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The Croissant Tree
Categories: Food Coffee & Tea Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants Sandwiches Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches [Edit]
625 Church StToronto, ON M4Y 2G1
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
(416) 925-8379
- Hours:
Mon 7:30 am - 7 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am - 6 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
8 reviews for The Croissant Tree
8 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel C.
Waterloo, ON
12/13/2011
Environment: This place just had a complete makeover! it's looks really nice and modern now ( with comfy sofas and couches!)
Food: Honestly, I use to think their croissants aren't so great BUT now I LUV their croissants! I think they changed their recipe or something...when I go get one in the morning, they are still hot~ fresh out of the oven & they taste sooo good. Their Breakfast menu is pretty good too...love that I can choose a variety of salads for my sides.
Price: I think their prices are pretty reasonable..the portions are pretty big.
ALSO, +1 for having Free WI-FI access so that i can use my laptop there -
Review from S K.
5/9/2011
Loved the outdoor patio on a sunny spring day. Their breakfast specials are great, and oh soo hearty- your choice of toady, fries and drink with your pick.
They also have free wifi and comfy overstuffed couches inside. -
Review from Steph L.
3/2/2010
I will open this review with an angry glare.
If you have seen that episode of How I met Your Mother where Lily has that "You're dead to me look", that is totally the look I'm going for.
Specifically, when the bodega dude messes up her coffee.
The Croissant Tree to me is that bodega...if the bodega was a dimly lit, dingy establishment with stale croissants and a way-overpriced breakfast.
I strolled into Croissant Tree with my beloved Yelp thermos.
I love my thermos. It brings me all kinds joy and reminds me that there is a whole lot of eating and Yelping to do.
I ask Mr.Grumpy-Coffee Man if he could fill my thermos.
He insisted that he charge me for a large.
Dude, it's totally not a large.
After arguing for awhile, instead of easily winning a repeat customer, he made me really mad.
I left with my empty mug.
I keep telling myself I will buy a large cup of coffee and show him by attempting to pour that cup into the thermos, that the thermos is actually a medium.
You know who charges me the price for a medium coffee and gives me a discount for having a mug? Good ol' Tim Horton's, around the corner.
Also there's Starbucks, around the corner.
Or even Java Joe's a block away.
I shake my fist at you, Croissant Tree. -
Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
11/1/2009 2 Check-ins Here
I miss The Croissant Tree.
I used to go here for lunch regularly when I worked on Bloor Street and almost always got the same thing: the chicken avocado melt with side salad. There are lots of options for side salad, so that was where I would "spice it up" - maybe I was boring with the same sandwich, but I'd always try a different salad - fruit, pasta, greek, ceasar, and they are all freshly made and good. The tuna melt was pretty good too, but nothing could top the chicken avocado.
When I - briefly - worked in the Eaton Centre, I visited the "other" Croissant Tree on Bay and they didn't have the chicken avocado melt. It's exclusive to Church Street, so when you go there, enjoy it!
This place has a great outdoor patio that is never full, so definitely sit there when the weather is good.
When I am next in the area, I'll probably drop in for old time's sake and to get my sandwich. -
Review from Tim C.
Ottawa, ON
9/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
Not bad. Decor dates from the dotcom boom days but it still looks pretty good. It's not a super busy place so you can eat in peace, although the food was middling.
Lola's Commissary is just across the street if you want fancier food and a more energetic atmosphere. -
Review from Kim B.
ON
12/23/2008 8 photos
I worked in the same building as Croissant Tree, so during the summer I ate here A LOT.
And...it was okay. I mean, they never switched up the menu and so it all became stale. So I should do my best to look at it objectively:
Pro - they've got wi-fi
Con - they really don't like you staying if you're not eating or drinking something from there
Pro- lots of tables
Con - It's pretty expensive....actually really expensive for just sandwiches.
Pro - their Mediterranean salad is decent.
Con - the fruit salad is FULL OF MELON.
Pro - It's licensed!
Con - It's licensed.
Pro - (end on a high note) They have a REALLY nice patio.
That's pretty split - we'll say 3 stars. -
Review from Isabel R.
Toronto, ON
1/19/2010
This is a place with a lot of potential, that really falls short.
It's in a great location, big space...lots of indoor and outdoor seating. They have a varied menu, lots to choose from.
BUT...
A couple times I've gotten coffee from there, it's had a lingering hazelnut or other flavored coffee taste. Someone is obviously not washing out the carafs properly. The croissant I got from there was tasteless (yes! at the CROISSANT tree...) Though they have free wifi and a lot of seating, they blare unbearable music about half the time. Really loud cheesy pop music..not exactly conducive to a relaxing afternoon studying or reading.
All and all, I'd say pass on this place. Maybe it will improve, but for now, it's just sub-par. -
Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
9/5/2008 1 photo
This is a great place to sit and do work if you want a switch of from your local Starbucks. This place has free wireless internet, and a bunch of computers lined up against a wall. It's also huge and has high ceilings and tons of seating.
Now the food. It's a great place for a quick lunch. They make tons of made to order sandwiches (the BLT is my fav!) and they have tons of soups. By far my favourite thing to get here is their Mediterranean salad - made with pasta, peppers, tomatoes and kalamata olives and this delicious peppery mayo sauce. All their other salads, like the tuna salad, vegetable pasta salad and Greek salad are equally as tasty and made fresh every day.
And of course, the croissants (they come in a million flavours from plain to chocolate to broccoli and cheese) are a must have.
I love this place when I need a quick bite and a quiet place to do some work - and I'm sick of ordering double soy latte moccachinos.
