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| - I get so excited prior to my Canada trip when I know I am gonna seek out items that are infused in Maple. That would mean I will consume more desserts than amazing savory on a daily basis which I know it sounds unhealthy. But I care less when I am on the go but will make sure I will be good when I get home in a month's time.
Maple Delights speaks for itself, it houses maple specialties for their famed gelato range, wider range of maple candies, syrups at a reasonable tag compared to some souvenir shops along the streets of Old Montreal (comparing prices is a must prior to making any purchase). The maple candy (drops in cream hue) are going for $3.50/12s in a pack which seems to be cheaper than $2/4s at one of the stalls along Old Port which sells Maple Taffy.
I heard of this gelato shop while reading reviews on Yelp Canada and bookmarked it without hesitation. I was here on yesterday (Mon) but left empty handed as all the maple flavored gelato has been completely sold out due to the weekend crowd! Need I say any further? I am convinced even without eating it.
And so I made a second attempt to return today. I was told to go back at lunch time so that the gelato will be available. I did as told. I stepped into the shop to see a few sweet toothed sitting at one of the high seats, enjoying their scoops.
I marched up the counter and requested for a few samples. I tried all the maple flavored gelato: Maple Delights, Maple biscuits, Maple Chunks, Maple & Cranberry. I adamantly vote for the best seller: Maple Delights. It came close to Maple Chunks except that Delights has somewhat outshine with a noticeable and mellow maple fragrant. It has a good mixture of walnut bits, very nutty and goes well with its creamier texture, extra depth to it. The Maple biscuit version comes with fine biscuit crumbs while the Maple cranberry one is less memorable as I could only find traces of cranberry flavor and it dominates the wonderful maple scent which I didn't like. I'd prefer a more identifiable maple taste for a maple gelato, that's the centerpiece, isn't it supposed to be?
The staffs are very friendly and service is gracious. The only regret is I couldn't get hold of a maple macaron when I was asked to return on a Tuesday. Instead, it only arrives on Thursday. Apparently, the lady got mixed up between the word Tuesday & Thursday until her co-worker corrected her that today is a Tuesday when she kept saying a Thursday. Aw...okay, that's excusable since most natives are French speaking.
Waffle cone sells at $4.00. Plain Waffle goes for $3.00 while waffle with a scoop of ice cream begs for $4.00. I had a cup with a single scoop at $2.95 and my sister opted for a regular cone, single scoop for the same price. Most kids are chowing down a regular portion unless they are willing to swap for a mini cone for $1.60 which I doubt.
Don't leave the place without going to the basement!!! Besides going to the washrooms, there's a mini maple museum that speaks the process of maple harvesting! I gained quite a good deal on that, I get to appreciate those maple even more now. There are more seats at the basement, so I encourage u to visit the museum and have a look there. Absolutely nothing to loose. Enjoy!
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