Zaro’s Family Bakery Reviews Summary

Category: Bakery New York

Address: 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Phone: +17189935600

Rating: 3.0
based on 138 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The customer service is always high."
  • "As soon as either one of them see me they start working on my usual and have it ready for me by the time I get to the register."
  • "Service was quick and helpful, so many yummee looking choices made it hard to choose."
  • "The service is fast and fairly friendly."
  • "Friendly staff."
  • "The employee at the cashier counter showed good customer service skills and gracefully answered my question."
  • "Staff are incredibly efficient and courteous, even when it’s so busy!"

Cons:

  • "Rude vendor."
  • "The lady taking orders must hate her job AND her life, very impatient and just plain rude."
  • "What a joke."
  • "The Lady at the coffee making station and check out are extremely rude."
  • "Absolutely awful staff."
  • "Employees at Zaro’s location in Grand Central across from RiteAide are rude in-educated people who look down and talk down to customers."
  • "WORST attitude from guy preparing the food."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "They were crisp on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside."
  • "It is great bread."
  • "Absolutely delicious rye bread. RECEIVED IT AS A GIFT... it was wonderful."
  • "These cookies were absolutely amazing!!! I went back a second time before traveling home."
  • "On our trip to NYC We stopped at zaros on the run the first night and fell in love with their bagels and cream cheese."
  • "Best Bagels in NYC."
  • "All the food Zaro's offers is fresh and the staff moves quick knowing everyone is in a hurry."

Cons:

  • "I’ve only tried this place once but it seems like mediocre baked goods disguised as gourmet."
  • "The chocolate croissant is dry and stale!"
  • "The cookie and icing were both dry and the cookie was thick and gluey."
  • "This croissant cannot be worth more than $3."
  • "The pretzel was cold and stale."
  • "Had a spinach and cheese croissant for a lunch on the go and it was disgustingly soggy."
  • "Today, I ordered a muffin and after already having handed the cashier my card, dozens of flies dispersed as my muffin was picked up and handed to me."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "The great taste soundly justifies the higher prices."
  • "Prices are a bit high, but I would guess the rent is high too, since they are located inside Grand Central."
  • "The sweetest staff. I forgot my wallet at home and before realizing picked out a water bottle and cupcake, when realized I had no money on me I told them embarrassingly and the women helping me just said I can keep the cupcake and pay another time."

Cons:

  • "Way overpriced for no reason."
  • "Just paid 41+ bucks for a latte, two bottles of water and two sandwiches."
  • "$9.99 for one loaf of rye bread?!! SERIOUSLY?"
  • "Charged me 18 dollars for one bagel."
  • "I was forced to make a rushed order decision leading me to pay 15.50 before tip."
  • "With tax the croissant came out to be around $6."
  • "I just had the worst black & white cookie I have EVER had."

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