This place is a gem, not a great location and traffic is horrible. The food and pastries are…read moreamazing and brings me back to some of my traditional favourite that I don't get allot anymore. The service is great, fast and friendly. I would rather buy my baked goods here than T&T or anywhere else

This is the place to go for old school HK bakery items that won't break the bank. True to the very…read morefaded price list out front, the prices remain reasonable. Counter service, in and out type of place. Displayed in standard bakery style cases are your HK bakery staples, some breads, and Western style baked goods. Place is big enough to fit a comfortable 6-7 people. No muss no fuss. Cash only & nothing to fault service on. They do package in brown paper bags only so i'd recommend bringing an old cake box or the like if you're planning to scoop up more than a few items as the bags do get oily from the butter/oils from the baked goods. Free parking on Hastings and some side streets. Food wise- only tried their pineapple bun & egg tart. It's $1 each, no tax. Both tastes fine. No major faults. Hope the pricing remains the same. I did wish that overwhelming baked goods smell would be present but maybe I didn't come early enough.

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The cashier could not communicate - she just pointed to the till after she keyed in all the prices…read moreand she just looked at our purchases. She did not say anything or even look at us. There was no service at all. Therefore, my sister told me to leave and as I was thinking about it, the cashier called a girl to come out from the kitchen to help her speak. I asked the girl if they had rice dumplings and she brought us to the freezer to show us. Then the cashier went to the front counter to check the prices of the rice dumplings before she keyed them into the till. I asked them if they took cash or credit/debit card, she said both. Then she asked me if my card was U.S. and I said no. I did not know why she asked. Then she told me they would take debit card. They should put a sign at the counter to let customers know the payment methods. Moreover, the tap function of their card machine was not working and they did not want to give us receipts until we asked them. The girl just gave us the receipt from the card machine but we also wanted the receipt from the till. Then the cashier said she could not give us both receipts because they would not be able to balance the till later (that was the only time that she spoke). It was not true; stores always give both receipts to customers (one from the card machine and one to show the transactions). The girl talked to the cashier and they put the receipt from the till unwillingly onto the counter then they both looked away from us and talked to each other without handing our purchases to us. Then one of them said, "It's okay" behind us as we were walking to the door. We realized after the interaction that the cashier was hard of hearing as the girl kept telling her what to do. If so, then they should have a sign in the store saying that the cashier was disabled to let customers know so there would not be any misunderstandings. Or they could give a tag for the cashier to wear with the words 'I'm deaf' so the customers would be patient with her. It was not about her work performance; it was about her attitude. She seemed like she did not want to serve. There were places that hired disabled servers and those servers were friendly. Also, those places alerted the customers of the disability to decrease the chances of miscommunication. Some people even went to support those places because they wanted to support those servers. The buns and the mochi tasted okay. The one star is for the service and the store setting. First, they turned off the light inside the bakery which was odd. Do they still want business? Second, half of the store was empty - there were no products on the shelf and there was trash and dust everywhere. It was better for them to simply close the store for the day. P.S. When I went to the bakery more than 15 years ago, the bakery looked nice and bright and it was full of products. I went there often and the store was always busy. The cashier was fine and they even had mini snowy mooncakes. I did not know what had happened to the bakery since then. It is pathetic now.

Limited time offer! Sprint don't walk to your nearest Saint Germain for this oh so buttery sweet…read morecorn tart. The crust was so flaky as well and you get 50% off if you drop by before the end of the month. Go now!

The mango cake at Saint Germain is always top notch and a huge hit at family gatherings. We like to…read moreget them for everyone's birthday and the taste is always on point. This particular location is quite busy, so be sure to order online.

Definitely call ahead to reserve the perfect loaf of'sweet' bread. So soft and perfectly 'sweet' ie…read morenot so sweet. The pumpkin and taro loaf were my favorites. The peanuts were highly rated but it was ok for my family and I. It is on the sweeter side. Not bad but not my favorite. Note, they are not open on Sunday and Thursday.

Very good Taiwanese bakery in the Admiralty complex in Richmond. Any and all of the breads are…read moreexcellent - I especially enjoyed the Castella slice, but anything with pork floss or red bean in the shop is delicious (our kids especially love the longevity buns!).

A small bakery in Hanin Village (한인 빌리지). My favourite is the sweet potato glutinous rice bread…read more It's mochi like chewy and inside it's filled with sweet potato!

Came here on a Thursday. We ordered the sweet potato glutinous bread 3.99. Its basically a bread…read moremade to look like a Korean sweet potato goguma and I believe there was sweet potato inside. It looks cool but tasted mediocre. It kind of dries out your mouth. It was chewy and not overly sweet but I wouldn't get it again. I also got the garlic croissant $2.99. It wasn't very crispy but it had a strong garlic flavour. It also didn't have a lot of layers but it was quite sweet. It was also quite large. Some of their goods are sold at Hmart if you are looking to try it. But avoid the two items that I have tried

I haven't been to Kanadell in many years as it's quite far from me. I used to love it quite a lot…read more When I tried their breads recently, i was somewhat disappointed. Firstly, in today's economy, the prices have gone up; however, what I got wasn't really on par with the price tags. The melon pan had no filling in it which is the norm, however, i couldn't even taste hojicha. The "melon" part of the bread all fell off after one bite. I've not had a melon pan that was like this before. The beef curry pan was delicious but there was barely any filling in it. I remember there was more many years ago. It used to be one of my favorite items from Kanadell so it was definitely a disappointment. Lastly, the animal character with red bean filling inside, there was also barely any filling in it. The earl Grey shortbread cookies tasty but I found it a tad bit expensive because it was a small packaging .

A neighbourhood favourite with all the popular Japanese goods and freshly made Japanese food…read more The curry is a good generous help of rice and ground beef curry. Top it off with pork katsu for $3.50. The curry is mild and rich. The pork katsu nicely fried. I also purchased the Japanese egg sando which is far better than Canadian 7 Eleven Japanese egg sandwich.

Decisions, decisions, decisions…read more I've been coming here more often than I really need to but not really because I want to. It's more a need to. The seniors like it. Especially the Old Bean, and it's proximal. Why does he like it so much? Breakfast. Scratching your head? I'm not, because I live in his reality. This is a bakery for cakes, pasties, and other HK style sweet snacks. Even the so-called savory items in here are slightly sweet, the wiener buns are an example. As the Old Bean is wont to do, this is what he consumes for breakfast. Pastries and cake, not congee. Although he'll go out for congee, but at home, it's cake. Chestnut cake, at 9:30AM, along with robusta bean pre ground coffee, aka MJB, out of a jumbo-sized tin or plastic tub, from a percolator, after a rolling boil of 20 minutes. Basically, a combination of bitter melon and sulfuric acid is the end product, generously seasoned with 6 heaping teaspoons of sugar, and a bit of milk is the way he likes it. This is not hyperbole. It's a gruesome brew in the morning, enough to kill the appetite and palate of a starving alligator or any reptillian in the Florida everglades. So this is why I'm here. It's my living certainty. I do eat stuff from here every now and then but not on any regular basis. I order B-Day cakes from here for occasions also. It's what the seniors are accustomed to. Helpful staff. Paid street parking in front and a couple of free spaces in the back. Grab and go place. Minimal interior seating. Cash or debit only.

This Maxim's stocks the standard selection of sweet and savoury Chinese pastries. A nice touch here…read moreis the hot steamed buns. Affordable prices. It looks like they also have cheap coffee and tea, but cheap in quality, not just price. Cash only. There are some tables inside or some picnic tables on the nearby closed street. The place looks a little dated and dim. I got a vegetarian steamed bun and a fruit cocktail cake. The steamed bun, kept nice and warm, was soft and the veggies inside were savoury and crunchy. I'd recommend this. It was my first time trying a Chinese fruit cocktail cake - I always would see them at Chinese bakeries and be tempted - so I have no basis for comparison on other fruit cocktail cakes, but I enjoyed the flavour. The cake was light with lots of fruit in the filling. It seemed a bit sweeter than the Asian cakes I'm used to. The sweeter cake and frosting in combination with the fruit cocktail, which is itself sweetened, made this a sweeter dessert than I would've liked. I'd be open to trying them again if it was in my neighbourhood, but it wouldn't be my first choice for Chinese desserts just based off this one cake.

Last December, I was lucky enough to win a prize package from Kam Do Bakery from a contest they…read moreheld on social media. I received with a box of assorted pastries, a box of wife cakes, and $30 in gift cards. This is my honest review of my visit and I wasn't required to post a review. When I came into the store, the staff were confused about what I was trying to pick up at first, but it was quickly resolved when the manager came to the front counter and I explained to her that I was one of the contest winners. The queue was short because not many customers was inside at the time so I was in and out pretty quickly. The store area was spacious and there were quite a lot of pastries on display. The pastries i received were beautifully boxed. They could definitely be presented as gifts to loved ones or work colleagues. The box was gold and red, with a golden foiled design on the lid and a gold string ribbon to keep the lid closed. The pastries themselves were gorgeous. Just looking at them made my mouth water. They were soft and crumbly to the touch. The buns of the pastry were buttery and the outer layer was very flaky with every bite. Some of the pastry buns had sesame seeds sprinkled on the top. They were all baked perfectly. The inside fillings were quite sweet but no overly sweet. There was no indication on the box on what kind of pastries they were so im not totally sure what kind of pastries i received. Some had a sweet tasting filling with an egg yolk or a century egg center, just red bean paste, or just some other type of sweet filling. I shared the pastries with my family over afternoon green tea and they were a hit! My family loved them. The wife cakes I received were very soft, tasted delicious, and sweet but not as sweet as the assorted pastries. They were filled with winter melon filling, i believe. They were also made a great pairing when they were served with tea. They were all individually wrapped with plastic wrap which helped keep them fresh. The boxed was also nicely designed with gold and red colors. My family really liked them. Overall, i think Kam Do bakery is one of the best Chinese bakeries in Richmond. Gotta give them 5 stars for their absolutely delicious pastries.

Staff here are rude and racist. If you do not speak Cantonese, then they will treat you like trash…read more Not only did they not greet us when we walked in, which was fine, but they didn't even acknowledge our presence when we were ready to pay and were standing at the register counter. They clearly saw us there, but continued to fold boxes anyway. Be forewarned, they only accept cash or Canadian debit card. We tried just a few items ... 1. Coffee milk tea (1/5) Super watered down coffee and it was way too sweet. It was a waste of money 2. Cheese Tart (4/5) At least the cheese tart was good. It had a nice cheesecake flavor but in tart form. Overall, I'd skip this place if you're a visitor in the area.