Central Ave Bakery - Pawtucket

We go here all the time. Wife loves the rice pudding. I love the bread and rolls

A nice, woman run bakery! Very nice to to have in Pawtucket (and down the road from me you walk in to a little shop like atmosphere. To your right is a diner like style setup to sit and drink/eat your delicious baked goods. Walking past freezers on both sides to bagels baked goods (breads, bagels, wine crackers ect... you 're then greeted by loaves of all different kinds of breads (see photo to your left will be a hot station of fried goodies, rice, calamari (whatever the special is that day and to your right is heaven (or why I 'd imagine it to be lit up shelves of ALL the pastries you could think of! Zeppoles, cheesecakes, custards, pretzels, danishes (see photo because the list goes on on it 's just such a sweet surprise walking in this bakery! The boxes are adorable and gives that special touch! Things that I think would HELP get this to 5 stars is... 1. Faster service 2. LABELS on what is what (being able to tell what the fried foods, the pastries are ect 3. A big plaque or framed photo telling the story of this bakery and the people behind it (near the registers or near the wall of breads People LOVE to know the background and the hard work it took to get here. It 'd be a wonderful touch give people something to read as they wait... also making them HAPPY to wait reading something so nice humble. 4. A bit better customer service. The couple times I 've been, I had workers walking right past me or they were just chitchatting while myself and others waited behind me. 5. Maybe a bit more to offer in the shopping area of the store.

The Portuguese rolls are the best and everything else is great. The best!

Delicious pastry, meats, and many other great surprises sold here. You will be waiting in line every Sunday, as this joint gets hopping. I ordered 1/2 dozen chocolate covered Cannoli, and wow, they were fantastic. I'm going to try the cream puffs next. Always busy so be prepared to wait a few minutes. Worth the wait

Always great service. Good and bakery items are hot and fresh everyday. Great local bakery.