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| - Bread for days! Pastries galore! How did I grow up in the west end and never hear of this place? Located just north of Kipling Ave and The Queensway, this is a large establishment - when we drove up, I was expecting a tiny little bakery. Boy, was I wrong .This is legit a bread factory - on the Saturday morning we visited, cars were streaming in packs towards the designated parking spots, crowds of people entering. This is evidently a popular spot.
First, parking. As mentioned, there are spots designated just for Dimpflmeier customers - there isn't a lot, but there's a good amount. Regardless, come early, because it gets crowded.
Second, what they offer. Literally, from wall to wall, baskets upon baskets and shelves upon shelves of fresh bagels, breads, baguettes, rolls, pastries, cookies, danishes, donuts, cakes, you name it. They even had pre-packaged boxes of freshly made cookies and pastries you could definitely bring to a dinner party. We picked up a couple of cheese breads and cheese twists just to try, and it was under $5.00. It looks like their croissants and pretzels are quite popular - will buy more of these next time.
Third, they have a café connected to the bread shop that has a decent amount of tables, and where you can sample their breads and pastries (think tiramisus, cheesecakes, etc). I had a latte (around $2.00) and hazelnut ball that tasted like a massive Ferrero Rocher. The latte was okay but the pastry was pretty good! The café was also packed on a Saturday morning with groups and families - so again, come early!
Fourth, the service. Perhaps the one downside is that service is not the best, as others below have mentioned. You'll get very curt, disinterested replies. Not very helpful at all. Besides this, no other complaints.
I will definitely be back here again to try out their other breads, freshly made croissants and donuts! Prices are also very reasonable. Definitely recommended!
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