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| - Background: I Googled around for the best cheesecake in Toronto (or Markham), and found a RedFlagDeals page that suggested The Village Grocer. I looked up their website and noticed how pretty their cakes were. I would need two for an upcoming event (serving about 15-20 people)
Location: Northwest corner of Kennedy and 16th Ave. Decent amount of parking space. Great for suburbians. This grocer is higher end, lots of organic foods and premium spices etc. Definitely pricier than your typical Longos or Loblaws etc.
Quality and Price: When I first arrived, they did not have any Strawberry Cheesecake. I was told to call back and MAYBE they'd have it. So I placed my order for two large cakes, Blueberry White Chocolate, and Strawberry New York Style. When I called in the morning, I was told that only the small version was available. Which is fine, I took it.
I ordered a large Blueberry White Chocolate Cheesecake (serves 10) came out to be $28, and a small Strawberry New York Cheesecake (serves 5 - 6) was $18.
I was heading to a difficult venue and asked the bakers if they could slice the cake for me. However, they refused saying that it "would crumble" and "not be beautiful". I said I didn't care, it would just be much more convenient for me if they could cut it. They said no unless I ordered a different cake. I was slightly annoyed by this.
At the venue, I cut the cake and it was, in fact, VERY crumbly. The cheesecakes themselves tasted very nice, but it was very messy to serve. Everyone enjoyed the cakes. I think they do live up to the hype, but just be aware that cutting the cake is going to get messy. I found that the pricing was very fair.
Service: Service was satisfactory. They didn't go above and beyond the call of duty. It's what you would expect to find in a higher end grocer.
Overall: Experience was okay. It met all my expectations but I wouldn't say I was blown away at any point in time.
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