Brioche Dorée

I was a little surprised when I first stepped into Brioche Doree, because I thought it was more of a sit-​down restaurant, but instead it was more of a coffee shop/​café setup, where you order your food at the counter and then bring it over to the seated area yourself. They have a good selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch items, such as various pastries, sandwiches, quiches, crepes, soups, and salads. I ordered a ham and cheese crêpe and thought it was quite satisfying — they don’t make them on the spot for you, but have them in a case and then warm them up. They do lunch combos where you can add a side salad to your sandwich/​crêpe/​quiche and it’ll come out to around $ 9. Overall the food here is good, but I think for the coffee shop/​café kind of setup it’s pretty pricey, as my lunch + a bottle of orange juice came up to like $ 12-​$ 13.

I loved their chocolate cookie! So different and fun and tasty! Yes, this review is only about a single cookie. I loved it!

Brioche Doree is my favourite bakery! I always get something for breakfast before heading to work; it’s that good! They’ve got different kinds of croissants, danishes, crepes, sandwiches, salads, quiches, desserts, and soups. Even though this is a franchise chain, the staff members treat it as a local bakery. What I like about Brioche Doree is the smell, taste, quality, texture and freshness of their food, especially the bread. The place is spotless! It’s obvious the owners care much about cleanliness. The staff are really friendly too! Since I come in every morning, I’m a regular now and we talk to each other on a first name basis.
My personal favourites from Brioche Doree are the: Chocolate Croissants, Ham Omelette Croissants, Smoked Chicken Sandwich, Pasta or Potato Salad, and Chicken Noodle Soup. I also enjoy their Belgium Hot Chocolate!
If you’re ever around the area and want to order take-​out, Brioche Doree is in collaboration with Grabb, a mobile app that allows you to order take-​out from your phone. Pre-​pay on your phone and skip the line-​up when you arrive to pickup your order!

Was here for brunch, we sat on the patio, the quiche are ok, I would suggest the salmon if any.
The salads are great specifically the beet and goats cheese.
The croissants and other desserts are lovely.
I’ll be back.

This place is located right by my office which makes it a regular enough haunt. I like it… and don’t like it… for different reasons, making it a solid 3.
The good: The food and coffee here is great: excellent crepes, incredibly light and fluffy with lots of filling. Nice rich americanos too, and a wide selection of pastries and desserts.
The bad: Way overpriced. Basic pastries are $ 4 – 5 and their smoothies are expensive and just FULL of sugar. Unsure if there’s any actual fruit in them despite being the «healthy» option.
The average: Service is okay: friendly at times and lax at others.
Definitely a worthwhile lunch stop (crepes!) but I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here.

Almond croissant is delicious! I came in for a late breakfast and purchased a croissant and yogurt. It’s a very nice atmosphere to enjoy a cup of coffee and breakfast

What a great place in Toronto for croissants. It’s almost great but with flaws. I’ve been here a couple of times and see below for its scoring.
Food: 4/​5, the croissants are crispy on the outside an buttery soft on the inside. It’s very montreal-​reminiscent. The drinks are
Not too bad either.
Service: 3/​5, it’s just ok.
Ambience: 3/​5, comfortable seating and good music. It’s also has a very open feel.
Price: 2/​5, this is where it fails a bit. $ 4 for a croissant is really pushing it versus what I can get in Montréal. It’s quite tiny and many can find it expensive.

After reading some of the previous reviews I had some apprehension. However, arriving early on a Summer weekday when the café was not particularly busy, perhaps my experience was different. The service was wonderful, the croissants fresh and crisp and the selection was good. The place was also spotless. He barista knew his stuff and the staff were friendly overall. Even though this is a franchised chain, the experience was more like going to a local bakery. Five stars — for a chain, it doesn’t get any better.

I come to this place once in a week for a lunch. It’s is quite busy. They have great variety of pastries, baked goods and crêpes. You can mix your own salad. Don’t sit near the window (at least during winter), it’s quite cold over there:)

Used to go this chain often in Paris when my parents lived there. Anyway, I was excited to see Brioche Doree on King the other day; I had time to kill so I decided to drop in. It was quite busy with people stopping in to get a coffee for the go. Like the locations in France, they serve sandwiches, salads, treats and coffee based drinks. I’m not sure about WiFi, but there are heaps of outlets around the seating areas so this place would be good for getting work done. I had the Basque Cake and an Americano. Both of which were a-​okay.
Good for: coffee, tea, lunch

This place has the best chocolate croissants I’ve ever had.
I was served by a french server who promounce Croissants delightfully.
The great service made my french bakery experience 10 times better. =)

They close pretty early on a weekday. Was there at 6 and they were putting chairs up at 7 ish. Service was alright but the atmosphere is hip! Their pastries are good lots of selection but price point is high.

Pros: tasty, high quality
Cons: expensive, small portions
Went there with ~12 people for lunch.
When you walk in you choose what you want from the side and pay on the spot. Then you go to your table and eat.
Food: I got a Smoked Chicken sandwich — it came out to just over $ 9. The sandwich came with a full strip of bacon, was warmed to perfection to made the cheese melted.
After I ate the sandwich I was still hungry.
Locale: The place is pretty small, for a late lunch the place was full, we barely managed to find space to sit us all. The whole locale could sit approx. 40 people.
Not great for large groups, but good for a few ppl. meeting up for a small bite to eat.

Seems like the food is going downhill. I used to come here for lunch, either for their sandwiches or salads I was raving about, but portion sizes has gotten smaller and I no longer find their food as satisfying and definitely no longer worth the value.
The procuitto sandwich doesn’t have the same quantity of meat and the bread has decreased in size, it was also inconsistently assembled.
The salads are noticeably smaller and I find it no longer a decent sized meal.
I now go across the street to Forno for their procuitto sandwich which is now my favorite sandwich. Though it is Italian-​styled rather than French, it is definitely a sandwich to have if you are craving procuitto and much more substantial and tastes great for the same price.

This place is amazing. Great food. Great service. Comfy and Cozy atmosphere. Thank you. I enjoyed my visit :)

This place was really good when we first came here about a week ago, we’ve been going regularly and the quality is sometimes hit and miss.
This review is based on our recent visit. The tuna sandwiches are really good, they are on a small brioche bun but pretty expensive for $ 7.50 considering it’s really small.
Today was the straw that broke the camel’s back, there was barely any tuna in there. I’m not joking, and the bun was smaller than usual… Is that even possible???
They have this really nice egg bread, I don’t know what it’s called but it’s awesome… today it was half the size it usually is. What’s going on?
At these exuberant prices, I’d venture to go elsewhere… quickly, lest you change your mind when you smell the sweet scent of baked goods… Hurry!

Came here for lunch today. Had the croque Monsieur and the mushroom bisque. I think it was around $ 10 in total.
I really likes the soup. Lots of mushrooms and a nice broth. Very fresh tasting and the cup seemed like a decent portion. The croque mosieur was very rich with a nice topping of cheese.
The Atmosphere of the place seems nice but it looks like it gets quite busy for lunch.

Almost everything is good here but their service really sucks. No smiles, no greeting just robotic line movers. I don’t need a song and dance but is it hard to offer customer service in the form of being friendly?
I got a sandwich and soup combo + a chocolate croissant for about $ 13. Everything was good but the croissant. Hardly any chocolate in there!

Looking for a quick lunch in the King West area — Brioche Doree is your spot.
Do not be fooled by this bakery chain, they have some delicious baked goods, quiches & salads. You can get a quiche and a little baked treat for under $ 10. The croissants are heavenly, very similar to what you get in a true Parisian bakery.
Lunch time gets super busy so be sure to go early. There is also ample seating inside so feel free to stay in for lunch.
Brioche Doree is my lunch time pick in the area for quiches and more!

3.5 not more
The croissants and pains au chocolat are really not so bad although not chewy enough on the inside.
What i really don’t like is the poorly planned seating area with communal tables and ugly chairs. To me, it has an airport atmosphere and clearly you don’t want to share a table with overweight Bridget Jones-​like girls who believe they’re having a French immersive experience by eating there.
Take away your food.