Bare Naked Bakery & Cafe
| Address: | 2572 Merrick Rd, Bellmore, NY 11710, USA |
| Phone: | +1 516-809-7370 |
| Site: | barenakedbakery.com |
| Rating: | 3.7 |
| Working: | 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 9AM–5PM |
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Sunny Wang
Bare Naked Bakery is a little slice of GF heaven for me. First of all, its a full and proper eatery, with plenty of seating and nice decor. Most GF bakeries I have been to are just store fronts with cases of baked goods. This was much larger and cozy feeling. There were a lot of offerings. Candies, cookies, rainbow cookies, cake pops, black and white cookies, sugar cookies, linzer tarts, pound cakes, and cupcakes. There were also a large selection of freshly baked loaves of bread and an assortment of different bagels. They also had a selection of frozen breads, pizza dough, rolls, as well as many different dry baking mixes. I purchased a sugar cookie, a linzer tart, an onion bagel, an everything bagel, and a loaf of the mock rye bread. Total cost was just under $20, which I felt was very reasonable for a speciality bakery. On the way home from the bakery, the aroma of the baked goods permeated the car. For someone who has been gluten free for the past 18 months, this was a real treat. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and gluten kills my joints. Even the tracest amount can be felt within hours. The sugar cookie was delicious. Soft, creamy. I wish I had bought a few more. I am tempted to go back again just for thr cookies. I had the linzer tart later with coffee. Again, delicious. I had the bagel the morning after buying it and it was still moist and soft. Seriously worth it. Same with the mock rye. Ate slice plain just to taste it. Did not have any adverse reaction to the food. The guy behind the counter when we visited, Lloyd, was fantastic. He was personable, social, and knowledgeable about the products. He gave me a lot of different suggestions and explained how certain things tasted, and how well they would stay good. I got the mock rye at his suggestion. He made the experience even better for me. As someone who cannot eat gluten, my eating and food shopping experiences have been severely dampened. Its a constant battle to try and ascertain whats in my food, and I encounter restaurant staff regularly who do not understand what gluten is. So being in a space that was safe to eat at, a proper bakery outfitted for am actual meal, with a fellow GF traveller was cathartic. Great food, totally reasonable prices, great staff. I will be making the trip back regularly.
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nat sam
I visited three different times when the bakery first opened and it was descent the first two times. The prices were ridiculous for the "descent" flavor and texture-I had bought each time cookies, bread and brownies. The third time threw me for a loop. Every single item was awful. The cookies were literally hard as rock, the bread was gummy and tasted under-baked and the brownies were really dry and crumbly with no flavor whatsoever. All three times the girls behind the counter seemed rude and lazy, odd since each time I was spending around $60-$70. I havent been back ever since, but it annoyed me to notice that my original review I posted isnt here. Too bad, they lost a generous customer that was willing to pay an arm and a leg for "descent" tasting food.
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Brittani Anzovino
Bare Naked Bakery & Cafe is great! I found this place while looking for a place to buy my dad something for his birthday. My dad has Celiacs disease and cannot have food with wheat or gluten. This bakery is 100% gluten free, which is perfect for what i was looking for. They make great cakes, and cookies, and my dad loved what i got him. Bare Naked is not just a bakery but also a cafe, with a weekly changing menu, driven by customers wants. It always sounds delicious in the email i get from them. Give this place a try if you need gluten free food or not, Its delicious!
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Gina Louise
I accidentally found this Gluten Free Bakery while visiting a boutique in the area. When I walked in I thought I died and went to heaven. I am Gluten Free and my daughter is GF and Nut free. I had coffee and a delicious GF brownie and came home with pizza ( delish) cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies, and 2 loaves of bread. I went home and had my first grill cheese in 5 years. Loved t! Everything is awesome. I will take the 45 minute car ride regularly for their bread alone. Thank you for catering to people with allergies!!!!
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Jim Gross
I stopped in on a recent Saturday morning. I have Celiac and am very careful about what I eat. I got a toasted sesame bagel with what I think was margarine on it. I also got a chocolate chip cookie. The bagel was not toasted but heated up on a grill which looked like it had not been cleaned in quite a long time. Several hours later I felt sick and had to stay close to a bathroom for the rest of the day. I was sick and did not start to feel better until the afternoon of the next day. Needless to say I will not return.
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Mark Cansino
Bare Naked Bakery offers a wide assortment of baked goods and is even available for lunch items as well. After going to this bakery a few times, I have found the staff to always be pleasant and helpful. The main attraction at this establishment is its great for people with dietary needs that need to be met in the realms of being gluten free and for vegan fare. Parking is limited in their lot so you may need to find street parking nearby.
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Kris10 Dee
I love, love, love Bare Naked Bakery!! Im the only one in my family that is forced to be gluten free but everytime we go there, everyone in my family finds a treat to enjoy. My husband loves their paninis, my daughter loves their black and white cookies and I LOVE their soft pretzels, bagels, cannolis, their baking mixes...I could list their entire menu! If youre gluten free (or not!) I recommend stopping in for lunch and a treat!
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Virginia Collins
The place was so dirty. From the tables to the floors it was dirty. In addition the walls needed to be cleaned or painted plus a sign on the cooler case was from thanksgiving and it was August. I passed on food as I was going to be sick seeing the back and everything uncovered. My friend bought a brownie which was stale. There was only one teenage girl working there. Shame there is no other place around but I wont eat here
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713casey
I would give zero stars if I could!! The woman behind the counter had a nasty diposition as if we were bothering her by being there! They advertise lots of vegan options but they dont actually have them!! We had to have our veggie burgers on some nasty pita bread thing b/c they didnt have any rolls. The dessert options were lacking and the cookies that we had were not even good! I will not be visiting ever again!!!
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Random Countdowns
This is that first bad review Ive ever written and for me to do this it has to be really bad. If Im paying $12 for a sandwich I expect it not only to be good, but also made right and at least edible. I was so disappointed to find my sandwich completely fell apart to mush and I couldnt even pick it up. It was also missing the sauce that was supposed to be on it and to top it off, my chips were stale.
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mar sabogal
Do not bother with the cafe food. I got a salad that was made up of yellow romaine while the extra bits tasted like they had been cut days prior. It was a cheap salad you would expect from a bodega or deli. The sandwitches were soggy and cooked on what smelled like an umclean grill. The baggette was the only decent thing. The cookies tasted cheap.