Carlo’s Bakery

We were so excited to see this while we were staying in Orlando. The lobster tail was delicious with an enormous amount of cream inside. Yum yum yum. The cookies were great as was the brownie that we also bought. The only let down was the coffee. But that’s no big deal because the pastries were awesome.

Just tried their cheesecake with fruit topping on it which is $ 8.00, and tbh the cheesecake at publix taste better. Cheesecake Factory blows this place out of the water. I also tried a cupcake which was ok but nothing crazy. I’m not sure what’s going on here, maybe it’s quality control because they are still new because how can a place so famous have such crappy cheesecake?

Hello lobster tail! I had the opportunity to stop by yesterday so I took advantage of it. It was about 5:30 in the afternoon and I was about 10^th in line. The line moved relatively fast and I was out in about 15 minutes so I was happy.
I got a lobster tail, black and white cookie and a raspberry linzer tart. The lobster tail was all I had hoped for and more based on what I’ve seen on TV. The outside was crispy, FULL of cream and so yummy. The only thing I should have done was bought more. The black and white cookie had good flavor but it was more cakey than cookie. It was good but not what I expected. The raspberry linzer tart was also ok but nothing special.
Go for the lobster tail — you won’t be sorry!

It was my first time here. I didn’t know what to get since everything looks and smells so good. I have a sweet tooth. My boyfriend asked what’s popular here to the staff. She said the lobster roll and cannoli. We got the lobster. Man, it was so good! There is a bit of rum taste so you might not want to give it to your kid. I heard cheesecakes and tarts are alright. Try the lobster roll!!!

My family and I were in Kissimmee on family business and drove into Orlando to the Florida Mall, there was a little of a line but they have a great number system that moves the line. They have a cute like prep area where you can watch them decorate the cakes or cup cakes. The prices were not that bad. I thought they would have been higher and the servers were great. We got some of the cupcake they were delicious. Would definitely go back. Need to bring one down to West Palm Beach, FL

It’s my first time here. I didn’t know what to get since everything looks and smells so good. I have a sweet tooth. My boyfriend asked what’s popular here to the staff. She said the lobster roll and cannoli. My friends tried the cheesecake and the mousse cheesecake. They said the mousse cheesecake is alright and they could have done better with the cheesecake. We ordered the lobster roll. It’s nice and crispy on the edges, and the cream is so nice. I really like the cream. It’s $ 5.50 without tax for one lobster roll. I’m really glad we picked the lobster roll. I will try the cannoli next time. The staff were really nice to help us out. You do have to wait for staff people to put your desserts in a box and give them to you. You will wait for awhile if there’s a lot of people.

After a light bite in the food court we had to give Carlos Bakery a try for something sweet. Despite the long line it moved along pretty quickly. After ordering a few items the wait to receive out sweets was a bit lengthy but hopefully it would be worth the wait. Well to be completely honest the food experience was mixed.
The cheesecake was good but not great, Ive had much better. The chocolate stawberry on top was delicious.
The chocolate brownie was probably the weakest. Despite it having a very tasty fudge topping the cake was a bit on the drier side and tasted a bit weak.
The Nutella croissant was very tasty, flaky, buttery, and flavorful.
The Lobster tail was the true standout, probably the best I have ever tasted. It was flaky, buttery, and the filling absolutely delicious.
A couple misses, a hit, and a stand out hero. I am pretty disappointed with this experience overall. If your going to call yourself the Cake Boss I was expecting a complete knock out here at Carlos Bakery,

Pretty damn disappointing. They really need to reconsider the quality of the product they’re serving here.
For reference my wife and I ordered the Lobster Claw, 2 Cannolis, and the Strawberry Cheesecake.
At first glance everything looked fairly decent. However, I was a little skeptical of the Strawberry Cheesecake the employee recommended (it looked like something right out of pre-​packaged/​frozen box).
We tried the Cannolis first and we’re actually pleasantly surprised. They seemed fairly fresh and had a really nice crunch to them. The filling was mediocre, but not horrible. I was neither disappointed nor blown away. They were decent enough.
Next came the Lobster Claw. All I can say is one word: interesting. It wasn’t great, but it definitely wasn’t what I was expecting. It was a lot of croissant and not so great filling. Just overall disappointing. The flavor was, meh.
Lastly, the strawberry cheesecake. (Sigh), I should have trusted my instincts. You see, I travel for work and I’ve been to New Jersey and New York multiple times a in one month. I’ve had my fair share of AMAZING cheesecake and crappy frozen cheesecake. This my friends, looked like a frozen, crappy cheesecake. However, against my better judgement, I decided to try it upon the recommendation of the employee. What. A. Joke. Zero flavor, and the only thing that had a strawberry flavor was the actual strawberry that sat on top of the cheesecake. Very disappointing.
To be honest, I’m not sure what they’re thinking here. Buddy and his family really need to reconsider the materials and ingredients they’re using in this location, or they need to check on the quality assurance of the products they’re serving. This place definitely does not hold up to the quality of what should be Carlo’s Bakery. Sad and again disappointing. I definitely won’t be visiting here again (at least not anytime soon). I wish I could get my money back…

I see why the line is long… service is slow! I was third in line and ordered a cream puff and lobster tail. Pastries just needed to be taken from the case and boxed yet it took them 20 mins to get it ready. Pastries are ok at best and overpriced. Take my advice and avoid the frustration. Get your sweet fix elsewhere.

Finally Carlos bakery makes it to Florida, Florida mall to be exact.
Small shop with a large crowd all day sometimes lines go out the door. They offer a lot of product like carrot cupcakes and other pastries.
The staff was nice and the line moved pretty quick I didn’t have to wait long to order or get my order and even though some peoples reviews say they ordering system doesn’t work I though it went well.
I have seen the New York location and it’s much bigger then this one, the only thing is there prices are high and they should of bought a bigger spot.
I like how they have pictures of «La familia» and u can see the bakers baking.
Good experience for first time, I order the carrot cake cup cake witch wasn’t anything like Publix’s carrot cake but the frosting was pretty good.
Will try it again soon. Next review I will try another item to compare

I’ve been here a few towns but my first encounter was their grand opening! My boyfriend and I waited 8 hours i. Line for some cannoli’s and cupcakes and we also got a chance to need Mauro which was super amazing! Everything tastes really yummy, it was so fun and worth the wait! I’ve been there again since and had to wait in another line about 25ish minutes. This is the place to be if you want delicious baked goods!

Não lembro quando foi a última vez que comi algo tão ruim, desprezível. A torta de chocolate estava seca, mas não era só isso, era muito ruim, chocolate barato. Também pedimos torta de blueberry, uma geleia vagabunda de loja de um dólar com massa seca e sem sabor algum. Classificar com 1 estrela é muito pra esse lugar. O pior lugar do mundo.

I am currently standing in line so this is preemptive to tasting the goods. They don’t know how to run a line, I’ve been in longer lines at Epcot in France that ran faster. Their is no organization, so let me help you guys out have 3 – 4 people going down the line with people and one or two at the registers to ring people out. Works very easily and doesn’t leave a bunch of people waiting and staring as people are doing nothing. Hopefully the pastries are worth the wait but I’m cringing at the previous reviews, so let’s see what we get.
Ok post tasting: hate to say this, the pastries are good, but unfortunately not worth it. The line experience got worse. So you order and they ring it through a Windows surface and then fill the order while you wait in line for the register now and even then there was no organization. We had people behind us getting their orders before us for items that were already ready. So sad to say one hour wait that didn’t need to happen which raised my expectations on the pastries which were good at best. Maybe some replaning can fix this stuff.

The pastries/​cookies are good and the lobster tails are amazing in my opinion. However the ordering system needs work.
My second time in the last week going to this bakery and the employees already look like they could care less to be there. No smiles or hello, blank stares. However this is how it is at many places but it never sits well with me. Both times my order was missing items. I ordered 4 or 5 different things to try a variety, nothing super complicated, but both times I didn’t get everything I ordered. They look like they are writing it down as you tell them but there is a disconnect.

Considering the lack of proper bakeries in the Orlando area I was some what excited when this place opened up. However, as another review mentioned, if you are from the NY area you will be disappointed by the taste of the food.
Before I get into the food what needs to be mentioned is the wait. We waited an hour and 45 minutes. Let that sink in. An hour… and forty five minutes. I am not exaggerating. We made note of the time the moment we got on line to see how fast it would move. It is one thing if they are literally making the pastries at the very moment you order them and its another when the pastries are already made and just need to be put in a box. For the wait to be this long for pastries that were already made just seemed absurd. Also, having only 3 people taking orders and preparing the boxes seems woefully ill conceived. I get that maybe they want to keep payroll costs down but they need more employees to meet demand. Or at the very least a more efficient way to serve customers because waiting an hour and forty five minutes was a huge disappointment.
Now at this point you are saying to yourself: You waited an hour and forty five, man it must have been worth the hype since who would wait that long for subpar treats. Yeah I’ll have to live with that because it was no where near worth the wait. If I had gotten treats that tasted like they were truly made in the NYC Metro area then yes it would be worth the wait since there isn’t really any true NYC bakery in the area. Instead I waited all that time for desserts that tasted like they had been made at Publix. Not that Publix desserts are bad but are they really a hour and 45 minutes wait good? I ordered a Cannoli, Brownie, Cupcake, Rainbow Cookies (something that doesn’t seem to exist anywhere outside of NYC Metro area so I had to order some) and a cheesecake. All of these items tasted like decent dessert items you would get at Publix.
At best this is a three star establishment but it loses a star for the wait. I cannot emphasize this enough, if you see the line do not think for a second it is worth the wait. If you see a line but it is short then go for it. The pastries are decent and will probably suffice if you have never been to a true NY bakery.

My sister-​in-​law dropped buy to
Pick up some Italian cookies for Christmas. While I can’t review the store itself I can on the cookies. What a nice surprise when the wife came home with the big box and I wasted no time in trying the raspberry filled Italian cookies with sprinkles.
Unfortunately it’s one of those times when you expect to bite into something that you anticipate being good and instead it was below average.
The cookie itself was flavorless and dry.
The chocolate dipped part of the cookie reminded me of the Entemens Chocolate Donuts that have a waxy consistency.
The Raspberry filling was non-​existent.
I’ll give something else a shot. Don’t travel to the FL Mall too often, but was not a big fan of what I ate.

New Yorkers won’t like it… Floridians who never had the real thing might. I don’t think these are truly the pastries that made Buddy famous, just whatever can be executed quickly to feed the hour long line.
Bottom line: not worth the wait. Go to Sweet Escape in Celebration for comparable product and no wait.

There was a lot of talk going around about this bake shop in Florida Mall and the smells it was producing was alluring. The line was out the door, so this place had to be a home run. They even have you take a number while waiting in line. I have to say though, I was unfortunately disappointed with what I had. The cupcake honestly tasted like one I could have picked up from Publix. I’m thinking I probably got the wrong thing and I would definitely give it another shot. The desserts my wife and her sister got were pretty good, but very rich. When I go back I will wait in line myself and pick out something myself. I know this place has something special. I just have to find it.

What could I say that is not already been said about this place. It’s phenomenal! It’s everything that you see on TV and more! They have an awesome ticket system that allows users to make it in and out fairly quick even though there’s hundreds of people that are waiting for what they provide. Must I add that the prices are fair!!!

While the quality of the product has not been consistent in the two visits we have had there, it is generally much better than anything available in Orlando. This kind of place needs to be here. There should be more.
The thing I don’t like is the unnecessary line to get items. By unnecessary I mean there is a ticket system. You know, like in a grocery store. Where you take a number. Meaning you already have to wait for your number to get called. Yet this place still has you wait in line to grab a ticket. A machine that sits there… waiting for someone to pull out the little slip of paper. Like you get a number and walk away. And yet somehow people are WAITING TO GRAB A TICKET FROM A MACHINE THAT IS JUST SITTING THERE!
Is it just me or does it make more sense to walk up, grab a ticket, and hang out in the food court? It’s better to stand in a line to wait to grab a ticket which allows you to the further wait for your number to be called?
Just a tip. My sister in-​law was in line for 20 min and it had not moved. So she called, placed a phone order (50 bucks minimum), and got her stuff in the next 5 minutes.
Yes…I’m pretty spun up over this. But then get more than 3 people behind the counter who have some sense of urgency about serving the customers, and it wouldn’t be so bad.

This is just for the mini red velvet cake and cannoli I ordered. I also placed an order for a small custom cake, which was priced a lot more fairly than I was expecting. But more to come on the cake review as I won’t be getting it until next week.
The bakery has been packed, line out the door since the day it opened. As you should expect with the name tied to it. Buddy was actually there the first two days it was open, didn’t get to see him but pretty neat. Unless you get there before 9:45am you can expect to be waiting at least 30 – 45 minutes. They’ve got a wide variety of pastries, cakes and cookies. Also some yummy biscotti and coffee for the AM. Both the cannoli and red velvet cake I picked up were fantastic. Cannot wait to receive my cake and try it.
EDIT: the cake turned out AMAZING, it looks unbelievable. Not only do they have he seaweed and bubbles on the side, there’s a gel water on half of the top, sand crumbles on the other half with edible seashells and surfboards. It blew me away. Visually, I would buy another cake from them to impress anybody. As far as the insides go, it’s a two-​tone cake, it’s vanilla on top, chocolate crème in the middle and a chocolate bottom layer. Buttercream frosting layer then wrapped in fondant. I couldn’t say enough nice things about it. absolutely a 5-​star rating through and through.