The Able Baker Reviews

This place is magical. The banana bread is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and yet absolutely delicious. I don't know how they do it! In addition to high quality baked goods, they serve La Colombe coffee.

Good coffee & sweets, though a little crowded at times.

Delicious! A friend served their scones and I tried one, never really liking scones but that's all he was serving. Amazingly flavorful and I immediately asked where he got the scones. He said the Able Baker and I have been to this place many times since then. Scones, cookies, and pies are scrumptious and the coffee is great too. A terrific place!

This is a great Cafe to go to. Just to have a little coffee brunch with friends or family and even to study.

I bought a couple Easter cookies and I loved them They were nice and soft on the inside but crunchy on the outside

The coffee as well as the pastries, cakes and scones are wonderful.

My favorite local coffee shop. They do your basic espresso drinks without all the crappy caramel flavorings. If you want that then go to Starbucks. I love their lattes with whole milk.

They've got a great assortment of fresh baked pastries. I've had their cupcakes and they are heavenly. They use Square for payment. Their staff is always nice. No bathroom though!

Best bakery hands down. I have ordered three major cakes from them so far this year. One for a baby gender reveal, two for birthdays. Occasionally I ll stop by for brownies and cupcakes. Their pastries are always fresh and well prepared. The cakes are so moist and they lack that supermarket bakery cake taste that I run from. I travel from New York to this bakery and I haven t tried another since. I am totally satisfied and can t recommend this place enough.

I've lived in Manhattan and Queens and scoured Brooklyn. This is hands down the best bakery and coffeeshop in the NYC metro.

The best!! They have a great selection of fresh goodies including gluten free items (if you don't need to be strict about it). I love the atmosphere as well.

HUGE shout out to The Able Baker for taking words that I say (almost belligerent btw) from an idea in my mind and making it the most delicious, talked about cake that my kid and all her friends and family ever had.

Delicious pastries. Great staff always there with a friendly smile and warm greeting.

Awesome.....Awesome.....Awesome bakery in Northern NJ - cookies, scones, coffee, bread - all excellent. This place is legit good and worth going out of the way for.

Amazing sweets. Great place to pick up a box of fancy cookies or a pie to take to a party. Wish they had savory. Always crowded but didn't think that warranted losing a star as they are not slow with service, just very popular.

Great little bakery with friendly staff, cozy seating, flavorful coffee and out-of-this-world desserts!

The Able Baker is a wonderful little bakery and coffee shop. The coffee is strong and remarkable. Service is quick, and the treats are delicious. Try their dill and cheese, or apricot scones. Banana bread is always good.

I sometimes wake up craving their espresso coffee and blueberry cake. Lemon & poppy seed scones are delicious too, as are little pecan shortbread cookies.

have never been disappointed! From the cherry coconut scones to the cold brewed La Columbe iced coffee! Worth a stop!

Happy friendly yumminess.
Love the Baker

A nice, 'home-y' place, great mocha, fresh, tasty! Very pleasant and inviting.

Should have been working out but instead I decided to come here.. sat outside in 70 degree weather with a light breeze for 2 hours...perfect weather this morning.... scones were really good.... it was really crowded and there were not that many seats available....ordered 2 cookies a scone and a drink.... solid place to stop by to get a coffee in the morning if you're in downtown short hills.....

No other bakery around as good for baked goods. Their pies, brownies and cookies ate by far the best.

Delicious, cozy and well priced! Fav place in Maplewood

I absolutely love Able Baker. Every item on their menu is heavenly. Customer service is also too notch. All of the staff are professional and courteous but Ms. Andrea is super fantastically awesome. This morning I ordered breakfast for my mums birthday and Ms. Andrea assisted me and was so sweet. I highly recommend

Awesome latte with oat milk (they have oat, almond and soy) and delicious baked goods. Got the gluten free chocolate chip pumpkin bread (I'm not gluten free, but liked the flavors) and it was amazing. Moist and perfect. Will be coming back here for all of my baked good and local coffee needs.

Best Carrot Cake and sugar cookies in Maplewood and their website is easy to navigate and pickup was a breeze.

I love this bakery! Great baked goods with a variety of glutten free options and great service.

Really, I expected much more from such a large busy shop with friendly staff. I ordered a nice selection of pastries and was really shocked to find absolutely nothing special whatsoever about any of the items in terms of flavors, quality, or ingredients. Coffee fine. Cupcakes no special ingredients or flavors; just incredibly basic chocolate with extremely sweet frosting. Same for the brownies plain and ordinary. The kind of thing unadventurous, sugary stuff you'd find at school bake sales.

I LOVE THESE CUPCAKES!!!! We had them at Maplewoodstock, and then we ordered them for my husband's 40th birthday party. They were so good, everyone was like, "Where'd you get those cupcakes???" I cannot stress enough how delicious the cupcakes are. I have looked around for cupcakes and these are the ones.

Got the cookies they recommend and they did turn out to be awesome. Only complaint is that they price things on the high end while hiding the prices from you until the last minute when they ask you to swipe the card.

It's a very popular spot. I haven't tried everything so my critique might seem negative. I'll start with the good. The coffee was so fresh and delicious I will dedinitly go back for more. To accompany, I chose the blueberry crumb cake. It was the second time that I was enticed by this attractive treat. I should have known better. It was full of what I guess was butter. Definitely rich. Both times I found the texture mushy, the flavor lacking, with visible yet tasteless, texture-less blueberries. The crumb topping had the right bite but, again no flavor even after I shook cinnamon on it at the coffee bar. Not worth the calories and fat for breakfast. Everything looked good but I'm not sure they know what vanilla is. It would have helped.

My go to for coffee and pastry when visiting the 043. Never disappoints.

Awesome staff, good selection of baked goods, and tons of great smells!

Awesome bakery. They truly have an excellent selection, excellent aesthetic, excellent food, and awesome staff I would highly recommend!

Great baked Goods. Great banana bread great capuccino.

Delicious treats, lots of GF DF options. Staff is very helpful!

This place is the most amazing bakery you will ever visit. The people who work here are always so nice and friendly. Even though you can't go inside now, it is so cozy and comforting. the scones are so crispy and soft. the apple cider is so delicious every day of the year especially now. One of the best place to get sweets or drinks any day of the year! 10/10

Best coffee, cookies and cakes in the area! Amazing staff.

I love able baker! I love their employees. The coffee is great but the paper cups are not the best. The blueberry coffee cake is scrumptious as well as their banana bread. I would recommend this place to anyone.

Local Maplewood bakery with good selection of scones, cookies, and other baked goods. Coffee is good and staff is friendly, only downside is the foul mouthed older men who spend time here on weekends, but no fault of the establishment.