Amici Bakery

Having had this bakery referred to us by friends, we thought it would be the perfect place to order my sister’s 75^th Birthday cake. MAN WERE WE EVER WRONG!
i ordered a whipped cream cake, with chocolate covered strawberries on top and along the base. I made sure to tell them that I did NOT WANT strawberry filling between the layers, as nobody ever uses real strawberries for that. Instead, they always use some kind of strawberry jam or jelly, which is way too sweet. I did want chocolate mousse, but only if it wasn’t very sweet. I was assured by the owner that their mousse isn’t sweet and would be perfect. AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY WRONG, AND THEY USED THE STRAWBERRY JAM BETWEEN THE LAYERS!
We picked up the cake and took it to the restaurant, where the staff was to bring it to the table after dinner. We sang happy birthday, and cut the cake, only to find everything that I DID NOT WANT, inside the cake. Sickeningly sweet mousse and even worse strawberry jam!
We each took one taste of the cake, then gave it to the restaurant to throw away.
NEVER AGAIN! FROM NOW ON I’LL STICK WITH MENDOKERS!

I’ve been here a few times and have purchased butter cookies and pastries. I’m not a fan of either. It’s not horrible but I’ve had better.
The butter cookies taste ok but it’s very crumbly in texture. When you bite into it crumbles into many small pieces. It gets messy and makes you thirsty.
The pastries are good. I’ve purchased premade cakes and i find that its not that moist and there is more icing than cake. I wind up scraping off some of the icing because I feel like I’m just eating icing.
Their strawberry shortcake has strawberry compote. Yuck! Where’s the fresh strawberries?
There are a variety of cookies and cupcakes decorated in various cartoon characters like Elmo and Dora. The cupcake frosting is too sweet, and the cupcake texture is on the dry side as well.
Is come here if you eat to treat your kids to cute cookies and cupcakes. For the adults the pastries, like napoleon or fruit tarts are OK. Avoid the cakes and butter cookies.

Love everything from here! Never let down. I especially love the pretzel cake– a pretzel shaped chocolate covered éclair. I also love the seven layer cookie cannoli cake, it’s amazing!

Stopped in on way home from work and purchased a strawberry shortcake. Very tasty and super friendly service. They had a large selection of cookies, pastries, and cakes ready to be purchased. Plentiful parking in the shopping center.

Best pastry in central nj
Fresh baked bread and cookies
Freshly stuffed cannollis and sfoigatelle are my favorites. They make sicilian fig cookies which are hard to find and we’ll worthwhile
I have had their Tiramissu and cheesecake, both are very good. L&B spumoni and ices in the summer.

I must say the Napoleon’s are amazing & the chocolate mousse cake is to die for yummy

Monroe is now well endowed with proper Italian locales (nearby Bella Italia is one of the best in the region and shares the same parking lot). And while the suburban strip mall is low on charm (as compared to traditional pastry shops in the old Italian neighborhoods) Amici helps anchor it’s Italian-​ness. Excellent pastries, cookies, and ice cream. Tri Color cookie is one is the best anywhere! This place is the real deal. Excellent breads too.

Finally, a truly great Italian bakery that doesn’t involve crossing a bridge. I benchmark Italian bakeries on their sfogliatelle, and they have one of the best.

I usually don’t like whipped-​cream icings. I usually prefer buttercream. But Amici’s icings have lovely flavors — strawberry, rum, a light chocolate — that other whipped-​cream icings never seem to have.
They make most of their individual desserts in a small and a large size, although each size isn’t always available at the times I’ve been in. But the variation is great if you just want a small taste.
The prices are amazing. I’ve gotten five pastries for under 10 bucks.
It’s been a while since I’ve been — it’s about a half-​hour from where I used to live — but I seem to remember a glazed-​fresh-​blueberry and chocolate tiny cake slice, a strawberry-​topped cake slice, wonderful mini cannoli and a cheese-​cake in cupcake size — more of a cake with a high percentage of cheese in it, rather than a full-​on cheesecake.
And the people who wait on you are unfailing friendly and helpful.
Don’t miss out!

This is an Italian Bakery with lots of good treats! I especially enjoy their 1 inch diet section. ;)