Dolce Amore Sweets — Restaurant in Manassas

This quaint, cozy and pleasant establishment is a refreshing alternative to Panera and Starbucks! The décor is very bright, welcoming and cheerful. The staff is very friendly and attentive. It seemed very clean and well maintained and smelled wonderful. Just some background information on my review. I like to read the reviews prior to me writing mine just to fill in any gaps that may be helpful. I liked to be very detailed to help readers make an informed decision. When I started to read the one star reviews I was starting to get concerned. Albeit my purchase was not a meal or cake. I ordered a latte and as a larger individual I succumbed to the temptation of the display cases of cakes, and other eye appealing baked goods. The latte was very good and had an artistic flair, the trademark is a heart with the steamed milk for these baristas! The service was by far better than the prior mentioned national chains and the coffee perhaps several fold better if you have a good understanding as to why Starbucks coffee is more bitter(it is not for the stronger caffeine or bolder taste, it is to homogenize the beans to get the consistent flavor because they are over roasted [something like that not sure how else to explain it]). At any rate the coffee or latte to be precise was above average and any lacking in quality was certainly made up for by the pleasant barista and the atmosphere of the bakery. I also had the triple chocolate mousse. I thought it was certainly above average and a fair value for the price, but then again I was not expecting a 5 star or even a 1 star Michelin mousse. If you want something different with some out of the norm offerings give it a try. It has a Peruvian twist to it so I was not familiar with everything there, but to me good carrot cake is good carrot cake and that is what I am going to try my next visit there. As for food poisoning, it has been a few hours since leaving there and no signs of sickness, food poison etc. If that changes I will report back here. But if not I will be a repeat customer. Hope this helps and you...

I went to this place with my daughter today. I was expecting a lot of peruvian flavor since i had checked the pictures from many places and they showed as good as bakeries in Peru. I had goods and excellent at this place.

I tried the CHOCOFLAN but to be honest i had tried a better one at a different place, however this one so far was good but the cake was too solid but not bad, the chocolate cake part flavor was excellent just needed to be a little bit softer i believe.

I had also tried the TORTA HELADA and the 3 parts of this cake were excellent. I had also tried their ALFAJORES and they were made to perfection and also tasted very fresh.

I had tried the LECHE ASADA as well and it seems that it needed to be sweeter like in Peru, however the presentation, the size, the texture and finishing were excellent but it can be improved. I am very confident they will be able to do it and hope my comment actually helps them make it better.

I tried the MILHOJAS as well and it was good. I bought about $50 today and i believe it was worth it.

The cleanliness of this place is spectacular as well as the organization inside. The special ocassion FONDANT cakes they have in their show area at the top look spectacular and demonstrate the quality of work they are capable of doing.

The employee serving me was friendly and very patient making sure i get what i wanted to get and always asking if everything was good while i was eating.

I gave them 5 stars because the items were good to excellent and they don't deserve to be punished by taking one star off. The kind of work shown in their pastries demonstrate the level of detail they give to each of them. The passion and the willingness to try to deliver an excellent product and make customers happy by giving them an excellent value. Like every business there is always room for improvement but they have tried very hard. Believe me!

So you will not be dissapointed if you visit this store. I do...

Such an amazing place! Jennifer and her staff are incredible. Best customer service I have ever had. They listen and are very attentive to your needs. Jennifer helped us plan our food for my baby shower. We had empanadas, hot dog rolls, sandwiches, and an array of cookies. It was all absolutely delicious and NOTHING was left after my shower. We also had a custom cake made and Jennifer did a beautiful job! It was better than I could have even imagined. She is very skilled and creative. The cake itself was so good! It was almost completely gone at the end of the baby shower, and the slices that were left people begged to take home. I would highly recommend people eat at this place! It has well made and great tasting food. And the desserts and baked items are incredible. And again, the customer service and overall atmosphere of the store is just so wonderful, pleasant and comfortable. Thank you so much Jennifer for all of your hard work...