Rocket Bakery - Mt. Pearl — Restaurant in Mount Pearl

I recently took my two children for a visit here as I had heard some good things about this place. We planned on getting some baked goods.

When we went to the baked good section I’m estimating that it was perhaps 90% empty. Many items were completely sold out. There was very little to choose from. My kids both wanted cinnamon buns however there was only one tired looking cinnamon bun left. When I asked if a fresh batch would be coming out the service replied that no more were coming. We ordered the lonely looking bun with some sort of carrot cake baked good. I asked the clerk if the cinnamon bun could be heated for the kids and he replied that this would not be possible. I also ordered a cup of coffee.

We shared the two baked goods between the three of us. They both tasted as if they were on the verge of going bad and were semi-stale. None of us were very impressed by the quality of the food. I can only describe the baked goods as being below average at best. The quality of the coffee was mediocre to below average. Furthermore, the cost of the food seemed exorbitant in relation to its quality. I believe the cost of these three items was close to $20. And of course, the service expects a tip (like everywhere else nowadays) even though table service is not provided.

The atmosphere of the dining area presented as being as tired as the food we ordered. I’m not sure if any two tables matched and the furniture appeared heavily aged and damaged. While the dining area wasn’t seedy it was far from presenting as being modern, fresh, and comfortable.

Following this experience, I took my kids to Dough By’s in CBS. They had many cinnamon buns, the buns were fresh, the cost was significantly less, and the quality was far superior to the one we shared at The Rocket. There wasn’t a dining area there. However, the experience was far superior.

I am quite amazed at the number of positive reviews this place has received on Google reviews. I have discussed my experience with others who have had similar experiences. I don’t plan on...

Rocket Bakery was always a must stop, on any visit to St. John’s or Mount Pearl. It is sad to see how much the quality and service has dropped off, even since our last visit in 2021.

It took at least 20 minutes to get our coffee when there were barely any people in the store. They didn’t offer to warm up the cinnamon bun or scone, which used to be asked. Both tasted hard and dry which may have been improved by hearing them. The cold brew, when it finally arrived, tasted off, in that it was extremely bitter.

My daughter had the breakfast sandwich on a biscuit, because they were out of the croissants by noon. She was pleased with it so I have it a try and it was tasty. My husband enjoyed his fish cakes and flakie as well.

To top it off it was very hot inside so we moved to sit on the tables outside, just to have two employees come out for their smoke break and have to deal with the wind blowing the smoke directly into the faces of my family.

Unfortunate, after all of these year to have to scratch Rocket Bakery off our...

I really wanted to like this place. My experience here however was awful. I tried to order a Cuban but they didn't have it for some reason, that's fine. I ended up getting a hot chocolate and a ham & Swiss, while the rest of my group got "grilled cheeses" and vanilla lattes. The "grilled cheese" wasn't grilled, the cheese wasn't melted at all and the bread was soggy. The ham and Swiss has no flavour aside from the jam put on it. Not sure if that was supposed to be toasted because it definitely wasn't. I was given a matcha instead of the hot chocolate and the grumpy person behind the counter tried to fight us on it? Then they complained that it was going to take time to make a hot chocolate. The hot chocolate tasted like chalky as it wasn't mixed properly. The regular sized vanilla lattes tasted like they filled it up with majority water and left out the vanilla. I would definitely steer clear of this location, hopefully the other...