My daughter brought me to the Orleans Farmers' Market. I can't believe I've lived in Orleans for…read moreover 8 years but had never been there before. Mother's Meal was one of the vendors at the market. I love Korean food, but had never had their dessert pancakes before, so I got a walnut pancake for us to share. It was $9. It was good, but too sweet and sticky. It was filled with walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. The dough was very thin. I would have liked a thicker dough with less filling for a cheaper price, haha. I would also like a pancake with red bean filling. Hopefully they will expand their menu ;) The owner, Kevin, was very pleasant. He spoke with my daughter, but I overheard as I was looking around, haha. He told her they plan to open their own restaurant soon. Currently they only sell at Farmers' Markets, the one in Orleans and Westboro, and at the Parkdale Night Market. They are also at the Lansdowne Market but only sell kimchi and cold foods there, due to certain rules about how many vendors can sell hot foods. They are waiting for their turn to be able to sell hot food there. They make and fry the pancakes to order, so there's a bit of a wait. We ordered and then walked around the market, which worked out well. I hope to go back and try their savoury chicken pancake sometime. It's $15 though. Ouf, things are so expensive these days!

Omg! Mochi donuts have arrived in Ottawa!…read more Note: this shop is actually called "TP Tea X Mochi Bakehouse", as it is both a bubble tea shop and a bakery. This is how I created the listing on Yelp, but the Yelp Moderators changed it to just "TP Tea" and removed the "Mochi Bakehouse" part. {shrug} So like every week I search on Google for "mochi donuts near me" (lol) and I always get hits for places in Toronto. Then one day, I saw this TP Tea X Mochi Bakehouse place on Baseline Rd appear as a search result. Was it for real? It had no reviews and only external pictures. Was it even open yet? I continued to watch that search result for a few days. Then on October 23, 2023, three reviews popped up, one with a picture of bubble tea and the reviews mentioned how tasty the mochi puffs were. Turns out that was their soft opening day. Well, guess what? I went the next day! Their grand opening won't be until December though. I had my heart set on getting some mochi donuts, but they did not have any (and for some reason weren't able to make any), so I got mochi puffs instead. I got 12 for $9.50. I was able to choose 2 flavours, so I got Strawberry and Nutella Hazelnut Butter Cookie Crumble. They were so delicious! They are a bit like loukoumades but with that dense mochi chewiness. The outside was a bit crispy. I loved the texture. Service was friendly and informative. The place is beautiful. They have a pink flowered wall, a nice chandelier, a pink tree and lots of seating. A really cute place for a date or to catch up with friends. It's in the Lone Star Plaza. Lots of free parking in the plaza parking lot. Looking forward to returning to try their mochi donuts! Especially the Ube Coconut flavour.

Nice to see another TP Tea location. The space is clean and bright, and they're gradually including…read moremore food options since they're only having their soft opening now. Got the mango pomelo sago with tea jelly. Tastes just like it does in Toronto.

TLDR: Awesome store inside Algonquin College. Sells food made by students of their Hospitality and…read moreTourism program. Cheap prices. YMMV though because some students are more skilled than others, lol. Savoir Fare is a little takeout shop that sells prepared foods made by the students in the Hospitality and Tourism program at Algonquin College. The bakery section is called The Honour Roll. I love the play on words with the names, lol. Selection varies from week to week and their menu is listed on their website. Some weeks they are closed for exams, so make sure you check their website before going. They sell items like lasagna, Shepherd's pie, chicken vindaloo, bean chili, teriyaki chicken and meatloaf. The bakery has items like meringues, biscotti, pantone, croissants, lemon meringue pie and marshmallows. I have pretty much tried their entire menu, except their Florentine cookies, those are always sold out, lol. My favourite items are their choux pastries, Nanaimo bars, and danishes. I do prefer their baked goods over their savoury dishes. It's always a bit of a gamble because sometimes the items are delicious, but sometimes they are not so great. It's made by students after all and they are still learning. I love that the money from the sales go back into the program to help students. Prices are cheap compared to at the grocery store or restaurants. I love this store. However, their hours are very limited. When I used to work in the area, I'd pop by at lunch all the time, but now that I work far away, I can only manage to get out there either on a day off work or if I happen to be working offsite nearby. I miss being a regular. The store is on campus, so it's paid on-campus parking only. Or you can park on the streets and walk over. So for the record, I created a listing for Savoir Fare in Feb 2020 and wrote a review and uploaded a bunch of photos. Sometime in 2022 or 2023 someone changed the name of that listing to a Tim Hortons, despite the fact that all pictures and the review under that listing are of Savoir Fare. The Yelp moderators approved the change. I have since submitted multiple requests to change it back to Savoir Fare and the Yelp moderators rejected my submissions. So I've created this new listing and here we are. O_o (45)

This location is now a Happy Goat Coffee Company. I don't know if it is because of the location or…read moreif I was paying with cash so I noticed, but my honey cinnamon matcha with oat milk (which is $0.75 extra) was $7.50...seemed absurd. I have paid less in Malibu for my drink of choice. Sorry Glebe...but you're not that extravagant. The matcha wasn't bad, but it also wasn't the creamiest I've ever had. Next time I will walk further to find a local coffee shop.

Morala Specialty Coffee is a good neighbourhood coffee shop to drop by for a coffee and baked good…read morewhen you are in the area. The interior is cozy and homey. The staff is friendly and efficient. This is the first time I tried Happy Goat Coffee and ended up picking up a bag or 2 to go with me. Cappuccino was a little weak but it is nice to support local business.

Petites Gamines is a really cute bakery on popular Laval St in Gatineau. My husband and I walked…read morethere (from Westboro) as part of our "Adventures in Gatineau" (lol, we rarely venture into Gatineau even though we live right across the bridge in Ottawa, so it's a joke between us that it's an adventure when we go to Gatineau). Anyway, we got a couple of baked goods and overall they were very good. We got an Oreo Brownie ($3.95) and a small Churros donut ($2.95). The brownie was really dense and rich and very chocolatey. It was a bit dry for my tastes, but still enjoyable and it had a potent chocolate flavour. I love strong flavours, so I was a fan. The Churros donut was tiny, but tasty. It had a dollop of dulce de leche in the hole and the texture was cronut-like. It was just really small, and y'all know I'm all about the size, haha. Service was friendly and welcoming. I had a nice chat with the staff member and she told me the owner of the bakery will be opening a Mexican restaurant down the street called Rosalita's. It's scheduled to open summer of 2023. I'll be keeping my eye out for it ;) She also told me all baked goods are made in house. They also sell coffee and teas and Tuesdays through Thursdays they also sell burritos. They have seating inside and a few tables and chairs outside out front as well. Super cute place! I did see any parking lot, so I assume street parking only.

Service was not strong. I tried using my French (I have not lived here long, but totally learning),…read moreand I feel that it was not well received. But the delights in this place were amazing. I think we ate most of the delicacies before taking photos, but I will have to check. We enjoyed donuts that were amazing and some other sweets. This was a cute shop, loved all the things to look at while we were there. It's small, but it's a cute bakery just as other reviewers have said. Take a look, it's worth the visit!

Fresh, tasty and healthy! Great greeting from staff…read more Awesome soup. Worthy of five stars.

TL;DR/The Short Version: Cute little place in Stittsville…read moreselling tasty soups and sandwiches. The Long Version: I had lunch at Wiches Cauldron recently and it was great. I got the Chicken Sandwich ($15.95). It was sliced real chicken breast meat, mozzarella cheese, mixed greens, cucumbers, picked onions and fig jam. It usually comes with mayo, but I asked them to omit it. All sandwiches come with a mini 4 oz soup. I chose the curried carrot and squash soup. The sandwich was delicious. The bread they use is a Kaiser and it's from Carp Bakery. It was soft and very fresh. I loved that the meat was real chicken and not deli meat. The fig jam was tasty and gave the sandwich a nice sweet taste. The soup was a bit watery, but was full of flavour. It had a strong curry flavour and the coconut milk in it made it a bit creamy. I enjoyed it. Funny story: I ordered the chicken sandwich. They ask your name for the order. The lady who ordered after me also got the chicken sandwich but she asked for no cheese. The cashier announced to the kitchen "no cheese on the chicken sandwich" and the kitchen asked "which order? Jennifer's?" And the cashier said "no, the next one, I haven't punched it in yet." Lol. I chimed in "I love cheese, I definitely want cheese on my sandwich!" The man in the kitchen said "alright, extra cheese for Jennifer!" And the lady after me said "yeah, you can have my cheese." Haha. So I got two slices of cheese in my sandwich. Score! Lol. Everyone working there was super nice and friendly. It's a small place, so the cash and the kitchen are right next to each other. I took my order to go, but there's seating to dine in. I noticed they have a small amount of branded merchandise, like baseball caps. There is free parking in their private parking lot at the back of the restaurant. Fun facts: The Wiches Cauldron started off as a food truck in the early/mid 2010s. Some time in the early 2020s they moved into their present location which was Red Gables Creperie before (it was also briefly Red Gables Ramen before they rebranded and started selling crepes instead of ramen). Review #33 (2025)

TLDR: Pretty french bakery inside the Canevas Shopping Centre. The Danish I got was flakey and…read moredelicious. Charlotte Macarons is a French bakery in the open atrium of the Canevas Shopping Centre. As of June 2024, the mall was undergoing renovations, so it was not that aesthetically pleasing, but the atrium where the bakery is and another cafe/bistro is (sorry, I forgot the name of the other place) was very lovely. I got my pastry to-go though. I got the Danish that was filled with cream and topped with raspberry puree. It was $5.25. It was on the small side, but very tasty. The pastry was flakey, the cream was good and the tartness of the raspberry puree went well with the sweetness of the cream. I enjoyed the pastry. Staff were courteous. They had lots of pastries and cakes, and of course macarons, their namesake. I'll need to return to try some of those. Free parking available in the mall parking lot. (111)

Bought $100 worth of bread and pastries. I gave some to my sister and niece. When I ate mine I am…read morenot impress and I find the dough was not good its very hard like the ensaymada supposed to be soft but very hard together with the pandecoco.HARD DOUGH NO GOOD

There aren't too many Filipino restaurants, bakeries or grocery stores in Ottawa, so I was super…read moreexcited to discover Fiesta Manila Bakery. The place is a grocery store and a bakery. It's pretty small though. They do have a tiny selection of prepared foods, but the lids were all covered, so I couldn't see what the food looked like, but they had labels and they seemed to have the usual fare, like adobo chicken. There's a small round table at the front where you can sit and eat. I did peruse the grocery section quickly, but I was there primarily for the baked goods. They had some refrigerated sweets, but the fridge wasn't well lit and it made the stuff look less appetizing. The packaged baked goods looked much better. By the cash register there was a tray of what looked like freshly fried doughnuts, so I got one of those ($0.60). It was the size of a small hotdog bun. It was still warm and was soft and slightly chewy and even though it was covered in granulated sugar, it wasn't too sweet (since the actual dough wasn't that sweet). The thing I like about Asian doughnuts is that they are less sweet than North American doughnuts. So if you like traditional North American doughnuts but find them too sweet, give donuts at Asian bakeries a try! Service was ok. The person working there was watching something on his phone and I had to get his attention to buy the doughnut. This bakery/grocery store is in a strip mall. Same strip mall as Bejing Legend, Ocho Rios, and the Service Ontario. Lots of free parking.