Dolce Cupcakery

Dolls Cupcakery is a rival place just down the street that makes Cupcakes that look like Barbies. They taste a little plastic but maybe you’re into that.
However Dolce is one of the more popular cupcake spots in town, so I stopped here with my friend who is obsessed with both Cupcakes and with Cannoli, and we shared a «Cannoli Cream Cupcake.» Neither one of us was at all impressed. It was overly sweet, and not particularly nommable. We didn’t even finish it, despite the fact that we were splitting it. We ended up giving it to her daughter — who will eat anything — ahem — and she liked it.
3 stars for being a locally owned place, but the prices and the overly-​sweet taste don’t do it for me.

I do love me some cupcakes, and therefore have tried many cupcakes at many locations. I tried two different cupcakes at Dolce. I just read a few of the other reviews and they are all over the map.
I will say that the cupcakes are not horrible and I don’t think that there is too much frosting. But that said, I am not impressed either. The cake portion is oily and tastes like a boxed commercial cake mix. Cheap. The frosting was not too bad, but had a somewhat artificial taste about it. I really can’t believe that they get away with charging $ 3.25 per cupcake. I was previously living in San Francisco and had cupcakes at Kara’s Cupcakes, which used primarily local and organic ingredients, and the quality and taste easily surpassed this place’s cupcakes. Guess what they charged? $ 3.25. A larger and more expensive city, and much better all around cupcake for the same price. Enough said.
That said, I haven’t had a better store bought cupcake than Kara’s…yet.

I love it! They have great cupcakes and very creative flavors! I had them at a Bat Mitzvah and they were amazing! Then I went to the store and I was wowed again! Overall great cupcakes highly recommended

I am surprised at some of the bad reviews. Love there cupcakes although they need to lighten up on the frosting, too much frosting makes it unecessarrily sweet! Never had a problem with the service at either location. Much better cupcakes than some famous bakeries in Manhattan where I now live.

Beautiful presentation but cupcakes are notoriously dry (even when made to order) and frosting they use always tastes greasy.

I am SHOCKED that Dolce has two locations in Rochester. It totally blows my mind, as I do not see how they could find funding for it when the product they make is so abysmal.
The cakes are lacking in salt, flavor, and moisture, and the frosting tastes of shortening and lard and lacks any flavor. Also, because they put SO MUCH FROSTING on each cake, it makes every cupcake 100% inedible. It’s as if they don’t even taste the finish product. One time I went I tried four different cupcake flavors to see how they would go down — Oreo, Apple Spice, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Mint. Outside of the Apple Spice cake, I was searching for something that would taste like the flavor they advertised. All I got was a little hint of something here and there
Their presentation is nice, but that’s the only thing i can say for this local cupcakery.
I would sooner buy cupcakes from Walmart than ever considering the purchase of another cupcake from here.

I can only speak to the GF cupcake varieties and they are fabulous. A couple of flavors are, also, egg-​free. They are far better than most GF and egg-​free products I have had in the past. The cream cheese frosting is smooth, flavorful, and not too sweet.
I have served the GF cupcakes to non-​GF guests and everybody has loved them. Yes, the service is not speedy, the cupcakes are worth waiting for.

I couldn’t seem to find a page on Unilocal for the Park Ave location, so I thought I would share a review on here. As a dedicated Cupcake Wars viewer, I was excited to try Dolce. The service and atmosphere was friendly. Overall, I wasn’t too impressed with the flavor choices. Most of them were pretty boring, typical choices. I went with the cannoli cupcake and it was good, but I really expected better. The cake wasn’t that moist but the filling and frosting was good. I might have to stop by again to see if any other flavors are available at the time that catch my eye!

I’ve read great reviews for this place. I went there today and thought the cupcakes looked amazing. I bough 10 cupcakes of all different flavors. Went I tasted the cupcakes I was completely shocked. The frosting tasted like candlewax and left a waxy film in my mouth. The actual cupcake tasted worse than a box cake. What an utter disappointment! Too bad I could not give a negative star.

Is the cupcake trend over? Hard to tell… though with the closing of Dollop I think the writing’s on the wall. As a dedicated canal path walker I have popped ini here from time to time for a cupcake (kind of counter-​productive, I know) and have never been wowed by their cupcakes. Quite the reverse. Not a fan… I’ve had MUCH better cupcakes @ the Village Bakery in Pittsford which is a short walk away. Plus, I’ve peeked in the windows after hours & seen cupcakes still laying out in the unrefrigerated display case. I hope they threw them out the next day.
I’m glad that they have fans… to each their own, I guess

I am a cupcake snob. When I go to new cities one of the first things I do is search for cupcakes. I have a cupcake tattoo. People buy me cupcake memorbilla for gifts. I really love cupcakes, and I have had many good cupcakes in my day and many bad. I must say that these are in the top 3 best. Usually when I get cupcakes either their frosting is really good or the cake is really good but not both, at Dolce they are both consistently good. I have tried the cookies and cream, vanilla, chocolate chip, and banana carmel. So far the cookies and cream wins followed by the vanilla. Their chocolate cake is a bit better than their vanilla but both are good. Their buttercream is perfect. I love this place. Their prices are reasonable ($ 2.75 I think) Also I forgot to mention I have never been to the Pittsford location, that this review is for the new Park Ave location.

Not a wide selection, but tasty.

THE SERVICE HERE IS HORRIBLE!!! Typical Pittsford snottery, they can’t be bothered to make sales or come out from the back. The management is just clueless when people are standing in line waiting.
The cupcakes may be good, but they are SOOOOO not worth the horrible service. They are not the only game in the area any longer.

Great gluten free and regular cupcakes, yummy every time!

These cupcakes are ok — they’re aesthetically pleasing and the bakery is cute. And what location could be better than the confectionary kitschy canal shops at Schoen Place for a cupcake shop? Being in Pittsford helps, but the cupcakes on their own are fairly average. Tasty but nothing wow-​worthy. (head to dollop!)

I’m writing this review with tempered enthusiasm. On the one hand the ladies at Dolce know how to pop out some good cupcakes, but on the other hand, the place is so far away I can’t see myself going back anytime soon
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Hope you have your passport current, this joint is far, far away.
Exaggeration? Perhaps, but not by much. Dolce is way out in the sticks, past the pittsford wegmans. Located in a very intruiging quaint little «shopping plaza». I hate to even call it that because its has way more personality and cool stuff than a typical mini mall, but I digress.
Came here armed with a groupon for 20 bucks. Seeing as all the cupcakes they sell are $ 2.50, I wound up getting 8 cupcakes. There goes my hopes of getting ripped in 2012.
In any event, they have a few flavors of cupcake that are daily standards and then rotate other flavors. If you want specifics the info is on their website. I got an assortment and thought the cake quality itself was better with the chocolate cake based cupcakes, if that makes sense. But overall the cupcakes were all frosting covered, gut busting, impressively decorated orbs of nostalgic yumminess.
And at $ 2.50 a pop I thought the price was totally reasonable. So yeah, if you have some frequent flier miles racked up and want some cupcakes, head out to this place

I have to agree with Tessa above… amazing little gem of a place… the frosting is perfect… not too sweet! I recommend these cupcakes to everyone I know!

I am visiting Pittsford for the first time on a working vacation. As any good foodie worth their salt I scoured my temporary home for the best food hunts and while out walking by the Erie Canal stumbled across this gem. Tucked away in a little village type setting of shops and restaurants by the Canal in Pttsford on State St is Dolce. The best cupcake Bakery that Kicks Crumbs Bakeshop ass… I said it… all hype… I love the PeanutButter Bliss… the cupcakes are moist and the frostings not cloying and compliment the cupcakes… a must try also is Cannolli Cream… they even top it with a few pieces of cannolli crust… It is clean and the staff is friendly and I have only been there twice but each time was treated like a VIP and all I bought was a cupcake and coffee on the first and it was being brewed so they gave me a large for waiting and on my next visit 10÷19÷11 I was chatting with the owner and when I was leaving since it was closing time she gave me 4 cupcakes for free… now that is how you run a buisness… if ever you are in Pittsford or you live nearby go to Dolce Cupcakery!

The most amazing cup cakes you could ever taste.