The chicken is excellent Same for the mashed potatoes…read more And I like beets a couple times a year Interior needs modernizing Great food! I like the old exterior

My sister, son and I came in for dinner on a weeknight. The restaurant was empty inside and we…read moreremained the only patrons dining in when we visited. A few people did place to-go orders. The owner (I believe she is the owner) greeted us and told us we could sit anywhere. She brought us water and menus. My sister and I ordered 2 cabbage rolls, Potato and Cheese Pierogies, Meat Pierogies with bacon and onions to share. For my son, we tried ordering the schnitzel sandwich, but was told that was unavailable. My son doesn't eat mashed potatoes so I asked if I could just order him a schnitzel and she said yes. The food came out in about 15 minutes. The cabbage rolls were fantastic, the perfect amount of acidity in the sauce. I really don't like tomatoes or cabbage, but there is something special about the cabbage rolls. I ate very bit of mine. The pierogies were wonderful. I usually prefer just potato and cheese, but honestly between those and the meat, I couldn't decide which I liked more. Both were flavorful especially with the sauteed onions and sour cream. My son's schnitzel was huge! He could only eat about half of it and when my son asked for ketchup (much to my dismay) the owner was very nice about it and commented that's the way her daughter likes it too. Honestly the food was absolutely wonderful and the service was great. It was very similar to what I had in Poland. If this restaurant was closer to my home I would visit often. We had no issue with parking. We were able to get a spot on the street right in front of the restaurant. Parking was also not too expensive since you aren't in the downtown area. If you are in the area and want a wonderful meal, be sure to visit.

This has got to be the best place to order a family meal!!…read more We have been coming to Vera for a few years now and have never been disappointed! Pricing and Portions are on point too! She always goes above and beyond to service her costumers. You will not be hungry after a meal with Vera! The Parkin Crew

We tried their food during one of the summer farmers markets in downtown Brampton where they had a…read morebooth selling sandwiches, pastries and breads. The schnitzel sandwich is great. It has a huge piece of thin pork that's not too greasy and comes with loads of sauerkraut or great caramelised onions that add some sweetness, or both. They make their own bread and pastries so everything is nice and fresh. The portion was enough that I was full with half the sandwich and enjoyed the rest later. We also tried a bunch of pastries, the best were the cherry (I think it was) triangle pastry with crystal sugar on it (flaky and still warm, so good) and the cinnamon roll (the right amount of sweet). The croissant had a lot of potential, flaky and buttery (not the typical bread shaped like a croissant that you find in other places), but it was a little under done in the middle so will have to try it again to give it another chance. The other pastries were nice, but not favourites. We enjoyed it and would get food from here again, or maybe try the restaurant some time.

I haven't been back to apricot tree in over 10 years and it's actually better than I remember…read more Decor is nice and upgraded since then. Uniquely, they have at least 3 HEPA air filters running and they proudly display their certification on the windows. Service was very friendly albeit a touch slow and forgetful. Food was adequate to slightly above average. Calamari looked like they pre-bought frozen calamari rings. Served with a sriracha creamy sauce and quite confusingly, ketchup. Should be a seafood cocktail sauce. Chicken tarragon crepe was delicious. Duck crepe was decent but the duck pieces were not spread out. Seafood dill was good. For all the crepes, the filling was generous but they cut all the pieces too big. All the crepes would have been better if the ingredients were all cut smaller. Looking around the restaurant, the portion sizes did appear generous. Overall, good experience and we will be back.

Came to Apricot Tree Cafe for my wife's birthday and had a nice experience. They have a birthday…read moredeal where you get a free main with the purchase of a drink, which was a nice perk. The food was pretty good overall, and they were very generous with the smoked salmon. A pleasant spot and somewhere we'd happily come back to for another birthday.

Happy Hour schnitzel is delicious and the best deal in town. I just finished reading someone's…read moremediocre post on the Happy Hour selection and it prompted me to write this in support of the restaurant ......veal schnitzel with a refreshing German potato salad with cucumbers (so lighter) with a small side of cranberries...fabulous each and every time! Best deal in town for $12...Of course, the homemade Spazle are hard to resist ...but perfect for sharing! The down to earth, friendly owner, Herbert, gave my husband tips on how to create their authentic home made Spazle! We go towards the end of Happy Hour and it's perfect timing for an early dinner! Where do you get a glass of Happy Hour wine for $5, personally chosen daily. We have made it a regular event to get together with friends a few times a month to enjoy a true German experience, staff included! Brian was always our server and made us feel like we were coming home! I'm usually confused when I enter the cozy restaurant to find it not bursting at the seams with Happy guests? So don't spread the secret too much. My brother-in-law from Seattle, who visits quite often, loves the experience so much, he has requested that I spread his ashes in the flower pots at the entrance....lol...nothing I can add to that! Enjoy!!!

I had dinner with my wife and a friend on Saturday, July 18. We all had different main courses and…read morethe food was excellent. Service was extremely well done, and I felt that we were taken care of in an amazing way. The restaurant is cosy and friendly. I will certainly be coming back for more.

Cute interior! However, there were four of us. We waited almost 50 mins for all of our dishes to…read morecome out. There was another table beside us that was waiting as long as we had, until they brought it to the servers attention. Waiting that long for food that was mediocre was not something worthwhile especially in a tourist attraction. Maybe going on a weekday would be better. Not sure if I any of us would go back

Hi Tea for my family on a special occasion was a complete disappointment added to which it was a 2…read moreHour drive from our home to the restaurant. There are NO positives that can be said about this experience. The food was minimal for a high price ($140 for a few tiny sandwiches, scones which were completely overcooked and had to be sent back and resulted in a long wait for a replacement, a few savoury things which were tiny and tiny little desserts only four little tiny ones. In fact , basically the food was tasteless in most cases and extremely expensive for what we got. The staff member was not attentive, the café is not clean and certainly not the charming Place I expected to be. I would avoid this location at all costs.

Been wanting to come here for a while and finally did it!!! And I think it was a good pick for a…read morebirthday celebration! Love the bustling vibe of the restaurant. The tables were full while were there...we had to flag a waiter to get our order. Once that was done, the food came fast. We ordered many dishes to try. I have no complaints at all, and here are some of my favourites: Veal steak - nice and tender. And I love the sauce which has a kick to it. Cabbage rolls - a must try!!!!!!! Hummus- super tasty with the bread Osso buco - the meat was very good with the sauce it was in I love the live entertainment. The guy was talented!!! And the music wasn't crazy loud that we couldn't hear each other talking. A definite recommend!!

Discovered thisEastern European restaurant, Stroganoff in our neighborhood after searching on…read moregoogle and the food was fantastic! I'm always searching for Eastern European food as I missed this food that I used to get in Etobicoke but it's a little far from Markham so now I finally found one that is close by.If uou're looking for something new to try, give this place a try! Their meat dumplings (Plemeny)in mushroom sauce is delicious.Tibetan Mo mo used to be my favorite dumplings but now is Russian Plemeny dumplings. For our mains, we got the grilled salmon skewer and Beef Stroganoff to share for the 3 of us us since our appetizers,perogies, borsh soup and meatdumplingsitems were more substantial (not light dishes)so we didn't need individual maiins. They also give you a basket of complimentary bread slices to start so I recommend you get get the Egggplant Ikura spread cause it goes nicely with the bread(double check that you'll get bread).Since this was our first visit I'm not dure if they always give bread.Booth maindishes were delicious! I like to try their cabbage rolls on our next visit! I actually have a long list of items to try on our next visit so we'll definitely be back!

Had an amazing meal here. Everything was super aromatic with a lot of complex flavours. We tried:…read more - Clear barszcz with mushroom dumplings: this was my first time trying borscht and this was thankfully unchallenging while still being interesting. Loved the dill. - Bigos: my friend ordered this. Was really flavourful but I did not see any mushrooms in contrast to the menu description. - Mushroom golabki: fell apart easily and was hard to eat with gravy but all the constituent parts were tasty. - Sauerkraut & mushroom pierogi: dominated by the (delicious) sauerkraut and incredibly buttery (butterily incredible?). - Side salad combo: enough for two to share. Beets and sauerkraut were astonishingly delicious and coleslaw was quite good too. Carrots were bland. - Excellent complimentary(?) bread. A note on portion sizes - as a small man with an average appetite I thought the soup + one cabbage roll + side (i.e. 4) pierogis + side salad was manageable and enjoyable, but I think I would have been defeated if I had tried to have the soup with a standard entree of two cabbage rolls. Service was a bit rushed and servers seemed in a bit of a hurry to clear dishes before we were done, and it was impossible to reach the restaurant on the phone to modify our reservation, but we did visit on a busy Saturday evening.

This place confirms my Polish friend's sentiment of "Polish food is kind of like village comfort…read morefood." I got the platter for two (28$) which came with 4 perogies, 2 salads, 1 choice of chicken or pork schnitzel, hunter bigos stew, sour cream, and some kind of onion au jus. Also separately ordered two pork rice cabbage rolls and the warm barszcz borscht soup with wontons (chose the mushroom filling). My partner got the roast beef plate which had the option of subbing for perogies, so we were able to try four flavours between the two of us. The cabbage rolls were soft, tender, and comforting. Tasted like they were homemade with care, with the tomato sauce being the only thing that was processed. I could see how this may become bland for those looking for bursting flavour, but for me, having dined out so very frequently in the last few weeks, that was just what I needed as a relaxing meal. For the perogies, my filling preferences from best to worst are: minced pork, cottage cheese & potato, sauerkraut and mushrooms, cheddar & potato. Likely wouldn't order perogies again though because the mushy outer dough just reminds me of chinese dumplings and i kept getting confused after each bite revealed equally soggy fillings. The chicken schnitzel dipped into the onion au jus was just lovely. The fattiness of the jus complemented the lean chicken cutlet and gave it an earthy umami coat of flavour. Very nice. The occasional two bites of roast beef had me feeling like I was Violet at the Willy Wonka Factory. The more I chewed, the juicier it got. I pronounced out aloud in wonder of this sentiment actually, "mmm, that is definitely roast beef!". The borscht soup was...interesting. I think the dill was too overpowering and threw me off while trying to taste the delicate beet flavour that was supposed to be the main character. Mushroom wontons were too 'cremini concentrated' for me. Also got the kompot, which is just boiled fruit water with little to no sugar added. I had it cold, with two cubes of cooked pear floating about. It was a great fruity beverage to cleanse my palate of the dense carb-heavy meal. At my return visit, I will make a custom order for 1 cabbage roll, 1 chicken schnitzel, 1 side of coleslaw, 1 slice of roast beef, and 1 glass of kompot.

We just happened to be in the area and looked up Polish food and saw this restaurant. We called and…read morethey were only open for 40 mins. We got there and they were willing to seat us, even though they were closing soon. My husband got the taco pierogi bowl and wow! I've never had anything like it, nor had he. What a fun way to enjoy pierogis. What was better was the taste. It tasted AMAZING! I got the Polish Plate and this Polish granddaughter couldn't have been happier. It was made with the love and care like my grandma would have made it. The soup of the day happened to be Dill Pickle soup. That happens to be my favorite. I am beyond stuffed! We won't need dinner tonight. What was even better is that they have frozen soups you can get to go. So, we got 4 of those and the menu had strawberry pierogis (which I have never heard of). I asked for a to-go order of those. I planned to wait to eat one with my parents, but I was dying to know what a strawberry pierogi was like. It is an explosion of flavor. It may be better than nalisniki. If you are in this area or passing by, I highly recommend stopping. It is run by a mother and son who are a true gem. You won't be disappointed and your belly will be full!

Delicious food, but a bit on the expensive side. Service was…read moreexcellent, however the place could use a bit of an update.