Cardinali Bakery

A little disappointed, I love buttercream cake but I have no idea what happened. The cream was thick and it did not taste like butter… more like lard or something.

What a wonderful, delicious cake. Cardinallis bakery. Their bread is delicious. We bought a rainbow cookie cake it was very fresh and delicious.

I love Cardinali’s pastries! They are always delicious and fresh. I can never pick a favorite because they are all so good! I love the berry tartlets. They are so colorful and pretty to look at and the pastry cream is rich and sweet and pairs so well with the fresh berries. The chocolate mousse cake is light and creamy and definitely worth a try. I also really enjoy their cannoli cream in anything whether it is in the cannoli shell or inside their layer cake. If you have a hankering for something savory them u should try their focaccia pizza. It is fresh and delish! Fresh mozzarella with basil and a hearty yet simple tomato sauce. The bread itself is airy and crisp and addictive. Truly delightful! They also have donuts. I tried the jelly donut and it wasn’t my favorite. It tasted a little stale and I wished there was more jelly filling but no one is perfect. On a much brighter note, I had my husband’s birthday cake made here by the Cake Don a few months ago and it was incredible!!! A gorgeous, stunning cake and fabulously delicious as well! All our guests at the party raved about the cake!!! The service is always friendly. When I walk in with my children, the girls behind the counter always offer them a cookie. You should hear the squeals of delight from my kids! The smiles on their faces and the amazing baked goods I leave with make me a happy woman every time I visit! This place is definitely one of my favorite bakeries on LI.

First, I must say, that I’ve never gone into a bakery or such speciality establishment and encountered worse staff than there. I believe the girls working there are part of the family that owns it, so they can get away with that kind of behavior. I went there a few times, so did my parents and same story. Christmas night, we went there, ordering a substantial amount of things. One, a cake, since we were visiting a family that invited us for dinner and another order, consisted of about 7 sliced cakes. When we politely asked for the 2 boxes to be wrapped, as they were displayed in such way on their shelves, the answer we got was, in a rude manner, that they wrap cookies only??? The owner showed up, as we asked again for them to be wrapped, and he instructed the girls to wrap it. One was done, by obviously annoyed girl. In the middle of wrapping the second one, the girl turned to me and said so rudely: «I don’t have time for this!», and she walked away. I was appalled!!! Had I not needed the cakes, as they were presents, I would have walked right out. And, the worst thing is, this is nothing unusual… they are as rude every time. No respect or sense for customer service. I proceeded to wrap my own cake, and decided to leave it, as I realized that I should not be doing such as a customer. I complained to the owner, and only then, did another girl go to finish wrapping it, just as annoyed as the first one. What are these girls doing there and who allows them to be working there in the first place… must be, as I mentioned before, family. They may be famous in Carle Place, but they are NOT the only bakery around. I’d rather pay more somewhere else, but get a smile or just decent customer service. As for their cakes… nothing special, napoleon, just like any other, and all other cakes, same as the ones you can find anywhere else. So, that was my last time there, no more excuses. will not stand there and be disrespected and tolerate some hormonal 16 year old who dreads being there. Thank you, but no thank you!

This place is great to much too choose from cannoli are the best here hands down and the staff are very helpful

Wow! What can I say this is the BEST bakery in Long Island! The pastries are beyond and the breads are so fresh. The staff is so helpful– I it here! I feel like
Family

I stopped by as I was craving for some sweets and didn’t feel like driving all the way to Lety’s in Queens. Well, lobster tail was not crunchy but the cream was good. Not too sweet and not too heavy. I definitely had way better though. I also got cannoli. Well, I’m sorry that was not good. First of all, the shell was too crunchy and had no flavor. Cannoli cream needs more ricotta in my opinion. That being said, girls in the store was nice hence earning 2 stars.

One of my favorite bakeries in Long Island! besides having some of the best Cakes, Pies and cookies around the bread is always extremely fresh and delicious! Joe the owner takes a lot of pride in his business and it shows, The girls at the counter are very helpful and courteous as well, whenever it’s a special occasion I always make sure to pick up a Cardinali cake to impress, my favorite would have to be the chocolate ganache and of course the tiramisu!

Cardinal Bakery is one of the best bakeries in Long Island. It looks like a factory when you first walk in, but it’s all about the food. Their pastries and cookies and breads are so good and so fresh. This place is a hidden gold mind.

I satisfied my sweet tooth here on this lovely spring day. I found parking on the street right on Westbury Avenue and proceeded inside. The cashier was chatting with a customer, but I didn’t mind. I used this time to peruse the shelves to see what they had to offer.
The tiramisu immediately caught my eye and I couldn’t leave an Italian bakery without getting a lobster tail. That would just be plain wrong. The desserts were three dollars a piece and the girl boxed them up for me quickly. I would have eaten them right then and there but there were not tables to sit.
While I was there I noticed they are offering several gift options for Easter. If you are looking for something nice to bring to an Easter party they have a few options.
The tiramisu was so delicate and creamy. The layers were moist and there was just the right amount of sweetness. I was concerned about the lobster tail because I’d read on Unilocal that someone was unhappy with them due to burnt bottoms. Thankfully that was not the case with me today but I was able to view them through the glass before ordering and they looked tasty. The cream was light and the pastry dough was flaky and crumbly. The cream alone would have been fine, I didn’t need the maraschino cherry on top. It was actually kind of dry looking so I didn’t eat it but it did look nice for decoration purposes.
I’m very happy with my choices and this was a seamless purchase. As I exited there were two plates near the counter with cube sized samples of some of the baked goods. I didn’t ask what they were but one could have been a danish and the other a crumb cake. I tasted a nibble of each and they were both good. I will definitely be back to try other items.

We visited after lunch next door and picked up st Joseph pastries which were made unique diff from what we’ve seen bf. They put the cannoli filling on top of the pastry puff. The cannoli topping was smooth & creamy. Very tasty. And we’ve eaten this signature at all the good italian staple bakeries in NYC. This was good. The line thing isn’t quite clear. App it’s behind the register. The bakery smells great like an old school bakery & primarily offers staple items. There were no more rainbow cookies left so can’t speak to those. The breads looked good & crusty. All items appeared fresh.

Stopped by there earlier today on advice of a co-​worker. The moment I opened the door I was hit by a strong wind of freshly baked items — great sign. There was plenty of different baked breads and pastries to select from. I finally settled on an apple danish which looked delicious and was a very generous size.
Unfortunately the taste of it was not on par with the looks. Apparently the bottom of the pastry was over-cooked…more on the burnt side. It really killed the taste and lingered on.
I will likely try one more time before making a firm judgement on this place. Every place has their good and bad days.

The staff is outstanding! They are very personable and willing to help you when you are ready. The cookies are pretty good! The holiday cookies actually tasted better than the average cardboard cookies you get at a lot of other bakeries!
The pastries are ok not the best but they are good. This place is a little out of the way for people coming from the city but it’s a great place to visit if you are near Roosevelt field mall! If you have a sweet tooth give this place a try!

I got the sfogliatelle, rainbow cookies and mini eclairs and they were all delicious. Especially the rainbow cookies. I am not a big fan of rainbow cookies, but the ones from this bakery are really good. The jam gives the cookie an amazing kick. The sfogliatelle was also good, but it was kinda heavy. Not something you can enjoy daily or in the morning.

Must say the workers are excellent. You can tell they are not happy with where they work (and not a fan of the baker) but will still help you out as much as they can. However my mom went there 3 days in a row to see if they had cupcakes and they didn’t. (Early in the morning all 3 times) worst part was a lot of their pastries were there for all 3 days. They were starting to look extremely dry and sloppy and who knows how long they have been there for. Longer than 4 days that’s for sure.

The last two times I’ve gone in here for pastries the bottoms have been burnt (specifically the lobster tails). When I went in today I should have asked to see them before they were packaged but I didn’t and wanted to be positive. But low and behold I get home and found the bottoms burnt. I won’t be going back for quite some time. I just don’t understand how you could possibly put burnt pastries out and sell them. It’s really disappointing

I go to this bakery regularly as it’s the only bakery in my neighborhood and sadly it’s just disappointing.
To start with, the cream they use on their Tiramisù is not mascarpone cheese based, it’s just some whipped cream based product. Same goes for the Napoleon (millefoglie in Italy). I bought then a cheesecake and it’s just average, quality I could have bought at a supermarket, so the price I paid wasn’t justified. The biscuits are nice, but let’s be frank, all in all the buttercookie bakery of New Hyde Park beats Cardinali 10 to 0
Today I bought 2 small slices of focaccia, one with eggplant, one with courgettes. No cheese, no meat. Price: $ 8. Whaaaaaat? «It’s focaccia, you know?» Was the explanations. Look, I’m really Italian, just moved here 2 years ago and you can’t fool me by dropping Italian names to raise the price. Focaccia is water, flour and salt, its just bread for crying out loud!
Their bread is good however, and they shold probably stick to that.

Great bakery! Went in on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday to purchase a cake to bring over to a friends place. I went with the small carrot cake & it was delicious! You can taste that it’s made with quality ingredients & even tastes great a couple days after bringing it home.
I’ve had their tiramisu cake in the past & I fell in love… I want to try them all.

Great bakery, really well made treats, italian cookies, the little napoleons, red velvet, tiramisu are all great. Pignoli’s and our favorite the rainbow cookies are one of the best we’ve had around. The highlight would have to be the bread, their bread is very very good, and their Meat bread compares directly to the Prociutto bread from the little Italian store in Lake Success IB, which is great but can be a pain to get to sometimes. Still their Meat bread is delicious and our family prefers it to the one at IB. Their bread is on a different level, very very good. Definitely a favorite bakery for years to come.
Just tried the flatbread pizza’s they have up front and wow… I thought no good pizza place around, happy to be wrong. Kids even mom, who generally is not a great fan of pizza, loved it. They all wanted the bread! There is some magic in that bread.

We’re gonna start this review for Cardinali but backwards. I stopped in before Labor day and bought a pound of Biscotti. Then I go to Starbucks for an Espresso. While I’m waiting on line, the cutest Italian Grandmother is in front of me with her daughter about my age.
Ma, what cookie do you want? Oatmeal or Chocolate chip? They’re both good.
I can see the disappointment in her wave. Whatever you choose… So I say, would you like a cookie? I’ll be right back. They look at me like I have three heads as I go to my car and get the wrapped box of biscotti. I open the box and say enjoy. I give one to both ladies, as a matter of fact everyone on line had a cookie. We laughed, haha.
Lets talk Cardinali! Great local bakery in Long Island. Someone said Biscotti is $ 6 per pound, its actually $ 9 per pound. and they are great whatever the price! Italian breads, cookies and I spy with my little eye something. Something magical.
The baker is pulling out pizza??? I ask for a corner slice and its $ 3 bucks for this huge, fresh pizza slice. Yum…
Find this place, its off the beaten path from Old Country Road. Trust me, you’ll do the Snoopy dance of happiness.