Faema Caffe

My absolutely favorite mushroom pizza in the city, Great brunch spot — really reasonable and you can always get a table, because it’s really big and has indoor and outdoor space. I think the ice cream is homeade. A neighbourhood favorite!

The place is large! So it’s got that going for it, but when it fills up, the wait staff quickly gets overwhelmed and rush you out.
The food: I’ve had several dishes here, my last experienc was a chicken parmigiana panini. It was okay. *every dish I have had in general has been… okay. nothing horrible. .nothing stellar.
The chicken itself was flavorful… but dried out in some places. It was not overly sauced which is a bonus, the cheese could be heavier. I feel like the heart of Italian cooking is cheese and sauce… the panini was light on both.
The baklava is probably the best thing here. HONEY drips off it. So sweet.
So worth going if you are in immediate area… but not ‘take a trip to it’ worthy.
Bonus: high ceiling has good sound distribution so great if you have a baby who cries out occasionally.

I stop here on mornings on my way to work. 5 stars for the espresso, which is excellent and my favourite straight up espresso in the city. Best to order and drink at the bar as it comes off the machine. They pull properly here, not the overwrought bitter concoctions at most of the independents in the city.
Food is just fine but it’s a Faema Caffe — espresso machines and grounds are their specialty not food.

I like it here.
I have been here numerous times for dinner, brunch, and lunch and have left happy every time.
The food is good and they have a pretty decent menu. I like the coffee, especially the specialty coffees. I agree that they could improve a little bit on the customer service side of things, but it’s nothing that would stop me from going back.
I’ve also come here with both adults and children and would say that it is good for any sort of group.
It’s a welcome spot in an area that doesn’t have too many restaurant options.

This faema café is in dire need of a management revamp, new chef, and an immediate mandatory customer service training for all staff. The drip coffee (which is what they call regular coffee) is really horrible, which is maybe why they call it ‘drip coffee’, and at $ 2.50 for a large cup, makes it a really bad deal. This is my experience based on take-​out, never sat down.
I stopped going there and started going for coffee across the street, which is not convenient, but way better.

One of the worse cafes I ever been to in Toronto. Terrible and rude customer service.

Faema makes incredible coffee. A fun very Italian caffe. Go for good pizza and panini. I like but don’t love the salads but sometimes I grab one anyhow. Free wifi and great staff.

The only reason I’m giving them 2 stars is because their take out coffee service is great, along with their coffee.
However the management and food are horrible. Like disgusting horrible. Guess I shouldnt leave the slow and bitchy servers out too, they also suck!!!
Coffee= BEST IN MY HOOD
Service/Food=NOT IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON THEM!

What happened to the coffee this was one of the first time I came here and the coffee was terrible. I mean terrible it tasted like mud and so strong. Put some effort guys in making a simple drink. If I was the owner I would throw the guy who mad my coffee out the door with it closed. Put effort please!

I like the Faema. A good place to meet people, espresso like in Italy, good eclectic menu, quality items. I like the environment at all times of day. Down side it s pricey.

Had been looking for a breakfast place in the West End that wasn’t either super crappy and cheap or an obnoxious yuppie brunch with a 30 minute wait. This place was under my nose for a while but never really noticed it. It’s east to miss, but offers a good breakfast and decent coffee. Serves Breakfast till 3 on weekends and has a patio. Great place to have beer with breakfast. Steak with the steak and eggs was pretty good at $ 14 and the waitstaff were very good. Also been here to do work late at night and the desserts are good as well. I think the décor could use an update but would still definitely recommend for any time of day.

Yeah so I justed noticed a sign saying to seat yourself and that it is full service which makes things even worse that we were totally ignored for THIRTY WHOLE MINUTES while we sat at a table like chumps. This place will never get a single dime from me.

If you don’t want to deal with the normal Toronto line ups at the «cool» spots for brunch, Faema can help you out. It’s not amazing in food quality or value, but it’s very pleasant in atmosphere. Almost has a suburban feel to it. Maybe because it’s so spacious. I’m not sure. I like it, though.

Nice Food, Nice Location, Nice Waitress…
Went on the holiday Monday of Thanksgiving, had a pizza on the patio. Pleasant experience. The food was just Okay, but it was served with a smile by a friendly and efficient waitress. I would go back but it would not be at the top of my list as it is nothing special.
We decided to sit outside because it was very very loud inside the restaurant.

Their Americano is decent and the patio is nice.
But seriously, fuck the forced waiter service. I just wanted to have a coffee on the patio and barista told me to wait for waiter service — you made me wait at my table outside for my waitress, wait for her to bring coffee to me, wait for the bill and wait for change. I was tempted to stiff her on a tip — but goddamned social norms forced to leave at least a dollar tip.
So I tipped 33% for the ‘privilege’ of having what normally takes 2 minutes turned into a 15 minute ordeal. And I’m spending an extra 5 minutes to write a Unilocal review on this shitty time wasting policy. So take ¹⁄₃ of what you make per hour and add that to the total cost.
If I was a Playboy Playmate, for my bio sheet under ‘Turn-​Offs’, it would read ‘Inefficiency’.
But redundancy (for the sake of emphasis, at least) isn’t a major turn-​off for me, so — once again: fuck the forced waiter service.

More than a café…
I’ve passed by this place numerous times, never knowing what it was. They have a large menu, more than I expected anyway, with salads, pasta, calzones. And a wine list :) and a gelato bar, tons of pastries and of course, coffee.
The atmosphere is a bit stark, it’s a huge space, would be nice if it was a bit cosier. It certainly fills up (and I was there on an early Monday evening).
I ordered what I think is called a Pandolci — Parma ham, cheese, arugula (or some green leafy veg) all wrapped up in a thin pizza dough. It was yummy. My friend was very pleased with her pasta. The gelato was great.
A great find!

Faema, Faema, Faema, how I wish I could recommend you.
Your food is okay, sometimes really good; your coffee [for which you are renowned] is okay, also sometimes really good.
But your service … well, when it’s good it’s very very good and when it’s bad it’s awful!
More than once I’ve been astonished by your attitude.
I have had the pleasure of having wonderful, attentive, spot-​on service, like when we were out on the patio in the summertime, during a very busy lunch, and our server made sure we always had everything we could possibly want. He made it seem effortless.
And sadly, that only makes the bad more glaring.
Like when we came for Brunch on a bustling Sunday and ordered some simple eggs and toast. They were ready in just a few minutes, and we watched while they sat on the counter slowly cooling and congealing while our server waltzed around the room with absolutely no acknowledgement that our order was up.
Not that she was so busy serving other tables. Nope, just waltzing around. Seriously.
Or when we came mid-​week for lunch and ordered the special: Panini with Soup or Salad, $ 8.95. We chose Greek salad, and were charged an extra $ 3.95 because the panini came with pasta salad. Really ?? It did not say that anywhere on the menu, and forgive me for not reading your mind. Of course if the server was any good, she would have alerted us to the fact the «salad» was pasta salad, and if we wanted Greek there would be an extra cost.
When I went up to the cashier to ask about the bill, she said, ‘oh yeah, the server should have told you’, and charged us anyway.
Sloppy, poorly handled.
The Faema experience is not worth hoping you might get one of those wonderful attentive spot-​on servers because chances are, you’ll get one of the duds.

Faema is an Italian café that one wouldn’t expect in this area. The setup is huge and airy and the all the hustle and bustle makes one think that we are in Italy.
Plenty of options for food (paninis, pizza etc.) in addition to the coffee related items.
I wanted my my caffeine fix so I went for a Cappuccino and a Biscotti.
The server was very friendly and chatted with me a bit before taking my order.
I was expecting a good version of espresso drinks here as they sell a lot of espresso machines (both commercial and residential) via the store next door.
The Cappuccino arrived quickly and looked nice. Nice froth on top (a more traditional take than the modern version that is getting popular nowadays). However it just went downhill here the espresso part was took weak for my liking and didn’t offer much in term of taste.
The biscotti as well didn’t offer much and was your run of a mill stuff.
I would say 2 stars for cappuccino. The paninis looked good so I will try them out next time I am in the area.
They have drink special for 4.99 $ so might be worth checking it out.

Today was the day.
I have been driving by Faema Caffe for ages. Have always been intrigued by this joint.
I already had lunch so the DC and I just came in for an after lunch espresso + sweet treat. Can’t speak for the sweets as I only had an espresso… it was good … strong and good. I suppose this is reflective of the machines used for making espresso more than anything.
Server was super friendly. A trend with many restos, she was overworked. She looked overwhelmed, but tried her best to come by and see how we were doing.
The food looks delish so I’ll have to try it next time. Pricing is pretty reasonable.
I’ll be back.
For now, we have a solid 3 star.
Will update when I have a meal here.

By the look of this place it took me a long time to wander in as I expected it to be pricey. I came in one night about 15 minutes before closing, and though the staff were cleaning up, the barista was more than happy to help. I ordered a london fog to go.
I was pleasently surprised when the bill came in under $ 2.00. Remind me again why it took me so long to come in here? Also, remind me again why I’ve been going to the Starbucks across the street for the same thing at 2.5x the price?
Faema you win. Starbucks, you lose. Now I just have to come back to try the food.