I rediscovered Olly's again during my hunt for lunch. Walking around and I decided to grab food from Olly's. they offer wide selection of hot and cold food. And they are decently priced. The salad I got had a homemade avocado dressing and it tasted great! Along with the salad, got some roast beef with a breaded fish... yum! Overall quite good. Service was prompt and speedy. And the ambiance is lively. read more

Olly Fresco's - Pretty decent price for lunch. - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Wow, just wow. Tacos - $11.99 stale green taco shells. Worst tacos, ever. Bottle of water $3.29 Lunch $15.99. I could not even finish one taco without gagging. Last time.... I promise! read more

They have a great breakfast and lunch buffet, and salad bar. Also do to order sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. I usually love their food, but today was disappointed. I went to the grill to order a Greek Omelette without olives. I specifically said no olives and the omelette had 100 olives in it. I spent half an hour picking out all the olives. This is not the only time they got my order wrong at the grill area. read more

This place still does 4.74 wraps and sandwiches. There's a couple others that cost a bit more, but for the most part the basic wraps haven't changed in price over the year, even with the increase in min wage at the beginning of the year. I typically just get the chicken wrap for the most part since it comes with large chunks of chicken, lettuce, and cheese. I don't know I guess I just prefer to have chunky meat instead of sliced meat. I heard there's a deal after 4 PM where the hot foods buffet is all-you-can-fill in a box for a flat rate, but I've never had the chance to check it out. read more

Updated 2018-07-25 Their soups are just as amazing and they have two vegan options available everyday. They get all the stars available. When I don't pack in my lunch, this is the place I prefer. First it is very close to where I work, secondly it is always quick in and out even during morning and afternoon lunch hour, the prices are very reasonable if you compare with others and the quantity and quality are also not bad, in fact better and I find it money's worth. And just like most restaurants downtown they mark clearly what is vegetarian and vegan. I have had quite a few soups here as they are my to go favourite meal. But yesterday, I hadn't had breakfast and also didn't carry anything so decided to O a try. Picked a large Oatmeal, which is quite reasonable sized. The container was 3/4 filled and a station is provided to fill the rest with mixed berries, nuts, brown sugar, seeds and some other choices. You can put in as much or as little you want. The breakfast was filling and the oats cooked to perfection and seasoned just right. For $4 including taxes, you could not go wrong. I have found a place to have breakfast now, just in case I have not had at home or carried with me! read more

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I almost come here everyday for a quick 10 mins breakfast. You can select from a variety of sunny side up, sausage, scrambled eggs and fruits. Basically, you scoop it up yourself and they charge you by weight. Hence, depending on your appetite you can scoop as much or as little as you want and different variety. Some days if you are lucky they even serve smoked salmon. For me, I usually eat two sunny side up and mashed avocado with corn on the side. It only comes down to $2.50. I recommend this place for a quick fast food, low cost breakfast. read more

I came here for lunch on a workday at the financial district. Usually I tend to avoid buying food at those mini food marts because their large variety overwhelms me. However, I decided to try out Olly Fresco because they had the shortest lines. I went for their buffet style, pay by weight section, where it allows you to pick whatever you want and pay by the quantity. The price was $1.89/100g and there was a salad bar and a hot foods bar for the same price. I opted for the hot foods bar and picked one piece of fish fillet, roast beef, mixed veggies, and rice with some sauce with Indian spices. I wasn't feeling very hungry which is also why I picked to get food here, and it still cost me close to $7. The food all tasted bland. The only thing remotely flavourful was the Indian sauce, which I essentially just used it as a dipping sauce. The mixed veggies were actually undercooked, that the brocoli felt very raw. I'd still rather wait longer in line at fast food booths. read more

When the other food options in the food court here include fast food, Ollie Fresco's provides a great respite with some house made healthy options that will keep you in top form. As you work up an appetite to get here, you are greeted by house made salads, sandwiches, pastries, and a hot counter ready to meet the throngs of office workers. Service is fast and friendly, and you can get in and out quick. The space is a bit small so be careful when you're trying to reach for your lunch items, or you might be getting too friendly with your neighbour. It's also located really close to Union station, and is a much better choice if you don't feel like lining up for the latest from the newer food court there. read more

Favorite cheap salad place ever. Everyday after 3pm- fresh salads half price... please don't buy the fake crab salad so that there is one for me haha, I always come late. Oh and coffee any size is 1$! read more

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Excellent. Sandwich makers wore gloves. Nice thick bread. The sandwich maker told me to place the simple.cheese sandwich into a hot food dish and I would be charged half price . Tasty sandwich too read more

Healthy snacks if you choose to avoid the unhealthy options lol Great hot and cold buffet table Reasonable prices! read more

Olly Fresco's - Healthy snacks for about $3 ! Love it Reminds me of NYC - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I COME HERE EVERYDAY. I love this place. If you aren't feeling for the hot/cold buffet, there is other options. The soups (kale and lenti and Egyptian lentil) are AMAZING! They have everything for a good price. I love their sandwiches. I am forsure an Olly's gyal. They also have all types of tea to choose from with the potion of adding honey, almond or soy milk for 1.25 or 1.50. read more

Olly Fresco's - Kale Lentil soup! Dairy free and gluten free! - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

What can I tell you folks? We all know how's the food situation in food courts in general, especially those in the financial district. They all serving the same old items: unhealthy fast food choices for "unhealthy" prices (unhealthy for your wallet - steep prices mostly driven because it's prime rental). Olly manages to have a vast menu that caters to a large variety of customers: "eater like birds" (just very tiny portions), to hungry people like there is no tomorrow, vegetarians, meat lovers, you name it. On a regular basis Olly cooks tons of food that is offered with one of the following options: - hot meal you pay by weight (I believe is $1.49/100gr: best deal out of all food by weight in the area; - salad station: also can be purchased by weight; - salad isle: you can buy ready to grab boxes; - soup station: they usually have 6 different type of soups. Here I had the best chili con carne ever bought from a store; - station for sandwiches that will be made on the spot (subs and shawarma); - dairy product, drinks, sushi prepared and ready to grab in lunch boxes; - station for coffee and sweets. While going to a fast food chain you know what items you are going to have all the time because they NEVER change, here the food is cooked on site and everyday, about 60/65% of the menu changes so that people can always have different food and combination choices. What's even more great about Olly, is they care about food going to be wasted. So, to fight this common practice, every day, after 4pm, they allow customers to get as much food as they can fit in to a box for a flat fee of $9 from the hot meal station. Where else you can get a better deal than this? The service is great and the quality of the food is astonishing. In my opinion, this place is second to none because it brings awesome food, variety and quality for a price that is hard to beat. Also worth to be mentioned, that Olly offer breakfast items until 11am (time when the food for your lunch is brought out). The items are the usuals: scrambled eggs, sunny side up eggs, sausages, bacon, potatoes, fresh orange juice, muffins, etc. Personally, I'm not a big fan of their breakfast. The bacon especially, unless you get there when it's ready for sale, is floating in its own fat which, in all honesty, not my thing. If breakfast would be as awesome as their lunches, Olly would get to a 5 stars. Until then, sorry, only 4 : ) read more

food is fresh and tasty. Great price for soup and salad. I had a Chowder and it was full of fish, crabmeat. Very good value and cheap.

Went there for a lunch freestyle where you grab what you want and they weigh the total and charge you based in that. Be careful or you could end up paying a fortune for lunch as a lot of what they offer tastes great. Only reason why I don't give it 5 stars is that it feels a bit unorganized. Perhaps it was because so many people were in there getting lunch (because the food is really good) but having to go all the way to the other end of the place to get a drink only to go back to the middle for the cashier is odd. Still, the food is amazing and I highly recommend it. read more

This is my go-to soup recommendation because the soups taste good, the portions are perfect and the price is right. Everyone talks about the freestyle lunch here but what you really want to try at Olly's are the soups. For under $5.00 including tax, you can get a quality small soup with a whole wheat multi-grain bun. Chili is ~$4.50 and regular soup is ~$3.50. Recognizing that Soup Nutsy is usually the most popular choice, I find that it's quite pricey for a small at $7.35. Plus, I don't need the 2 sides that it comes with. McEwan's has a daily selection of 6 soups and it is ~$6.00 for a small which is pretty decent - I'd rank this as my 2nd choice. Skip Soup It Up and Picnic because they're usually quite bland. read more

I'm a fan. Way cheaper than loblaws, longos or sobeys for your lunch runs. It's priced at $1.69/100g, has soups, deli sandwiches and even shawarma. The only thing I did wish they had was longo's fresh pizza, cause those are pretty sweet. But if you pick right, you can get away with a $7 (tax in) salad topped anyway you like. Just be careful, don't pick heavy items and your salad's in the clear. =P I'm here probably 3-4 times a week now. read more

I've only bought the pre-made salads here, this is what my review is based on. Good prices for the amount/quality. Better value than Longo's in Brookfield Place (a similar and close alternative). read more

I a very disappointed with the below review regarding food poisoning and worm in the food, which are the points of reviews. Information is power. Could it be a case of you get what you pay for?? Olly Fresco's has the cheapest salad bar in the district. It is in the basement and further removed, but the salad bar is 20 cents/100g cheaper than Marcello's, which is 20 cents/100g cheaper than Longo's (which is $2/100g)! Fit For Life near King and University is also $1.50 (they call it $1.49) per 100 grams. They have both an extensive hot and a cold buffet, sandwiches and other breakfast and grocery items. They have a few organic food items and drinks for a prohibitive price as well. However, everyone is in on the cheaper prices, so the wait is long in the queue and the place is chaotic. The cashiers work fairly briskly, but you will bump into someone or they will bump into you. The best idea is to avoid the peak lunch hour. There is a seating area outside with some water which is nice, but the food court is in a basement and overall depressively ridden with fluorescent lighting. Oh, someone at this place cannot spell in English. There is a section in the buffet whose title is 'caribbian.' Unless this is a brand new discovery or Olly Fresco's exclusive then perhaps they mean 'Caribbean' read more

Stopped by here on my way to the bus today to grab a quick bite. Saw that they were having a 50% special on their premade salad and fruit boxes and bought myself a mango quinoa salad and a potato salad. Both salad boxes looked relatively small but they were surprisingly filling. They were both very fresh and quite tasty :). I was a but worried at first about how much dressing there was on the potatoes but it was just the right amount of creamy and didn't leave me feeling like I was doing shots of mayo. I'm quite the happy camper - I'm full, I don't feel greasey (like I would normally feel after the usual mid-commute fast food) and I spent less than 3$! read more

John D was way too nice. The place is filthy and I was there when John D found a worm in his food. What was worse was there attitude to it. Its sick.I work in the building and pick up food here often! Its shocking that they allow such restaurants in operate in such a prime location. read more

you can get a large delicious (and healthy) lentil soup here for 4$. and they have several vegan options for to-go meals and snacks. My go-to snack place to satify my mid-morning/ post-lunch cravings! read more

The food is fantastic. Fresh and hot. Best of all it's affordable. I went to grab from what appeared to be a full tray of butter chicken only to see it was being replaced by a new set...have been going there since that experience since. :) read more

Love this place! Reminds me a lot of Marchè except with more variety. Staff is super friendly and food is really good. I usually get the steak and cheese sandwich. HUGE portion for less than $9!! Try this place you will not be disappointed. read more

Olly Fresco's - Steak and cheese sandwich - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Been here for breakfast a few times around 8am and its been great. My friends and I always go for the hot buffet where you fill as much as you want, weigh and pay. Usually, the items stay pretty consistent but the past 3 times I went, there were unique items every single time. Sometimes they have fritattas and omelettes. Sometimes there's french toast, pancakes etc. The consistent items include hard boiled eggs, fried eggs, hash browns, bagels/toast, fresh fruit (melon, pineapple, berries), cheese, bacon and sausage. I discovered a hack when I went there. The salad bar, beside the hot buffet is technically open in the morning so I load up my box with a bed of spinach, add some eggs on top, add some fruit on the side, sometimes french toast, hash browns and a slice of cheese. The total usually comes to around $5 - 6 which I think is a pretty good deal. If you don't go the salad route, it's very easy to get carried away and end up with a $10 bill. Food is fresh and tasty, great breakfast option when you're looking to indulge one day! They also have breakfast sandwiches, fresh packaged fruit, yogurt parfaits and coffee. read more

I went to Olly Fresco's for lunch. It's crazy busy at noon just like any other path restaurant. The most attractive aspect of Olly Fresco's is the variety. The salad bar looked amazing but I was looking for something more portable so I opted for a wrap. You can choose several meats in your sandwich/wrap so it's a great option if you're looking for something filling. The wraps are placed on a foam tray and then wrapped which seems rather wasteful. The lines get very hectic which can be a little overwhelming, but the food was good. read more

The self serve salad bar is expensive when compared to other lunch options nearby, $15 vs an average of $11-13 at the other locations. The food is good and perhaps the premium in price is worth it for the options read more

This is a good spot for both lunch and breakfast -- excellent value if you play your cards right and don't go overboard. Breakfast options include the hot breakfast buffet -- pay by weight. They typically have a number of items out of the following: breakfast sausages, bacon, breakfast potatoes, hash browns, scrambled eggs, hardboiled eggs. omelettes, french toast or some other sweet item, assorted cheeses, and assorted fruit (usually melons or berries). You can also get a made-to-order breakfast in the form of a sandwich, bagel, or a standard traditional breakfast with eggs and whatever. I am usually here for an egg and cheese sandwich (on toast or bagel) -- runs $3.35 -- better deal than Bagel Stop or any other nearby place, pricier than Timmies but at least they cook a real egg properly here. They also have oatmeal which is a decent deal (around $3.80 if I remember correctly, and you top it off with your own choice of items). And then there are the standard continental breakfast items like muffins and other pastries, though the good ones tend to sell out before 9am. I am not sure how good the coffee is here, but they do sell it. There is a plethora of options for lunch including a salad bar, hot table, falafel/shwarma place, deli/sandwich bar, and pre-made sandwiches and salads. Pre-made sushi boxes are offered (made by Bento Sushi), but I'd personally rather go to Sushi Shop instead for sushi. The hot table changes everyday though they are some staple items that are there pretty often, like the perogies. This keeps things fresh and varied. Be smart about what you load up with and you can come away with a decent lunch for less than $10. They typically manage to proces you fairly quickly though there are times when it does get pretty busy and the lineups are long (for the cash, shwarma/falafel, or hot table). read more

Love Olly's! Really convenient location and always a great selection of food. Always a great spot for a bagel on Friday and great selection of coffee ! read more

Best place downtown for a grab-and-go lunch. Good selection, solid quality, excellent prices and great service.

Can never go wrong for the soup and price!! Mutton stew on Fridays are to die for. Get there early

Go-to lunch place at work! The prices are reasonable and they offer a variety of lunch options here. The hot buffet has great healthy and meaty options. I love the guacamole and roast chicken at the hot bar. Shawarma is pretty on point as well and cheap. Soup is also good although I have only tried the chicken rice noodle. Lunch line ups are quite long but I can eat healthy here with the variety of choices! read more

I don't normally come downtown on a weekday, so this place was really new to me. Dropped by this morning to order this delicious sausage, egg and cheese on a dark rye bagel freshly made on the flat top. Extremely convenient location to grab a quick breakfast in the morning. Located at the Royal Bank Plaza - only steps and a escalator away from Union station. It was bustling with people grabbing breakfast or snacks for their day, but the people who worked there seem pretty friendly and cheery even on a gloomy and rainy day. read more

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Pretty decent breakfast place. Good selection, although the bacon was a little overdone, the potatoes were a bit tough, and the sausage was kind of salty. Still, I was hungry. Also they have raspberries and blackberries, so that's nice. And their fried eggs are beautiful! Overall it's not bad and if you need some breakfast and feeling fancy try Olly Fresco's; kinda expensive and not really worth it, but it's great for getting a lot of different stuff. P.S. Oh yes their beans are decent. Although in retrospect they taste like Heinz beans. Still, I enjoyed them. read more

Great place for lunch. If you have food allergies (gluten, egg, dairy... Etc) like myself everything is clearly labeled. Food is fresh, hot, and there is a large variety. It is often very very busy at lunch but they serve extremely quick. The prices are more then fair, and often fast food joints cost way more for the same amount of food or less. My favorite place to eat for lunch when I am down town. read more

Olly was a go-to-lunch-place of mine for a month and a half since I started working in the financial district. However, I got severe food poisoning from their salad bar on June 30, 2016 that left me in bed for 2 days. I contacted the management at Olly's to which I've received no response in 2 weeks. I can only assume that they ignore all such concerns. The incident has been reported to Public Health Toronto. read more

Don't eat at the Royal Bank Plaza location in the pathway. The food is hoooooooooooooorrible. The hummus is just smashed peas with no flavor, no garlic, no tahini... its so disgusting. They have an appearance of a "fresh" "homemade" .. but the cook at this location has no skills, and the food sucks. They're "homemade" is from a can. I hate complaining about places, but I hate being sold on something that isn't what it says it is even more. Eff you Olly's read more

Yummy and filling legume based soups with bread for $4.20 cents/large. This is my go-to lunch most days. The price and reasonably healthy ingredients (vegan! Beans and veggies! Not too salty!) justify not schlepping my lunch from home. Pro tip: ask for two buns (the buns are small) and they accommodate. read more

Came here for lunch one day after struggling to decide on what to eat with so little time. I walked around their hot lunch buffet and began deciding on what to get. Most of their options include, mashed potatoes, chicken fingers, chicken breasts/thighs, perogies, lasagna, meatballs, fries etc etc with many of their options being gluten free. I watched as all these business workers filled up their boxes with heavy items cringing at what they might be paying for mediocre food. I decided to get three chicken fingers and 3 overly large potato wedges..my total came up to $5.45. Pretty expensive for only three of each although Olly's knows who their consumers are and are smart in the fact that they only put out heavy foods in order to get their moneys worth back. The food was very mediocre..chicken fingers were very dry and the potato wedges lacked in flavour. I have had way better wedges at 711! Most recently I noticed their little candy section they have set up with little bins of sour keys, wine gums, peanuts and dried mango for $1.49. Not too bad of a deal considering the area. They also have a hot food station with sandwiches which I have not tried yet and varies yogurts, salads, brownies etc etc that are pre-made. This place is usually busy and I can see why they can seem appealing however I wouldn't come back here for food..go across to the food court and try your other options for a better price! read more

Super tasty homemade soups, sandwiches and breakfast items at a great price! You actually feel like you're eating a real meal instead of bland run of the mill takeout. The owner/manager really seems to care about serving good food. I highly recommend. read more