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My bf loves this place so we get it quite often. The pistachio Baklawa is quite addicting. I can go days/months without eating this but every time I eat it, it's impossible to just have one. The price for slightly over half a kg is about $20. The most recent time we went here it was $20 for 15 pieces. The lady also wrapped it up nicely for my bf this time and put it in a reusable plastic container . Previously the past few times, the gentlemen who served my bf just gave us a cardboard box. Tip- they typically give you a little more than requested so if you only want x amount , you should clearly let them know you want no more than x amount.
The FRESHEST baklawa in the city. They have a huge variety. The taste isn't overly sugary syrup with perfect ratio of phyllo dough, honey to pistachios and other nuts. I remember when this location first opened I tried the kenfeh and it was delicious! (Was complimentary as it was my first time visiting). Whatever you end up purchasing, you can get it beautifully packaged if you are gifting it.
Baklawa King used to be a go-to for me. However, I am super sensitive to the smell. Whenever I enter the store, there's always a strong smell (probably because of the sweets). I'm not sure what the smell is, but it seems like it could be the sweet syrup or something else, but it's way too strong for my liking and is a big turn off for me to sit and enjoy the experience (which sucks because the décor itself is very classy and nice). I would love to be able to sit and enjoy the food without getting disturbed by the strong smell, but for now I usually just order and leave. I am not a big fan of baklawas because of the amount of butter in them, but my favorite item from Baklawa King are the mamoul and the special (not sure what it's called - but it was amazing, pictured here). It looks like some sort of mango puree with fruits, topped with nuts and treats!
Drive by this place from time to time.. and the place is very pretty.. a mini cafe.. they do have a number system, which I guess they get really busy so they have to keep the line in order. I got an assorted box I choose 16 pieces which came up to $23.00 which for me isnt a bag price.. they charge $32.00 per KG. I dont know the name of all the pastries all I can say is that it is so delicious. It satisfies my craving and 100% for sure I will be going back for more alot more.. and I would recommend this place for anyone who love middle eastern pastries. They are worth every penny. So glad I decided to go in and try it out..
This place is the real deal! If you want authentic Lebanese desserts this is he ONLY place to come in the GTA. There is no one else who comes close to the flavours and quality that we as Lebanese are accustomed to! Try the specialty items like Mafrouki and Znood El-Sit they are specialties of the house, you won't be disappointed.
Before I go into the review, I'll mention that I'm not Thee expert on baklava but I've had it over a dozen times while living in Dubai. My wonderful Lebanese, Emirati, and Jordanian friends all took me to places that were their favourites. I know what my tastebuds like and thankfully the baklava I've had there were all delicious. Baklawa King has 2 stores and this one in particular is just off the centre of the busy Square One block. It's a newer strip mall and parking is easy here. Though it's a pain to actually get INTO the parking lot. It's closed off from Eglinton. The store itself is quite fancy... many small chandeliers are hanging from the ceilings while the dining area looks more of an upscale airport lounge. Lots of big lounge seaters mixed in with more tables. The place is clean and bright. The first thing you notice is the stream of people coming in and out. It's popular and the line up is always there. It's a numbering system to be served so make sure you grab your number. The place is busy on both sides of the counter... there were at least 8 people in front of us and I can easily see 6 people behind the counter. Lots of the fast but gentle tones of Arabic are spoken with smiles. It makes me miss Dubai a bit. When you get closer to the service area, you'll see a huge variety of baklava. Thankfully the signs are all clear and tell you what's inside in each. I would be really lost without them. The gentleman helping us asked us how many we'd like and he was ready with a box in hand. Unlike most bakeries, the items are not sold by piece... it's by weight instead. I will also say that the pieces may look tiny... don't be fooled. These are rich in flavour, syrup, and nuts. A 'small' 3 pieces can easily be filling if you just had dinner. What I like is that they boxed up all the day old items and put them discounted at the front. So you know the pieces in the glass enclosure are all fresh. And seeing how many people were just buying HUGE platters, I can see them going through many trays. With just 10 pieces, it only came up to $11. I thought it was reasonable considering it felt over a pound. Borma with Pistachio - This was eye catching... tightly wound strings of dough created a thick crunchy ring around a large centre of vivid green pistachios. Compared to the ones I've had, this one was a bit more crunchier and less tender. I think the syrup really crystallized the crust. I found the centre to be interesting as it didnt have the same flavour. These seem to be salted roasted pistachios. Or at least they deepend the flavour by roasting them and added a throw of salt into the nuts before rolling it up. It was sweet and savoury with a touch of roasted smokiness. Maybe it's a regional thing but I liked the Dubai version more. 3/5 Karabeej Madd - I've never had this before and I think the strong green colour of pistachios made me want to try this. Filled with pistachios and a base of dough... it had a meringue like topping that was heavy with rosewater before dusted with crushed pistachios. I wasn't expecting the soft creamy topping tasting like roses. It wasn't a gentle waft of it... it was like being hit in the head with a bouquet. At best, it was distracting from the nuts. If it was more subtle, I could enjoy this more... I think the artificial rose was too much for me. 3/5 Baklava with Pistachio - Mmmm... this was very close to some of the ones I've had in Dubai. So close! The layers of the pastries were all nicely doused in syrup and the pistachio filling was a large amount to taste the nuttiness of the pistachio. Unlike the borma, the pistachios here werent roasted or salted. So you can taste more of the nut itself. Though I found the making of this quite good since nothing fell apart or dried out, I found the syrup they used too sweet. The ones I've had were more honey or if they did use a sugar syrup, it wasn't as over the top sweet. The strongest flavour is supposed to be the nut with the sweet as chaser. It did have a butter note to it... I normally don't taste that in the ones in Dubai but I enjoyed it in here. 3.5/5 Bakalva with Cashew - This was my favourite and reminded me of the ones in Dubai. The pastry was over filled with crushes cashews and I loved how they didnt salt or add too much sugar to this. The rich nutty note was the strongest flavour and the sweetness was just enough to keep it from tasting like cashew butter. Each flakey layer was soaked just right to get the syrup on your fingers. Making you like every finger tip after you finished your last bite. I will mention this had the strongest butter taste. 4/5 Wardeh with Pistachio - A pretty nest of pastry layers holding large pieces of pistachios. I thought this was really nice visually. Taste wise, it fell to the same concern as the borma. The pistachio pieces were heavily roasted and salted. It was quite distracting from the sweet treat. 3/5
I love baklava, they're always so delicious. I loved all the different options they had here. Being able to try different types at once was great. I love the perfect balance of salty and sweet. These were all really delicious flavours.
I came here with my parents for coffee and baklava- and boy of boy did they deliver! We got 2 Turkish coffees, 1 cappucino, 5 baklava's for here and 5 to go. Our bill was around $27. The baklava is definitely fresh and well prepared. There is s large variety and are decently priced. The cappuccino was good but the Turkish coffee was not as good as I have had before. I would return for the sweets and skip the coffee.
***Update: Still love the sweets, customer service needs to be improved!*** I've been here a few times subsequent of their grand opening and at first, I thought they were working out their kinks. However, now they're just disorganised and can be rude, depending on who serves you. I took my friend here on a Saturday, early afternoon, and there was a bit of a line. There was a "take a number" system, as displayed on an electronic board, so we took a number. And they completely bypassed that system and just asked who was next. Completely inconsistent and confusing to the customer. Yesterday, I came in the evening, girl who served me was incredibly rude. I asked if a certain dessert, kept on the back counter, was similar to kenefeh, "No, completely different!" Umm...this is where anyone with a decent demeanor or sense of service would interject the difference between one thing versus another. Nope. I had to ask a follow-up question. I asked her for 1 piece of the Katayef...which, after tasting it, is quite similar to kenefeh BUT there are deep fried vermicelli noodles on top. Cheese is a slightly different texture, but again, very similar. When she packaged it up, there were 2 distinct pieces. I clarified myself and stated that I wanted 1 piece, not 2. And she snapped that it was 1 piece that she cut in 2 pieces. When I came home and took a picture, you can tell that it's not even cut from the same piece. Again, if you're a decent customer service person, you would just remove the extra piece that the customer never asked for! Again, no knock on the actual product, but they need to organise themselves and improve their customer service. Some of the workers are nice, but others are rude, and cashing out takes much longer than it should. Service is surprisingly better, more patient, nicer at their original Dundas Street location.
I have visited quite a number of baklava pastry places and tested them out. This is unquestionably one of the finest bakeries I have ever visited so far. From the very high-quality ingredients, to the good consistency of making each baklava piece, as well as the great freshness of the products, all areas are simply top-notch in the business! They don't make their pastries at this location but somewhere else and brought them here. But I can tell it is still fresh enough to give patrons a great Turkish pastry experience. Aside from the artisanal baklava, they also have cookies, chocolate, cakes, and macaroons. Simply irresistible. LOL. Take a look at my photos, you will get the idea instantly. At the end of the day, these are all sweet treats that you cannot eat too much at a time. So, it will be such a nice feeling to bring the baklava back and share them with friends, families, and loved ones. Such a beautiful baklava place. An absolutely delightful experience. No wonder they call themselves Baklawa King! read more
4 years ago
I've always loved Baklawa! If you don't know what Baklawa is, it is layers of pastry with chopped nuts and a sweet syrup. OVERALL 5/5 Baklawa king offers a huge variety of baklawa ranging from pistachio, walnuts, mixed nuts. I got an assorted box of 5 for $9. It's the perfect treat to have with tea or even an after dinner snack. If nuts are not your thing, they also offer other middle eastern pastries, chocolates, and drinks. I visited this restaurant at night so I didn't get a chance to sit at the restaurant and take in the ambience. But the interior of the restaurant was nicely decorated and would be pleasant to sit around. MENU & TASTING 5/5 ASSORTED - 5 PIECE - $9 If you want to try many assorted flavours, definitely purchase this box of 5! You can choose any 5 from their display case. I got mostly pistachio flavours and two with mixed nuts. Super delicious and the perfect treat. If you are hosting a party and would like to purchase more, they have party size platters as well for around $30-40. Have you had Baklawa? What's your favourite flavour? read more
Yummmm yummm!! First time trying Arabic sweets!! The lady that was working here was so nice. She also makes all the sweets. Mind blowing since they have like 100s! Decor was also pretty, only half of the restaurant is open for dine in. Mostly take outs. I had the best Turkish coffee ever thanks to her. She left customers to go make this for me. Super sweet. But let's talk sweets. Like so many. Baklava, kunafa! Other things I can't pronounce. They are sell by weights so it can get pricey. I literally had sweets for lunch. So much sugar. Tried 3 different kinds of Kunafa. Cheese one was my favorite. Turkish coffee definitely helps breaking the sweets. It was definitely a delicious and very intriguing visits. So many new taste! Aroma! The experience. Thanks, nice lady for helping me in the right direction :) I would've been so lost otherwise! Didn't try the actual baklava but I'll definitely come back for it. read more
My bf loves this place so we get it quite often. The pistachio Baklawa is quite addicting. I can go days/months without eating this but every time I eat it, it's impossible to just have one. The price for slightly over half a kg is about $20. The most recent time we went here it was $20 for 15 pieces. The lady also wrapped it up nicely for my bf this time and put it in a reusable plastic container . Previously the past few times, the gentlemen who served my bf just gave us a cardboard box. Tip- they typically give you a little more than requested so if you only want x amount , you should clearly let them know you want no more than x amount. read more
The FRESHEST baklawa in the city. They have a huge variety. The taste isn't overly sugary syrup with perfect ratio of phyllo dough, honey to pistachios and other nuts. I remember when this location first opened I tried the kenfeh and it was delicious! (Was complimentary as it was my first time visiting). Whatever you end up purchasing, you can get it beautifully packaged if you are gifting it. read more
7 years ago
Baklawa King used to be a go-to for me. However, I am super sensitive to the smell. Whenever I enter the store, there's always a strong smell (probably because of the sweets). I'm not sure what the smell is, but it seems like it could be the sweet syrup or something else, but it's way too strong for my liking and is a big turn off for me to sit and enjoy the experience (which sucks because the décor itself is very classy and nice). I would love to be able to sit and enjoy the food without getting disturbed by the strong smell, but for now I usually just order and leave. I am not a big fan of baklawas because of the amount of butter in them, but my favorite item from Baklawa King are the mamoul and the special (not sure what it's called - but it was amazing, pictured here). It looks like some sort of mango puree with fruits, topped with nuts and treats! read more
8 years ago
Drive by this place from time to time.. and the place is very pretty.. a mini cafe.. they do have a number system, which I guess they get really busy so they have to keep the line in order. I got an assorted box I choose 16 pieces which came up to $23.00 which for me isnt a bag price.. they charge $32.00 per KG. I dont know the name of all the pastries all I can say is that it is so delicious. It satisfies my craving and 100% for sure I will be going back for more alot more.. and I would recommend this place for anyone who love middle eastern pastries. They are worth every penny. So glad I decided to go in and try it out.. read more
This place is the real deal! If you want authentic Lebanese desserts this is he ONLY place to come in the GTA. There is no one else who comes close to the flavours and quality that we as Lebanese are accustomed to! Try the specialty items like Mafrouki and Znood El-Sit they are specialties of the house, you won't be disappointed. read more
Before I go into the review, I'll mention that I'm not Thee expert on baklava but I've had it over a dozen times while living in Dubai. My wonderful Lebanese, Emirati, and Jordanian friends all took me to places that were their favourites. I know what my tastebuds like and thankfully the baklava I've had there were all delicious. Baklawa King has 2 stores and this one in particular is just off the centre of the busy Square One block. It's a newer strip mall and parking is easy here. Though it's a pain to actually get INTO the parking lot. It's closed off from Eglinton. The store itself is quite fancy... many small chandeliers are hanging from the ceilings while the dining area looks more of an upscale airport lounge. Lots of big lounge seaters mixed in with more tables. The place is clean and bright. The first thing you notice is the stream of people coming in and out. It's popular and the line up is always there. It's a numbering system to be served so make sure you grab your number. The place is busy on both sides of the counter... there were at least 8 people in front of us and I can easily see 6 people behind the counter. Lots of the fast but gentle tones of Arabic are spoken with smiles. It makes me miss Dubai a bit. When you get closer to the service area, you'll see a huge variety of baklava. Thankfully the signs are all clear and tell you what's inside in each. I would be really lost without them. The gentleman helping us asked us how many we'd like and he was ready with a box in hand. Unlike most bakeries, the items are not sold by piece... it's by weight instead. I will also say that the pieces may look tiny... don't be fooled. These are rich in flavour, syrup, and nuts. A 'small' 3 pieces can easily be filling if you just had dinner. What I like is that they boxed up all the day old items and put them discounted at the front. So you know the pieces in the glass enclosure are all fresh. And seeing how many people were just buying HUGE platters, I can see them going through many trays. With just 10 pieces, it only came up to $11. I thought it was reasonable considering it felt over a pound. Borma with Pistachio - This was eye catching... tightly wound strings of dough created a thick crunchy ring around a large centre of vivid green pistachios. Compared to the ones I've had, this one was a bit more crunchier and less tender. I think the syrup really crystallized the crust. I found the centre to be interesting as it didnt have the same flavour. These seem to be salted roasted pistachios. Or at least they deepend the flavour by roasting them and added a throw of salt into the nuts before rolling it up. It was sweet and savoury with a touch of roasted smokiness. Maybe it's a regional thing but I liked the Dubai version more. 3/5 Karabeej Madd - I've never had this before and I think the strong green colour of pistachios made me want to try this. Filled with pistachios and a base of dough... it had a meringue like topping that was heavy with rosewater before dusted with crushed pistachios. I wasn't expecting the soft creamy topping tasting like roses. It wasn't a gentle waft of it... it was like being hit in the head with a bouquet. At best, it was distracting from the nuts. If it was more subtle, I could enjoy this more... I think the artificial rose was too much for me. 3/5 Baklava with Pistachio - Mmmm... this was very close to some of the ones I've had in Dubai. So close! The layers of the pastries were all nicely doused in syrup and the pistachio filling was a large amount to taste the nuttiness of the pistachio. Unlike the borma, the pistachios here werent roasted or salted. So you can taste more of the nut itself. Though I found the making of this quite good since nothing fell apart or dried out, I found the syrup they used too sweet. The ones I've had were more honey or if they did use a sugar syrup, it wasn't as over the top sweet. The strongest flavour is supposed to be the nut with the sweet as chaser. It did have a butter note to it... I normally don't taste that in the ones in Dubai but I enjoyed it in here. 3.5/5 Bakalva with Cashew - This was my favourite and reminded me of the ones in Dubai. The pastry was over filled with crushes cashews and I loved how they didnt salt or add too much sugar to this. The rich nutty note was the strongest flavour and the sweetness was just enough to keep it from tasting like cashew butter. Each flakey layer was soaked just right to get the syrup on your fingers. Making you like every finger tip after you finished your last bite. I will mention this had the strongest butter taste. 4/5 Wardeh with Pistachio - A pretty nest of pastry layers holding large pieces of pistachios. I thought this was really nice visually. Taste wise, it fell to the same concern as the borma. The pistachio pieces were heavily roasted and salted. It was quite distracting from the sweet treat. 3/5 read more
5 years ago
I love baklava, they're always so delicious. I loved all the different options they had here. Being able to try different types at once was great. I love the perfect balance of salty and sweet. These were all really delicious flavours. read more
I came here with my parents for coffee and baklava- and boy of boy did they deliver! We got 2 Turkish coffees, 1 cappucino, 5 baklava's for here and 5 to go. Our bill was around $27. The baklava is definitely fresh and well prepared. There is s large variety and are decently priced. The cappuccino was good but the Turkish coffee was not as good as I have had before. I would return for the sweets and skip the coffee. read more
3 years ago
10 years ago
***Update: Still love the sweets, customer service needs to be improved!*** I've been here a few times subsequent of their grand opening and at first, I thought they were working out their kinks. However, now they're just disorganised and can be rude, depending on who serves you. I took my friend here on a Saturday, early afternoon, and there was a bit of a line. There was a "take a number" system, as displayed on an electronic board, so we took a number. And they completely bypassed that system and just asked who was next. Completely inconsistent and confusing to the customer. Yesterday, I came in the evening, girl who served me was incredibly rude. I asked if a certain dessert, kept on the back counter, was similar to kenefeh, "No, completely different!" Umm...this is where anyone with a decent demeanor or sense of service would interject the difference between one thing versus another. Nope. I had to ask a follow-up question. I asked her for 1 piece of the Katayef...which, after tasting it, is quite similar to kenefeh BUT there are deep fried vermicelli noodles on top. Cheese is a slightly different texture, but again, very similar. When she packaged it up, there were 2 distinct pieces. I clarified myself and stated that I wanted 1 piece, not 2. And she snapped that it was 1 piece that she cut in 2 pieces. When I came home and took a picture, you can tell that it's not even cut from the same piece. Again, if you're a decent customer service person, you would just remove the extra piece that the customer never asked for! Again, no knock on the actual product, but they need to organise themselves and improve their customer service. Some of the workers are nice, but others are rude, and cashing out takes much longer than it should. Service is surprisingly better, more patient, nicer at their original Dundas Street location. read more
4 years ago
9 years ago
A nice bakery/cafe with tons of selection of baklawa, pastries, cakes and Middle Eastern desserts. Lots of comfortable seating and friendly staff. The coffee is really good too. Wish they had wifi as it would be a wonderful place to do some work. I'm glad this place is here it lets me have the sweet treats I tried during my travels. read more
8 years ago
I've had it at a couple of middle eastern places but they lacked the texture, was watery not cheesy enough. I recently went to turkey and this reminded me of hafiz mustafa. The presentation when you're ordering isn't great but once they pack it for you it looks nice. You just have to bite into it, you might think you can eat more but a small slice is filling. All that is missing here is a scoop of ice cream. Something cold to complement the kunafa. It's a little pricy but decent place for a night out read more
4 years ago
9 years ago
I got half kilo of assorted bakhlawa from here. It taste good but they use too much butter and it has that buttery taste to it. I'm not really a fan of butter in my food so I even though it taste good, the buttery smell was kinda annoying read more
4 years ago
10 years ago
I ordered an assorted box of baklawa and a couple pieces of Knefeh (a sweet cheese pastry) to go and am very happy with my order! My prior experience with ordering baklawa at other restaurants consisted of crumbling pastry soaked in syrup with barely any filling between the pastry. However, at Baklawa King there is an abundance of nuts in the pastry that's somehow moist and crunchy at the same time! Everything I ordered was fresh and tasted amazing. The one issue I have with this place is their pricing which can be somewhat misleading. If you're ordering take-out, then pricing is determined by weight - often around $25 per Kg of baklawa. The everyday customer probably won't be buying 1kg of Baklawa everytime unless they were buying them for an event. When I first asked for a small assorted box, the lady serving me immediately took a huge box and started piling in about 20 sweets before I could stop her. All those sweets would have cost me about $35 alone and there was no way I was going to eat all those sweets. They are tasty but really sweet, eating just one is more than enough for me (despite my huge sweet tooth). Even the somewhat savoury Knefeh is served with a serving of sugary syrup on the side! I think they should have a price according to different sized boxes which would make it more helpful to determine the cost of what you're buying. Another issue is that nothing is labelled. All the various types of baklawa, Basma, Mammouls and other sweets are just on display in the front together which can be daunting for someone unfamiliar with the cuisine. Just a heads up, It is cheaper if you order to go since they price it according to the weight whereas if you're dining there they charge per plate. The Knefeh I ordered cost me $5 a piece to go whereas eating it there cost $5.99. Other than that the staff is all very friendly and fast and the place is beautiful. It has a very nice atmosphere and is furnished really well. Definitely, a nice place to grab a tea/coffee and enjoy a nice sweet treat on a weekend. They do have a menu online but it seems they haven't updated their prices online. Overall I'm impressed with this place! :) read more
8 years ago
9 years ago
9 years ago
Love this bakery! Their sweets are truly authentic and taste so delicious. They make the best cakes too! They made this amazing Kit Kat cake for my son's birthday and he was soooo HAPPY with it. read more
Wow.. I don't know what anything is called.. they all have names they can pronounce properly.. but I loved the one with meat on it.. I took a photo of it, so you should see it in the photos section, Try it!! It's freaking delicious. I'm going to get it, EveryTime I go there now.. all the desserts are fresh and tasty and not overly sweet. Try the strawberry and Mango slush!! They make it with Real Fruits and it's really nice. I'm definitely a fan... at first, I found the customer service unorganized but then they picked up on the service and we're very polite and respectful and she even gave me a free treat to try.. Smiley face.. not only That!! But they helped my buddy with his BMW car.. it was over heating and almost all the guys that worked there, came outside and helped him with his car!! It was really nice of them. I definitely recommend this place. I will be coming again and again. read more
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