I love cheesecake. For my last meal, I'd probably request a whole cheesecake. Even when cheesecake is bad, it's still pretty good.
The cheesecakes at Carole's are good depending on which flavour you choose and there are some definite misses here. I had the pistachio cheesecake during my last visit and although it's my preferred flavour here, I wish the taste of pistachio taste was stronger. The strawberry swirl was kind of awful and incredibly tart like they forgot to add the sugar. If you have a huge sweet tooth, the chocolate cheesecakes here are probably for you. I don't have a huge sweet tooth but thought the rocky road was great.
Service here is ridiculously slow. I mean, you're just plating cheesecakes and it's not a difficult task when the cafe isn't busy.
When I was here last, there was a strange damp smell in the place. We were seated at a table close to the restroom so maybe that was it. I honestly couldn't wait to get out of there because the smell was overwhelming.
Aside from that, the prices here are high but that's expected for Yorkville. There are way better places than this in Toronto and just because a cafe has the name "cheesecake" in it, doesn't mean they're the absolute best.