Jules Cafe Patisserie

Jules Café Patisserie is a nice small café. Coffee is good, but it is expensive by considering the shop and the area. Maybe the customers there stay so long in the shop, so the price may be reasonable for Jules Café Patisserie. They have salads, pastries, and other baked things. The croissant is good. I do not know why Jules Café Patisserie does not show their business hours on their website. I went there around 9:00 and they already opened.

I live in California and was introduced to Jules through a good friend.
Well, I wish she never did!
In my two weeks I’ve been in Toronto, I’ve been to Jules every two days!!! I buy boxes and boxes of his pastries to give to all my friends and family and they all rave about it and beg for more.
I’m not a fan of anything with fruit, but here I am, gobbling everything from the tarts to the turnovers and the quickly sold out, but always warm friandes.
I feel like I’m back in Paris and everything is deliciously fresh, flakey and not too sweet goodness!!!
It can get busy, so be patient, it is worth to wait.
Yes, I’m addicted, and Yes, I gained 5 lbs!

Tasty food but the tables are so jammed together there is no way to have a visit with a friend without competing with the people at the adjacent table. I am not sure why they have club music playing at 11 am in the morning. Will not go back, good food but the environment is not pleasant.

Almond croissant is really good!
I think one of the best croissant in Toronto.

A solid place for a low key weekend brunch. Be advised however that they only have a couple tables and bar stools, so if you’re planning a visit with more than 1 companion, you will likely have to wait for a table.
A really tasty roasted veggie sandwich and great lattes though.

Yum! Yum! I’m officially addicted to their Apricot Tarts, so good, better thank anywhere else and cheaper too. Their sandwiches remind me of Paris, and their almond croissant is the best!

I originally discovered this place at the Leslieville farmers market. They have the most amazing almond croissants. The table was filled with a lot of other tempting treats that I was able to resist, but I am not sure for how long.

I’m so happy to have found a French patisserie (bakery) in my neighbourhood. It sits right across from a French bistro et café as well. Double jackpot. Jules’ reminds me of a tiny patisserie that used to be on our drive home, a long way’s away from Toronto.
I played it safe and tried out the croissants et un pain au chocolat (aka. chocolate croissant). Both were pretty good. Just the right amount of butter (which means tons) and crispiness to start your day off merrily. And they are generous with the chocolate in the chocolat croissant.
I also had a quiche that I saved for later in the day. I knew I’d have mid-​study hunger pains– It totally did the trick. Crust was overbaked but the eggs, ham and gruyère batter was tasty.
Couple downsides– too hot in there, poor seating options and stiff service. The staff should also speak French and I don’t believe they do.
I may be back, peut-​etre pour une tarte or a madeleine or something. Place is dangerously close to home, pun intended. Good thing the gym is smack in the middle of that walk lol.
I RECOMMEND: The chocolate croissant aka Pain Au Chocolat :) Hands down, no contest.
EXTRA TIP: Open on Sundays. So is THOBORS, the other bakery next door which gets a higher rating.
Now if I could just get someone to bring me my croissants and crossword puzzles in bed…

The best patisserie in Toronto. Nuff said.

The only thing I got here was the heavy almond croissant & I’m not a morning person so at times I was quite unlucky at obtaining one. My sister previously lived in this neighbourhood and I probably made excuses to visit her solely for sneaking into Jules for that goddamn croissant. SWEET TAPDANCING CHRIST I could really use one right now. It’s just so perfect. Almonds and custard are two of my biggest vices/sh!t I’d probably die without. Even if I witnessed with my own damned eyes– someone lacing that pastry with cyanide (apparently cyanide smells like almonds), I’d still eat it by the boatload. It might actually be worth dying for.

We’ve been coming here for years and their quality doesn’t wane. Love their chocolate and almond croissants (we get 12 at a time, lasts us a few days and is still good with a light toasting in the mini oven). Baguettes are fantastic as well. Like being in Paris again.

I came here to grab some pastries and was pretty disappointed when I walked into Jules Café.
Jules Café is a tiny narrow place that sells baked goods, lunch, candy; they also have a coffee bar and very few tables that are cramped together in the back. There was no board up or anything listing their goods or prices when I came here, which left me in confusion. Behind their glass counter there was barely anything left except for a few billion year old looking quiche slices and croc monsieur.
The lady here was very friendly and helpful. I was looking to get an iced coffee beverage as it was boiling hot outside, but they don’t offer any iced coffee beverages. I ended up picking out a couple of danishes and a couple of almond croissants from a basket which barely had anything left. For these four small items it cost a little over $ 10, which I think is pretty pricy considering its size and quality. I’ve had better!
The blueberry and custard danish were sweet, flakey and good but a tad bit stale. The almond croissant was also flakey and had a nice sweet and gooey almond cream filling in the middle. Unfortunately, the croissants were a bit stale too. I find the staleness quite surprising because of the hype of their pastries here.
Overall, Jules Café Patisserie did not impress me. Their croissants and danish were not fresh, the place lacked goods when I was there, and the prices are a bit high at this place.

Erm… Jules has just landed itself a conditional pass from Toronto health inspectors Dinesafe program. Not cool! Now that I check out the Toronto DineSafe website seems like this place doesn’t have a good track record.

My boyfriend and I went to sit down and enjoy a dessert but it wasn’t until after we had ordered everything that she said they were about to close. so we had to eat it outside on a cold day. Not cool.
I got chocolate chip cookies which were okay but more buttery than I’d have liked. He got a raspberry crumble-​ish tart that was pretty good. The croissants are supposed to be amazing, but I didn’t have the best first experience, so I’ll try Thobor’s next time.

This place has the best croissants in the city! I’ve gone to a few bakeries in search of the perfect, flaky butter croissant.
The coffee is not great, the seating is cramped and tiny tables (4 tables stacked against each other on the south side of the establishment). They also have a «bar» stool long table .
It’s worth coming for a coffee in the morning on the weekends, just to enjoy the croissants!

I went on a mission to Thobor’s and found out the hard way it was closed on Monday and Tuesday so Jules was the back up.
VIBE
Not fancy. It’s really cute that the people behind the counter are actually French and have French accents.
I ATE
Pain au chocolat. The croissant was flaky and soft but I wish the chocolate was more gooey inside. I was starving so it sufficed.
Looks like they have a nice selection of yummy desserts inside as well as some small lunch items like baguette sandwiches, quiche and open baguette.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Jules #1 down. Now to go to the other Jules on Spadina.
A cute addition on the Mount Pleasant strip.

Man… now that I’ve read the other reviews, I really wish I’d gone to Jules myself! As it was though, poor little me had it delivered. The only way to improve upon breakfast from a French bakery is to have breakfast from a French bakery while wearing pajamas. The boyfriend picked out a ham quiche, a raisin pinwheel, a chocolate and a plain croissant. The quiche was a slice of a bigger pie rather than individually sized but that’s fine with me — less buttery pastry allows me to begin to pretend that maybe it’s a little healthy! It was tasty, but I actually preferred Thobor’s quiche just down the street. The raisin pinwheel however was immensely better. Considering I couldn’t force down more than one bite, that’s not saying much, but the pinwheel from Jules was very tasty in its own right.
I’m curious to go back and try some of their sweet things, and to see the shop myself!

This place has the best croissants in town, and believe me, I must have tried all them all. My particular favourite is the custard filled croissant. Who imagined that anything could be this delicious! Bravo.
Their sandwiches and pastries are also fantastic. A great go-​to place for your morning commute.
It has a small seating area, with about 3 or 4 tables. It’s pretty limited space but I’ve always managed to get a table.

Butter Croissant ($ 1.80)is A-​OK! Really buttery and flaky. hmmm. crumbs everywhere! :P
Cappuccino ($ 2.70) made from strong roast and went well with the Croissant.
On a cold winter day, it did get chilly even the sitting area is at the back of the café. The tables are small and really tight together. a really Parisian feel?
Staffs here are super nice and smiley.
Quiche, sandwiches and soup if you want to have a quick lunch, they all look delicious and fattening good! We are talking about French food! If it is healthy. then they are not French! :P
There are also some sweet and pastries and cookies for people that prefer some sweetness in life!
There are no prices on the menu written on the chalkboard. there are no prices anywhere?! Wishful thinking. no prices not equal to free… :)

Stopped in after going to the gym down the street.
Grabbed a croissant and a baguette to go. The croissant was flaky, buttery and deeeeelicious. The baguette was also really, really good. Probably totally defeated my workout, but …
I didn’t sit in, but I saw a small dining area in the back. They had a variety of salads and quiches (my fave) so I’ll have to try these items next time.
Yay I’m a fan… until next time !