Baroness is a chain from Taipei, Taiwan. Their teas are of exceptional quality. Several of their ingredients are made fresh in-house. They even use organic milk instead of milk. They have oat milk options.
This is the second Toronto location, soft-opened on 2024-10-01. The interior is a modern design, but since it is about a third the size of original Toronto location, it is a mini version.
We ordered the following:
1. Purple Yam ($6.95) with grass jelly (+$0.75).
2. Lychee Paradise ($6.95). Blue curacao, lemon juice and orange juice.
3. Strawberry Cheese Foam ($7.75). Real strawberry fruit, milk, pineapple jam, cheese foam around the cup.
I've had several of their drinks at their first Toronto location. I've had the first two drinks before, but I ordered custard instead of grass jelly for the Purple Yam drink.
The cheese foam is designed to be a spiral but will change shape if you let it sit there.
The customer service is superb. All the staff are super pleasant giving service with a smile. They are very knowledgeable about the drinks.
The store is clean and bright. There is modern music playing in the background.
The Brown Sugar Tapioca is very soft and chewy, thus good quality. The Brown Sugar is made from a special formula. The Purple rice made fresh in-house but the Purple Yam is from powder.
The Taro is made fresh in-house. We could definitely taste the smoothness and freshness of the paste.
They use organic milk instead of regular milk.
They have clear plastic carrying bags for takeout. The inside of the bag is shaped perfectly to the shape of drink cup so there is no shaking while carrying it. Good idea.
The grand-opening will be on 2024-10-04.
Their first Canadian location is in Vancouver (opened fall 2019). They now have a second location in Vancouver (opened 2023).
There is free WiFi. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible, but there is no door-open button. There is one gender-neutral washroom downstairs, so it is not wheelchair accessible. There is paid neighbourhood street parking.
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