Clipper Café

This place is a hidden gem– I love picking up breakfast here.
$ 2.92 breakfast sandwiches (changes daily), $ 1.30 muffins (huge), make your own fruit cups (by weight)
The ladies who work here are super sweet!

This is a little «secret» café hidden in the old Scotia building. It’s apparently supposed to be for Scotia employees, but I bet like 90% of the people eating in the café don’t even go there. It’s definitely a very cafeteria-​style vibe which reminds me of my university/​residence days with like the plastic trays and plastic packaging for their cakes and everything. It really is pretty cheap compared to other places in the PATH — a full meal with a drink and dessert is less than $ 8, so feel free to go crazy and treat yo’self here. Food quality is decent. I tried the steamed basa and it was fine, albeit a bit on the salty side. The portion was filling though, and I guess for $ 8 I can’t really complain. Come here if you want to feel like a badass for an hour or like a young student again.

Probably one of the better kept secrets of the Financial District, the Clipper Café is basically Scotiabank’s employee cafeteria. It supplies good meals cheap and no one cares of you actually work there. The meals aren’t subsidized but aren’t ready marked up either. Great sandwiches and salads, and decent hot meals most days. You can’t go wrong for the price.
The only trick is finding it. Locate the main elevators and go to the fourth floor, then follow the horde.

Yes, I am a fan of this place. Cheap eats, and it’s a secret so if you’re reading this, keep it on the DL ;)
I have been there to grab lunch a few times but this morning I was craving a cheese croissant for some reason and Longo’s (in the PATH, which I checked first) didn’t have them. So I snuck off to the Clipper and they had plain croissants, chocolate croissants, and the ever-​elusive cheese croissant.
I did notice that their breakfast special today was spinach & feta & eggwhites on rye (for like $ 2.72 or something unheard-​of for food in the financial district) and I totally would’ve got that if I hadn’t been already on a mission.
$ 2.60 later and I had 2 cheese croissants and headed back to my desk. #omnomnom

This place is a ‘secret’ café, insofar as it’s not supposed to be open to the public. Apparently it’s for Scotiabank staff only, but no one checks to see whether you’re an employee, so as long as you’re dressed like an office worker, you’ll be fine.
Finding this place can be a bit of a challenge — it’s in the older half of Scotia Plaza (44 King St. W), on the fourth floor. Take the elevators up, then head straight down the hallway and to your right.
The food is of varying quality, but all of it is subsidized, so you can get a main dish, veggies, a dessert and a drink for about $ 7, which is cheaper than any food court option. There’s a salad bar, multiple hot entrée stations, and a small selection of prepared foods. Options abound, so you’re likely to find something at least palatable.
Check this place out, if only for the ‘thrill’ of eating somewhere you’re not technically supposed to be. The dining room is quite nice too; and it’s not impossible to find a seat. There are waiters that come around and clear your plates once you’re done.