Amazing staff super fresh pastries very good pies Definitely going to be coming again. very clean…read moreenvironment and nice outdoor seating area.

Absolutely amazing location very clean and professional environment super quick to receive your…read moremeal or order !! Quality of the desserts and food are always 10/10 and will leave you wanting to go back for more.

La Maison du Kouign-Amann has been our go-to for catering lately (we've probably ordered around 10…read moretimes in the past few weeks), and they've been great every time. We've had a few last-minute requests, and the team has always been really kind and accommodating, which we appreciate a lot. The food is consistently delicious and super fresh. They're very easy to work with and reliable--highly recommend!

Local took us here for some DIY tea time and what a selections. All types of pastries and exotic…read moreconcoction of cakes to choose from. The special dish is the Kouign Amann bread, a condensed version of croissant dough bake in a muffin tray and top it off with your choice of toppings. Lemon curds, chocolate, fruit jam, etc.... They also have homemade frozen quiche, take and bake bread, prep meals to heat up. So many choices and so little time to get them all.

I really enjoy the matcha here. It tastes good and they also have a rewards card, which is a nice…read morebonus. My only small critique is that there are sometimes a few powder chunks at the bottom. Other than that, it's a lovely spot. I especially like that they always have great gift options available, like jams, cakes, and curated baskets. J'aime beaucoup le matcha ici. I'm est bon et ils ont aussi une carte de fidélité, ce qui est un beau petit plus. Ma seule petite critique, c'est qu'il reste parfois quelques grumeaux de poudre au fond. Sinon, c'est un très bel endroit. J'aime particulièrement qu'ils aient toujours de belles options cadeaux comme des confitures, des gâteaux et des paniers gourmands.

Wonderful pastries! The butter croissant was excellent, as was the chocolate almond croissant…read more Just delightful. The cakes look awesome, but I did not try them. The only disappointment was the baguette. Good size but it was crusty and crunchy. Service was excellent. I parked in their lot which made things very convenient. I'll be back.

So I was walking on Bank St and passed by Life of Pie. They had a sign out front listing the…read moreofferings for the day. I saw "London Fog scones" and so I had to go in! Lol. The place was packed on a Friday afternoon (around 1pm). I ordered the London Fog scone to go ($2.50). It was big and puffy and had a smear of icing on top. I was a bit surprised to see actual tea leaves inside. Truth be told, I wasn't too keen about this. I prefer to have the tea flavour, but not bits of actual tea leaves in my desserts. The tea flavour actually wasn't as pronounced as I would have expected considering the presence of the leaves. I was a bit disappointed in this regard because I love potent tea flavours. However, the scone itself was well made, and I think I would enjoy other flavours more (like maybe a savoury one such as cheddar). Service was nice enough, and the cafe is cute. I think it would be a nice place for a date or to catch up with friends. It's in Old Ottawa South. Street parking only.

We received a bunch of Life of Pie goodies from my parents through Givopoly. They live out of town…read moreand wanted to send us food after I had the baby, which we really appreciated because we couldn't manage or even think about making food for ourselves during the crazy first few weeks. We received double berry and brown sugar and raisin scones, a broccoli and cheddar quiche, a raspberry crisp pie, a tray of brownies, and a little orange teddy bear with a card (I don't think this one was from Life of Pie). My favourites were the brown sugar and raisin scones and the brownies, even though I only had maybe one and a half brownies before my husband ate them all. They were perfectly moist, not overly sweet, and super addictive. Both types of scones were great (and huge!), but I hadn't had raisins in forever, so I enjoyed the couple different kinds they used and they were generous with the amount in the scones. It was sweeter than the berry one, which I normally wouldn't like, but I could've eaten them all week. They had such a great sort of toastier outside and were still moist inside, even after a few days of sitting on the counter. They didn't even need heating or toasting! I wouldn't have bought scones if we went there in person, since they're not usually a go-to baked good of mine, so I'm glad we got to try them and I'd definitely order them in the future. There were instructions on the box on how to heat the quiche and the pie. The quiche was a nice, light breakfast with fluffy eggs and a tasty crust. I would've liked more cheddar for more of that cheesy flavour, but I'm cheese obsessed so I think it has a regular amount and I'm just greedy for cheese. The pie was the same for the crust. I wasn't keen on all of the raspberry seeds and I wished the crisp past stayed crispy, since it sort of absorbed the sugar from the jammy filling and didn't crisp back up with baking or broiling. It was very, very sweet, but some frozen coco whip on top helped and some vanilla ice cream probably would've been better if we had some. What a great way to try Life of Pie for the first time!

1 star for treatment…read more I used to go this place, celebrated birthdays & friends' reunions when their location was on Clarence and then on York St. Those time, they had friendly & welcoming staff. But, when I got hit on the hand by the metal pole of their flying patio umbrella (not bolted down or affixed to their patio table), I was dismissed ('there's nothing wrong with your hand') & told to just google their information because they don't have a business card, there's no manager or person in charge on the premises yet there were 3 women from the café who avoided my request for contact information. They did offer ice in a bag BUT only after much insisting that I'd like to speak to someone in charge of the café. Again, I was dismissed and told that there's no responsibility to be had because it was an accident and that I should leave the premises because I was causing a scene since I ended up crying because my hand was hurting. The security camera of the Byward Market building across the street caught the whole hit incident (June 16).

Not as good as I hoped…read more We had been here before and I didn't remember being impressed. But I wanted to check it out again just to make sure. My carrot monster cake was dry. It was also a little too cold such that the icing was too firm. I should have snapped a picture of the cracked side of the cake, which is a clear sign that something's not right.

My favourite breakfast/coffee cafe and bakery in the bank street area. This local cash and debit…read moreonly spot is run by the nicest Cantonese/Vietnamese couple, who make the freshest food to order. I've tried their breakfast wraps, banh mi, and BLT sandwiches so far, and they are better than anything in the area because of the homemade sandwich bread. Perfectly toasty, and the hot items in the sandwich are fried to order. They are a tad slow with making the food, but to be expected. They are also the cheapest in the area, with a sandwich running about $4.75 before tax and tips. Their hot foods, such as the pho, sausage rolls, spring rolls, and meat pies are all worth trying hot! The veggie and meat steam bun is good too, and their iced Vietnamese coffee as well. They have stir fries for under $10 as well, really looking forward to trying those.

The Golden Baguette is a cute little independently owned bakery. They have a variety of products…read moreranging from sweets, like cookies, donuts, pies, and chocolate croissants, to savoury items like sausage rolls, and meat pies. They also have sandwiches and Asian stir-fried dishes. They have coffee and other drinks as well. Oh and of course they sell breads and baguettes. Many of their items have a "homemade" aesthetic to them, and I don't mean that in a pejorative way at all. I actually find it endearing and I like it. I like aesthetic imperfection, it feels more genuine and real ;) My husband and I picked up a bunch of items to share, and I also grabbed a couple of items for my parents. We got an order of the "Beef Bulgogi with rice vermicelli" ($9.75), a vegetarian spring roll ($1.67), a sausage roll ($3.09), and a chili meat pie ($3.09). For my parents we picked up a Beef Bulgogi fried bun ($3.90) and a red bean pastry ($2.86). We ate our goodies in the car, a favourite activity of mine since I was a child, but only recently made popular by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The "Beef Bulgogi with rice vermicelli" was more like stir-fried beef on vermicelli. It didn't have the flavour nor the texture of Korean Beef Bulgogi. The dish was more like the traditional Vietnamese dish of rice vermicelli, with shredded lettuce, cucumbers and carrots. Instead of grilled meats, it was a saucy beef stir-fry. It was tasty and I enjoyed it, it just wasn't Beef Bulgogi, lol. The vegetarian spring roll was hot and crispy, but a bit oily. I tasted a lot of starch in it, from some sort of root vegetable (?) perhaps taro, or potatoes (?) It was my least favourite of the items we tried. The chili meat pie was a nice handheld pie. The pastry was good and held together nicely, wasn't too crumbly. The filling was ground meat with a slightly spicy kick to it. I actually did not have any of the sausage roll as my husband devoured it all, lol, (actually I told him he could have it all because I'm generally not a fan of hotdogs or sausages). He enjoyed it. It's not the puff pastry sausage rolls, but rather a brioche like bun with a sausage in it. Service was courteous and efficient. I'm looking forward to returning to try some of their other things, like their other stir-fried dishes. They also have banh mi! Street parking only, which is free on weekends (although the bakery is closed on Sundays).

It is very disappointing to see that the new management does not value the long time retail…read morecustomers of this bakery. On December 23, 2025, at 7:30 am - the bakery opens at 7:00 am - there were no more baguettes, no more see bread, not much of anything else, for that matter. The enormous bags full of all kinds of bread next to the door were for Ottawa businesses, not for the loyal customers of the bakery. It's quite telling of the values of the new management. Véronique Joly

Nice local bakery with delicious items that are fresh baked. Staff are friendly and helpful. It is…read moremore a factory style production in the back and they will slice it for you The only downside is the hours are SUPER limited so if you are a working person it may not work for you. It only opens between 7AM-1PM Tuesday to Saturday, so if you work the Mon to Fri sort of life and are not an early bird it would be Sat or nothing for you. Quite a significant downside. They have some items available after 1PM down the street at Seed to Sausage (729 Gladstone). Not sure if im my opinion (as someone who loves sleep) if the bread and bakery items outweigh the ability to be here on a more flexible schedule. If you come early they do this thing where they open the blinds when they are "ready" which makes them feel a bit weird vibes.

The Short Version: Bakery selling delicious rustic tasting…read morebaked goods. The Long Version: I am very familiar with the original Almanac Urban Mill and Bakery on Canotek Rd out in Gloucester. And this new location on Beech St in Little Italy offers the same quality I've come to expect. I love that they mill their own flour the old fashioned way with stones, as opposed to commercial rollers. They do not bleach their flour. And the grains they use are organic. All their items have a rustic taste to them, which I enjoy. I pretty much tried all of their items at their location in Gloucester, but at their new Little Italy location I've recently tried their croissant, blueberry lemon spelt muffin, and sourdough pizza focaccia. All fantastic. I love the tang of all their sourdough products. My only complaint would be the focaccia I had was topped with tomato sauce, cheese, olives, capers and zucchini and I found it too salty for my liking. They also do not shy away from butter and oils so the focaccia was also a bit too greasy for my tastes. However, I still enjoyed the focaccia, lol. I'm not quite sure when they opened the location in Little Italy but I discovered it in January of 2026. I think it opened at the end of 2025. The Little Italy location is more a storefront and cafe, whereas the Gloucester location is more where they bake the items and is a pickup location for online pre-orders. Although I have purchased items in the store at the Gloucester location, but this was before they opened their second location. The exterior of this location has an industrial feel, similar to their other location. Inside this location has seating whereas the other location does not. Service was courteous and efficient. Street parking only. Review #24 (2026)

Came here with a friend for a quick lunch break, our only savory option with no ham was the grilled…read morecheese sandwich with mushrooms.. we were skeptical but it was a great sandwich they have some sort of a sauce in there that made it very delicious.. coffee was ok, I also got the raspberry lemonade was nice and refreshing we shared a Cardamom orange cinnamon thing hehehe it was fluffy and tasty. I took a sourdough loaf home.. honestly it was not my favorite I found it a little dense to my liking. But the place is spacious plenty of seats and nice corner for little ones with toys