Caffe Demetre

I always love going to Demetres. Best place hands down for ppl who love their sweets.
I have been to many locations, this one is great. Service and food was on point. Been to some Demetres before (woodbridge) where the waffles are made ahead of time and are not fresh. Also the dessert waits in the pass too long and the ice cream is already starting to melt by the time it gets to you. No problem with this location, especially on a Sunday night.
Only reason for 4 star and not 5, was the parking it’s limited and you have to pay.
Got the «MoLaLa» and it was scrummmmpcheeeDoooodaLLLLEEEEee!!!

Nice coffee shop. I love their cocochanel ice cream. The portion is soooo big and enough for 2 persons.
I surely recommend this restaurant.

I love Café Demetre, however this branch is horrible. I visited it this weekend, and we had to wait about 15 min to have our order taken! They have to increase the number of the employees and keep this service up to the level, and up to the quality!

Pleasant café filled with many seatings and welcoming staff. They have a variety of desserts with clever punny names. (Ie: The fork awakens) Considering their portions, the amount they charge (kinda pricey) is worth it! My friend commented how you can tell if ice cream is good quality or not by how quickly it melts. I haven’t even finished half of my ice cream 20 minutes after I got it but it was still in perfect shape! The waffle was crispy and delicious and the whip cream was beautifully decorated on our plates. A total must try for any sweet tooths out there :)

Years ago, I swore I would never go to Demetre again. On this evening, I was with a friend who was on the polar opposite side of the scale as me. She swore by this place, and said it was the greatest place ever and she goes often. So I figured I would give it a shot considering it had been literally years since my last visit.
It was a Sunday night and fairly late, so the place was basically empty. We were seated and served immediately. I ordered the Pomme Pilot on a waffle and she ordered The Fork Awakens. Our hot beverages came quickly and the waffles didn’t take long.
The waffle was fresh, hot, and incredible. I was motivated to find SOMETHING to complain about to prove my point about how horrible this place was years ago, but I couldn’t find anything. The ice cream was fresh and creamy, the toppings were fresh, and the service was great.
I was reviewing this Unilocal page when we arrived to read some of the horrible reviews that it got, basically as a way of reinforcing my point on how I disliked this place previously, but most of the complaints are unwarranted. It clearly states there is a minimum $ 5 charge per person… you cannot go here, order hot water, and expect to loiter in a restaurant for free. I understand that poor service affects your experience, but typically the people who work at Demetre are young students… these are not the stakeholders or backbone of the company.
Anyway, my opinion has changed. Demetre and I are friends again!

Horrible service and horrible food. I’ve been to my fair share of Demetre’s in Ontario and I have to say, this one is really really bad. Upon walking in, there is a sign to seat yourself. After that we waved down a waiter for menus and it took another 30 minutes for the waiter to come take our order even though the restaurant was completely empty and there were 2 staff working.
My friend ordered the cake and it had clearly been sitting in the display for a while because it was dry on the outside and the icing was a little bit hard on the top. I ordered the baklava and it was horrible. I left it after two bites (the first time it was horrible and then I ate it again to make sure). The only redeeming factor was the fact that when the waiter came to take our plates, I told him that I didn’t like the baklava and he didn’t charge for it. However, I am still very very very disappointed by the service and food at this Demetre’s location (its usually so yummy). I guess that’s probably why this location is always empty.

I went in there, trying to calm my mad sweet tooth. The cakes looked promising. After being ignored by the staff for a good ten minutes, I left. I ended up going to Panela Bakery on Yonge street (which I recommend).

Very tasty. I had an item with ice cream in a cone with strawberries… delicious. The only downside is the overly confusing menu. It is large, hard to understand and just bad. The waitress must have been new because she had no clue what was going on either.

Yes, to Caffe Demetre anytime! I’m In love with their gorgeous waffle with honey vanilla ice cream, slivers of strawberry, white melted chocolate drizzle and strawberry homemade coulis. Also the crêpe is a bit more calorie conscious, buts so000ooo delectable with a chunky creamy ball of honey vanilla ice cream, fresh kiwi, clementines, strawberry, banana, grapes and cantaloupe chunks. It’s topped with whipped cream and crème englaise. Boom, game over!!!

I really love the extensive dessert options they have at every location. You can get anything, and they give you A LOT, so make sure you come here prepared for a dessert meal not just bite. The customer service was good, can’t complain. The interiors are nice, and clean. I would come back again for desserts!

Great place! Had the waffle with one scoop of ice cream with Apple crisp, pralines and caramel. Daughter had the crêpe. Delicious!

Always happy to be at a demetres. Although I did notice that the menu options were reduced from before, I still enjoy the crepes. This time opted for a sundae «choc this way». Did not disappoint-​huge brownie chunks, delicious chocolate ice cream. I also HIGHLY recommend the belgian dark hot chocolate.

If you’re in the mood for an over-​the-​top, sugar-​coma inducing, beautiful dessert, then look no further than Demetres. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but have been to several of their locations and have always enjoyed what I’ve ordered. The presentation is always particularly inviting — everything comes out photo-​shoot ready.
On this particular occasion, three of us shared the Say Cheese (Cheesecake + Strawberries). The cheesecake was very good — a little sweet, but the whipped cream balanced it out nicely. The only drawback was the slow service. Even for a Tuesday evening, the place was quite busy and it looked like there was only one waiter on the floor. That said, if you’re not in a rush, it’s worth the wait!

Came here for late night dessert and the service was good. Ordered a 2 scoop ice cream: Roche and coco Chanel. My friends both ordered crepes. The presentation was very good, whip cream with a fresh cherry on top… Not the preserved kind. Overall was a good treat, hard to finish by yourself so share if you can. Parking is a bit of an issue, street parking is all I saw and there was construction too. Service picked up a lot around 10pm. First time being there during a birthday song so that was very startling because it was so loud and random.

Came here after seeing a movie with some friends and I gotta say, this place was better than I expected. The menu had quite a large selection of items. My bf and I got a banana split and it was very good. The servers were full of smiles and our desserts arrived quickly. A bit on the expensive side but is satisfying and worth the money. Will definitely come back here in the future.

I cannot even begin to comment on how ridiculously AWESOME this place is! I came here with my 4-​yr-​old niece and cousin on 06/​29/​2014 and we were greeted with such welcoming smiles. The menu is huge and not of a child’s portion! I ordered the La Vida Mocha and it was huge! for the price you pay, you could share this with another person.
The service was quick & the atmosphere was upbeat. Maybe not the best for a crazy 4-​yr-​old girl as she enjoyed running around all over the place after having her sundae

I went here with a friend after I had a not so great experience at the Whitby location. I ordered the same food (waffle with fresh fruit and a hot chocolate) and it was identical to the one received in whitby. The hot chocolate was luke-​warm and the waffle was good but tasted like the batter was out of a box. I definitely didn’t think it was worth the price.
After trying the two locations, I don’t think I would come back. The customer service was definitely way better at this location and they were friendly. I was surprised that they didn’t ask us how the food was but it was busy so I kinda understand.

How do u run out of peppermint tea and baileys on a saturday night! And on top of that you charge me $.95 for hot water and lemon. … :-(smdh!

If the owners of this Demetre’s are on Unilocal here’s my message to you: You cannot run a dessert place as big as yours with just ONE server and ONE man making the crepes etcetera. Stop being a scrooge and hire more employees. Trust me, it can only BOOST your business!
I live in the East end, and there aren’t many choices in terms of places to go for dessert save for bubble tea or Café Mirage at Kennedy Commons. Demetre’s has always been a favourite of mine but unfortunately they have decided that Scarlem is not a place they want to open up shop.
Everything from being seated, to getting water, to getting our order, to getting the bill was wait wait wait! I felt like donkey from Shrek going «ooh pick me, ooh pick me…»
The desserts here are always good. You can’t really screw up ice cream, store-​bought cakes, and a simple crêpe/​waffle batter mixture. However, if given the choice, I will not EVER come to this Demetre’s. I’d much rather drive up to Richmond Hill.

Well if you read my review on Sushi Kai. you will understand why we proceeded to Demetre for some dessert.
We were mostly full from our crappy dinner at Sushi Kai so we shared a slice of Double Fudge Chocolate cake to be exact!
OMG! it is good!!! Moist, hmm hmm good chocolate-​yummy-​goodness! And we had asked for 2 glasses of water. and the server kept coming back to fill up our water. he came back to see if we needed anything else!
Compared to where we just ate for 2.5hrs and we were ignored. Demetre’s put that restaurant to shame in terms of quality customer service with their servers!!! I tipped too much because I was so impressed!!!
I highly recommend Demetre for the desserts and the service. The atmosphere was great as well. Clean and trendy looking. And the desserts that passed us along the way looked amazing.