| ambiance |
90.0% positive |
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Village favorite, Magnolia's got a pleasant staff and a wicked sense of cake decoration. ”
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My husband and I went to all the MB branches: Downtown, Midtown and Uptown on this same day:) I love their cake display on a table which gave the ambiance more like a country store. ”
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The experience of picking out your very own terrible cupcake is sort of fun but the 45 minute minumum wait is not. ”
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Its tiny but it has a friendly atmosphere. ”
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The bakery is so charming and cozy and smells so good when you walk in. ”
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This place is good to bring an out-of-towner late on a weekend night, to grap a still-warm cupcake, and enjoy the campy atmosphere. ”
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The crowds are fun too. ”
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The location is great! ”
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But the village is fun and if you get the chance, check it out. ”
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The bakery is very old-fashioned, the self-serve is fun, and the cupcakes are delicious. ”
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| dessert |
68.13000202178955% positive |
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The icing is buttery rich, not crunchy sugary like other icings, and the cake part is deliciously spongey. ”
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Anyway, I ordered a flouerless chocolate cake for myself incase I didn't like the cupcake and my husband ordered the turtle cheesecake both of which were supper yummy and totally worth the cab fair over there. ”
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The coconut cake was good, and the banana pudding was very good. ”
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After saying that, I would, however, recommend the cheesecake here. ”
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love the Red Velvet cake, but I truly favor their Vanilla cupcakes with Chocolate icing. ”
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Nice vibes, hip staff, and classic desserts are the draw, but this bakery does not deliver. ”
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They have fresh 8 round cakes made daily. ”
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It was nothing like the wonderful pumpkin cheesecake recipe from their cookbook that I make every Thanksgiving. ”
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had the worst time in trying to order a cake from them. ”
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The cake was great and the icing still as great as ever. ”
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went there today to finally try this most talked about bakery with excellent cup cakes, well I was VERY disappointed ! ”
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The Magnolia Bakery has the best cake on earth! ”
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icing and cake have never been very appealing to me, but i love magnolia. ”
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Other than the cupcakes I love every dessert this bakery has. ”
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Magnolia's red velvet cake, wonderfully fresh cupcakes, and icebox pies are so rich and fresh. ”
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We have always been huge fans of Magnolia, so when we got married we had a cupcake tree instead of a wedding cake. ”
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love homestyle desserts as long as they taste great and are halfway presentable, but these cupcakes are cute at best and fall flat in the taste department too. ”
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The cake part is really no better than any other, but that icing on top is fantastic. ”
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the flourless chocolate cake is good. ”
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like many others, i felt the cake seemed almost stale. ”
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Good key lime pie with gingerbread crust and banana pudding. ”
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Aside form the mix up with the delivry the cake was very rich and my sister (for whom the cake was for) enjoyed it. ”
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really like the cake and die for the frosting but recently was turned off by some news I read which said that in 2007 they were closed for like 2 weeks in june or july because they were not as clean and the door was missing a handle or whatever. ”
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am a nyc local and ive tried other cupcakes but magnolia's are the best with their decadent icing to the cake everything is excellent at magnolia bakery ”
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The cake at Magnolia was kind of dry, and tasted more like red food coloring than cocoa. ”
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Too much frosting and the cake itself was dry. ”
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Their chocolate icing on the yellow cake cupcake was my favorite, moist, sweet cake, not crumbly, and not overly sweet. ”
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The pumpkin flavor was flat, and the cream on top seemed stale, absorbing the taste of the display case. ”
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In this great city, there are a thousand other places to taste great cakes and sweets. ”
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love the cornbreadish texture and the yummy smooth butter cream frosting! ”
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Out of all the many, many times I've been there I have had ONE bad experience, and that was when my mom mistakenly got cake with whipped cream frosting instead of buttercream, which she then refused to eat. ”
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The cupcakes are reliably good, but the cakes, while they look nice, are hit and miss. ”
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So here is what i though: the icing was damn good but the cake itself was not. ”
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on the bright side, the cream cheese frosting on the pumpkin cupcake was delicious! ”
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Magnolia's cupcakes taste nothing like what most are accustomed to, and I believe that is why they find them to be tasteless (the icing is so rich, I think, to make up for the simple cake). ”
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The cupcakes at magnolia's are world famous as of the article in The new york times but although these cupcakes are excellent i would like to say that the people in magnolia's were very rude and another thing was that they were overpriced and this dessert ”
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I'll try to get there earlier next time and if I feel the cake is not as dry in the morning-afternoon, then I'll be sure to keep everyone posted. ”
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When I went back there a 2nd time, their cupcake was very disappointing and, we also tried some of the cake and either a cookie or brownie - they were SO dry, but not the kind of dry a glass of milk would heal, the kind of dry that throwing it away would ”
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both the vanilla and chocolate ones were so dry they crumbled, not melted, in your mouth and there was no taste at all to them. ”
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We were slightly disappointed that the cake was dry and somewhat ordinary. ”
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My favorite combo is white cake with vanilla frosting - very sugary and buttery! ”
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If you are looking for good cupcakes/cake - try Amy's Bread. ”
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tried a vanilla cupcake and found the cake to be too dense while the icing was sugary delicious. ”
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The icing was good, but the cake, dry and tasteless! ”
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Their cupcakes are always fresh and trully flavorfull and their carrot cake is awesome. ”
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While the slices they give you are huge, I didn't think this cake warrents any recommendations. ”
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best cocont cake and great staff! ”
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The frosting was extremely sweet and the cake was not that rich in chocolate. ”
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will have to say the red velvet was my favorite but so are lot of different desserts are other bakeries. ”
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The chocolate frosting is pretty good, but you can taste the confectioners sugar. ”
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They have a nice variety of cheesecake but my girlfriend can make better. ”
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The Red Velvet cakes are especially fantastic. ”
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However, I disagree with those who exaggeratedly call them "disgusting," and would like to point out that cake made with fresh ingredients cannot be as "soft" as that made with oils and preserved fat solids, like one from a box. ”
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The cake was extremely dry and not even the icing could compensate. ”
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The red velvet cake: dry, unimpressive, maybe it sat around too long. ”
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The cake was not dry and tasteless, I found it to be moist and the vanilla cupcake I had was delicious, the chocolate is a little more crumbly. ”
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If you are one of those people who scoops the icing off the cake and tucks it safely on the side of the cake so you can enjoy the cake alone, this place is not for you. ”
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Particularly the vanilla flavored cupcakes and the sinfully delicious red velvet cake. ”
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really wanted to like this place and even more than that I wanted a great slice of cake. ”
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Red velvet cake is one of my favorite desserts and I've made it many many times. ”
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quaint; trendy with a martha stewart feel; cupcake prices are ok, but i should have been fair and looked at the other desserts and prices; sex&the city tourist spot is great for business. ”
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They have great desserts, and great bevs. ”
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But the chocolate cupcake was dry and did not taste much of chocolate at all. ”
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The carrot and red velvet are also very good though I'm not much of a fan of the cream-cheese-like frosting on those. ”
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Recipes for the cupcakes and all the other famous treats (banana pudding, icebox cake, red velvet cake, etc.) are in there. ”
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The cake was dry, cornbready, and the frosting was rubbery and too sweet. ”
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ordered a piece of chocolate for my boyfriend and a piece of red velvet for me and was so excited but when I took my first bite I discovered that my cake was soooo dry. ”
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The icing is way too sweet and the cake portion is dry as hell. ”
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The remainder portion of the cake and the frosting are very yummy! ”
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The cake itself is a rather dry affair(akin to antacid tablet perhaps). ”
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Would hazard a guess that other desserts on offer are equally good. ”
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Magnolias chocolate cupcakes are the best I've ever tasted, the chocolate frosting is so rich with real chocolate, its amazing! ”
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you can get a great mouthful with icing and cake, without having to sacrifice one for the other. ”
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purchased the red velvet cup cake and the chocolate one and the were both DRY. ”
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Upon arrival I quickly packed up some cupcakes and took some pictures of their delicious cakes. ”
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Best cup cake I have had in my life! ”
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cupcakes were a big craze in baking the past few years, cropping up everywhere and replacing traditional cakes at weddings. ”
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Okay Cupcakes, the best carrot cake ever! ”
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mediocre cupcakes; excellent ice box pie ”
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The cake slices at the bakery are dry as well. ”
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The buttercream frosting is so good, and the cake on any cupcake is moist and fluffy. ”
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We went there the next afternoon and it completely made up for the bad cake the night before! ”
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so was the Butterscotch Cheesecake so the desserts were good on their own but the cupcakes WERE dry and the frosting is very heavy. ”
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For over month they told other family members to go and check out there delicious desserts. ”
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Even the Chocolate Buttermilk cake was dry and stale tasting. ”
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The prices were a little steep for they crap they put out-I'm sorry but the cakes were too damn dry and the icing was completely bland. ”
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Village favorite, Magnolia's got a pleasant staff and a wicked sense of cake decoration. ”
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The cake part of it was extremely dry and the icing was disgusting. ”
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Even my finicky 12-year-old enjoyed the cake. ”
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the cake was dry and tasteless and the icing was basically colored sugar. ”
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My favorite is the Hummingbird Cake, but I don't think I ever met a cake there I didn't like! ”
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The yellow cake, vanilla iced ones are the best of the lot, very moist but a little crumbly, and have thick pastel colored icing slathered on top. ”
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The cup cakes are outstanding and are one of a kind. ”
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The best cupcakes, the best ice cream, not to mention banana pudding and other treats. ”
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The cake itself was dry & was not tasty at all. ”
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The cake was rich and creamy, the kind that stays on you tounge after you take a bit. ”
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Too bad Mary Off Jane closed down, now that was a place to eat cake! ”
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Their cupcakes were great, but my icebox cake is much better, which people who are die hard fans of magnolia's have told me. ”
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My fav is the yellow cake with chocolate frosting, i bought 1 dozen and 1/2 for some friends and myself. ”
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The frosting is sugary and one-note, and the cake is dry and tough (hello. ”
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enjoyed the Red Velvet Cupcake and the vanilla cupcake with milk chocolate icing. ”
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The cake was so dry and the icing is so syrupy sweet I couldn't even taste chocolate. ”
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great desserts ”
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The cake is dry and fairly tasteless. ”
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I'm going back Saturday to get a red velvet cake for a friend's birthday and the Magnolia cook book is a favorite of mine for baking at home! ”
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Anyone who loves red velvet cake will tell you that the cake is not sweet, but the frosting (which is typically powdered sugar and milk) is very sweet and balances it out nicely. ”
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my favorite is the hummingbird cake--i think it is bana & walnut cake with a cream cheese icing. ”
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However, the actual cupcake itself was merely okay - the cake was a bit dry and I found the frosting underwhelming. ”
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My husband and I went to all the MB branches: Downtown, Midtown and Uptown on this same day:) I love their cake display on a table which gave the ambiance more like a country store. ”
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The cake itself was completely tasteless and dry; the frosting was WAY too sweet. ”
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We wait and wait - meanwhile smelling this sweet wonderful scent of vanilla and cake. ”
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make butter cream icing, icing that was good enough to be traded for great tamales in the Spanish neighborhood of Lompoc, CA. ”
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The chocolate frosting is better than the vanilla which tastes mostly like powdered sugar (which I assume they use as a base), and the cakes themselves have a nice flavor, although they are a little dry. ”
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Vanilla/Yellow Icing cupcake was bland, the refrigerator cake we got should have tasted of something but instead was all texture and a hint of the stale refrigerator. ”
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They fell in love with the best treats and desserts you could ever have. ”
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And after sampling one of the bakery's deliciously rich cakes, you'll never eat a store boughten cake ever again. ”
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coconut cake is also very good here. ”
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The vanilla cake was dry and flavorless, the icing tasted like shortening, and not much else. ”
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Instead, they are dry, stale little cakes overly frosted with mulicolored not multiflavores icings that taste like sugar. ”
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The cake was like cardboard dry and tasteless - the icing was so sweet yet had no flavor - something I never thought could be achieved. ”
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The vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting was very yummy! ”
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The ice box cake is also great, very fresh whipped cream and chocolate wafers - yum! ”
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magnolia's other desserts may be better, but their cupcakes aren't tasty. ”
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The cake is a little too dry, the icing is too sweet, and the chocolate cupcakes don't taste like chocolate at all. ”
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Perfectly moist cake interiors with rich frosting on top! ”
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The chocolate flavor is good, too, but not anything too special. ”
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The coconut cake is soooooo good. ”
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The hipster staff are secretly taste wizards and flavor sorcerors, mixing and concocting their wonderful dessert spells all day and night. ”
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Unfortunately, my double chocolate cupcake was dry and stale with no flavor, except for the brick hard chocolate icing which was waaaaay too sweet. ”
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The frosting is overly sweet, and the cake can be dry. ”
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The desserts at Magnolia Bakery are delicious. ”
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We found that the frosting was supersweet (which I thought was ok but my sister detested) but the cake itself was quite dry. ”
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The cupcakes and cakes are wonderful [and MUCH better than Billy's further uptown] but do be aware that there can be incredibly long lines, rude service, unbelievably cramped space and 'self serve' cupcakes means that everybody's touching them. Over the y ”
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The only tasty dessert was the banana pudding. ”
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The treats scream for cold milk to accompany them; a lovely park in which to enjoy the desserts sits almost adjacent to the bakery. ”
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The chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are fantastic; however, they are seriously sweet. ”
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don't know why this place is so popular - the other desserts, e.g., banana pudding are ok, plus the whole shop is very nostalgic/comforting but on a busy night who wants to stand in that long line to get a proscribed limit of mediocre cupcakes? ”
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| drinks |
50.0% positive |
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OK so the price is reasonable the coffee and milk are good. ”
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The iced coffee went great with the super sweet treats. ”
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That's about a $1.74 more than they are worth Oh yeah and the coffee was cold. ”
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Paired with an ice cold tea or coffee and you will be in CUPCAKE HEAVEN! ”
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| food quality |
84.60000038146973% positive |
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The famed cupcakes are delicious -- personally, I like the cavity-inducing sugary sweetness of the icing -- not to mention pretty; they were almost too good looking to eat! ”
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If you want a delicious cupcake (not to mention BIGGER) go down to 8th street and stop in at Crumbs bakery. ”
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and the banana pudding with nilla wafers is pretty tasty too. ”
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For over month they told other family members to go and check out there delicious desserts. ”
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on the bright side, the cream cheese frosting on the pumpkin cupcake was delicious! ”
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There food is delicious. ”
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Particularly the vanilla flavored cupcakes and the sinfully delicious red velvet cake. ”
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Nothing bad to say about this place-- it's just average style food at absurd prices. ”
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Upon arrival I quickly packed up some cupcakes and took some pictures of their delicious cakes. ”
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can eat sugarly, junk food with the best of them but this place was disgusting. ”
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The other pastries there are pretty good. ”
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tried a vanilla cupcake and found the cake to be too dense while the icing was sugary delicious. ”
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All we wanted to do was bring some of the most delicious cupcakes back home with us. ”
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Not only are the cupcakes delicious, but the customer service is top notch! ”
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banana bread pudding here is absolutely superb. ”
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As Always please with tastie and fresh CUPCAKES and friendly staff too is a +++++. ”
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The bakery is very old-fashioned, the self-serve is fun, and the cupcakes are delicious. ”
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The Banana Pudding is very delicious and many other baked goods will lead you to the end of the constantly deserved line this bakery yields. ”
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Or could it be these patrons don't really know good food when they encounter it. ”
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The vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting was very yummy! ”
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The cupcakes are delicious. ”
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have heard their banana pudding is outrageously delicious, but I have not had a chance to sample it myself. ”
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However, I disagree with those who exaggeratedly call them "disgusting," and would like to point out that cake made with fresh ingredients cannot be as "soft" as that made with oils and preserved fat solids, like one from a box. ”
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Their cupcakes are always fresh and trully flavorfull and their carrot cake is awesome. ”
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The cupcakes at magnolia's are world famous as of the article in The new york times but although these cupcakes are excellent i would like to say that the people in magnolia's were very rude and another thing was that they were overpriced and this dessert ”
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In short: hype from people who long for a tasty cupcake but don't know what a good cupcake really is. ”
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Cupcakes are always fresh so eat them at the park nearby. ”
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love Magnolia because of its old school charm, great friendly staff, and delicious food. ”
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Every cupcake is fresh when you buy it. ”
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The remainder portion of the cake and the frosting are very yummy! ”
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Good mexican food this excellent ”
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The goods are yummy, although I don't think they are worth enduring the horrible service. ”
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feel that people think or maybe have no taste in good food. ”
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the cupcakes are as yummy as they are cute. ”
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The only tasty dessert was the banana pudding. ”
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The cake was not dry and tasteless, I found it to be moist and the vanilla cupcake I had was delicious, the chocolate is a little more crumbly. ”
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My parents were impressed, but I told them that they have to get a fresh one the next time they come to visit me. ”
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The desserts at Magnolia Bakery are delicious. ”
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love the cornbreadish texture and the yummy smooth butter cream frosting! ”
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think the food here is great--but you have to get where they are coming from: all the recipes are 1950's recipes--that means heavy, rich and high in butter. ”
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Anyway, I ordered a flouerless chocolate cake for myself incase I didn't like the cupcake and my husband ordered the turtle cheesecake both of which were supper yummy and totally worth the cab fair over there. ”
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Magnolia's red velvet cake, wonderfully fresh cupcakes, and icebox pies are so rich and fresh. ”
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The ice box cake is also great, very fresh whipped cream and chocolate wafers - yum! ”
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have never had such a delicious cupcake in all my life! ”
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Remember your childhood and how cupcakes were probably the very best food. ”
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The cupcakes were good and very fresh but so are the Betty Crocker ones I make at home. ”
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The cake itself was dry & was not tasty at all. ”
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The cupcakes were delicious; the keylime variety was my favorite. ”
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The cupcakes I purchased were fresh out-of-the-oven but very dry and bland. ”
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The cake at Magnolia was kind of dry, and tasted more like red food coloring than cocoa. ”
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tasty little treat ”
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reallly good food. ”
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I'm sure you could bake up a fresh batch of homemade cupcakes in the time it takes you to wait on that ridiculously long line. ”
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Go on the weekends around the afternoon hours; the cupcakes are constantly fresh because of the extraordinary demand. ”
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Soon after, a young guy came out of the kitchen and resupplied the table with a fresh batch of cupcakes. ”
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magnolia's other desserts may be better, but their cupcakes aren't tasty. ”
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They have fresh 8 round cakes made daily. ”
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went early on Saturday morning so there wasnt the line waiting so I thought maybe I would get some fresh cupcakes. ”
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Unfortunately, the service (if you can call a cramped self-serve free-for-all "service") and the "hipper than thou" staff (which acts as if there's something akin to a KitchenAid Mix Master attachment stuck up each of their arses) detract greatly from enj ”
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the cupcakes really ARE that yummy ”
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This tiny bakery serves delicious cupcakes from self-service trays. ”
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New Yorkers outside the bakery with big laughs and bigger smiles eating delicious cupcakes was a truly unique New York city experience that reflected the true spirit of our wonderful city. ”
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Overall, it is worth a try for the delicious smell, and old-fashioned bakery experience. ”
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I've eaten quite a few cupcakes in my time and fresh Magnolia's cupcakes are amazing. ”
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They had just put them out, and I ate them immediately (so they were fresh), but they were extremely dry and very hard, as if they were a week old; one of the worst cupcakes, if not the worst, I've actually paid for. ”
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The cupcakes are tasty but if you really need a cupcake, go to Billy's in Chelsea or for that matter, try the bakery section of Whole Foods. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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They have a nice variety of cheesecake but my girlfriend can make better. ”
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There is a huge variety of cupcakes to choose from (I usually buy 4-6 ”
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Fantastic variety of cupcakes, try them all! ”
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The cupcakes were delicious; the keylime variety was my favorite. ”
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| overall |
60.0% positive |
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great cupcakes -- but this place has lines out the door and this is new york I hate waiting on lines to begin with. ”
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Good good this place ”
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It's a good place to at least try, as they are true old-fashioned cupcakes, but I do prefer Crumbs, which are more moist and have more exciting flavors. ”
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can eat sugarly, junk food with the best of them but this place was disgusting. ”
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Used to be a great place but now I think they've just gotten too busy or can't find good help. ”
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| return potential |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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will never go back there and there are a lot of other places that sell great cupcakes. ”
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don't think I'll come back to Magnolia Bakery, mainly because I was really turned off on the service and the dry cupcakes. ”
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This place is a gem and I will always go back when I visit the city. ”
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| service |
60.07999897003174% positive |
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You may have to wait in line, and you may have to wait with some annoying people, but it will all be worthwhile after you take that first taste. ”
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EACH timeI've been there, all my friends agreed that the staff were rude. ”
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Cute little place, nice staff. ”
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the staff there even reminds you, but these dirty people still use their dirty hands, and then have the audacity to lick their fingers from touching the frosting and then proceed to touch other cupcakes. ”
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The service was superb and the cupcake was a little warm, moist and melted like heaven in my mouth! ”
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The people that work there were very friendly and amusing, and there was no wait (but I also went at 6 on a wednesday and it was rainy). ”
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They were beautiful cupcakes, and the service was great but it wasn't worth the $7 for 4 cupcakes and a long trek across town. ”
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did like that fact that they stagger how many people they allow into the store which is good. ”
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the interior of the bakery was charming and i liked the self-service option for cupcakes. ”
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Neat experience waiting in line with people from all over the world but not a great cupcake. ”
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This tiny bakery serves delicious cupcakes from self-service trays. ”
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The worst is the service. ”
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Village favorite, Magnolia's got a pleasant staff and a wicked sense of cake decoration. ”
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The service is always slow and staff don't take their job seriously. ”
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I'm a big big fan now :) what a wonderful bakery - everything looks divine - the cupcakes are just YUM and after the first taste I knew I'd be one of those people standing in line on the weekends (and I did!) ”
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Working in reatail, I know how one's patience can be tested when you're waiting on long lines, of occasionally very rude customers. ”
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As Always please with tastie and fresh CUPCAKES and friendly staff too is a +++++. ”
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The rude, overpopulated staff and cramped in environment did not make my experience any more enjoyable. ”
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The space is seriously small, but the staff was super friendly and funny. ”
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the ONLY bad thing is there are a lot of disgusting people that go into the store, i've noticed mostly tourists and stupid self absorbed people who think they are rich (and have the nerve to pay for one cupcake with a credit card) that user their bare han ”
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few years ago, I mistakingly recommended Magnolia to many people who are now addicted to the banana pudding. ”
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everyone has their own opinion about the cupcakes but the staff is RUDE,RUDE,RUDE,RUDE. ”
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Cashiers were very friendly - even traded jokes with me. ”
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The people behind the counter are too cool for school, they routinely run out of cupcakes and although there are full trays of them behind the counter within sight they will make you wait. ”
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the place is as big is my bathroom, with people waiting around the corner to get picked on by the staff. ”
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Nice vibes, hip staff, and classic desserts are the draw, but this bakery does not deliver. ”
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If you are one of those people who scoops the icing off the cake and tucks it safely on the side of the cake so you can enjoy the cake alone, this place is not for you. ”
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Staff were friendly and helpful! ”
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The staff are friendly and polite. ”
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The Magnolia staff (Misty in particular) were amazingly helpful and sweet (no pun intended) in getting the details just right for us. ”
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The staff are incredibly friendly & amiable. ”
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The hipster staff are secretly taste wizards and flavor sorcerors, mixing and concocting their wonderful dessert spells all day and night. ”
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But most people seem to agree that the staff is RUDE! ”
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best cocont cake and great staff! ”
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Now I know that the pudding at Buttercup is Much better, minus the lines and rude service! ”
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The staff still was not friendly. ”
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love Magnolia because of its old school charm, great friendly staff, and delicious food. ”
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How could you have possibly gotten a stale, blah cupcake, when you have to wait on line for 20 minutes, and people are purchasing them like no one will ever make cupcakes again. ”
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Terrible service - OTHER AMAZING BAKERIES IN NYC! ”
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do not understand why people run here to choke off their dry, overrated cupcakes. ”
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First and foremost the staff at Magnolia's are flat out rude and inconsiderate. ”
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It's quite a cute place, and the people are super friendly and cool. ”
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Waited in line for 20-30 minutes and was granted access by a very amusing, friendly 'bakery bouncer.' ”
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Just walking up the block, the smell and the smiling faces of people leaving with those telltale little white boxes, lets you know good treats are around the corner. ”
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If it wasn't for the manager Shanna and her excellent customer service this review would have been terrible. ”
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some people seem to think magnolia cupcakes taste weird and/or are overrated. ”
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So I really don't understand all of these offensive digs at the staff. ”
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The staff is comprised of 20 something, most likely NYU students who have always been super friendly and patient with the crowd lining up around the corner. ”
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Great customer service, friendly staff ”
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Do people just say these cupcakes are great just because everyone else likes them. ”
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Their cupcakes were great, but my icebox cake is much better, which people who are die hard fans of magnolia's have told me. ”
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The goods are yummy, although I don't think they are worth enduring the horrible service. ”
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The rude condescension just cancels out the joy of the cupcake experience. ”
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Many people rave about the banana pudding. ”
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Magnolia cupcakes are pretty great, but sometimes it's just not worth the hassle and rudeness of the staff. ”
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was shocked to see the huge line of people waiting outside Magnolia the past two Saturday nights. ”
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My sister stood in front of 2 chatty employees and kept trying to get their attention for help for about a good 5 minutes and when she finally did get attention, the employee had a nasty attitude for being interrupted. ”
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Downright rude. ”
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The people there were very nice, prices were reasonable, and even though there's no where to sit inside, there's a nice park across the street with lots of seating. ”
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when i see the line, you see stupid people ”
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don't think I'll come back to Magnolia Bakery, mainly because I was really turned off on the service and the dry cupcakes. ”
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We're done; the cupcakes are not that great and the staff continuously snotty with bad attitudes. ”
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Prior to going I read a lot of reviews online where people argued the cupcakes were horrible and too sweet and dry. ”
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Its tiny but it has a friendly atmosphere. ”
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feel that people think or maybe have no taste in good food. ”
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Sorry people but their cupcakes are so overrated. ”
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For this very reason, it is not only wrong, it's amazing to me when I run across such pompous, unacceptable service. ”
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The cupcakes at magnolia's are world famous as of the article in The new york times but although these cupcakes are excellent i would like to say that the people in magnolia's were very rude and another thing was that they were overpriced and this dessert ”
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Not only are the cupcakes delicious, but the customer service is top notch! ”
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The cupcakes are just as good and the staff is always friendly. ”
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work across the street and I see all the obnoxious people berating the staff. ”
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You will feel absolutely fabulous standing in line outside a little bakery with a bunch of tourist but get a grip people the cupcakes tasted like they used the mix out-of-the-box. ”
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Great cupcakes - great service! ”
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The doorman was extremely rude. ”
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The staff is really friendly and doesn't usually gawk at me like I'm retarded when I'm licking frosting off my fingers -- when they clearly should be kicking me out of the bakery for lewd behavior. ”
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Unfortunately, the service (if you can call a cramped self-serve free-for-all "service") and the "hipper than thou" staff (which acts as if there's something akin to a KitchenAid Mix Master attachment stuck up each of their arses) detract greatly from enj ”
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In short: hype from people who long for a tasty cupcake but don't know what a good cupcake really is. ”
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and you gotta love a staff with tattoos AND manners! ”
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The cupcakes and cakes are wonderful [and MUCH better than Billy's further uptown] but do be aware that there can be incredibly long lines, rude service, unbelievably cramped space and 'self serve' cupcakes means that everybody's touching them. Over the y ”
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We waited almost an hour and were then greeted by a very rude doorman who ordered us to "wait your turn ”
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They complained to an uninterested manager who seemed like he couldn't care less about his employee's bad attitude. ”
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66.66999816894531% positive |
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The cupcakes are so pretty (dainty things with pastel buttercream frosting and candy sprinkles or shapes) and they are an excellent value (given NY prices). ”
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was shocked to see the huge line of people waiting outside Magnolia the past two Saturday nights. ”
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OK so the price is reasonable the coffee and milk are good. ”
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The person who finally took my money acted like she was doing me a big favor. ”
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The goods are yummy, although I don't think they are worth enduring the horrible service. ”
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suggest that you try it for yourself, when there isn't a huge line. ”
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However, I would not make a huge effort to get there just for a cupcake, and I don't really believe that the cupcakes are worth the long wait. ”
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Cupcakes not only were overpriced, but did not have the fluffly consistency we all look for. ”
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We always walked by Magnolia and noticed the huge lines. ”
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The cupcakes at magnolia's are world famous as of the article in The new york times but although these cupcakes are excellent i would like to say that the people in magnolia's were very rude and another thing was that they were overpriced and this dessert ”
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Overall, it is worth a try for the delicious smell, and old-fashioned bakery experience. ”
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The place can get a little crowded, but after going to some mediocre bakeries in the past, this one is well worth the trip! ”
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My advice would be not to go when there's a huge line. ”
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That's about a $1.74 more than they are worth Oh yeah and the coffee was cold. ”
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The people there were very nice, prices were reasonable, and even though there's no where to sit inside, there's a nice park across the street with lots of seating. ”
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While the slices they give you are huge, I didn't think this cake warrents any recommendations. ”
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We have always been huge fans of Magnolia, so when we got married we had a cupcake tree instead of a wedding cake. ”
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To appreciate the value of the cupcakes you have to LOVE sugar. ”
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When i finally arrived there was a huge wait. ”
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quaint; trendy with a martha stewart feel; cupcake prices are ok, but i should have been fair and looked at the other desserts and prices; sex&the city tourist spot is great for business. ”
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Anyway, I ordered a flouerless chocolate cake for myself incase I didn't like the cupcake and my husband ordered the turtle cheesecake both of which were supper yummy and totally worth the cab fair over there. ”
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After being subjected to standing in a ridiculously long line around the block that took 25 minutes to gaIn me entry, everything was well worth it after the first bite into the supremely divine cupcake. ”
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Magnolia cupcakes are fantastic and truly worth the $1.75 price. ”
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the lines at this place are ridiculous, and depending on what you want, it's not worth the wait. ”
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Totally overrated, overpriced, overiced, mediocre, dry cupcakes - consistently! ”
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Magnolia cupcakes are pretty great, but sometimes it's just not worth the hassle and rudeness of the staff. ”
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For the price of a cupcake, it couldn't hurt to try (not to mention their other sweets are incredible). ”
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The prices were a little steep for they crap they put out-I'm sorry but the cakes were too damn dry and the icing was completely bland. ”
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They were beautiful cupcakes, and the service was great but it wasn't worth the $7 for 4 cupcakes and a long trek across town. ”
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it's an expensive place. ”
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For a fraction of the price, you will have the most amazing, brag-worthy confections. ”
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the first time I had a cupcake from Magnolia, i was disappointed, the frosting was overly sweet and yes, absolutely disguisting, not worth 10 cents, let alone $1.75, however,i gave it a second chance, and they must have tweaked the recipe, because the fro ”
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It's worth the wait when there's a huge line. ”
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There is a huge variety of cupcakes to choose from (I usually buy 4-6 ”
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Nothing bad to say about this place-- it's just average style food at absurd prices. ”
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57.45999813079834% positive |
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thought that they must have been selling the most wonderful cupcakes due to the long lines. ”
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Waited in line for 20-30 minutes and was granted access by a very amusing, friendly 'bakery bouncer.' ”
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love homestyle desserts as long as they taste great and are halfway presentable, but these cupcakes are cute at best and fall flat in the taste department too. ”
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This place is WONDERFUL when it's not so busy that there is a 20 minute line down the corner. ”
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The red velvet cake: dry, unimpressive, maybe it sat around too long. ”
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They were beautiful cupcakes, and the service was great but it wasn't worth the $7 for 4 cupcakes and a long trek across town. ”
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After being subjected to standing in a ridiculously long line around the block that took 25 minutes to gaIn me entry, everything was well worth it after the first bite into the supremely divine cupcake. ”
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On nice Saturday afternoons, visitors often wait 25 minutes or more just to get in. ”
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I'm sure you could bake up a fresh batch of homemade cupcakes in the time it takes you to wait on that ridiculously long line. ”
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How could you have possibly gotten a stale, blah cupcake, when you have to wait on line for 20 minutes, and people are purchasing them like no one will ever make cupcakes again. ”
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The cupcakes and cakes are wonderful [and MUCH better than Billy's further uptown] but do be aware that there can be incredibly long lines, rude service, unbelievably cramped space and 'self serve' cupcakes means that everybody's touching them. Over the y ”
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RUDE EMPLOYEES; the line is long not because of popularity but because the store only holds like 5 customers at a time (even less when you have the more robust patrons visit); i don't like the self serve cupcakes ESPECIALLY in such tight quarters...i'm wa ”
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don't know why this place is so popular - the other desserts, e.g., banana pudding are ok, plus the whole shop is very nostalgic/comforting but on a busy night who wants to stand in that long line to get a proscribed limit of mediocre cupcakes? ”
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Working in reatail, I know how one's patience can be tested when you're waiting on long lines, of occasionally very rude customers. ”
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My daughter had seen Lazy Sunday a long time ago and decided she wanted to try the famous Magnolia cupcakes. ”
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had been looking forward to them for so long as I heard this place was great. ”
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The service is always slow and staff don't take their job seriously. ”
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The idea of standing in line for a long time to have a "world famous" cupcake sounds like something you should do on vacation but the truth is they are not that great. ”
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It should be obvious that cupcakes will dry out after sitting out for a little while, but they never sit there for long at this adorable Greenwich Village Bakery. ”
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My sister stood in front of 2 chatty employees and kept trying to get their attention for help for about a good 5 minutes and when she finally did get attention, the employee had a nasty attitude for being interrupted. ”
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In short: hype from people who long for a tasty cupcake but don't know what a good cupcake really is. ”
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However, I would not make a huge effort to get there just for a cupcake, and I don't really believe that the cupcakes are worth the long wait. ”
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The experience of picking out your very own terrible cupcake is sort of fun but the 45 minute minumum wait is not. ”
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