Ma Smith's Dessert Cafe — Restaurant in New York

Bad cake and bad attitude. I’m planning a child’s birthday party and stopped there to check out the shop’s cakes. I spoke with one of the workers and then with the owner. The owner spoke to me in such a hostile manner that I was taken aback. My husband was standing nearby with our child and observed her behavior, and remarked on it afterwards. Needless to say, I won’t be purchasing the birthday cake there. I still decided to try a cake slice because I’ve got a sweet tooth and the selection looked appealing. Well, looks can truly be deceiving. The cake was bland and the buttercream frosting was strangely thick and had an odd flavor. We didn’t even finish eating the slice. We just threw it in the trash after...

I love supporting Black owned businesses, but this is one I will not return to. Over the last 3-7 months, the customer service has been abysmal. The workers don’t greet you when you walk in the door and they are NEVER smiling. If I’m going to pay over $40 for desserts, I would hope I could get better customer service. The gentleman that works there is the only kind person I’ve met. This has also been confirmed by my partner who has been to Ma Smith’s 2-3 times over the course of a year.

I get better service from the local bodegas..so disappointing. I won’t be back and will take my money to another bakery in...

Went in the other morning for a lemon poppy muffin. I asked the clerk which ones were baked on that day, she assured me the lemon poppy was baked on that day. When I got it , I felt it and it was cold. When asked why it was cold she said they refrigerate them after the come out of the oven to cool them. The real truth is the muffin was not baked that day. It was old as hell. So when you goo to this location don’t take the word of the young woman with the nose ring,...