"2016-02-11T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . "Brought to you by the Teatro Group, Alforno Bakery is the latest addition to their growing family.\n\nTucked away on the quieter side of downtown, Alforno Bakery can be seen as a new white building (don't forget those golden doors!) that can be found near the peace bridge. Although I've been here 3 times already, each time was just to grab something small so I could sit around and have a conversation with a friend, therefore I can't give a proper review of their meals. Having said that though, I have tried their blueberry cream puff (delicious!), an orange-almond cake (super soft and flavourful), and their half-price bottle of wine accompanied with a cheese platter (served with a variety of house made bread. I'm a total carb person so this was absolute love!).\n\nDespite having visited a few times already, I still can't get enough of their gorgeous space. It is so beautiful and provides a very relaxing environment to be in. I love that it isn't super busy when I come, because the noise level is low enough for me to share conversation with a friend, nor is it eerily quiet. It's just a perfect spot to hit up if you're looking for some dessert after dinner, or after work drinks.\n\nService is bit more difficult to review because it's been different each time. One thing I noticed is that even though I come when it's not too busy, there are always several tables that are left uncleaned, leaving less seating options available.\n\nMy friend and I arrived a few minutes short of 5pm and wanted to order the cheese platter from their small plates menu. We were informed by the young male server at the till that we weren't allowed to order off of the small plates menu until 5pm (it was 4:57pm), but luckily he made an 'exception' for us. He also seemed unaware of the half price off bottles of wine special that happens on Wednesdays, as my friend had to remind him when he was entering the item into the till. Although he seemed rather new to the industry, he was very pleasant and friendly. He came by a few times to make sure we were doing fine and offered to place our wine bottle in a cooling canister.\n\nI'm definitely looking forward to coming back to try out their meals, especially their sandwiches because they look amazing!"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . .