My family and I live close to their Markville Mall location, but we prefer to order cakes from this location at Saint Germain Plaza. The staff are nice and friendly here. The quality of their cakes and buns were always consistent and fresh. We were never disappointed every time we celebrate special occasions with their cakes. read more

Tip: Apply for a VIP card. It gets you 10% your order every time you visit. It's $10 for a one-time fee or it's free if you buy a minimum of $30 worth of goods. I've been to this Saint Germain Bakery twice. My first visit was in December. I wanted to get macarons for my friend and colleague. I also got a six-pack of molten cheese tarts. I recently returned after my dental appointment. I was craving a croissant. This place uses a ton of butter, to the point where you can smell the butter as you are approaching the store. It's that level of buttery happiness that I wanted. Little did I know after uploading my whack-load of photos that I never reviewed this place. Oops! My guess is that I came here during my last week in the office and then I went on vacation, which seemed to include not writing a review. Well, here goes! This bakery is on the northwest corner of Pharmacy and McNicoll in Scarborough. There is parking at the back of the store. It's weird that the main entrance faces McNicoll. The businesses next to it have entrances that face Pharmacy. It's heavenly walking into this bakery. It specializes in Cantonese baked goods, such as beef curry buns, BBQ turnovers, and more. It does put a spin on non-traditional Chinese goods that use a lot of butter. The croissants and pain au chocolat are excellent. They are flaky, buttery, and delicious. I need to get macarons. I've gifted a six-pack, but have never consumed any. The molten cheese tarts are to-die-for good. I brought six of them into work last December and were a hit with my colleagues. They were rich in cheese flavour, each bite melted in my mouth, and they had the best buttery crust holding everything together. I recently indulged in a bunch of buns and flaky pastries, from a curry beef roll, to a BBQ pork bun. There wasn't anything that I didn't like. Everything was fresh and flavourful. This place didn't skimp on filling. I learned that you can get a VIP card that gets you 10% your purchase. This card is $10 on its own. You can get it for free when you buy at least $30 worth of goods. I managed to hit the latter by getting a container for pecan shortbread that was divine. These round shortbread were also a hit at work. Staff here are always helpful. I may need to order a cake from this place. They looked so good, especially the ones with fruit on top. This place also sells Hong Kong-style tea and lobster rolls. The latter was sold out when I was here on Tuesday. I'll need to get the former next time. If you are a bakery fan, come here. It's excellent! (199) read more

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One of my go to bakeries. I also like ordering cakes here. They are not too sweet and the prices are very decent. You also get a discount if you order online. I ordered the 6" Mango Passion Fruit Mousse Cake. The fruits were fresh. Absolutely loved the cake! read more

Saint Germain Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

$16 for a tiny lobster roll ... nuff said. I miss the lobster rolls i could get out in Halifax !!! The taste was pretty much there but could use more butter. read more

Saint Germain Bakery - Lobster Roll - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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An awesome place to visit for great HK style pastries like buns, croissants, bread, and other bakery items. Perfect examples would be their egg tarts and birthday cakes. Beautifully crafted mousse cakes and macaroons also available here. Honestly, not sure how often patrons would buy those items from the fridge. So, I would rather go for those individually packed buns and croissants (lots of plastic wrapping shown in the photos, I know). Seems freshly baked every day from the kitchen at the back. They have a 10% off discount card available with a purchase over $30. It is not difficult to go beyond this purchase amount these days. read more

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Saint Germain Bakery takes classic Cantonese baked items and pastries to an advanced level. I do enjoy the classic baked bun or tart from a mom and pop bakery, but Saint Germain Bakery offers a more deluxe option. They offer your classic lineup of buns (i.e. Pineapple Bun, Cocktail Bun, Sausage Bun), tarts (i.e. HK Egg Tart, Portuguese Egg Tart) and cakes to go alongside their unique creations. I highly recommend their Rose Raspberry Cheese Bun. A nice contrast of melted gouda and raspberry, it's a perfect breakfast to enjoy with coffee. The Portuguese Egg Tarts are one of the better ones out of all the Cantonese bakeries in Toronto and it is worth waiting for a fresh one out of the oven! It is worth the wait and drive to your local Saint Germain Bakery as you will be impressed with the quality and care they take for buns, pastries, and desserts! read more

Saint Germain Bakery - Rose Raspberry Cheese Bread - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

First of all, I'm so glad they are sticking to the COVID-19 capacity rules and asking their customers to wait outside when they've reached capacity. I've tried their chestnut cake before and really enjoyed it! It wasn't overly sweet or slathered with cream. The cake was fluffy and moist. I then got the molten cheese tarts! Highly recommend you try them since they use the butter tart shell and the filling is light and airy but packed with cream cheese flavour. It's hard to just eat one! If you order over $30, you can ask for their VIP card; you can save 10% off your future purchases. read more

We always go here for the cheese tarts, chicken pie, and the many delicious treats that this bakery offers. For a birthday we ordered the durian cake. $30 for a 6 inch square cake I think. They were kind enough to write on it and also packed a candle and pie lifter with the box. Such a nice touch! Sometimes there is a line for this place as they can only have a small number of people inside due to restrictions. My family and I are repeat customers and will keep coming back. read more

Saint Germain Bakery - They gave us a candle and pie lifter with the cake we ordered. - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

OMG! Best Portuguese tarts ever. If you bake them before eating it's just magical. The buns and desserts are wonderful too! read more

Saint Germain Bakery - Portuguese tarts - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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February 8, 2021 - This is the second location in Toronto, I believe they are opening a third location at Fairview Mall. Saint Germain Bakery has a lot of good desserts to choose from, I normally get "Triple Cheese Toast*, Sweet Corn Bun, Green Onion Sausage Bun, Red Bean Pie, Portuguese Tarts* and a few other desserts. I've tried Portuguese tarts from the grocery store and a few other bakeries, I never really liked it. Not until I tried Saint Germain Portuguese tarts. I normally buy 6 for $11.50 and it's worth it for me. The tarts are so creamy and the crust is flaky and soft. The Triple Cheese Toast is creamy, and cheesy. Not cheesy as in cheese when you bite it and it pulls. But a rich cheesy flavour. I like to warm them for about 10-20secs. I will easily spend $30-$50 dollars and fee like I got my money's worth. I also bought some cake slices. I rarely eat cake. The Rose cake was very good. I liked the flavour. I wonder if I could have eaten the Rose petal? Maybe next time I'll ask. The Black Forest cake, I didn't like so much, it was a bit dry and I didn't like the chunks of fruit. There are still many things that I haven't tried. Also the cashier remembered me from the Markville Mall location, she asked if I worked at the mall, cause she saw me often.. lol I told her No, I just went to that location for Saint Germain a lot. She was too cute :D read more

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TLDR: Ordered a cake, had mold on it. Lost faith and trust in the bakery. Probably not going to be a customer anymore. I am a frequent customer of Saint Germain Bakery as I enjoy their Chinese style pastries and buns. I always had a pleasant experience but this encounter is going to deter me from returning. I ordered a Red Bean Green Tea Bavarian Cake online for my birthday and received a cake with mold on it. The cake was ordered 3 days in advance like the Saint Germain website requested for this type of cake. (Assuming they would need time to prepare the cake) When I picked up the order I did not notice at first but upon further inspection I received a cake with mold on the fruit. Seeing this disgusted me as this just shows the poor quality control at Saint Germain. This type of quality control is unacceptable in a bakery, especially since the shelf life of most of its products (pastries/buns) are 1-2 days. The compensation that they gave me was not a full refund (as I wanted) but another cake that was pulled from the display. Who knows how long this cake has been there for knowing that the previous cake was so old that it had mold growing on it. I will not be consuming the cake as I have lost faith in how "fresh" the cakes are. With Saint Germain being franchise in Canada, and the Pharmacy/McNicoll location being the only one in the Scarborough/Markham area still open, shouldn't the quality control be better than this? To anyone who is interested in ordering a cake from Saint Germain, please order a bigger size than the default 6" cake. The 6" cakes are all on display and they will just pull from the display when you are ordering their smallest size. Saddens me to say this but I will probably not be returning as a customer. read more

Saint Germain Bakery - Mold on the raspberry of the Red Bean Green Tea Bavarian Cake I had ordered. Picked up on June 5th, 2021. - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I was aware of their brand and how you can find them at malls in Scarborough and Markham. But because I'm not from the area, I never got the opportunity to try them. When I found out about their standalone store on Pharmacy and in the area, I decided to swing by. For Chinese bakeries, I prefer going early in the morning when everything's fresh and selection isn't picked over. They have a large selection of buns, pastries and cakes with many I haven't seen before at other Chinese bakeries. I picked up half a dozen buns with a couple of egg tarts. I got the triple cheese toast, green onion sausage bun, sweet corn bun, Yudane bread, matcha bun and butter cream bun. Egg tarts are my favourite, but I was a little disappointed with the egg tarts. I got there at 11am and it doesn't feel like they were fresh made the morning of. It felt like it was sitting there and kept warm only... The other buns were all individually wrapped sitting in the display case, but they were soft and fresh. I was happy with those ones! My pup absolutely loved the butter cream bun! there's a generous amount of cream in there and the bun was so soft! The triple cheese toast was really delicious and smelled heavenly! The matcha bun was interesting, inside the bun, there was red bean paste and a clear mochi that had no flavour. It's an interesting combination, not sure if I will purchase again though. Overall, I did enjoy their buns and will check them out again when I'm in the area! read more

Saint Germain Bakery - With the butter cream bun and triple cheese toast! - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Been to different location of this chain store. This store has to be the worst. Customer service is very poor. And rude as a matter of fact. Location is shitty as well. Would not recommend. read more

Great qualities and selections, the mango cake and green tea red bean mochi bun are amazing!

I love going to Saint Germain! The buns are always so fresh and so good! My son loves this place I wouldn't go elsewhere but here definitely recommend read more

We got a 12" x 16" tiramisu cake with fruit topping for our wedding of 50 people. The service we got when inquiring and ordering was excellent. We were very impressed with their customer service and the cake was delicious! If they did deliveries, that would be a bonus. read more

Saint Germain Bakery - 12" x 16" Tiramisu Cake with Fruits - Desserts Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario