with 2 frozen loaves of bread and I asked if they would thaw in time for a dinner party in an hour and they said "it should" and proceeded to verify with another employee. Both of the other employees gave me different answers on how to heat or thaw the bread and then asked why I was eating dinner so early anyway...? Maybe I just went at a bad time, but I ended up leaving with just a dozen half moons and no bread and while it's not the end of the world I can't imagine the 70 year old family business wanting that to be the impression it's customers take away. read more

Absolutely my favorite bakery in the Syracuse area. Always fresh, and the staff is warm and friendly.

Incredible donuts! The biggest issue with this place is having to pick between all the delicious looking donuts, pastries, and pies. Looking forward to going back and trying other items. Also, there was quite a line the couple times I've been, but they have always been quick and polite. read more

Everything I've had here is good as shit and cheap as shit, especially the poppy seed streudel.

My all-time favorite bakery! I grew up attending Sacred Heart Church on Sunday's and always making a stop for half-moons after mass. I live in Buffalo now but when I am in town I always make a stop for my favorite treats. My favorite snack are the half-moons. They are perfect, not too rich like other places where you can't even finish them. I love the consistency of the cake and frosting. These will always be my first love from the bakery ;-) I also like the mini strawberry tarts. Best half moons around!! read more

Harrison bakery is cheap stuff that is okay. I had a bar donut with chocolate frosting, and it was average. I also got an onion bagel. The bonus was that both things together cost $1. read more

As soon as you step in to Harrison bakery the smell of sweets surround you! The pastries are delicious! They have everything from macaroons to half moon cookies to the famous Harrison bakery brownies. The brownies are my favorite. They are rich in flavor and have nuts in them with a smooth choclate frosting over them. The prices are so affordable I believe it is about a dollar a brownie. It cost more to buy "dogie pastries" for my dog. So if you are in the mood for something sweet! Do yourself a favor and stop by Harrison bakery. read more

I've never had bad food here, always fresh and tasty. The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is that I showed up on Fat/Shrove Tuesday specifically for some pczki, but they said they would start making them tomorrow. What?! I'm officially confused. Pczki is a Fat Tuesday tradition, and to start making them the day after just doesn't make any sense to me. read more

Harrison Bakery is a baked goods oasis in a town not really known for good bakeries. The one thing you should always get here is the half-moon cookies, but any of their other treats are great here as well. You really can't go wrong! read more

This place doesn't improve. The though of having a real bakery close by was short lived. Terrible customer service and baked goods were dry, hard and not fresh. I'm not sorry to say that I won't be back. read more

I grew up in Syracuse going to Harrison's all the time (my grandfather owned a car dealership on two doors down) and was excited today to stop in on a visit from Albany. I was visiting my uncle and wanted to bring him a Pumpernickel loaf, and I got a HUGE babka and a giant chocolate chip cookie to bring back home to my husband. Turns out my uncle got to the bakery before me and got ME a box of mini German chocolate, Black Forest, and cheese cakes. I'm in a delightful sugar coma now. How delicious, just as I remembered. Also - fast friendly service and can't beat the prices! read more

My whole life I've gotten the large chocolate chip cookies from Harrison on a regular basis. I literally crave specifically those cookies. I also love their halfmoons, brownies, eclairs, breads, and donuts. You can't beat the prices. Harrison is the best bakery in Syracuse!!! read more

When walking into Harrison Bakery you think, "Oh this looks like a regular hole in the wall bakery." Little did you know that you stepped into a paradise hidden in plain sight. The bakers appear to be average humans until you taste the banana nut muffin and then it hits you, these are angels singing a beautiful song into their baked goods and you, a foolish mortal, are lucky enough to taste it. 10/10 would eat there again everyday until I die and then a few more times after that. read more

My Grandparents lived a few blocks from this bakery and consistently bought freshly baked goods from Harrison's. 25 plus years later, I still stop and purchase their half-moon cookies whenever I am visiting the area. Such a friendly bakery and the half moon cookies are so delicious! I wish I could find them in Chicago!! read more

Some of the very best baked goods in Syracuse.....been around for years and have a very convenient location! LOVE THIS PLACE!

My entire family and I have been going to Harrison's Bakery since I was a little boy (born in 1952) and everything they make is as good as it gets. Forget the negative reviews, this is a classic American bakery with outstanding products. Some people are just ridiculous. They have a few specialties which are the best I've ever had ANYWHERE (half moons, brownies, napoleons, eclairs, etc., etc.). This is advice for people who have never been here...it's AWESOME, go there. For the complainers, STFU and go someplace else, you morons. read more

Awesome products and reasonable prices. Worth the trip rather then buying from grocery store chains.

Reading these yelps.. everyone is a freaking critic hilarious really. Imagine being on the side of the counter to have to serve all of you nay sayers, petty, picky, ridiculously rude people! Firstly, it is a Jewish bakery. Not italian. Not polish. Jewish. Secondly, everyone works very hard to make so many pastries, breads, cookies, cakes.. to make you ungrateful people happy and yet you jump to yelp, crying about a brownie that didn't have enough frosting, or you not being responsible enough to order a cake a few days in advance, or special cookies in time to be written on. Bakers are not there all day long, they come in at midnight and leave when they are done. No one is gonna wait around for Karen to pop in on an emergency visit, so they can write on her stupid cookies. They want to go home and get some rest for the next day of hours and hours of baking. As for not so great customer service? HA! You wonder why. When you come in, demanding last minute shit, talking to employees all crazy, they are supposed to bow down to you? Negative Brenda. It costs ZERO DOLLARS TO BE KIND read more

My family has been coming here ever since I was born. I always loved the friendly staff. Some family favorites are the poppy rolls, half moons, and brownies. Unfortunately the recipe for the brownies seems to have changed which is very disappointing for me! Still a great place all around though. read more