Stuart’s Bakery

Grabbed a coffee next door and headed over for some sweet treats from Stuart’s– the huge, beautiful assortment and friendly service made it my choice over other nearby options. Unfortunately, the fruit tart crust was extremely crunchy and the chocolate cheesecake was heavy and dense with a chalky aftertaste that we didn’t care for. Their selection is so large that I’m sure they have some great options, but wish there were samples to better guide choices.

In the farmers market on Granville. Great desserts and served by an experienced salesperson keeping things calm in the chaos of the farmer’s market.

Really disappointed with the decline in quality from this place.
I used to love the Almond Croissant, enough to pay the crazy high price for it, but the last two times something definitely changed with the taste, and I’m now over it.
I also used to love their Fresh Blueberry Tarts, but today the blueberries were shrivelled and kind of tough, so obviously they had been frozen, not fresh plump berries like before.
The Key Lime Pie was delicious still, though!
The Tiramisu cake slice, my boyfriend said, was not very flavourful, and definitely not what he was expecting, considering its his favourite type if cake.
And the Profiterole Cup he got, the whipped cream had soured and hardened and was inedible. No idea how long something has to sit there for that to happen :/​
I’ve called back about the Profiterole Cup, and the girl said we can get our money back for it, which is great. I left my name and number, as I don’t feel like driving all the way back today. We’ll see if it’s honoured.

NOT FRESH!
the expectation from a bakery is daily fresh baked, not the case here at STUARTS on Granville Island. The caibatta rolls seemed a day old. The pastries ($ 31.00+ for only 6) are not even day old, maybe week? for the bottoms to become soggy takes a few days I think, and this was the case here.
At this pricepoint FRESH is the requirement, not day, or several days old!

I don’t have a sweet tooth, but looking at the beautiful display of all the yummy desserts, I just wanted everything!
I wanted to sample all the yummy fruit tart, cheesecake and cookies that just came straight out of the oven. It took my friend and I at least 10 minutes to decide which lucky pastries was going back to the hotel with us. My friend is a huge fruit tart fan, so that’s what she ended up getting and I got the apple caramel cheesecake.
The fruit tart was delicious, you can taste the perfect amount of butter they used on the crust. The filling was not overly sweet which was topped with some tasty fresh fruits.
My apple caramel cheesecake was amazing! It wasn’t too sweet, the apple and caramel was mix very well together. The texture of the cheesecake was on point. It kind of taste like Apple pie, but better!
Service was quick! The people behind the counter was super friendly! They answer all my questions and I didn’t feel rushed even when there was a line behind me.

Unless you are blind, there is no way you will miss the colorful, seductive dessert display of Stuart’s Bakery if you are walking around in the Granville Island Public Market! Anything you can think of, it’s most likely in the selection and maybe even beyond your imagination. Everything in the display looks so delightful, and fortunately or unfortunately (Depending on your prospective) each item is slightly pricier so you can’t just collect ‘em all.
However don’t be shy and get yourself at least something from here, because any choice you get here will be as delicious as it looks! I definitely recommend stopping by to pick up one of their well-​made desserts during your Granville Island trip.

Stuart’s Bakery is a visual dessert overload. The amount of pastries that get produced at this location is astounding, and to be quite honest, very overwhelming when you are trying to decide what to get.
But that also means there’s something for everyone! We opted to share a simple Mousse and also one of their Strawberry Tarts. Initial reactions.
Mousse = AMAZING
Strawberry Tart = DOUBLY AMAZING
i really enjoyed the smooth creamy texture of the mousse, and the strawberries were large and very juice. Also the custard at the bottom of the strawberry tart — light and delicious.
The only downside about this place is that the line up to pay is very confusing and not obvious at all. You need to be able to differentiate between people that are just standing there browsing, people that are walking by, and people that are actually placing an order. But after you’ve successfully navigated that, you’re in for a delicious treat!

wow! so many different desserts here to choose from! Although some of the reviews mentioned that it didn’t have much flavor, we thougt the flavors were great:
fruit tart — 4 stars — for around $ 5, the fruits were fresh and tasted well with the filling and crust. it had a nice light flavor to it.
chocolate mousse — 4 stars — for aroud $ 5, very chocolatey flavor with a candy type toping and cake bottom.
staff was nice, but couldn’t really understand english that well.

I’d love to know why Stuart’s thinks it’s okay to sell stale pastries for the same price as fresh.
Earlier today I popped by to grab a croissant. It was an expensive croissant, and I had high hopes. This was an abomination of French proportions: it was chewy. It was stale. It was not crisp on the outside and buttery on the inside. Sacre bleu, it was just bad.
Yes, the location in Granville Island is great, and yes, the display is gorgeous. Don’t be fooled, though: looks can be deceiving.
So thanks a lot, Stuart’s, for taking my money and leaving me disappointed.

Great location and beautiful presentation but this is where the good stuff ends. Tiramisu does not represent anything remotely to that italian dessert. It’s made via sponge cake and had no flavor what’s so ever. Canolis were old and stale. The cheese cake was ok and the crème Brulee was excellent and fresh.
I sense a stock rotation challenge with this place.
Sorry but was not worth the money paid…

Located in the public market. This place has so much to choose from breakfast pastries to desserts. Believe most things are baked in house. Thew size of each pastry is a good portion for the price. First time I say a nutella croissant! The fresh baked granola was delish! It wasn’t too sweet or oily, and loaded with a variety of nuts, seeds, fruits. A great snack! The sesame like crackers were tasty also. They let you sample too

Being the sweets lover I am, I was really excited when I saw the huge display of desserts and baked goods at Stuart’s! I believe that there is something for everyone here and it was hard to make a decision as there were so many things that looked great! I ended up getting a nutella croissant the first day which was really tasty. The next day we came back to the market I got a Nanaimo bar, which was pretty good as well. It is a little pricey, but I guess that’s to be expected in a tourist area like this.

Good selection of deserts for $ 5 each. They all go well with a cup of tea from their neighboor. The best is the chocolate moose, and Black forest cake.

Profiterole cup was good but not out of this world. The whipped cream in there wasn’t freshly made and you could taste that. Huge line, a little hectic and disorderly to order/​pay. Great looking selection of European-​style pastries, tarts, cakes, etc.

At first I was delighted to see that they carried Gluten free baked goods. I really enjoyed their GF cookies and the blondies, but they stopped stocking both these items. The GF options that they kept were more expensive and not as tasty.
Disappointed but not deterred, I bought a GF carrot cake. I ate about half of it while it was still cool from the refrigeration. When it warmed to room temperature, I noticed an odd smell – mold. Yes, it had expired and I spent my new year’s eve vomiting.
Their GF options are alright when fresh, but overpriced. However, I will never eat there again because they are clearly not diligent enough to mark and check the dates of their food. Not worth the risk.

I hate this place. Due to an industrial accident involving a LOT of cattle, I can no longer do dairy based foods. And then you walk by this place. Everything looks great. Everything smells great. Long lines of people waiting for baked goods can’t be wrong.
But, lo and behold at the end was a big container of fresh baked granola. I got some «to go.» Half the bag didn’t make it out the door of the market. The other half didn’t make the water taxi ride to Yaletown. Spent the rest of our vacation trying to convince my wife to walk down the to Island again «Just in case we missed something cool» so that I could sneak another bag of granola.
Best money ever spent.

I came here on Saturday while visiting Granville Island. I bought a Crème Brulee and an Apple Cheesecake. Both were good, but I wasn’t impressed by them. Standard flavors and nothing special.

Every time when I go to Grandville to Arts Supply, I always stop by at the market just to get the cakes from here. It’s just so good. Everything look so delicious and it tastes awesome. Why are cakes in Vancouver so good? I’m running out of vocabularies to describe how awesome the cakes here are…

This review is for their French macaroons only. I really love me some french macaroons but this place was a bit disappointing.
What I swallowed:
PISTACHIO CREME: This was the best of the bunch. The cookie was light and airy and the crème filling wasn’t overbearing with just a nice pistachio flavor. What a macaroon should be. I would happily order more of these.
RASPBERRY GANACHE: The cookie was moist but the raspberry filling, I was on the fence about, borderline too tarty.
COCONUT WHITE CHOCOLATE: This was waaaay sweet. I wasn’t ready for the bits of coconut in the filling and found myself chewing the little chunky bits way after the bite size cookie was done. I need to learn how to read better. I would pass on this.
COFFEE PRALINE: This was more like a kick-​in-​your-​face-​shot-​of-​espresso, no light, dainty french macaroon here! After one bite I needed a drink of milk to wash that thick, hearty flavor down. Did I mention these were mini size? Pass.
The first time we came around, the only ones left were the Coconut White Chocolate and the Coffee Praline. After one bite of them, I knew why they were the only ones left. The second day we came was when I was able to taste the Pistachio and the Raspberry. I would get the Pistachio again but I would definitely pass on the other three flavors and opt for some other baked good they had to offer.

After I got my Americano from JJ Beans, we strolled over to Stuarts Quality baked goods. The have a huge variety of breads, cookies, cakes, tarts, croissants, cheese cakes, buns, etc. You get the point, lots of yumminess!
It’s a little on the pricey side but it’s located in the middle of a big tourist spot. So, I don’t mind the premium as it’s totally worth it. The cheese cakes are very tantalizing with so many different types. I see so many people walking by just staring at the mouth watering display of loveliness. They usually don’t buy anything on the first walk by, but they eventually break down by the third. Don’t fight your urge to splurge, people!
I got my crème brûlée and blueberry tart and we headed outside to the watch the spectacular views by the water.