J'adore is such an amazing cheese and chocolate shop in downtown Barrie. If you're entertaining,…read morelooking for a gift, or just looking for some delicious cheese, chocolate, accompaniments or bottles of your favourite beverages, this is your spot! Staff are always very friendly helpful. Be sure to also take a peak downstairs at "The Speakcheasy" if you're visit when they are open.

Oh this little store is such fun! There is a fantastic selection of cheeses and the chocolate…read moreoptions are adorable with different little shapes and tasty selections. I really appreciate that there is also a wall of biscuits and crackers opposite the cheese counter to pair with the cheeses, so if you are in a rush to create a delicious display, you have everything you need in once place. The staff are also lovely, and always willing to offer a sample of a new cheese. Its obvious that everyone working in this store really cares about the business and their customers - it's always clean and they handle busy times very politely. I only wish I lived closer!

Great product. Too good to be exact. I can't get enough of their chocolates. I gift them to friends…read moreand family and are always appreciated. Especially the chocolate covered apples. Always fresh. As are all the chocolates. Conveniently located in the mall.

This is a great company with great service. I ran into a problem and they took care of my needs…read moreand even delivered the products to me in time. Thank you to Christine Hoffer for taking care of the problem. BTW, great fudge. Sidney Chelsky Canadian Fabricare Association

if i could give zero stars i would, i ordered last minute gender reveal cupcakes and the lady I…read morespoke to assured me that they would be able to fulfill this as it was only blue filling. Well, they couldn't all 4 cupcakes were plain vanilla even though i ordered 1 to be filled with blue filling and the other 3 to be caramel, vanilla and lemon. This completely ruined my initimate gender reveal and they refuse to pick up my calls or try to resolve this. I have called 6 times since Friday but they are yet to get back to me despite leaving them many messages on their answering machine. The whole experience and service is disgusting

Nice to have a cupcake shop in Barrie with something unique. The flavours rotate on the day of the…read moreweek and season and all have a surprise at the bottom, which was a nice find. My favourite is the peppermint with the cookie that remind me of the girl guides cookie at the bottom. Maple had a mild maple frosting and cake with maple cookie bottom surprise. Spirit of Barrie was a vanilla with cookie dough ball surprise. Frosting is sweet but smooth, cupcake has a good dense texture but a touch moist at the top. Kinda like the best cupcake one could get at a bake sale but just below Sprinkles or Prairie Girl level. It's otherwise a simple and tasty cupcake and would venture back again to try other flavours. Easy place to use for any birthday.

This place had a minimalistic feel. It was clean, bright and felt spacious. I ordered three…read moredifferent mini cheesecakes: cherry, oreo and chocolate which were so deliciously rich and smooth. The cherry added a bit of tanginess. The little bits of crushed oreos added a nice texture. The chocolate was decadent. The customer service was top notch. The man at the counter was so patient and helpful. They also make dog treats which contained natural ingredients. Our dog was quite happy with them. I would love to visit again and try out their other cheesecake flavours and even their tarts.

I got an Iced Matcha Latte at the Orillia location. The drink was awful, fishy seaweed with a hint…read moreof something else pungent. Undrinkable unfortunately. The worker was very obviously irritated of me asking for extra ice and more milk with a slightly snarky comment of "Well I already put milk in there but I can put more in." The picture speaks for itself. I'm not angry about this as I do like their butter tarts but for the price and even if it was free- the matcha is undrinkable and disgusting. They definitely need to revaluate their matcha recipe (possibly better quality matcha as well!" Also- when it was handed to me there was a brown liquid layer on top. Ugh.

This absolutely GEM is incredible!! I started working in…read moreBarrie a few months ago and have been dropping into Cal's almost every week! I am addicted to their Donairs and have been buying their frozen products weekly! This is by far the best gluten free bakery/restaurant ever! It's safe and completely gluten free!! I am so lucky to be able to drop in so often! There are too many amazing things to list but if you have not tried them.....please do!!!! They are amazing!!!!!!

Val's is a *very good* dedicated gluten free bakery. They have many and more treats that I love…read morehere. Great muffins, and tarts, and brownies, and crinkle cookies, etc. a few misses for me (under spiced pumpkin pie tarts?), but that probably just a personal preference issue. I have not yet had a chance to try their bread, which I'd very much like to do, but they are always out when I go in. Because the bread is so good that they always sell out? Or because they don't make enough? Probably a little of column A and a little of column B.

Awesome! Had ice cream for breakfast. This location also has a drive-thru which is pretty cool…read more I got a "small" and it was two MASSIVE scoops of ice cream. Too many flavours to choose from but everything is excellent. Love love love Kawartha Dairy!!

I scream, you scream! We all scream for ice cream!…read more On such a hot day, there are few things better than an ice cold treat. In Barrie, Kawartha Dairy is a classic parlour just a short drive from the beachfront. The shop has over 40 ice cream flavours to suit your heart's desire. Initially we had trouble picking & eventually staff forgot about us. Salty Caramel Truffle and Moose Tracks are popular flavours. We stacked both fresh scoops in a small size cup that's still huge! Each spoonful is fairly rich & creamy. The salt in the caramel balanced one another well (highly recommend), while Moose Tracks was a chocolate delight to satisfy the sweet tooth. Milkshakes can also be made from any scoop. We tried the Muskoka Mocha and Pistachio Almond in this form. The mocha ice cream was perfect for coffee lovers while almond slices added a crunch to the green pistachio shake although flavours were a bit artificial. Skip it or hit it? A visit to Kawartha Dairy always puts us in a good summer vibe after a beach day in Barrie!

Very nice staff but their selection of items is not that great. Thankfully I've found another…read moreplace to get items from that have a much larger variety to pick from.

I've been coming here for 40 years. It's always been a must visit every time we come to Muskoka…read more But what has happened to this beloved bakery??!! The quality of the food has plummeted! The scones were dry. The tarts were soggy and the filling tasted like it came out of can. I ask one of my Muskoka neighbors about it and was told that they moved the operations to a factory bakery in Barrie and freeze all the bakery items. They put a few loaves of scones in the locate bakery's old oven to make it smell like it's baked there not NOTHING is baked there anymore. I'm so saddened by this. If the owner reads this, PLEASE return to the old recipes and bake onsite again.