This bakery is usually packed in the early hours. Known in town for the bread they bake. A kind of Baggett roll, with a spread of garlic butter on the inside if you like. The trés lechés (three milks?) It's kind of like a potted dairy short cake in a little styraphom container Is also something people really seem to like. The people running the front counters may be English impaired some times, but Its far from impossible to ask get (my personal favorite items) the cheese and guava pastries and their glazed donuts. The man who runs the place seems to pay attention to the clientele and gradually adds little improvements to the establishment. In my experience, there isn't a better bakery in Reading, but ones that offer what this...
Read moreI have been coming to this place Tropical Bakery sense it was down the street here on bigamen St and that's sense the 2000 never had an issue and upto now its been cool but lately they have changed there staff and the new staff they have need improvement if you have two registers and there been used you need to inform your customers. Know how to take the orders from your custoners everybody that comes in is use to making one line and waiting for the girl to say next please that's hows its been all this time don't just take the order of anyone that walks from the street to the register and take there order while you have...
Read moreEdit: One year later and I still think this place is a blessing to my sangre boricua.
Original review: If i could give this place 10 stars, I would. I was greeted in Spanish immediately.. my heart warmed up as soon as the server told me they sold pan sobao and pan de agua. The cubano sandwich was made to perfection, la palmerita (pastry) was fresh, the coffee was tasty... this will be my go to every Saturday morning from now on. So glad this place exists. As soon as I walked out, there was a car parked playing salsa music... it was like being back home. ❤❤❤ 10/10 recommends. I will ask for a café oscurito next...
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