Nona’s Sweets Bakery & Cafe

Well, again a big disappointment. When you prefer Panera Bread over a real bakery it says all. Sorry.

A solid four star establishment.
The food was unique and tasty. I had the red velvet waffle and a Papa’s scramble bowl. Both were good though the Scramble bowl is very reminiscent of Waffle House (if Waffle House got really creative one day). The Scramble Bowl had eggs, bacon and cheese mixed into a cup. It was tasty, but obviously was a pretty heavy meal.
The Red Velvet Waffle comes with a meat of your choice and the Waffle itself was perfect. The Red Velvet flavor really comes through with some confectioners sugar sprinkled on top. Both items were reasonably priced (under $ 7).
The ambiance was interesting. It was a little noisy but it is clear these were all people that worked or lived in the area. This included a group of older ladies in the back playing cards (too funny). The noise level wasn’t bad and the seating arrangement really helped with that. However I would say that the seating is a little odd, some tables even had mismatched chairs. The arrangement isn’t bad but it is unusual for a café. The music that plays in the background is classic, and at a perfect decibel where you can hear it but don’t have to talk over it.
Overall I recommend this café for people looking for some unusual breakfast options at a very affordable price. Oh and they do not really know how to steep tea, but I didn’t hold that against them since very few places steep tea correctly.

My husband and I got some cupcakes here and they were ok. The cupcake itself was dry and their passion fruit one tasted like strawberry so I don’t know if they gave us the wrong one but it tasted nothing like passion fruit. The icing was too sweet. It was not horrible but I wouldn’t go back.

Nona’s almond flavor cupcake and almond flavor icing is my go to when I have a sweet tooth! The icing is very sweet (just the way it should be!) with incredible flavor. I’ve stopped in often since they opened at their first location. The cupcakes never disappoint. The only thing I would change are the hours… pretty please be open a bit later for people who want a cupcake after dinner :)

The last time I visited Nona’s was when they were at their North Tryon location and I would always stop in and have a cupcake from their cupcake bar. Well I decided to stop in yesterday with my girlfriend for some desserts and try something new. My girlfriend ordered a red velvet cupcake with chocolate frosting and a Brownie cheesecake. I ordered an almond cupcake with caramel frosting and a Pumpkin cheesecake. The cupcakes were tasty but the cheesecake desserts were actually a layer of pumpkin pie/​brownie, a layer of cream cheese frosting, a layer brownie/​pumpkin pie and then another layer of the cream cheese frosting on top. There actually wasn’t any «cheesecake» in there. That was a little disappointing because the cream cheese frosting was extremely sweet and I ended up just scraping it off. So I ended up just eating the pumpkin pie. We paid $ 5.50 a piece for the «cheesecake» desserts. That’s $ 11.00 for pumpkin pie and a brownie. I could’ve made pumpkin pie and brownies for less than that at home. If you advertise pumpkin cheesecake and brownie cheesecakes, i expect to actually have a cheesecake and not just cream cheese frosting.

They need to stop calling them as a «bakery» and change it to Nona General Food store. Over the last few years, i have tried to give them another chance, but they never fail to disappoint me. Some of nearby grocery stores with a descent bakery sections have much better deserts and sweet goodies. Nona’s sweets are not fresh, at times, things are drier than gas-​station snacks. On top of that, they do not even have any special variety that would make them stand out as a specialty bakery. In addition, it is over-​priced. I am giving them one star rating since Unilocal does not allow to post without a star

They need to stop calling them as a «bakery» and change it to Nona General Food store. Over the last few years, i have tried to give them another chance, but they never fail to disappoint me. Some of nearby grocery stores with a decent bakery sections have much better deserts and sweet goodies. Nona’s sweets are not fresh, at times, things are drier than gas-​station snacks. On top of that, they do not even have any special variety that would make them stand out as a specialty bakery. In addition, it is over-​priced. I am giving them one star rating since Unilocal does not allow to post without a star

I had pancakes! Don’t bother with IHOP. Two pancakes were more than enough and served with a turkey sausage and fresh fruit. Excellent!
Service was optimal.

They offer nice fresh bakery items including an assortment of cookies that remind me of some of my favorite childhood bakery treats.
In particular, as a kid I loved the little buttery sandwich cookie shaped like a leaf that comes in pink (sort of cherry flavored) and green (not sure of the flavor of that one) with some chocolate… yum– I haven’t had cookies like those in years! Nona’s does them well.
Some of their selections are less sweet… definitely a more European type sweet –like their spumoni cookies.
If you like European bakery treats, you should definitely check this place out!

Dominica was great!!! Went for our tasting today. The assortments was cleverly displayed. The cake was so moist! Was so fun to mix and match flavored. Am very excited for the big day!
Had lunch after and was amazing! Cheesy chicken BLT is a new favorite!

Great spot for a quiet breakfast… Really! Croissants, quiche, French toast and all their coffees and teas are high end.
Papa’s Kickin’ Croissant and a Kilimanjaro coffee is the best way to start the day.
They have a good lunch sammy selection. And then there’s the truffles, cookies and sweets.
The best part, these are nice folks that work hard making the best food and deserts.

I got a brownie cheesecake. Delish… son got the red velvet cheesecake. just as good. Have not tried anything else cause i get the samething everytime. I guess im a creature of habbit.

If it wasn’t because of reasonably– priced Boar’s Head lunches, this bakery/​café would get 1 star. Everything looks pretty but these are the facts: staff, not so friendly (except for the lady in the funny white hat); and MOSTLY because the CANOLI are SO OVERPRICED … go to Fresh market, half the price and 10 times as good. My shells fell apart in my hands and if that’s ricotta, I’ll be a monkeydog. I don’t know what the filing is but it is TERRIBLE. Canoli is a primary food group for me. I would know. Mostly because staff is so unenthused … won’t be going back. Hire staff that enjoy and are eager to see the customers please.

I have had the cupcakes and cookies numerous times. They are below average and taste like box cupcakes and the cookies are not memorable.

Went for lunch and the service was not impressive considering we were the only two people in the place. They do serve Boar’s Head meats so the sandwiches we ordered were delicious.
It looks like they do a brisk business on pastries and cakes. They look delicious but didn’t try any this trip.

Third time here, last time for sure. Sorry, I’ve spent over $ 100 there. I tried the cake the first time and not only was it expensive and dry but the frosting was too sweet. Second time I just went with cookies and cupcakes. Not good!!! Then finally today I went to see if they could make a decent donut. Not only were they dry and poorly made, they were expensive. The kids asked me why I didn’t go to Dunkin donuts. Smh I idk. I paid $ 2 each for some stale donuts that must have sat for a couple days.

i purchase a cake today for my for my friends birthday a marble cake with birthday decoration on the top. I was extremely disappointed. First This was definitely a BOX CAKE. Nothing about this cake scream that got it from a well know bakery. it taste ver similar to Sam’s club cakes. The cakes are over price for the quality and the decoration seem like a child wrote his name on the cake. this is my third time trying them and i must say this is the last.

I went to a gathering and mentioned to the host that I also spent time making strawberry cupcakes last night for a kids party. Ooops!!! She stated that she didn’t make them. I thought to myself that her cakes tasted just like the boxed ones I made the night before.
I may come back and see what other types of items they have.

Incredibly disappointed! It tasted like Box cupcakes except they were dry. Very tasteless. I was extremely disappointed. I purchased red velvet, strawberry, and chocolate. Even the icing is nothing special. Will never go back.

I recently ordered a birthday cake from Nona’s for my mother. I originally emailed Nona’s and then followed up with a call in order to ensure the correctness of my order (I don’t live in Charlotte so I couldn’t go to the bakery personally). My friend picked up the cake for me on the agreed upon ready date, and sent me a picture of it. I was immediately unhappy with it and told her to go back inside and talk to someone about fixing it. The cake was supposed to be very similar to a picture that I sent them, which it was, but they skimped on the design. When I had placed the order I discussed the design in detail with the employee, and she was also looking at the picture I sent, so she was clear on what I wanted. My friend went back inside Nona’s and was able to get the design fixed to my standard. I thought the cake was fine until we cut it at my mom’s birthday dinner. I specifically ordered a carrot cake with NO nuts… and guess what… the cake had nuts in it! Overall, the flavor (minus the nuts that we had to pick through/​dig out) and final presentation of the cake were excellent, but it should not have had nuts in it, and it should have been decorated correctly from the start. I contacted Nona’s and they were very responsive and offered a refund of about 40% off the cake.
I’m writing this review to let you all know that when ordering a cake from Nona’s, be VERY specific about what you want and it would probably help to call in the days leading up to your pickup date to ensure they got your order right.

This is one of my favorite bakeries in Charlotte. For me it is the quintessence of what a bakery should be. It smells buttery and sweet when you walk through the door. I absolutely LOVE the cupcakes. They are moist, fresh, and flavorful. I really like their signature Almond icing. I’ve also ordered a red velvet birthday cake from here. It was the highlight of the birthday party. It was delicious, beautiful and reasonably priced.
I have to intentionally restrict myself from coming here weekly (I’d be as big as a house if I indulged every craving for this place :-) Lucky for me, the new location is not as convenient. Otherwise, I’d be in here a lot more. They have free wi-​fi and a few lunch items that I plan to try soon (tomato and asiago soup), but I’m so addicted to the pastries I haven’t tried anything else.
If you have a sweet tooth, this place should definitely be in your rotation.

Always leave here with more sweets than I should, but they are so amazing I can’t help it! My favorite are the rainbow cookies, so yummy and gorgeous looking! Right now I’m enjoying the turkey berry panini, delicious! Sweet, savory, and meaty! Nona herself bought it out to me and saw that I didn’t pick up any napkins, and proceeded to give me some and say there you go sweetie, truly caring service! I love this place so much, the food and service are out of this world!

Cannoli (no s at the end — cannoli is plural). Made from scratch, filling and pastry. Not imported, pre-​made, frozen. That’s all you need to know.

I had just driven by the old location when my daughter shouted out, «the bakery is closed.» That led me to stop by the new location off Harris Boulevard on my way North. When I walked in right after lunch, I was not immediately hit by the smell of baked goods. Don’t get me wrong, there were many goodies on display, available for sale (see photos) and the café was open and available for lunch. I looked around and grabbed a couple goodies for the family. Service was great and a smile makes all well. Prices on some items were acceptable (in my humble opinion) while others I thought were too much to pay for that particular item. If it is a little cake for one, for two, or for more, Nona’s is worth a trip.