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    Michel's Bakery Café

    3.5 (64 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries, Sandwiches
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Potato Salad, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, and Chocolate Croissant
    Yoland E.

    I've tried some of their bakery and lunch items, and haven't been particularly blown away by either. Their croissants and danishes are large in size and flavourful, though are not very fresh. The coffee is fine, better than Tims, but not as good as Starbucks. The lunch items are quite underwhelming and you can probably get something similar from the hot food section at Loblaws. Their prices are a bit high (and I'm presuming have gotten even higher due to inflation), with their bakery items averaging at $5 the last time I went around a month ago. I recall spending $18 including tax on the meal with the potato salad, broccoli cheddar soup, and chocolate croissant. They have quite a lot of seating at this location, even when the mall is very busy. Ordering from the front counter can get a bit chaotic since it is small and there is usually a long line-up.

    Tiffany D.

    Went to Yorkdale to do some shopping, and stopped by Michels Bakery for some baked goodies. I used to love coming here to get a quick pastry during my lunch break when I used to work in the mall, years ago. I loved their chicken salad sandwiches and their quinoa salads. They also have pre-made sandwiches to go and, hot foods like beef stew, lasagna, and sometimes chicken curry. Line up was moving quick, and service was fast and friendly, I got me some savoury pastries and some sweet pastries to go. They had a buy 5 get 1 free special. I believe they always had that, and sometimes if you go before closing, they have buy 1 get 1 free. Anyway, I still very much enjoyed the savoury pastries, but the sweet ones were not the same as they used to be. Next time, I will just opt for their savoury vs their sweet ones.

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    Ms. W.

    The best orange cranberry bread I've ever had. So good. I should have bought two loaves to take home.

    2 ham and cheese croissants and 1 cherry cheese danish = $16.22 CDN
    Tom T.

    I understand the struggles we're having with inflation, the impact Covid had on the industry and supply chain issues, but $5 for an average croissant isn't justified. For fans of their ham and cheese, you can see from this pic that they're using sliced ham vs cube and it's a flat pastry vs the previous multi layered version. The cherry cheese croissant was on par, but can't quite get over the price increases, unless it's the only option to stay in business. Wish you nothing but continued success!

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    Michelle L.

    If you have any trouble finding this place in Yorkdale...just follow your nose! The aroma is very potent and can really pull in a crowd. It has seating both inside the store and some tables out front. If it's super busy you might find yourself having to sit at the couches a little farther down. I was really thirsty after trekking through Yorkdale for a few hours. I was looking for something refreshing and not caffeinated or in a bottle. I settled on getting a mango smoothie (they also have strawberry) for $4.70 before tax. That seemed a tad bit expensive, especially since I wasn't entirely sure if it was fresh fruit. It turned out being pretty thick and it was good but it did taste like canned mango. My mom had the iced tea refresher which is an artificial mixer (kind of looked like Kool Aid) and iced tea from a tub. She said it was also pretty thirst quenching but a bit on the sweet side. We also split a ginormous blueberry cheese danish which was perfect for two people. It was really tasty. Flaky pastry that held together when cutting into it and a nice balance between the sweet blueberry jam and the cheese. It's pretty busy there all the time and the staff are actually kind of curt with people. It's chaotic because there isn't a dedicated cashier and they all switch off so you wind up getting shouted at by a lot of different staff. They also didn't take my name or anything so when my drinks were ready I just had "hey" shouted at me lol. They have cutlery available to the left side of cash and the also have paper straws.

    Amber J.

    This bakery is pretty good for being located in a shopping mall. We randomly decided to try the pastries here while walking by, and it was quite satisfactory. We ordered a regular croissant, chocolate croissant, coffee, and milk. The croissants were bigger than normal, chewy and soft. There's no wow-factor to be honest, but it's a decent cafe with good baked goods.

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    Dave K.

    This was my favourite croissant place until now. The croissants we ordered today were flat and without any crispness; the coffee and soup were both luke warm and tasteless. The servers did not even ask if we wanted to heat up the croissants and soup. I think I will start to look for another better croissant place.

    Vincent H.

    Not bad, just nothing special. Michel's Bakery Cafe is inside Yorkdale Mall. There's a lengthy wait, especially on the weekend and if you want to get a seat. Instead, I just had some pastries to go. The lineup is about 5-10 minutes, at 4pm in the afternoon. They offer bagels, croissants, buns, Danishes and other pastries. I tried one specialty chocolate croissant and another cheese and jam Danish. Total added up to $7.35 including tax. They tasted meh, maybe even a bit dry. It wasn't bad, but just nothing special. It tastes the same as the pastries at the grocery store. They have a good display and presentation. But I feel like this place was more hype - you are only interested because you see a long line and big crowd.

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    Kelly C.

    The pastries are good, if you buy 6 you pay only for 5. My favourite is the almond croissant and the blueberry cheese danish.

    Lynda W.

    There's nothing I enjoy more in this world then a freshly baked light and fluffy piece of bread! Most people do not understand my appreciation for bread, but I kidd you not, when they made the phrase, "Man can't live on bread alone" they clearly did not sample the whole population! I went here last weekend for lunch. Yorkdale is a pretty busy mall, and Michel's is no exception. There's two counters, one where you can go buy breads and other goodies from behind the counter, and then there's the line where you can buy food such as soups, sandwiches and desserts. For first timers like myself, it's all sorta confusing because the two lines intersect each other. I tried their onion and cheese bun, which was a good size and absolutely delish! They do have a pretty good size seating area so you can sit and eat. It's like a food court, only they have people to clear the tables. If you are lucky to find one that is clean during busy hours, then grab it. Otherwise you'll have to wait until someone comes to pick up the trays and plates. There is no designated place to put your used plates even if you wanted to clear your table for the next person. table

    Michelle D.

    I've walked passed Michel's bakery right in the morning and I can smell the fresh pastries being pulled from the oven. I got the almond croissant for a friend but I had a piece and it was good. I liked how the almond butter wasn't too sweet and that the almond croissant was still super fluffy.

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    Cute bakery for when you are at Yorkdale Mall. Cool selection of puff pastry savory and sweet.

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    Service great , food great , prices great , can't beat it, I highly recommend it , orange juice was a little small lol but otherwise great

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