Always good pastries /cakes every time & fruit tart fantastic been going here for a few years. Best traditional bakery in Valley stream

My mother and I stumbled in on a Sunday afternoon and picked up a few pastries. The chocolate twist we got was scrumptious with a cup of tea it was perfectly flaky and mildly sweet. The raspberry one was quite good as well. The cheese danish had such promise but tasted mostly like lemon and perfumes. The cannoli crispy croissant thing was yummy but also looked a lot better than it tasted. For the price this was a pretty good place to stop in and try for a one time :) good pastries for tea on a rainy day read more

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Rude owners Over priced items they don't treat the staff very nice either very disappointing

I went in to pick up a Tres Leches Cake on 11/15/23 @4:30pm for my daughter's birthday. When I called they told me they always had them so I didn't have to place an order. They asked what to write on the cake and I told them. The service thus far was excellent. I noticed and mentioned to my husband that the black out cake in the showcase is my favorite. As for the cake, I cut the first slice and gave it to my daughter, she immediately said it was dry and she did not like how it tasted. I continued to slice and share out to my family who all stated it didn't taste right. My mother thought it had lemon essence! When I finally had a taste I had to spit it out, the cake tasted like spoiled sour milk! I say sour because the cake was not fresh, it was dry and tasted like spoiled milk. Just completely gross. It is a horrid taste to have in your mouth. My daughter (15) was very disappointed. I'm reached out via Yelp's messaging that night because I wanted to hear what ownership/management had to say and how they would deal with this. Needless to say it is now 11/21/23 and I have not had a response. I did consider taking the remaining cake and slices (I put them back in the box) back and asking them to taste it, but didn't want to be confrontational. I HAD to add a star rating - in my opinion it should be ZERO. read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - Sour Spoiled Dry Tres Leches Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

Unequalled. Quality beyond description. The very, very best. A "must stop in" whenever I'm in the area. Can't say enough!! Wish they'd ship!

We have been coming here for a long time - the pastries are fresh and made of a very good quality. Apple and peach pies are to die for - hands down one of the best bakeries within the area read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - Fresh Cakes - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

Il Corso is literally MY FAVORITE bakery in Valley Stream! From the cookies, to the pastries, to the custom cakes!!! Not only are his everyday pastries and cookies a complete hit with my family, but this past weekend he made a BEAUTIFUL cake for my daughters Communion and I could not have been happier with how beautiful it came out. Not only was it beautiful to the eye, but the cake was DELICIOUS (as is everything else in there)!! Il Corso is a true Italian bakery and Aldo really listens to his customers wants and needs when it comes to custom cakes!! . . . . UPDATE! We ordered another cake for my grandmas 80th birthday and Aldo did an amazing job AS USUAL!! He never ceases to me amaze me and my family!! read more

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Always a great experience at Il Corso. Great cookies, Italian biscuits, Cakes, Italian Donuts. Good service, fair prices. I really like this place and recommend you try it out read more

I ordered a strawberry shortcake for my wife's birthday earlier this week from Il Corso. This was my first custom cake order with the bakery. The cake was bone dry and had only one thin layer of strawberry gel in the center. It looked and tasted cheap. There wasn't a single strawberry inside either, just the red flavored gel. They only put a few as decoration on top. The only compliment I have is that the whipped cream was delicious. It doesn't do much good though if the cake portion is nearly inedible. I expected much more for a small cake costing over $30. I have a feeling they just took a cake off of the shelf that didn't sell and wrote "Happy Birthday" on it. Very disappointed. I will not be ordering from them again in the future. read more

Thank you for baking this cake pictured for my mother's homegoing this month. I will continue to give you business in good times also. read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - My mother passed away recently. She loved Italian cookies & other baked goods. I wanted a cake that complimented her casket & outfit. - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

As soon as we tasted the cannoli filling when we did our cake tasting we immediately knew we needed to work with iL Corso for our wedding. After speaking with the employees there they instantly picked up on our vision and were able to bring it to life. They were so knowledge and eager to help us design the cake of our dreams! We decided on cannoli and chocolate cream filling for the bottom 2 layers and funfetti for the top. All our guests raved about the cake & were asking for extra servings! read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - a wedding cake on a table - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

The pastries here are not fresh at all. Just bought a few Italian cookies and they all taste stale. Doesn't help that none of the employees in this bakery are friendly. They're all unpleasant when it comes to dealing with customer service. Definitely not coming here again. I'll go right down the block to The Little Sugar Shop for all my bakery needs. You would think considering another bakery is 4 doors down they would put in some kind of effort. But no! Can't believe they're serving stale cookies! Yuck! read more

This place is horrible. How they stay in business is a mystery. The pastries/ cakes are hit or miss. The service is rude. In my over 50 years of living in this area I've been in there maybe three times. I probably will never go back. read more

Clean shop. Great service. I love their cakes and cookies. Family owned. Open 7 days a week. I am happy they are in my neighborhood and take telephone orders. read more

The worst cupcakes I have ever tasted. They literally tasted like wax. The young girl behind the counter on Valentine's Day was absolutely rude and nasty to my husband. DON'T RECOMMEND!! read more

I ordered cannoli birthday cake for my son Bryan yesterday at Il Corso Pastry ShopRockaway Ave Valley Stream for first timeCan't imagine to tell you how amazing it was and how everyone loved it Thank you so much read more

Overpriced for what you are receiving. Decent quality but dollar to quality ratio does not add up. High end Italian bakeries in Manhattan like Ferrara are better and cheaper. read more

From the moment you walk through the front door of IL Corso Bakery You know you have entered heaven, the aroma of fresh baked Italian goodness.Is incrediable. The Canoli is fresh and unforgettable biscotti sesame cookies assorted pastries cheese cake on and on this Master Baker Aldo acheives magic.Wait until you taste his RED VELVET CAKE or cupcakes. His Red Velvet is PURE GREATNESS, the cake is moist and light the flavor that surrounds your tounge is captivating the cream cheese frosting is light airy pure white dallops of sweetness.Not overly sweet though just enough of flavor.Bottom line this bakery has it all fresh products top shelf quality and ingredients. I agree with the other comments This baker ALDO is the Cake Boss of New York forget about little Italy we have it all in this bakery.Thank You Aldo Bravo! Bravo! read more

Walked in. A couple weeks ago and wanted a black-and-white cookie. It's was really good and then I saw the mini pies which were awesome and plenty of filling. I'll definitely be back for more :) yummy read more

I was looking forward to trying this bakery after reading the positive reviews. I ordered red velvet cake with cream cheese filling. I was told that they cannot make the entire cake with cream cheese frosting which was disappointing. The filling didn't have cream cheese taste at all. I also ordered macaroons which were overly sweet. I'm sure their cookies and cannoli tastes better as it's Italian owned. I hope they'll take my review into consideration and improve. This bakery is very close to where I live so I'd want to come again. read more

Save yourself the headache and go to Little Sugar Shop down the street. I verbally told the staff what I wanted and confirmed twice with the girl taking my order. I also emailed the bakery an exact picture that I wanted, I was told it would be done. When I called to pick up the cake they said they would be getting it ready for me to pick up. I drive to Rockaway and notice the street is closed, being so busy with a bridal shower and the preparations I didn't know all the roads were blocked surrounding the bakery. I couldn't get close enough to the bakery to carry the cake comfortably to my car, as I was alone. I called and asked the closest street to get as close as I could, I couldn't understand why the counter person couldn't tell me that streets were closed directly in front of their shop. I asked if they had anyone to help me carry it to my car as they had boxed it in an awkward manner so I couldn't even see in front of me. Nobody was available to help me carry the cake the three blocks I needed. Now on to the actual cake, the cake was not anything like I had ordered, it was actually ugly to me, and not going with the theme in mind. I told the counter girl that it was not what I ordered and she just looked at me. Obviously I was not getting anywhere with her. After reading the reviews again, I notice a pattern and hold myself accountable, I will never visit this shop again and continue to recommend little sugar shop as opposed to this thoughtless and unprofessional establishment. If you need something to look a particular way, taste good and have a professional helpful staff....STAY AWAY FROM HERE. read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - The horrible cake I received....not what I asked for three times. - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

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The Italian cookies are always fresh and delicious. The aren't dry and they don't crumble. The staff has always been very friendly and helpful. read more

This place is a total rip off. We ordered a cake for my son's birthday party. We went in person and placed the order with Aldo. We asked for a firetruck cake and showed him a few pics while explaining what we wanted. He quickly accepted the order and asked us to send him photographs of what we wanted via email. He seemed confident in his ability to make the cake. We send the emails, like we agreed, and although there was some confusion when we called to see if the emails were received, the girl over the phone confirmed they indeed got the email. This was like 3 weeks in advance. My husband goes to pick up the cake the day of our event, which was supposed to be ready at 10am. He showed up at 9:55am and the staff at the shop seemed annoyed that he showed up 5 minutes early. My husband was told the cake was not ready and to please come back in 15 minutes. He leaves and runs a few errands and is back by 10:30am. He was told again the cake isn't ready and waited around until finally they hand over a BLUE cake with sloppy writing all over. It looked nothing like what we requested!!! We paid in full and it is already day of and at this point my husband is upset because the cake is not what we agreed on. Aldo himself was behind the counter and actually had the nerve to get upset at my husband until my husband showed him the email. Aldo was trying to say my husband never asked for a firetruck cake. Instead of admitting his mistake he tried desperately to make my husband be in the wrong. They then rushed to make a new cake .... basically slapped on a blurry printed copy of what maybe could have passed for a firetruck photograph on a cake and threw together some piping. I could have baked my own cake with the money we gave him and made it look better. It looked absolutely terrible but to top this off the cake was mostly cream. We asked for peaches and cream and instead got a few peaches here and there.... most slices got nothing but cream. What terrible service. What a horrible cake. They could have admitted that the cake we requested was out of their league but instead they were eager to collect our payment. There was zero care for their customer and what we wanted in their product. Never again will we waste our money at this establishment. read more

IL Corso Pastry Shop - Us digging through the cake to find any signs of peaches... we ordered peaches and cream ... we got cream. - Bakeries Near Me - Valley Stream, New York

YOU'RE FIRED! Ordered a $95 cake for my son's 2nd Birthday party. We had to wait for 45 mins on Fathers Day to pick up an order which was placed weeks in advance. Not only did the first cake fall apart but this establishment had the audacity to deliver me another cake with RUM FILLING for a 2 year old! How dare the owner refuse my phone calls to rectify the situation. What a coward and poor business ethics. I would never order anything from here going forward. What a disappointment! They should be ashamed of themselves. read more

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The best pastries I've ever had!!! Can't wait to return. The St. Joseph with cannoli cream is a must. One bite and I was hooked. I will be recommending this place to all of my friends and family. read more

I am regularly in the area and am regularly disappointed in their products. I have frequently purchased items that just weren't fresh. I also am not crazy about the customer service from the owner (the young counter girls are ok). He's very curt and was on occasion dismissive with a simple question. read more

My friend bought a $1.79 sprinkle cookie which seemed to be old, stale, and MOLDED on the bottom! We bought back the cookie to show them and they said the cookies were suppose to be hard like that. We asked to replace the cookie for another that wasn't so old but they refused. Finally the owner came out and threw the money on the counter and stated "WE DO NOT WANT YOUR KIND HERE ANYMORE". WORST PASTRY SHOP EVER! BEWARE! We actually ended up passing the shop after hours and saw ALL the cookies sitting out on the counter for overnight with no wrapping covering it! read more

Delicious products!!! The cannoli was superb! The cream was fantastic. Shell was crispy too. The sfogliatelle are crispy and delicious with great cheese filling. Immaculately clean little jewel box of a pastry shop. Highly recommend. read more

The best cannolis on the face of the planet. The best cookies on the face of the planet. Indescribable. Off the charts. Go here.

They have authentic Italian pasteries, cookies and cakes. But I'm giving them only two stars because my favorite, Cannoli cake is way too expensive! The struffoli is fine. read more

Best Italian bakery I know of, hands down. Your going to pay the price but if you want to spend 10$ for a shit cake then go to Stop and Shop and feed that frenzy, your getting good quality here. My aunt has been coming here for years she lives up the block, so I always look forward to everything they have every time I come to visit. Now I make sure to bring stuff home!! They have good cakes, Napoleon pastries pignoli cookies, great cannolis and great tiramisu There are no good Italian bakery's since moving to north jersey where I am Sorry!! read more

I stopped by to buy some Sfogliatelle. What a waste of money!! It was extremely stale! I had to throw it out as it was awful! I won't be going there again. If you want fresh pastery, I'd find another bakery! read more

I have been coming here since Aldo opened this Bakery. You will not find another Italian Bakery to make Lobster Tails like the ones you get here. The service Friendly and if you order a special cake he is an Artist Happy New Year I just picked up my order. Angie read more

My family and I went in person to this pastry shop to order a cake for my son's birthday party. The owner of the shop attended me while my wife watched over my boys. We discussed the cake and how I wanted it. There seemed to be a language barrier but he seemed eager to take the order. I felt like he got an idea of what we wanted in a cake and even requested I send him pictures of what we wanted so he could do the cake just like we want. Once the details of the cake were in place and I paid for the cake in full we figured we would take advantage of the trip and ordered a few cookies, pastries and my wife ordered a dozen macaroons (she had never tasted them before) She was so excited to taste them that she broke into the box on our trip back home. I know she was disappointed but didn't want to hurt my feelings. We paid over a dollar per macaroon. Later on she admitted that they had no taste and felt stale. The kids barely touched any of the cookies and I basically spend my money on items that were nibbled on and then ended up in the trash. I prayed it wasn't a foreshadow for the future... I hoped they were just having a bad day. Unfortunately that was what happened. The cake was not ready on time and I had to come back twice only to get handed a sloppy cake that was the opposite of what I ordered! Rather than correct their mistakes they made me out to be the bad guy, claiming I never ordered the specific cake I wanted, even though I had an email which proved we were all in agreement with this cake. You would think with all the inconveniences that they would at the very least be apologetic. They were happy to take my money but definitely showed no interest in actually completing my order. They slapped a cake together with a xeroxed copy on top and called it a day. The filling was subpar ... like they didn't mix it well. We ordered a peaches and cream. There was a few peaches in the cake but mostly it was just mouthfuls of cream. I should have known from their previous pastries that they are unable to fulfill big orders. They are eager to take your money but either do not have the talent or the skills to actually make a fresh quality cake. I was fooled by the few good reviews and their cake pictures (even though those are below average in comparison to other bakeries) I figured I could save a few bucks and get a nice product. Instead I barely saved any money and got a terrible cake. Save yourself the aggravation and go somewhere else. read more

Absolutely disgusting. Worst cookies and struffoli I have ever had. They have no problem charging top dollar for their product and I have no problem paying top dollar for good product. Never again. read more

My husband and I pass this shop all the time. We decided to go there and try it. Very disappointing. We tried a few different items and it all tasted stale. The mini napoleons and eclairs were not fresh. The macarons had no flavor at all. If I'm going to eat the calories it better be worth it and this definitely wasn't! read more

Purchased a strawberry shortcake from Il Corso a while ago and it was unusually watery. It had obviously been sitting around for a while. I knew counter person personally and had told her about it a few weeks later outside of the shop. She casually responded "oh we knew it was old." This is place is a disgrace. read more

I went to get a cake made for my daughters birthday. They made me wait and attended several customers that came after me. After waiting about ten minutes I was frustrated and ask them why am I waiting while they attend to customers who walked in after me. The staff that was there who made me wait went and got an older gentleman whom I presume was the owner. He was not customer friendly and gave me a quote as if he didn't want me to even do business with me. Very poor attitude and horrible service. read more

Love walking into this place...they need to bottle this and sell it as a Yankee candle. Get pastries here often and usually don't have a problem. Rainbow cookie recipe seems to have changed, and its not for the better. Had cakes made here and were all delicious. One time cake wasn't ready ontime so double check the day before...worth it because they do really good cake designs here read more

Best cakes and pastries on Long Island ! True authentic Italian bakery and custom service is impeccable. Highly recommended. Make sure you try the Pignoli cookies and cannoli !! read more