Thobors Boulangerie Patisserie Café

The almond and almond chocolate croissants here are fabulous however sandwiches are inconsistent in taste (sometimes very salty), fillings and amount — size can vary by almost 50% and can be cross-​contaminated with other kitchen ingredients (someone before me ordered a croissant with jam, which ended up on my sandwich). Service is OK but not particularly warm or friendly.

It seems to be popular among old people. Whenever I go there, there are many seniors who are having good time. There are many beautiful pastries. There are seats and tables, too. There are always many people and it is difficult to take seats. I tried croissants. Chocolate croissant is salty, I thought. I tried Almond croissant and it was old. I wonder why they do not sell old croissants at discount. People know whether croissants are fresh or old.

They’ve lost me as a customer. I’ve been going here regularly for over two years. Their service has always been sub-​par but I was ok with it until now.
As I mentioned in my previous review, my favourite thing on the menu was the Le Thobors sandwich. In the last few months, the quality of the sandwich itself has really declined. Perhaps the owners have turned their attention to their new location and ensuring consistent quality at their this location is no longer a big concern for them, but it should be. Half the time I’ve gotten it in the last few months it has even been missing toppings.
Still I continued to return. I travelled from my new area all the way to their shop on Mt. Pleasant this weekend with my girlfriend just for the sandwich – we both loved it.
On Sundays they close at 5:30. We arrived at 5:05. We attempted to place our regular order, usually totalling $ 20+, only to discover that they had stopped making food.
They clearly don’t care about their customers. Their posted hours are not for you to know when you can go in and still be served, so I’m not sure what the point having them posted is. It’s a guessing game for the customer as to when they will be able to get food.
I’m disappointed and disgusted by this complete lack of service and will never return. No product is worth being treated like such an inconvenience.
I’m French and I’ve always taken offence when people say the French are rude. This place clarifies for me why people say that.

I came here with my family for lunch. We had delicious sandwiches made on wonderful bread. Husband had the croque monsieur and I had the crudite (turkey & egg on baguette). Very simple and satisfying. My daughter had the daily soup — delicious. Finished the meal with a chocolate/​almond croissant. It was to die for. I will make the drive to Mount Pleasant just to get their viennoiserie. There are not a lot of french bakeries that get it all right (the bread, the pastries, the lunch items) but Thorbors does!

Just try their Chocolate Croissants… and tell me you have found your bakery in this town…

Authentic and delicious! I went here with my mother and father in-​law who are from the french part of Belgium and they loved it! They said it was like back home. We had 3 sandwiches (all delicious, and the baguettes here are the best!!), croque monsieur and soup. We also had some pastries and took some croissants and a tarte to go. Everything was so fabulous! It definitely reminded me of the small bakeries I visited in Paris. It was a huge plus for my in-​laws to be able to speak their first language (french, of course) with the staff. I will definitely be back!!!

Great place,
Staff are friendly and helpful with quick and courteous service. The place is very clean.
We usually stop by in the morning for the quiches, coffee and a piece of patisserie. The quiches are amazing and highly recommended.

$ 17 later, a very satisfied tastebud!
Let me just start off saying that I searched this place when I was missing France and the french pastries. Having been all around France and eating their foods has ruined all pastries in Canada for me.
I was hoping to get the almond croissant as it was mentioned by many to try it. Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance as by 2pm it was all sold out!
What I got
–chocolate almond crossant ⁴⁄₅. I think they burnt that batch because all of them were brownish on the top so there was no avoiding a kinda burnt one. Regardless the parts that weren’t burnt was delicious! Minus one point for being burnt. Otherwise it had potential to be perfect!
–Croque monsieur ⁵⁄₅. Let me tell you, this has become my new ham and cheese sandwich. It would be even better if they heated up for you but regardless it was still amazing!
–apple turnover ³⁄₅. It was meh, more dough than apples
–pistachio macaron. ²⁄₅. it doesn’t compare to Laduree and was unfortunately a letdown
Overall I would come back again for the almond croissant, chocolate almond croissant and croque monsieur. Maybe i’ll even try the quiches!

LIES. Went here because it was listed as one of the best croissants from blog TO. I feel like the people who made that list never had a good croissant in their life because this place definitely does NOT have good ones. Having been to Paris recently and having the best croissant of my life I guess i’m super biased but this place sucks. Granted I came at the end of the day so maybe it wasn’t fresh anymore. I would be down to try other items but yeah I might as well go to Loblaws and buy one of their croissants for half the price.

Best French bakery in town according to my friend who is from Europe. Heck, it’s the only she would go to, to get a taste of home.
Staff speaks French and English.
Usually, we get a variety of pastries.
Too bad they are not open on Monday and Tuesday, or earlier so I can pick stuff up on the way to work.

Stumbled upon this place on our way home from the hospital one morning (errybody’s ok!), and I don’t know if it’s because we hadn’t eaten all night or what, but 30 bucks and two coffees each later, we were both in need of more medical attention.
The Almond Croissant here is HANDS DOWN, the best one in the city, HANDS DOWN. I cannot stress enough how amazing this almond croissant is. Please be careful and weigh your options thoroughly before indulging though, because what comes after your first bite is a 3 month long, weekend binge addiction that can only be remedied if you move out of town. Really, be careful. Maybe go across the street to Jules instead, which is nice and good but won’t lead you down «la route dangereuse» awaiting you at Thobors. I have to LOL as I type their name because until today I actually had no idea what the place was called! I would just show up (or send my boyfriend), to «that little French bakery with the blue sign!».
They’re so nice and sweet there too (now I’m talking about the staff), always smiling and happy to help you (because they know you’ll be hooked and put them all, or all their children through college).
Also of note: the croque monsieur is my bf’s fave, the plain croissant is so nice and flakey and they have really good sandwiches! Oh oh! and those delectable little beignets at the counter, that you can get stuffed with crème or nutella or jam… omgggg.

This is one of those places that I would call a great find. I was like a kid in candy store in this bakery and ordered $ 27 worth of pastries:
Plain Croissant = ⁴⁄₅. Very flaky but at $ 2.30 each, they are bit pricey
Chocolate Almond Croissant = 3.5÷5. The chocolate masked the almond paste, but from what I could taste of the almost paste it was amazing. It does not taste like the almond powder-​based pastries, so will probably just order almond croissants from now on.
Chausson aux Pommes = ⁵⁄₅. This apple turnover was the best ever. Packed with filling and the pastry was really flaky.
Bacon & Mushroom Quiche = ⁴⁄₅. Very nice quiche but the crust wasn’t as buttery as I liked
Tomato & Olive Quiche = ³⁄₅. Didn’t quite like the flavour combination and again the crust wasn’t as buttery as I would have liked.
Ham & Swiss Pastry (don’t know the official name) = ³⁄₅. Probably because we ate so many flaky pastries already (see list above) that by the time we got to this one it was too much. We heated this one up but the ham and cheese just didn’t taste that good and the pastry was bit too rich for the ham and swiss cheese inside.
Looking forward to going back and trying the desserts and baguette!

Oh happiness!
I have found my go-​to French patisserie. Quelle chance!
I initially embraced Jules across the street as a decent neighbourhood option but Thobors puts them to shame… And with time, out of business?!
Not only is the food better here but so is the overall experience!
Wonderfully warm ambiance; a generous menu of baked goods, breakfast foods and light eats; and moderately friendly service (rather unFrench haha) that makes you proud to frequent a place.
The Pain au Chocolat– ⁴⁄₅
Croissant– ⁵⁄₅
Croque-​Monsieur– ⁴⁄₅
Quiches– ⁵⁄₅
Almond Croissant– ⁶⁄₅! Yes– out of this world
See mouth-​watering pictures.
Don’t fail to stop by. There is so much to try here (pistachio pin-​wheels, banana-​coconut croissants, des omelettes, des tartes et des tartines, the list goes on…)
And even though everything is made in large batches, I swear I taste une joie de vivre every time, in every bite.
But so far…
I RECOMMEND– the almond delicacy + any of the quiches. We enjoyed the mushroom and cheese and the bacon and cheese quiches so much!
EXTRA TIP– While I give Thobors 5 stars, there is certainly room for improvement. The pain au chocolat is better at Jules (more chocolate) and an authentic Croque Monsieur should be made on order (not pre-​grilled)… with a runny bechamel.
But A for Effort!!! And A+ for authenticity!

Oh Thobors what happened to you. My first exposure to a half decent croissant was through you when I moved up to Canada eons ago and said oh at least they have a half decent bakery to keep me company in the cold winter months. Though I didn’t visit Thobors for a while we kept in touch through the good fruit tarts/​cakes etc. that would be brought in by friends. Today’s visit was a disaster.
Despite being a Sunday the place was reasonably packed.
There were some empty tables (all of them are for two apparently but we pulled two tables together since were a bigger group) The tables were filthy and had crumbs and greasy feel. Ah well we lined up to order stuff. I still relish their croissant and unfortunately instead of the plain one I ordered the almond and chocolate one. The macarons looked tempting so I ordered a Grand Marnier one. Others in the group ordered assorted baked stuff and a sandwich and Cappuccino.
The macaron was awful. Brittle like center and the main event itself also a sad reflection of this hard to master item. It could have been saved even it was flavorful but nope just a cardboard like texture and taste. The croissant was also not good. Chocolate was overpowering as there was too much of it and the almond taste was nonexistent. The cappuccino was garbage. Sandwich apparently fared better though I didn’t try it (their baguette is good so I am not surprised) .
2 Stars and I am just giving them a benefit of doubt here due to the past experience.

Tucked away in the Davisville area, this little café always had steady traffic, full of people coming for brunch, lunch, light supper or picking up some delectable treats.
Their display of French Desserts will make your mouth water! Not only desserts, but they offer freshly made salads, sandwiches and quiches everyday. I was pretty hungry, so I ordered the ‘Le Thobor’ sandwich on their signature seseme baguette. Their bagettes are freshly baked everyday!
‘Le Thobor’ sandwich has mayo, tuna, black olives, romaine lettuce, cucumber and boiled egg. It’s light and delicious and is a perfect portion. The ingredients on the soft bagette is a delicious combination!
I’ve been craving French Macarons, so I had to get my fix asap. Got two of Raspberry and Pistachio (my fave macaron flavour). Although they weren’t completely fresh, they were still very tasty.
If you happen to be in the Midtown area, do visit this gem of a café for lunch! Their offerings will satisfy your taste buds — both savoury & sweet!

Some of the best French treats in the city!
I have been here to eat and also had them cater an event for me, so I’ve tried a lot of the menu. The baguettes, croissants (of all kinds), macarons, cakes, and sandwiches are all amazing. It is a little more than some bakeries, but for the quality and location, it’s really not. If you like macarons, please try their’s! They’re the best I’ve had in the city. The more elaborate pastries and cakes are so incredibly decadent and worth the calories.
Yes, if you order a sandwich or salad, you will wait. It’s all made to order. Get yourself something to drink in the meantime or eat a beignet. They’re delicious.
The staff are pleasant and worked so hard to make sure my catering was perfect, even helping us get it to the car.

3.8 stars
Came back here for lunch with a friend.
It is SO French in here. A dialogue, if you will:
Friend: «Can I have the French Burger?»
Cashier/​Baker: «No. No more.»
Friend: «Okay. Can I have the tartine gratinee?»
Cashier/​Baker: «No. No more.»
Errr…third time was a charm.
And if you’re in a rush at lunch, this may not be your fastest bet.
I ATE
Parisian sandwich. I will tell you this: their baguette is divine. DIVINE. It’s very fresh. Made in house. And with the hard butter. Whoever marries me will know that this is truly the way to my heart. Forget the diamonds. All I want for Christmas is some fresh baguette and hard butter. Bonus points for an extra dill pickle. On this sandwich of ham and swiss, there was some dill pickle. I was happy.
The sandwich was small and though you could make it at home, it was a nice treat.
Speaking of treats, I had the salted caramel macaron.
And if you EVER need to suck up to a co-​worker, this is how you do it.
They have mini ones that you can buy in the box. Not cheap but a great gift or a way to get everyone in your office to love you.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Voulez vous baguette avec moi?

Thobors Boulangerie Patisserie Café is a place that I fell in love with right when I step inside its door…
All these French pastries, bread, cakes all display in front of me and oh that aroma of rich and buttery baked goods! Not only they smell good, they all so pleasing to my eyes too…
This Café has such a good positive vibe on this rainy and chilly Sunday noon. Looking at all the baked goods I really don’t know what to get. Now I know the dilemma of decision and let my friend just pick something! anything! As long as that includes some macaroons.
Plain Croissants
— quite buttery and flaky… a little doughy inside
Chocolate Croissants
— a solid stick of chocolate inside… not my fave… I like mine more spread out.
Beignet
— love the sprinkled sugar on top on the fried doughnut. hey I would not have got it myself to eat without feeling guilty. but since someone else got it. I am always nice to help finishing it!
Macaroons
— love the mini size! good for gifting or having a taste of the basic flavour without going into a sugar coma!
Thobors Boulangerie though is a little pricier than other bakeries but I just love their vibes and energy… and it is OK to splurge once in awhile… Here I get a little taste of Paris without flying there… Mmmmmm

I’ve passed by Thobors before along this Mount Pleasant strip but it was closed and all the white blinds cover up the mysteries that hide behind it until my trip back here 3 months after on a non-​monday/​tuesday…
This time around was a drizzly Sunday noon and walking inside to this little heavenly place that is far from the dreadful mid-​day in December. Just enough seating for the guest that dine-​in while most take to-​go we lined up towards the register and awaited for 1 of the 2 friendly staff to call who’s next while the Man in the back through the glass window continue their Pastry sessions.
While lining up I am reminded of something not frequently display along the counters at other Patisserie Cafes, Pomme Dauphinoise which I’m sure a few of you know and probably have your own UNIQUE versions as most chefs do. Classic or Modern, that will always be a debate. I prefer Classic because I’m just classy like that.
Individual Cakes, Macarons, Tarts, Quiches, Pain au Chocolat, Croissant and what caught my eye most was BEIGNET which comes in Mini ($ 0.80) or Original ($ 3.00) size and with or without filling. Mini is still a good size snack that is around 2 – 3 Timbits in size. Pain au Chocolat had bit more Chocolate than few other spots but it was in a solid stick form.

mmmmmm!!!
Not cheap as others say, but definitely worth it to treat yourself to this place every once in awhile! Delicious! I have a terrible sweet tooth and I love all their sweets (chocolate croissant — love it). However their quiches are awesome as well.
Jules just down the street seems a bit more reasonably priced, but Thobors has a better selection of small pastries. Check out both places if you are in the neighbourhood as they are less than 5 minutes apart!
The atmosphere for me is just ok and I prefer to take my order to go and eat it somewhere sunny.