Brandt Meats

Brandt showroom is a true gem. You’ll see lifelong customers who have been visiting the German shop ever since it opened its doors in the 50s. Here are some reasons why this is a great /​authentic place:
1. The selection of German meats from pork hocks (smoked and fresh) to weisswurst and endless salami selection is impressive and very reasonably priced.
2. The selection of European herbal teas (mostly teabags) can not be beat. From pine tea to white mulberry leaf you can find it here.
3. You will find a variety of pickled cabbage, herring and everything in between.
4. Spices and ingredients for German foods such as juniper berries, cloves etc. can be found here.
5. There is a whole wall of German shampoos! This is how you know the place is authentic.
6. The schnitzels at the takeout counter are fantastic.
7. Ms. Brandt who owns and runs the shop is very pleasant, and was unboxing goods and very actively working at 70 years +. She also gave us quite a few tips and pointed us to the right ingredients when we told her about the dish we wanted to prepare.
8. The authentic European feel of the shop is a true rarity in the GTA.
Overall, if you’re looking for German food this should be your first stop.

After being a loyal customer for full 9 years, I had to stop buying the pretzels here today. I came earlier as usual and saw how the pretzels and buns were unloaded to the shelves. Right in front of me two plastic boxes from the dirty floor were put on uncovered bread. And I mean it. When the boxes are of different sizes one often tries to put smaller boxes on top trying make the stack solid. Small case falls into a larger one and the dirty bottom, seconds ago standing on a dirty floor contacts uncovered bread flat.
Really unexpected from Brandt, who seemed to keep a good care of hygiene and cleanliness.

Love Brant’s.
Our family has been coming here for years. All the European staples and treats ! The cold cuts and meats are just fantastic and great value as well. Specially imported items such a noodles, jams, coffees, baking items are sold here and a visit would be complete if you didn’t take a few minutes and have lunch from their hot cooked Café.
Just wonderful Brawurst on a bun, cabbage rolls, schnitzel and even a wonderful goulash !
A wide variety of Knorr and Maggie mixes and haven’t a even gotten to the chocolates and treats. There is a little bakery which is to die for !! Yummy.

I am from the states, and my wife often travels back to Ontario to visit her family. She’s always bringing things home from Brandts and I’ve often wondered or imagined what Brandts was like. I finally got a chance to check it out last month and it was an interesting experience. I always thought that it would be quite a bit bigger inside. The aisles were very narrow. There were a lot of things that were good, but in a very small area. I wish we had a place like this in Connecticut. I did get a chance to eat there and the food was pretty good. There was free coffee in these tiny little cups. Overall it was an interesting and good experience. I feel that I each time I take a visit, I would visit this place and bring things home.

I was pleasantly surprised the first time I visited Brandt as I was expecting a warehouse type store or something similar to European Quality Meats (on Jutland). However, it’s actually an excellent little German grocery store that even has a hot buffet with cabbage rolls, schnitzel, stews, etc. I wouldn’t hesitate from eating there as it’s extremely clean, despite the industrial/​warehouse look from the street. The meat counter looks exactly as photo #4 (if that helps at all). Staff is fairly friendly and we’ve never experienced any rude patrons — people just keep to themselves. Lots of private and street parking too.
The luncheon meats are very fresh and reasonable — most under $ 2.00 for 100g. We’ve never been disappointed when we’ve purchased fresh meats and sausages as the quality is far superior to most grocery stores. There’s not a huge selection steaks, roasts, etc. but if you’re looking for salami or other cured meats, this is your place!
Just please note that it has limited business hours — only open from Wednesday to Saturday.

Great place for all things german… German candies, teas, chocolates… they have a wide selection.

A smaller version of Starskys. Great selection of European goods, deli meats, and sausages. its always busy here, especially near the holidays, but well worth a visit. Good food at the hot counter, yummy cabbage rolls. Im all for the European Nutella, and this the only store where I can find the Nutella sticks. I managed to get a Wag Jag deal to pick up bulk chicken from here. Erie meats is the supplier but 30 bucks for a 4kg box is quite a deal.

Charming experience with good honest euro foods. Which they try to keep in stock and price competitively. Hot food bar amazing value for eat-​in.
Huge choice of rarely-​seen imported packaged products, from candies and jams to pickles, canned stews and instant dumpling and salad mix dressing. Big selections of cheese fish and meat plus huge deli and fresh sauerkraut, and some decent breads.
This is a scattershot overview and there’s more, but if all you do is go for a hot German-​style lunch and browse the endless goodies (surely to buy something or other) this alone a good time.
Crazy candies, Advent calendars & baked goods available at Christmas time as well, which reminds me…

What a wonderful place to fill up on all the Christmas sweets. This was my first time driving out here although my sister is a regular. I decided to venture out there instead of relying on my sister to get my goodies. I will never go to a Christmas market again instead I will go directly there. They wide variety of goodies they had was much more then I could get at any Christmas Market.

My go-​to place for anything European on the weekends.
Brandt offers freshly-​made sandwiches to eat-​in or to go, a variety of pastries, home cooked meals (including goulash & cabbage rolls) and all sorts of European grocery items, mainly German/​Polish.
It took me a while to make my way here when I first moved to T.O. since it’s a little hidden. But a friend told me about this place and everything I have ever gotten here from schnitzel, salads, soups have been great. They operate a huge meat processing plant right next door so the store isn’t actually their main business. They’re only open 4 days a week and that includes Saturday until 3pm.
There is a counter/​section inside the store that sells all kinds of German and European cosmetic products, creams, lotions, bath and beauty etc… so every now and then I pick-​up a detergent which I used to use when I was in Europe. Smells really nice and you can’t buy it here. A little pricey but still, not too bad considering many of the products and items in the store are imported.
The staff is usually friendly, there are a few that have that «German» coldness to them but they’re not rude at all.
There is nothing better than a European deli and will definitely be back next weekend.

Best sausage I tried anywhere in the GTA. The hot bar during lunch hour was excellent and cheap too.

This is a cute lil’ grocery store to check out even if you’re not into sausages and other deli meats. (I try to refrain ’cause of the content of nitrites.) It sorta reminds me of a quaint version of Starsky!
I’m not really a fan of German food like stinky/​strong cheese, sauerkraut, or pretzels (soft/​hard, ick!), but this place is worth checking out for imported EE foods like Sprats (yum!), Latvia’s answer to sardines, numerous condiments, and reasonably priced chocolate!!!
According to the other reviews, this place has a German-​produced Nutella which is supposed to be «different» than North American stuff. I can’t really comment on this ’cause I’m not a fan of Nutella either, but I have definitely seen it there!

This place takes me back to my roots.
My husband and I are both German and while we absolutely love North America, of course we miss some products from «home».
Luckily enough, Brandt has most of them and quite frankly the prices are not much different from what we used to pay in Germany, so I can’t complain.
There are only 3 reasons why I opted out of giving them 5 stars:
1. They don’t have our favorite chips: Chipsfrisch Ungarisch by Funny Frisch (- so far we haven’t been able to find them anywhere in Canada. so if a fellow Unilocaler knows — please let me know…)
2. They never make enough pretzel buns.
If you are coming after 11am-​ish. you don’t get any cause they are all gone… and that’s too bad cause they are really yummy.
3. If you want to buy German Nutella — make sure to check the label.
We do and a few times it turned out it was produced in Canada and NOT in Germany. This is actually matters because German Nutella tastes different from Canadian Nutella.
(We brought Nutella from our last trip home and tested them side by side with the one you get here for comparison. ;))
Other than that I think this place is great.
Their staff is nice and most of them are even German-​speaking which is great since a lot of elderly people are shopping there too and I noticed that quite a few of them don’t speak English perfectly…
They also have a deli counter. We tried a sausage with potato there once and it was decent.

Wow, totally impressed. Had the schnitzel, grilled potatoes and coleslaw plus a donut for $ 8.50. I’m from KW so I think I know my German food. Delicious!
Also bought some sausages and a bit of cheese, everything was cheap and very fresh. The pretzel buns are to die for!

I’m from Europe and have been living in North America (NA) for about 10 years. Yet, I still get home sick for food products from Austria, Croatia, Germany and Switzerland. They’ve got excellent choice of:
— high-​end dark chocolates from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
— «Manner» Austrian waffles that are exceptionally flavorful
— supreme Swiss honey (with such a variety of flavors that many Canadians are probably unaware of)
— Best Austrian and German jams/​marmalades
— pickled products
— Ajvar, mustards and ketchups
— excellent choice of meat products
— sauerkraut, and
— «Tommy» mayonnaise (direct import, almost impossible to get in NA)
— YES! They’ve got pretzels, made of sour dough and anise.
— and lastly… their skin care section is absolutely the best. The lady who works at the skin care section is very informative, helpful.
Best of all, the prices are very (!) reasonable, considering the high quality of food (meat products are almost 50% less expensive from those in Toronto).
Finally, I enjoy chitchatting in German with the staff who works there. Most of the ladies are well in their 50′ or 60′; they remind me so much of my home.

Where all Germans Unite!
Oh this brings me back to Deuschland with all the chocolates and treats especially. I do find the store alittle overpriced however how can you deny marizpan potatoes and domino stones? lol you know what Im talking about ;)
All I have to say is Meat salad, warm christmas gluwein, stollen, marzipan and farmer sausages are the way to my heart :)

The only reason I would ever venture into Mississauga is for Brandt’s — the cutest little grocery store the world has ever seen. This place is all Kinder & Knorr and I love it to death. I need to start shopping here instead of my neighborhood Loblaw’s. My German ‘rents would be so proud.
They even have Dove soap from Germany. And Nutella that is directly from Germany (it actually tastes a bit different/​better than the stuff you get here, no lie).
Plus, their meats are the best — there’s none of that Maple Leaf shit here, that’s for sure.

Brandt’s is a meat packer that focuses on German and central European products. You can find their cold cuts and many other products in stores all across Southern Ontario. The main plant on Mattawa also has a great store that carries all their products – stuff that you won’t see at most of the distributors. The store has an awesome selection on German foods. It and Dimpflmeiers in Etobicoke are the two best places for German foods in the GTA.