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Maxim's Bakery
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5 reviews for Maxim's Bakery
5 reviews in English
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Review from Ellen L.
12/5/2011
My family has been die-hard fans of Maxim's Chestnut Cake for 15 years now - it is the unspoken choice at every birthday occasion. Nothing has changed about it. The cream is light, fluffy, and not too sweet. Rich flavours in the chestnut filling. Similar cakes from the few other Asian bakeries we've tried have yet to dethrone Maxim's. In fact, I just picked up another one for Mom's birthday today.
Their buns are good too - at least better than T&T.
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Review from Reena M.
Updated - 11/13/2010 4 Check-ins Here
This is my favorite bakery for Chinese pastries and buns. The coconut and BBQ pork buns are so soft and grabbable (I like grabbing buns!). And the coconut buns aren't too sweet. There is a lot of traffic here so you can be sure your buns will be fresh.
Their egg tarts are delicious too when they're fresh. My other favorite thing here recently are their fruit tarts. You get 8 of them for $3.75 and they're simple and awesome. The tart shells are lined with chocolate and filled with custard and whip cream with a piece of fruit on top. It's a great deal!Listed in: Best Desserts in Vancouver, Tourism Vancouver, Daaaaaammmmmmnnn Cheeeeeep!
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5/27/2009 First to Review
I love how cheap this place is, and how good the baked goods are! 3 for $1.10 coconut buns? Who can… Read more »
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Review from Henry B.
Vancouver, BC
This is the place to buy your Chinese buns when you are done shopping at TnT. The buns here are fresh and cheap. You basically grab a tray and a tong and go medieval on their a$$. Buy at least six items and pay no HST. Most of the buns are smaller in size then the ones from New Town Bakery or Chinatown. But on the good side, you get to try more buns. They are constantly baking throughout the day, so it's easy to get a fresh batch. Although, I find their pork and curry buns to lack flavour as compare to New Town Bakery. Their buns are a little inferior in quality as compare to St Germains on the other side of Metrotown. If you need to buy a birthday cake, I would get it from St Germain. But if you want something cheaper, there's nothing wrong with Maxims.
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Review from Jon L.
6/14/2009
Great bakery located across from T&T Supermarket at Metrotown. They have many cheap baked goodies. Like their mini danishes which are a good bargain and are a better deal than buying a regular size version. They have many types of buns, Chinese baked goodies, cakes and breads in addition.
The mango cake I had there was good and not overly sweet. And the green tea bread that they carry makes for excellent toast. Interestingly I could not find this at the Chinatown Vancouver location when I went looking for it. As for the BBQ pork bun, it was okay but I felt that it was a little small and had less filling. Nevertheless, I would recommend Maxim's as a place to go for awesome baked goods for its prices, freshness and selection. -
Review from Karima S.
5/10/2010
OMG! They have great pastries here! There are so many things to choose from. The thing that you have to try are the mini pies...the pecan is the best! They also have this sweet bread that is amazing!!
