The line was long, but that's not unusual for Hartford's known Puerto Rican bakery on park street. I've been going to this bakery since I was a small child, and fun fact they used to be on Broad street yearssss ago but because of a lot of hot activity, they moved their location from b Broad to Park. They have all kinds of traditional Puerto Rican pastries. Today, I was in the mood to buy donuts and a a loaf of bread, sobao, which is a sweeter and softer bread with butter for my job. The only reason why I gave them 4 stars is because I believe they need to have more than 2 people in the front to attend customers. The line was super long, and I thought was going to make it late to my job, but I made it. If you are in the mood for fresh bread and pastries, make sure you plan accordingly as they get packed. read more

Pastries definitely get a 10/10 in my book, whatever it is that they are doing as far as the food they should keep doing it. The ambiance is average. But the service is below average, I came by to purchase a dozen donuts and received 11, went back an explained to them and Patricia took one of the donuts out and add a chocolate in there but I didn't realize until after the fact. I ended up leaving and checking before I went home and notice I still had only 11 I called and explained and the guy told me no problem come and we'll give you the missing donut. Went back and the other lady upfront instead of providing service she sent me back to Patricia. Knowing she missed count she started giving me attitude and aggressively push the donut off to me... crazy thing everyone loved the donuts at the party but the service given because of a issue on their end was inappropriate... You guys need people with good customer service, that understands English because all kind of ethnicity shows support to this business. Crazy thing when I went back and realized they had more donuts left I was ready to buy some more but the service cut my vibe. read more

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This spot became a regular for me weekly when picking up fresh bakery for the nicu nurses who took care of my son. I've always gotten the Cinnabon's and guava pastries and it's always been a hit! Whatever icing or cream cheese they put on the Cinnabon is delicious! The prices are not bad for fresh bakery! I would suggest this place to everyone I know. They also make sandwiches, breads, other pastries, and desserts here as well. read more

Hands down my favorite bakery! The quesitos are packed with cream cheese and so flaky and tasty, I love them! The pastellitos de guayaba are also so yummy and stuffed with filling unlike some of these other places which are just puff pastry. You really can't go wrong with the variety of desserts from here, the budín, the flan, the tembleque, sugar donuts, orejitas, you name it they are delicious! I recently ordered miniatures from here for my nieces sweet 15 and everyone went crazy for them. Service is good. Most of the staff speaks Spanish but they always try and are very pleasant. Ambience is ok, the front entrance due to its location you always have your beggers hanging out asking for money but just ignore them and you'll be fine. The back entrance could use more lighting in the hallway, and the ceiling definitely needs some attention from that leak and bucket but if you'd like to avoid the beggers and hate parallel parking then park in the back. read more

I stopped in yesterday and thought I'd get a Pernil Sandwich ( Roast Pork Sandwich). I haven't had one since last summer and thought I'd get one from a place recommended by a co-worker. I've eaten Pernil most of my life. Let's just say I'm over 50 years old. That's a lot of Pernil. I've also learned to oven roast it the old school Puerto Rican way by my parents. I've even smoked them on a Pellet Smoker Grill. I ordered 2 Pernil Sandwiches with lettuce ,tomatoes, Mayo ketchup and cheese on Spanish loaf. I don't usually write reviews. Let's just say that this was the worst Pernil I've ever eaten. The Pernil was bland,, dried and hard as if it were left overs . The texture was so bad it just wasn't something I could enjoy eating beyond the 2 bites. Then too top it off I paid just over $16.00 for them. Oh I forget to mention that the cheese I paid for was also left out of the sandwich. Never again. read more

The bakery has taken so many steps back. I enjoyed getting a nice ham and cheese sandwich with a coffee but I don't anymore. The coffee is disgusting, I grew up going to Puerto Rican Bakeries in the Bronx, NY where they had milk warmed up or steamed milk. After seeing employees use a microwave to heat milk and then they don't even stir the coffee after putting sugar in it. The ham and cheese sandwiches suffer because they are made with leas ham than before. Also they want to charge a fee for using a debit card?? We are still in a pandemic and they dare charge a fee for that? WTF? I like buying the muffins and they never have enough. On four different occasions the ham and cheese sandwich disappointed me. So I went back more than once to see if it was just a bad day but it's not. So please if you enjoy coffee don't go there unless you like microbes coffee? That's not a real Puerto Rican way of doing coffee. Truly sad and they lost a customer. read more

This place is sinful! My husband loves the bread pudding. Prices are amazing. Try the tres leches or the cake with the flan on top. They also sell sandwiches and they are heavenly. Love this place! read more

Excellent customer service. The owner seemed like a very sweet lady. The baked goods were budget-friendly, delicious, & freshly-made. I chose to give Sol de Borinquen 4 stars instead of 5 because of the rough location & limited street parking. read more

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Excellent bakery on Park Street! When I lived in CT, I had gone to other bakeries in the area, but not this one. What a pity that I can only go whenever I make my pilgrimages home. Got a papa rellena (usually called relleno de papa by true boricuas) and tres leches cake. I quickly ate my stuffed potato ball as I pulled out of my space on the side of the street. Glorious! It must have been because I arrived at 7 am, because the outer breading was amazingly crispy and not greasy. The mashed potatoes were fluffy and and provided the perfect background for the inner treat of seasoned ground beef. Simply delicious. Criolla cooking at its very best. Tres leches was consumed before 8 am this morning as well. It was well made, but since I also make tres leches, I typically prefer a less sweet milk bath for the cake. The frosting is a merengue one, rather than whipped cream (which I don't like as much, though I recognize that it is usually the Latin Caribbean adornment for this dessert). Ladies, if you are frightened by catcalls, maybe going in the morning is the ideal time. Mostly middle-aged men in the area, though my experience was that they were polite (maybe extra nice because of my magenta leggins, knee-high boots, and leopard print scarf?) but not dirty and did not say/do anything to make me feel uncomfortable or in danger. Expand your horizons and start your day with Sol de Boriquen. That is exactly what I did today and already my day is starting out marvelously. read more

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Great place for cheap sandwiches. I ordered the Cubano, tripleta and Cannoli. Let's get it out the way, the Cannoli sucked - dry with a stale shell - makes sense NO Italian pastry should be bought at a Latin pastry shop. lol. The sandwiches? Magnifico! Yummy! The tripleta had pulled pork, ham and cheese and the works. - it was melt in my mouth the Cuban was simple, even though it lacked the components of a real Cuban sandwich, it was still a tasty one. The workers were sweet and the food was made quick. Sucks that you can't sit inside. It's a huge place. read more

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The best Cubano sandwich around. Never disappointed. The coffee is out of this world !!! Just don't be in a rush because there often is a wait. However long always worth it read more

Legendary cubano sandwiches from a legendary bakery. My "go-to" place for authentic Latino-Caribbean bakery faire on the south side of Hartford. I've had Sol De Borinquen's cubanos hot, cold, for lunch, for breakfast, for dinner and for no reason at all. Even after moving out of the city, I still stop in from time to time. Highly recommended. Like Diana mentioned above, the value for the money is exceptional. If all bakeries were held to the standard of enjoyment-per-dollar produced by Sol De Borinquen, they would be out of business. read more

Great place for sandwiches with an impressive spread of bakery goods. They also make fresh bread, which looks delicious. I went here to get a sandwich, and ended up with the cubanito, which was absolutely EPIC. The bread was crispy and panini-pressed thin, and the meat was great as well. Definitely a great neighborhood spot, no seating, so get a sandwich or sweet treat and take a stroll down Park Street. Also, brush up on your spanish before visiting: all signs and menu items are in spanish and most patrons order in spanish. Also...the prices...SO CHEAP! Amazing. This restaurant was previously located on nearby Broad Street. read more

While visiting Hartford, my friend and I went in search for a bakery on Sunday. We stumbled across this place and oh so happy we did!! There is a line almost out the door and everything is pretty much ordered in Spanish, but don't worry.. I'd you don't speak Spanish there are folks that can help. We ordered 2 Cubano sandwiches , 1 bistec , 1 tres leeches and 2 rellenos de papas..(potatoes with meat). For 3 people this was perfect and the good was authentic and fabulous! Highly recommend and it's a beautiful walk from downtown if you have the time. read more

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Was great got a bunch of pastries and a hot sandwich ham, egg and cheese toasted. Needed some s/p bit other then that was good. Lines out the back door. So you knew it was good. read more

Great "tres leches cake"!!! And the guava pastries are must haves when you go. Love this place!

I love my son birthday cake it was 2 tier in blue and gold beads it wasn't sweet but perfect and the frosting was delicious I buy my son cake at this bakery for 17 years already a special thank you for the young who bake it I will be back this week for my anniversary the 13 I recommend this bakery the best place in Hartford read more

Sol De Borinquen found me in 2017 when I was working temporarily on Park Street. I don't speak Spanish, I'm really pale. I do wear a smile wherever I go, which seems to help. I ordered the Crisolisimo sandwich off the specials board it was served on Puerto Rican bread that was toasted after being stuffed with pernil - pulled pork, ham was added, cheese was added. It was the best thing I had ever tasted in my life. Heart clogging goodness. I have returned ten times since the first time. I'm patient, there are sign up tables inside going on for CT voting, Medicade, Health Insurance, Social Security, Disability, just smile, look down at your phone, you'll be okay. Promise. read more

Piece of advice to the owners of this establishment. Not everyone who walks in your place holds an EBT card, a little more respect should be delivered from your staff, even though your primary demographics are Hispanics. I walked in, placed my order and to my surprise, the associate asked if I wanted my sandwiches hot or cold. I told her I wanted them hot, she turned around and said that if I was paying with my EBT card it can only be cold. What would give her an impression that I was paying with an EBT card, not everyone that walks in your store is a government leach. I was offended and quiet frankly disgusted with her assumptions. Will never go there again!!! read more

Okay, I've been here plenty of times with my coworkers who happens to be Hispanic and they usually order for me. Yes the cakes are delicious. First time coming here alone to pick up a cake I ordered, one person ahead of me so I got right behind him he was near the cashier. A couple people walked in got in another line that happens to be the REAL line, he acts as if I never existed and takes all the other 3 customers before me. Then he said I was in the wrong line, apparently I knew what was the right line but figured if I was just picking up and no one else was in the bakery in line I just go behind customer at the cashier. This gentleman I find seriously rude and the worst customer service ever. Makes me not want to step foot in an unwelcoming place. To top it off, I picked up my cake, the women working there showed me it... no happy birthday was written on it as I asked over the phone. So she said she'll get it done she'll be right back, 15 minutes of waiting, she comes back out and said the person that does the cake wasn't around she she attempted to try to write happy birthday herself. Clearly she did not know how to and it almost seems to me as a JOKE of what I received. This shouldn't be accepted at all! You're a bakery, just why... why? I got scribbles of something out of this world. Now tell me as a customer picking up a cake and having scribbles on your cake, how would you feel? Pretty darn upset! And the nice person I am I did not say anything just took it and left, tried myself to scrap it off. I really like this bakery until I came here today 10/19/16 myself. read more

Sol De Borinquen - NO WORDS, It's suppose to say happy birthday all I got were scribbles. Completely unacceptable to give to a customer. - Bakeries Near Me - Hartford, Connecticut

The other day I went to park street in Hartford to buy some pastries at sol de Borinquen this place is full of sugary goodness that I like got five different kinds pastries pineapple guava to name a few cheesecake the prices were so amazing cheap will be back to soon too try there sandwiches. read more

This place is simply amazing! The bread is delicious (I usually get soboa but they also have pan de agua) and super cheap. You can even get it with butter or garlic spread already added to it. The desserts are plentiful. I like the bread pudding and the arroz con dulce (when they have it). The pastelitos de guayaba are also amazing. Be prepared to wait a little bit as it's usually busy, but definitely worth it! read more

Pros: Yummy sandwiches! Good tres leches and flan. Cons: Not the greatest neighborhood. After all the reviews saying how cheap this place was, I was surprised by my total. Not everything has a price on the menu, so when I asked the lady how much the sandwiches were, she--without saying anything--knocked off a few bucks, so that was questionable. Staff weren't friendly. I asked if they had any recommendations and they weren't helpful. read more

This place is horrible I received the soggy sandwich ever they do not make the sandwiches the same day as you order them they have them all packed up on the windowsill and when somebody orders the sandwiches they're already premade and soggy to the point where I took a bite of the sandwich and the whole rest of the sandwich fell out of my hand as if I dip the sandwich and a bucket of water worst place ever read more

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the best pastries ever!! sugar doughnuts are the bomb-diggitty!! their prices even better!! Located in a least desirable neighborhood and some of the staff look like they hate their job and hardly friendly at all but I will definitely come again!! read more

The best pan sobao around the Harford area. There are others in the area that come close, but not close enough.

Telephoned to order a Tres Leches cake for a birthday party. No one spoke English and finally gave up trying to place my order.

I have been in a few times and am always disappointed by their customer service the last time I was in the place was empty which is not typical for them so I ordered a coffee and a sandwich to wait and hour for both and while I'm waiting and asking where's my order that btw I had already paid I get treated with rudeness by the person working that day and when I finally got my sandwich it was soggy so I have not been back and will not be back I know that they have a lot of good stuff but for me at least if they don't care about their customers they don't need my business read more

Bought a cake for coworkers birthday and it was very delicious. cake seemed fresh and was moist. Everybody liked it

Sol de borinquen used to be one of my favorite spots for a coffee, donut and sandwich kinda day however I noticed service and quality changed and things were not the same when they continued forgetting the pickles for my 'medianoche' sandwich. On my next visit I told the server about my latest experience while making the mistake of ordering another sandwich; a huge mistake because this time I got my pickles but I ended up biting into a piece of bone!!! A piece of bone in my damn sandwich! I'm done... I took these actions personal and Intentional. No bueno!!! read more