Mama’s Backyard Café

Had a chance to stop by this longtime Corona establishment before work and bought a couple of sweets to satisfy my cravings.
They were a Carrot Cake, Blueberry Muffin, and Lobster Tail.
I really enjoyed the Carrot Cake appreciating the higher than normal level of spice. The carrot flavor was very pronounced too. My sister however thought it was a solid and rather pedestrian take on this classic.
I was sold on the Blueberry Muffin as while scanning the display cases on what to buy, one of the bakers brought out a fresh tray of these muffins.
It was an excellent muffin; soft buttery texture inside, nice fresh blueberries, and not too sweet.
Muffins are quite large so be warned if you’re watching your weight LOL. I wound up portioning the muffin into two separate breakfast sittings.
The Lobster Tail was hit and miss. The pastry dough portion was not that crisp/​flaky. However the cream filling was deliciously semi-​sweet, rich and smooth.
Pretty good but I expected a bit better.

BEST ITALIAN BAKERY!!!
This bakery not only has the best and freshest food but is also the most beautiful bakery I have ever been in. With its fresh cakes, pastries, cookies, ice cream, and other Italian goodies on display you can definitely put on the calories here. Everything looks good for the taking and that’s why I keep coming back and trying something new each time. They decorate for whatever holiday is the closest and the place always looks so friendly and inviting. And lets not forget the beautiful backyard with a nice fountain and sitting area you forget that you are in Queens. Its harder and harder to find a good Italian bakery but I don’t need to look any further. Coming here for life now — ha. Thanks Mama’s!!!

Ate in the area popped in for a few canoli’s and a lobster tail. Canoli’s were good but lobster tail I have had better. Their Napoleans are awesome. Great place in the summer as you can sit in the backyard.

The powdered sugar cookies are to die for!!! Soooo good! Reminds me of the almond cookies I ate when we were in Siena, Italy!

Good Italian bakery with loads of goodies. Pastries, cookies, coffee all look so good and are.
They have an outdoor garden in the back with a kool fountain. Great place to relax and kick back and enjoy this weather. Don’t forget to take something home you’ll just be sorry later.

very good Napoleon cake! crispy and creamy at the same time; with a very reasonable price! Love this place.

I don’t get all the fuss about this place. It’s a bakery, very typical and very ordinary.
Regular coffee, regular croissants, regular cookies.
Some annoying customer yapping with staff for half hr.
Nah, not a fan.

I love grabbing a Cappucino and enjoying the seating in their back yard. Staff is so friendly and its great seeing Irene run around all the time

I live in Seattle right now, but I’m a native New Yorker and every time I get back, I search for rainbow cookies. I found myself in Corona and, after visiting the Lemon Ice King, realized my time was running short and rainbow cookies were still to be procured. Imagine my delight when I logged into Unilocal and saw Mamas just 0.4 miles away with stellar reviews.
I bought a pound of rainbow cookies.
I brought them back to Seattle to share with my brother.
I invited a friend to join our rainbow cookie feast.
The cookies were terrible. TERRIBLE. Dry, thin, lacking raspberry OR amaretto flavor. They were edible only upon dipping in Buffalo Trace bourbon, a surprising twist.
TERRIBLE rainbow cookies. Sorry, Mamas… I loved that the women behind the counter spoke Italian, but Corona ain’t what it used to be.

Go here if you want to eat the BEST rainbow cookies in the entire world. Fresh and delicious. Cannolis were pretty good, too.

Such a great old school bakery, with a friendly staff, extremely reasonable prices and large seating area, where one can stuff their face with all the decadent desserts, read, people watch and daydream.

Best Italian bakery not only in Queens but let’s say in the five boroughs and Long Island. The best cakes I have had because they are so light and fresh. Every pastry, cookie, chocolate dipped biscotti are incredible, and just savored an Italian Riccotta cheesecake for Easter that was better than my grandma’s. This place is the real deal and the owners make you feel like family every time you walk in.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa…
Best Italian bakery in Queens, as far as by the slice/​piece treats go.
Tiramisu that had to have been made fresh that day.
A wonderful Italian cheesecake with the perfect hint of citrus and tasty crust.
Friendly counterpeople who SPEAK ITALIAN and aren’t over 70!
You have to go!
$ 10 CC minimum.

I walked in and I was greeted by a massive case filled with so many fresh pastries. I ordered a cannoli, some bow ties, two almond paste cookies, and a kiwi custard tart, coffee, and tea. Everything was so fresh and so delicious.
Oh, and the almond paste cookie. Definitely the best one almond come I’ve ever had, and I’ve had a lot if I do say so myself. So fluffy, so moist, and it just melts in your mouth. I should’ve bought every single one in the pastry case.
Coffee was so fresh and good. You have to come here and try it. Great prices, too.
A great place to come after Tortilleria Nixtamal around the corner!

Loved my cappuccino, yum