The Canadian Pie Company

I’m not sure why there is such a hate on for this place on Unilocal.The pie here is great!
At $ 5 a slice, this price is quite reasonable considering you’re going to pay at least that much at a restaurant for any sort of dessert.
On my visit one late afternoon I was one of the only customers in the store. The employee working looked like she was getting things wound down for the day. She greeted me warmly and took my order and suggested I have a seat while she warmed and plated my slice.
She brought my order over a short time later. The crust was warm and flaky and there was a good amount of filling. I would put these guys among the top pie places in Toronto. Way better than Wanda’s or any of the other more popular pie joints in the city.

On a long walk back from jazzfest, my friend and I stopped in to pick up some pies for dinner. I got the curried chicken pie and she ordered lamb pie.
Firstly, let me say that I was quite impressed with the selection of pies, especially the dessert pies! they had mini chocolate banana cream pies… it was not easy to take a pass on those… but I was strong and only ordered the curried chicken.
When I got home, I reheated my curried chicken pie for dinner and it was perfect! The crust was nice and flaky, the filling was perfectly seasoned and the curry had a nice bit to it, with just the right meat to veg balance. I spoke with my friend the next day and she stated that she wasn’t a fan of the lamb pie, that it was disappointingly flavourless…
Despite her experience, I will be returning, as I have my eye on a peach raspberry pie for the next dinner party I’m invited to… and maybe a mini chocolate banana cream pie for the road.

I just happened to stumble across this place as I was walking along Queen Street and was excited to see a pie shop. I am a lover of all things involving meat and pastry and am always on the search for a great pie. I wasn’t hungry but couldn’t let this opportunity go to waste, so I grabbed a lamb pot pie to take home and eat later. There were about 5 varieties of meat pies, a few fruit pies (which looked amazing) and some yummy looking quiches.
The good: the pastry was buttery and soft, and better than other other pie I’ve had in some time.
The bad: Having said that, the pastry could have been a bit flakier/​puffier on top, and the pie was just a bit bland and totally lacking flavor. A bit more salt, pepper and gravy in the filling would be a good start.
I have always been of the opinion that if you specialize in one thing (and especially if that thing is in your company name) then it better be good! And unfortunately it wasn’t.
The search continues!

Ordered a small coconut pie and a drip coffee. The coffee tasted sour so they gave me a fresh cup, I guess they just have bad coffee this was sour as well. The coconut pie was good but I would like the cream to be richer and not so light. Ordered a banana cream pie to go. When I tasted that it was not too much different in taste from the coconut. Like I said if it had a bolder taste of bananas and coconut it would have been much better.
If anyone out there is a vegetarian please be warned that their full fruit pie crusts are made with a combination of butter and LARD!!!
The mini pies that I tasted were okay since they were not too sweet so kick up the richness and flavour plus get a BETTER coffee. That would make it better for me.

Fascinating. My experience with this place was at times similar to other reviewers, and times completely different.
For one, some of the reviews are out-​of-​date — Canadian Pie Company’s website *does* list all their flavours, some of the varieties mentioned don’t exist anymore and others do now, etc. For another, some of these reviewers were clearly expecting pies of a very specific variety and what we had here was different.
Took the boyfriend there after reading about it on a friend’s FB page. Some of the savory pies and quiche look pretty similar and aren’t well delineated in the counter display, so I couldn’t at first tell which was which when we were there.
He had a chicken pot pie and really enjoyed it. One of the reviewers mentioned theirs having no chicken and no seasoning — neither was true with the one the boyfriend had.
I had the Atlantic salmon and broccoli pie; took me a second bite to make up my mind, but while it was very different than any other salmon pot pies I’ve had before, it was lovely. The crust was soft & light, not flaky, but I got the impression that was intentional, not a sign of a problem.
We shared the cheddar and asparagus pie; that one was less of a hit. It was nice, but more cheddar than asparagus.
Service was a tad slow considering we were the only customers in the place, and prices aren’t cheap considering that they are definitely not meal size ($ 6.95 for the small pies/​quiche), but it was definitely worth the trip for us.
If you’re like me and like the idea of having some pot pies in the freezer for nights you don’t feel like cooking, they’re a great opportunity. They keep both savory & sweet pies of the 9″ variety in the fridge there, but you can special order the smaller size frozen. I can’t wait to order the cheese & mushroom and the spinach & goat cheese ones on my next visit.

Actual rating 2.5.
This place looks so cute. And it is local, so I wanted to love it even more. But unfortunately, the three times I have eaten here have all been lackluster. Recently, I brought a few friends here before we hit the theatre. We were looking for quick hearty eats; I thought the third time may be the charm. I was wrong. All three of us ordered the chowder and the chicken pot pie. The chowder tasted like it came from a can and the pie had almost no flavour. More alarmingly, it had almost no chicken. And it took quite a long time to arrive at our table. My biggest beef with the chicken pie, however, was it tasted like it had been microwaved. The pasty was soggy instead of flaky.
I implore you, Canadian Pie Company. Step up your game!!!

I’ve had a few takeaway steak and chicken pot pies here and all I can say is they were average. Sort of bland, actually. Not much in terms of seasoning or spices and nothing special.
Very small, given the price.
Obviously, nowhere near as good as homemade meat pies.
The fruit pies I’ve tried have been good.

I like the idea more than the place.
I tried a yam and cheese pie with chicken veggie soup to go. Price was good at $ 6, the food was solid, but really nothing to write home about.
It sounded nicer than it tasted.
It was good, and with few options in the area for quick cheap food it is a good option and I’d like to try some other pies for sure, but it wasn’t incredible by any means.

I think I impressed them by ordering two orders of chicken pies!
I can be very stubborn when it comes to certain food. It took me a longtime to accept savory pies (7 years in Canada), and still not a great fan for sweet pies with fresh fruit in it. (To me, fresh fruit is suppose to eat just like that).
Anyways, agree with the previous review, great pie. Great service, but too expensive. I had 2 piece of chicken pie (please don’t judge) and a tea, cost me 20 after tip and tax.
I will definitely come back though and maybe break my rules and give the yogurt peach pie a try, since it looks so yummy

I was really excited when I heard a pie shop was coming to the neighborhood. Too bad it was this one. I visited around the dinner hour. You order your pies and they have to be reheated by what must be a single pie-​at-​a-​time oven, because everyone in the place was waiting forever. When it finally arrives, it’s cold. Not just for us, but everyone else sent theirs back for reheating.
The décor is abysmal, the signage is confusing, and the pies are lackluster at best. On the plus side, one of the women working there was pleasant. The other one was redundant and didn’t do anything.

I really really want to like this place. I stopped in this morning (yes, this morning, probably around 9:30). It wasn’t really busy, there were a few tables seated, 3 people behind the counter (I was the only one picking up 2 pies to go).
On the plus side, they managed to get them both into the same box, but the guy helping seemed really confused. He walked towards the plates, then stopped and walked back towards the boxes then back towards the plates again. He did manage to ring up my pies…
But pretty much the service here is 1 star, if that (even to go), and the pies are only ok — averaging them out at 2 stars.
Sorry CPC, I really want to like you. I really don’t think I’ll be coming back.

This place has some very very good pies, but is missing some pieces to be a 4 or 5 star places.
First, they don’t have all of the pies listed on their site which was disappointing, but they said given 24 hours notice they can have any of them ready.
Second is the price, you are looking to pay at least $ 20 for most pies. Although they are «gourmet» I still feel this is a little too expensive.
They also have «dinner» pies, like lamb, or pork, or chicken pot pies. I had the Lamb and peas pie for lunch and it was pretty darn good. However a slice of that pie and a drink was over $ 13.

**This is a breakfast review, not a pie review.**
I wouldn’t have guessed it, but this place opens at 8 and serves breakfast. I met the usual crew here and we tried it out.
I had the basic breakfast (scrambled or poached, home fries, toast and a side salad). Eggs were fine, the home fries were a little bland, the salad was good and the one (!) piece of toast was well… toast!
My friends’ reviews were mixed. One had an omelet that looked like an omelet, but I witnessed another at an adjacent table that looked more like a scramble. That may account for the gross description given by another Unilocaler.
One of us opted for the raspberry pie, and it went down well with the included ice cream. (Whipped cream was an option.)
The coffee was excellent. A stand out. So good in fact, that we were sure it wouldn’t be a bottomless cup, but we were wrong. So, for the price of their medium sized offering (1.97), we got well above average coffee, and all we could drink.
I’d definitely go back for pie and coffee, but maybe not for breakfast.

Chocolate Danish ($ 1.99)!!
While walking along Queen Street after a drink or 2, I have this urges to have something sweet… and here I found some sweet to go!
3 of us just divided and conquered and ate my Danish in less than 1 minute while looking for another pub pit shop!
Maybe when I have a beer or 2 to drink, everything tastes better!!! I sure enjoyed my danish and the nice friendly server behind the counter at The Canadian Pie Company.
I have to come back for a Real pie experience next time I am down at the area!

Anyplace with the word pie in it is going to grab my attention, so, naturally this joint did. I’ll note here that it was a brunch stop — all day on the weekend– not a pie detour.
Cute spot. I liked the picnic bench upfront by the window, the menu was straight forward, and service, friendly. Now, as for the food, well. I ordered the spanish omlette– eggs, chorizo sausage, quinoa, and black beans. Salad and a some salty tortilla chips accompanied it. Being completely ravenous, I was excited when the plate hit the table. That is, until I looked down to see what looked like the dog’s vomit piled next to the greens. Help! Mmm. I ate it. I was hungry. It was bland. And mushy. Not sure what happened to the omlette portion of the dish. I would go back to test drive the other offerings, but won’t be asking for this dirty number again. 2.5 stars.

Dang, I’m a little surprised to see this place is barely pulling in three stars. I guess that shows you what a foodie I’m NOT.
Came here for impromptu lunch w. a friend. Had a ham/​swiss panini. It was your typical sandwich press panini… really, nothing more than ham/​swiss toasted on mulitgrain bread and a salad w/​a light vinaigrette. It was as promised — simple, but I was cool with that. We wanted a light-​ish lunch so that we could shovel pie in our… pieholes after. The quiches LOOKED delish but unfortunately, I did not try one.
My friend ordered a key lime pie slice after having always wanted to try it. I ordered coconut cream and we split. The coconut cream was more of a large personal tart than a slice, and the slice of key lime was monstrous. As one other reviewer said, the crust was hard (ish) but I thought the pie was delish. The key lime was good, too, but would have preferred a trad. graham cracker or regular crust to the chocolate graham they made it with. Coconut cream was the winner; I’d holla at that one again for sure.
I’m no pie afficionado. My grandma used to make killer ones, but as far as store/​restaurant bought goes, I eat them like once a year. I was fine with these pies, but what the heck do I know?
And yes, it was pricey and the service was slow, but… I’ve sorta come to expect that with «quaint» small places in TO.
Oh, and the mint lemonade was mad refreshing.

Curiosity brought me here while strolling by after brunch at Lady Marm’s and I was delighted to see all manner of pies in the showcase.
A nice tight selection of pies of the fruit or meat variety and some quiches & cream pies too. Sizes ranged from Mini pies 4 inches in diameter to the standard ⁹⁄₁₀ inches. Was a little dissappointed at the lack of vegan quiche choices as the pie sommelier, as I’ll call him, explained that most of the quiches had either cheese or cream in them. Well temptation got the better of me and I caved and got one 4 inch quiche for me and one for hubby at 6 bucks a piece.
I got to savor my Swiss chard and Pear tart for breakfast the next day and was impressed at the delicate balance of sweetness of the pear and fluffy creaminess of the egg punctuated by the not too buttery flakiness of the crust with a hint of herby chard. Hubby thoroughly enjoyed his sweet potato & Swiss cheese quiche. He goes on to explain that although it is sacrelage to nuke pastry in the microwave (which he did) the crust retained its crispness and the egg was perfectly cooked no eggy, runny-​ness which is a pet peeve when it comes to quiche.
Looking forward to coming back for more pie, hopefully they’ll have more vegan or dairy-​less choices next time round.

So, after a terrible meal out, we came to the pie company for a delicious dessert and some caffeine. It was dead in the shop, as they had only recently started with late night hours (til 10pm).
The service was lovely. they do have table service, but it didn’t seem right when we were one of two couples at the restaurant at this point. Ordered a double Americano. It was great. Smooth espresso with a great finish. Forgot to ask about the source of beans. D ate a Boston cream pie. The cream was a cream cheese topping, not whip cream. It was incredibly rich — I cheated on the casein train to understand the flavours.
I ate the GF apple crisp. it was pretty bland, but that is most GF stuff unless one specializes in it. I am not a huge desset fan, so this isn’t a big deal. I was just super hungry from a failed dinner out with D and wanted something delicious to come my way!
All in all, can’t wait to try breakfast here or meet up with some friends for late night pie. i’m sure they still might prefer mine over TCPC.
:)

the good
$ 3.50 for a medium coffee + a pastry (and the coffee is damn good).
The portuguese custard pie is preeetty yummy.
Best hazelnut/(chocolate?) croissant I’ve had.
the bad:
The mushroom + cheese tart is disgusting. It tastes like feet.
Their pie is quite bland. While I can’t stand saccharine sweet pie filling, baked fruit filling does need a boost of sugar to bring out the flavour.

Came here with some girlfriends for some hot beverages and sweet sweets (oh, and Bonjour Brioche was closed). In any case, what a find! Great décor — rustic barnboard, cool tables, lots of seating.
Great food! — buttery croissants (the chocolate and almond ones looked amazing as well), blueberry muffins that were packed with real, fresh, wild blueberries, and decent Portuguese custard tarts (a little more eggy and less sweet than most).
The mini pies looked incredible. The small (could be eaten by 1 hungry person or shared by two) was $ 7. You could also purchase larger family-​sized pies to take home. They had pumpkin, cherry, and coconut cream on offer the Saturday afternoon I was here. They also had a few specials, for example a FREE custard tart with any coffee to go, and 3.50 for any coffee and pastry. Not too shabby!
Altogether a really neat place that definitely deserves a return visit!