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    The Baker's Bench

    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

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    The Garafraxa Cafe - Music shows

    The Garafraxa Cafe

    4.7(3 reviews)
    75.2 km
    $$

    As with most small Ontario towns, there is naturally a Timmy's in Durham (pop. 2500). But before I…read morestopped there, I was thrilled to find Garafraxa, a cute little independent place that seems to have coffee shop/bistro/entertainment venue all wrapped into one. I stopped in for a tea, and was pleased to be offered a loose-leaf cream earl grey. The cranberry and pistachio biscotti was very fresh and a perfect pair for the tea... So yummy. I should note, I never ask for soy milk in small towns (was laughed at one too many times in the past), but a gentleman that came in after me (looked even more "out of town" than I did ;) asked for it... And the women serving, proudly announced she did have soy milk. Impressive. Wish I had some friends up here (hehe) - this place seems like a perfect Saturday night venue to grab a glass of wine and listen to live music :)

    The first thing that caught my eye was the storefront. A hip basic black look with red highlights…read more Not something I expected to see in the small rural town of Durham. A pleasant surprise. I was also happy to see cafe tables and chairs outside. It was a hot day and I needed a place to sit with my dog. Stepped inside and again was impressed with the look of the place, especially the stage. At the back of the room was a stage, stage lighting and a large screen. I didn't realize Garafraxa's is also a music venue. Looks like an excellent spot for musicians to pump up their performance. The espresso prices were Starbucks expensive, but my latte was quite large. The spinach pastry I ordered is the mass-produced pastries I've seen and eaten in other shops around Ontario. I would have preferred a little something savoury that was locally made.

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    Funnel Tunnel

    3.2(5 reviews)
    1.1 km
    $$

    This funnel cake was absolutely delicious! We drove from Toronto to Wasaga beach to try this…read moredessert and it was worth the hour and forty five minute drive to get there. We ordered the 8" funnel cake which was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside of the fried batter cake, the recipe is perfect! It was topped with icing sugar, soft serve vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries and whipped cream (not sure if this was made with real cream, we didn't end up eating this part). My only complaint was that there wasn't enough soft serve ice cream on such a large cake. We tried to finish this master piece, however it was just too big for the two of us. I would recommend that you try this place out, they have a patio set up in front of the store I think with 4 picnic tables, and two garbage cans close to the area to get rid of your plates and spoons. There were two people working there, and you can tell they really like what they did, they were very patient with the customers in front of us, who were asking several questions about allergies (as they should). The staff were knowledgeable when it came to the products sold at this little stand along store. The line moves pretty fast, and you could see how much the other patrons were enjoying their orders as well.

    Wanted to like this place as much as the other reviews. Didn't live up to the hype. Soggy, cold and…read more12 bucks.

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