damnlines.comdamnlines.comA 50-plus-year-old Staten Island Italian pastry shop known for its seasonal Easter pie and as a go-to holiday-baking stop across two SI locations.
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A TripAdvisor review of Alfonso's recounts that during the holidays 'people were lining up for their last minute Thanksgiving dinner shopping,' pointing to Thanksgiving week as one of the busiest stretches at the Staten Island counters, per the same review.
The same TripAdvisor review notes the shop's signature Easter pie 'sells out fast during the Lenten season.' Alfonso's own site (alfonsospastries.com) says the pie is only baked from two weeks before Palm Sunday through two weeks after Easter Sunday, meaning shoppers who wait until Holy Week itself risk missing it once that run sells through.
Alfonso's does not list any reservation, waitlist, or online-ordering-for-pickup-time system on its official site, which instead tells holiday customers to call ahead at (718) 273-8802. That's consistent with its identity as a counter-service bakery — any 'line' reported by reviewers is a walk-in register queue, not a booked wait.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservations — counter-service bakery; official site provides no booking option and directs holiday orders to a phone call instead.
Walk-ins: Yes — walk-in counter service only at both locations.
Victory Blvd (Castleton Corners): Tue-Sat 7am-6pm, Sun 7am-5pm; closed Monday. Amboy Rd (Eltingville) hours are similar but with a slightly earlier Sunday close. Holiday and holiday-weekend hours may vary, per the official site.
Waits are heaviest around Thanksgiving and Easter: a TripAdvisor reviewer described customers 'lining up for their last minute Thanksgiving dinner shopping,' and the shop's Easter pie is reported to sell out fast during Lent. Outside those holiday windows, Alfonso's runs as a standard counter-service bakery, so any wait is typically just a short register line.
No. Alfonso's is a retail bakery counter, not a sit-down restaurant, and its official site (alfonsospastries.com) lists no reservation or booking option. For holiday orders the shop directs customers to call ahead at (718) 273-8802 instead.
Yes, both Staten Island locations are walk-in counter service during posted hours — Tuesday through Saturday 7am-6pm and Sunday 7am-5pm at the Victory Blvd shop, per the official site. Expect to queue at the register during Thanksgiving and the Lenten/Easter season, per TripAdvisor reviews.
Yes — one at 1899 Victory Blvd in Castleton Corners and a second at 4366 Amboy Rd in Eltingville, per each location's separate Yelp listing. A third Alfonso's operates in Cranford, New Jersey.
Sources: TripAdvisor review (4366 Amboy Rd location) · TripAdvisor (1899 Victory Blvd location) · Yelp (1899 Victory Blvd location) · Yelp (4366 Amboy Rd location) · Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe official site