Whenever I'm lazy and need to get something up for a party, I always make my way to Montmartre Bakery to pick up their strudels since it's always a hit. Everything here is made fresh daily and since it's a wholesaler, the prices are incredibly cheap. Strudels come in flavours like apple ($5.50), cherry ($6.10) and blueberry ($6.50) and are TWO FEET LONG!!! I usually choose to get half a strudel (for half the price of course) so I can get more than one flavour. The strudels are nice and flakey and I'll usually get it topped off with icing sugar if I'm heading straight to the party afterwards. This time I got the cherry and blueberry strudels. The cherry has a nice tart flavour and the blueberry is packed with tonnes of fresh blueberries and jam. Show up with these babies and you'll be bound to be asked where these magical pastries came from.
I would also recommend grabbing a few apple turnovers (only $1) if you're there! They are divine. The pastry is light and flakey and packed with thick pieces of warm, tender spiced apples in the filling. And best of all, the top of the turnover is sprinkled with coarse cinnamon sugar giving it a delicious crunch.
The fresh pretzels are also a good option at 95ยข each, I usually pick up at least 3-4... Soft & chewy with just the right amount of kosher salt. I'll be honest, it was a bit of a carb overload but every bite was absolutely delicious.
Danish are a steal at $1.00 each - they are HUGE. Made fresh daily, the pastry is light and flaky and drizzled with icing. The blueberry danish had a bold flavour and I love that you can even pick out little pieces of fresh blueberries in the fruit filling. The apricot custard was my favourite though. There was a pretty large piece of apricot wrapped in the pastry and the creamy custard really brought the fruit and pastry together well.
Be forwarned that this is not a fancy bakery where you can sit down and eat - definitely takeout only. And I would also recommend to go early as almost all the shelves will be cleared out if you go during the last hour of operation.