Macri's Italian Bakery

We visited Macri's for a quick dessert to-go order while visiting Notre Dame on a road trip. Ordered the Amaretti cookies, a cannoli and some coconut macaroons. Delicious! Wish we could have stayed for a full meal as the fresh pasta looked incredible. Very friendly & helpful staff. Definitely worth the visit!

Took a bunch of Paczki home. They are so delicious, not that sweet just perfect with coffee, tea, or alone. My favorite is the strawberry with whipped cream. The services are great, very organized, and friendly. Definitely will go back to try their food court menus.

Macri's was one of my favorite lunch spots while I was working downtown South Bend. Due to relocating to a new office, I don't eat there as much as I used to; however, I still stop in every once in a while, on my way home. Over the last 10 years, I've had a pleasant experience and was always greeted with a smile by the owner when he's there. When I'm picking up food on my way home, I call my order in and ask that they wait 15 minutes before starting due to working in Mishawaka. Today I called with the same request. I get there and my mozzarella sticks were already sitting there waiting to be picked up. I checked them to see if they were hot. They weren't. I informed the young lady my food isn't hot. She turns to the workers and says can you remake these. She didn't want her food to be ready when she got here. I said no, I want my food hot. I pay for my order and wait for them to be re-made. The young lady comes back and the owner, whom I always found to be pleasant (and I was smiling at him thinking I was going to have another pleasant exchange with him as usual), was in front of her. He gave me a nasty look. The young lady says next time wait until you get here to order. I said I asked that they wait 15 minutes to start the order. Before I could finish my sentence, the owner starts yelling at me wait until you get here to order, pointing down on the counter with force with his finger as he's speaking to me. I was taken back. I said you have never been mean to me. He says, I am today. The young lady said, I told him what happened. I responded maybe you shouldn't offer call ins if you cannot fulfill the orders properly. She attempted to go back and forth with me. I told her to have a good day, and I left. My feelings were hurt. I have patronized this business for years. When Dainty Maids closed, I started ordering my anniversary cakes from here. Needless to say, I will not return. The treatment I received today was rude and disrespectful for no reason.

Love it!!!! No complaints ❣️ I could come here every day but that’s not life at the moment but when I do baby I’m in heaven, The only thing I ask is for the ladies to please continue to make sure the doors are all the way close so the flies can stay away from the desserts! Otherwise we good I love your peanut butter cookies, Keep up the good work❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

This place was an unexpected delight. I heard they had good sweets, but there was so much more! Just finished eating the homemade fettuccine I cooked at home - plain marinara, pepper, and Parmesan. So good, actual flavor and texture. Then the desserts! The woman who helped me answered all of my 100 questions with extreme kindness. I got a tiramisu, coconut macrons, a tiny filled ice cream cone, Mexican wedding cakes, tiny turtle cheesecakes, an apple pie slice, a plain canoli, and a chocolate dipped canoli. And a big box of muffins for a housewarming party - a big hit! Run right now and get that chocolate canoli. It's huge, it'll last more than one tasting, and it's sooo good! As was everything else! Be prepared, it is so crowded on a Saturday.

Edited: They reached out and allowed me to try a fresh set of pazckis, and verified they were filled correctly. And they were everything i remember them being. Soft and delicious. Thank you for your customer service, and hospitality. So I've been a return customer during your pazcki season for years. And I can tell, this year you've cheapened your pazcki's by not filling them as full as your use to. I remember the pastry being very soft, and so full it would come out the sides. This year I bought a dozen. The pastry is not soft it's very dry like adry roll. And they're very poorly filled i can pull it apart and there's almost nothing in it. I bought one of every flavor. Very disappointed. Spent a lot of money on these. Whoever is making these isn't doing good quality control. As you can see this is images of them. This is how all of them look. Even your cream/custard filled. Just to show you, I'm not exaggerating.

Fabulous food. Such great Italian food. Just like my Italian friend used to make for me. Don’t pass this up. The raviolis are huge and so tender

This is the best bakery in town! Everyone is so friendly as soon as you walk in. The baked goods and pastries are beyond delicious. Their cannolis are our family’s favorite! Their pizza and pasta are next on our list to try. We can’t wait to go back!

We were looking for a restaurant that served pasta and we found this place. It was a quaint, smaller Italian restaurant. We were able to seat ourselves and when we came to the table it needed to be wiped off. Our waitress came over and apologized for it being unclean. She wiped it off, took our drink orders and gave us the menus. We had an attentive server who was working hard to serve more than just our table. We ordered our pasta dinners which came with a side salad and homemade breadsticks. The breadsticks came with a side of marinara. They were soft, warm and delicious. Our pasta dinners were delightful and served very hot. We were so full after our dinner. It was a delightful place, good staff, and great food.

We ordered a pizza and a bowl of soup.... The pizza crust was great.... Lack of toppings on their sausage, onion, pesto and Fennel ( no fennel was put on our pizza) would make me never order this pizza again..... onions... ummm little bits of red onion.... Sausage.... If there were two smears of sausage on the slice I grabbed I felt like I have the good slice..... the pesto took over the entire pizza.... The red pepper and Gouda soup was lackluster.... Almost like eating a bitter tomato soup... no debth to the product whatsoever.... One flavor and one flavor only.... Let's talk about the busboy... grabbing the disposable 1 ounce Parmesan cheese container that I used off my table.... And refilling it and putting it back in the bin at the counter for someone else to use..... listen the counter girl watched this take place.... No one stopped him.... These are disposable container YUCK. Having to tip the guy who made my meal is not ok either... no waitress no waiter no table service and I'm asked for a tip on your computer screen.... NO

I'm only in South Bend on occasion, but when I am, I always go to Macri's for lunch. And I always wish I could eat everything on the menu. They have probably the best pizza crust I've ever tasted. Fast service and an utterly amazing Italian grocery and bakery with hard to find ingredients and all those delicious pastries.

You order and pay for your food at a computer screen, they yell out your name and you go up and get your food, you get your own drinks and plastic cutlery, you clear your own table, and they AUTOMATICALLY charge you a 15% tip! What??!! What's the tip for? There's more service at McDonald's. At least they hand you your drink. Food was average.

Excellent Italian, made to order and the service is fast. The big bonus was GELATO! Yummy!!

Great food and service. I always go for the cheesecake and I always find something new to try. Their desserts are not overly sweet which I appreciate. The flavors are amazing. The kids love the cannoli's. I just need to try their restaurant side. It's bright and clean.

How can you resist?! Just enjoyed their Margherita pizza. Wonderful! Also brought home a couple of cherry turnovers and cream horns. Love their cream...not too rich. Perfect.

When your hometown bakery is THE dream about bakery. So much so that you casually request your mom to bring you a cake when she's coming down to visit. Cake for cakes sake. You don't need a reason to celebrate! Just out here living. This cake! It's all about the buttercream that melts in your mouth. It's not sugary or grainy. It's actual frosting perfection. The cake is moist and look at those layers! They don't usually have cakes just laying around for good reason ;) all the puns. You must call to order if you want one of these gems! They also have a raspberry filling options. Maybe others. I'm unsure because I'm a Macri cake puritan. Cake not your thing? Unclear how that is possible but the bakery is loaded up with all kinds of Italian goodies from cannoli, lobster rolls, cheesecake, and cookies. There is something for everyone! They are currently under construction (may be finished now!) but make it a point to stop in when you're in South Bend!

This is the "go to" place for our family pastries at holidays, cakes to celebrate, Christmas cookies, and their wood fired oven pizza. Tip: order the pizza crispy. It's the closest thing I've tasted outside of Napoli with the delicious char on the crust.

Macri's feels like I dreamed it up. I was looking for an Italian bakery to be able to pick up some desserts for an anniversary celebration and what we found was much more. The gelato is lovely and is a larger portion than you would expect. The pasta is made on site and sits in romantic bundles everywhere. The wine selection is a beautiful range of low to high- with a tower of basketed Chianti in the middle of that nook. The service was friendly and not saccharine. Authentically great. Will come back here many, many times.

What a great bakery!!!!!!! The cake we got from here for my Granddaughters first Birthday was beautiful. It looked too good to eat. Not only did it look great it tasted fantastic. I wish I got a full photo of the cake , but by the time I found my phone , this piece was left. Artistic ability at this bakery puts it levels above many bakeries I have been too. Old fashioned Italian bakery. Give it a try Yelpers and you will Yelp about it too.

This is one of my favorite places of all time. They have the best cookies. My favorite is the chocolate lady finger cookie. All of their cookies, cupcakes, and cakes are amazing. They do themed cakes like a Yule Log for Christmas or lamb cake for Easter, which can be a great holiday tradition! I can attest to the lamb cake being delicious. Their deli foods are great too. This time I got a delicious panini, but their made to order pizzas are also very good. Highly recommend getting a full meal here-- panini or pizza, drink, and dessert! They also have a selection of good quality Italian dry goods like pastas, coffee, olive oil, crackers, packaged cookies, drinks, and wine.

The almond cake and tiramisu were really good. The cannoli was good but they should be fresh-filled to order, not left in the case to get soggy. It is lazy and unacceptable. A good bakery always fresh-fills. Cupcakes not so good. The donuts were dense, more like paczki. The fillings were ok. Staff was friendly.

This is my second review of Macris, which is becoming a go-to for me for treats for the family (and me!) I decided to try lunch today, and was not disappointed! I ordered a turkey and bacon panini. The counter girl suggested this sandwich. It was made quickly by the staff, I love that the kitchen is open concept so that you can watch! This sandwich came hot and toasty with a pickle on the side. The cheese was melty and delicious, and the meats were clearly higher quality. I am pretty critical of quality products when eating out and Macri's understood the assignment The turkey was fresh and tender and the bacon was perfect. The bread was buttery and toasty perfect. I will be back again and again, thank you macris

So delicious. Got a variety of cookies and loved every single one! Can't wait to go back! The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. It is a must every time I'm in town.

I love coming by their bakery every time I'm in SB. High quality bakery and always excellent service.

Came in at 4pm and ordered Chicken Alfredo from kiosk. Alfredo sauce watered down. No silverware for dine in customers. Plastic fork is not ideal for long heavy Alfredo noodles. They did have nice music playing in the dining room.

INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE! Perfect for a quick lunch or an early dinner to catch up with old friends on their patio!! There is not a bad item on the menu! Every order came out super quick and was absolutely delectable! Pizzas, paninis, and the desserts.. don't even get me started!! Would absolutely recommend this establishment to anyone and everyone!! A must try!

Great cakes, professional service, nice and quiet place, as a business I would like to see more variety options of whole cakes to buy at same day. I only found 3 flavors.

Good place for a quick lunch if you are downtown. Good selection of sandwiches and simple pastas if you are pressed for time. And the bakery selections are amazing.

This place is so good that I will be making the two and a half hour trip at least every other month for their food. The baked goods, the pasta, the pizza. It's all worth the drive.

Got a pizza, it was really good but not very flavorful, almost but not quite. The desserts are awesome and the selection is pretty impressive. Super nice people, very clean, family friendly.

Such a cute and delicious bakery! The chocolate covered cannoli was the best I've had. The shell was delicious and was kind of like caramel. The cream wasn't too sweet. We also got the tiramisu which was soft and had a really nice flavor. The raspberry cake was also yummy but I thought the buttercream was a bit thick I guess and. The cream puff was also good but a bit sweet. Overall highly recommend!

With all the great reviews I was expecting phenomenal baked goods and pastries, but I am a little disappointed. We got a M&M cookie, chocolate cannoli, and a torta della nonna. The M&M cookie was crumbly and somewhat flavorless, the cannoli filling was great but the pastry part left me wanting more. With the Torta Della Nonna, the custard was good, but the pastry just tasted like flour. I would still like the try the tiramisu. They do offer multiple varieties of wine and olive oil which was nice and it is cute inside, however I still left feeling underwhelmed.

Hey Sugar Sugar! Wow... quick service and set me up to be rockstar!! Sweet! Got a couple dozen pastries for a meet up and man! They were the star. See the pics. Eclairs we're great, tiramisu on point, really everything was sweet, tasty and was a sizable serving. But the cannoli was worth the calories, right Prue? Wow.. it was a stroll down tastebud lane and all the treats were invited! Cost... well for 21 desserts it was $77. So less than $4 each. Not bad. Not sure if any discounts for more. Service was great. Claire? Helped me and she was sweet, efficient and answered questions and gave great recommendations. I waited for a sandwich and though it was busy it only took 5 min to make a panini and the guy making it was cool and courteous. For sure I'm coming back. Now I want to try some Italian dinner. Looks like a great date night location. Jen?!

Outstanding food and even better service. This was my favorite restaurant in South Bend and a must visit next time I'm here.

Fresh pasta was fantastic. Be ready for a big crowd if you go during lunch or right after work. But worth it!

I came in from out of town to order my grandmas 104th birthday cake. I spoke with the woman behind the counter and she was be very friendly and made the process to order so easy. My grandma and all of our family LOVED the cake - it was not too sweet and had people going for seconds. The decor on the cake exceeded my expectations and it served our group of 25 with a bit leftover. Thank you, Macri's, for a delicious, beautiful cake and for helping make my grandmas 104th birthday so special.

LINDA is the best! Food is excellent, portions are huge and very reasonable. Authentic Italian! We will return every time we are in the area

I went to Macris Deli and bakery this morning. I bought 2 lbs. of imported mortadella. The price was $8.99 a pound. The lady sliced it perfectly thin for me.. I am so glad the renovation is done and I can buy my meat there. About a month ago I went to Oh Mamas. The girl who sliced my meat there weighed it then wrapped it in heavy paper then weighed it again and put the sticker on the package. I had to tell her to unwrap the package, remove the meat and just weigh the meat. . I was also disappointed as it was $14.99 a pound. I'm not really sure why they charge six more dollars a pound more than Macris. If you get the chance go into Macris. You will be very happy with their new deli and bakery. Many thanks to the staff there! Joe

They never disappoint! Baked desserts are always fresh and delicious! Pizza is fantastic. Wraps and pastas are great as well!

Best, best pizza for lunch!!! Crust is amazing and cooked perfectly!!! But packaged salad dressing?? Doesn't fit with the authenticity of your restaurant.

Absolutely in love with this place--I never thought I'd see a real Italian deli like this outside New York, but Macri's is the real deal. I came to get some lunch before my flight out of town and was impressed by the food and the service. Unfortunately I couldn't take any of the scrumptious-looking cakes with me on the plane, but I settled for a turkey panini half the size of my head and some Italian butter cookies. Absolute heaven!

Tried this for the first time for lunch on Tuesday have been wanting to go to the bakery for lunch. We decided to get the spinach linguine add chicken and we bought the Italian Caprice sandwich Panini. Very happy with the fresh pasta choice extremely hot when it came to the table however, no chicken was added and you do have to pay an extra three dollars for that. I would give it four out of 10 very little ingredients inside the Panini and was very bland and got one fountain drink lunch for those three items cost us $35. We have no problem with the price, but the food has to stands up to the price and quality however it was a little disappointing. Then, after that we visited the bakery my husband got too large shortbread cookies with icing on top and I got a half a pound of Italian cookies, little expensive but the cookies were worth it.

This bakery really made my day. I FINALLY found a bakery that bakes excellent cookies, especially PEANUT BUTTER cookies. I simply cannot wait to return to buy a bigger supply of cookies. I must try the food in the deli as well. Thank you so much!!!!

Great little gem hidden in downtown South Bend. I had cookies and pastries with my coffee. Too may to mention.

I ordered a penne vodka (fresh pasta) and it was delicious. I also bought some desserts which my son enjoyed eating for his breakfast. Will recommend this place to anyone from out of town.

With the new remodel we have been waiting to try the new and improved Macri's. Food amazing, ambiance great, service better, sadly though we had to given them a few less stars. They do not have a changing station in any of there bathrooms in both Macri's and in Carmela's. No high chairs in site in the main bakery/cafe area. And the staff seemed saddened when I asked if there was any changing stations inside anywhere. I really love this place, we are big foodies. But sadly we may not return as much as we wanted since we have a young toddler with us.

You should try their baked goods. Far above others. Not to forget to mention try their pizza and lunch menu.

Great food and stunning bakery! Has a deli, bakery and restaurant. We loved it. Wish it was in our city.

Their food isn't too bad they're kind of pushy there too though anything else you need anything else is there anything else I feel like why do people keep on asking You is there anything else if there was anything else? I will let you know when I'm done I'll let you know. Stop asking people is there anything else? It's really starting to get on my damn nerves Thank you for your response. I just think that you need to leave it up to the customer and they'll let you know when they're finished ordering because they might want to try everything but the girl that was waiting on me kept saying is there anything else you need anything else? I will tell you when I'm done it's just aggravating to me.

The food was amazing, well worth the trip. A great selection of sandwiches. I had the four cheese pasta. It was excellent. Great selection at the bakery.

Marvelous food, great customer service. I usually go here just for the baked goods, but the last time I was in I picked up a panini and it was fantastic. The baked goods are definitely the best in downtown.

We had a simple late lunch of cheese gnocchi and pasta with squid ink. The sister-in-law ordered a San Francisco -- a panini-style sandwich with roasted red peppers, roasted chicken, balsamic-infused mayonnaise, avocado, and (what looked like) escarole. (She loved every bite.) The hubby ordered some god awful (read: decadent and tempting) Italian pastry for dessert -- a wicked looking thing that looked certain to induce a deep and restful diabetic coma at some point later in the day. Reasonable menu prices Reasonable prices in the small grocery section Very friendly customer service

Great bread,friendly service. Always liked this place. Food,okay,bit pricey, but worth it for a lunchtime date.

do not come here with a group could not split bills and only provided 3 options to order. portion sizes were meager.

As you walk up to the door you feel like you're waking into Italy. When the doors open, a waft of warm pastries, and donuts engulf you. I knew we'd (hubs and I) had come to the right place. This is a three-in-one eatery (Trattoria-I'll post a pic of that definition if you don't know) but we came around 8am for breakfast. The women who helped us were like my grandmas! So sweet and oozing with grandma love. The donut/pastries selection is terrific, and my donuts were fresh, and even still a little bit warm. There is a sit-down Italian restaurant open for dinner, you can access once inside, called Carmela's (We're going there for dinner tonight, so look for my post on that later) and also, the pastries counter extends to a pasta/pizza/salad counter for fresh Italian lunch at a reasonable price. Lastly, there is a small Italian market where you can pick up some specialties. Please give this place a try!

This place is AMAZING! The mozzarella sticks are the best ones you'll ever have. We both had sandwiches that were made fresh, and were super tasty. Service was great even with it being pretty busy. The bakery counter is the busiest spot, but the staff made sure to take care of everyone timely. The desserts we tried were all great. We will certainly be back to try more things!

The absolute best donuts we've ever had!!! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Devastated we had to leave and come home