La Rosa's Pastry Shop

Best hard roll I've ever had. Crunchy outside, soft inside.

Cannoli Cream still very good and pleased to see that 16oz container is still 16oz, not 12oz with the usual double whammy of a price increase! Older lady was a bit rude, but this is NY area, forgetaboutit. Enjoy!

Update: years later, and I or my family comes here every time to pick up a bunch of lobster tails & cannolis for me. Legendary bakery.

Been getting most of our Italian pastries from La Rosa's for decades, but I figured I should finally leave a review.

Very good Italian bakery with stuff ranging from breads, to meat breads, to Italian pastries (especially cannolis and lobster tails/bear claws), to a really wide variety of cakes. They're a favorite amongst locals who need their fix of Italian desserts, but want to go above and beyond what you find at a supermarket. They take their work very seriously and make sure that every customer is satisfied- they even sat down at a table with us and worked out the details of my graduation cake! I have to add that their cakes (like my own cake) are fantastic- they are very reasonably priced compared to what you'd get for most custom-baked cakes in the area, and they offer unique fillings like cannoli cream. They take serious pride in their work and I really recommend them as someone who's lived in Central Jersey/eaten Italian desserts for his entire life.

Oh, and their cannoli chips + cream are really really good. Great for taking to the beach if you have a cooler to put the cream in.