Harbord Bakery
An Annex institution, the Harbord Bakery has been on many "Best of Toronto" lists. After all these years, they still make amazing bread (they are well known for their challah), cakes and other baked treats.
An Annex institution, the Harbord Bakery has been on many "Best of Toronto" lists. After all these years, they still make amazing bread (they are well known for their challah), cakes and other baked treats.
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I never understood the hype around Harbord Bakery. It's pretty mediocre, nothing special. Tried the cakes from there a few times and frankly, I can get the same stuff from the Loblaws bakery. I think Harbord B. has been voted as "Best of Toronto" by the same people that voted Pizza Pizza to the list
They have the best cheese blintzes I've ever had!
It is very average and VERY overpriced. $25 for an average fruit cake. Ridiculous!
Your information is inaccurate. I just paid $12 for a fruit cake, filled with fresh fruit. Prices are reasonable and everything continues to be as delicious as always!
I am a long standing patron of the bakery.
A couple of days ago I purchased two bags of macaroons. When I tried one at home I discovered them to be very hard. Returned to the store to present my complaint and it was instantly accepted by the sales person saying "we know they are not the usual quality, our baker told us they did not turn out well" (?) and I got a refund, no problem.
Two days later ( today) I returned to purchase from a now fresh batch. After leaving the store I noticed that I may have been overcharged.( paid over $30 for three small bags!) Returned and after talking to the person at the cash it turned out indeed I was overcharged by about 15% and received a cash refund without any argument.
But... Is this the way to maintain the good reputation of a much respected establishment!!!!!!
I don't think so!
Having saved a Toronto Star list of bakeries on which Harbord topped the list my husband and I finally made it down there yesterday. Our verdict after buying 6 different items is that the bakery is highly over-rated and over-priced. We'll stick to Dimpflemeier which are better and half the price and didn't even make the list
It is a real bakery. They sell fresh and tasty pastries, cakes and bread. However, it is definitely overpriced. The smallest bag with 3-4 cookies is about $5. They should take it easy and reduce their prices!
5 stars for their challah alone! I have tried 5 other bakeries' challah... none can compare to Harbord Bakery's moist, chewy, flavourful and NOT DRY challah! The rest of their stuff is quite overpriced though... they really ought to put prices on things, and not have our wallets purged at the register.
I just tried their challah, marble rye and chocolate babka. They were all so delicious. Definitely a bakery I will go to again and again.
This bakery can't just be rated for the baked goods alone (which are great). It is a family bakery, a community bakery and anyone who knows the owner, will then know the magic of Harbord bakery.