What a lovely bakery! Situated in the heart of Ossington is this sun filled bakery that has many types of goodies including sandwiches. I love how it's so open and you can tell this is a true love and adored neighbourhood spot. In my 5 minutes there to get the custard tarts, the staff behind the counter greeted more than 10+ people by name. Many hugs and holiday wishes went around.
The service is warm and really friendly. I was greeted when I walked in and once again when I was at the front of the line. I asked if there were more custard tarts than the 6 in the case and the answer came in a big smile "Of Course! We baked many today." I asked if I could get the ones with more caramelized tarts and the staff smiled at me ... "Ohhh she knows how to pick the good ones!" Honestly... no wonder this bakery gets such an enthusiastic greeting from patrons. I purchased 2 custard tarts for $2.40 and it was tucked in a paper bag for after dinner.
Nice thing about this place is there is ample seating by the window so if you want a snack or even lunch you here in a great friendly place.
I bought two other tarts from a nearby Portuguese bakery to do a 'custard tart taste off'. It's a near tie with Venezia just edging out the win. I love Venezia variation because it has a true creamy middle ... it wasn't overbaked and still quite creamy instead of being hard jello jiggly. The crust was my preferred flakey texture that shattered when you crunched your teeth into it. I also loved the custard flavour... mildly eggy with a good touch of vanilla. What's not to love!
Hopefully I get to return here and start being a regular! Tarts are a definite 4 star and the service puts this to a 5 star!