Their goulash ($9) arrives steaming hot and emits a comforting fragrance. I could taste the spices teeming in the broth, creating a rich flavour profile with a hint of heat. Filled with chunks of beef, vegetables, and fluffy teaspoon-sized dumplings, it's a hearty soup that could become a meal with a side dish. I did find it a tad oily but may work if you're soaking up the broth with bread. Bread and Butter's schnitzel sandwich ($12) is assembled-to-order with a choice of bun (Kaiser, cheese, or onion) and protein (chicken or veal). I dressed mine with mayonnaise, pickles, hot peppers, and lettuce to augment the lightly breaded chicken schnitzel. In retrospect, I'd leave out the pickles as they're the sweet variety detracting from the savouriness of the sandwich. If you're already having soup, it's a good idea to share the sandwich with another person as it's huge. If only the chicken cutlet were hot, the dish would be incredible. Still, I understand with the limited staff their ability to freshly fry or even heat up the schnitzel is difficult. With a display case of cakes and pastries, I opted for a slice of apple strudel ($5; estimated based on bill total) to go. There must be a full apple per slice as the pastry was essentially chopped and sliced apples surrounded by layers of phyllo. While the spices were delicious and the sweetness spot on, the apple's skin were left on, so the chewy bits took away from the lusciousness of the dessert. read more

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Friendly staff, constantly great tasting food! The caramel chocolate tarts are to die for. Could eat one every day forever!! read more

Bread & Butter - Deliciousness! - German Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

that was the worst chicken paprikash with dumplings I've ever had. It tasted good, but it was not even close to chicken paprikash, and it only had 6 or 7 dumplings, and it was cold. smiling friendly server, nice ambiance, mislabelled food. read more

We've tried Bread & Butter a few times and never disappoints. The French toast and eggs benedict are great as well as the 2 eggs breakfast.

I was on the hunt for good schnitzel in midtown and picked up five chicken schnitzels for the family. They were out of pork, but I was told I could order ahead, and they'd make them just for me next time. I served the schnitzels with asparagus dressed with lemon, parmesan, and butter (thanks to Gordon Ramsay), and everyone was happy. I'll definitely be buying these again! read more

Bread and Butter has been my go-to favourite Schnitzel sandwich place since I was a kid. It is so nostalgic for me. From the old school decor to the overly kind staff, I love this place! You can get a Schnitzel sandwich literally the size of your face for $8.85 and is enough to share for 2 people if you're not starving. They have other classic Hungarian food. Highly recommend this place! read more

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Wasn't spectacular. I got the all day breakfast, 2 scrambled eggs, toast, cheese, and mixed veggies instead of potatoes for $1 more. I wish I could have substituted the cheese for the veggies and kept the potatoes. They give you a choice of any way done and eggs and white or brown bread. I did like the veggies. Probably next time I will try the vegetarian omelette meal since I didn't like the rolled cheese. Service wasn't too busy earlier for brunch, but it is becoming more busy around noon. Nice servers. read more

Excellent spot for brunch. They have a variety of options, many centered around staples like eggs and toast. Delivery is very quick! Fresh ingredients and just what a good brunch should taste like :) read more

What a lovely little spot with warm and friendly service and delicious food! Our German Au Pair said it was the best schnitzel and just loved it! read more

I finally decided to stop in for lunch here. It's not a full service restaurant--order at the counter, find a seat if dining in and pay at the register. There's a water station just at the end of the counter by the register where you can grab some water. I ordered the chicken paprikash. The food is already pre-made on display in dishes along the counter and is basically warmed up in the microwave. When the paprikash arrived it looked appetizing but that was about it. There was little flavour to it and I couldn't even discern any paprika spices. The rice which it was served on was under cooked in some parts. I should have had the mashed potatoes instead, my mistake. The overall dish was a disappointment. Also, it wasn't heated up properly in the microwave or their microwave is not powerful enough. I didn't have the heart to return it since the server was really nice. I might give them another try, maybe have better luck with the schnitzels or goulash. read more

Bread & Butter - Chicken paprikash ($12.99)=tasteless :( - German Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Cozy and friendly restaurant. They have sandwiches and schnitzel. We tried 2 panini sandwiches. Delicious and spicy. I just found them during COVID, so they didn't have dining in but it is a nice place and they have a nice small patio. I would definitely go back again. The staff were really friendly and clean and nice. read more

Bread & Butter - COVID-19 protected shop - German Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

There should be a negative rating on Yelp. But if you like your food heated up by a micro wave. Then this is the place for you. People say best Schinztel in town. read more

Arrived on a snowy Saturday morning, and the decor and setup of this place made it very welcoming and cozy. The staff were also friendly and helpful with the menu. We placed our order at the counter, chose a table to sit at and paid on our way out. The staff came by refilling water and coffee, and took away any finished plates. We tried their ham and eggs breakfast, sausages and schnitzel eggs Benedict. I was really excited for the schnitzel and it was good, but a bit dry and would prefer it to be a bit thicker. Overall this is a good place to hang out and have lunch on a weekend afternoon. I would come back to try their other items such as sandwiches, cabbage rolls and goulash soup. read more

I love Bread and Butter! Walking into Bread and Butter felt like I was transported from a big Western city to a grandmother's kitchen in Germany. This place is cozy, clean, the décor is humble and old fashioned- wooden tables, embroidery print wallpaper, antique pieces around the place, lace curtains etc. They have a nice indoor area including window seats and an outdoor patio. The staff here is warm and hospitable and have a passion for what they're doing. This place is more cafeteria style and does not have waiter service. Bread and Butter offers inexpensive delicious home-style dishes that will make your tastebuds dance! Besides their famous schnitzel, they have: deli plates ($7-$8), breakfasts (under $6), sandwiches (under $8), a variety of homemade hot dishes ($8.49), soups and salads etc. They also have a nice selection of sweets that go well with their espresso beverages. The owner told me that they use his grandmother's recipes for the sweets from back home. My favorites: Luck's deluxe schnitzel sandwich ($7.15) - Gigantic piece of tender schnitzel wrapped in a thin layer of crispy breading sandwiched between your choice of plain or onion bun with bacon and cheese. You can also choose your toppings such as pickles, hot peppers, sauerkraut etc. The sandwich is fresh and yum! Potato soup ($3.15) - Sounds like nothing special but perhaps the best potato soup ever! Fresh ingredients, flavorful base, some veggies and chunks of buttery perfectly cooked potatoes that will make you crave for more. The sweets- I love them all. My favorites are: custard slice ($2.25), hazelnut cake ($4.15), chocolate rum balls ($1.99), and chocolate walnut cake ($4.15). You get a generous amount and once again, fresh! Savoring their sweets with their latte is a heavenly way to end the meal here. I highly recommend Bread and Butter! read more

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Tasty homemade European food, reasonable prices and quick delivery. Once or twice per week, I order from local restos to support them during this time of physical distancing. This place is one of the gems I've found. Highlights to try are any form of schnitzel and the beef goulash with dumplings. The apple strudel was also very good. Portions are generous. Bread and Butter will be a regular on my rotation through local places to support. read more

Best schnitzel sandwiches! My favourite weekend lunch these days is their schnitzel with pickles, banana peppers, mustard & mayo on an onion bun. Give it a try! read more

I lived in Davisville for two years, moved recently and this place is one of the main things I miss about the neighbourhood. It's very homely and quaint and feels like you're visiting your family. I have yet to be disappointed by anything on their menu, but the pancakes are just hands down the best ones I've ever had it my life (sorry mom). read more

Read good reviews so when I finally tried it, not the epic experience I hoped for. Family run place with okay portion size and the scnitzel was very dry and bland. Most disappointing was that I found a long strand of hair (yuck!!!!) when I got home. I'm not far, but takes me 25 minutes to walk there so I decided to call and let them know my findings. The woman whom answered said her hair's not that colour! Well, I told her mine isn't that colour either. One star knocked off for hair and hair comment. read more

I haven't been in this place for at least five years although I walk by it almost daily. The reason for the absence is that frankly the food isn't that good, the order usually wrong, and the decor is not to my liking. Today, in the mood for a toasted western I thought to give it another try. Mistake. Here's my order "I'll have a toasted western on brown, no butter". There was no where to sit so I told them I would sit on the patio. No, it leaks. Great, make it to go. After watching 3 complex orders placed after mine being served I enquire as to status. Soon, I was told. Minutes tick by as I watch children crawling on the floor. Finally a man again says soon. Well I finally got it. Get home and open it up and of course it is wrong. Western omelette, half dozen tater tots, untoasted wimpy wonder bread of which one slice was the heel of the loaf. I don't think I'll wait another five years but rather take a permanent pass on this place. I would advise you do the same. read more

Not bad. Had the salmon, veg and rice on a suggestion. For the cost the salmon was small and a bit dry but the place is basically a hot table. Larger tables are nice for groups of 6. The place got packed with schoolkids around lunch so they must be doing something right. I saw a lot of sandwiches being sold. I'd suggest checking it out. read more

Upon a couple subsequents lunch visits I'm upping my 3.5* to a full 4* review. Here's why: Dependable food quality Unpretentious atmosphere with friendly service Delicious home-cooked food Cheap! I enjoy their special of butter dill sea bass comes with 2 filets of juicy white fish, salad, and some rice with peas. $9.49 Of course, their schnitzel is a must as well. read more

Bread & Butter is truly an authentic restaurant offering the BEST Schnitzel in the city! The restaurant is adorable and friendly. Cozy up to one of the window seats for a great view of the adjacent park and some people watching! We had schnitzel that was seasoned perfectly, thin breading that made it crispy and authentic. The pieces were large. Mashed potatoes melted in your mouth and the peas were seasoned with a secret spice which made them delicious. The paprikash was very homemade - and apparently Granny herself makes it! It was very tasty and you felt like you were in your mother's kitchen. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and definitely come again! Order: Schnitzel, mashed potatoes, paprikash, schnitzel with peas & rice, schnitzel with mashed potatoes....and the homemade dumplings! This is food for the soul! read more

Ennnhhhhh....... I don't think I would come back here. I got the breakfast with eggs and potatoes and bacon i think? And toast. The plate was big and not full. Like, at least give me a smaller plate to fool the eyes? Nothing special about the breakfast. I also got the schnitzel sammy with cheese. It wasn't great - I've had MUCH better schnitzel, including my own (pardon my modesty). My suggestion is DO NOT put all the toppings on it - most of the stuff is pickled and a) acid arrywhere, hurts belly and b) it really takes away from the taste of the meat. One this is the service was amazing, everyone who works here is cute and nice and adorable and you almost feel at home. PS really small water cups :( really really small.... read more

The food is okay. The service is atmosphere is very homely. The decor is kitsch. The desserts are amazing! Cannot go wrong with any of their sweet cakes or cookies. I personally love the carrot cake. read more

This place is great if you know what to get & when to go. Great: Shnitzel Sandwich (or schnitzel anything) Goulash Soup - YUMM Blueberry cheese cake Custard Slice When to go: Not when its busy, ie lunch/dinner rush, or weekend breakfast rush. They simply don't have the staff to handle this. It's a small place. Once you understand these things, you're good to go. Enjoy! read more

Found this gem on our way to Sunnybrook hospital. Great specials and selection and extremely friendly and helpful staff. Food was extremely fresh and flavourful. Enjoyable stop. Definitely recommended. read more

Amazing place been there forever. Best schnitzel sandwich in the city, great breakfast and very reasonable. Fresh food made daily.

Went here with a friend for lunch, hearing that it was "the best schnitzel in town" we were excited to have a nice authentic meal. We walked into a little deli with a very quaint but tired decor (serious fading on the pictures ). Looks like a lovely neighbourhood family lunch spot. The coffee was very good. It had a lovely head of foam on my large cappuccino, the rest of my meal and my friends meal though sadly was not good. I ordered the "Deluxe Schnitzel Sandwich with Egg ($8.99)" while my friend ordered the "Schnitzel with a Caesar Salad ($11.99)". We also ordered the Spit Pea Soup ($3.50) but that never came, so I cannot review the soup. First off "the best Schnitzel in town" is pre made, cold and microwaved. They had no shame microwaving the old schnitzel in front of the entire restaurant. Slapping the luke warm schnitzel in a kaiser bun with some condiments and calling it a day. My fried egg was just a side order that came on its own from the kitchen. I guess I was supposed to assemble the egg in the sandwich myself but they already cut my schnitzel sandwich in half so I was a little confused at what to do. Already this was far from what I was expecting. The Schnitzel and Caesar Salad was terrible. If McDonalds releases a Schnitzel and Salad meal in the future let me assure you it will be better looking than what Bread and Butter put together. The cold dry schnitzel was cut up into rectangles and then placed on lightly tossed lettuce with caesar dressing and parmesan flakes. I don't know how but this meal costs $3.00 more than the "Deluxe" with egg, bacon and cheese on a kaiser. I gather that the family that runs Bread and Butter is originally from the eastern side of the Iron Curtain as their standards can only be described as needing improvement. Cold Schnitzel and sloppy presentation may have been good enough back in Eastern Europe but any German, Swiss or Austrian would laugh at the fare offered in this place. Is it really too much to ask to move a prepared piece of raw meat from the refrigerator to a deep frier when a customer orders "the best schnitzel in town"? TLDR- If you are looking for EXPENSIVE old microwaved schnitzel served with Eastern European "flair" look no further. But seriously if you are not getting coffee and pastries GTFO. read more

For thirty years this restaurant is my "GO-TO" place for Scnitzel, Goulash and Borscht. They make great deli sandwiches here and the prices are the best in the city. The staff are friendly and the restaurant is small but comfortably homestyle. This spot is ideal for brunch, lunch or a casual and affordable dinner. If you miss the Old Style Hungarian restaurants of Bloor street this pace is for you, I highly recommend the Spetzel, it's Spetzially good,with the deluxe schnitzel on an Onion Kaiser ! read more

Something about this place and the simple schnitzel sandwich. I used to get it on a kaiser consistently, but the past few years I've gone onion bun. Both are amazing. I think this place has gone through a few ownership changes since we started going there about 20 years ago, but the quality has remained consistent. I sometimes get an artichoke salad or something, but usually just the sandwich. Schnitzel on an onion bun, butter, regular mustard, hot peppers and lots of pickles. I may have to head over there shortly. read more

I went to Bread and Butter for lunch with 3 friends this week. It is very cute on the inside and the food looked great. It was "busy" (there were 4 people ahead of us). The 5 staff who were working were very disorganized and it seemed very chaotic. We ordered 3 salmon sandwiches on kaisers and a greek salad. We had a different person working on each of our sandwiches (note: we all ordered the exact same sandwich), running to the back time and time again to get ingredients. It took them about 20 minutes to get our simple order together. The food was good. The sandwiches and salad were fresh, but nothing special. We got a piece of carrot cake and a date square for dessert. They were dry and not tasty whatsoever. I will probably not be back. read more

what a disappointment, after reading some good reviews about how great it's I thought to take the family for a Sunday lunch. I left wondering do these people really know any thing about European food. read more

We just moved into the area and stumbled up on this corner European restaurant, we didn't expect much but very pleasantly surprised from the homey decor to the friendly staff and not to mention the yummy food. I had the schnitzel and my wife had the chicken paprikash. The portions were large and the prices so very reasonable. We were stuffed so we had to take the baklava and custard home for later. Absolutely fantastic. What we liked about the restaurant that it had a warm homy feel, it is not a sterile feel that lot of the new restaurants have. Highly recommended for a lunch or early dinner. we are sure to be regulars! read more

Food tastes great. The vibe in the restaurant is kind of artistic/Bohemic. There were a lot of menu options that weren't available but the server changed up a few options so I could order what I wanted. read more

This is the best kept secret in all of Toronto! For homemade yummy goodness, this is the restaurant for you. I highly recommend splitting the Schnitzel sandwich with a friend and then each having the soup of the day, or beef goulash. Such a wonderfully welcoming and friendly place! I always bring visitors to the city to this restaurant and they are always delighted. read more

This is a cute old fashion cafe place straight out of Europe. They served excellent schnitzel that was seasoned great with the just perfect crispy texture to it. Best of all, everything in the place is so cheap for this caliber of food. If you are there, I also recommend trying the chocolate flavoured tarts they have, they have the regular size and mini sized for those watching their waistline. read more

schnitzel..schnitzel..schnitzel..boy I loved it. We came across this small European cafe while walking on Mount Plesent..and saw that they had schnitzel; How could we refuse? The two ladies behind the counter were sweet and hilarious! The schnitzel was excellent, had a crunch to it, big, and severed on a soft bun with your choice of toppings. If your in the area I strongly recommend you stop in and get a sandwich! read more

Came here on a Saturday afternoon and had the schnitzel sandwich. Completely appalled when I saw them microwave it. The meat was dry but at least seasoned well. Should have said something but was in a rush. read more

This is probably my favorite place to eat, if forced to choose. The deluxe schnitzel sandwich is heavenly on the onion kaiser bun. So light and fluffy and with all the toppings it doesnt get any better for me. Add a salad plate filled with potato, artichoke and beet salads and a bowl of goulash and you're made. All these things I share with my boyfriend. the helpings are generous so it's more than enough to split. The custard dessert is my favorite dessert. Not too sweet at all. Try going after the lunch rush. read more

Wow, so disappointing after reading the majority of reviews. Maybe we arrived too late for the lunch specials menu to still be in top form. I had the fish meal that was sitting in a casserole type of pan. In hindsight, I should have changed my order as I was expecting fresh, fresh home cooked meals as the cafe's reputation states. What I got was overcooked fish, dry on the edges, smothered in completely over cooked vegetables. It was so unexpected. I left most of the veggies. When I told the waitress, she just said 'sorry'. I ordered a latte which was tasteless and Luke warm. It was not my lucky day or the cafe's. Definitely not the Fresh home cooked Sunday lunch as anticipated. We bought a shortbread on the way out and it was stale and dry. We will never return. read more