Brenna Hawley-Craig

A delightful little dessert shop that’s been around for 90 years. An incredible selection of baked goods and sweets. I got red velvet cake and pistachio biscotti; both are amazing.

Tony J

What can you say about a staple of the community. Everything made is to perfection. Staff friendly, helpful and professional. The owner Toni goes out of her way to get to know her customers and to know what they like. She keeps her beloved bakery items that families keep going back for but at the same times she adds to her menu options that she feels some of her new and old customers may want. If you haven't been to Rudy's you need to go especially for her holiday pies.

Zach

Got our wedding cake here, we taste tested 5 different bakeries and Rudy’s was the clear winner! Best flavor, service, and price!

Natalie Sumner

I ordered a cake from Rudy’s Pastry Shop for my son’s 2nd birthday, and it was absolutely perfect! From start to finish, they were timely, professional, and a pleasure to work with. The cake itself was a chocolate chip cake with chocolate pudding filling—and it was delicious! Everyone at the party loved it. I’m so glad I chose Rudy’s, and I’ll absolutely be trusting them with all my cakes for future events. Highly recommend!

Barbra Blonde

The ladies are so kind and helpful! Ordered this vintage style chocolate cherry cake and everyone loved it. Fluffy and flavorful! Thank you 💗🦋

Brian Stollery

Rudy’s isn’t a bakery—it’s a frosted cream dream. The cannoli are so fresh they might still be alive, and the cakes? Baroque masterpieces meant for godmothers and baptisms. Ridgewood royalty runs the counter, smiling like they know your secrets. Bring a cake to your next party or face eternal shame, and huge gratitude to all the Ridgewood Queens working hard behind the counter for 9 decades!

Lauren Barlog Stevens

We needed a delicious custom gluten free cake for our small wedding and Rudy's delivered and then some. We were able to do a cake tasting with red velvet, vanilla and rainbow cake along with different buttercreams, fruit fillings and cannoli cream. We ended up with a red velvet cake with strawberry and cannoli cream filling and vanilla buttercream. Not only did most of the guests not realize it was GF but they all thouyght it was absolutely delicious! The owners were so nice throughout the process and make sure the cake and the design was exactly what we were looking for. Definitely recommend and would order again!

Megan Corsini

I told the owner Tony that I needed a cake for my dad’s birthday and that he loves chocolate peanut butter and pretzels. So she did a chocolate cake with HOMEMADE peanut butter cream and pretzel on the top and WOW. I was eating the leftover cake out of the box the whole weekend after.

Scott Burgess

So welcoming and delicious!! While doing some research I saw some reviews on YouTube, so we decide to step in. So glad we did as everyone was friendly and the sweets were delicious. Toni was great, sharing stories and explaining their offering. The cannolis were delicious and so is everything else.. cozy spot to stop, have a cup of coffee, have a sweet and chill.

+4

Natalia Paulino - Realtor

I went for a morning walk to explore my new neighborhood more. In the past, I've known exactly where I'm going in Ridgewood but never just spent time to explore. I came across this gem that's been a part of the community 90 years. I found out about the history from the amazing and inspiring Toni. The egg and cheese croissant was great. It wasn't greasy like other spots. Yes, they have breakfast options! Not just sweets. The dirty Chai was great. I loved the energy in the bakery. It felt they've built a really good community setting that I'm happy to go back to with my daughter.

Felicity Ziri

Baked and made to perfection. The pastries here are delicious and have a neat, structured presentation. I had the red velvet cupcake and it was a minor religious experience. Lol. The richnes of the flavor and texture was amazing. It was soft, chocolately, lemony, cream cheesey perfection. I love that the staff is very attentive and patient. Would 100% recommend! Run to this place!

+6

Hsin Yi Wei

When we walked by Rudy’s Bakery and Cafe, we were impressed by the crowd outside with appealing desserts on each outdoor dining table so we decided to give it a try. There is no indoor dining available currently with limited outdoor seating. I think most people do take-out orders, so the wait wasn’t too bad. The decor looks humble and narrow-spaced with dark lighting. We had a piece of Napoleon which was recommended by the staff and a cup of Tiramisu from their various line-up. Both desserts were not the best we have ever had but pretty decent with its price.

+5

Dee

Everything is usually great here, which is why I was shocked by this experience. I ordered a birthday cake a few days in advance, only to find it stored in the front fridge—where anyone could have opened it or touched it. When I asked why it was left out like that, the staff had no answer and took it to the back to “fix” it. They did manage to smooth out the visible fingerprint, but when I got home and cut into it, the cake was very dry and didn’t taste fresh at all. I’m now left wondering how long it had been sitting out. Really disappointed, especially considering how reliable this place has been in the past. *REPLY When I picked up the cake, the person behind the counter told me, in her own words, that “a kid must have put his finger on it.” There was no mention of something falling on it at the time. I also did not see the owner take the cake to the back—only the counter staff did. From what I could tell, the cake was simply touched up, not remade. It was a birthday cake, and unfortunately, the person it was for was disappointed and didn’t want to return it—they were upset and felt the moment had already been ruined. Once we cut into it, the cake was very dry and didn’t taste fresh, which added to the letdown. It honestly felt like it had been sitting out for a while.

Skellington

This is according to the owner a black forest cake as a warning for other people. The owner was incredibly rude, tried quizzing me about what a black forest cake is and didn't apologize once. The photos below is what my "cake" was. Which is 90% frosting and 10% sponge inside. This was 43 dollars! I'm never returning to this place again!