Astoria Pastry Shop

Absolutely amazing shop!!! I understand why this place was voted the best.
Dropped in for the first time while on vacation in the Detroit area. After minutes of debating, I decided on the cheesecake.
It was actually a raspberry chocolate cheesecake. Amazing!!!

Astoria… Did not give me a cheesecake on a paper plate. It reminded me of a backyard birthday. I ordered the Oreo cheesecake. It was 4.50 and it tasted like the frozen cheesecake from Walmart. My friend tried the Cronut and said it was okay. I’ve tried the fudge brownie, cookies and chocolate strawberries. All were pretty standard. I definitely don’t plan on coming back. The desserts are lack luster.

I’ve been here many times and have had mixed experiences. Some items have been good, while others were not. Most recently, I ordered a meringue which was delectable in the past. This time, it was very under baked, almost raw, in the middle. The cheesecake has been pretty good in the past.
Service is usually fast and good, even at busy times. I am sure I will return after an evening of dinner and drinks to pick something up on the way home, but that has more to do with the late hours and large variety than a truly stellar product.

Visited the Royal Oak location for the first time yesterday. Paid almost six dollars for a strawberry tart that tasted old and ended up in the trash. I had stopped visiting the Greektown location years ago because nothing ever tasted very fresh or even good. So disappointed.

Please read all the low star reviews on this place, you will see almost everyone legitimately complains about the quality, freshness, and taste of the goods here.
Having been here many times to the temptation of visiting friends, I’m echoing what all the other low star reviews say, and that is:
These desserts don’t taste HALF as good as they LOOK!
Dry, artificial, flavorless, all common adjectives when tasting the treats.
I’ll spare any guesses as to why — plenty of other reviewers have done that.
Astoria is, however, in a nice location and tops off a fun night. So if you set expectations to mediocre quality baked goods, you can’t beat the experience here.

Great place for a dessert or coffee.
I had the Oreo cheesecake and it was perfect…

I go here to get my morning coffee sometimes since they aren’t as busy as Starbucks. The ladies behind the counter are always busy working in the back when I walk in, but they see me and come to the front to help me immediately. The pumpkin roll is to die for and everything else I’ve had there is delicious as well.

Always perfect after a meal. Usually go to the one in Greektown, but we were in Royal Oak so we did as the Royal Oakers do. Had the spinach pie, not bad. I’ve had better, especially when I make it. Katalaves xeno

There are so many great looking pastries here!
If I had enough money and strength, I would have bought one of everything. The way they present their cakes, cookies, pastries, and ice cream just made me want to drool.
Whenever I see baklava, I have to buy it so I got one of those, a biscotti, coconut macaroon, meringue, and a cannoli.
The meringue was great. It was crispy on the outside and gooey like a marshmallow in the center. Unfortunately, that was the only item that was great. The other items were ok, but they didn’t live up to the expectations we had of Astoria.
Overall, Astoria has a great selection of baked goods that are pretty good. The main issue we had were that they were dry but I would go back and try it again.

Dinner in Royal Oak always ends at Astoria! It’s my favorite dessert place! I’ve been going there since the day they opened their doors and love all of the gluten free options!

I really want to give this place a better rating, as it is local and charming, but my frozen lemonade wasn’t made with fresh lemon juice and turned into a block of ice slush that the straw couldn’t move, the cake part of the carrot cake was bland, and the frosting was overly sweet without the tang or richness of cream cheese. I wish Love and Buttercream were open. Maybe I’ll have a better experience at the Astoria next time.

I can’t add much more than what has been said already.
This place is dangerous! You might find yourself 5 pounds heavier after you leave because everything’s delicious. Very pleasant interior and atmosphere as well.
Just the prices. they’re rather at the very top of the spectrum, maybe to keep you from eating it all :)

The glow of macaroons, crème brulees, german chocolate cakes, peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies, biscottis, etc. illuminate under the lights, behind the glass. So many options, all simply incredible. As if the dessert gods reigned down upon the master pastry chef one night, I imagine they provided him with the golden dust that appears to coat the deliciousness of all that encompasses the food here.
The crème brûlée. Yes! Even the ice cream at the far end of the displays, you can practically hear the cow’s mooing for you to try their holy milk, doused in sugar and flavor of choice.
Best of all, they’re open late. Time to put your phone down and head there!

Delicious Coconut Macaroons brought us in the door, thanks to the great Sandwich Board on the sidewalk.
We were so happy with these delicious treats! We will be back, bring some back to our family to share.
My husband also got a Pecan Pie bar, which he professed his love to.

This was my first visit to Detroit and luckily I had a co-​worker originally from Detroit to give me the tour. The highlight was our stop Astoria Bakery. What an amazing place! So many choices that looked delicious. It took me forever to make a decision. Wish I could have had one of everything. Was the perfect way to end a fun tour!

Amazing! Heaven on earth at both locations! Asking cheesecake and ice cream! Totally recommended the Torte cakes and CANNOLI!
Recommend ALL of it, no complaints!

This is definitely one of my favorite places for desserts. You walk into the store & it feels like you have landed in sugar heaven. The bakery is very clean and all of the items on the menu are reasonably priced. The service is also great. With so many dessert options, you really can not go wrong. I ordered:
–Oreo cheesecake: My least favorite cheesecake so far! The flavors were just not there.
–Key lime cheesecake: One of my top favorite cheesecakes of all time. The key lime flavor did not overshadow the cheesecake flavor. I loved the buttermilk frosting on top & the yellow cake at the bottom. It was just perfect.
–Cream cheese brownie: The cream cheese was too die for. However, the brownie tastes more like fudge instead of a brownie.
–Baklava: Just yummy!
All of your desserts were wrapped up very nicely :) Will definitely be back!

Long selection of pastries and ice cream to choose from. It’s pretty difficult to choose just one item, therefore you end up buying more than two.
I chose a cannoli while my boyfriend picked a Cronut. I have never had a Cronut before. I’m not big into croissants but donuts are seriously my favorite food.
His was just glaze with custard filling. Very large and moist. Lots and lots of glaze. Eating a Cronut made me wish I tried them sooner!
Can’t wait to come back and try other items. Staff was friendly. All prices are labeled. There is no line and no system so it gets kind of confusing. We almost got stuck with someone’s $ 50+ bill at the register. Wish there was more organization.

This spot I would consider the little brother of the one Downtown, and yes, it’s considerably smaller, but it’s considerably consistent. If you’ve never had Astoria before, I suggest one of two things. (1) Go to either this location or the one downtown and enjoy ANY of their deserts. (2) You can stick your head in the microwave oven for putting off coming here after a nice meal somewhere else.
These guys are the real! No cow manure! I usually indulge myself in either their super duper famous tiramisu or their highly destructive Napoleons. Recently I’ve been just ordering the napoleon here in this exact shop. Just because they couldn’t keep them from flying off the display case in the Detroit location. Pair that off with a cup of coffee and good company, and you have your self an awesome night out in town.
Remember, the little things in life is the ones worth remembering. Specially when the staff is nice and always helpful.
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The Astoria Pastry Shop has a beautiful layout of sweet treats.
We went with a Honey Curl and Cronut. The Honey Curl went perfectly with my coffee (purchased coffee at the Main Art Theater — GLRC).
I have mixed feelings on the Cronut. This item is a deep fried croissant with a custard filling and icing on top. The croissant part was tough to cut or tear apart and the flavor didn’t make up for the problem. The custard filling was delicious and the best part of it all! Icing wasn’t too bad but it was hard and super-​rich.
Not sure if I just didn’t get a fresh Cronut or what, so I’ll keep an open mind about the place in the future. Lots of other things to try.