Petite Thuet

I guess I’ve experienced better because there are no customer bathrooms.
This is a tiny place. Nice bagged teas. Limited pastries. A chatty barista who was flirting with a Mac girl the day I arrived. But you can sit by the window and watch the world go by. Read your book. Uninterrupted.

The picture of their inside makes the shop looks big, but it is a pretty small shop. I live in the neighbourhood. Their glass case I saw always looked good and I tried macaron and coffee. They are nothing special and it is expensive. They do not have a bathroom for a customer.

I’ve come to this place a couple of times for a croissant and an espresso. The croissant was tender and flaky and the espresso was velvety. I’ve also bought their lemon tarts, which have an elaborate meringue topping and have exactly the right balance of zest and sweetness. I was less fortunate with their sourdough baguette, which was rock solid and dry, I can’t help wondering if I was given a day-​old loaf.

Their croissants are not fresh and crispy !!!. Starbucks sells betters pastries.

Their espresso is the best in a neighbourhood which is severely lacking good coffee shops.
Both staff I have encountered here have been very friendly and have remembered my order after only going in a handful of times.

Don’t bother. They didn’t have macarons for Macaron Day. Told me that they will have some in 45 minutes, so I returned an hour later to get the same answer– they will be delivered in 30 – 45 minutes. I said, isn’t that what you said an hour ago? Then I got a reply that the delivery will be here when it will be here. Well I’m certainly not coming back for a third time just to get disappointed. Won’t be returning.

Went back to give it another go. It was still not the best. The macaroons look great but taste meh. I love macaroons and have no idea why theirs taste so poor.

Terrible experience. Walked by to get deserts today for a dinner we were attending, the selection looked great but the pastries were disgusting. I ordered a lemon meringue tart and a raspberry macaroon, both tasted like they had been stored in a fridge or freezer too long (or in a ziplock bag). For the prices they charge and the reputation of chef Marc Thuet, I expected much more.

Nobody can beat this macarons, and Thuet is just generally a genius. Friendly staff too, so its great if you want to stop in for a quick coffee!

The macarons were divine! I ordered two based on their color (which is probably a bad idea) and was pleasantly surprised by the different flavors. The raspberry cheesecake (?) aka blue macaron was delicious, I didn’t expect the raspberry jam to be inside the filling. The mint was just as tasty — tasted just like mint chocolate ice cream! The guy at the counter seemed super nice, and even suggested cheaper ways of drinking the greenhouse juice drinks after seeing my bag lol. I will definitely go there again to try more when I have the chance!

I don’t understand the people on here complaining about the size of the macarons… are the macarons you normally buy the size of hamburgers? Where are these giant macarons you speak of? Do you think Nadege’s are the size of chocolate chips, then? Petite Thuet’s are actually the largest I’ve come across.
That aside, I’ve only been to this location once so far, which is stupid because I live down the street. I’ve been to the location on King several times. /​csb
I accidentally said ‘macaroon’, in a moment of self-​conciousness — regarding my lack of a good French-​accent. I know that macarons and macaroons are different. The gentleman behind the cash was quick to correct me, and I will never make the same mistake again! I feel confident now to ask for a MACARON! I FEEL ENLIGHTENED AND EMPOWERED. I FEEL FULL OF SUGAR.

So this is pretty bias because it’s based on 2 macaroons…
I just happened to walk by (while furniture shopping on King) and I saw that they had coffee and macaroons.
My bf didn’t feel like getting anything, and since we were supposed to be seriously furniture shopping, I decided to just 2 macaroons to go.
I got a black forest and lavender. I couldn’t wait to try them, so as I was walking out, I took a bite out of the blackforest one. It was hard, but the flavours were great. There were actual cherries inside.
After walking around for a bit, I decided to finished the lavender one as well. I realized that they might freeze their macaroons to keep them fresh. The lavender one was defrosted, and had a good crunch on the outside, and chewy, soft centre. It was very very lavender-​ish. If you don’t like the flavour of lavender, do not get it. I don’t mind it, because the cream in the middle helped to balance it out.
I’ve been meaning to go back to get the black forest one again and eat it right this time. Also to try the other macaroons as well.
I’d say this was a happy accident=)
Must try!!!

Warning, This Review is strongly biased. A four star only based on 1 coffee 1 donut.
I was picking up croissants across the street and I saw this. The name looks so familiar so I just cross the street «unconsciously». (See the trick to cut the weekend spending? is you just don’t look around!)
Later I found out it was the same store on King, with more bakery. Almond Croissant looks as tempting as the one i had in my bag.
I told the gentleman behind the counter that I had a croissant already and ask him if he could recommend something else (meanwhile my hand already reaching to the bag of Madeleine cake on the counter.) He suggest the donut like thing in the plate. it says it is so much more than just a fried donut. So i got that one.
How I am gonna describe that thing. It is just GOOD. Not too sweet, a little bit chewy, in a good way. With coffee, it is like a plain and comfortable kind of tasty. Good way to start a Sunday, a little bit pricy way as well ($ 3 for the donut)
I am looking forward to try the jam and ketchup and the duck confit next time.

Macarons were just okay for how teeny and expensive the were.
One flavor was just NASTY. Candy apple?
What in the world?! It tasted like feet.
The service was odd. I called a few days in advance to order a couple dozen macarons and I got the man I spoke with’s name. I came in the day we discussed to get the macarons and he had no recollection of our phone call. Luckily the macarons were in stock.
Though the macarons, seating area, and service let me down their hazelnut cake was SO yummy. A perfect dessert in both flavor and texture.

Based on the other reviews, I was expecting so much more from the croissants here. They’re ok but not great. If you’re in the College/​Bathurst area, you can pay less for a better one at Manic Coffee.

The guy behind the counter was super friendly. Dare I say flirty? Hopefully so, since I was flirting. And it’s an embarrassment when you are flirting alone. Ahem! Errr… awkward situation aside…
Petite Thuet is not bad, but it’s not perfect either. I give it a wholehearted «meh». I purchased four macarons at $ 1.95 each in pistachio, strawberries & cream, lemon, and coffee. No wait, hazelnut. Caramel? Well it’s brown coloured… something? Yeah, dude had no idea what the brown was. It tasted like Tiramisu, so I’ll stick with that. The lemon was crusted with yellow sugar, which was totally uncalled for. A macaron is sweet enough! And one out of the four macarons wasn’t too fresh. A-​okay, but I won’t be making a trip back anytime soon. Not even for the dude’s phone number.

I am rating Petite Thuet based on their macarons… so this maybe a little bias.
The choice here is not many as other bakery I went to but gee I still have problem decide which one to get! Life will be so easy if I can just tell the nice gentleman behind the counter to just give me one each.(not only it is not good for my wallet, not good for my health and if I ate those all in one shot I will definitely drive my food crawl buddy crazy!)
Pumpkin which is the seasonal flavour has this rich pumpkin taste. Hazelnut is good too… just have a hint of sweetness but with great nutty flavour. BTW, they are not as sweet as a lot of the other places I have. I found that is much better since the flavour will be more intense then just sweet sweet sweet.
The size is a little smaller but they are at $ 1.95 a pop! Also one of the cheaper macarons I have.
Petite Thuet also sell jar of French soups, packaged cold cuts and duck confit where you can buy and reheat or cook in your own kitchen and impress your friends and guests!

Because I eat so much sugar in general and a lot of macarons, a friend brought a few from this store for us to try.
— SIZE: smaller and thicker (meringue shells) than the other ones we’ve had, it’s neither good nor bad, just different
— SHELLS: of the four flavours that are available on that day, two were done quite perfectly with crispy outer shell and chewy interior, the other two were unforturnately cakey especially towards bottom of each shell where ganache fillings touch, they were almost gluey.
— FILLINGS: caramel sea salt is our favourite, it had a perfect balance of sweetness and umami; Pistachio cream has a nice flavour but too sweet; raspberry filling tasted more like a jam vs. macaron ganache; PB&J had too much flavours going on and overwhelmed the delicate meringue taste
I’d go back and try other stuff and more macarons.

I keep reading about macarons on Unilocal talk so I decided to try it out to see what the big deal was. The macarons at this place rocked my socks!
I saw all the pretty colours and couldn’t decide what to get so in a moment of confusion, I asked them for one of each flavour — which totalled nine. When I got home and bit into it, I finally understood why they were so pricy. They’re like little bits of heaven.

I have a thing for macaroons, so stumbling across Petit Thuet by chance is more like divine intervention. Hands down, they have the best, most authentic, most delicious, most perfect macaroons in north of Bloor.
They have a good selection of flavours so pick what you’d like.
It’s definitely on the pricier side (it’s in Rosedale, just across the street from the massive LCBO) but it’s worth it. Petite Thuet is a gem… but I still really love Manischwitz canned macaroons and that will never change.