Menchies Frozen Yogurt

A nicely decorated yogurt store with no yogurt. We gave this location 3 tries, 3 different times of the day and they disappointed us all 3 times. The yogurt takes forever to come out or doesn’t come out at all. On a warm sunny weekend, you should make sure that there is enough yogurt in the machines to serve the customers.
There is another location that we went to after and their machines dispensed the yogurt quickly.

I would give it a *3 and half stars*
The place is designed very nicely and is quite attractive and will pull you in to try their stuff.
Once we walked in the lady greeted us and knew that we are here for the first time. the place is self, so you will have to grab a cup and fill it up.
Becareful not to make the cup too heavy as you pay by the weight and it is quite expensive.
I tried some of the flavors like water melon, vanilla and toffee they didn’t entice me. So I made myself a Chocolate explosion by putting regular chocolate topped with hazelnut chocolate topped with banana chocolate yogurts and a hint of drank chocolate chips. The price tag was high but it was worth it!
I watch the lady making crêpe for the other customers and it was just too plan so I wouldn’t spend money on that as you can get way better crêpe somewhere else.
Parking is not a problem here as its part of a big plaza.

Staff was very nice, we just came back after our girls wanted to use their gift cards. Nice set up, a little tk pricy for ice cream but I guess it’s what people pay.

I like Menchies more than Yogurty’s for some reason. I feel like Menchies has more toppings and more flavours that I like — sour apple, watermelon and that kind of tarty goodness.
This location is usually pretty busy but I’ve never had to wait in line. Take your time and try every flavour, there are taster cups available and no one is watching.
TIP: wait until the first blob of yogurt comes out of the machine — it’s usually melted and soggy. Whatever comes after is nice and frozen and won’t leave you with a yogurt juice…
I think I said this in my Yogurty’s review, but from my experience I do not like adding chocolate to cold things (ice cream, fro-​yo, etc) because it hardens and kind of crumbles in your mouth instead of melting. My favourite toppings here are chopped cashews, cookie dough and cheesecake bits, bobba (lychee/​strawberry/​pineapple/​mango/​orange — looks and feels like HUGE caviar bubbles, except with sweet gooeyness inside instead of fishy gooeyness), and maybe some fruits :)

It’s nice to see that Menchies has made its way up to Toronto. Being from Florida we are no strangers to Menchies. It’s always a nice change to have yogurt rather than ice cream as a sweet treat. There are lots of different flavored yogurts to choose from and even more toppings to add on top. But don’t get crazy, you’re charged by the ounce.
It can get crowded at times so finding a place to sit and relax can be a little difficult especially if you go in bigger groups.

The FRO-​YO invasion has hit York Region. With many new players coming to the table its hard to decide where one should fill their cup (or cone). For my money when I gotta get my frozen Yoghurt much-on…I head over to Menchies.
From the moment you walk in the atmosphere is electric. People are laughing, gasping, and crowding around the DIY stations like herds of health conscious cattle. Although the crowds are thick come evening, the process moves along quickly.
I went with my brother a couple weeks back and the whole experience was almost as entertaining as the end product was delicious. For those who haven’t been, here is how it works:
1) Line up and grab a cup OR ask for a delicious, freshly made waffle cone
2) Choose from one of 10 – 12 unique flavours of FROYO (they even have some kosher options for the chosen peoples) — don’t be shy, mix and match as many flavours as you like
3) Choose from any number of toppings (fruit loops, gummy bears, banana chips, fruity bubble bursts, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc… I’m not kidding there has got to be at least 100 toppings to choose from)
4) Place your mixed monstrosity on the scale at the cash and marvel at the cost of what a quasi-​healthy fat attack costs
If the above wasn’t enough on its own to entice you to MENCH it up, know that all the hottest celebrities eat at Menchies … maybe not this busy suburban location, but Menchies has chosen to decorate their walls with Paparazzo style photos of celebs from Shia Leboef to Justin Bieber enjoying a FROYO treat at their other popular locations.
Lastly, for those interested here is what my brother and I enjoyed that night:
Me
— FROYO choice: Mix between watermelon ice and a citrus sorbet
— TOPPINGS: fresh strawberries, banana chips, gummie bears, orange bubble bursts, strawberry bubble bursts and lychi bubble bursts, cookie crumbs
— PRICE: $ 10.75
— REACTION: «ughhhhhhhhhhhh…OMG, totally worth it»
Brother
— FROYO choice: red velvet cake, chocolate Oreo, birthday cake, and 2 other kinds (the kid is a little weird Ill admit
— TOPPINGS: marshmallows, fresh strawberries, marshmallow fluff, gummy bears, gummy worms, cinnamon toast crunch, fruit loops, hot fudge, caramel, peanut butter brittle, banana chips, strawberry sauce, … and more and more
— PRICE: $ 13:50
— REACTION: «Im not sure what to do with this now»

This menchie’s location is located on a busy district downtown of bathurst. Not a big store or anything but enough for a few couples to share the table. The taste of the frozen yogurt tasted legit and the environment seems to be pretty clean. Definitely Will return when i’m near that neighborhood ^^

Frozen Yoghurt; Music to my ears.
I love to savour the palatable icy cold feeling melt on my tongue just how I like it; In the middle of December. I enjoyed the many flavours of yogurt in a small cup with cut frozen berries sprinkled overtop, along with a variety of other topping choices ranging from dark chocolate, gummy bears, which, were a little too «retro» for my liking and received my blank unexcited glances. Again; For the kiddies.
To my dismay, there were NO nuts; Be it peanut, cashew or even walnuts to satiate my nut obsession. Yeah, I understand the strong need to avoid a full blown anaphylactic reaction with the kiddies.
*Sigh*
The flavours were nice, my fav being the gingerbread flav. Others were «ahright». I wouldn’t suggest trying the Mango one, although typically my favorite, I wasn’t exactly magnetically attracted to the STRONGLY artificially-​tasting flavouring. I didn’t have the chance to try the Pina Colada flavouring this time but I’ll save it for the next time. A nice highly inexpensive family joint you should definitely bring your children to.

This Menchie’s location is pretty great since it provides an awesome alternative to the usual suspects. Though, I wish I had more options for the actual frozen yogurt it should be noted that I am a capitalist pig and no amount of choice is ever kosher.
Even on a chilly autumn day menchie’s is bustling and that makes the experience even better. Service is always great, though it better be for the price they demand.
My typical order:
— Red Velvet or Cake Batter
— Oreo Cookie Crumble
— Carob Chips
— Chocolate Chips
— Apple
— Blueberry
I’m not a fan of the bobas since they taste pretty synthetic, though the flavouring is pretty dead-​on. Like it!

hahaha alot of fun.
self serve icecream place that charges you by weight… that is, the weight in the bowl, not including the million samples a self serving person like yourself might ‘overly’ indulge in.
all kiding aside, it’s fun, different and the optios are limitless. The icecream flavours are amazing, unique and diverse. the toppings are even better — from cheesecake bites to fruits or nuts. whatever you desire.
going into this store with someone else and sharing your icecream makes for a fun experience. it’s a little pricey, but hey, if you’re sharing, is it really that bad?
though i wish they had lactose free options. I didn’t feel so great afterwards.

I love everything about this place, except the price. The idea is in-​genius and I am positive you will like the place.
It is located at Bathurst and Rutherford (in the new Longo’s plaza). This location has Kosher Dairy, though not Cholov Yisrael. The restaurant itself is not kosher, but most of the products are kosher.
Let me explain what Menchie’s is like,
You walk in and feel like a kid in an –all-​you-​can-​eat candy-​shop. The colours of décor, the loud pictures on the wall, the friendly staff and the smell of sweets!
It is a self-​serve frozen yogurt bar (with a pareve option). There are at least ten different flavours to choose from… and you can mix and match (not to mention you are allowed FREE shot-​glass size samples of any flavour and as many flavours and you want!).
You can top your frozen yogurt off with your choices of fresh fruits, candy, syrups, and nuts. The NON KOSHER options are always in a separate container and the kosher products are clearly labeled as such.
After Shabbos, the place fills up with the after-​Havdalah frum crowd :)
So, go to Menchie’s and enjoy, but be prepared to spend a little more than you had hoped.

I love everything about this place — the vibe, the look, the FROZEN YOGURT~! You get to choose from innovative flavours such as red velvet, peanut butter, cake batter, chocolate covered banana… They also have an array of toppings to choose from, and you are never limited to the number of toppings you desire (i.e. aside from the normal fruit/​nut/​syrup toppings, they also offer cookie dough, gummy bears, clodhoppers, etc.).
I love Menchie’s self-​serve model (you get to decide how much you want to eat, and the amount charged is based on weight). This is great, b/​c the standard small/​medium/​large sizes don’t fit every person’s appetite– some will want to eat more or less (i.e. for myself, I normally get sick of frozen yogurt by the fifth mouthful).
Also AMAZING is the FREE TASTING that accompanies the experience. I love the self-​serve tasting– Menchies leaves out little tasting cups, and you can go around and try as many flavours as you want. Most importantly, no one hovers around you as you do this & you are free to try as much as you want — you don’t even have to buy (it’s an honour system), but really who would be able to resist?
To top it off, if you’re health conscious, you’ll appreciate the little signs that designate certain frozen yogurts as ‘fat-​free’, ‘no sugar added’, ‘kosher’, etc.
On my visit to Menchies I noted a lot of teenagers & parents with young children. The good thing about Menchies is that it’s normally open pretty late hours on a weekday, so it provides a great hangout alternative for teens not yet old enough to hit up the local pubs. They also love this place b/​c it’s brightly decorated with posters of famous stars (and teen stars) — think– Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Britney, Jennifer Garner & the likes.
Awesome place!

Apparantly I haven’t been keeping up with the scene because frozen yogurt is alive and kicking in Richmond Hill. There are now two local competitors vying for your low fat cravings Menchies and Yogurty.
A couple weeks ago I had stumbled across the newly opened Yogurty (at Bayview and Major Mackenzie) and yeah it has spoiled me. Compared to Menchies it’s newer. I liken the bright white and purple scheme there, LCD displays, bright graphics and it’s super high ceiling.
Menchies uses a lime green and purple color scheme. The place doesn’t feel as big and airy. They get some endorsements from Hollywood celebrities, there’s a Menchiewood wall of stars — photos of celebs eating at a Menchies chain.
The two froyo establishments operate on the same business model.
A universal cup, frozen yogurt self dispensers at the back, wide variety of fresh toppings, weigh and pay.
One key difference the yogurt served at this Menchies is Kosher.
Taste it was good at both Menchies and Yogurty. They offer similar flavours and toppings. I rate them equal in terms of taste and selection.
But as I mentioned I give the nod to Yogurty because of it’s layout and color scheme.

Came here for the first time with some friends last night around 10… place was super busy!!!
I like how you can get the lil tiny cups to sample the flavors, especially since there are so many of them. You can pick from 8 different flavors of frozen yogurt to fill your cup and I sampled a bunch before finally settling on red velvet and oreo cookie. YUM. Their vanilla tasted weird. Cake batter and the choco hazelnut one were good but really sweet. There’s not too much space back there and when there’s a bunch of people all trying to get samples, it gets pretty squishy. Nevertheless, it’s part of the fun I guess :) After filling your cup, move on over to the toppings area where they got a ton of choices of dry stuff (cookies, whole bunch of different chocos, coconut, nuts, …) to wet stuff (apples, strawberries, pears, etc) to runny stuff (marshmallow sauce, caramel sauce, no sugar choco sauce…)
I think they need to get different sized cups cuz they currently only have one size and it seems like a 500ml tub. Makes you wanna just keep filling and filing and filling… but seriously, that’s just TOO MUCH ice cream for one person in one sitting!

I really love ice cream/​frozen yogurt/​gelato so this review may be slightly skewed… but I really loved menchies. There are several different non-​standard flavours to choose from (I had Red Velvet and Cake Batter), and a mind-​boggling amount of toppings. Going up to the cash I was a bit afraid of what the damage to my wallet was going to be, but I was pleasantly surprised that it rang in under five dollars for about a third a cup of frozen yogurt (their cups are huge — I think I had as much in there as a normal-​sized soft-​serve cone).
The frozen yogurt itself is good enough for me to come back, but add in the patio, the cute décor, and the fact that it’s next door to a Duff’s wings, and I think I’ll be back twice a week.

I’ve been here numerous times and first i’m going to give everyone a tip
Don’t just put everything in 1 cup and think it’s going to be awesome
«mango! i love mango! coffee fro-​yo. sounds great… look! vanilla! that’s a delicious flavour! mmm… long island ice tea *a real flavour here* let’s add that too!» Adding 4 – 5 flavours and then too many random toppings will definitely lead to an untasty and, at times, gross combination
in my opinion, stick with one group of flavours and toppings … if you pick a fruity fro-​yo, put fruity toppings like real fruit, gummy worms, skittles, etc
if you pick something like chocolate, coffee, etc, use the more chocolatey, rich toppings (altho fruit can work well with some of these richer flavours too)
i do like the options but it is disappointing when you really like a specific flavour, come in, and its not there
it’s also great cause u can sample, sample, sample before you actually buy
it is a bit pricey though… i mean they are charging you the same price for some apple peices as for a more expensive topping like nuts, for example
also, it’s important not to get carried away; sure, u can fill that cup to the brim and spend about $ 10-​$ 15 but you’ll never finish it
overall, its tasty and lower in calories
it’s also a nice refreshing treat

I love frogurt, especially when i could put tons of toppings on. However the frozen yogurt doesnt have much taste after you put the toppings on, the flavors are lost and tastes like nothing. I have been to many of these self-​serve places where there was more/​better selection of toppings.
I like this place still cause its open late, 11pm! however, i’m not sure its cause its late or they never have any fresh fruits to choose from. None. However the waffle cup is fresh and crunchy ($ 1 extra)
This place is too crowded with teens that go running around the place, its a bit noisy and hard to find a seat at night.

If I were a Gossip Girl fan, the last time I was in New York, I would have made a point of buying a tub of pinkberry and hurrying to the nearest museum for a rowdy bout of character exposition and melting yogurt.
Instead, I have watched as a series of Canadian imitators have claimed the tart yogurt pick n mix market niche. Apparently, it’s a big niche. The stretch of Bloor between Spadina and Bathurst alone boasts several yogurt shops, including a Menchies branch.
This review aims further north, to the wilds of Thornhill, where on a Saturday afternoon the place is overrun by young families determined to boost their intestinal flora. It’s a cute shop, mostly plastic, which I imagine means that it’s easily hosed down when yogurt or stomachs get upended. Bright colours and low plastic tables and chairs dominate the front of the room. A series of soft-​serve machines crank out a variety of frozen yogurts at the back; a topping bar takes up one side wall, and photos of ‘celebrities’ take up the other. The centre of the room is taken up by a weigh station and cash register.
The yogurt itself is pleasant enough, although it melts a bit quickly if you’re a slow eater. You pick up a giant cardboard tub and have at it. Tasting cups make an amateur food critic’s job easier; I sample half of what’s offered, before settling on chocolate/​vanilla swirl. My date loves the cake batter, and it tastes as promised, although I prefer a fabulously fruity piña colada and strawberry mix. The original flavour is tart and refreshing, but I have a weakness for the classics.
And really, if you’re coming here for the yogurt itself, you’re missing the point.
The real draw for adults and kids alike is the insane range of toppings available for yo’ fro-​yo. Everything from cookies in raw and cooked crumbles, to candies, to syrups and fruit (yeah, right) beckons.
This is where my critical faculties fail me. Menchies’ design, like a buffet or large chain, is built to resist proper food criticism; it shifts the onus entirely to the consumer, and promises an experience in abandon. Do peanut butter candies really belong with chocolate and strawberry syrups and skor bits and cookie dough, etc. etc. etc? If you were to see a composed dish like this on a menu, you’d likely say «Hell no».
Menchies throws precisely this culinary gauntlet. You choose it, you eat it. Menchies appeals to our worst nature, then charges us by the ounce for the thrill of blind choice. As adults, we are used to the restraint preached by Coco Chanel, that before one leaves the house one should remove at least one accessory. At Menchies we return to the childhood glee of more, more, more.
Was my Sundae good? Who cares? I had fun making it, and would keep coming back until i get it right.

Menchies Frozen Yogurt is a wonderful and refreshing experience.
There are so quite a few flavours to choose from and the best is you can do a self serve tasting test before you decide on which one! or 2 or 3! Great for people that love to have a taste of everything and could not make up their mind.
Of course the reassuring of the fro yo being fat free, low fat do makes the eating experience more enjoyable. One thing is try to load up on the toppings/​syrups do seriously add up not only the calories, fat content and the prices!
The late opening hours for sure is great! You can have your Duffs Wings next door and a beer or 2 before heading over for some delicious treats.
Though don’t get too excited because you might be for a surprise when you find out that your designer fro yo dessert cost almost $ 10!

Finally! Menchies has arrived and opened. While I’ve been to the Rutherford Marketplace awaiting for the doors to open, I’ve been to Aroma Espresso Bar. Now this place would make it a tough call between the 2 when I’m in this area. 3.5 *Star*
Plenty of seating outside and inside decked out in cutesy bright Frozen Yogurty atmosphere, it would be a nice hangout spot while enjoying your self-​made Froyo ($ 0.49/oz) combination. You can upgrade to a Waffle Cup for an additional $ 1.00.
12 selections of flavours at the Yogurt Bar and at the same time you can get a mix of some of the flavours if they are side-​by-​side. Next is the Snackage such as Jimnies, Yogurt chips, Choco Chips, Gummies, etc… Then on to Chill such as Apple Cinnamon, Kiwi, Strawberry, Blueberry, etc… Last but not least is 4 syrups/​fudges to drizzle on top.
I got a $ 8.20 Mix Master on my first visit however as a Home Chef this initial attempt disappointed me as my combination plate design is a FAIL. I will be back to aim for perfection.
Each of the flavours I got (Mocha&Choco Mint Mix, Peach Sorbet, Island Mix, Raspberry Tart) each had a sharp distinct taste and light flavours that is very refreshing. The texture is inbetween Slushy and Ice Cream but I guess this is a much healthier choice and even Kosher friendly with some specific flavours.
Since it’s self-​serve, there can be messes made with all those toppings and such which was a bit inconvenient but the server there was always on the job sweeping and cleaning. Just watch out for the mess outside the door, she can’t be everywhere cleaning everything now. I guess that’s the only negative thing that I had to walk around inside and out.
I look forward to more input from you guys. Another dessert place is always great and I’m sure this will be a place that makes people happy. They close 11 pm most nights except Fri/​Sat which is Midnight.