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    Caldense Bakery & Cafe

    3.6 (19 reviews)
    Open 5:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Burnt Portuguese Custard Tarts
    Sarah I.

    Who doesn't like any Pasteis de Nata, the classic Portuguese Custard Tarts? Caldense Bakery is famous for these sweet pastries. This location is in a nice spot in a strip mall, making parking convenient unlike a lot of the downtown branches. We had delicious coffees and all of us had a tart each, which were delicious. Service was good. We also picked up a box of 30 Pasteis de Nata to go. This cost just over $50, which is reasonable. The box was nicely sealed for us. When we got home and opened the box, about 20 of the pastries were burnt. Completely different to the ones we had tasted when at the bakery. This isn't acceptable. We live almost an hour away, so not exactly a pop-in for us. We were unable to serve these pastries for an event. My entire family are huge fans of Caldense, but this was the first time visiting this particular branch. This is conning people. You can't serve and display one thing in store and send home another. I'm extremely disappointed. No, we won't be returning.

    Jennifer K.

    I know what I am going to order even before setting my foot inside Caldense Bakery & Cafe. Francesinha is a Portuguese sandwich originally from Porto, made with bread, wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage like chipolata, steak or roast meat and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce served with french fries. [1] Here at Caldense the Francesinha ($8.50) might not have the french fries but it is close enough to what they have in Porto. A triple deck sandwich topped with a fried runny egg and melted cheese! The sauce might lacked any taste of beer but it compliment the "sandwich" well. Tosta mista ($4.95) which is really a ham and cheese sandwich looked a little sad beside the Francesinha. The service here is excellent. Just order and pay at the cash and your sandwich will be delivered to your table. The server was like You not going to eat those sandwiches but I was ordering for my Yelp friend too! Until my next trip to Portugal to try the real deal, I am quite happy to enjoy what they serves here at Caldense. I will be back! [1] from Wikipedia

    WaYnE c.

    Caldense Bakery becomes a "Double-Double" Bakery with this -=TEN10th=- location. Not only congratulations are in order, but also Welcome to the City of Vaughan. Following in the path of Costa Verde, there's no lack of Portuguese presence. Shall we call this area with varieties of Portuguese Delights, Little Little Portugal[1]? In comparison to various other Caldense locations, here are some p-r-o-s... - New Furnishing, but of course - Back-of-house semi-booths have power-outlets - Friendly personable young Ladies [Big Yay] - Menu shown on LCD displays - Nearby LCBO [when you need fresh air] - Nearby Costa Verde Churrsaquiera - 5 : 3 0 AM opening hour [ IF I read correctly] Found myself brand new afternoon coffee-shop spot for Cappuccino($2.62). Pastel de Nata($1.24), anyone? Ahemm, both of those are MINE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Hope this doesn't offend anyone, especially Portuguese men. My apologies if any. Please do send me a msg of what best to call this new cultural neighbourhood.

    chicken salad to go
    Hangr Y.

    Nothing but good being shoveled into my mouth from Caldense bakery. As you walk into the shop, your eyes are directed to the sparkling show case of desserts. To your left is a rotating display of whole cakes. Further to your left is a hot counter for dine-in breakfast and lunches, another display case of fresh meats and cheeses, and shelves on shelves of Portuguese goods and (I assume) daily baked breads & buns. Run on sentence much? Today I stopped in for a dose of caffeine and picked up a chicken salad to-go. I love their espresso and I especially love their prices. Today's salad was to accompany my soup I packed for lunch. The small salad was actually quite large, leaving no room for my remaining lunch. I am not complaining. Note: there was no shortage of feta cheese on this bad boy. In the past I've picked up a DIY sandwich and salad. I drool over their sour dough buns with prosciutto and provolone. They've got a sandwich area where you can add lettuce, tomato, cucumber, peppers, sauces, etc., etc. I'm not sure how well advertised this is but if you ask politely, I'm sure it can be done for you too. Over the display cases are TV's that present their menu options. You can take it to-go or opt for table service. With Halloween quickly approaching, their interior is decked to the nines in ghoulish decor. With that being said, I can't wait to see how festive they get for Christmas. As a final point, the service is what keeps me coming back. I find every interaction to be a pleasant one. This is huge in my books!

    Judy W.

    great place to boost yourself with yumny egg custurds and good coffee. I enjoyed my latte and bakeries here

    I have to say this was my go to bakery for Portuguese tarts. I live 45min from this bakery and make the drive. To my dismay, I had a large order for a function I was hosting and received nasty burnt tarts. I was really upset. Why sell burnt tarts? I called and was told to come and they would exchange them. I get there and because I threw 5 out they wouldn't give me the 50 that I needed for the function the next day....only wanted to give me 45. WTH!!!! You burnt the tarts and I have to spend more than 3hours driving back and forth!!!! To top it off....no apology or recognition that they sold me crap. Do not go to this bakery....choose another Caldense. The staff are dense and the manager cannot manage. (Guess why his other store had to close?) At least I got my money back. Never again

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    5 years ago

    Great place fresh bread and also grab the coffee while I was there. Also selection of sweets friendly staff

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    Great place for expresso. Fresh breads and pastries worth a place to go look at and try

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    Portuguese tarts are really good here! Not too sweet. The crust is super crispy and not greasy.

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    A friend and I decided to have dessert here. It's located in a huge plaza, so you have lots of…read moreparking, and a lot of competing options. I had never heard of it, but apparently they're an established chain. The store is large, bright and cheery. The smell hooks you immediately. It's basically a gourmet doughnut holes shop, with plenty of fancy coffees and cold beverages to accompany. I wanna say, think Tim's crossed with Starbucks, with the emphasis on the Puffs. The puffs are made to order, with so many flavours to choose from. You can purchase half dozen, dozen, and up, and mix the flavours for each half dozen. We bought a combo box of Oreo and Nutella. You can watch the staff preparing the dough in the kitchen, and while they add your toppings at the counter. Idk if they somehow learned about it being a birthday visit, or this is usual, but we got a baker's dozen. I'll take that puff instead of a cherry on top for sure, because they were delicious. They are on the sweet side. Our drinks were also on the sweet side but delicious. The coffee is freshly ground on order and everything tasted fresh. We both opted for coffee based cold drinks but they have slushees, fruity and I think some tea options. The coffee was nice and strong without tasting bitter. The seating was a little odd, cute little stools in line with the honeycomb decor as opposed to chairs. The space felt really open, like your conversation can be heard all around. It was clean and very spacious. The staff on our visit were great. I would definitely return if it were closer to me, and I will totally check out other locations.

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