Looks sweet... But tastes bitter/bland? As a mostly plant-based eater with a huuuge sweet tooth, I've been meaning to check out Sweet Hart Kitchen since it first opened a year or so ago. It's a super cute one room house right next to Toronto Western Hospital. Seating space inside is quite limited - there are two bar stools and a window bench, so max 4-6 people can eat inside. However during the summer there's a larger sitting area outside the front of store.
Today I missed lunch because of hospital craziness and was feeling kind of miserable with all the snow and slush, so decided to eat dessert for lunch lol. I absolutely had to try the cake of the day $6, a peanut butter raspberry jam, completely vegan creation. In addition I picked up the famous Snickers bar, obviously also vegan, made from peanut butter, a date jam, and dark chocolate on the outside. I was a bit surprised by how bland both treats tasted and how bitter rather than sweet the Snickers bar was! The cake of the day had a wonderful, ice cream cake-like texture, but was definitely subtle, not nauseatingly sweet like most cakes out there. I loved the raspberry layer, very refreshing! However, it still threw me off how subtle the taste was. No flavour explosions, that's for sure. The Snickers bar $3 was bitter and I don't think that's an over exaggeration because I think the dark cacao coating was real dark chocolate and healthy as opposed to the sugary chocolate candy type we are usually exposed to.
With a Veg Club membership card I was able to get a 10% discount.
For sure I'll be back at this cute vegan bakery next time I'm in the area, but I probably won't be ordering the same items again!