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Le Gourmand
Categories: Restaurants French Food Coffee & Tea Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch French, Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
438 Richmond St WToronto, ON M5V 3S6
(416) 504-4494
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7 am - 7 pm
Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Sun 9 am - 5 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
22 reviews for Le Gourmand
Review Highlights
"I crave their chocolate chip cookies."
(in 5 reviews)
"...pass up one of their killer croissants ala egg and cheese."
(in 5 reviews)
"...person to check out their soups but more importantly: mama..."
(in 4 reviews)
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22 reviews in English
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Review from Brett K.
12/19/2011
cool, better then average coffee shop across the street from my company's Toronto office in the fashion district (I believe it was called).
my visit... roast beef sammich with spicy ass horseradish, awesome espresso -
Review from Michelle K.
Toronto, ON
1/25/2012
NEVER ORDER CATERING FROM THEM UNLESS YOU ARE PICKING IT UP YOURSELF!
I recently placed a catering order for an extremely important client meeting. While the food was good it was not worth the agro that I am going through now, they showed up 1 hour late!!! When I called them to ask for a discount, they told me that they should never have taken the order because I was out of their catering area (which btw they did not tell me when I called nor do they post on their site) and then proceeded to tell me that they could not give me a discount in this order but on a future order. Well, clearly they are not too bright as I am OUT OF THE AREA so how could I place another order there?
To top matters off, I was directed at one point to speak to the owner/manager whom I called and he never bothered to call me back.
Well, lesson one in customer service:
CALL THEM BACK
Lesson 2 - listen and respond, or you will get a terrible review! -
Review from Maheen M.
8/15/2011
I had breakfast with my sister this past weekend. She order the veggie omelette and I had their regular breakfast of two eggs and bacon.
The veggie omelette was a regular sized porition that was accompanied with a slice of a baguette, greens and fruit salad. My sister was still hungry after her meal.
My breakfast was ok. The bacon was super crunchy, almost dried. I made a mini egg sandwich with the eggs and baguette slices that came with my meal.
Value for money for breakfast was ok, we ended up spending $22 for the both of us. There are other breakfast places were you can get a lot more food.
Their coffee is great though!Listed in: Breakfast/Brunch Spots
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Review from Anni L.
7/22/2011
I only order one item there. The croissant egg, cheese, and bacon breakfast sandwich grilled (for a bargain price of $4.75 before tax). Its the best breakfast sandwich i've ever had in my life. Not to sound like i'm exaggerating. I've been there 6 times in the past three months. I bought several daily deal groupon and even had two of these breakfast croissants in one sitting at the risk of sounding greedy and gluttoneous.
I've had their prosciutto and brie/pesto. It was ok, but nothing spectacular like the sandwiches you can get at Pusateri's in Yorkville.
I have also tried their carrot ginger soup which was pretty good. Their regular coffee is ok. If not for convenience i'd rather go to starbucks or second cup to be honest.
The restaurant itself is a order, take a number/take a seat or take it to go type setting. The staff is polite and friendly but don't go out of their way to build any strong rapport with the customers.
I can see why this place is a hit or miss. Their prices are premium and unless you are there for their specialties, you might feel disappointed.
7/25/2011 update...just tried the eggs benedict over the weekend. It was very tasty. I also discovered they have a great double medium Americano for $2.20. I also don't get the difference between their small and medium size cup. The small is super tiny (smaller than a short at Starbucks), and the medium is like a Venti. -
Review from Kat F.
Fifth time I've come here after 1pm and been offered no options for food. Sold out of cookies, sold out of all sandwiches and specials.
Why stay open till 7pm daily if you're constantly running out of food? Save yourself the staffing and operational costs by closing immediately after the weekday lunch rush.
Another way to tell that they're sold out of food is that no one will help you at the cash. I practically had to go back into the kitchen and bring out an employee myself. The attitude seems to be "We're out of stock of pretty much everything, so there's no point in even greeting you since we'll decline every request you make." I get the impression they hope customers will take a hint and not even bother asking?
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5/7/2009
Finally got to try one of Le Gourmand's famous cookies today, although I didn't choose chocolate… Read more »
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Review from Jay G.
Toronto, ON
1/4/2010
I get angry because whenever I come here there are NO DAMN COOKIES! Every single flippin time and the ONE time I do get a cookie, it's overcooked and slightly burnt. All I hear are praises for this place about their delicious cookies and I feel jipped.
Although I've always lost the cookie battle with Le Gourmand, I do love their sandwiches and quiche. The sandwiches are made on lovely crisp baguettes and with the freshest ingredients. The quiche is light, fluffy but flavorful.
There isn't much service here as you walk up to the counter, order, and seat yourself but the staff is friendly and are happy to heat your sandwich or grab you a fresh baguette.
Overall, this is a great place for lunch or maybe even breakfast. The prices aren't as high as I expected for their delicious sandwiches as I had expected and definitely worth the price considering they are made with good quality ingredients. They also have ground coffee and cocoa mix for sale. -
Review from Jennifer L.
Toronto, ON
9/22/2009
This review is specifically for the macaroni and cheese. For such a hoity toity place, with their fancy sammiches and quiches and cookies that drip into your mouth and expensive chocolate and gourmet items and all the other crap there, the mac and cheese is surprisingly bland and boring! What the hell! I was surprised and had to cover it with ketchup but even ketchup couldn't save this tasteless beast. I gotta say, my buddy KD beats this one to the ground.
Hey Le Gourmand, here's a little tip for your Mac n Cheese: Cheese Whiz adds personality. -
Review from Abby R.
Toronto, ON
5/24/2009
Le Gourmand is okaaaay. The coffee is pretty good, and yes - those chocolate chip cookies are delicious and a meal in itself.
But, the service totally sucks. I went in for a coffee and a sandwich as my office is right around the corner. First I ordered the avocado and tomato sandwich, which they rang up for me but didn't have. No biggie.
THEN,
I asked for the vegetarian sandwich (as I am a vegetarian). They toast it up or whatever, I bite into it - and there is MEAT IN MY VEGETARIAN SANDWICH! Ahhhhhhhh! (no offense to the meat eaters, but that is...ugh - not okay!!!).
I take it back to them saying "hello, there is meat in my VEGETARIAN sandwich and I am a VEGETARIAN!!!" I got a very minimal, blase response from the girl at the counter. She didn't seem to care much, gave me an obligatory apology, and poked around to find an actual vegetarian sandwich. Poor customer service.
What if I had a food allergy? What if that was a religious problem for me? They just don't care.
Aside from that, this place is just a little too faux for me. It's a cute decor, but they try way too hard. I'd hit the Dark Horse up the street instead. Much cooler. -
Review from Michelle V.
Toronto, ON
6/10/2009
I was always intimidated to go into this place at lunch and now that I've recently been on the prowl for delicious soups in the area, it's forcing me to man up. I've yet to conquer this place, soup-wise but I did manage to confront the legend of the their famous chocolate chip cookies (I use the term "cookie" loosely).
This mammoth cookie is a little more than an inch thick and had the rough circumference of my face. I had to eat it in 5 Acts like a Shakespearean tragedy.
But did it taste good? *sigh* It did. Perfectly buttery and the right kind of cookie crumbly FULL of chocolate chips.
And here's where it fails and it's the same reason why I'm reluctant to bake face-sized cookies at home: Because it's so big, to get it baked perfectly through the center, you'll have to sacrifice the edges which were crispier than I like my cookies. Quality over size, people! Quality over size.
Le Gourmand may be building a following for their Chocolate Chip Cookie but the true winner of their baked goods is the Dark Chocolate Ganache Filled Ball of Sinful Heaven (patent on name pending). Talk about quality over size, this dome of chocolatey goodness is ready to burst with quality... and chocolate! My goodness...Listed in: The Great Dessert Seduction
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Review from Phil S.
Toronto, ON
4/26/2009
This review is based purely on customer service alone. My experience was as followed.
I walked into Le Gourmand and asked for an item on their menu. A chicken sandwich, I believe. The response from the person behind the counter was...
"Yea, that ain't gonna happen."
Which I felt was the wrong way to tell me that you were out of a sandwich. Maybe you could try suggesting a different sandwich, or even saying "oh, sorry sir, [or dude, man, guy], but we ran out of that..."
So with an "Ok, peace!", I walked over to Subway, got a sandwich and brought it back to eat in Le Gourmand, with my friend David Bowie, who was lucky enough to have his selection available.
First impressions are a bitch. I doubt I will ever go back. -
Review from Jessica G.
York, ON
11/19/2009
It's really disappointing because they have such great food, but the service can only be described as such: bi-polar.
I've left there so many times either happy or annoyed, I can't decide how I feel about it. The coffee is good, the food and baked goods equally delicious, however the service just doesn't seem worth it for what I am paying.
I once brought a Starbucks cup in there and ordered over $10 worth the food. The manager made me put one of their cups OVER my Starbucks cup. Needless to say, I haven't been back. -
Review from Neha T.
Toronto, ON
4/27/2009
True, I've never actually stepped foot in any of their locations BUT last week I was hand-delivered a handful of their nookie cookies and a chocolate chip cookie by my mans, so, that counts for something.
A nookie cookie consists of a ball of warm, gooey fudge coated in icing sugar. This sugar coating hardens while baking and cracks open in your mouth to unleash a delectable sludge of warm chocolate. I wanted to bury my face in these cookies and weep for the joy they have brought into my life.
The chocolate chip cookie was as wide as my face and two inches thick. Size matters. Semisweet chocolate matters. I feasted on that sucker for two days.
I'm looking forward to making a trip in person to check out their soups but more importantly: mama needs more fudge. -
Review from Eric M.
2/17/2010
I have a love hate relationship with this place. I love their green bean, prosciutto and salmon salad and hate everything else. Everything. Well except the cute little cafe feel the place has.
I work right around the corner from this place and have been in there countless times and two things remain the same everytime, the prices are too high for the quality of food and portion size they sell and the attitude that comes with ordering is so off putting I've stopped eating there altogether. I guess I'll have to learn to make my own salad.Listed in: Eric SMASH!!
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Review from angela k.
Toronto, ON
4/12/2010 2 Check-ins Here
I simply don't understand why Le Gourmand is as busy as it is. The food is pretty tasty, but they often run out of certain items and the service is awful. It's so chaotic trying to get food or a coffee, no matter what time of day I go there.
To boot, I've ordered a latte from here on three different occasions and they're always terrible. The foam is disappointing and they're incredibly acidic. To boot, the last time I ordered a latte here THREE people who ordered AFTER me got served their espresso-based beverages first (cappuccino, americano, machiato) . I HATE when that happens.
I've finally decided to stop ordering coffee here and stop going for lunch here. It's always a frustrating and disappointing experience. -
Review from Jes L.
Toronto, ON
2/12/2009
It's always a happy day when I head over the Le Gourmand for my first cup of coffee. I can rarely pass up one of their killer croissants ala egg and cheese.
Also, the lunch menu is a solid spread of all things delicious. I'm something of a sandwich snob. If I'm eating roast beef I want it to be succulent and almost melt in my mouth like premium beef sashimi. The salad selection is top notch - I love the beet salad. They also have daily specials that I imagine being crafted by a chubby cherub specializing in comfort food; meatloaf, baked macaroni and cheese, and selections of quiche.
And of course, I have to mention the cookies. They are amazing - that's all you need to know. -
Review from M P.
Toronto, ON
5/14/2010
Top notch cookies!!!!
That's how awesome they are..... -
Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
9/16/2008
Oh My God. The chocolate chip cookies at Le Gourmand are to die for. Don't order anything else (well, maybe some milk) cause these things are a meal in themselves. They are soft in the middle but crunchy on the outside and if you ever manage to get one straight out of the oven, it's like you've gone straight to heaven.
The other food is also great. They have delicious quiches with TONS of ingredients; goat cheese, red peppers, onion, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes. With a side salad it's only about $8. Their sandwiches are also sooo yummy, but if you're in a hurry, don't get them grilled. The roast beef is amazing and the proscuitto and brie will clog your arteries but fill your mouth with tastiness. They also have some more hearty meals like meatloaf and potatoes and salad or mac and cheese. However, I would avoid the Mac and Cheese, because although it's good, it'll cost you and they don't give you very much.
The establishment itself is very nice. High ceilings, lots of light and lots of seating. They also have frozen pastas and sauces for sale, as well as some random produce and some canned beans and olives. The prices are so-so but the food is delicious. And remember, don't leave without a chocolate chip cookie! -
Review from Kat T.
8/10/2008
Le Gourmand once had "conditional pass" sign in the Window. Minus one star... The croissants are not the best in town, but are good. Coffee is great. In the winter, it might be too hot and in the summer, it might be too cold. There are temperature issues anyway. Treats galore- fancy desserts and cookies to die for.
Listed in: Welcome to the neighborhood!
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Review from Ramanan S.
Toronto, ON
4/26/2009
For 3 week nights I was taking classes at Toronto Image Works, which is down the road from Le Gourmand. I'd come in before hand to grab a coffee and a quick bite to eat. Le Gourmand has excellent coffee -- which one would expect, it being a fancy-ass coffee shop. Their selection of soups, sandwiches, cookies, and pastries is what really makes them standout. (I usually get a soup when i'm there, and haven't really been disappointed with any of their choices.) My wife loves their cookies -- a lot.
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Review from Tina H.
5/12/2010
Service is mediocre but helpful. For $12 for a sandwich and salad I was expecting a bit more. It's average tasting and not good value. The sandwiches are super thin (the bread is flattened pretty flat in the grill). Not bad. Organic options which keeps this from falling below 3 stars. The brownies are disgusting. No wifi in case that mattered (though it did not affect my star rating).
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Review from Jessica C.
Toronto, ON
4/3/2009
I crave their chocolate chip cookies. I look forward to the days when I have meetings with creative agencies spread across this area. I admit I was a skeptic the first time I saw them, after all they look almost like giant muffin tops. The edges are crispy and sugary and the middle is soft and buttery. Chocolate chunks run throughout. To borrow from Philly Cream Cheese - they're a little taste of heaven.
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Review from Rubina K.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 2/24/2010
still LOVE le gourmand, but i have to admit that i've had better pastries in this wonderful city of food...and that the pain au chocolat is much better at rahier. their pastry is pretty much consistently...perfect. i'm still a big fan of the almond & chocolate croissants, but can't deny that perfection exists...elsewhere!
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8/7/2009
I always read about their amazing cookies (which I have yet to try), but I'm a HUGE fan of their… Read more »
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