RPM Bakehouse located in Jordan, Ontario is a bakery, cafe, and bottle shop owned by Pearl…read moreMorissette (the only 2 Michelin star restaurant in Ontario). Often drawing long lines, this bakery sits on the main street of the small town in a charming and quaint building that resembles an old house. I've previously had baked goods from RPM Bakehouse before when they did a popup in Toronto a few years ago in 2024, but was excited that I was able to finally visit the bakery in person recently. The bakehouse is not accessible where there are a few steps you have to go up to enter. Their small semi-covered patio is accessible from the outside, however, in order to enter the building there are also steps to navigate in the back as well. Inside the cafe, there is seating for about 14-16 customers, however, there is more outside seating that customers can utilize when the weather is nice. Parking is free where the bakehouse is beside a big parking lot. Menu wise, their pastries are all shown on display when you enter. There are also jams, eggs, wines, and other items you can purchase as well. In terms of their drinks, they have espresso based drinks, teas, as well as non-alcoholic options. Food wise, they have a separate breakfast and lunch menu where the food is made to order. When we stopped by RPM Bakehouse on a Monday (which was a holiday as well), I was surprised that the line was pretty short. We showed up at the bakery around 10:15am where we were third in line when we entered the store. Looking around the space, I felt quite overwhelmed with all the delicious choices I had to make. There were also quite a number of people having their food already so it was difficult to find a table for 5 people. Service wise, staff are friendly and efficient. They already know how busy the place can get and they try to clear tables as soon as possible when customers leave. As we were ordering we had originally asked for our items to go as there were no tables available for us to sit at. However, as we were waiting for our food, a few tables became available where our party of 5 had to split up into 2 tables. Staff were kind enough to put our food items on plates since we had found tables to dine at. In terms of what we ordered, we got the breakfast sandwich, croissants for later, and some coffee drinks. I opted for the cortado which was made well. The portion for the breakfast sandwich (sausage, fried farm egg, aged white cheddar cheese, hot sauce, tomato jam, and glasgow bun) was pretty big! It was a heavy as well and I kind of wished that there was some acidity or something pickled to cut through the richness of the sandwich. Other than that the sausage and the jam tasted delicious though. I had the croissant later in the day and wowow the croissant was perfection. It was buttery and flaky, delicious. Would go back in a heartbeat for those croissants! Overall, a charming and quaint bakehouse in Jordan owned by the Pearl Morissette group. A must stop if you are looking for great pastries and coffee! Expect a line during peak times but staff are efficient and quick.

We stopped by RPM for some morning pastries and got the apricot Danish, savoury Danish, butter…read morecroissant, coffees and a sourdough to bring home. The line moves fairly quickly and there's a good amount of indoor and outdoor seating. I enjoyed the savoury danish the most which had layers of flavour from the different elements and a good pastry to filling ratio, whereas the apricot Danish felt like there was not enough pastry cream which was also lacking in the lemon thyme flavour. The butter croissant looked like it was shaped a bit off but the flavour and structure was good. Lastly, the sourdough we got was quite dark and pushing the edge of being burnt for my own taste. The space is clean and pretty, and service is efficient.

The host where we are staying for vacation had a box of goodies from this market when we arrived,…read morein our suite. The muffins were wonderful! When we drove by and noticed it was a local spot we knew we wanted to stop in! We stopped in on a Wednesday morning. It's such a nice and clean market! Everything is displayed so beautifully. Aside from fresh fruit, vegetables and baked foods that sell honey, some small gifts, maple syrup, etc. We picked up some strawberries, cookies and muffins. The cookies are delicious! We also plan on stopping on our way home to get more goodies!

Even if Aunt Jemima hadn't been cancelled a few years ago, I'd probably be officially switching to…read morereal maple syrup after this excursion. One of my cousins has a bit of an obsession with natural sweeteners and scheduled a trip to White Meadows for us last weekend. It was a bit of a drive from our Finger Lakes Airbnb that involved a literal border crossing, but honestly was worth the trek. I wasn't sure what to expect beyond a deluge of maple leaf signs/flags, but I definitely left with an appreciation of the insane amount of work required to make this without using mass-produced corn syrup. We'd scheduled a tour, subsequent syrup tasting and charcuterie board for a 1:30pm start time. Not knowing what drama we might encounter at the border (there was absolutely none - deliciously uneventful; this isn't the border anyone gets particularly riled up about), we got here super early and had ample time to look around the gift shop. I barely considered the implications of the tariffs and didn't bother buying any maple syrup - understandably when I went to the farm's website later, it indicated they're not shipping to the US right now. That decision will haunt me for weeks and maybe months to come. Our guide was Nathan, who was an absolute superstar. I can't recommend this guy highly enough. He was engaging and knew how to talk about the science and concepts behind maple syrup and its cultivation on the farm in a way that was easily digestible but also very in-depth and informative. We were in a pretty inquisitive group, and he fielded a myriad of questions ably; I also liked that once or twice, he didn't know the answer and just said that - sadly a rarity in this day and age. But that didn't happen very often; Nathan knows maple syrup. The tour consists of a 10 to 15-minute discussion in one of the prep rooms near the gift shop (where most of the equipment and technical terminology is broken down), followed by a 10-minute tractor ride to the woods on the other side of the property to the tree-tapping area where the majority of the tour takes place, followed by a ride back to the starting point and a five-minute tasting of the four syrups made on the farm. One piece of constructive feedback - there were several young children there who were honestly a bit of a distraction. This is probably school age kid friendly but there were some very antsy toddlers (and even an infant) who just weren't old enough for this. I'd put a disclaimer up on the website that this isn't really appropriate for pups that young so the parents know ahead of time not to bother booking it. It is really wild seeing how much goes into creating maple syrup on a mom-and-pop farm like this. The intricate weaving of the taps/tubes throughout the forest leading to a storage tank out of site, and seeing how aggressive you have to be to take advantage of the very narrow window that sap can be harvested? Had no idea. If nothing else, you'll definitely come away from this being blown away by the syrup trade and the immense work required. You just never think about this stuff when you're at the diner pouring (not real) syrup onto your pancakes. The tasting and charcuterie were really good too - if you're already here, I'd spring for the charcuterie so you can sample the syrups and assorted meats/cheeses on a grander scale than just the tasting. The only annoying part were the yellowjackets constantly trying to get in on the fun (which I found out in Canada are more commonly referred to as wasps). I honestly have no idea how they can fix or alleviate that issue since by definition you're putting sweet/sugary stuff out on picnic tables, but might be worth troubleshooting down the line. Absolutely would recommend if you happen to be in the general Upstate NY area and have your passport handy. But make sure you actually buy the syrup there - I have no idea when I'm going to get a chance to sup on the Golden grade of syrup again.

Had such a great experience here! We got the full charcuterie experience and we it was so good. The…read morestaff was sooooo friendly and such a cute little farm. Would highly suggest

Love their banana breads here. A coworker used to bring this at work all the time and I fell in…read morelove with this place!

Went to buy crossiants. So, there's a sign, buy 6 pay 3.25 ea. Ok, buy 6. One ends up at 3.75. Ok,…read moreno problem. But then the CHARGE ME HST Had to argue with them. Rules are, buy 6 or more of a product and not taxable!! Doesn't matter if they are each a different price, still Not Taxable!! They ended up giving me back the tax they charged me, and only because other people were coming in and listening. Train your staff better and look into taxation rules!! Oh, and their crossiants are not worth 3.25-4.00 each. Not by a long shot

Stopped by here on our drive back from Niagara. It's located in a busy area but we managed to find…read moreparking nearby. The staff were really friendly and even gave suggestions. I ended up getting scoop of the pistachio gelato which was really tasty!

I got the after eight mint chocolate and it was very good. Definitely comparable to the chocolate…read more The gelato is covered like it would be in Europe and not just out in the open. The staff were very helpful as well and had all the information about the flavours. They don't let you try samples but they were quite helpful with suggestions. Ambiance is quite nice, but not that seating is a little limited. There's a shared outdoor spot though so we found it okay but something to note!

My girlfriend is gluten free, I am not. I understand why she eats certain things, because it is the…read morebest she can get... I often cringe at the thought of some gluten free food I have had, because I'm lucky and can eat "the real thing". That said, there are places that you stumble across, like Edible Options, that really do a great job. This was our first time there. We had a Boston Creme donut, a vanilla glazed(I think), a French Cruller, and a cupcake. The cupcake and French Cruller were great, just as good as a traditional bakery that has solid standards. The donuts were pretty good overall, but they tasted like the oil needed to be changed, or they were just slightly overcooked. Either way, they were better than 90% of the donuts I have tried up to this point, so I still see it as a win. Service was good, but I did feel a little pressured to rush. I know it's a busy place, but since we aren't regulars we had a couple of questions. I don't feel like we took a lot of time, but that underlying push to keep it moving was there. We'll be back when we are in the area, my sweets loving girlfriend will be sure of it.

I was really let down when I purchased a celebratory cake. The red velvet cake was decent in and…read moreof itself, however the topping and filling were terrible. Since the topping was too sugary, the majority of the party attendees--including the children--swiped it off ( and there was alot of it!). You would assume that a bakery with a health-conscious focus would offer a topping other than water and pure icing sugar. A vegan cream cheese substitute, or whipped vegan butter, could be added? Pure icing sugar, water, and a barely detectable raspberry flavouring made up the filling. The cost would undoubtedly cover some vegan substitutes. This is a good option if you enjoy sugar; if not, go somewhere else.

We had a weekday brunch and just walked in, the staff were very accommodating and found us seating…read more Delicious food and almost everything on the menu is available in vegan versions. Even on a weekday most seats were reserved but they do keep 4 bar seats for walk-ins.

Came on a Sunday at 10AM and there were plenty of tables open, but we were told they could not…read moreaccommodate two guests without a reservation. We even offered to sit at the bar and promised to be in and out in under 30 minutes, but they still would not seat us. We then asked about takeout, but were told it would take 45 minutes since it was considered their peak time. At that point we decided to go elsewhere. Disappointing experience overall, especially since the place looked half empty. I wish they were a bit more flexible with walk-ins. 2 stars for what seemed like a nice atmosphere and menu, but we never got to try the food.