March 28/1023: Afternoon coffee with my love. The Nova Era Bakeries has been in the Greater Toronto Area for many years. It's a "souped up" Portuguese Bakery with a great selection.Multiple pastries, cookies & yummies are available as well as a pretty decent hot table for sandwiches, etc. The service was good but rather slow. Our server was pleasant enough, however. I find the lack of cleanliness a pretty common things in bakery. The floors needed moping & the restaurant needed a good general cleaning. Loss of a star for the lack of cleanliness. Otherwise a good location with a solid presentation. With more cleaning, this could move to a 5-star! read more

The best Bakery in town is Nova Era. The Italian bread, the pastry are all fresh and of course super yummy. The personnel are very nice and well train. Highlight recommended. read more

Decent little bakery on St Clair near the community center and Earlscourt park. Since the gf and I got a new dog this has been our spot for coffee and pastries. Very decent pastry selection and everything is labelled along with prices. Yum yum. One giant apple turnover, one big donut and two coffees was $7. The place is always packed and has a certain Portuguese flair. If you want plain old drip coffee make sure to ask for it "Canadian" read more

Nova Era Bakery - A selection of delicious pastries! - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Be careful when you order a party cake! I ordered and paid for a 12" cake for 20/25 people and they made me one 8" ! It's frustrating when you see it and nobody cares! How could I tell the guests that the cake was to small,please eat a small piece! On top of that when I cut the cake it wasn't also what I ordered. It was supposed to be puff pastry and they made a regular one! The worst part was that I complained about in the moment they send me to the main office and nobody wants responsibility. They act full of sh.... like they have the reason! I called almost everyday since and nobody had the dignity to say "sorry it was a mistake" ! I didn't ask nothing back,not even the price difference! They just want to sell ,after you paid ,you don't exist anymore! read more

Took my mother-in-law (no jokes please she truly is a lovely lady!), to Nova Era yesterday mid-afternoon. I needed a late lunch and she needed a nice pastry. This location smells wonderful. Just that indicates how great the bread will taste and it indeed does. They also have a nice assortment of pastries. If you couple that with excellent coffee, you have a winning combination. I had their Nova Era club sandwich, on a fresh ciabatta like bun. A well-travelled friend, with whom I lunched in Lisbon, got me turned on to Portuguese style baking. He asserted that the bread in that country was the best in Europe. I harrumphed, being a Francophile, but was proven wrong. They do say that "the proof of the pudding is.....". This bakery just does that fantastic bread and nice interpretation of a club sandwich loaded with a breast of chicken. It was very delicious. My lunch companion had a 'mutant' chocolate croissant, with chocolate filling and drizzle. She took one half home as it was too much to finish. She had an expresso which she said would "wake up the dead", and I had an Americano which was perfect. I have been there 3 times and its always consistent, simple and yummy! They have a bunch of locations around town, and they have Epi and Cobs beaten cold. In the general realm only Nino D'Aversa comes close. They have far better servive than the competition. Try it! read more

Nova Era Bakery - Breads, breads, breads - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A staple in the community, Nova Era has pretty much anything Portuguese you can want. From shrimp patties to natas(Portuguese custard tarts)and rice pudding. They also serve coffee and various espresso based drinks. But in my opinion their sandwiches are the biggest draw for me. They have several different cuts of meat that are quite popular in the Portuguese community, all of which are cooked up and topped with various toppings of your choosing, I prefer their Bifana. But enough about the meat. You can also grab a salad if you are a vegetarian. But no matter what your dietary choices are I highly suggest this bakery, if you are in this neighbourhood. It is pretty lively in the summer, especially during a soccer championship. Their food is so good that I am craving it as I write this review... read more

I always go to Nova Era for Portuguese Tarts but have never been in this location so I went there yesterday and it was so packed which I thought is a good sign. Got a Mochaccino and a dozen tarts, loved the mochaccino. However the tarts were such a waste of money. The whole batch taste like plastic/bleach. read more

Nova Era Bakery - Pastel de Nata. Would've been great if they didn't taste like plastic/bleach - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great fresh bread daily, fabulous pastries and donuts. The coffee is also real coffee.

This review is from 2014. Lol.. I am from Vancouver which has little to no Portuguese presence compared to Toronto. All I can say say is the Bifana I ordered was absolutely amazing. Fresh, tasty and filling. Good coffee and very nice ladies that were friendly.. I am coming back to TO for a day and my mission is to have a Bifana here Space is also big and good for a group. read more

Nova Era Bakery - Here she is. A Nova Era pork Bifana - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Service is extremely slow, even when the café is empty. Most of the waitresses aren't very polite. The wifi doesn't work well, and the coffee is awful. Some of the cashiers will round up the price when I pay with debit, which they're not supposed to do. Watch out. Sometimes, the servers ask the seated customers for their orders from behind the counter, instead of walking up to the table. They constantly mess up orders. However, the food is fresh, and the seats are comfortable. They have soy milk, which is great, because I'm lactose intolerant. The pastries are delicious! Although Nova Era isn't perfect, it's better than Caledonia Bakery. I always walk the extra bit to Nova Era instead. read more

Nova Era Bakery - Comfy seating area. - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Large, bright, cheerful, inexpensive bakery and cafe. I have been coming here regularly for about 5 years to buy bread and cakes (their chocolate cake is superb and has been a hit on a number of birthdays and Christmas Day meals). It's big with a lot of high windows and I find it easy to chill for a couple of hours over cappuccinos and one of their wide range of sandwiches or salads, followed by one of their cakes or tarts (the delicious chocolate cake is my favourite). They serve beer as well. The customer-service attitude of the waiters and waitresses has gone way up from a few years ago. I find them all very friendly now. read more

got a chicken ball and a sweet layered pastry. not sure if they bamboozled me but the inside of the chicken ball looked like pork floss. the icing on top of the layered pastry made it too sweet but it was otherwise good. it has a custard filling. those two together were about $5. read more

Nova Era Bakery - a variety of baked goods - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The ham and cheese sandwich paninis are delicious. Unfortunate the customer service is lacking--very slow service, could use some serious improvement. Overall it was good read more

Nova Era Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good food, as we always visit various Nova Era bakeries. As other reviews, it's unfortunate that service is lacking. Wait staff seems to be fused by customers generally. Too bad, since the quality of food doesn't match service quality. read more

Well I've found another little gem and it's not italian! This time around it's of the Portugese persuasion! First of all when you open the door you are hit in the face with the most wonderful odor of fresh bread being baked! You walk in and there is a fridge filled to capacity of all kinds of colds cuts and cheeses and to your left fresh baked bread to go oh so good with the cold cuts. Above the cash register there is a sign "Best Coffee Served" and believe me that is 100% the absolute truth. Lets move on to the desserts - a fridge full of mouth watering custard tarts (their trademark) - now usually I am not a fan of custard but this is no way something I can pass up on each visit. I highly recommend a visit! read more

Yesterday I went in with my family. I was wearing a crop top. I didn't even sit down when a waitress ran up and said u need to wear a shirt or u need to leave. I told her this is a top. She said no its the rules.. I was so embarrassed because it was busy and people we're staring at me I got up. But I was so humiliated and I wrote to nova era Facebook page. They got back with a apology and a free lunch or breakfast for my hole family. I decline the free meal because I would never go to there establishment. There employees need to understand not to judge people's way of dressing.. read more

Went in to get a birthday cake and they had cakes that looked at least 2 weeks old each cake had cracks all over the cake. One crack is a indication it's old. A dozen cracks says it's really old. Definitely will never go back. read more

My previous post re: racism was actually for Caledonia Bakery, apologies!

though i wish them sucess i was a regular at this place and rarely did i find help to be overly nice with a few exceptions a gentleman who works there but the women were never friendly and gave bare minimum service exchange. maybe because im asian and not portugese. never have i ever brought race as an issue but i dont know what it is, i get this impression of it being uncomfortable and ackward and thats so rare for me to experience, ive never felt out of.place before. its even strange for me to write this lol. at the end of the day for companies to be great, customer service should be up to par. food was okay not a huge selection but i did enjoy their hot sandwhiches and desserts. probably wont go there as much since im out of the neighbourhood and only went there for comvience but who knows maybe id go back to meet a friend since its a casual place to hang out in mediocrity and really catch up on your girl talk without distractions. read more