Capri Bakery — Restaurant in Ayer

About a year ago, we went to Capri Bakery and got a couple pastries. We thought they were delicious. So this past weekend, when we needed a birthday cake, we decided to order from Capri. We asked for navy, since that was the birthday girls favorite color.

Saturday, we went to pick it up. When we walked in, there was no one in sight, but the cake was sitting on the counter, out in the open, not in a box. The writing was a light blue, and there were pink flowers. We thought, "Where's the navy?", but decided not to worry about it.

Then, the woman came out from out back. She was not wearing a mask. Really?? It's MANDATORY for people (employees and customers) to be wearing a mask. We just looked at each other, but kept our mouths shut.

We had a few people over for the party and the birthday girl cut the cake. A couple slices were handed out, and comments were made about how dry the cake was. So I tried a piece, and I couldn't believe it. It was so dry, and the frosting literally had no taste. It was like they forgot an ingredient from the frosting. Someone else brought cupcakes from Wegmans, and I could have eaten the whole box. They were so moist and so delicious. So, to get a cake this dry and tasteless from a bakery is pretty unbelievable. A few more people tried a bite and said it was dry. By the time the party was over, only 3 slices were missing from this 10" cake, because no one wanted to eat a full slice of that.

Capri Bakery is definitely not what it was a year ago, and not only will we not be going back, we're considering reporting them for not...

This bakery was a fantastic find! We stopped by to get an arrangement of pastries instead of a birthday cake. The pastries were fresh with flavors that were wonderfully rich - and all at a price that was half of other bakeries. The napoleons were light and creamy, the cannolis and ricotta pie slices were made with ricotta and not overly sweet, the spiced carrot cake was made with carrots and raisins and topped with cream cheese, the lemon squares and meringue pie was balanced tart and sweet, and the traditional Italian cookies were a tasty crisp (but not hard). With an arrangement of classic cupcakes/cakes, pies and pastries, they also have harder-to-find Italian options and breads that are more than delicious. She also sells coffee to take for the trip home. I plan to come back to try the fruit tart pie, which looked...

I should have taken a picture of the absolutely gorgeous pastry platters Capri put together for me but they were such a hit I hardly had a chance before everything was devoured. This is a local, humble Italian bakery and pizza shop that makes “the best cream puffs I’ve ever had, even better than the North End” according to one party guest. I ordered 250+ mini pastries for a friends wedding shower and everything was delicious. I went with an assortment of brownies, cream puffs, eclairs, tiramisu cakes, and cannolis, and they have even more options than that to choose from. The price was SUPER reasonable, too (less than $300 all together.) I cannot recommend Capri enough! Exceptional customer service- Denise was so patient and helpful with my many questions. I will be supporting this small...