PROS: Amazing quality in their food, prices are nice, food variety is plentiful, staff is friendly, good amount of parking, and seating available CONS: Some of the pastries didn't have a label/sign in front of them. They also don't have prices posted anywhere OVERALL: As long as you know what the items are without needing a sign and not knowing the cost doesn't bother you, I do recommend coming here. They're the best bakery around read more

What a great bakery! There are so many items to choose from. We have purchased numerous cakes from Sorrento. There was not one that we were disappointed. Also bought croissants and cookies and danishes. All very good. Service is usually great. However if there are lots of people inside the store it could get hectic. Also there is an older lady who can be grouchy sometimes. Definitely come here if you want a great cake. read more

I've been coming here for over 20 years, and while the bread and desserts can be very good, I've had several disappointing experiences with both the products and customer service. I once purchased cannoli that tasted rancid, and when I returned them, the response was rude and unapologetic. More recently, I bought lemon cookies that were extremely stale and didn't taste like lemon at all. When I returned them the next day, the woman I spoke with was extremely rude and questioned me rather than simply acknowledging the issue. After being a customer for 20+ years, I expected much better customer service. read more

I just noticed that it's been 9 years since I last reviewed Sorrento's. It's the easiest review to write since this is one of my top bakeries in NJ. I've stopped here to pick up lunch literally hundreds of times over the past 30 years or so. Sorrento's is as good now as the first time I went there, probably even better! The sandwiches here are outstanding! The quality of the ingredients is first rate and the prices are very reasonable. There's plenty of salads and soup here to go with the sandwiches also. The stars of the show here for me though are the bakery items. Whether it's the cakes, donuts, or pastries, I've never had anything here I didn't like. Some favorites for me are the Napoleons, Lobster Tail, Linser Tarts, and Black & White cookies. My wife loves the Red Velvet Cupcakes and the Cannolis. The Thanksgiving pies from here are always a huge hit. If you haven't been to Sorrento's Bakery, check it out. I'm planning on stopping here for many more years! read more

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We order here often for work parties, their cakes are amazing. The raspberry cake filling is amazing, their red velvet is classic and their strawberry cream is light and delicious. Their pastries are also delicious. They have great sandwiches and breads but their doughnuts are worth detouring each time especially the cinnamon sugar braided doughnut. read more

I had several additional baked goods from this spot. I once again had the St. Joseph pastry with cannoli cream (see previous review for similar thoughts). I also had a small tiramisu. It was nicely done. The cake was soft, and the entire portion was extremely light. It was a traditional dessert done right. I also tried a red velvet square cake. It was alright. I was not a huge fan of the cream cheese frosting, and the actual red velvet cake was a little plain. Overall, I am not usually a fan of red velvet flavored items so take that for what it's worth. read more

Sorrento Bakery - Red Velvet Cake Square - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

Best bread around. Fantastic bakery. But I won't order another deli sandwich again. $18 for a roast beef with barely any meat on it? No thanks. I rather be charged $23-25 for the same sandwich with the proper amount of meat on it so I felt like I was getting some value at least. No more deli orders for me - just the bread and baked goods will do. 5* for bakery 3* for deli sandwich. read more

Excellent black-and-white cake, assorted biscotti and crumb buns. Also, plenty of parking spaces available.

So I used to have a personal preference of never ordering sandwiches outside of a Hudson County deli, but this place floored me in the best way. Food: I ordered a roast beef and mozz sandwich which was surprisingly tasty. I add hot peppers instead of roasted red peppers which was also an insanely smart decision. Most importantly, the bread was outstanding. Aesthetic: Nice spread of package goods on shelves lined the floor that made its way to the deli area, and I love the fact that they have three separate areas which includes the deli, bread, and sweets/baked goods. Service: the guy who helped me at the counter was super cool and double checked with me while working on everything I ordered, which I greatly appreciate from a deli. read more

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Wow and yes wow . A great real authentic Italian bakery in every sense. The Italian round bread was amazing and the Zeppole de San Giuseppe were outstanding. Although we live in Somerset County, we will again visit this great establishment. To the owners, 'Bella Cose'! read more

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It's a Cute bakery in East Hanover- The staff is nice and picked up some cookies for someone who loves those anise cookies- parking is available read more

Delicious cakes! We had a cake from here for a wedding rehearsal dinner. It was beautifully decorated with great cake and delicious filling. Prices are about average for quality cake. read more

Ordered a lot of different things from here over the years including sandwiches, breads and of course pastries. Everything is either good or great. The brownies are the star of the show. They are awesome. A top 3 brownie in the state. It clearly gets crowded on weekends but serviced is always nice and prompt. read more

This is such a great bakery from breads, so many sweets to choose from and deli meats and sandwiches. Staff is friendly and helpful.

Great selection of Italian pastries. We normally buy all the cakes for our celebrations at Sorrento.

Great service. Great prices. Fresh bread breakfast sandwiches, amazing pastries. If I only lived closer...

Amazing Italian cookies! I always stop by when I can but the food is so good it's dangerous!

Can't help but feel like these people think I am doing them a favor every time I shop there. There are 2 customers in the shop and six workers yet I am standing around for almost 5 minutes waiting for someone to acknowledge me. No one who works there ever smiles or says thank you unless they know you. This place is down the street from me and their customer service is so atrocious that I will drive way out of my way to go to Calandra's in Fairfield because at least their workers aren't downright hostile. read more

Best bakery around! Fresh bread and tasty /homemade cookies, pies, and pastries! The lava cake is always a hit!

We received a coconut lemon cake during the holidays. The outside was decorated with lemon candies and coconut. The inside cake was fluffy and soft, the lemon pudding was not too tart and pretty standard. The frosting was a bit crumbly/very sweet, and the texture was a bit hard. I prefer frosting that is light, creamy, and not overly sweet. The coconut was a bit dried out. I would visit the bakery on my own and try something since the inside of the cake was promising. read more

Sorrento Bakery - Coconut lemon cake - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

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Dang , do I miss a bakery like Sorrento! Having left Morris County years ago and moving halfway across the country i miss my NJ diners, my Jewish Deli, my Italian bakeries and my NY Giants! That being said, i had to stop into Sorrento's to pickup pastry for family. Home made bread, sandwiches, Terrell, pastry galore - this is legit! Bought two bags of Terrells including pizza flavor and 5 gourmet pastry including a mini kiwi hand pie , a giant lobster claw and my favorite a sfogliatelle Everything was delicious and the staff was very helpful and friendly Whether its for your own dining or to take to the family Sorrento"s has got the goods read more

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If you're looking for great desserts and a delicious sandwich, this is the place to go. They have a fantastic bakery offering lots of cakes, cookies & breads, as well as a sandwich counter that also has sone homemade salads. Today I had the #28- grilled eggplant, arugula, mozzarella & I subbed sun dried tomatoes for roasted red peppers. Comes with a drizzle of balsamic. You can get a small , half and full ( bread was so tasty- crisp on outside & chewy on inside- the way it should be). They also do wraps . For dessert I had some double layer hazelnut cream triangles- they prob have a specific name but I have no idea. There was so much to choose from. At any rate they were delish too !! Although I went at lunchtime there wasn't a long wait. Pretty much got my order in about 5 minutes after I walked in and was able to peruse the desserts while my sandwich was being made. If you're in the mood for a great sandwich that won't empty your bank account and/or a great dessert, make your way to Sorrento. read more

I can't begin to express my frustration. I have been going to Sorrento's for over 25 years and I have ordered countless cakes. In ALLLL those years with ALLLL of those cakes, they have only ever gotten the decoration right twice. It's so bad that it has become a joke among my family members. They can't wait to see how badly Sorrento's will mess up the cake at every event. I realize that their cakes taste the best which is why I continued to go there but this is just too much. My cake order today will be my last cake order. I literally could not have made this design any easier... I wanted it to be completely plain white... no flowers, no edging... literally just frost the damn thing in whipped cream and write 3 words in red in the middle bc I planned to decorate this one by myself knowing that I couldn't leave it up to the decorators at Sorrento's. Well, they overcomplicated it, added red flowers and green leaves all over it, leaving me no room to decorate AND the red is bleeding across the whipped cream (which I knew would happen if they used too much red on top of the whipped cream). The cake looks awful... again. Luckily, there are many delicious bakeries around and I will be taking my business elsewhere. read more

Called and placed an order for a birthday cake. I was able to customize it to how the birthday boy wanted it. pickup was easy and the cake was delicious. the bakery has a selection of ready made cakes which helped because we ended up with 7 extra guests the week of the party. the lemon Bundt unfrosted cake with lemon curd was amazing read more

My friends and I have ordered a variety of Birthday cakes from them - Both from the shelf and custom made ones with fondant and butter cream frosting. Friendly and reliable service. Cakes are delicious. Special mention to the Molten lava cake !! So moist and melt in the mouth. Definitely recommend if you are looking for fresh pastries and cakes in the area read more

Sorrento Bakery - Molten lava cake - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

My family ordered a cake for a birthday celebration from this bakery. Amazing quality and delicious, everyone went back for seconds! The cake was moist and not overly sweet but had an amazing raspberry layer in the center. One of the best Italian bakeries around. read more

How I miss this place! Simply the best Italian bakery in New Jersey in my opinion. The 'cat tongue' cookies are out of this world. I know that sounds weird but trust me you MUST try these!! Everyone who works there is very friendly and welcoming & the ingredients are very high-quality. I stopped by a couple times during my recent visit back East and everyone I brought goodies to remarked how incredibly delicious everything was. read more

Hospitality, service and quality of baking! Great family run business. Service is outstanding. read more

great and delicious desserts. good customer services ,,would definitely go again and again read more

The food there is good but the staff is incredibly rude. They pretend like they don't see you when you're waiting to order. The only nice people are the Hispanic ones in the back. I ordered in person and the lady at the front literally tossed my donut at me. Super rude read more

I just walked out of this bakery after standing there for nearly 10 minutes, not being helped. Being overlooked despite being the only black person in there I had two people that worked there. Look at me and walk away to help other customers I had to stop another person from doing what she was doing in order to get helped. this is quite disheartening, especially since it seems like a really good deli and bakery.. read more

Baked goods were delicious. The hot sandwiches looked so good, but were cold in the middle with a thick cold lump of cheese and the customer service from the female in the sandwich line was awful. She was rude and seemed disappointed that she had customers. read more

Sorrento Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

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Not the same Quality has gone down and does not justify price increase what is more disturbing is their credit card fee 3.75! Most places charge 3 to 3.2 read more

An Essex County jewel! Among the many bakeries I've visited in the county, this stands out. Not only are the pastries excellent, and fresh, their cakes are amazing, the deli has great sandwiches and salads, and they have a terrific selection of imported pastas, tomatoes, and other specialty foods. read more

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Not only is the bakery first rate, but so is their deli!!!! A sandwich is only as good as the bread it sits on!!!!!

I wouldn't say this bakery is in the top 10 been there a few times and I rate it as an OK bakery. I bought a banana cream pie 3/4 of it was cream now I understand it's called a banana cream pie, but there was hardly any bananas and hardly any custard in it so I basically paid 22.95 for a cream pie. I think it was grossly overpriced. read more

Stopped by while in the area and this place is definitely worth a trip. The bakery section is legit. I used to work at a bakery and this is where I would go:wide selection of cakes, cookies, bread. The deli section is stocked with delicious options. You can pick different breads with plenty options. There are some small tables inside. They also have some traditional Italian products. read more

Sorrento Bakery - #13 - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

Great business and great Italian products! I ordered a sandwich. But they had so much more!

A coworker brought these in the other night. I had a cannoli, cream puff and this white cake idk what it was called. Everything I had was delicious! read more

Sorrento Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

One bite of the sfogiatelle, crisp and flaky on the outside, slightly sweetened baked ricotta inside, and I'm immediately flooded with memories of my family holidays, of my Nana & Pop-Pop and parents who have all since passed. That's the power of food, and exceptional food takes those feelings to the next level. For every Christmas, New Years, Easter and celebratory event, my Grandparents would drive from Morris Plains to Sorrento Bakery in East Hanover because no other sfogiatelle or cannoli would do. Nana would present the box of pastries with a Cheshire grin, knowing she was responsible for bringing the "golden" ticket. She would provide all of the details, the time they had to get up, the long lines they waited in, how she didn't fill the cannoli shell until right before bringing the coveted desert to the dining table ensuring it remained crisp. Never once complaining, just emphasizing how it was all worth it! When we went to our grandparents house for holidays, a box of Italian pastries went home with us, the grand prize of the evening. For half of us, sfogiatelle was king! My grandfather, father, brother and I fell in that camp. My Nana and mother adored the cannoli. Don't get me wrong, we all ate both, but if we had to make a choice... On a recent visit home to attend a HS reunion and spend time with my brother and friends, one of my friends went to Sorrento Bakery, unbeknownst to me. After a dinner of penne and meatballs, she brought out a platter of sfogiatelle, cannoli, eclairs and Napoleons. From the first bite of the cannoli, memories flooded. I'd already had several cannoli on this trip, but this was different. When she saw my face light up, she brought out the bakery box to confirm these were my favorite, this was part of my childhood, my family. And like my Nana, she sent me home with my own box. It doesn't get any better than that. Sorrento was and will always be the benchmark for me. In addition to Italian pastries, their butter cookies, bread, cakes, sandwiches are all amazing. Highly recommend Sorrento. If it wasn't good, there wouldn't be lines out the door and police managing traffic on a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. "Take the gun, leave the cannoli." read more

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