Zane Patisserie

Wow! Best baguette and pastries we’ve had almost anywhere! The almond croissant is better at Zane’s than a few shops in Montréal & Paris (we compared on our holidays!) The counter service is always friendly and helpful. All the fancy tarts are delicious! We really really enjoyed the pumpkin tart over thanksgiving. We even went back for a second one! Enjoy.

Popped in for a quick bite after spending the morning on the beach. Both the ham & cheese croissant and the baguette sandwich reminded me of my days in France– so good that I was kinda sad I didn’t get a sweet pastry.

Friendly staff, excellent sandwiches, and high quality pastries made Zane a very happy experience for me. I was especially impressed by the young woman behind the till who handled a very busy Saturday lunch crowd all by herself without losing her cool.
I’m always searching for the perfect almond croissant, and Zane’s is one of the best in the city. Great texture and very fresh creamy filling.
The little bags of cookies are delish, too. I couldn’t leave them behind and only regretted not buying more.

Good because you can sit on the patio and watch people with limited intelligence and curiosity go eat «„„La Boulange““» from the Starbucks next door when the real deal is right beside them. Delicious pastries, great coffee, awesome baguettes with ham lettuce and cheese. Never mind my somewhat disdain for Starbucks. I feel Objectively like they’ve simply been outclassed by something more authentic (Zane ran a boulangerie France) that offers better bang for your buck. Bite into one of those custard blueberry concoctions they have here and tell me I’m not right. I dare you. The almond croissants destroy any of the cooperate fare you’ll taste next door. Long live the real passionate artists and entrepreneurs out there struggling against cooperations who market themselves as something they’re not. Okay that’s my pretentious tirade for the day. Just seriously eat something yummy from here and you’ll be on my side.

Wowza. My cousin picked up a cake here just recently and it was probably the best slice of cake I’ve ever had in my life. So decadent, perfectly sweet and delightful!
Needless to say, I have to return to try everything else!

I’ve tried a few other places in the city and even in Quebec City and Montréal and always end up missing Zane’s.
The croissants here are crispy and fluffy, the almond croissants are my go to. The sweet treats are all delicious, with just the right texture, not too moist and not too dry.

Amazing pastries! The croissants are incredibly fresh and the eclairs, though a little pricey, are absolutely delicious!

If you want a non-​corporate coffee with fresh homemade pastry and healthier snacks that the corporate cookie cutter a few yards away, this is it for the Pleasantville area of the Beaches strip.
I had a delicious crock-​monsieur, with melted cheese, ham and greens, and just the right amount of mayo and mustard in a crispy white bun — all very tasty. My Americano was also just fine.
A few suggestions. Be authentically French without being quite so stand-​offish in dealing with customers. People want coffee and pastry with a smile on the side.
Offer a whole grain option in sandwiches. Offer fair trade coffee option. Try to make the sit-​down section a little more autonomous from the line-​up at the cash register so people will feel more relaxed and less in-​the-​way.
In my e-​book, Food for City Building, I stress the importance of independent coffee shops for neighborhood building, and I’d like to see if Zane’s could play that role — great place for people walking home and looking for a place to pop into for a snack.
I’ll be back to check up on progress!

Caramel Macaroons must be experienced, I kid you not. I read some reviews that say the croissants aren’t up to par. Well I don’t know where you get your croissant but I must try. I live just outside Paris France;my wife is from there. We work in Toronto for the summer. We have yet to find a better croissant anywhere than Zane’s and my wife’s Mom agrees.

Great place in the Beaches for breakfast /​brunch. The patio is lovely on warm summer days. I love getting their Ham and Swiss Croissants– the seasoned ham (I think it’s Rosemary) adds a nice touch! I also enjoy their Pain au Chocolat.

Tried the regular, lemon, chocolate, and almond croissant… They’re a little smaller than other places but very light and don’t coat your hands with butter. The almond one was seriously a level above most places I’ve tried up here It’s a slightly sweet pastry cream but works extremely well.

Latte was a bit bland. Croissant was nice a flaky. Will try other pastries next time as they look tasty. Service was alright. The young lady who served me seemed like she was having a bad day. Even a smirk would have sufficed. =)

A great Sunday morning hangout place at the beaches — especially on sunny days out on the patio.
The pastries are done the «right» way which is very evident in the taste.
Highly recommend you try the Almond Croissants followed closely buy the Chocolate ones.
Hope you enjoy Zane as well!!!

If this review was JUST for the croissants, baguettes and other pastries — I would have no issue giving them 5 stars and more. The food is FABULOUS.
However, the service is beyond ridiculous. My first encounter there made me so angry I didn’t go back for several months. But I caved because the croissants are awesome. I do go often and out of all the times I’ve been, I’ve had service with a smile and a ‘thank you’ ONCE. The girls rarely look up, bang your order down on the counter and go back to their smartphones. It always makes me feel like I am the bane of their existence
Obviously, this place is popular and busy but I am hoping that management reads these reviews and has a talk with their staff. They could get even busier if they were nicer.

PROS:
–I love Zane’s blueberry tart, so delightful. The biscotti is great with coffee.
–When you walk in the smell of pastries takes over.
–Great place to have a sweet treat in The Beaches.

Im only writing about their croissants… but if you thought the pain au chocolat was amazing, I highly recommend you try the Almond Crème — it’s breakfast and dessert in your mouth… you will NOT regret it.
Enough said.

Ordered a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving and for $ 18 I figured I’d have something that would serve 6 – 8 for sure. Not so. Tiny tart with vertical sides and no more than ½″ deep pumpkin filling. It barely served 4 and there was considerably more crust than filling. This was a huge disappointment and when I have an establishment like this take my money and provide something like that for it, I simply never return. I’ve had their over-​priced pastries before and while competently constructed, they’ve relied too heavily on glazes and chocolate embellishments. I’m over Zane’s.

I’m really a fan of their Strawberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry tart — fresh fruits on top of a creamy tart. Their Mango Mousse cakes are not bad either. I also really like Zane’s Leek Quiche’s which come in a small, individual size; medium; and large. I don’t know what it is about their quiche’s but it’s one of the best I had.
Zane also sells a menagerie of breads, cakes, cookies, sandwiches and take home sweets. I came here with my parents today and we brought home practically the entire store worth of goods to take back. It’s not the cheapest as one Eclaire for example will set you back $ 3.
There is a little cute patio outdoor where you can enjoy a coffee and tart. Love this little gem.

read that they had good croissants… well, they were OK, but definitively not to be listed in any top 10 for GTA croissants. good hot chocolate though. choice of bakery and pastry remains limited.

Hmmm, this is a tough one. I guess when one is motivated to review due to a bad experience, bias is bound to occur. I’ll try to be objective.
1^st baguette purchased here. Bad… doughy and soft crust.
2^nd baguette purchased here (2^nd chance). Good… airy and crusty.
Today; Latte — above average.
Pain au chocolat — tiny, with very little chocolate, but for 1.90, maybe I shouldn’t complain.
Today’s bad experience — They had mini baguettes and I asked if they could butter one for me. Verbatim — «I can’t do that. If I did, I’d have to do it for everyone.» (Huh??? I’m the only one in the place.)
«I don’t understand, do you have butter?»
«He (the owner) doesn’t want to do that».
(Understand that this place does sell sandwiches and prepared foods.)
OK, but it’s hard to understand why the owner doesn’t want to sell food. Isn’t that the line of work he chose?