Abbate Bakery

Me any mom have ordered cakes and cookies here for many years. Everything has always been good. The fig cookies, jelly butterflies, Jelly filled cookies, always Fresh and delicious. My favorites have been the Oreo cake, carrot cake, crumb cheese Danish, and black out cake. On Christmas Day my mom brought over 2 cakes from there which I previously had before one was a seven layer chocolate mousse cake and a carrot cake. This time the carrot cake was better then ever they must of changed the cake recipe to that one it was excellent! The frosting was very good but I prefer the rich cream cheese frosting they had prior so please abbate keep the new cake recipe and bring back that rich cream cheese frosting! The mousse cake was very fresh and delicious! The cakes were a much better quality now even though they have always been good. I asked my mom and she thinks there was some sort of change in owners. In any case this was my best experience huge difference in quality and freshness even though they have always been good. Just bring back the rich cream cheese frosting :-)

The baker must have gone back to Brooklyn — don’t worry they picked up a Mexican at the Matawan train station to take over. Perfect example why shop rite bakery is so busy. Stale italian cookies, ordered special birthday cake that tasted like 2 week old pound cake and they messed up all the writing on the face of the cake. Called to resolve and they offered me cookies. Do not waste your money. Gave written instructions for birthday wish in English — should have been in Spanish. My fault.

Yesterday was my first time going to Abbate and I got a dozen cannoli to bring to a friend’s dinner party for dessert. I was so disappointed with them! My expectations were high and I loved that they were filled fresh but their cannoli cream is so heavy and not sweet; it is like eating a brick of milk stuffed in a soggy shell. Worst cannoli I have ever had and I paid upward of $ 30 for the dozen. I wish I could return them for a refund, it was such a waste.

The lobster tails are fantastic and the italian cookie platters are always so fresh. And as a huge lover of canolis, hands down one of the best canolis ive ever had!

Great cookies. huge linzar tarts. wish I could go there more often! their cakes are very good also. prices are good. .I would recommend to friends

Great mini cannolis. Very fresh, made to order, so you won’t find them on display. Shell was particularly good. I could only eat one or two, max, of the mini cannolis, as they were a little sweeter than I prefer, but still very good and creamy. If you like your desserts a little on the sweeter side, these cannolis are perfect. I’ll definitely be back. Glad I tried them.

I ordered a cake for a 90^th birthday party. I was very specific with how I would like the cake to look, including sending pictures. The cake was supposed to be purple and they made it white. When I addressed this with them, they acknowledged that it was an error on their part, but that the cake would still taste delicious and there is nothing that can be done. When I asked to speak to the owner I was told he was too busy to talk to me and I was hung up on. If you order a cake from them, make sure it is what you want it to look like before you pay! However, the cake was delicious!

The pies and cookies are delicious. Great napoleons. The refrigerator right behind the counter has great mini pastries, I suggest you try and see what you like, b/​c there are a lot of winners… more than I can name.
HOWEVER…Saturday and Sunday mornings make this bakery. They have fresh donuts there on the weekend, and nothing beats their Boston Cream. It’s ridiculously delicious. Fantastic weekend treat!

Quite a tasty treat in Matawan. Every pastry, bread, or sweet has been terrific. Their lintzer tarts are humongous and extremely tasty. Big fan of all their breads and cookies and they hold up extremely well. Their prices are also very fair and will take the time to show you what is available.
Excellent service, friendly staff, and is extremely easy to find off of 516 or 79 or wherever you might be in the area, but this place is a must stop if you’re looking for a nice cookie or something to bring you about. It’s hard to find a place that rivals it in Matawan.
For you New Yorkers, its not far off the Garden State Parkway/​440, so its right over the river if you want to come in and take in the fare it provides.

The bakery has a nice selection and they sell Italian pastries. I ordered 2 dozen for thanksgiving but was disappointed in them. The Italian rustic bread was good. I don’t know if we will go back to this bakery. I have had better. I even ordered this special for thanksgiving but seemed not fresh enough.

Not a big fan but the food was alright. Not sure if I want to come back

Excellent pastries and the prices are very good. Generally have only gotten pastries, but a couple of times I got some bread which was also very good. Need to try a cheesecake soon. Best place in the area when you factor in the great prices and high quality.

The best Bakery in New Jersey!

Best black and white cookie I’ve had in a long time. Staff is very friendly and always helpful.

Best pignoli cookies I have ever had. My family gets every cake for every party from Abbate, and they are always spectacular. I always seem to leave with a bag of pignoli cookies for myself, though. I don’t share!

Ehh, I’m not moved by this bakery… Maybe it’s because I showed up 5 minutes before closing… Maybe not.
I strolled in hoping to fun a cupcake or a good cookie. I didn’t see cupcakes, but I did see cookies. Too bad they weren’t good. Below is what I ordered (in the order I consumed them).
1. Hazelnut cookies — these looked mad good in the display case. Unfortunately they were hard as a brick and super dry. I thought I read that they were $ 11.75/lb. Idk who is dumb enough to get a pound of these lumps of coal. Glad I only ordered a few.
2. Red velvet cake — ho-​hum, nothing to right home about. It was a nice sized piece and surprisingly had frosting in the middle and on top. The slice was a little too cold to appreciate it. It was my favorite thing I ordered, but that’s not saying much.
3. Carrot cake — I love carrot cake and didn’t want this to fail me… Too bad it did. The icing was my favorite kind, but the cake was so dry I had to pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm it up (to give me the impression it was moist

A guest brought pastries to my house from Abbate Bakery. Outstanding! Fresh and delicious. They definitely compare to my favorite bakery in Bklyn called Villabate. Are they related?

Always fresh goods and great choices! The staff is impressive. Even when I went in on Thanksgiving morning to pick up a cake, someone was attentive to me right away even though it was crowded. Very hard workers and they can keep up in a busy environment. I’ve never been disappointed with a cake or loaf of bread from here. Always fresh and delicious! It’s located in a little shopping mall so there is plenty of parking. Great bakery!

The 1 thing I got when I randomly stopped here was 5 Stars. Linzer Tart… I love these things so much a picture of them is the background on my computer. Seriously. Abbate brought the Linzer Tart to an other level. The top cookie was CRUMBCAKE!!! I hate when Bakery’s keep the food in refrigerators, and when I saw these sitting out not in a fridge all fresh looking I needed it. It was the most Jelly I’ve ever had in a Linzer Tart. Normally I’m trying to spread around the extra jelly from the middle throughout the cookie, but no not here. There was more Jelly then I almost knew what to do with… good thing I LOVE JELLY. I live no where near this place, but I’m going to make it a point to try and return.

Simply some of the best pastry, bread and cakes on the planet.