Ola Bakery & Pastries on Speers Rd in Oakville is a gem! My wife and I love grabbing their delicious pastries before leaving and their sandwiches are always fresh and flavorful. The staff is super friendly, making every visit a pleasure. Special "Thank you" to whoever ran out to deliver my jackets which I had forgotten and left inside during todays visit. It's nice to have this bakery near my office as it's becoming a favorite of mine for lunch. read more

A great place for some good Portuguese comfort food. Very simple place, with excellent quality food. read more

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The first time I popped in here was after a meal down the street. We were just looking to satisfy our sweet tooths. Ola Bakery has lots of little snack-sized cakes to choose from and, of course, Portuguese tarts! While there, we realized they also serve lunch. Today we came to see what their lunch was all about. Ola appears to be a popular lunch spot. The restaurant area was about three quarters full the whole time we were there. Plus there were several take-out customers coming in and out. Their menu is fairly simple. You can choose a half-chicken or quarter chicken with your choice of two sides (rice, potatoes, fries or salad). You can also order a whole chicken to go for $9.99. For sandwiches you can build your own by choosing your bread and meats, or if decision-making isn't your forte then they also offer a veal sandwich. The sandwiches don't come with sides and are priced around $6 each. The quarter chicken was also priced at $6 and comes with the two sides. I went for the veal sandwich because I was very excited to try their bread. Their bread seems to be one of their best-selling products (just based on the customers I saw coming in and out and what they feature on their website). The bun for the sandwich was gigantic, but the meat was rather thin. The tomato-based sauce was good, but I wish there was more of it. With so much bread, it was rather dry. The sandwich also comes with cheese. Some bites of the veal were actually tough. I also ordered a small side of fries. They weren't too greasy and perfectly crispy. I would have liked to try their potatoes, but they didn't have any today. I only managed to finish half of the sandwich and all my fries. The portion was gigantic! They have a whole chalkboard of espresso beverages to choose from and an interesting variety of fruit juices and nectars. If I had any room left, I would have gone home with a Portuguese tart. They looked very flaky. Ola is a family-run business. There appeared to be lots of regulars who knew the family very well, obviously long-time customers. My only complaint is that the service was a little slow, so it's more of a sit-and-chat-and-stay place than an eat-and-run place. Great value. Very friendly atmosphere. I will return to try some of their take-out items like their chicken and potatoes, freshly baked breads and pastries or their grocery items such as coffee or piri piri sauce. read more

Family business at its finest. Such a warm environment filled with many regulars. They're custard tarts are made fresh everyday and are the best pastries ever. They have a great variety of drinks, food, cakes, pastries and even cater to whatever you need. Definitely a regular there myself. read more

I've been going to Ola for about six months until I noticed and mentioned some of their questionable practices. I noticed that the prices that they tell you and display are not necessarily the prices that you are charged at the cash register. Also, that wearing one plastic glove while fixing your sandwich does not mean that they wont use the ungloved hand on your sandwich as well. When I mentioned these issues it was suggested that if I had an issue with their charging ethics and hygiene I should not return. I agreed and thought I should send a cautionary review for all. read more

I came here for lunch once, and it was so awkward that there were limited options comparing to what we saw on the menu online. If Ola had a social media or website posting today's special, it would be more convenient. So my boyfriend had BBQ chicken with salad and fries for sides and I had the pork chops with salad and fries. The food itself was not bad for my boyfriend but I didn't fall in love with the pork chops at all because I felt like the meat was too well done and a bit cold. The desserts on the other hand is a different story. The lady offered us freshly baked sweet buns (literally out of the oven) and it was really delicious! I loved the crispiness on the outside and smooth and soft on the inside and the cinnamon was a good touch. The egg custard tart was the best!!! My boyfriend and I took 12 of them home! The price was extremely good so I cannot really complain about this place. I saw a lot of people going in and out buying breads and pastries, so I know for a fact this place puts more effort in their pastries. The owner of this place was very nice so the customer service was satisfactory. Overall, Ola is the best option as a cafe having desserts and coffee/tea but I wouldn't recommend here for lunch; I will try the sandwiches next time though. For one visit for lunch, I'd give 3.5 out of 5 stars but the desserts are definitely 5 out of 5 stars. read more

Giving this 5 stars for the Custard Tarts. These are some of the best I've had in Toronto, and are up there with anything you will find on the Little Portugal strip. read more

Very nice little cafe. We had cappuccinos and Portuguese pastries. They have mini Pastel de Nata pastry too. Staff was very helpful and friendly. read more

The best custard tarts and my go to place for them. Always a crispy shell and tasty custard. The lady behind the counter who boxed my tarts was such a kind soul too. read more

Outstanding Portuguese tarts and fresh crispy fried fritters. A surprising gem to find it situated along a mostly industrial street. Their menu also has savory meals but we've yet to try them (stews, soups, sandwiches). They don't skimp on baking ingredients and hopefully they will always maintain their quality. read more

The portuguese custard tart is AMAZING! Best I've ever had.

Absolutely awful, honestly I don't think I could have had a worse experience. My 'caramello' latte tasted like mold and I actually noticed when they steamed my milk they used milk that was already in the cup sitting out for god knows how long and I think it was already steamed and cooled back down.. not only that but she also managed to boil my milk oppose to steam it.. I work at Teavana and I'm paid to make lattes and tea all day and I've never seen such ignorance. Steaming milk that's not only been steamed already but sitting out could get people really sick.. Not only that but the 'fresh bread' I bought was hard as a rock it must have been days old but I was still paying a premium price!!! I love the cafe/bakery industry and actually went out of my way to make this account to write this review THATS HOW BAD THIS PLACE IS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO PRIDE IN THEIR PRODUCT. DO NOT GO HERE. read more

Great lunch spot. Fantastic Portuguese food. The chicken dinner was great, as was the fish filet with rice and salad. Nice pastries as well. I will be back fro lunch. read more

This is my favorite Sunday morning breakfast and fresh coffee hangout in Oakville. It has authentic European atmosphere and their cakes are as sweet as the lovely young couple that own it. read more

We had a very bad experience with the food. We find a bug in the salad but the worse part was that staff were super rude expecting us to pay for the food that we sent back because it had bug in it. The fiah fillet was also not fresh. It seemed that it was cooked in the morning and it qas just microwaved before it was served. The pastry is not bad but i would not go there for the food. read more

I come here for lunch quite often and love the food. I often get the befana meal which is two pieces of beef, fries and salad at a great price, also the fish fillets are delicious. I have also catered there Portuguese chicken, rice and little potatoes which are delicious and also well priced. They just switched to new ownership, I hope the quality and pricing stay the same. read more

Last weekend, I was excited to take my family to the bakery, who was visiting from Toronto, especially after the review i read online. We were there on Sunday at approximately 1pm, and the restaurant was about half full. My excitement was shortly lived when, only after asking, we found out the pastery was actually from Saturday (for which a discount should have been provided and wasn't... paying full price for fresh pastery, which was not what was received). The owner was walking around, and didn't bother greeting any of us. My parents tried to make friendly conversation in Portuguese with the staff, who responded back in abruptly and walked off. We were not impressed by our food nor by the customer service. Being disappointed, we will not return. read more

I've been to many Portuguese bakeries across the GTA and Waterloo and unfortunately this place was not very good. I saw one of the gentlemen in the back while baking bread wipe the sweat dripping down from his forehead with his hands and then continued to touch the pastries and bread and serve it to customers. One of the older woman working there had been coughing all over the open desserts they kept on the counter. The cleanliness just doesn't seem to be a priority there and unfortunately you can tell by the way the bakery is maintained at times. The cashiers could work on their customer service and the food needs a little upgrade when comparing it against other Portuguese bakeries. read more