Sapienza Pastry

Well my family and I have been coming to this bakery since 1997 (I was 8) up until 2003 but I returned to order my favorite cake my mom use to always order for me well I revisited this bakery again back in 2013 to get my bday cake the same one I have been getting since 8 and however the cake taste different it taste more like a store brand cake mix, so I did not complain I just brushed it off, but upon ordering from them again in 2015 for my bday cake however was just pure awful, but the cake was made from scratch this time which was some points added but the vanilla and chocolate custard I always get was however stale and it taste very bad I wish they would have made the custard fresh instead of using a custard that was weeks old, well it was very embarrassing because I had a party and my family and friends all talked about the cake, well since I have been coming to this place like forever I will give them one more shot and this time I am being specific with how I need my cake to be made because I’m paying for it so it should be done properly, besides that I love this place and the variety of pasteries you can choose from, please start using fresh ingredients and from scratch, because you can lose a lot of customers like this…

This bakery always has a lot of variety and everything is beautifully made/​presented. Also they aren’t as expensive as other bakeries I’ve been to. With that said some of the pastries/​cakes I’ve had have not been the best. It’s the type of bakery I visit if I happen to be near by and need something sweet but I wouldn’t go out of my way for. The service is always good and quick but I just had a cheesecake from them and it barely had any taste at all. The cookies are pretty good though.

Sapienza is a nice local bakery in the Franklin square/​Elmont area. There’s a variety of goodies to choose from which are so tasty! My personal fav is the cheesecake… YUM. The staff is also pretty nice and friendly. The prices here are not bad either as compared to some of the other local bakeries. However the last few times I’ve ordered cakes, I’ve found they’re filled with frosting and not as much cake. The layers of frosting is just so thick that there’s hardly enough cake to enjoy. I ordered a chocolate cake for my birthday and it looked so beautiful only to cut it open and see the amount of frosting. The cake however was so delish!

We’ve purchased cakes from here and a variety of pastries such as the cannoli and assorted cookies. While they are tasty treats, I don’t find much memorable about Sapienza bakery. I believe there are equitable bakeries for a lower price point within the vicinity.

Sorry Andrew, I should have been very clear. I created the cupcake tower myself, your bakery provided 75 cupcakes and an 8″ cake.
The caramel cupcakes you claim you don’t make actually cost more than regular cupcakes because they were vanilla cupcakes with a caramel/​dulce filling and filled cupcakes cost more.

So close to home and such fresh, delicious cookies. I cannot speak for the cakes or pastries yet but in due time I will update.

Don’t believe the hype! — After sampling some of their other stuff. .. . I have to pull a star. .. .. .. . Not as good as I thought.

The pastry was not bad at all! But the shelves had rust with is no good for anyone eating from here. With a bit more maintenance this place would have a huge improvement.

How I love this place. It had become my place of choice for several years now. But I must say I was sadly disappointed in the cake I picked up for my mother’s 78^th Christmas Day birthday. The young woman giving me my cake spent her time chatting with the other workers and basically ignored me, even wrapped my cake without looking at the cake box! I told her the written words were badly placed and she just looked at me blankly, offering no suggestions, or remedy. Judge for yourself, is this the look of a five star cake?
Follow up:
I thank you, Andrew, for getting back to me in the hopes of getting to the bottom of things. (I had prepaid for my ¹⁰⁄₁₂ inch square and asked for an 8 am pick-​up. The pleasant young woman who took my order assured me my cake would be ready — the fog slowed me a bit that morning, but I picked up my cake around 9:00 am.) This is certainly a good policy to address comments posted here as it is unfair that reviews posted in haste can ruin the reputation of a fine establishment. I have no desire to have that young woman reprimanded. I just hope that in the future your employees are aware that your cakes become the center of many joyous family gatherings and those usually beautiful cakes are what stay in everyone’s memory. Christmas time gets busy, for sure, but there is always time for quality and professionalism.
P. S. The cake was delicious as usual!

I’m so happy there are still some wonderful Old School Italian bakeries on LI! Their cannoli and napoleons are to diiieeeee for!

This place is simply amazing. Very helpful every step of the way. The price was affordable they showed us the iPad to help give us ideas and we did go with one in the iPad but added another piece with the color of our wedding reception. And they got everything perfect. They did a great job on the taste, design, color everything was perfect for our wedding reception the guest loved the cake.
Sapienza delivered to the location the day of and set it up no questions asked.
I would recommend for all occasions. Baby shower, weddings they do it all. Staff are friendly and nice. Also let us sample the flavors to make sure we liked it before committing to it. I’ve been places before this where not all let you sample and they were more than welcoming.
The lady Roe was very helpful and came around and gave us hugs and congratulated us on getting married.
I will be using them for future occasions.

The cookies and stuff are so good and it smells glorious inside. The place is stressful to park in and looks very very outdated but the product is delicious

We are from CA but were getting married in CT so that our Long Island family could be there. We were on LI for about a week in December and needed to get everything lined up and confirmed for a March wedding. This was the only time we’d be in town before the wedding.
We went to Sapienza’s at the recommendation of our LI family. They were our first stop and after trying to interview other bakeries, we hired them.
When we told them we were shopping for a wedding cake, they immediately pulled out their portfolio of pictures, brought out cupcakes of various flavors to try, and happily reviewed our sketch. This whole process was efficient, pleasant and informative. I didn’t care for most of their cake flavors, but we loved their red velvet!
We then went to other local bakeries (about 6) and NONE of them were as helpful. Even when we explained we were from CA and have no personal experience with their bakery, none of them offered samples of their work or a portfolio. When your product consists of 2 major elements: how it looks and how it tastes… you should offer a new client both! Only Sapienza seemed to understand this.
They made us a beautiful, 2 layer, red velvet cake with attention to detail ($ 200). It came out better than I could have imagine! We froze the top layer and kept it in grandpa’s freezer on LI and ate it a year later when we visited with family. It was good the 2^nd time around too!

This Bakeshop is very convenient to me and every time I crave for some sweet delicacies then this is my go to shop. Service is great and pastries and other baked goodies are served fresh everyday. I got cakes here several times in the past and they’re delicious let alone well received by my friends or friends of friends on parties I went. Indeed, this shop is just a jewel in my area.

Excellent cookies, cakes, and pastries. A solid Italian bakery I always fall back on as my go-​to spot when bringing goodies to a dinner party.

This bakery used to be really good in all areas many years ago. Nowadays I think it’s gone to the pits.
I find their customer service is lacking, when you call you are greeted by someone who sounds like they hate their job and don’t want to help you, you have to wait forever for them to come back on and then they don’t answer your question.
I find the bakery is frugal with their products and the baked goods aren’t as tasty as before and the presentation is terrible.
They won’t take custom orders short notice for certain people but they would for others.
They are a tad bit outdated and should up their game.

Simply irresistible! So good. I love their gelato selection in the summer. The lemon cookies are great too! Such a friendly staff :)

Omg!!! as soon as I walk in. .I was at awwww aka mouth watering, aka wants to just swipe a taste with my fingers but couldn’t. …I mean I didn’t know about this place until like dude I wanted to get one of everything and that rarely happens to me I mean I can’t say how much I spend there might get in trouble but jeeeeeeezzzzzz! !!! I didn’t want to leave this… so yes stop all bakery and make your way here I guaranteed you your belly will come out happy as them food are looking so scrumptious, like mama bring out the potato couch aka open the truck to make room;)))))))))) Until next time!!! Xoxoxs

If you are looking for a traditional, old-​school Italian bakery, you have found it. When you walk in you are treated to the sweet aroma of cookies baking in the oven. If cookie monster went to rehab, he would have a serious relapse walking into this place.
They always have samples for you to try.
The Italian cookies are rich and battery. The rainbow cookies or moist and delicious. The cream used for the Napoleons and the cannolis is second to none. My personal favorite from here has to be the Napoleons!
When I am ordering here, and the girl asks me if I want anything else I have to restrain myself from ordering more yummy’s.
If you are trying to go carb free or you are on a strict diet, then he’d my warning, stay away from this place!

I really like their chocolate mousse cake and their cannolis.