My son-in-law very nicely went uptown to buy your lemon pound cake for me. He delivered it to me the same day (yesterday). I did not want to complain but it looked stale. I cut a slice and it was very stale, dry, crumbling. I lifted the cake out of the box to put on a plate. MOLD!, GREEN MOLD ON THE BOTTOM!!!! Now i am complaining! I am shocked. Terrible! We

They expanded their space and made it beautiful except that the sticky bun that I just got is hard, dense and undercooked and I asked for a coffee with a little ½ & ½ and I got the lightest coffee in my life, had to nuke it to make it hot.

I tried strawberry dessert. It was hard and had a taste of old ingredient. It’s not worth paying so much.

Recd a basket of desserts for the passing of a family member from a friend in NYC. We opened the first lemon cake, which felt like a lead ball. Cut the first piece which was stale. Cut a second piece hoping it would taste a bit fresher. Unfortunately, I cut into the stale lemon cake more and we found green mold growing. The further I cut the larger the mold grew. Not sure how long this cake was sitting around, but I always wonder about mail orders and assume that they rarely send the freshest produce. Well my concern is correct. I would not recommend William Greenberg Desserts.

Always delicious! Using their beautiful cookies, I created bags for friends for St. Patrick’s Day☘️🌈

Mother in law and my clients swear by this place so i stopped by... now im a fan. Only issue is check your orders. My cake was a birthday cake and they put everything but happy birthday on it... we had a big laugh then ate delicious cake so it all works out in the end.

Black & Whites (and Blue/Pink & Whites) did not disappoint. And the baker packed them with care & love.

I want to tell you that I was very thrilled to receive my online #5652 of pastries Thursday evening. Whoever did the packaging did a beautiful presentation with the boxes and the red bow ribbon etc. Please tell this person who did this packaging they deserve credit. But most of all what really counts is the delicious pastries. The baker or bakers did a superb job with the fruit danishes and rugelach assortment. An excellent taste with every bite which reminds me of the old world German bakeries, Jewish bakeries, ans eastern European Slavic bakeries. I could not get these fine quality pastries at any supermarket. Even though I am in my seventies, I think of my Hungarian grandmother who made fine pastries as well. I will say The William Greenberg Bakery Shop lives up to top-quality desserts. Thank you very much, Barbara Seymour P.S. I will add that all the workers in the store deserve recognition because it is teamwork that makes a business successful, thanks.

Ordered something in advance with a delivery date for 7/13. The day of a party. I even paid double the local cost and they didnt ever bother shipping it until late in the afternoon of the 13th. So about an hour before the party from a completely different state. So a complete waste of money for a now useless pie.

Great bakery esp black and whites

The prices could improve but i had a nice snack.

I remember my birthday cakes and the most exquisitely delicious cookies. That was the original Wm S. Greenberg desserts. I think on third Avenue? I have NOTHING like that here on Deltona, sadly.

Cookies gorgeous absolutely the biggest cookie ever. Yes shower me in kisses and mouth gasams

They have some of the best desserts ever! And the staff here really nice too. Great place to bring the family

Greetings from Deep South Texas. Ordered a dozen Black N White cookies had them sent Via Airmail! Package arrived aprox 8 hours later a tad hot but in good shape.. All in all, pretty good cookies. Very rich and filling. During this violent attack and democratic attempted overthrow of the current administration, were doing our part to improve race relations with Black N White cookies. Texas is open for business De blasio isnt the Future! Plotted. Scouts out.

Hands down the best black and white cookie. William Greenberg was recently at the Sunday Funday event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and they were absolutely delicious.William Greenberg catered our event for the second year and have to echo my sentiments that they are incredible.Highly recommend!

Super help and friendly staff! The deserts were so good!

So excited my husband search to find me Gluten Free Black and white cookies for my birthday. Arrived nicely packaged and his humorous note added. As I have an autoimmune disease -celiac- we tested with our Nima to make sure it was a gluten free cookie so I would not become ill. Unfortunately ☹ the food test came back positive for gluten even though marked gluten free. If you are celiac I would suggest another source...hubby out a lot of money and shipping to California...

Bad customer service. I ordered black and whites on December 6. I paid $25 for shipping. I didnt hear anything for 10 days. I called on the 16th and after being on hold for a long time, then getting disconnected and me calling back, the manager rudely said they would be delivered Friday. They werent. I called on Sunday because the tracking said the cookies were in NJ still. The manager again was unpleasant and unwilling to do anything. Nothing was delivered until Monday the 21st. I didnt pay 2 day shipping for them to be delivered 15 days later. No excuse.

Best black and white cookies in NYC!

Delicious baked desserts at a fair price.

Not sure how you supposed to enjoy this cookies when the service is so terrible that they ruin your mood for the entire day. The lady that helped me would turn her body while answering so I could not hear a word she said. She wouldn’t answer simple questions and she wanted customers to know how mad she is that we come and try to buy something. She charged my card, turned and walked away. No receipt, no thank you, good bye, nothing. And brownies were not fresh. Complete disaster...

I ordered a Carmel cake for my son’s birthday two weeks ahead and they some how didn’t even make the cake. It’s very upsetting that I have to find other birthday cake on the day of my son’s birthday!

Once a month I order the strawberry 🍓 cheesecake? For our staff at Lenox Hill hospital. Fresh. I luv it!!

Only tried their strawberry shortcake and its so good. The strawberries arent the sweetest and Id go to harbs for that.

Great place for eating snacks.

Very Sad DeclineI have been shopping at William Greenberg since I was a kid on 68th and Madison Ave in the 1960’s. They were the “”class” bakery on the UES, known for their classic, buttery asked goods. A Greenberg brownie or apple pie was a real treat.. They cost a king’s ransom, but a King couldn’t get a better pie or cake. So, when my wife suggested that we should buy our pies this year instead of baking our own, and she would be going right by Greenberg’s on the way home, I leapt at the chance to save the work. Rolling out a crust is my least favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal preparation.After our usual massive feast, everything from scratch, including my own turkey stock, made from an extra whole free range bird, the moment before the tryptophan coma for the sugar rush came, and we dug into the apple and the pumpkin pies. Oh my Lord. These were as bad as it gets. The crusts tasted of old Crisco, the apples were far undercooked and beyond tart - the texture was awful, the chunks of green fruit in a gelatinous paste. A $4 frozen pie from WalMart would have been far better. Hell, a McDonalds apple pie is better than that mess. We had already served everyone, but the plates were quickly removed - no same person would waste the calories on that.The pumpkin pie was just as bad if not worse. The crust was bizarre - I couldn’t even tell if it was supposed to be pastry or Grrahm cracker - t was mealy and tasted of old lard. The filling was glop, the pumpkin undercooked and separated from the rest of the ingredients as if they had never been properly mixed or cooked. We cut only one piece to test after the apple pie disaster.I dont know what to say. My wife will take the pies back. If I hadn’t poached a dozen pears in port and spiced cider, to serve with some fresh ginger snap on Friday, we would have had no desert.I don’t know if this was a result of Greenberg purposefully using some awful 1950s recipe, or just quality control issues. What I do know is there were two horrifically expensive pies I wouldn’t serve to a kindergarten class or to prisoners at River’s Island.I loved Greenberg.. Stick to the brownies or black and white cookies, I guess. I won’t be finding out.

What’s not to like?

Black and white cookies are good but the staff is rude. Brownies are not good, don’t bother w them.

This place is legendary. That Candy Cake is a misnomer. Its absolutely delicious and not overly sweet. I hope this place never closes. YUM!!

Best desserts in NY!

Great cakes

This place is legendary. That Candy Cake is a misnomer. Its absolutely delicious and not overly sweet.

Love the deserts that come out of here. They are very polite and super friendly. And everything is very reasonably priced too.

Tried purple sweet potato ice cream here for the first time and it was super good! Not too sweet. They have so many unique flavors. Staff is friendly. Interior flower decorations and desserts are so pretty. Perfect for pictures !

Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced. Ordered cookies for a valentines gift to a college student, gave the exact address and dorm room number (was assured they could have FexEd deliver to the location). The cookies never got their, so they sent again. Both phone calls I spoke with the most horribly rude person, claiming it wasn’t her fault and she didn’t have time to deal with the cookies that didn’t get delivered. I ask to speak with someone else, she said they were busy and no one else could help me. I confirmed the second attempted order was never received, and she said I should have the receiver go door to door to see where the cookies are.

Simply the best butter cookies anywhere!

Best rugelach, hamentaschen, and black and white cookies in NYC.

In the height of our NYC craziness, 6/4 - arranged the delivery of their Mocha Buttercream Birthday cake - & Gloria, helped to save my marriage & delivered on time- Thank you for your talents & service- The finest bakery in NY.

Good bakery

Went for the cupcakes, stayed for the rugelach.

Was excited to try their Gluten Free Black and White cookies. Both of the cookies I purchased were moldy. You can’t see the mold in the store bc they are wrapped in thick plastic wrap with a sticker on the back. So imagine my surprise when I go to eat one In the evening the same day I purchased and it’s moldy. Opened the other one and it was moldy as well. Emailed the store to let them know, no response. $10 Down the drain for two moldy cookies!

My sons love the black and white.....or whatever color cookies they get to pick for a treat! I recently celebrated with a birthday cake from here and I was sad I had to share with my guess! #delicious

Love the food but pretty pricey the service is great there you can always feel a connection with the workers

Used to come here for the wonderful selection of gluten free treats. First of all I work in the service industry so its really hard for me to come to this. Seriously Awful customer service. People talking over each other and ignoring you to ask the pricing. That poor older women with the walker. Such cold souls being rude to her that I walked out. Personally I feel this is NOT the same owners. NEVER coming back again.

Very rude staff under the Plaza. Called management about the staff and never received a phone call from the owner. Another baker who bites the dust!!! There are so many bakers with phenomenal baked goods minus the attitude !

I walked in because I kept hearing about this bakery. I asked a woman behind the counter, who didnt bother acknowledging me when I walked in, if they carried egg fee, dairy free options. She didnt even bother to look at me, still fixing some pastries around, before rapidly responding in an annoyed tone, that they didnt have anything like that.After that encounter, I was glad they didnt. Definitely not spending my money on a bakery with snobby employees who take an ingredient inquiry as a personal insult.

A must stop if you live in the neighborhood or just passing by. Traditional NY sweets with high quality ingredients. The black and white cookies made them famous but any other dessert will make you remember them !

Stale bread

Still has the best chocolate cake in town, but store is so cramped and workers seems to allow people they know to skip the line (which was 15 minutes just to pick up the cake Id ordered). If you have time, its worth it, but if youre looking for something quick on the go, head somewhere else.

They have some tasty desserts. Location is excellent for a quick snack when your shopping. I stopped in for a chocolate cupcake with sprinkles and it was delicious. Will be back to try more items. The cheese cake looked interesting;)

William Greenberg the original owner of the William Greenberg Desserts picked up baking from his aunt. Despite the fact that ownership of this desserts shop has changed hands about two times since its opening in 1940, William Greenberg Jr. Desserts still uses the original recipes. The Black and White cookies are customers favorites and the staff is friendly and personable. Overall a nice experience.

Ordered a full platter of 50 mini blue and white cookies. They were fresh and tasted great. A bit on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for.

Disappointed- this place is extremely small, the Black & White cookies were just ok- nothing special. The rainbow cake was pretty but it didnt taste so great, I also bought the crumb cake it was ok- again nothing special...very poorly stocked store, I hate -that they have no prices anywhere! You have to ask how much everything is & thats probably because everything is way over- priced...the customers at the Madison Ave store were so snobby & pushy. The staff was not so helpful, in fact, I asked the price of a Pecan Ring and the staff said they werent sure! I said Forget it- and some woman in the back yelled out 24 bucks...I thought I was hearing things! That much? I can buy ingredients for a dinner in Shoprite for 24 dollars and buy a 7 dollar Entenmann Pecan Ring...smh No Thank you...

Great cookies. Especially their brownies, black and white cookies and butter cookies. Small store in the UES. Iconic place since it opened. Great cakes too.

I need to come here every visit to New York. They sell mini black and white cookies that were perfect to bring home. So many pretty treats and only a few blocks from the Met Museum.

The best chocolate cake in New York, deceptively low-rise but devilishly rich. Also wonderful are the schnecken, large and small, as well as the pies. New owners have given the goods a somewhat commercial look but they have kept the recipes for the original items and theyre still delectable.

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. Ordered a custom cake, it was nothing like I wanted. For $135 it looked like a child made it.

Great baked foods! Love those low fat chocolate muffins.

The Linzer Tarts are to die for, my first bite had me hooked!!! Absolutely hands down the best cookie I have ever eaten!!! I thought about how delicious that cookie was, for days after!!! I can’t say that I experienced rudeness or bad service, and the Linzer Tart experience was not my first visit. The girls are busy and appear to be dedicated to their tasks. As for the young gentleman that works the counter, he is the sweetest person ever, with the greatest smile and attitude.

Made a point to go on a recent trip to NYC. Not my first visit to the city, but it was for my teenager. Wanted his first black & white cookie to be the absolute best and was not disappointed. Yum.

Terrible. I ordered schnecken and angel food cakes to be delivered to my father for his 70th birthday. I ordered on a Tuesday with two day shipping, and the order was not shipped out until Friday. The items arrived stale, and the cakes were squashed beyond recognition. I have called and tried to get someone on the phone about this, was promised a call back but no luck. We used to love Greenbergs. Such a shame. Avoid.

If you are looking for the finest of New York traditions - a perfect black and white cookie - this is the place.

Had a delicious black and white cookie here and will definitely be back to try more items!

The cake was stale, I wanted to return it, but only the manager could accept it back. I called many times and every time they told me the manager stepped out!

Great bakery. I had a black and white cookie among other things and it was all great

I have been known to pop in and purchase a single piece of rugelach while on my way to another restaurant - they are just that good! Their black and white cookies are also great - they basically set the standard for what that cookie should be!

They have the best black & white cookies but are very expensive

Amazing! I tasted the red velvet cake and it was second to none. Highly recommend.

For over 50 years, we have been eating their rugala, babka, cookies, pies, and holiday fare. Look to the cookie!

I bought a babka yesterday and, eager for a taste, opened the package to grab a piece. It was stone hard, obviously baked the day before, and covered with a hard, thick sugar-spice crust. By this morning, though carefully wrapped, it was completely hard and inedible. Much too sweet and tasteless, whether due to being stale or just how it was.

Blueberry pop tart wasnt blueberry and it wasnt good. It was filled with s thick lemon gel that wasnt good. Overall expensive and disappointing.

Service is terrible. I order cookies from here for clients periodically and have yet to speak with someone who isnt incredible rude... but the cookies are good.

I have ordered black-and-white cookies from Greenbergs several times. The last few orders were stale when they arrived. The final order tasted weeks old and not edible. The icing was hard and crumbly, and the cookie was dry and stale. I complained twice and then threw them away. I have yet to hear back from Greenbergs. Something seems to have changed with their business and not for the better. I will not order again.

Went for Black and White cookies as heard they were best. Fairy good bakery!

Delicious baked goods at a reasonable price.

Almond cookies are 5* star, just amazing whist the Linzer tarts are superior

Look to the cookie!

It was an adorable place with a wide range of baked goods which looked amazing, but when you actually taste them, they fall flat. Its such a pity

Good bakery at reasonable price. This is hard to find UES.

Been going to Wm Greenburg since 1976 or so...what cost. 75 cents then now costs $3.75. A hammentash.

Special ordered lemon pound cake WITH ICING ALL AROUND!!Fabulous.

Mangers are extremely rude and unprofessional. A small women with red hair gave me dirty looks and was constantly being rude to her employees.

White was just not as good as the other two bakeries I tried: William Greenberg Jr. Desserts and Orwashers Bakery (the best without question). That being said, Glasers had a lot of… read more

Black and white cookies are some of the best I have ever had.

Hands down the best chocolate chip cookies Ive ever tried.

Had a dark forest cake, and it tastes just mediocre.

The birthday cake is a must as well as the black and white cookies.

Great food but don’t bother ordering long distance. They aren’t organized and packages don’t arrive when expected.

Great old time bakery

Way too much sugar in the icing of their black and white cookies. Started feeling a little nauseated soon after eating one.

Getting the assorted cookies is a must whenever Im in the area!

Black n white cookie with a cappuccino here hit the spot.

Best B&Ws in the world

Nice

Best black and white cookie in the city.

Love the chocolate cake...

Ordered two hours ago from them 1/2 a pound of cookies they arrived completely stale and when I called them about it they just said it happens sometimes and did not offer to take them back or fix the problem

LOVE LOVE LOVE their black and white cookies!!!!

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