Magnolia Bakery

beena11 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

dry, tasteless, not recommend – The cupcakes are totally overrated, I was highly disappointed. The icing is sweet, smooth and buttery but the cupcake was very dry and not sweet at all, very bland and flavorless. Without the frosting, it tasted like a childs really bad attempt to bake a cake, even with the icing it was not worth eating. I would have been better off baking my own from Pillsbury. Still in search of a great cupcake so if you know of any, just let me know. 

pixieblock 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Stinky Service – The goods are yummy, although I don't think they are worth enduring the horrible service. I've been there at least 5 times with different groups of people because they heard about this bakery and wanted to try it out. EACH timeI've been there, all my friends agreed that the staff were rude. One time a staff member knocked something over at the register and had the audacity to blame my friend and make a snide comment towards her in front of customers while she was paying. 

bruja75 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

The Icing Was GOOD-But Thats It – Well, i was really looking forward to this cupcake after everything i had heard....So here is what i though: the icing was damn good but the cake itself was not. It was dry and not very sweet, tasted like flour. I tried the yellow cake with the chocolate icing and with the pink icing and tasted a bite of my friends chocolate cupcake. SO, when you eat the cupcake you need to somehow get icing in every bite and make sure you have a big glass of milk with you. 

citron09 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Dry! – The red velvet cake: dry, unimpressive, maybe it sat around too long. Cupcakes: Ok, decent, but not any better or different than the ones your office mates tend to bring in. The worst is the service..that you can avoid at all costs. There's no southern charm here. I use to go there, cause I live down the street, and it was covenient for my sugar cravings..but now I'd rather go the deli and buy a snickers. 

nclucus 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Unbelievable – When I tell you Magnolia Bakery serves the best cupcake I have ever had I am not exaggerating. There food is delicious. 

beeware 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Out of the Kitchen here I Come! – Whenever I walk by this dive and see all the sad clueless wannabees and tourists waiting endlessly to buy these choke inducing blocks they have the nerve to call cupcakes, I just laugh and keep on walking the few extra blocks to Out of the Kitchen. Their cupcakes are always fresh and trully flavorfull and their carrot cake is awesome. Next time you're in the neighborhood just "walk on by" Magnolia and go to Out of the Kitchen and hope they don't get an HBO cameo or they'll go down hill too. 

neenamara 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Good Cupcakes...I've had better. – Magnolia cupcakes are pretty great, but sometimes it's just not worth the hassle and rudeness of the staff. The rude condescension just cancels out the joy of the cupcake experience. I prefer Out of the Kitchen on Hudson. The cupcakes are just as good and the staff is always friendly. 

watership 

on Citysearch

22 years ago

So, so good – I first tried these cupcakes at a bridal shower and loved them. The bakery is very old-fashioned, the self-serve is fun, and the cupcakes are delicious. 

dindingirl 

on Citysearch

22 years ago

BAD CUPCAKES, GOOD BANANA PUDDING – It's true that most New York cupcakes that everybody fawns over are not good at all and the same is true here. The cake is always dense and not moist, and the icing is made of pure butter and tastes like it. Don't know why everyone likes Magnolia and the Cupcake Cafe and such for their cupcakes! What's good here is the banana pudding! Made like home with nilla wafers. YUM!