Patisserie De Notre Maison

I chanced upon this bakery on our walk to Fairmount Bagel shop and I have to say the baked goods were pretty spectacular. Just too many choices and only two eyes to feed! I recommend everything :-) but take cash!

A good Portuguese bakery in Montréal and threes plenty around.
Eats/​drinks
— coffee is good
— natas which also was very fresh. The crust was flakey and the cream was so light it didn’t leave me full
Likes:
— staff is friendly
— good assortment of baked goods and there’s a section of sausage as well as frozen goods
— fresh and fresh
Dislikes:
— Limited seating
I’ve been here every day while in Montréal and I will be back tomorrow and the day I leave to take stuff home.

Portuguese bakery? Well that means only one thing to me… time to get an egg tart! I’ve had many egg tarts in my days so to me the perfect tart is characterized by the pastry itself. It needs to be incredibly flaky, crisp, and of course the custard should be soft without being overcooked. This place turned out a decent egg tart but it didn’t have the perfect pastry shell. The dining space in here is pretty small with just a few small tables but it’s still nice to be able to sit down and enjoy your newly purchase pastry.

My husband and I went there late on a Saturday afternoon. Three ladies were sitting occupying 3 of the 4 tables talking with each other… we had to squeeze ourselves in the remaining table in the middle… the conversation was so loud we could not hear ourselves think… the ladies kept getting up and knocking us in the process. We put up with all of this thinking it would be worth it.
We were soooooo wrong. Stale pastries and my husband’s café au lait was cold. When we complained about the cold coffee the employee took it and added hot water to it turning it to dish water.
I grew up here and this is not what I expect in Montréal.
This seems a local hangout and if you are not a regular you are not welcome. What a horrible experience. To avoid at all costs!

Simply amazing pastries. And wonderful people.

Obrigado!
Ok to be fair, I’m Portuguese, they’re Portuguese and I grew up around the corner. This is a family business that has been there for at least 25 years. The couple that owns it runs the place since the beginning. He bakes the bread, she serves at the counter at times, and knows everyone in the community enough to ask how they are doing and wishes them well.
It is well known among the community that THEY have the best Portuguese buns around. For about $ 3.60 you can get a dozen of them, trust me it’s not too much, you’ll eat them all.
Also get the Fried Cod Balls! I love these! You can eat them cold, room temperature, or my fav, slightly warmed. They also sell small «rissois» which are like mini empanadas with either beef or shrimp. You can even buy a bag of these frozen and fry them at home!
And above all, get the pasteis de nata! $ 1.25 each of $ 12 for a dozen and they are yummy. If you like custard, you’ll love these.
Just for the record Obrigado means thank you, so feel free to say so on the way out!
Fuggedaboutit’

No, No… Go To Romodos
Best damn bread ever. I have a sweet spot for good Portuguese buns and it ain’t cuz my girlfriend is from Madeira. This place is the best. The smells that emanate from the back would allude to good baking with a pinch of custard and cured fish… it is brilliant.
Hang out there long enough and you may learn the language if you listen to the sewing circle, sitting at the tables in the window.
«I’ll have 4 Papsiche, and half a dozen pastej nata???»
«You’re learning» she said with a smile…
So keep going to Romodos for your bread and other assorted Portuguese things, I won’t have to wait in line.
If only they had frango and bifana.
waka waka