MASTIHA | Artisan Greek Bakery — Restaurant in Rockville

I loved ordering Greek cookies from Mastiha when I didn't have time to do my own baking. This year was one of those years and, may be my last. Other than the finikia / melomakarono being overly saturated in sugar water and honey, although edible and still tasty, the butter cookies were dry, hard and lacked flavor. Is this a quality control issue maybe, or using fewer or lesser quality ingredients to save costs? The Spanokopita Rustica was equally disappointing as it lacked the feta and dill that drew me to Mastiha in the first place. Mastiha is quite expensive, and to me it was worth the extra paid to have a nearly authentic taste of Greek cookies similar to my own baking. If you are not familiar with Greek cookies and pastries however, you will probably be fine with their...

I decided to place an order to try the bakery after reading the reviews to celebrate the Greek Orthodox Easter. It was a delight for me and my family to find a bakery that delivers authentic Greek sweets; however, is not as sweet as other places that I ordered from the past. I ordered kourabiedes, layered baklava, galaktobouriku, and the fig baklava since I had never had it before. Even my 13 month old granddaughter eat and she was delighted. It was our first time ordering and we will definitely return. I cannot wait to try the gyros at the food truck. If you are looking for a good olive oil for daily consumption (1/2 teaspoon), they have a great one. Bought a bottle of it, and the honey. Thank you for bringing Greece to me...

The Greek pastries and cookies here are incredible. We tried the kourabiedes and fig baklava roll (both good), but our favorite were the honey cookies (melomakarona), which were absolutely authentic and incredibly tasty. They had the perfect clove sweetness that is usually missing from “Greek” honey cookies at other places.

My wife is from the same Greek island as the store’s family, and she can testify they are just as good as back home. Visiting here (or catching them at the farmers market) is a must if you enjoy Greek sweets.

The staff is extremely kind and welcoming. We had a great chat with them in addition to enjoying their wares. Can’t wait to...