We were suffering through a protracted power failure, so we figured we'd get out and go for a little walk. I'd passed Galata Cafe many, many times but never stopped in, so this seemed like the perfect time to check it out. Everything on the menu sounded very promising, but I eventually decided to go with the Turkish Sausage Sandwich ("Cured beef sausage, mozzarella cheese, dill pickle, tomatoes, and basil sauce"). It was ready about 20 minutes later and it's really good. The soft, super fresh-tasting bread complements the tasty sausage and other components really well. I was determined to save some for later but this thing was so delicious that I ate it all right there and then. I have no idea why I waited so long to give Galata Cafe a shot but I'll definitely be returning soon. read more

Galata Cafe - Turkish Sausage Sandwich. - Turkish Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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This was a really nice experience. The place was welcoming and clean. The couple that owns it was so friendly and kind. He cooks, She serves. Really good brunch. Lentil soup, sujuk pide, and a salad. Would go back any day and it's very convenient to Pearson. read more

Friendly service, great sized portion food and great value! The owner was very nice and the host was warm and welcoming. The bread was DIVINE! Great date spot!! Parking situation was a little wei read more

Best place I could have found for an authentic Turkish breakfast, endless tea, and very kind service after a stressful morning. Thank you Galata cafe! read more

I'm from California and decided to check this place out. Absolutely loved it! We had the Turkish breakfast and Turkish sausage, and everything is made from scratch. The flavors were incredible. read more

nice restaurant and fancy! Which is good place for your brunch and coffee! the service is perfect

Came across a small cozy Turkish cafe that I really like and would highly recommend. Very unique food with a simple menu. Excellent service and the staffs were very friendly. The bread is very tasty and goes well with whatever food you order. I find the price reasonable when you compare with most brunch cafes. The five star is for the overall experience. Food I will give them a 4.5 Service I will give them a 5.0 read more

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We had a great breakfast here and will definitely try again. Food was 10/10, fresh bread and great coffee. Even side salad was great, flavourful and not just served as an after thought. Special thanks for cleanliness, not every place is kept as clean, particularly bathrooms. You can really tell when owners care, so will be back. read more

Came here for breakfast with my husband and we were not disappointed! Some of the best Turkish coffee I have had! And the owner was so friendly and even taught us how to make it. We had their Turkish breakfast platter that comes with your choice of omelet. The bread is served warm and everything was fresh and delicious! Will definitely be back to try their pastries! read more

Galata Cafe - a cup of coffee with a straw in it - Turkish Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I love the brunch scene. If your looking for a more hip cafe more modern Turkish this is the place I loved the atmosphere a little hard to get in but it was worth it right off the subway and a nice 5 minutes walk you are there! Delicious and healthy! read more

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Small place with great food. Service was very friendly and helpful, will be back next time in Toronto.

Great and simple ambience with items for sale such as teas and Turkish Delight. The music playing in the back was at a low setting and relaxing. Pleasant service including the explanation of the dishes. Very well presented with colorful ceramic dishes. Two of us had the Turkey sausage omelette - quite a flavorful sausage. Really good coffee - from the drip to the Turkish coffee. For the American, need to check the temperature of the hot water as the coffee came lukewarm. As this was our first time at Galata Turkish Cafe, we were presented apple cookies as a dessert to finish off our coffee. Very nice short bread like cookie surrounding an apple filling. We parked in the front (very limited parking) and there is parking in the back. read more

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This place is so quaint and with great service. Surprised more people don't know about it because the food is fresh and all the drinks we had were fantastic. We tried the tea, saleb and Turkish coffee and all of them were just the right blends of flavor. Seriously best coffee of my life! There wasn't a single plate that wasn't finished. Highly recommend visiting and man now I wish this was closer to where I live. read more

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We went as a group of 8, only people at the place, chatting nothing out of the ordinary. Manager rudely interrupts us and asks us to be quiet, we were in a moment of shock looking at each other like what just happened. We asked the guy why would you say that. He responded this is my house I have to keep the peace here lol. This is not customer service. If you read other negative reviews, alot of similar experiences shere they felt they were rudely treated. He proceeded to say I dont have to serve you thats when we decided not to stay, This business is not customer service oriented. EVEN IF we were absurdly loud AND there were other people sitting AND caused any inconvenience there were a million other ways to bring to our attention instead of his impolite and impulsive attitude. This is the owner's response on google reviews is below ( lies btw about asking politely or driving people out of the place) Dear Muhammed We are sorry for the inconvenience but you were asked nicely to keep it down not rudely, we treat you as guest of the house and not as customers and your hysterical shouting drove away the table next to you and for that you did not even realize it. You can have your experiences elsewhere. read more

One of the worst Turkish food I have ever had I had a sausage quesadilla type of dish it wasn't appetizing at all. The price is kinda expensive I didn't like the environment for the distance travelled to this place not worth it I believe the dish was gozleme no flavour I'm never coming to this place ever again. I had way better food in istanbul read more

Great spot for a quick breakfast and tea or coffee. All of the baked goods are delicious and especially tasty while warm - especially the sesame bread. Only downside is parking is very limited directly out front which could pose problems for some. read more

Positive vibes, nice and generous owner(she came to speak to us and served us complimentary Turkish Coffee). The food was mainly good and fresh(we had breakfast). Of course the prices are a bit higher than average because of the location and the fact it is an exotic cuisine. read more

Previously, I'd never heard of the place, but I was taken there by a couple of friends of mine and really enjoyed my meal. Since then I've been in a number of times and look for excuses to head that way around lunch time. The friendliest service ever. Each time I'm there I'm made to feel welcome. Try them out. I'm sure you'll enjoy Galata Cafe. read more

There are not many places to try Turkish food in Etobicoke, so this little place is the best. I went in without knowing a lot about the cuisine, but wasn't disappointed! The Turkish breakfast omelet is delicious, and you can't beat the coffee and $1 mini-cookies! Best bet for breakfast in the Islington village. read more

Cozy little breakfast/lunch cafe on the north side of Dundas. A great alternative to the normal brunch joints scattered throughout the area. Turkish coffee or tea with a variety of regional dishes and fresh breads. The owner is a spritely, welcoming dude who is eager to explain what everything is and how much food is enough. Definitely try the "manti" - tiny lamb dumplings in a rich cream sauce with lemon and mint. Really glad this opened in the area. read more

Very weird and unfriendly. Went to this place for first time to have a coffee. Was a scorchingly hot day and asked for the umbrella already at the table to be opened. There was another table less than 6 feet away (no social distancing) with an umbrella open. A lady said yes, but then a male inside said no claiming it was too windy. So not windy for one umbrella but too windy for another umbrella. He probably wanted us to order more than coffee and didn't want us to stay even though two empty tables. It does say Turkish coffee and pastries so that's what we went for. Trying to help the local businesses but will now go elsewhere. Good luck in this time of Covid if you are going to be so stupid and basically tell potential future customers to go away. Morons like this deserve to go out of business. read more

We had a girls brunch here and this was my first time eating Turkish breakfast and I have to say I was slightly disappointed. I rated it a three stars because the staff was great and they have amazing Turkish coffee but it ends there. The first bad encounter I came upon was the parking lot, it was such a hassle finding parking on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered the breakfast platter with the cheese olives and different type of "jams" and honey. First of all the bread didn't seem freshly baked, it was cold and a bit hard. The tray had such small portions of samples like the olives were 5 or each flavor very little jam, honey and cheese and it came with a side of oranges and grapes for $15 (something I could have put together for myself at home). I didn't think it was worth it because I didn't find anything on that platter to be freshly made, everything seemed like it was store bought and just placed nicely on the platter. My friends got the sausage with eggs and one got the Manti (which was dry) and they all agreed that it was just O.K. The Turkish coffee was on point, but I didn't care for the little piece of Turkish delight it came with because it was flavorless. All in all, great coffee and good service. read more

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Turkish Bagel my favourite, it doesnot taste as bagel it's different and delicious it must be cheaper

I'm having a difficult time trying to digest the other three reviews, especially about good value and portion size. My friend had warned me it was expensive but I didn't know what I was in for. First of all, the menu items in the restaurant/store are actually more expensive than noted on the website. Also, there is no pricing on a lot of the items (i.e., hummus, bread, eggplant dip, etc.). I wanted to order some hummus because I love what they serve at the restaurant a few doors down. The server confirmed it was the same product and she said she would give me 500g but didn't completely fill the container so it was more like 400g. I asked if I could get the same bread that they serve at the restaurant but she tried to push these Turkish bagels on me. She let me try a piece and it was alright but way too heavy to eat with hummus. The problem is that nothing is really on display so it's hard to get a visual of what to order. Anyway, I requested the bread again and she asked me how many I wanted. I had no idea because, again, it's not on display so I don't know the size. She told me the bread was $1 each. She brought it from the back and it was pretty small so I ordered three. She said she just baked them so she'll "give" me five pieces. By "give", I assumed the other two pieces were free. Then she started to try to sell me something with spinach but I told her next time. When I cashed out I was literally stunned that the bill was almost $20! Really, $20 for a bit of hummus and some bread! I know, I should have asked ahead of time about the price but who charges that much hummus - it's chickpeas for God's sake and not cavier! I really thought it was going to be, at the most, about $10 (with pita and/or bread) like every other place in the city. In fact, at Kebob 49 and Tarboosh, for example, the bread is free. I didn't even get an itemized receipt so I don't know how much the hummus costs and if I was charged for the extra bread. Luckily I didn't agree to the bagels and the spinach thing or it might have been $40. At that price, I was expecting the best hummus in the world but it was just average/kind of runny and definitely not what I've eaten the at restaurant and, unfortunately, the bread wasn't fresh as she indicated as the edges were hard. I've written close to 250 reviews and I'm always honest. I understand that everyone needs to make a living but I felt like she was taking advantage of me. For that reason, I would not recommend it and I would not return. read more

Galata Cafe - Hummus to go - not completely filled but charged to the max - Turkish Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Loved this spot. They have salep which is really hard to find in Toronto! The food seemed fresh but I did notice the simit were from frozen. Not necessarily bad but wish they were fresh everyday! Come here for an excellent breakfast/lunch. read more

Amazing food and really nice little cafe.. perfect for a weekend breakfast and sadly they removed the omelette option out from their full platter deal.. so now it's super expensive:( read more

This place is really good! Caglar was very nice and even though he was the only one working there, service was good and fast. They're open during Covid-19 and have patio! Highly recommended read more

Really good food and service! I don't know why there are some bad reviews this place was really yummy read more

Galata Cafe - Turkish sausage omelette - Turkish Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Nice little cafe with overpriced food. Their Turkish coffee is decent, comes with two pieces of lokum. However, two small pieces of subpar pogaca, some unripe tomato and cucumber with tea for $8 is just ridiculous. Won't even comment on other prices. read more

Stopped for some Turkish coffee and a quick nosh. Clean friendly place, a nice escape from the ordinary.

Amazing place to hang out if you live in the community. A nice morning breakfast. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Ate brunch here and got a delicious Menemen with enough bread to stuff me. Finished with a wonderful warm Salep :)

I went here once accidentally while walking along Dundas St. I have no idea about Turkish cuisine, but the waitress helped and explained to me the different variety of food they serve. First, she made me try their garden salad with raspberry balsamic dressing. Then she served me with traditional Turkish tea, also called as Chai or black tea. It was very fancy. What I love the most was the Baklava dessert made by the owner herself. It was classic, not very sweet. All in all, the staff was very friendly. The owner asked me several times if I'm okay, she's very friendly. The place was very quiet, it is a good place to read a book while having breakfast or just drinking tea. I paid around $11. read more

Perhaps because I am from a small town in Northern Ontario with limited variety & selection but I must say I appreciated the wonderful flavorful food, warm hospitality of this quaint shop. I had a lunch combo which consisted of a Gozleme and a Mediterranean salad. The Gozleme is a crepe like soft triangle filled with cheese and spinach. Divine. I believe the owner teaches how to make the dough but being from away, I will need to rely on other means of instruction. I will be back when in the area. read more

Some of the most authentic Turkish food I had. Real home cooking, especially their bread. Fantastic.

My mom and I came here for breakfast. We were greeted by friendly staff and the service was perfect. I ordered the eggs with Turkish sausage and my mom had the traditional Turkish breakfast. They were served with hot bread and the traditional pretzel "simit. Everything tasted amazing! We even bought some Turkish sausage and simit to go. read more

Excellent excellent place. I mean, really. From the atmosphere and decor to the absolutely delicious food they have here, everything is top notch. The lovely Ayche welcomes us every time with a big smile and warm reception, and it is a pleasure to sample the variety of Turkish delicacies they have on offer here. Their Baklava deserves a special mention...Five stars for everything!!! Amazing food and exceptional service :) read more

For those of you who saw the Istanbul episode of No Reservations and suddenly developed a deep craving for Turkish food you've never even had, I feel your pain. Then we randomly stumbled upon Anatolia, an unassuming little storefront along an almost derelict looking strip mall near Six Points. And the Turkish food craving was palliated. Today we tried a divine triumvirate of homemade mezes - hummus, walnut dip, and patlican ezme (glorious eggplant dip) - served with honestly the most addictive pide bread I have ever had. This alone was probably enough for 2 poeple, but not knowing the giant portions we ordered a gözleme (spinach and cheese folded flatbread) which was great as well. Owner brought us complimentary strong Turkish coffee and delights to round out the meal. Amazing value for price point - we left a hefty tip, and we could not finish! Bright, cheery ambience with checkered tablecloths and fresh flowers. We will be coming back! read more

tremendous food and service. if you are in the area you should definitely check them out.