Il Gelatiere

This is a very nice small shop. It is not cheap but not expensive either. The gelato is not too sweet and I like it. Their fruits flavours are very good. II Gelatiere is satisfying gourmet tastes.

Pistachio won my heart. It’s so silky and smooth.
I got the size small, which comes with two scoops.
My tip is if you prefer one flavour over the other, order the one you like better first. They’ll give you more portion of the first scoop than the second one.

Kind of pricey for what you get (quality). Dolce is still my favourite.

Best gelato I’ve had in Toronto! They have a good variety of traditional gelato flavours and everything tastes fresh and authentic (nothing I’ve tried has an overly artificial flavoured taste). Highly recommend the «ciccolato» for chocolate lovers. It’s the most delicious and rich tasting chocolate gelato I’ve ever had!

First and foremost, the gelato has to be one of the best in the city, and the staff are incredibly helpful and courteous. The coffee, from espresso to Cappuccino’s are also very good and would highly recommend this beautiful location to the many other «gelataria’s» around the area. Make sure to stop by and try the Pistachio — DELISH!

This is my favourite spot to get gelato in the city.
I am more prone to get the fruit flavours. My favourite flavours are grapefruit and fig. You can’t go wrong with anything you order.

I have been here a number of times now hoping the experience would get better. The gelato is meh compared to other authentic Italian ice cream places in the city. The disinterested service however is the reason for the lack of stars. I understand that working at an ice cream shop may be someone’s summer job but come on, take a little pride in providing your customers with some service. Not only did the two girls behind the counter look at us AND still completely ignore us to continue their conversation, they kept it up even as we tried asking about the different flavours and selection! Major service fail. Won’t be back.

In my view the best gelato in the GTA. Certainly the best pistacchio. very good chocolate chile too. The range of flavors is impressive as well, with few that are too out there or weird. Very clean and attractive, feels like being in Italy.

In spite of my frugal Scottish blood I find myself paying $ 8 for a damn good scoop of gelato. I was stoked to find chili chocolate there a few years back but bummed to see it melt away with the spicy/​sweet trend.
Overall, the gelato is kick-​arse, but one should brush up on one’s Italiano to aid oneself in deciphering the glorious flavors they have to offer. One can also have a wee taste of the mysterious treats if one asks. I would just feel bad asking to try each one when the line-​up is jutting out the door.
Def. check this Italian ice cream shop out in the sticky sweat of summer! BRING BACK THE CHILI CHOCOLATE… and i’d be raisin the star! heheheh

I loves me some Gelato and Il Gleatiere knows how to please! It’s a family owned business who claim they are the best in town. I wouldn’t dare give them a run for there money cause from the line up of happy patrons I’d say they got to be doing something right!
There’s seating inside but try and get yourself a table on the patio!
Good assortment of flavours. I got a medium size which allows you to get two flavours.
Like always I like to get one fruity flavour and a chocolaty or coffee one.
Fragola — aka strawberry gelato, sweet and tart, with real pieces of visible strawberries, creamy with a little crunch from the strawberry seeds
Cioccocaffe — Chocolate and freshly made espresso coffee evenly blended. The perfect combination of my two favourite flavours! Creamy, smooth, and down right yummy!
Perhaps they really are the best in town…

Simply incredible on a hot summer evening. It Gelaterie has the best flavours in the city (my favourite is the Chile Chocolate – reminiscent of Roma!) They are always happy to let you have a taste of any of the flavours before you buy. This, along with the quality, helps me justify the price point.
I haven’t had gelato like this since Italy and since I’m not going back any time soon, It, Gelaterie, it is!

This weekend was apparently made to remind me of my Euro travels! First France, now Italy. Walking into Il Gelatiere, it made me very happy to see that the gelato was set out just as it would have been in Italy. The flavours were written in Italian, and there was a piece of fruit or something else to indicate what it was if you didn’t understand. The major difference of course was the price! I remember going to a Gelato place in Florence twice a day for a week, and it was only 1.50 euros for a cup with two flavours. But whenever specialties are imported, the price inflates, and I’ll take it for gelato this tasty!
It was very warm so I definitely wanted refreshing flavours. I chose raspberry and coconut, and the boy got stracciatella and strawberry. The raspberry was exactly how it should be with a nice sharp flavour. The coconut also had an amazing taste. It wasn’t like other gelato I’ve had in the city where I can’t really tell what the flavour was. With these, you knew immediately. The strawberry and stracciatella were good too, but I preferred the strong and refreshing flavours that I had chosen.
All in all, fantastic gelato at a rather high price point — but worth it in my opinion.

The ice cream here *was* good — not sure what’s happened, but this year it lacks any flavour at all.
I’ve been coming here every summer since the day they’ve opened, usually 1x per week. Loved it, pricey, but worth it for home made ice cream, which in Canada usually means the junk from Baskin Robins or worst, Dairy Queen.
Is this place the best ice cream in Toronto? If it is, wait till you go and try ice cream in Switzerland or the best in the world, Argentina. These places make the best ice cream going by far.
Back to the review…
My usual is Chocolate and Lemon. A classic. Two visits this May, and both time the flavour was flat. It was much worst then usual. I won’t be coming here anymore. Now we go to Gelato Hollywood on Bayview about 6 blocks away.
Sorry, make better ice cream if you want us to return.

Fine Italian Gelato, on a patio in the summer? YES PLEASE!
This place is open late, it always seems to be busy and has 20+ flavours of delicious gelato to choose from. They create their own flavours (the most unique we had was cake batter).
It’s run by a husband and wife team but teenagers man the counters.
There is both indoor seating as well as an outdoor patio.
All I can say is I’m glad I don’t live closer to this place… it would be a constant struggle of will power not to come here too regularly.
It’s a must try!

The hardest part of going to this place is choosing what flavours to consume.
Everything I have tried so far has been unfogettable, and therefore added to the problem when coming back and trying to choose something new but clearly remembering the awesomeness that was had before.
Dilemmas, dilemmas.

I came here on a cool day to have gelato for the first time. Yes, I know, I’ve been living in darkness!
Luckily I didn’t have to experience any line-​ups and I found myself standing over glass and looking down at what you call gelato– it looked beautiful! There wasn’t a lot of selection at the time, and many of the flavours I could not pronounce or come to any grasp as to what they were. The staff was kind and helped me pick out what I wanted. I got the ‘small’ and it was pretty small, nothing generous and pricey too.
I sat in their somewhat small, clean and shiny place in front of a flat screen TV and really enjoyed my mango and coffee flavour goodness.
The gelato was very good and not too sweet. However, it wasn’t anything outstanding for the price.

I always prefer a Gelato guy… but the Gelato lady here Il Gelatiere is as Italian as you can get! :P Italian Mama serving me Gelato! :P
On a cold winter afternoon. no wait and no lineup. who in their right mind would be having Gelato aside from a bundle of toddlers. who will have ice cream for breakfast/​lunch/​dinner regardless of what time of the year! Aside from kids with the poor parents… and me!
Small Gelato with 2 flavours (Pistaschio/​Tiramisu) for $ 4. Love the Pistachio and Meh for Tiramisu. Not cheap for a small cup…
Wearing my Down Jacket, eating Gelato, looking out at all the snow…

I finally found a LADY Gelato server but sad to say, I was a bit disappointed… I’ll stick to Gelato guys instead until further notice. :(
This place has a patio for Summer usage and 2 LCD to watch the news as this setting of metallic tables & chairs along with those classy spotlights gives this place a Cool/​Hip feel that is probably more suitable to the Yonge & Eligible rather than the Young Children.
Medium Gelato (Yogurt/​Passion Fruit/​Strawberry, $ 4.50) were pretty good I guess but that Yogurt as described to me as European-​style tasted quite different. I’m thinking it tasted like Ricotta Cheese or something of that sort, I’m not exactly sure.
I wanted something clean and refreshing on the palette and the Fruity fridge was referred to me. Strawberry was nice while Passion Fruit was okay and then that Yogurt I’ll have to skip next time and forever more.

Craving ice cream, but not heavy ice cream. Il Gelatiere checked off all my requisite boxes.
As I would bastardize in even trying to remember and write out the iced gem’s actual name… I will just say that it was a creamy vanilla with chunks of dark chocolate.
Like Kat, I got a small take out container to go. I could not believe how much of the ice cream got packed into this container. I would have stopped about half the way!
The décor is my style — modern, clean lines. Pretty and simple. The owner, a very handsome gentleman, added to the perfect ambiance!!!
Once I got my package of goodness home I was not disappointed. Light, just sweet enough, all round perfect.

Il Gelatiere has all the hallmarks of a typical gelateria:
* random pedestrians namedropping it from more than six blocks away
* lineup out the door
* dozens of flavours, 75% of which you can’t pronounce/​translate from Italian by guessing alone
* overwhelmed customers struggling to decide on a flavour
* sweating, increased saliva production and heart palpitations in anticipation of gelato consumption.
I picked up a mixed cup of fiordilatte (cream/​vanilla — the original gelato flavour) and cioccolato (chocolate) as well as a tub to go. They have two sizes of to-​go styrofoam packed containers and I opted for the smaller one. They pack it super tightly with as many flavours as you like — I went fruity with banana, kiwi and lemon. They seal the container AND wrap it, then bag it and hand it to you — very professional. It was about $ 15 and I imagine it’ll last a while as the quantity is quite substantial.