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4405 Central Ave
Charlotte, North Carolina 28205
This was my first visit here after my co-worker told me about them. I just had to go. All the items I had were amazing! I like that they don't make their food overly sweet. They are balanced in that especially the coco flan and tiramisu. You can feel the family vibes and mood of caring for their business in the air. The staff is sweet as well as the owner. This place is definitely on my list to return to for baked goods and whoever is reading this should too.
Manolo?s is the perfect place to enjoy authentic Latin flavors. ??? From their bakery with fresh, artisan bread to their pastry shop with the best tres leches cake I?ve ever had. ??? The caf? serves delicious coffee, perfect to pair with any of their desserts, and the ice cream shop offers irresistible options, including amazing vegan ice creams. ?????? The atmosphere is warm, and the service is always friendly. Definitely a place I?ll keep coming back to! ????
One of the best bakeries with the best tres leches! So many flavors! The staff and owner are so kind. The area was clean and beautiful!
Not a first time customer but a returning one, love this place plenty. The delicious variety of pastries always excites me to come here. They also have merch worth checking out!
We?ve ordered cakes from here for many years and stop in often for pan dulce and yummy empanadas. We?ve also preordered tamales for the holidays. Most recently I placed an order to create a dessert table for my daughter?s High School Grad Party. The gentleman I spoke to gave great recommendations, pick up was smooth and pricing was great. I highly recommend Manolo?s! Updated: added just some of the cakes we?ve ordered throughout the years. We?ve always been so happy with the service and product. 11 years o
Delicious cake. I had a treat leches made. I have an allergy and had no issues. Staff is very very friendly- both in person and on the phone. Ordering is easy and prices are great. Will definitely return.
This is my absolute favorite bakery! Not only do they have the best treats but they treat you the best too! I am always greeted with such kind service. And leave with at least 2 boxes full of treats for me and my loved ones to share!
I saw photos of the pastries here on an instagram post and knew I had to come the next time I was in Charlotte and oh boy I?m glad. The staff was wicked helpful, we probably looked confused by the assortment and how many things were on offer and a staff member immediately offered help and explained how everything worked (which I have massive anxiety in new places, she was so sweet and I immediately felt more comfortable). I got the torta de amor and it was fabulously delicious and I wish I?d gotten more. T
We had the pleasure of using Manolo's catering services for a recent fundraising event. Customer services was prompt from the start, and they did a good job working out different options to fit within our budget. The catering staff was professional throughout the entire event, always making sure food/drinks were replenished. Everything was as delicious as imagined, we will definitely be using them for catering again!
Manolo?s Bakery is a vibrant local gem with a variety of delicious pastries and desserts. This place has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Favorites like churros, gelato, and tres leches cake are always fresh and full of flavor. The owner is a true advocate for our community ? kind-hearted, passionate, and always looking for ways to help others. The staff is amazing. Their customer service is A1. A shining example of why it's so important to support small, local businesses. Highly recommend! Rating: 5/5
I got introduced to the Tres Leches cake here and it is hands down one of the best if not the best cake that I've had. I've tried the Tres Leches cakes in 2 other bakeries and I've been disappointed. I tasted different flavors including pineapple marmalade, strawberry marmalade and peaches. I also ordered a birthday cake which was also custom printed with pineapple marmalade and it was nothing short of amazing!! Staff is equally amazing and helpful to newbies when ordering custom cakes. I will be a repeat c
Loved the empanadas, fruit tart, and macaroons ? all excellent! I?ll be back. Just a suggestion: an espresso machine would be the cherry on top!
An incredible bakery with an even bigger mission. For over 20 years, Manolo has poured his heart and soul into creating a Latin bakery that offers handmade cakes, pastries, concha bread, donuts, vegan ice cream, and more. Everything is made from scratch but what's even more impressive is the mission. Manolo is uplifting the strength and hardworking nature of our country's immigrants and regularly donates a portion of the profits and food to important community causes. A must visit for anyone in Charlotte
Ok so been going to Manolo?s for a while now, and I just say, they have one of the best Tres Leches cakes around! Honestly everything I get is usually good but that is by far my favorite. They are a great bakery and we are never disappointed. The cakes are always detailed and feed a lot of people! I recommend if you need something for a big group !
The chocolate birthday cake was delicious and very well decorated. I also like their pastries and their empanadas. I like being able to pick my own pastries on a platter and it's always fresh! Their staff is friendly and courteous entry time I go.
This place has been on my radar for a while so I'm glad we finally stopped by. I didn't know what a lot of things in the pastry case were, but one of the employees was helpful in explaining them. My husband and I ended up getting: - Strawberry Concha - Some kind of passion fruit pastry - Peach Tres Leches - Passion Fruit Tres Leches The Concha was more of a sweet bread than a pastry to me, but I enjoyed it. I wasn't a big fan of the passion fruit pastry because it was very dry and bready. It wasn't sweet
After hearing great things about Manolo's bakery for months, I made a plan to visit. I brought my daughter, who helped herself to 2 chocolate frosted sprinkle doughnuts (!!) while I loved every bite of my chocolate tres leches cake slice. They have a zillion flavors, beautiful pastries and incredibly reasonable prices. I brought a box of baked goods home for the family. My birthday is coming up next month and I'm definitely going to order one of the gorgeous tres leches cakes to celebrate!!
Great place to enjoy a cup of coffee and have a conversation or do work. Loved it very clean and quiet. Definitely will be coming back.
Always delicious and fresh! Hard to share ?? Our favorite bakery! Your mouth will have a party eatting anything from here
Amazing tres leches cakes. Staff was extremely helpful and kind. Would highly recommend.
We recently discovered Manolo's Bakery and it has quickly become our go-to spot for all things delicious! We used the catering service and it was outstanding. The variety here is simply amazing. Whether you're in the mood for a classic croissant, a decadent chocolate cake, or something more unique like their seasonal fruit tarts, Manolo's has it all. Each item is crafted with such care and attention to detail, you can truly taste the love and passion that goes into every bite. What sets this bakery apart
It was my first time visiting this place because they promote it a lot and it has nothing good. The dessert I ordered was bad, the milk tasted disgusting, where is the bread, dirty with a fly inside and the customer service, let's say terrible. There were 2 people and neither understood what I asked. My experience in that place was super bad, everything
One of the best places to get your Pan de Bono, Pan Dulce and they have the best Custom cakes for any ocasi?n. Very affordable and the place smells like haven as soon as you walk in.
I?ve been coming here since I was a child and now I get to bring my kiddo. Hands down the best bakery in charlotte for Latino goodies! Thank you for serving our community.
If you're looking for a cake to celebrate a special occasion, this is the place! They have all kinds of variations on their tres leches cake. We got the one filled with peaches, but they also have walnuts and chocolate, etc. The cake surrounded with caramel churros looked amazing, but too big for our party. There are also a ton of other pastries and ice cream, AND they are actually open in the evening, so the perfect place for dessert!
Love the mission of this bakery and will forever support local businesses with such a positive mission such as Monolo?s. His baked goods are also the best ive had in charlotte! So grateful to have been introduced to this local bakery!
March 2021 What?s good instafam. Manolo?s Bakery, Charlotte?s first Hispanic bakery, serves a variety of pastries, cakes, candies, cookies - basically any sweet you can think of. The store was clean and the staff were kind and attentive. I tried the Tres Leches at the recommendation of a friend and it was ????. Seriously tho, y?all be missing out if you haven?t checked this place. Go support their business. Until next time you batches ??
Outstanding made-to-order tres leches at a very affordable price. They have a 24 hour turnaround which is amazing. I will definitely be ordering another one once I walk this one off. :-)
My roommate and I went there for a networking event. It's the second there in a networking event since the owner is very much involved in business networking and politics. The owner has expanded the location. However, the place is moderately spacious to have a gathering of 12-24. Thanks to his recently added space, he was able to have a nicer bread/pastries showroom. I assume that he would have tables and chairs so that customers can sit down and enjoy their favorite(S) whenever there isn't a networking eve
What a delicious find. I?d say ignore the negative comments, find out for yourself. This place is a surprise treat for anyone who enjoys good dessert cakes. Give them a try and you would ignore other big bakeries around your community definitely recommended . I rarely give a 5*s that says a lot for my personal taste. Will certainly go back.
Zero star if possible. This was the third birthday cake that we ordered from this bakery. Every time the quality and the taste of the cake was decrease comparison with previous time. This time which was the last time ever we ordered from this bakery our order was taken by Amy. Poor in communication and very complicated in explanation. The cake that we got WAS NOT THE CAKE WE ORDERED. Don?t waste your time and money there.
The best tres leches cake I?ve ever had n more delicious plain cakes loved it ?. ??
Sooo sad we ordered a cake for my dads birthday and this was the colors I asked for, not the balls or the stickers just the colors as they are in the picture but this is what I got, not even the happy birthday is black. I expected better and was so disappointed this was the cake I received for my dad.
We recently got the rosca de Reyes, it was a super easy process to order it and pick it up. The rosca was AMAZING, the flavors were perfect, the texture of the bread was amazing. I can?t wait to go back!
Amazing bakery and the service is very helpful and friendly! They will happily explain the different baked goods, which hail from many countries in Latin America. What really amazed me most was the simple Colombian brewed coffee. They brew it to perfection, this is honestly the best cup of coffee I have had in Charlotte. Totally serendipitous experience. Can't wait to go back.
Amazing food and wonderful customer service. One of my favorite bakeries in Charlotte!
We always make a point to stop at a bakery when traveling through Latin America, so I can't believe it took us this long to make it to Manolo's! Out of the three items we ordered, two really stood out: the chicken empanada, and the cheese-filled pastry pictured. We had just eaten lunch, or perhaps we would have walked out with more! Next time we'll come hungry.
It was a good experience for the 1st visit. This is a local bakery hidden in plain sight on central. I went in with a gf who had been talking about this place. I got a sample of a lot of baked goodies which I don't remember the name of. But the chiroz was my fav so far. When you enter go to your right to grab a glove and tong with a tray then head to the table were the goodies are. They have all sorts of breads as well and about 6 kinds of trees leches. I know I'm ordering a cake soon as they looked soo goo
Terrible customer service, cake was okay but will not be going back too pricey bad customer service and cakes are not even all that.
Cakes are way too expensive, 60 dollar for a small cheesecake, previously a huge 3 leches that was dry, we try to help the community but ama just got to Sam's and pick a home warming gift with a cake for 60 dollars, from now on After 10 years of buying cakes here, doesn't even compare to NY Colombian bakery, iy wasn't even real cheesecake worse cheesecake I've had,
Zoom zoom made us and decorated the best tres leches cake will definitely go back
You need to come and taste one of the best bakery. I love the calm and relaxed look it has. Great idea displaying the bread in the middle.
On the one hand, I read the owner's post about how ICE has affected his business and his request for support. On the other hand, I read some negative reviews about the lack of quality control of their products. Despite of this, I really wanted to show support. Well, today May 20, I went for the first time and they gave me a slice of cake already expired !! I noticed it until I got home. You are selling foods made with dairy and eggs, so quality control is a must. No more excuses, pay attention to this!
We appreciate you and what you do for the Charlotte community! Great food and great people
Absolutely delicious bakery with amazing Latin American treats. They have traditional pasties and also empe?adas too. Very tasty and super friendly staff.
I bought a mil hojas cake and it was so disappointing ??. Don?t get me wrong the flavor of the cake was good but you charge $100 for a cake that was 30% cake and 70% frosting. When we cut into the cake I was thinking ?maybe it?s just this corner piece that?s like that? and nope, the whole cake was pretty much just frosting. Low key the presentation was pretty ugly too but when I took it home I was hoping the actual cake would compensate for that. Honestly it was really disappointing for a cake that tasted p
MOLD IN CAKE! DISGUSTING! Avoid this bakery or atleast inspect every piece you buy before going home. Some of the cakes we bought were covered in MOLD. It was so disgusting we had to throw everything else away.
I tried to do the complaint with the manager and never answered my call. I bought a cake and the bottom layer had a funny/nasty flavor and smell. Unfortunately was really late at night when we noticed. I don't know how long they have the cakes in store since they baked but I believe they need to take quality control with it.
I have visited the bakery a couple times. Empanadas are good as well as the passion fruit. Today I had their Rosca de Reyes and it was really good. Great service.
We hired Manolo's bakery for a catering event for approximately 75 people. Mickey provided us with excellent service, helping us develop a great savory and sweet menu including empanadas, papas rellenas, taquitos, etc. Everything was delivered and picked up on time, and the food was delicious. Gracias, Manolo's Bakery!
Sorry - but not a Portuguese Bakery, no Portuguese bread ? People don?t know what they?re missing. New Jersey has plenty of Portuguese Bakeries.
Wow...this is an amazing bakery. 10/10
Saw this place online and everything in the pics looked delicious, went today and it looked pretty empty, no problem but the young lady at the counter did not seem happy to be there and seemed almost annoyed to have to ring me up. I think I hyped this place too much in my head because it was kind of disappointing. The strawberry tres leches cake was ok.
Got the tiramisu from here, it is so fresh and flavorful! The service was great and I will definitely be returning.
Amazing treats and the staff is so kind. Great place to go for an afterschool treat or to pick up a cake for any special occasion.
Met these great people at the Donut Fest Sunday as another vendor, went into the store today and the woman who helped me was so kind and helpful..everything looked amazing and she boxed everything up for me with care. Will definitely be a returning customer. Thank you so much
The Tres Leches was really good. Hope to try more desserts and specialities from here.
First time we had a great experience: fresh and taste cake! Second time: old cake Third time: No bad, but it wasn't the same level as the first time. So sad because all their staff are super nice
I can?t stress how AMAZING this place is. The baked goods are immaculate, the service is superb and my boyfriend and I visit atleast twice every week. I absolutely love Manolos and their food. Their Pan De Bono, Tres Leches, and sugared croissants are my favorite. They have traditional pan here as well but let me tell you?once you find this gem, it?s addicting haha. Best bakery in charlotte in my opinion!
I?ve been coming here for years and always had a great experience. Great staff, great food, great prices. One of my favorite local spots in plaza midwood area. My favorites are the pastries & tiramisu. Would recommend to any and everyone
First time visiting this place, and it was a very good vanilla tres-leches and a great red velvet cake. The staff was polite and attentive. There are plenty of options to choose from, although I wish the names were actually above or under each option so I don't have to ask a ton of questions. The prices were fair. Definitely going back to try some more.
Manolo?s is truly a hidden gem. My wife and I have been coming here for a while now for baked goods and cakes - their tres leches cakes are the best we?ve ever had. They?re so good, in fact, that we hired Manolo?s to supply the cakes for our wedding. The staff was super easy to work with, they nailed the design we had in mind, and the result was delicious.
Glad to spend my money with such vivacious, lively, fresh people. Also very chic design I want to come back to work with a couple of friends but overall very fresh.
This is the hands down the best bakery in Charlotte! I recently placed an order for a large selection of desserts for my backyard baby shower. Manolo's was so easy to work and their food is absolutely amazing! Folks kept saying how delicious it was and kept going back to the dessert table! I highly recommend!
I ordered a tres leches cake and it was exactly how I had ordered it. Very fresh and delicious! I will be ordering again! You?re able to order cakes online which makes it very convenient!
This bakery is adorable and they always make good stuff. I love that they are open late. The cakes are amazing I've tried a lot of different pastries and breads and have yet to be unsatisfied. I love that it's a family owned business and that the money spent is going towards hard working families. They are always so nice there and take the time to answer my questions about the different cakes. I recommend this bakery for really good authentic sweets!
Update: Spoke to the owner of the establishment this morning who profusely apologized for the incident. He was shocked at the way his employees acted, offered our money back and offered a free cake from another one of his establishments. We sincerely appreciate the offer and the accountability. First and last time I order from this bakery, I ordered cake with 10 days in advance, I come to pick it up at the agreed time and it's not ready, the arrogant attitude of the pastry chef: Is not ready if she wants
Nice bakery, fresh bread.
Purchased a tres leches cake, given that seems to be the specialty. It was decorated nicely. From a flavor perspective, it wasn?t bad, but not the best tres leches cake I?ve ever had. Generally, bland flavor and too dry.
Every few months I stop by here for their coffe macarons and pane de bono (cheese bread ) went in today got that as usual And some extra other stuff from Bakery to try out. Got home and everything I had gotten was rock hard and not even edible to eat. I spent a good 70$ I tried to eat it so I won?t waste 70$ but too hard and dry.called back to let them know all the lady kept saying is she ?tasting everything? that I got on phone saying nothing is wrong and I told her it could been a diff batch I got I?m ass
Amazing pastries! Great assortment from HUGE cookies to donuts to family favorites. Center island allows for desserts by the slice, great for making an assorted tray to bring to friends.
We were able to obtain a large assortment of breads representing various nations for our International Festival from the bakery. We had over 100 pieces and each piece was outstanding. The only thing that matched the heavenly aromas in the place was the flavor of the food. Our guests were quite happy with everything we got from Manolo's and the kids enjoyed trying new things. We will certainly be returning to the bakery any time we have a festival or other large event. Thanks to everybody there!
Very rude cashier.Make wait more than 10 minutes for nothing. When I asked to serve me she told have more important things to do. Never go over there again
My family is obsessed with their breads, flan, and cakes. I have been looking around for a good panader?a for awhile now so I decided to check this place out. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. I will definitely be coming back and recommending to everyone!
I am originally from Queens, NY. I hope that that fact properly conveys the high standard I bring to assessing Latino bakeries. Manolo's is the gem in our international corridor. The baked goods are superbly made and always fresh and delicious. The team is thoughtful and goes out of their way to make every customer feel at home. Yesterday I called Manolo to ask if a special cake could be made for my wife's birthday, in spite of the short amount of time I gave them to do the job Manolo's produced an amazing
First time buying a cake from this store. Got a tres leches small cake for my friend's birthday. The cake was dry nothing as a tres leches would look or taste like. It was super super sweet like you were eating pure sugar. Was expecting more of this place. Not happy of my experience and got ashamed for giving a birthday cake that tasted so bad
I came in today around 5pm September 3rd and purchased several pastries. One specifically was a slice of Oreo cake covered in mold! As a customer you expect quality control and trust that you are given something that's safe to eat. I am utterly angry because the pastry belonged to my son! If I hadn't gone over to try some I wouldn't have noticed and he would have eaten it all not knowing that something is off because all a child sees is a cake! I have worked in the food service industry as a cashier and my
Tried the churros on recommendation from my mom?s coworker; they?re amazing! The bakery smelled great and was full of lots of treats that I want to try during a future visit. The lady at the counter was wearing a mask.
Went there today to find a new spot for desserts and I love it! The staff is very nice, the cakes and pastries are all beautiful. I got a concha, a couple short bread cookies, a tiramisu slice, and every flavor (6) of the macarons. Everything was only $17 and GREAT! Very fresh, great flavor. Will come back soon.
Friendly people and delicious sweets. I saw my friend post a picture of one of their cakes on her instagram and I decided I wanted one for my birthday. Such beautiful cakes and pastries, I wish I bought more. Maybe in the future! As soon as I walked through the door, one of the ladies was swift to helping me pick something out. Definitely worth the 30 minute drive down from Huntersville. Will be back!
I have never been here before, but I contacted them for a catering quote for my workplace. I regret even calling there for information. They lack customer service skills. Replies like: What are you calling me for? What do you need? Why are you reaching out to us by phone, if you need services you need to stop by in person... etc. Clearly, I was following up on an electronic quote we made as a business entity. We just needed to confirm the delivery of services, but I couldn't even get past the phone conversa
Update: I?ve bought cakes 3 times in the past few months and they?ve gotten better, I?ve just had to ask the person taking the other if they can make it extra moist. I ordered another last night and asked them to write ?Happy Birthday? in gray (this conversation was in Spanish so I said ?gris?). They ended up writing ?Happy Birthday Cris? on my cake. It was hilarious, but hit me up with some free empanadas. Last 2 tres leches cakes I?ve ordered from them were dry. The tres leches cakes I ordered before thi
2 years ago, my friend bought me a baby shower cake, we initially wanted a 3 leches cake with fondant and fruit in the middle, but the person helping us explained that 3 leches would not work with fondant because it would fall apart so she suggested for us to get a moist cake with the fondant and fruit... It didn't really go as planned because they ended up calling my friend that they couldn't do it, but we still got the cake and it was delicous! Yesterday I wanted to get a similar cake for my friend's baby
Went on Friday around 4pm to pickup a tres leches cake for a last minute birthday celebration. They had SEVERAL flavors to choose from. The peach tres leches and tiramisu were moist, beautifully decorated and TASTY! Fresh fruit on top and inside the cake. They personalize each cake to your liking for no additional charge. GPS gave me a run around, but the location is literally at the intersection of Central and Kilborne (facing the CVS/ Walgreens). Around $20 for a 4 person cake (which literally fed 6 peopl
Super tasty baked goods, we got 2 different types of tres leches and a few other baked items. They were fresh, delicious and reasonably priced
Their tres leches cakes are delicious and very affordable. Their breads and cheese bread are off a very high quality and authenticity. Ladies that run the place are friendly. Good variety Latin-American goodies.
Great place! Entire staff was super nice. Tres leches carmel was delicious. We had a variety of pastries and all were amazing. Will definitely return..
I was pleasantly surprised to find out they had bolillo after checking all throughout Charlotte. They have fresh Colombian. Empanadaa, and delicious cakes. Everything is delicious here!
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