Very disappointed! For starters, no where on their website did they say cash only! These days we are discouraged to use cash, yet this was their only method of payment. A staff member, not wearing a mask, came very close to me to tell me they did have an ATM. Like I want to touch that! They had no hand sanitizer stations anywhere for customers. Also, none of the employees were wearing masks! Not even the employees in the back baking bread!! Will not be back! read more

I saw a worker drop a loaf of bread in the back. He picked it up and put it back where the rest of bread were. Taked to supervisor, Jane. I told people around me what I saw. She tried to give me free treats, but I refused. I was coming here for years, but what I saw was nasty, and Jane's attitude didn't help. I had a chance to talk to the owner before and she was rude as well. I willl not be coming here again. read more

Try their bagels and you will thank me. The best bagels in the world only when they are fresh and googey. Other bread is amazing but I love the BAGELS. 5 out of 5 for this spectacular bakery! read more

Toronto's hidden gem. I frequent this bakery when I have a hankering for rye bread. It is the best bakery in Toronto! 34 types of the freshest rye bread you can buy. Bins of rolls and pretzels. Pastries, cake, pie, all at low prices. If you love a strong cup of coffee, this place has it. The reason I am awarding only 3 stars to such a great place is the staff. The staff are NOT friendly, can be considered rude. Don't expect a hello, thank you, or have a good day, as you arnt getting spoken to....you'll be lucky if they look at you. Bottom line:Go for the prices, freshness, coffee and amazing selection of breads. Don't go for the atmosphere. read more

Starting to see the reality of this place. After being a loyal customer for a very long time (20+ years) all I'm getting is nickel and dime to death. They must have people with an MBA working the business the way they parse everything out. Let's start with coffee, they now charge an extra 5 cents if you want more than 3 of those silly little milk/cream containers it was 4 at one time. Small pretzels jumped up a while ago from 55 cents to 75 cents that's an increase of over 36%. The sesame bagels are not consistent with the baking and the size. Some are over baked or oversized one week and the next week it's the opposite. The large pretzels have jumped up in price as well and the quality day to day seems to differ. What has happened to the pastries? They lack flavour, seem to be overly sweet and again the consistency seems to be lacking. Such a shame this use to be a treat coming here. read more

Dimpflmeier's is the best German bakery in the GTA. It's likely the only one. You've probably seen their rye breads around town. Much more can be found at their main bakery in Etobicoke. It is a large bakery or a small plant, but they don't lose out on quality. I really like their Kimmelweck buns--buns with salt and caraway on top. They need to be eaten the day they're made or the salt drys out the roll. Dimpf's pretzels, danishes and stollen is pretty good too. Go during the week if possible. It can get really busy with Mitteleuropeans on the weekends. read more

This place is located on Advance Road, which is one of those industrial-type streets that run off Islington, just south of Bloor. There is enough customer parking on the side BUT the lot is a bit tight so I would strongly suggest that you try and park closer to the back end where other cars aren't adjacent - you'll know what I mean when you get there. This happened on my first visit: even though I'm from Etobicoke, I probably have never gone across Advance so, when I parked in the customer lot, I couldn't find the entrance because the actual bakery factory (not the store) is located beside the lot. Anyway, I called to ask where the entrance was but, unfortunately, the woman who answered spoke very little English and just gave me the store hours then slammed (I mean SLAMMED) the phone down on me - nice ... nonetheless, I went about my business. Anyway, they have an array of breads, pretzels, buns, sweets, you name it and it's dirt, dirt cheap. Most of the loaves of rye are about $2.35 and it's always still warm and fresh. I've also picked up olives buns - $0.40 each, cheese pretzel for like $1.00 - best pretzel I ever ate in my life! However, my all time favorite are the hot dog buns that have sesame seeds all over them. Toast them up on the grill with a hot dog or sausage and you'll be in heaven! I don't recall any of the buns of specialty pretzels to be above $1.00; it's really that inexpensive. Also, you can rest assured because it's immaculate in there. Customer service is hit or miss. First time when I went to pay, no hello, no thank you, nothing - not surprised though. They treated the gentleman in front of me the same way too - I felt like I was in the Soup Nutsy episode of Seinfeld. You have to ignore most of the rude patrons though - the majority of them have miserable looking faces. Bottom line: I will never, ever buy bread again from the supermarket. Excellent bakery that I would have given five stars but I can't justify doing so when they slam the phone on potential business. read more

So much amazing bread and pastries of all kinds for the best price. I absolutely LOVED it there. I was in bread heaven.

This is nothing short of top notch bread. I've had a selection of their rye's but my favourite is the Munich style half-rye. There's just nothing like it. As mentioned in other reviews it is incredibly utilitarian and be used in any bread-based meal you can imagine. For me there's nothing better then some half-rye and almond butter. read more

If you're into European style bread (ie: rye) and AMAZING pastries, you must go here. I discovered it because of a CityTV onsite segment and serendipitously found it was a 5 min drive from my new work place. The website does not do it justice as far as their pastries go. Oh wow, this place is packed shoulder to shoulder every time I've been. AMAZING pastries of every kind. You may be familiar with their name when you see rye bread near any grocery store by the deli area. I love knowing their bakery is on site and what you're getting is made right there!. Our sweet favourites: hazelnut cream filled horn, apple tart . Love their pretzel cheese buns and spinach mushroom cheese pastry for a quick little lunch. You need to go to experience it. The huge lines of people is always a telling sign of a great place with good eats. **Note - CASH only, they do have an ATM there May 2015 Update - I still love their stuff, but I am a label reader - sadly, they use hydrogenated oils. Even though I don't lead as a healthy lifestyle as I would like, hydrogenated oils are like cross and bones for me. So, instead of this being my weekly Friday pick up for weekend treats I will buy less and come less often. If you don't care about this I still highly recommend this place! read more

Like stepping in to a bakery in Bavaria. Few places have this kind of authenticity. Cannot beat the freshness of the baked goods or the low prices. Cash only! read more

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Dimpflmeier's is a great bakery and the breads I have bought there are delicious, but my favourite reason for going is the kaffee und kuchen (coffee and cakes). The coffee is delicious and their pastries are fantastic. The best part is the price: a small coffee and a fresh cheese danish (often hot from the oven) will run you $1.75 At Starbucks you would pay triple for something less fresh. There is a small seating area where all the local omas and opas (grandparents) hang out and shoot the breeze - quite a scene. read more

Dimpflmeier Bakery is amazing. Great bread and great service. We used to be able to get it at a store routinely until we moved to Florida. We missed the quality of their bread and were so glad when we found out they ship. We order for shipment to Florida and the customer service is wonderful. Polite and accommodating. We had a problem receiving a shipment, but once we told them they immediately sent a replacement. Received it today. Could not ask for better treatment and better bread. read more

Dimpflmeier is like that old friend that it doesn't matter if you see him all the time or just once in a while but you always feel welcome. Typically when there we just get a dozen bagels. Sometimes some sweets or another type of bread and if we have the time grab a coffee. Everything is made in house. Everything is made fresh and honestly you don't find bagels like this everywhere. So yeah, never a bad time at Dimpflmeier. I only wish we lived closer. read more

Cash only was a little disappointing. The baked goods are great and well risen, and the desserts were ok but the doughnuts were incredible.

Best place in the city to buy authentic German breads and pastries. I've had pretty much every variety they make and they are all fantastic. I'm not a bread fan, but if you give me Dimpflmeier I will eat it all. read more

I finally went in here to check it out all the hype .. Had to pick up some goodies for a work party. Everything looked amazing . All the pastries , donuts , breads ..everything ..heck even the young lady serving me dasha was sweet ..Damn ...I definitely have to make it back there for more . read more

Love visiting this amazing bakery that offers a great verity of freshly baked breads and desserts. What makes it special is their variety of products from organic bread, bagels to traditional German desserts. The prices are also very reasonable. For instance, a peace of cheesecake is $1.50 - $1.75. Some of my favourites are flaky cheese twists, poppy seed cheese cake and cheese danish. Love that there is a sit down area as well. The only drawback is that they do not offer a breakfast menu as part of their cafe. They sell delicious bagels for take-out but it would be nice if they offered at least toasted cream cheese bagels for those dining in. Also, you can only pay by cash, which makes it a bit inconvenient. Other than that, this place is awesome and it's no surprise that they have been in the business for so long. Will definitely be back! read more

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Das ist gut! The Dimpflmeier Bakery is an institution in West End Toronto. You can't go wrong with freshly baked European baked goods. Just try to walk out empty-handed, it's impossible. They also have seating for a quick bite and coffee. Rather than buying their bread from a supermarket, get it from the source! read more

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My coworker recommended this place and I must thank her because this is a unique bakery. Their breads looked fresh and smell great but I have not tried them..yet. I was there for their Danish and donut. The cheese Danish was large (all their sweet are large and cheap) and heavy but not too sweet, great with hot cup of tea. Reminded me of the type of pastry I had in Europe. I've been living in Toronto for over 20 years ... how could I have not known of this place. I'll be sure to make monthly trip to this bakery. Too bad I don't live closer. Stay away from the pre-package pastry. They might be cheaper but the freshly made stuffs are much better. read more

I had the wonderful opportunity to purchase one of your pretzels for $8 at the ACC. While I usually enjoy a warm, soft pretzel with a zesty mustard, this one was unique. It takes a brave restaurant to serve a cold pretzel. An even braver one to serve one that is also stale; hard as a rock actually. Or as a foodie might say "naturally air dried". Of course, the coup de grace for any $8 pretzel is the mustard. And the French's yellow was a nice touch. The industrialized flavours truly amplified the air dried texture. Bravo read more

Seem to have friendlier staff now so enjoy going there more. Make some of best bread anywhere, such as bran and big pumpkin seed rye. Prices going up. Coffee is good and cafe a nice touch if you can snag a seat! read more

Selection was huge. Lots of bread products. Gotta have the apple strudel, yummy and can't beat the price. Every thing seems fresh at least what I bought (wild Canadian blueberry cake, strudel, pastries, bread, pretzels and poppyseed roll). Fast service as it's not just one cashier like most bakeries. read more

Dimpflmeier used to be located in Montreal and they took off to Toronto decades ago. Probably a smart move but you can still find many of their products in specialty and local grocery store chains. The European in me found this place when I moved to Toronto and it's on my list every week for the freshest brot (bread), pretzels, loaves, cakes and pastries in the city. They even sell their signature "spring" water which is used in the making of many of their products. I usually buy my breadcrumbs from here as well. The first time I came here, it was packed and I wasn't experienced enough to navigate through the small isles. I had some elderly Germans, and possibly a few eastern Europeans pushing and shoving me aside so that they could get their daily bread fix. One lady almost gave me a face plant into a bread bin. Not even a "sorry" or "excuse" me. Needless to say I pushed her into a mound of buns when I saw her in the next isle which I know isn't nice but really? There's plenty for everyone people. Well lesson learned! When it's packed, stand your ground! I think this is the best bakery in the city, a little out of the way and hidden but well worth the trip. They also have a small café section where you can grab your favourite pastry and sit down and watch the chaos unfold while sipping an espresso. Parking can be a challenge so get there early in the morning to make the most of it. read more

Been here a couple of times. The smell of fresh bread is amazing. Lots of choice from breads to desserts. Love the little breads with the sea salt on top. Definitely recommend this place if its with your bf/gf or if your going alone and want to have some great bread. read more

I really love baked goods and came here with my boyfriend once since he was going on about how great it was here. I thought the pastries looked really good so I took a photo to recommend them to my friends and the cashier lady yelled that I wasn't allowed to take photos. She was glaring at me and seemed generally confrontational. I mean, I'm not sure why but that's fine. Considering there was no signage stating that fact though, I felt she could have been nicer about it. It put me in a sour mood and I didn't really feel like sticking around after. As such, I have no pictures to post with my review. read more

I'm pretty convinced that this is as good as it gets in Toronto if you are in the market for Western European style bread. Dimpflmeier now supplies many of your favourite chain supermarkets, but allow yourself a visit to the mothership and you will be happier in more ways than logic would allow. To begin, the bakery offers more variety than any I have been to (and that's saying a lot). You can find everything from "Hunter Style Rye Bread" to "Viking Bread" all under one roof. Chances are also that your favourite loaf will still be steaming the new packaging and will cost you less than the stale-ass bread offered at the aforementioned favourite chain supermarket (I'm using favourite a lot in this review, bear with me!) Importantly, Dimpflmeier mothership bakery also offers an astounding variety of sweets ranging from possibly the best donuts in town, to marzipan strudels! If that's not enough, there is a reasonably large seating area for those times you just can't wait to get home or in case you want to have some coffee and cake while looking out the window and enjoying the scenic Advance Rd. (disclaimer: Advance Rd. may not appear scenic to all patrons). While I absolutely love this place, two small issues bump Dimpfle down to a 4* experience for me. The first one is that parking is painful unless you arrive at a random time. However since the bakery is in the middle of nowhere, as far as I'm concerned, it should not be too difficult to find parking somewhere on the street. The second and more serious issue is that not all varieties of breads and sweets are tasty/well made and sometimes you feel whoever was making the batch of blueberry strudel that day did a half assed job! Overall the good outweighs the bad by a lot! Dimpflmeier is a win read more

Fresh and tasty ! Lots of staff to help Wide variety of goodies .. you know this place is good because it's always packed !! read more

I am the "Bagel Lady" each Friday. I pick-up bagels for my company each Friday morning from this bakery and they are absolutely freshly baked and airy. My company looks forward to this treat each week with much happiness and anticipation. I believe that carbs bring the company together. The bagels are inexpensive and light, unlike the commercially produced bagels. The ladies in the cash register near the coffee machines are very nice and the bakers are so helpful each time they see me toting my big bag ready for my bagel run. If you have $2 on your pocket and need a breakfast fix come here in the morning and grab a couple bagels and have a satisfying treat! (FYI they also have lovely pretzels but I limit my carbs to just the bagels.) read more

They're known for their amazing authentic German rye breads - 34 rye varieties! I bought a loaf of their Holzofen Art Brot which is stoned baked farmers bread made from rye. I never knew rye bread could be so good and their breads are very filling and tasty when lightly toasted with some added hummus or butter. read more

This warehouse shop makes bread on the premises and has a little sit down café area where you can buy coffee and baked treats from their food counter. The retail storefront (the best part of the shop) is like a discount outlet for all of their bread - anything that is unique from their regular breads that they sell in grocery stores are super cheap (45c a piece)(buns/bagels/stolen cakes/cheese breads), and the rest of the items that they also stock in regular grocers are regular priced. This is a great place if you want to buy discount buns and bagels, or get specialty bread loaves, eg. a 10lb loaf of heavy rye the size of a small child goes for $18. But skip the cafe, unless you want to experience sour coffee, stale, overly sweet doughy "pastry" and bad customer service, all of which I had today. read more

Very good bakery, fresh bread and pastries. Always go every Christmas to get their cookies, very delicious!! The parking here is terrible when it's busy, which is usually always! read more

Theres a great variety of pastries. If you want to sit down and have a coffee and a "bite" to eat there is a very small cafe area. The bread selection is amazing and seems to vary each time I go there .I buy several loaves of breads and they freeze well. Pricing is very good. Warning: Going there hungry I can be risky to your waistline. There's a good chance that many people " snorf" down some of the purchases enroute home. The only con to going the bakery is that a number of the staff are downright grumpy. How can you be"hangry" working in this great bakery? You may have to speak up if they give preferential service someone if you are not European. Enjoy getting the great bakery products and don't forget to bring cash. Debit and Credit cards are not accepted. read more

Bread is bread, add sugar and you have pastry. Big deal. Food OK? They don't take credit cards and it is out in the boon docks. Inconvenient, yes. But the wait people!!! Blood bombers from the Luftwaffe . Dumb. I asked for a taxi and they looked quizzical and very odd. They thought I wanted a taxi for bread. Really? Ya, vol. I have been making the rounds of bakeries in Toronto. Usually pretty good and always polite. Always a lot of old people hanging out eating and drinking coffee - many of whom need taxis. Wakenz upiinz folks. read more

I'm not a big pastry guy, but this is hands down the best bakery that I have ever been to. The selection, quality, prices and freshness of their product is top notch. Not too many places where you can get fresh bagels out the oven (not previously frozen like most places) for as cheap as here. Their chocolate Danishes are worth breaking your diet for. read more

I tried few kinds of cakes and it looks fresh and delicious!! One of my favorite is Tiramisu cakes because its not overly sweet. Only problem for myself is parking space as its very limited and always packed. read more

best bakery i've ever been to, excellent pastries

If you're looking for a real European bakery experience, this is THE place to go! They even serve the famous German coffee Dallmyer from Munich. The bread selection is vast, from sliced to bagel to croissants, all shapes and sizes of buns :) pastries, muffins, cookies, cakes (what a selection!!!!) - I was definitely impressed with the cakes. Want to try some before buying the whole thing? Visit their cafeteria section and try the deliciousness for under $2 a piece. read more

Tasty bread and pastries with good prices! Really like varieties of cakes in the shop. French baguette is not as hard as those sold in the supermarket~ read more

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Amazing German Bakery! Bread is always fresh and I can't get enough of their bagels. I've been coming to Dimpflmeier Bakery since I was a kid with my parents back in the 90's. People are friendly and I love the feeling when you come in to the store. It feels like a very authentic German Bakery. I'm polish but I have been to Germany multiple times but even some bakeries over there have nothing on Dimpflmeier. Keep up the great work. Oh and for those of you coming on Saturday...goodluck...it's really hard to find parking so make sure to bring your patience with you! read more