Rahier Patisserie

Been loving this place ever since I was in elementary school, I’m not sure why I haven’t written a review for them yet.
I mainly come here for getting my fix of mousse cakes, although their other baked goods are always so delicious as well. Their mousse cakes are the right texture and are not overly sweet. They offer a lot of fruity flavours too, making the tartness balance well with the rich mousse. My favourite is ordering the miniatures (which they give to you frozen). The box comes with an assortment of their original cakes — they taste as good as they look!
Been my family’s favourite bakery for over 10 years.

Finally had my chance to give this place a try as I rarely visit this part of town. I have read rave reviews and heard glowing comments about this place so going in my expectations were sky high to say the least.
Simply put it, I was blown away! The croissant was one of the best I have ever eaten. Super crispy on the outside, light and doughy on the outside. It’s amazingly buttery and melts in your mouth! The cookies were nothing short of amazing as well. I’ve finally experienced what everyone has been raving about.
Luckily, this place is a struggle for me to get to otherwise I may be in trouble. I don’t know when I will be able to visit again but this place definitely lived up if not exceeded all my expectations.

I went there twice. I had quiche and coffee for my lunch. It was not that great. Second time I had pastries and tea. The pastries were old and tasted old. My friend said their coffee is horrible. The place is located in a nice area and it is a good looking bakery. Inside is sunny and beautiful. They have comfortable seats and tables. The bathroom is clean. All pastries are good looking and fancy, but the tastes???

Quaint little store serving French cakes and pastries.
Cakes are available in larger formats as well as single servings. Nice variety of flavours and products might keep a browser busy for a while.
So many colourful things on display that the feeling is comparable to a toy store, like good toy store where you want to buy everything and not one of those creeper toy stores.
Friendly staff is the icing on the cake.

Great pastries. Probably one of the best in toronto. Had various things from here. pinwheel, custard pastry… All were very good.

The dessert looks & tastes amazing. We were just unlucky to interact with a less than welcoming employee. The other employee seemed friendly enough.

I super love their macarons! They do not have the most variety but they are very yummy! (But leave them out a bit before eating as they become very hard after refrigerated) Their other pastries were also very good! (The almond croissant especially) Also, their mouses and teas! The sitting area is very nice, not too big but great for a little sitting to enjoy some sweets. They do offer other cold drinks and big tarts as well! Recommended for sure.

My husband and I didn’t really care for this place. Went there for breakfast today. My husband had their chicken salad sandwich on a baquette for $ 7+. They were really stingy on the ingredients. And there was so much mayo. I did like the texture of the baguette though. (⁴⁄₁₀)
Their coffee (⁰⁄₁₀). My husband took 1 sip and threw it out — he gave it back to the lady behind the counter and she gave him attitude. She was rude; the service was rotten; they were snobby (⁰⁄₁₀). I even tasted my husband’s coffee to check if my husband was being difficult, but it tasted watered down to me. And my coffee tasted burnt alike another review on Unilocal.The other girl with the dark brown hair was respectful though.
Now as for their croissants (⁰⁄₁₀). Yeah that’s right. Their almond croissant (⁰⁄₁₀). For a bakery that is supposed to have the best croissants in town, Rahier was a huge disappointment. I even made better croissants for a school project in grade school.
Their lemon meringue (⁰⁄₁₀). Sooooo sweeeeeet… Nothing to be desired… Their crust was bland and hard. Lemon cream did not have the right balance and there was a strong eggy taste.
Their décor was modern — in that scholastic way. All white. Their washrooms were clean which I really liked. The bottom line — Rahier was pretty but not tasty
We spent $ 30 for 3 croissants, 1 sandwich, 2 coffees and 1 dessert. And we didn’t like any of it. Romantic spot for me and my husband — fail. My husband was the best part of my date — big win.

Amazing amazing mousse cakes! I have been going to this place for many years now. Given the huge sweet tooth I have, I have tried pretty much all the big name bakeries in Toronto and can say with confidence this is the best.
My favorite bakery in Toronto.
The pound cakes are on the dry side and not worth the price though (breaks my heart to say anything bad about this place).

Checked this place out for the first time yesterday. Picked up an apple tarte tatin and was not disappointed. It was delicious, not too sweet, and pretty!
Will definitely be back soon to try more of their pastries.

At first bite they seemed okay but afterwards my boyfriend and I had bought 6 of the Danishes and parties to try they were soggy and not very generous with the fillings. The flavours in their pastries are confused with the names and didn’t taste right. I did not enjoy the service either. I wouldn’t recommend this place for their pastries. Maybe the cakes and macaroons are better but I don’t think I’ll be taking that road any time soon.

It was my first time trying macaroons and I was amazed! Their green tea macaroons are to die for! They are always fresh and never disappoint. Their cookies are excellent as well and always have a great variety to choose from. I will definitely come back again.

My first visit here was on Valentine’s Day 2015. I ordered 3 macarons and pear/​lemon pastry which I thought were quite decent.
However, I was unimpressed with the service here by the man who helped me (Caucasian and big, seemed like the owner). He was incredibly impatient and very rudely yelled «JUST ONE MACARON?» when I was trying to pick the flavours I wanted. I was pretty annoyed at this point but wanted to know what macaron flavours they had as they weren’t labelled… so I asked and he answered my question as if I annoyed the crap out of him. If you didn’t want people asking, label your macarons, bro.
I came roughly an hour before closing and the place was not busy at all so I don’t understand the attitude. It’s a shame because I really wanted to like this place but no thanks. I hope you tripped with your bag of baguettes as you left for the day.

Rapier’s delicacy’s can be food in my areas around Toronto. Their Pain Au Chocolat is very good. The panini sandwiches are fresh and tasty and there is a good assortment. Their sweets and desert selection is fantastic and I find it very hard to hold back. Definitely worth a try if you drop by their Bayview Avenue location or find their products at other fine establishments around the city.

As a non-​quiche fan, the HAM AND EMMENTHAL QUICHE here is phe-​nom-​e-​mal. Never would I have thought to describe a quiche as airy but this one opened my bleary eyes on a bleak sunday. The ALMOND CROISSANT was not bad but nothing terribly special; the PISTACHIO DANISH was like an unsweetened baklava in palmier form — not bad, just flaky enough on the outside and soft inside, fragrant throughout.
Free street parking Sundays before 1pm means I will probably be back to try everything else!

My husband and I went there on a Saturday and had a fig and a lemon meringue pie with cappuccinos along with chocolate croissants. The coffees were really hot and had this «burnt» taste to them. I wasn’t impressed at all with the patisseries, good but nothing special and it doesn’t justify the price point!

Really like their cakes, although the selection gets rather limited in the late afternoon. A must try is the pistachio cake, which is amazing! Individual sized cakes are about $ 5 – 6, espressoes and coffees are around $ 2 – 3, and fresh croissants and danishes are around $ 2. Giving this 5 stars for service: once i had to order a whole pistachio cake for a birthday and they were able to accomodate me even though they didn’t usually make whole cakes in pistachio. Must try if you are in the mount pleasant and eglinton area. Free parking can be found on the side streets behind rahier.

Finally got a chance to go to the actual store. Only ever bought Rahier pastries when we stop at Pusateri’s to get a snack. The place is big and clean and has both pastries, breads/​quiche and cookies along the opposite wall., however, it doesn’t have the bakery smell that can attract people walking on the street. Ordered a whole Mille Feuille and a coffee. What a difference getting it fresh makes. Pastry very flaky but still moist and tender and the cream was delicious.

There is a certain satisfaction gained from literally hitting a nail right in the head; a one motion strikes that drives a pin all the way in, hence connecting two separat entities… I don’t want to extend the metaphor and describe who is a nail or a hammer, but I can say that Rahier has been taking croissants to a whole new level! The perfectly balanced, fluffy, buttery goodness I tasted this past Sunday, had me coming back for more no fewer than four times in one week. When it’s fresh and simple, Rahier don’t have any competition in this town.
I’ve also become a big fan of the miniature almond cookies with a pistachio butter filling. These little gems are definitely the best out of a selection that includes fillings of chocolate with hazelnut/​Orange/​lemon.
Finally some well deserved praise for the staff who very politely waited for everyone to leave (30 mins past closing when I left), instead of hurrying them out. The only reminder served was a complimentary offering of the few pain du chocolates and croissants that had not been sold that day.
Pure class.

Amazing dessert spot if you happen to be uptown!
Croissants: possibly best I’ve had in the city. So delicious I just get the plain ones — flaky, buttery, melt-​in-​your-​mouth goodness. No need for chocolate/​cheese/​almond etc. because it is just so good on its own (though, they also have those varieties if you want).
Macarons: tons of flavours and you pay by weight. It works out to just over a dollar each, which is actually less than a lot of other places (Nadege, Loblaws, Petite Thuet). I tried vanilla, mocha, jasmine, green tea — all were flavourful and fresh (sometimes, if they aren’t fresh they get dense/​chewy instead of light and creamy with the crisp outer layer).
Cakes: small but beautiful. I had the lemon meringue a while ago at a party and remember it being decadent and rich, but not overly sweet.
Pretty much everything here is very well-​done with attention to quality and presentation. Definitely worth trying!