Pür & Simple was a great brunch spot with friendly service and a really nice atmosphere --…read moredefinitely a step up from your typical basic breakfast place. I had the 2 Eggs breakfast, and I also stole a few bites of my friends' tacos. The eggs were super soft and perfectly cooked. I hadn't had white toast in a while and honestly, it hit the spot. Simple but so good. Coffee is unlimited refills. I usually go for espresso, but this time I had it double-double style and actually loved it. Overall, everything was solid, tasty, and comforting. A very easy, enjoyable brunch spot I'd happily go back to.

Pur & Simple has several locations across the GTA, and we visited the Etobicoke location near…read moreSherway Gardens for Sunday brunch. Despite the peak hours, the service was quick, and the bright, spacious seating made for a comfortable dining experience. However, the food itself was quite standard and didn't leave a lasting impression. We ordered the Dtox Smoothie (which lacked flavor), Santa Fe Benedict (the tastiest option), Sweet & Salty Crepe, Breakfast Brioche, Classic Breakfast, and Chicago Benedict. While everything was good, we've had better breakfast. Overall, it's an good spot for brunch, but nothing particularly special. Not sure if I'd go out of my way to return.

Tried Nimman Thai Cuisine on a whim while we were in the area, and it turned out not so bad…read more We ordered a mix of dishes, including their Pad Thai Hor Kai (which they list as a Top 10 in Toronto), wrapped in a fried egg with chicken and jumbo shrimp. It was enjoyable and well-balanced, with a slight creaminess from the coconut milk. It may not be the best pad thai imo, but still a good version that's worth trying. The cashew nut chicken had a nice portion and was cooked well, though it lacked the pungent aroma and the umami depth from shrimp paste that I usually expect from this dish. The deep-fried tofu came with their roasted ground peanut sauce, which was really well done and added a lot to the dish. We also tried the Yakupom, a refreshing mix of pomegranate, Yakult, and rosemary that added a light, tangy contrast to the meal. Service was warm, friendly, and attentive throughout. Overall, a satisfying neighbourhood spot with a few highlights, even if not everything stood out.

This is our go to Thai place. Beautiful food, great portions, and best of all, the taste, wow, I…read morecam eat everything on the menu, although I get the same thing, a noodle, a curry, and lately they have 2 for 1 wings awhich are phenomenal, great crispy, taste and with the hot sauce is an absolute delight, sometimes we go two times in a week!

Food was so good I forgot to take more photos!…read more We visited LaVinia last week for dinner. We ordered the grilled chorizo and ham croquettes tapas. The ham croquettes were delicious and paired with an amazing garlic aioli. The grilled chorizo was also great but the garlic aioli muted the chorizo taste unfortunately. We also had the arugula and pear salad which was topped with Stilton cheese. We really enjoyed it. For our main course, we ordered the seafood paella which was amazing and everything was cooked perfectly. We also enjoyed the mango cheesecake and lemon sorbet for dessert. The restaurant is tightly packed, intimate, and has a great atmosphere for a date night dinner or dinner with friends. The waiters were attentive and very helpful when ordered. The chef also came around near the end of our dinner to ask how our meal was.

Came here with the family on a Tuesday night. (for Friday and the weekend I would suggest you make…read morereservations). Food: (5 stars) Tapas: - Croquetas de Iberico: Iberico Croquettes with Basil Oil - $18.95 (5 stars): My favorite thing on the menu, so creamy and tasty. - Mejillones al Vapor: Fresh Mussells Steamed in Spanish Beer - $15.75 (5 stars) My very close second favorite thing on the menu: amazing taste of the sauce. - Croquetas de Cangrejo: Crab Croquettes with a Piquillo Pepper Aioli - $17.95 (4 stars) - They were good but not as good as other things on the menu. - Calamares a la Plancha: Grilled Calamari with Chilli oil - $16.75 (4.5 stars) IT is a tad spicy, but great flavour and texture. Would recommend it. - Carpaccio de Ternera: Veal Carpaccio with Manchego and Mushrooms - $19.75 (4.5 stars) Great flavour and overlapping of the flavours. - Cazuela de Espinacas - Baked Spinach with Goat Cheese - $17.75 (4.5 stars) Very tasty and great mixture of all the flavours. Mains: All the mains are very large, definitely for more than 1 person. - Paella Valenciana: Spanish Saffron Rice with Chorizo, Chicken and Seafood - $26.75 (5 stars) the best of the main meals, the chorizo was giving it a really nice kick. - Paella de Marisco: Spanish Saffron Rice with Shrimp, Calamari, Mussels, Scallops, Monkfish and Clams $29.75 (4.5 stars) - lots of seafood, it was good a tad too runny - Arroz Verde: Scallops, Asparagus, Porcini Mushrooms, Spinach and Pesto $32.75 (3.5 stars): it was good, but too many mixed flavours, would likely not order again. Ambiance: (5 stars) They have indoor and outdoor dining. Outdoor has a thick wooden fence around it, so you do not feel like you are sitting on the street. Service: (5 stars) Very friendly staff, very attentive.

Good pizza. Even good vegan pizza. The place is small and can be loud, but atmosphere and area is…read moreclassy.

Our team at work does a summer team-building experience each year. I pulled myself out of…read moreorganizing it. That task went to two other colleagues. However, I got pulled into the planning details as a consultant, especially when it came down to finding a place to eat. I'm glad that they consulted me. I really should charge a fee... haha! My manager originally said that we should go to The Keg. I immediately shot that suggestion down because our vegetarians on our team would be miserable eating salad and bread. We needed a more inclusive eatery for lunch. We were doing pottery painting at Crock a Doodle. While one of my peers was setting things up with this store, the staffer suggested dining at 850 Degrees Pizzeria, which was across the street. I looked at the menu. The wood-fired pizzas looked incredible. It also had gluten-free and vegetarian options. Perfect! My friend and I had parked on a side street. Our manager parked behind us. We walked over to this eatery together. It's free parking on a side street. You can park on Lake Shore Boulevard, but it's paid parking until 6 pm. We were the first folks to arrive at noon. We had a reservation and got a long table for the ten of us. I had looked at the menu before coming here. I knew what pizza I'd be ordering. I also ordered an appetizer to share with others. I got the following items: - Shiny peach cider - Meatballs with garlic bread - Oh, Canada pizza My Shiny peach cider came out. I got a glass with ice. I poured my drink into the glass. The peach flavour was subtle. It tasted watered down. My friend to my right got the Shiny apple cider. She let me have a sip. It was yummy. I should have got that flavour instead. My meatballs with garlic bread came out next. OMG! This appetizer was incredible. The meatballs were beef. They were juicy. It was effortless cutting through them. You can also get vegan meatballs that are a mixture of chickpeas and mushrooms. The sauce was bright and fresh. The garlic bread was really pizza bread with garlic and butter on it. It was excellent dipping it into the sauce and eating it with the meatballs. I shared them with my manager and friend across from me. They loved them, too. Whenever I see a cracked egg on a pizza, I have to order it. So, I got the Oh, Canada. I love that each pizza has a Canadian-related backstory to its name. As a hockey fan, it was nice seeing Lord Stanley as a pizza. Oh, Canada had maple bacon, egg, fior di latte cheese, and tomato sauce. This pizza was excellent. The maple bacon was wonderful. It has a smokiness with the maple flavour. My egg was runny when I sliced through it. It was excellent with the tomato sauce. I highly recommend getting it if you love maple bacon and a runny egg. It felt like breakfast on a pizza. The crust had pillowy, chewy edges and was crispy underneath. Depending on the type of pizza, the base can be soggy because it's thin. I had a slice of my friend's Group of Seven pizza, which was a bit soggy. My Oh, Canada was fine. The Group of Seven pizza had goat cheese, tomatoes, spinach, roasted red peppers, olives, parmesan cheese, and fior di latte cheese. Maybe it got soggy because it had more cheese and toppings than my pizza. My manager got the Grand River pizza. It's essentially a wild, fancy version of a meat lover's pizza. It had spicy Calabrese salami, local ham, wild boar sausage, Niagara prosciutto, fior di latte cheese, and tomato sauce. I got to enjoy a slice. It had a spicy kick to it from the salami that was delightful. I loved the sausage that didn't taste gamey. The prosciutto looked like pretty ribbons on the pizza that were delicious, with a smokey subtle taste to them. Yum! You can get dairy-free cheese on request. Some of my colleagues opted for pasta. The beef ravioli and pappadelle di funghi looked fantastic. I need to return to get one or both of these dishes. They loved their food. I used the washroom before we left this eatery to do pottery painting. The women's washroom was clean. The downside was that the mirror was mounted rather low. I saw my midsection only through the mirror. If you're shorter, you'll be fine seeing your reflection without doing a squat. I thanked the man making all these pizzas in the kitchen. The pizzas were delicious. He appreciated the kind words. He worked so hard to get our pizzas to us in a timely manner and did it seamlessly. I had an excellent experience. You can order online and do takeout. I will need to remember to do that next time I'm in the office. I'll swing by and grab dinner here. (348)

Tartistry is an interesting place. It is located in a small plaza and I can't see inside from…read moreoutside. I have to open the door to see the nice little world. There are varieties of tarts like blueberry, maple syrup, cheesecake, lemon curd and etc. They are very good and good qualities. I am very happy to find this place.

Really cute place inside and amazing tarts. Coffee was great too. Good place to sit with a friend…read more Cozy

Totally recommend this bakery near Runnymede TTC. We stopped in to grab some Christmas cookies and…read morewhat a great selection. So many kinds to choose from and they had mince pies too. Lots more including breads, cakes and more. (We actually liked it so much after tasting the cookies, that we were sorry we did not buy more lol. Next time!!! )

Just moved into the area and started buying a full sized cake once a week from Bloor West location…read more $40.00 is not an unreasonable amount for a cake that will last a week or feed 6 to 8 people. They have roughly 6 different cakes to choose from, and I tried and enjoyed them all. My favorite was the cookies and cream! Delicious. Suddenly, around the Holidays, the cookies and cream cake was missing from the display case for 2 weeks in a row. No problem. I'll email and order, except no one responded to the email. Perhaps the email went to another location or they were busy over the holidays and never saw it. I decided to just go in and buy whatever they had in the display. I settled on a plain Vanilla cake. The problem was it was most definitely stale! The quickest way to lose a guest is by selling substandard product at full price. A Bad business practice and foolish, because ultimately, I will never go back. Once confidence and trust is gone, there's no way back.

I'll start by saying that I didn't visit in person--I ordered twice through DoorDash while visiting…read moremy mom. I was specifically searching for gluten-free desserts and came across Holy Cannoli Shells and Cream. The last time I had a gluten-free cannoli was in Rome, and unfortunately, it was a huge disappointment. So, when I placed my order, I was praying this experience would be different. Since I wasn't sure which flavors were gluten-free (or which ones tasted best), I went with the assorted box. When the order arrived, I took my first bite--and wow. Absolutely delicious! I tried the vanilla and chocolate flavors, and before I knew it, my cousin had devoured most of them. The next day, only three were left: vanilla, chocolate, and pistachio. My uncle took the pistachio, my mom claimed the chocolate, and I enjoyed the last vanilla one. Of course, I had to order more--why not, right? But when I tried again on DoorDash, it showed they were closed. So, I waited and placed another order the next night. This time, I made sure to grab the pistachio one first--and wow, I was missing out! It was incredible. Later, I found out that all their fillings are gluten-free and made with real ricotta cheese, which explains why they taste so authentic and fresh. When the second box arrived, I noticed a card on top. To my surprise, it was a sweet, handwritten note addressed to me. That personal touch meant so much! Now, I have to visit in person before I head back to the States on Sunday--to say thank you and grab two more boxes to take home! So, if you're celiac and craving a truly amazing cannoli (paired with outstanding customer service), this is your spot. You'll be so happy and satisfied--trust me!

Came by to grab a quick latte to go. The store is small, they have ample amount of cannoli options…read more& flavours. The service was slow despite being the only ones in the store but we didn't mind because we weren't in a rush. We both got lattes and they were not great. It was cold Milk with a hint of flavour. We actually had to stop at another coffee shop to purchase expresso shots to add to it otherwise we couldn't drink it at all.

Love this company and their new location on Oxford expands their menu offerings which just gives…read moreyou more to love. The new location is certainly dofferent than their previous locations that were definitely harder to see and find if you were not in the know, compared to the easily visible from the Gardiner Expressway location now. As you enter your nose is hit with the intoxicating buttery pastry baking aromas and you are instantly hungrier. Your eyes then catch up as you start to see all the offerings in the cooked and ready to eat display cases. Along with their favourite savoury fillings they have added sweet and baked goods and even self service salads. A gem in the area, I hope they have continued success and are a long term staple for the neighbourhood. If you atr within the GTA make the drive, you will not be disappointed. Yum-o!

I'd be lying if I said I don't have a jonesing for their meat pie once a week. I'm so thankful they…read morehave a retail location! I first came across the company in a British store I visited. The store was out of meat pies, but they had some from this company. Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I decided to grab two. I ended up picking up Beef 'n Beer and Braised beef rib. From the moment I brought it home, put my oven on and let the cooking process happen, it was life-changing. The flavour of the Beef 'n Beer is my absolute favourite, and I was jonesing so much I had to find more. Thankfully, they have a retail store! I visited the location when it was just before a holiday, and I was fortunate to try the limited-edition Thanksgiving pie. That pie wasn't my favourite, but it was still good. The best pies so far (There are multiple flavours to choose from) are the Beef n Beer and the Braised beef is pretty good. I found the peppercorn pie to be overpowering if you don't really like peppercorns. It's a delicious place you must put on your list to try