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| - I can't say enough good stuff about this place. I've visited a half dozen times in the last couple of months, and each time I've come away extremely happy. The food's consistently been great, the two people who run the shop are kind and personable, and I've been very impressed both by the restaurant's dedication to ensuring that they serve only animal-free foods and by their openness about their ingredients and sourcing.
I've tried a bunch of stuff on the menu: the roasted cauliflower soup, the bagel and cream cheese, the reuben, the club sandwich, the portobello-kimchi burger, the butter tart, and a bunch of other little baked goods and treats. I've not found a dud in the bunch. The portobello-kimchi burger is absolutely phenomenal--perhaps the best sandwich in all of Toronto. The bagel is certainly the best bagel in the city. And the butter tart (which I tried today for the first time) knocked my socks off with just how tender and decadent and gooey it was.
I've only had one less-than-ideal eating moment at Bloomer's. I've gotten the club sandwich a number of times, and I've generally loved it. But the most recent time I ordered it, I found the tempeh to be a bit too hard and dry. The texture would've worked well if the slices were a bit thinner, but because the pieces were quite thick I found them a bit too difficult to bite through. This is a small complaint, though, and I am mentioning it mostly to emphasize just how fantastic my experiences have generally been.
I've heard rumblings that Bloomer's will be opening later and eventually (hopefully!) staying open as a bar into the late night. That would be a huge, huge win for Toronto's vegan community.
If you've not checked out Bloomer's, you should make a point of giving it a shot. You won't be disappointed.
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