Walking down the main street in Montebello back to my hotel when noticing La Belle Pâtissière's…read moresandwich board announcing a Pistachio celebration. Excited to see that increasingly ubiquitous consumer interest in Pistachio (and you can quote me "Pistachio is the New Hazelnut") with Dubai Chocolate has extended beyond what I've seen in New York and elsewhere to this small town, decided to Once entering this bright sweet treat café, the selection of Pistachio items included baked items, like Croissants, giant Ice Cream Sandwiches with Pistachio Ice Cream in giant Pistachio Macarons, and the beautiful L'Evanescence with (wow!) pistachio mouse and cookie along with raspberry cream! With my family's Sunday dinner reservation about 1 1/2 hours away, decided to keep it to a cold drink and ordering a Oat "Latte à la Pistache." The surprise ended up being that the person behind the counter, also master creator of all these totally exquisite delights, was award winning (and absolutely friendly) Pâtissière Sabrina Sigouin!! (That's Master Cake Designer for all us English speakers!) Since it's Sabrina's shop, it should be no surprise that La Belle Pâtissière is super on-trend featuring Pistachio! Should add, my Pistachio Oat Latte was amazing! (Thank you, Sabrina!) Only wish I had more time in Montebello to test out one of those giant Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwiches!!! Will have to save it to next time! That being said, if you're in Montebello, definitely recommend stopping by the sensational La Belle Pâtissière!!!

I download yelp just to sleaze this review. In short, it's AMAZING. She is an award winning cake…read morebaker, her bakery is just perfect. Drinks are also great. She is so kind and works alone (pretty sure). The ambiance is very nice. 100% recommend. Please go there and try it out.

I went here to get a small pastry to snack on and came out with a whole tray full…read more It smells divine as soon as you walk in. They have a variety of Lebanese sweets, as well as cookies, eclairs and cakes. They have a Christmas cake that I would like to get next time. The price was pretty good. The tray of goods in my photo was 13$ and they taste really good. Service was friendly. And the store was nice, bright and clean. I would highly recommend anyone who likes baklava to go here. Lots of parking available however it is quite a busy parking lot!

great bakery with good collection of baklava and other baked items…read more their cake and pastries are fresh, delicious and affordable. Baklava is $25/kg. pastries are 6/$10

I really enjoyed this place. Their seating is very limited, so I was lucky enough to get a seat and…read moreenjoy this amazing dessert. I had the mango-passion fruit dessert and the flavours were delicious not overly sweet and very natural. I find it hard to come across desserts with true, authentic fruit flavours, so I was very happy to find this spot. The fruit dessert was around $12-13. They also have a great selection of pastries and desserts. Something I wish they had was free water. I didn't think of asking, but since they only had bottled Evian for purchase, it can add a bit to the bill. Not sure if they offer free water, but that's just me hahaha. Overall, it's not a place I'd visit daily since it's far for me, but it's definitely somewhere I'll bring someone who's visiting Ottawa. It's a nice, unique spot for something sweet.

Finally a decent spot for desserts in Ottawa. After a lot of misses we finally have scored with a…read moredecent spot here. The seating area is small I would say 4-8 ppl at the most. As most of the space is dedicated to the baking and display space which opens up to the seating area. I wasn't surprised to see the fruit looking desserts as they are the rage nowadays (thank Cedric Grolet for providing inspiration). I tried the pear version and a tarte tatin. Tarte Tatin is OK but I am happy you that its at least being offered here in Ottawa. I enjoyed the pear dessert. Very pretty to look at with subtle taste though (if you are expecting a flavor punch this isn't it) light to finish as well. I will be tempted to try other fruit interpretations next visit. The croissants looked as well. I took a few goodies for the trip home. Next trip I will be sure to revisit.

I really enjoy the matcha here. It tastes good and they also have a rewards card, which is a nice…read morebonus. My only small critique is that there are sometimes a few powder chunks at the bottom. Other than that, it's a lovely spot. I especially like that they always have great gift options available, like jams, cakes, and curated baskets. J'aime beaucoup le matcha ici. I'm est bon et ils ont aussi une carte de fidélité, ce qui est un beau petit plus. Ma seule petite critique, c'est qu'il reste parfois quelques grumeaux de poudre au fond. Sinon, c'est un très bel endroit. J'aime particulièrement qu'ils aient toujours de belles options cadeaux comme des confitures, des gâteaux et des paniers gourmands.

Less than zero stars. The Opéra cake we purchased was crusty and stale, possibly freezer burnt…read more The orzo salad my wife bought was off. The staff was combative and unsympathetic. At Christmas in 2025, we went to pick up our Christmas log. Despite having paid in November, they had lost the order, and almost refused serving us, despite showing proof of our purchase. The prices keep going up, and the cakes have been shrunk. After over twenty years of patronage, we are going to do business elsewhere. What a shame after having previously set high standards for quality, taste and service. The customers keep your business going. You depend on us, not the other way around.

I've been going to this bakery for a few years now and they haven't disappointed. Recently I bought…read morea St Honoré cake for thanksgiving. That's a traditional French cake with whipped cream and cream puffs. This time they had made it with pumpkin cream. Everyone enjoyed it. I would get it again!

Croque-Noisette Cake are delicious at Fidelice. Also, one of the best place in the city for…read moreMille-feuilles. Staff is helpful and kind.

Esther's Cakes N Sweets opened up around May 2023 in the space that used to be Casa Balzano (inside…read morea medical/office building). I went in to take a look and ended up buying a salted caramel brownie ($3.25) and a pink cookie with white chocolate chips ($3.65). When you buy anything pink in the shop, 20% of the sales go to Breast Cancer Research (not sure if this is just for the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness month) or for always). The salted caramel brownie was phenomenal! So rich and buttery and filled with gooey salted caramel and chocolate chips. The cookie was good too, nice and chewy with lots of white chocolate chips, but the salted caramel brownie stole the show, for sure! Everything is baked by them, it is not one of those shops that buys stuff from Costco and resells them, lol, like some other shops in medical buildings. I was served by Esther herself, who is beyond lovely. She told me they recently opened 5 months ago and she's really trying to get the cafe more exposure through social media. She noticed my purse and told me she has the exact same one and brought hers out to show me. Immediately I knew this woman has good taste, lol. The cafe is super cute with a few seats to eat in. It's not too visible from the street, so just look for the medical/office building next to the Westgate Shopping Centre. There's free parking along the front of the building. The parking lot is actually quite large, but many spots are reserved for permit holders, so just look out for the signage. Esther's Cakes N Sweets is a gem. I'm looking forward to trying out other items.

The only thing more lovely then Esther's Cakes is Esther herself. You are greeted warmly, (she's…read moregreat) the shop is a small quaint spot (1335 Carling) and then her fresh baked cakes are so yummy. Her mini red velvet cream cheese iced loafs are a pleasure, the cakes isn't too sweet, and her caramel cup cakes are a must try. she does a great western Omlette breakfast with hash browns & does a selection of fresh sandwiches & soup for lunch. If you are in the area drop by to try