Variety Bakery

Being on dyalsis and with a limited budget things are getting very difficult cause of inflation . During dyalsis the machine takes all the vitamins and other good stuff & patient feel very hungry during treatment .Since 2010 on dyalsis I used to make food home and ate at 3 times a week treatment but with time passing it's now hard in the morning to cook or toast & make egg omelette etc .So last few weeks I tried to get two bagels toasted with jelly or butter . Tea I make from home . Dunkin donuts is now out of reach of poor class one bagel &1:79 + 0:60 for butter .if muffin each muffin is $2:49 so if someone needs two muffins or bagels has to pay $5 and remember there is no tea or coffee in this price add more than $2 for that I did try to get this kind of food to help me at dyalsis but at the end of the month figured out that it's very expensive .I used to go to a Italian bakery at 81 street and Northern Blvd Variety Bakery .So I decided to go there .Got three bagels toasted for $3 each for $1 .was very impressed that now I will save some money as I buy a jelly bottle for $2:99 and plastic spoons bag for $1:25 dollar store .this thing works for few days .today riding towards dyalsis center I again stopped at Variety Bakery and before going in check my jelly bottle it was almost empty .So I ordered two sesame bagels toasted with light very light butter .two Italian rool .the total bill came $5:80 I payed the lady $6 she returned me 0:20 cents. I give her $1 tip .and started walking out .then I turned back and asked the lady how much a toasted bagel is ? She said $1 .I said and Italian rool ? She said 0:65 cents .I did the math 2 Italian rool each 0:65 is =$1:30 and two sesame bagels toasted with butter they charge me $2:25+$2:25 $4:50 2baggels $4:50 2italian rolls $1:30 $5:80 So just to put a little butter on a bagel customer has to pay $1:25 on each bagel ? She said yes this is how the owners has ordered and it's right here on menu on the wall . My problem is there is no question that this bakery is one of the best bakeries in NY fresh and super good quality but charging a whopping $ 1:25 for butter if need jelly 0:50 more total $2:75 .is insane .yes inflation has hit the country but some one has to acknowledge that it's not just economy it's we humans who are just making profits .. the bottom line is Dunkin donuts charge $0:60 for butter and 0:25 for jelly and $1:79 for bagel at Northern Blvd and 71 street while Variety Bakery charge $ 1:25 for butter $0:50 for jelly and $1 for bagel .. it means there is no way for a poor person to get cheap food except go buy in bulk from super markets

The service has changed. When calling to place an order they don’t let you place it without a deposit .. which is fine but they don’t take any cards only cash . It defeats the purpose of any orders which is save some time.

Cake/pastries? Not bad. However, they only take cash. Frustrating.

NEVER GO TO THID BAKERY NAPOLEON SLICE WAS MOLDY AND STALE!! My husband and I went to this bakery and bought a few different things. Butter cookies, coconut macaroons, cannolis and some Napoleon slices. My husband was very excited about the Napoleons. The women at the counter were not helpful and very rude. They seemed frustrated to answer any question. We took the desserts home because the lady failed to give any forks or spoons or napkins in the bag. The cannolis were soggy and the Napoleon slices WERE MOLDED. I have provided a photo.

Super dry nasty do not buy from here it not fresh wasted my money smh

The customer service is top notch, you don't feel rushed, the place is always super clean. The earlier you come the better the bread tastes. They serve quality bread at honestly a great price. I recommend they're ham or turkey sandwich in the morning

Day old bread and stuff Plus must stop being skipy On fillings in pastry

I love their service, very attentive to every detail when ordering Coffee or their pastries. Try their toasted bagels with jelly. The taste is amazing.

The cookies are very good and I always come here when i'm digging somwthing sweet. My mom always buys the cakes from there when ever it's someone's birthday. The ladies there are very kind and nice. I recommend going here.

every single time I come to this bakery I leave disappointed. Now I don’t know how their whole cakes are but DO NOT buy the cake slices!! On various occasions they were extremely stale and not fresh at all. I purchased a slice of cheesecake for the first time and it was chewy, stale and it crumbled. I gave them the benefit of doubt and went again, same thing. How can you call yourself a bakery and not serve fresh produce and instead sell things like FOOD that is expired that can physically make people unwell. I even complained to a friend and she experienced the same thing especially with the cheesecakes. That is disgusting and also robbery, why spend hard earned money on something that isn’t fresh or replaced when it’s supposed to. Absolutely turned off, me and a group of friends have stopped coming here as well due to the quality of the cakes. Once this establishment takes proper care of their produce, maybe then they will be more deserving of the money we work so hard for, as for now I will go to a different establishment.