A Chinese bakery with a premium feel. Never thought I would say that.
Pros:
Great atmosphere
Lots of items to choose from
Cons:
Items not restocked as quick
If you're used to the standard Chinese bakery, you know the word premium is usually not associated with them. Lucullus looks to change that with this new outlet in downtown Markham. The place has a really good feel to it. It's feels like a old school train station to me.
We came by on a Saturday morning for breakfast. As soon as you walk in, it's unlike any Chinese bakery you've ever been to. The front is where the seats are and the back is where all the goods are. They have a vast selection of items too choose from. They are not restocked as fast though when they are out. The egg tarts were all gone when we got there and after 30 minutes, there still weren't any to buy. The same could be said about a lot of other items which were all sold at the time.
We ordered a couple of buns and two steamed rice combos. Each combo comes with a drink for $6. The steamed rices were decent. The chicken and mushroom one had about 3 slivers of mushrooms which was a little disappointing. The salty egg and Chinese sausage was much better. My little one loved the cheese bun. For some reason, I was expecting real cheese instead of processed. A little weird on my part because I know it's always been processed but the premium feel of this place made me feel otherwise.
Lucullus looks to change the Chinese bakery game. If they can work on their restock times it will definitely be a fav of mine in the future.