Mabel’s Bakery

I got the red velvet cake here and it was very rich, dense and not too sweet! It is a small bakery that sells sweet treats, cakes and many more. There was a small lineup where I and to wait about 8 minutes before I was assisted. All in all, servers seemed friendly and it was a clean environment.

Delicious baked goods you just can’t go wrong. Freshly baked it’s an experience to say the least. While I was hesitant to give this place a shot I caved. I mean who doesn’t want a a croissant or baguette for breakfast?
While I’m not a fan of their bagels, a little sweet for my liking, their baked goods are great. The lemon squares tart lemon goodness without tasting artificial. I’m also told their cookies and brownies are out of this world.
Prepared ready to heat veggie empanadas are fantastic! Most of the ingredients used are all natural with numerous organic items. Check the refrigerated section– homemade soups, pies, etc
Coffee and tea available to pair with your tasty treats. Bonus points for the pasta stir sticks!
Service is hit or miss– just ok.

I live in the neighbourhood and have passed by this Bakery everyday since they have opened. I generally thought they would be on the pricey side and therefore had not popped in to try anything. However, last week their almond croissants were screaming at me through the window and I decided to give them a try.
They have cute little baskets with decadent different croissants and breads and have prices scattered around on little pop up cards. Everything is more expensive than usual but after trying their almond croissant I can understand why. The croissant was on the flat side and was very flakey but it had just the right amount of almond butter inside it and made the walk home that much more enjoyable.
I noticed this place also leaves left over bread in bags outside their door at the end of the night for the homeless which is awfully sweet.
I am a fan of this place however it does pinch the wallet!

Thank god for a respite from all the bland Portuguese bread in the neighbourhood. Mabel’s does quality French-​style baked goods. Very nice crusts on their baguettes. Beautifully, buttery crunch on their croissants. All reasonably priced.
In addition to those bakery staples, they also have a nice mix of prepared and «ready-​to-​prepare» cook at home items like quiches, pies, and other yummy treats.
Don’t go in hungry. I don’t know what they’re making, but the inside of the restaurant always smells so damn good, you might way over-​indulge. It’s like my old gym that was adjacent to a Krispy Kreme… such terrible temptation.
Staff are always friendly and ready to help. A very welcome sight for a neighbourhood with few decent bakeries.

Ordered a cake, and although it was beautiful no one really enjoyed it. Kind of dense and dry. It was chocolate with raspberry filling and tall.
I went in for a coffee with my GF while we were waiting for our table at the Drake and it was great!

I’m updating my Mabel’s review already, because here are two things you should know:
+They have the best chocolate pudding in the world in their fridge on the regular for $ 3
+They have assembled, raw, frozen pies so that you can have a flawless homemade-​adjacent baking experience! Ask for directions when you check out, egg wash that bee and you’re basically Martha Stewart

Had their peach pie (during peach season) — absolutely fantastic.

The morning muffin was a sourdough muffin with a baked egg. Not bad, but the first one we had had a fly in it.
The almond croissant was delicious — flaky and the filling was flavorful and didn’t have any of that artificial marzipan taste.
The bakery had no air conditioning when we visited though. It was sooooo hot! I was sweating while waiting on line for only a few minutes.
The service was pretty bad too. They were not friendly and had nasty attitudes.
I would go back to grab the almond croissant though.

I look forward to the coffee here like nothing else. Since my last review, I tried their personal strawberry rhubarb pie (was not a fan; felt it was lacking flavour and wasn’t sweet enough for me), the cinnamon bun (didn’t like; too dense and not enough icing), their freshly baked plain croissants (amazing!), and a mango italian soda (amazing!). It’s annoying that when you want them to warm something up, it takes like 10 minutes… why don’t they have this oven preheated at all times? I still love this place, though.

Sorry Nova Era, I have just found my new spot to buy fresh bread. We purchased the most outstanding fresh white loaf to make French toast and all I can say is this made the most delicious breakfast ever. There are lots of little air holes in the bread which made excellent reservoirs for the maple syrup. The bread was so fresh we lightly dried some slices in the oven before their egg bath. Honestly the texture of this bread is even better than Challah or other egg breads for French toast. The bread also made great sandwiches the next day. It had a mild yeast under tone and a chewy quality with a soft centre. Really outstanding loaf of bread.

Popped in for a quick bite — the baby quiche was delicious. Such a cute little spot! I wish I had a place like this in my neighbourhood.

Excellent décor and atmosphere, incredible selection, including a grab and go cooler filled with milk, juices, ready made foods, cheese counter. Had a croissant, quiche, latte and hot chocolate at our table. All excellent, fresh and well made. Highly recommend this little bakery for cakes or a quick lunch! I think it’s perfectly reasonable price wise for the value!

Very cute bakery on queen west. Nice selection of baked goods and prepared meals for fair pricing. They have great hours for a bakery and it’s a very convenient location right along queen street so very accessible. I recommend the beef empanadas! Super delicious.

We live across the street from Mabel’s and are frequent shoppers there. It is a fantastic neighborhood spot and a great place to drop in on a Saturday or Sunday morning when you’re walking the dog.
Our favourites include: croissants, almond croissants, sourdough bread, any of the cookies, the carrot cake, the empanadas (Veg or Meat), and the roast beef arugala & horseradish sandwich on a pretzel bun. Every item is made with care and the best ingredients. Also they brew a mean cup of coffee.
They are not getting ⁵⁄₅ stars from me because the prices are a touch high (although I respect the business and the quality of ingredients they are paying for), and MOSTly because my husband adores the almond croissants — The Grid (RIP) even did a write up on them — and they never have them anymore. Inventory management issue I suppose.
Anyways if you haven’t been, GO. Awesome spot to grab a dessert if you’re having a dinner party too — pies, cakes, squares etc. are perfection.

I am addicted to their bagels, croissants, lemon squares, cheesecakes, cookies, pizzas, cheese & more. Have I mentioned that I live 2 minutes away? This is my go to bakery on Queen St. West. My work pees are addicted to your baked goodies as well. I get requests every day for croissants & pretzel bread.
The staff are very friendly.
I think my favourite part about Mabel’s Bakery (besides the yummy goodies) is that you can see their staff making yummy sweets and other non sweet goodies.

I’m on a quest for the best chocolate chip cookie. It’s not that I’m a snob — I love the President’s Choice The Decadent chocolate chunk cookie — but if I buy a whole pack I’ll eat it all in one sitting. So I’m trying to make trips to better bakeries and have one or two cookies at a time — quality over quantity!
This one was very, very good. Small, and on the pricey side (to be expected for a nice bakery), but it was very good and well worth the price (I think $ 1.24 each before tax?). I had two — that was superhuman restraint right there!
It kinda reminded me of Jacques Torres’ cookie in NYC (but smaller) because instead of chips or chunks, they have flat sheets of chocolate laced into the cookie — very, very good! And great ingredients. The cookie base was buttery and rich. I also especially appreciated that although it was chewy, it wasn’t totally raw in the middle, which skeeves me out (I’m looking at you, Le Gourmand!).
I’m trying to be a bit more disciplined in eating properly and I was by myself so I didn’t go nuts and get the cinnamon bun, meat pie, flourless chocolate cake, or grilled cheese I was eyeing. The walk over was far (and kinda sketchy in certain areas!) so this will be a rare treat for me, however.
*ETA: I also appreciate that this cookie isn’t so huge that it would ruin your appetite after just one. Le Gourmand’s (only other place I’ve been to on my cookie quest so far) is very rich but too heavy.

Mabel’s Bakery is AWESOME. So far everything I’ve had here is super delicious:
Raspberry Baby Pie: Super yummy and perfect
Baby Cheesecake: The perfect combo of chocolate cheesecake without being too sweet
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies: THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIPS COOKIE I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. Gooey, melt in your mouth and chocolately.
Their lattes are great too.

Not impressed, not a good experience.
Ordered a gâteau basque (custard was OK, but not that much the crust), a lemon tart, and an orange blondie to go. I did not like the lemon layer, too acidic and gelly; the crust was not so bad in itself, but was on the frozen side and made up 2/​3rds of the thickness of the square.
what a bad surprise, when back home, I discovered 2 other lemon squares in my box instead of an orange blondie!

After I go to the gym, I like to reward myself with a cupcake. I figure, I’m still burning calories, so THIS is the time to eat unnecessary junk! I think Dr Oz said it was okay or some crap. So I walk in there and I see this mammoth cupcake that has a huge pile of frosting on top of it and I buy it. They give me this box that fits two cupcakes so I buy a carrot cupcake and a coconut cupcake. They were so tantalizing I had to hide the garbage evidence cuz I don’t want my roommates to «notice» my eating habits.
Anyway, the reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I got an elderly red velvet cupcake recently and it wasn’t fresh at all. I bit into the frosting and there was a slight crunch. The frosting was still good but the cake tasted kinda like cardboard. It kiiiinda turned me off. But if I see the coconut cupcake in the window, I’ll go back. The red velvet can kiiiinda go to the hell.

Can’t believe I haven’t checked this place out until today.
I was really impressed.
I was happily surprised to find that Mabel’s isn’t’ just a bakery.
While they have a nice cross section of sweet baked goods, it also has a savory side.
I don’t want to forget everything I just saw, so I’m going to break down my review in the sections of the store.
FRONT ENTRANCE/​/​
Front window — collection of fresh made bagels, buns and bread.
I know little (nothing) about coffee/​espresso, but I can say, they had a nice looking machine, that i’m sure produces some mighty-​fine drinks.
Drink menu included a simpler selection of espresso based drinks, and about the same number offerings of tea based ones.
The Magical DISPLAY CASE/​/​
The items that caught my eye in the sweet section where: mini cheese cake, lemon bars, mini fruit pies (the crust looked incredible!), brownies, mini chocolate flourless cakes, butter tarts & cookies.
Savory stuff: which includes fresh cheeses, beef empanadas, to meat pies, quiches (veg & meat based ones) and jarred preserves (beats, cauliflower, corn relishes, pears in red wine, strawberry,
In the FRIDGE/​FREEZER section/​/​
Fresh squeezed orange juice, steak & mushroom pie, frozen fresh chicken stock (looked perfect),
JACKPOT! They have about 5 different flavors of ½ litre Greg’s ice cream (!!!).
I saw individual parfaits in the fridge, (like, the kind with chocolate pudding and whipped cream on top!!!) I gotta say, it looked amazing. I kinda wish I had picked one up when I was there. It looked so simple, but so yummy. Hell, who doesn’t like a chocolate pudding parfait?!
WHAT I BOUGHT:
chocolate chip cookies: perfect sized cookie. i’m not a fan of those super huge ones, so this is what initially attracted me to this little treat. It was soft and everything a classic chocolate chip cookie should be.
lemon bar; not too sweet and tangy. yum!
beef empanadas; oh yum. Great crust, and the beef is flavorful and has a smidgen of heat to it.
mini cheese cake: the crust! it’s crispy! it’s amazing! nomnomnom …
mac&cheese. meh. no go, and dumped it in the garbage after a couple of bites. It wasn’t good at all.