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Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea [Edit]
766 King St WToronto, ON M5V 1N6
Neighbourhood: Niagara
(416) 603-0369
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
All Reviews
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
8/15/2010
The cafe's interior design has got a minimalist feel to it and provides a comfy, peaceful atmosphere. No sofas, just wooden tables and chairs. They provide magazines, including Japanese ones in case you're bored. I am not sure if the area around wagamama is usually busy but it seems to be a quiet neighborhood, which personally to me makes the experience that much more pleasant~
Everything is house-made~ or so they say...
I heard the croissants are amazing but instead I had...
tuna sandwich: what stood out was the bread. It's sliced soft white bread, thick (love it), with some kind of grain mixed in it. the miniature size bean sprouts add a crunchy texture to the sandwich. awesome!!
ham and swiss sandwich: clearly a bit of Japanese fusion with the wasabi mayo in it~ who doesn't like wasabi mayo in their sandwiches?
squash soup - just like any ordinary squash soup.
earl grey tea cake: i've never had it before elsewhere, but it sure tastes like early grey tea! not too sweet, not too heavy, nutty, just right~ i would like to try their cheesecake and green tea cake next time.
All in all, a cafe with an Asian-feel, peaceful atmosphere, inexpensive, standard service, and a good selection of lunch items and pastries~ I'll definitely come back!
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
3/9/2010
I am and will always be a fan of King Street. Last summer I started exploring this street as it has a myriad of cafes and restaurants. Being a Japanese speaker, the name Wagamama caught my eye as it means "whiner, complainer etc."
It's hidden and the second time around I had to look closely to find it.
The pastries were delicious each time I went - especially the croissants. In addition, the lattes aren't too bad. The staff are all quite pleasant and it's a nice quiet place to do work or read a book. Although I have never gone during lunch, a friend of mine who works close by has. He has nothing but good things to say about their soups.
Quantity is limited so I would recommend coming here as early as possible. :]
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
7/8/2009
I love Wagamama. I have never had a better croissant. Ever. It is so buttery and flaky it gets all embarrassing when the crumby flakes get all over your shirt. And I don't care. Their coffee is good, their hot chocolate is rich and decadent. Chai latte, ditto. The vanilla brioche is ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome. And their muffins...don't even get me started. I can never decide whether to get pumpkin or apple crumble. I usually get both.
I sometimes share them. But not often.
Listed in: All About Croissants Yo!, ROTDs! Holla!
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
9/29/2009
One day I left my bike unlocked outside their store after getting a coffee in the morning. I didn't realize the mistake until after work! Devastation! Of course the bike was gone. I came back the next morning, and the staff had actually rescued my bike, taking it in for the night for safe keeping purposes. They were super cool about it, and I'll always be grateful to them.
Also - I used to go there regularly when I worked down the street - great coffee, nice pastries, and a safe place to leave your bike...
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
4/23/2010
The service is quite poor, never use your debit card it will get corrupted.
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
7/12/2009
Pleasant, spacious cafe, great to have in your neighbourhood but probably not a destination.
Went to try the croissant, which was somewhat flaky on the outside and had a nice flavour, but was a little heavy / bready on the inside. Decent overall Good coffee. Croissant + medium coffee = $3.40.
Other baked goods looked tasty... real scones, not the monstrosities available at chains. Pleasant staff who will serve your food, but you can just sit as well (well I did).
Repeat visits could easily get this to a 4 but I'll stay with 3 for now.
Listed in: Butter croissant rankings
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
10/29/2008
I'm pretty sure Wagamama is Japanese for selfish. So we come here for breakfast; they have tiny little chocolate croissants that when they are fresh from the oven or when they reheat them are amazing, kind of like the Choco-Cro you get from St Marc's Cafe in Tokyo. They are Japanese-style (in my mind) so that means a little sweeter and a little smaller than their Parisian brethren. But they are sometimes lazy and won't reheat them unless you ask. They also have a nice little custard danish thing that is all kinds of flaky and sweet-but-not-too-sweet.
Annoyingly, they don't let you eat their sandwiches until about noon, so you are stuck with all sweet and no savoury if you try to make this a brunch stop. The sandwiches are on this very nice, light bread, but Steven Davey already talked them up too much on Now so no more of that. They also have a pile of Men's Nono and Can-Cam magazines from two or three years ago on this bookshelf by the window, so if you want to know what was cool in Japan a few years ago, and thus what will be cool in Toronto a few years from now, you have come to the right place.
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
1/19/2009
My lips become paralyzed at the mere mention of cream puffs. So when I heard about Wagamama's chocolate and green tea cream puffs, I went altogether koo-koo.
And the chocolate cream puffs ARE delicious, although a bit pricey ($1.50) for a single bite of pastry and cream. But the green tea cream puffs? Eek, no thanks. Then again, I should've known better to think that green tea flavouring is actually decent outside of, well, green tea. Too bad, because this flavour seems to be a popular ingredient in their dessert roster.
I also ventured into cookie land and had their signature Wagamama cookie, an oatmealy-chocolate chip-coconut mix. Unfortunately, that was a little too dry and crisp for my liking. No need to have that again, either.
I suppose I'd return to try their sandwiches. However, until that trip manifests, I will refrain from going green-tea koo-koo and get my puffs and pastries elsewhere.
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
12/28/2008
This neighbourhood cafe is a welcome addition to the plethora of mega-chained coffee shops in the area. It's also extremely helpful that this little gem is just a few steps from my front door.
Inside the place is cozy with dark wooden chairs and tables for you to enjoy your food with friends. Along the front windows is a bar ledge and stools for those who prefer to people watch and sip at their coffees. The invitation to sit and work there is open, so it's not uncommon to see people with their laptops working. Whether or not if the internet is free, I'm not quite sure.
Carrying fair-trade organic coffees from around the world, they make delectable pastries in house as well. Open for lunch at 11:30am, a generous size sandwich and soup will definitely tie you over till supper.
In my personal experience, the staff have always been friendly and helpful, and being a regular, they know exactly which cup of Joe I want.
Listed in: My locals, Cheap Eats, Best Americanos in the City
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
2/17/2009
Very cute neighbourhood cafe. Kinda small inside but the excellent soups and sandwiches make up for it. Their croissants are pretty decent as well, buttery and nice crisp exterior. Probably a nice place to relax and grab a bite to eat if you are in the hood. They have a good selection of teas and cofee drinks, some pastries and sandwiches and soups for lunch. Too bad it's so faaaar from my workplace!
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
7/6/2009
A little over priced, but decent sandwiches on fresh baked bread (you can get them toasted if you want a little more crunch to it). They only have 4 or 5 types of sandwiches for lunch but the ham/swiss and grilled veggie sandwiches are decent.
Soups are pretty good too, but everything tastes like its celery based. They have a different soup daily starting with curry veg on Mondays to potato leek, carrot, tomato, corn chowder, apple squash and cream of broccoli on Sundays. I haven't tried the apple squash or cream of broccoli on the weekends but am looking forward to a weekend in the city to try them.
Their pastries are to die for, and they have some nice teas as well.
