AG Macarons

A little bit too sweet

The good: unique flavours! I love how they have light tea flavours (pretty sure it was part of their limited edition ones). The earl grey was yum, birthday cake tasted exactly as it sounds, and the red velvet is nothing too exciting –taste as all red velvet taste like.
The bad: it is quite far away, difficult to access if you live in the core of the city

Excellent. As good as I have had in a long time (and our family loves Macarons.) Each was bursting with flavor and soft in the center. Loved the salted caramel and vanilla to begin with — authentic flavors you could taste in each bite. Next we had pistachio and lemon poppyseed — citrus is such a refreshing flavor. Ended with dark chocolate raspberry and chocolate hazelnut — I really enjoy chocolate and fruit, so the former was my favorite. Highly recommended.

I love the Macarons from AG (Queensway location)! As we know, the city has no shortage of excellent macarons, but what sets AG apart from so many others is that their bakery (and is it ever a spiffy looking bakery) is on site, right behind the counter. The macarons here are always super fresh, never stale; and they have a good flavour profile. I’m always disappointed when macaron shops carry limited and predictable flavours. AG certainly does not disappoint with its range of tart and sweet choices. They temporarily carried a lime mojito macaron that was just spectacular. They also have Sloane teas on site and offer macaron making classes. The shop itself is small, but super cute. AG is located on a somewhat seedy, busy strip of the Queensway, east of Royal York, but don’t let that stop you if you are in the area. Service is always friendly and the price is the same as what you would expect to pay for good macarons anywhere else in the city. If you live downtown it is a bit out of the way (and to be truthful, not worth the trip if you are closer to Delysee or Nadege). However, AG did recently open up another location on Dupont Street, but I’m not sure there is a bakery on site at that location. For anyone in the west end, you have no excuse to not make a stop at AG!

This place is located along the stretch of The Queensway, tucked away between random shops in an area that has a slightly sad, ghost town vibe. Blink and you’ll miss it. The funky signage helps but you’d have to actually be looking for this place to notice.
Anyway, on to the macarons, which were unfortunately just ok. We got the box of 12 and after tasting each one we were just like — meh, we’ve had better. At $ 2 each, you’d expect excellent bites of deliciousness but you can really get better, cheaper ones elsewhere (e.g. San Remo nearby sells them for just $ 1.25 and they are yummy).
I’m not a macaron expert but I thought they were slightly smaller too? In any case, we’re not going back. If we’re craving for some of these delightful French treats, we’re going somewhere else.