The Red Bench

The frozen yogurt is organic but the flavours are a little blah. I personally find it to be a little too sweet for my taste. I wish they would offer a plain tart version consistently but instead the closest they have is vanilla which is white sugary. The consistency is also a little watery. The ice cream sandwich is fun though — you can customize your own version by picking a cookie or two, an ice cream flavour and some toppings.

Came in for an ice cream sammich last month and left unsatisfied :(
I got the s’mores cookie and cookies and cream cookie with vanilla ice cream (kept it simple to bring out the flavour of the cookies) with almonds.
Cookies: I don’t even know man… they were big flat cookies. not much flavour to them. kind of hard to chew. It’s like the cookie dough was over handled, leading to a flat, dense cookie. ²⁄₅
Ice cream: Sad to say it was more icy than it was creamy. Average :(2/​5
3 stars total because the girl behind the counter was kind enough to help me assemble the sammich (I was a first timer) and explained how everything worked.

I love their cookies, coffee and ice cream sandwiches! I was hesitant about their froyo but I have no idea why! ITS A HIDDEN GEM! I recommend the raspberry for sure! It’s so light and refreshing! They honesty have everything for any sweet craving here

The Red Bench is a perfect little parlour to visit in the summer. I got a half ice cream sammy with a s’mores cookie on either side, walnut ice cream in the middle, and rainbow sprinkles to top it off. It was the perfect combination of flavours and not too sweet. My friend got mint chocolate ice cream with the nuterdam cookie and white chocolate chips on top.
We almost missed the shop walking down Yonge St. I expected a little more from the interior of the store, but they do have a cute red bench at the front so you can enjoy the sun while snacking.
I would definitely come back and try some of their other sweets as I am often in the area.

I’ve frequented The Red Bench a few times given its proximity to my home. Being a huge sweet tooth, I’ve tried a few items on their menu:
Frozen Yogurt: nothing to write home about, your run-​of-​the-​mill froyo but gets the job done when you have a huge craving.
Cookies: I find their cookies to be a hit or miss. Some of them do have a strange aftertaste that reminds me of my baking experiments at home. But I really love the Salt Flake City and chocolate chip cookies, especially when they are fresh from the oven! Mmmmm.
Ice Cream and Sammies: the Sammies are a good deal at $ 6 for two halves, and trust me they’re bigger than they look! The one time I tried their ice cream I had the maple walnut, which didn’t really have any walnuts and tasted too sweet to resemble maple. If you’re looking for ice cream I’d hike the extra 10 minutes for Summer’s in Yorkville.
All in all, the Red Bench is a good place for a sugar fix, but there are better options in the neighbourhood.

I was REALLY excited to try red bench. I thought it looked like the perfect spot for a sister date.
I tried a cranberry basil cookie with cookies and cream ice cream and almonds.
The almonds were the best part.
The cookie was okay, similar to something I can make, and the ice cream was really lackluster.
The staff were really friendly and helpful, I just wasn’t a fan of the ice cream.
I may go back and try the frozen yogurt but I doubt I’ll be getting ice cream there again.

I don’t have ice cream very often, and this was my first time trying Red Bench. We went with a scoop of the peanut butter flavoured ice cream. It was a pleasant mix of chocolate and peanut butter, and had peanut butter cups as well, which I really liked.
The ambiance is lovely, the ice cream was good, the person serving us was friendly as well and helped us with our choice. Can’t complain!

I came here after seeing many nice photos on instagram and I happened to be in the area as well. When the server came out to take our order, right away I could tell that the service was going to be bad. She had such a rude tone in her voice when I asked her questions about the cookies with ice cream and she kept that same attitude the entire time I ordered. I ended up getting the cookies and cream cookie with pecan butter ice cream. The cookie was pretty good but not special and overall the entire thing was way too sweet for me.

This place is the stuff of dreams! I stumbled upon it during the walk back to my hotel and couldn’t have been happier. You literally choose your dough flavour, add in any desired toppings and then they bake up a fresh batch of tiny cookies for you. The best part? You can add them to an order of gourmet ice cream. Unbelievably delicious! I ordered the peanut butter cookies with snickers pieces and semi sweet chocolate chips on top of peanut butter ice cream and I have zero regrets. The only reason this place didn’t get a perfect score was the awkward layout inside and the less-​than-​friendly service I received from the staff (aka literal eye-​rolls when I tried to make conversation and ask questions).

The froyo wasn’t great, but the ice cream sandwiches were pretty good. You get to pick two flavors of cookie, 1 ice cream, and 1 mix-​in topping (choc chips, pretzels etc). It’s $ 6, and you can split it in two halves. (ordering the half for $ 4 makes no sense, just order the full sandwich and split it with a friend).
Personally, I thought it was way too sweet for my taste, but I bet the flavours are fine for most folk.

I can’t even explain the pure bliss I experienced here yesterday. My ONLY downside was that we came here right after dinner, so I wasn’t hungry enough to experience everything.
First impression, this place is cute as heck. It’s so freaking charming just huddled amongst the sketchy, neglected facades of other establishments. It was just extremely charming, even if it was decorated for Valentines day and stuck a mangled arrow in my own cold, shriveled, very single heart.
I visited with my brother, and even though he ALSO just ate dinner, he proceeded to get a full ice cream sandwich. Only $ 6, jeeze I need to go back NOW. That’s a STEAL. Have you ever got an ice cream sandwich from an ice cream truck, with those hard, cardboard cookies? Yea those bad boys are $ 5 where I come from…
Anyway, he got the nuterdam (nutella inside a peanut butter cookie, with cookies n’ crème ice cream, and a cookies n’ crème cookie to complete the sammie. If that’s not enough, he added snickers bits to the edge and had one godsend of a dessert, I of course had a bite… or two.
I couldn’t leave empty handed, so I opted to get 5 mini-​cookies freshly baked. I got the original dough mixed with snickers and walnuts. Even though I thought I wasn’t hungry, they were gone before I got home and before I even thought of taking a photo…
To go: I got a wonderful jasmine green tea steeped to perfection, and my bro got 6 gourmet cookies.
The worker was also super nice. He explained everything to us first-​timers and made awesome recommendations. I WILL BE BACK!

I’ve been dying to come here for a while now, so when it was still open at 9:30 at night, I decided to drag my friends to go in with me.
There was only one cashier who was simultaneously the baker and the barista, so the lineup was rather long and also confusing. It wasn’t clear where we should stand so my friends and I kind of hovered in the store for a bit. Other than that service was prompt and friendly– we bought half a dozen cookies that the cashier took from the cookie jars. Since it was close to closing time, the choices for cookies were less than expected, but otherwise they still tasted fresh.
You’re also able to sample the frozen yogurt bar on the side, and HOLY MOLY their fro-​yo is to die for. I’m really looking forward to mixing in a huge cup of red velvet and birthday cake frozen yogurt the next time I’m there, although birthday cake runs out FAST. They even have Asian-​inspired flavours such as taro!
I do think the cookies are yummy and unique but not quite worth the $ 10. However, if you buy the cookies they taste SUPER DELICIOUS when you microwave them for 40 seconds — 1 minute. The cookie will ooze with melted chocolate chips and break apart into soft, chewy heaps. I will come back to try an ice cream sammy and frozen yogurt, or maybe I’ll ask them to make me mini-​cookies instead.

Its okay. I actually didn’t think that the cookies were that great… they looked better than they taste (they look delicious in the pics). And I felt that there was a slightly strange aftertaste. The ice cream filling was good though.
Service is friendly. Theres a few small tables. Accepts credit.

I heard about Red Bench from a friend and I accidentally walked by this place not know how close it was to my work. I love how there is a red bench outside to match the name and the décor on the inside has a rustic vibe with crown moulding and a brick wall. I love the décor.
Now I give it 2 stars because sadly the ice cream sandwiches were nothing special. You have the choice to make a half sammy for $ 4 or a whole sammy for $ 6 including 2 toppings. There is a good selection of cookie flavours but limited on ice cream flavours.
I got the classic chocolate chip half cookie sandwich with vanilla ice cream and peanut butter chips. The ice cream sandwich was hard to eat and very sugary! I was really expecting a nice soft chewy cookie that I could bite into without having my ice cream pool out. That didn’t happen because the cookie was hard. Some people may like that but be warned and have lots of napkins on hand.

Tried this place for the first time recently, and I’m already in love with them! We came here for dessert and was spoiled with having to eat a whole cookie sandwich — I mean I can’t complain. I ordered the Brookie and the Double chocolate caramel cookie (?) with cookies and cream ice cream + almond bits.
BF ordered the s’mores cookie and the cookies and cream cookie with chocolate ice cream.
This place is on the top of my list due to the cookies being soft and chewy (if you like hard crunchy– this may not be the place for you). I can’t wait to come back and try their other flavours.
The things I liked about this place:
–They offer self serve froyo
–They allow you to taste test the froyo
–The service was super nice
–The worker was baking the cookies right in the store front
–They let you choose a topping for your cookie sandwich
–Plenty of seating here
–Can choose 2 different cookie flavours if ordering 1 whole cookie sandwich
Prices are reasonable, I suggest sharing 1 cookie sandwich unless you are super indecisive and want to try out more than 1 cookie flavour.

After visiting here the first time and having terrible customer service I was contacted by the owner and urged to give it another try. I was impressed that the owner cared so much about customer service and returned again to give it a try. Was greeted immediately when walking through the doors and was asked if there was anything we needed help with. We wanted to try the cookies this time and the staff were very helpful in describing each one. She also let me know that there was 3 for $ 6 so I decided to give it a go. Tried the Oreo, Smores’, and the Gold digger. All were delicious but my favourite was the Gold digger! The cookies were all very soft and chewy… My favourite! Happy to say that this experience was a good one and I would most definitely return.

Young lady scooping ice cream was told PB by her co-​worker, gave us cookies and cream on our sandwich. She had very long hair below her shoulders that was not far enough away from the food prep at hand.
Customers here don’t know how to queue and the staff do nothing to organize them.
Logistical nightmare. Great products, but when you know that you could pound out a line faster than the staff working, you’re hard pressed to give your business to them.

You know that feeling you get when you’re 5 years old again and you step into a fancy ice cream parlor? Well let me know how that feels because when I was a kid all I got was soft serve from McDonald’s. This place however, is very cute and quaint inside. Yeah I said it, quaint. You can have like pillow talk conversations in here about Drakes eyebrows or work on that freestyle mixtape you and your homies been buggin you to drop.
I came here for the cookies and ice cream sammies and what can I say, they got probably the best around. I had a Nutella cookie and Smores cookie with white chocolate raspberry ice cream. I think the sammie literally made my eyes roll to the back of my head and toes curl knowmsayin?
The place looks put together by Martha Stewart herself on her first Sunday out of prison. If you want an Ice Cream Sandwich that got Turnt, this is where it’s at. Turn up that Red Café and hit Red Bench fo me.

I got a half icecream sandwich (one cookie cut in half with icecream in the middle) the classic chocolate chip cookie with white chocolate raspberry icecream. The cookie was crunchy on the edges and chewy in the centre which was a good texture. Icecream was non-​existing though… Mine melted so fast it was liquid cream between my cookie before I even took my 2^nd bite for some reason… My friend’s vanilla icecream survived though. The two sandwiches added up to about $ 9.50 which was not a bad deal to completely satisfy a sweets craving (yes, it was very sweet. A bit too sweet for my liking)
Overall the icecream sandwich was not as good as I expected… Cookie wise I’m a Felix & Norton type of girl so this wasn’t anything amazing to me just decent.
Maybe I’ll come back to try their organic frozen yogurt next time since the shop is pretty cute and the service was good.

Went here 2 days in a row, basically because I’m the cookie monster.
The customer service here has been top-​notch both times I went, but I haven’t gone when it was all that busy.
The first time I asked for one ice cream sandwich to be made and the other one for take out (ice cream and mix-​ins on the side). It was –27 outside (wouldn’t melt) so she quickly set me up with it. I tried the Smores and Brookie (brownie cookie) with a vanilla ice cream puck covered in roasted almonds. The cookies are really the best part and both were delicious! I had picked up the Cookies n’ Cream cookies when they were fresh and by all that is holy they tasted like true love! Especially with ice cream.
The next time, I went in and peppered them with questions. Their answers guided me to their Made to Order cookies and let me tell you that you won’t be disappointed. You make your choice of cookie dough, 2 mix-​ins, and voila you get 5 mini cookies fresh out the oven! I chose the double chocolate chip cookie dough with marshmallows and toffee crisps. I’m sure any combination will end up tasting like a little morsel of happiness.
Seating is limited seating, but it is clean and quite pretty inside. I haven’t tried their froyo because I’m not keen nor have I gotten their drinks because they seem quite pricey. But If you’d like to travel to another planet, your cheapest ticket is these cookies!