Reviews of Ola Bakery & Pastry (Bakery)

Tiffany Herron

A MUST for all your Portuguese bakery needs

Mimi W

Fairly good, though perhaps not exceptional Portuguese bakery with all the dependable classics you know and love. -- Mimi's Cake Tour

Jose Daniel Castrejon

Great service, delicious sandwich!

David Chiang

Love the sandwiches and the Portuguese tarts

Atli Eyvindson

Great sandwiches, relaxing atmosphere

Maria Antelo

No hipster feeling, and very well priced

Veronica Dyer

Amazing pastry selection, like my dream amount of pastries. A bit of a stale interior, have had a cash only experience there (possibly machines were down? Staff was not clear).

Denise Moreno

Favourite place to get Portuguese tarts! Always a hit when I bring them to house parties. However, must always have cash or change handy cause the ATM charge is not pleasing to the pocket.

50UTHPAW

Very good espresso

Mohamed Sobhy Elmorsy

Nice staff, and value for money. Have to pay in cash.

Kelly Pontes The Modern Goddess

Portuguese Pastries, cakes, sweet bread, fresh portuguese bread buns, sandwiches, pork lion "bifanas" with fries and Lattes are of the many items I have eaten at Ola! The owners and servers are super friendly. I enjoy going here every now and again for a treat. Our family buys bread 1-2 times/ week. Tip: Place Accepts Cash as payment

EllyO

I bought some pastries to go. They resulted unfresh (hard, dried pastry). I neither like the bread from them, somehow sweety and loafs breaking in pieces easily. They place was full though. Probably coffee was delicious!

Mark Mindorff

right from Portugal.. pastries and coffee

Zechen Ma

Very good custard tarts

Dr. Mohammad Esmalifalak

Affordable and nice place. They only accept cash though!

Oscar Duarte

It's always good and very welcome European style. The sweets are great, expresso is delicious. The staff makes you feel at home. I drink expresso there every day, sometimes twice, the bread is always fresh. Its a very good bakery. Recommend to everyone ????

Jeffrey

Favourite bakery in Hamilton. Great service and great value.

sabina vieira

Went looking for an authentic Portuguese bakery and this was definitely not what I had in mind. In is old and outdated, not well maintained at all. There is no bread selection here. You also have to pay cash. Don't waist your time.

Tracy Slade

Delicious, but the cash only thing is a bit of a pain.

Darrell F

Good local place. Cheap and tasty pastries.

Sebastian C

Espresso, tarts, and meringue are top notch. Great spot after dinner

Christina Docouto

Great food and good prices

William Thomson

Full of ignorant PORTUGUESE dirty old men, its the last place i,would ever gp for anything. Specfically a individual whos last name is Defaria made it almost worse than a,lobotomy

Brittany

Great atmosphere and delicious desserts! I definitely want to go back to try more of the bread and deli products. Very fast a friendly service. We had the brownie and the cannoli and I would definitely recommend both.

Ahmad Khaleel

I used to visit this place almost daily, always fresh bakery! I do like the hospitality of owner!.

Leigh

So-so. Pastry not much flavour. Was there early evening on a Sat and they were out of black & green tea!?! Walk over to the grocery and get some for your customers! Cash only. Cashier didn't say they were out of tea before I paid so ended up w lukewarm coffee that was watery and not much taste.

Lucas Caselli

Went flagging since Italy won the euro. Amazing people run this place like nonas kitchen

justin cabral

Great place to go for a coffee or just to get bread and deserts to take home

Morgan

Every time I come here it's busy, but for good reason. The food here is incredible! Highly recommended.

Lisa Burns

Not many selections of herbal teas, prices are slightly high for that kind of neighborhood and had to drive around and around for 25 mins for parking then walk in a neighborhood that was approached several times for change

Robert Skoczen (lackofspark)

good choice of bakery items. last i went it was still cash only

CJ Urech

Spent 10min being ignored and waiting at the cash just to pay the bill. Ridiculous and so rude.

Angela Yeomans

Cute place for a cappuccino and dessert.

Domenico Albano

Service very poor and very slow. Sometime u wait 20 minutes 4 a coffee.

Christina Caruso

Great food, pastries, coffee and the owners are lovely!!! Great prices and very quick service

Matt Chan

Very tasty. Try the Portuguese egg tarts and the bifana.

Linda Kasapoglu Floris

Great food. Service is ok l find them a little rude sometimes

Jorge Cueto

Great cafe, awesome cakes and fantastic service. Always make sure I drop by when I'm in Hamilton.

Bastian Felipe S.

Pastry was old and dry. It tasted good... But the attention made all around just an experience I wouldn't get into again. Never again, and not recommended. Imposible to have a sweet desert with such a bitter personnel.

Francisco Lima

Very good

Topaz Goold

Been popping by this cafe for over 15 years, nothing changes (in the best way!). The comforting atmosphere, helpful and genuinely friendly owners, delicious and diverse pastries... Such a gem remaining m James after so much change and loss of so many family owned businesses. Partial to the egg tarts, but everything is good and the coffee is strong and dark. ❤️????????

Neversleep 247

Great service, excellent treats, and awesome atmosphere!!! I felt like I was in little Europe when I sat down at a table with my cousin. I ordered flan (it's the best I ever had) couldn't get enough. The hosts were very friendly and polite. I like the fact that everything I gazed upon the host had detailed info on each item and was willing to explain them all!???? This is a 5 star bakery and experience! Insta: @cmartianator

Josh Wilson

Awesome Portuguese bakery, well priced and nice atmosphere.

goran vuković

Great espresso

Mark Llewellyn Dyer

Pastel de nata are great

Danièle Bergstra

Best custard tarts ever!

Daniel Lynes

Best Portuguese tarts in Hamilton!

Umer Javed

Must try the custard tarts! I loved how the coffee was served with pre-heated milk in a small pitcher for everyone.

mia dean

Love Ola Cafe/bakery. Great place to go for a coffee, espresso, laté, dessert or lunch. A huge variety of delicious on store baked desert, fresh breads, buns etc. Also a variety of meats (cold cuts) & cheese. Lunch; delicious home made soup, sandwiches etc. The service - WONDERFUL! Great attentive staff. You can see they genuinely care for anyone and everyone that walks threw that door. Absolutely recommend going to Olas Cafe with your friend, mother, brother, sister or solo:) Thank you Ola staff for the superb service you give and have been giving.

Kerry Tweedle

Great Cappuccino,pastries and prices..

Cindy's Home

Omg their sandwichs are amazing! Simpe but cheap for lunch. Expect a lunch time rush at 12.

Elisha Hwangbo

Service is always great. The owner is a sweetheart. Rotation/selection+price of products are consistent and great. Egg tarts are to die for.

Sergio De Matos (Serge)

Not to bad, some great desserts and bread but service could be better

Nancy A

Amazing prices for pastries and coffee. Staff was very friendly and helpful with suggestions. Cash only!

Anthony Matthews

The sandwiches, coffee and pastries are always fresh and delicious, and always friendly service!

Lindi Zamisa

Yum, shrimp and cod cakes fresh and flavorful- on point. Didn't know they made sandwiches here so I will be returning for sure to try those out (I'm usually heading to Barton area - there are a couple spots down in the area - to get my fresh sandwiches with the fresh daily buns). Worth checking out - espresso had me walking in!

Murray Jenkins

Fantastic sandwiches. Make sure you ask for it to toasted .

Mohamed Abdelnabi

Tasty and nice pastry

Silvana Matias

Horrible experience!! If you are looking to buy a cake do not go here as the pictures below will show why... One picture is the actual cake that I order, specifically ask are you able to do it as it is?, the person at the front Sean took my cel, asked the Baker if they were able to do it, and i was advised "YES" I even repeat if you are not able to do it the same please let me know. I sent the picture to Sean to send it to teh baker - Well the other pictures is what I got! Was the communion from my daughter i didnt have another option to keep it, I dont understand how they are able to compromise on something that are not able to fulfill!!!! DO NOT ORDER CAKES FROM HERE .. THEY PROMISE SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT DO.. I do not understand how they can deliver a cake like that.. Thats why when I order soemthing from Nova Era or Caldense, you get what you order... I always heard a good review from here... Never again.. they say the worse review si the power of mouth, well I hope I can help people not to make the same mistake as I did

Beatrice Elford

Decent sandwiches, but I come here for the Portuguese tarts! They are baked fresh and are the best in Hamilton!

Francia Bravo

Nice and cozy place, but prices are too high

amit shah

Pleasant staff and a few vegan options..loved the place

Mike Long

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Hungry Piggy

A small cute little shop serving up some authentic Portuguese pastries. It has a dim interior with old style decor, makes you feel like you just stepped into the past. The staff there was very friendly and helped point out some of their popular desserts, as there are a lot of desserts displayed it can get overwhelming. They are known for their Portuguese egg tarts so that was an obvious must grab, the staff also recommended their coconut tarts, they had plain coconut tarts and strawberry coconut tarts. We went with the strawberry coconut tarts. I honestly, enjoyed the strawberry coconut tarts more than I did the egg tarts. Highly recommend you checking this place out. Keep in mind, this place is cash only though!

Sean Burton

When in Hamilton, I always stop here for a bifana and a custard tart. If you walk in the door and you don't immediately start salivating, you have a serious problem.

Mike Mastrangelo

Great place to have a coffee and desserts .

Katie Gogo-Gunn

Their baked goods were stale and tasted awful.

Alexander Borghesan

If you are one james and want affordable sandwiches you should stop here

Gourmetby Dona

Good if you like thick ricotta type deserts

Madiha Nauman

Very tasty and large menu of tarts, pastries and coffees. This is me and my husband go to place now onwards. We almost visit here every second day. Staff is super nice too. Loving all the menu…

Chris Tollins

Very busy, and the service was quite slow.

Rahim Jiwani

Open late and great food

Diego P

Awesome Portugese tarts great service and atmosphere 2 thumb s up

Sherri D

This place is great. They lose points for cash only in 2021. Consider a debit machine?

Marko Antonio

Needs debit...food is amazing. 3 stars only because of debit issue otherwise would give 5+

Jennifer Jaundoo Wolfenden

This place is the best place for dessert and coffee! Cheap. Fresh. Huge assortment of Portuguese desserts. Simple service and pay at the counter when you leave! I'm here once or twice a week ????

Jhing Rem

Best pastries in town!

omar the sniper

The pastries wasn't fresh and their taste is bad.

moon god

Great bifana and cheap coffee/pastries if you are looking for a little snack.

Andy Fitzgerald

I wanted to like this place so bad, but the desserts were dry and flavor was off. Hate to be the one guy that didn't like this place, so I went back and had the same experience. Friendly staff and open seating though.

Paul King

Great little Portuguese bakery and cafe. Bifanas are excellent (almost as good as mine ;-)

Victor DaSilva

It's a Portuguese Bakery.... what else can I say. Muito Bon

Lyndsay Butlin

The dessert is delicious and the sandwiches are great, made on fresh bread.

London C

Awesome pastries. I want one of everything!!! lol. I don't drink coffee but my friend went on about how the espresso was the best....

Sam Mansoor

Decently priced, the flan was good but the custard tart was quite stale.

Olivia R

Best Nadas! And service/staff

Carly M

Custard tarts and buns are amazing. Cheap espresso. Seating available. Cash only.

Dave Fox

The best Portuguese Tarts around period great service great coffee

Raffy Morcone

Great spot for breakfast!

J-Y Bedard

A James st. N. staple! Great large sandwiches for about 5 bucks. Espresso is good or not so good depending on who makes it. Fries are amazing! Tons of homemade dessert and breads. I go once a week pretty much.

Lee McIlmoyle

My wife LOVES their Portuguese tarts.

Gregory Cousins

Love the egg tarts and the custard donuts!

Randy Kay

Good food, great coffee and pastries, friendly staff and customers, great view of James St N

Rose Taylor

Very good food

Reubin Kuc

Great Sandwiches and tarts

Cristina Ranalli

Very poor costumer service. One young lady working behind the counter did not have her face covering on while handling other people's food and drink. We are still in a pandemic. If it's cash only, then have a clearly visible sign at the entrance not simply the poorly written sign at the register. We are approaching 2022, I think it's time for this business to get a debit/credit machine. My family and I will definitely not be returning.

Sandra Fusato

Always busy!! Great staff.

Na Pa

At the entrance there is a sign that says "if you do not use a face mask we will not sell you" and none of the employees use a face mask. Not even the person who handles the products (food) to deliver them to customers.

Stephanie D

Fantastic tarts and pastries :) Love visiting when in town.

Falcon

Absolutely terrible pastries! Especially the cannolis (the cream doesn't taste like anything). Don't waste your money

Chantal Tiffany

Not one complaint. I am super super super picky when it comes to Portuguese food-All I can ever do is compare it to either my Vavo cooking or the cooking done by authentic Portuguese Restaurants in Toronto! This place is LEGIT! I have had their Natas....Their Bifanas....their coconut tarts etc etc.... Amazing!!! Their super clean, super friendly and just a nice little place to site and enjoy. Their decor also is a little old school but I don't mind because it reminds me of my childhood! Ola Bakery all the way!

Ileana Perez

Best coffee in Hamilton

Monique Berry

I've had better service. Thumbs up: coffee and decor. Thumbs down: cash only, no debit. A machine is available but it has a minimum withdrawal of $20 with a $1.75 fee. And no cream, milk only. Street parking is $1.50 per hour.

Alireza T

Friendly staff and amazing treats.

Rafael Bahia

Always happy to come back here and have a tosta mista. Very nice staff and excellent food. Can't recommend enough.

PsyD69

honestly just an amazing place. my friends and i went here for lunch all the time. the sandwiches were some of the best we’ve ever had. the desserts are all amazing as well, and never once did we have a negative experience with any of the staff. overall, this is one of the best places i have ever been to. its affordable, good quality, and i have lots of good memories here. i’d recommend Ola’s to anyone.

Beto Pinto

Its a ok place they called them self a portuguese bakery and its far from it for someone born in portugal and know what the bakerys are in portugal this is not even close to a portuguese bakery starting with the bread

Selah Flores

use to come here all the time as a kid. Delicious food, friendly service :) and the pastries will make your mouth water. portions are really generous, and I cannot wait to come back. loved being able to be apart of my culture, especially as the area is Portuguese <3 so proud and maybe biased, but I know good food when I taste it

Ipshita Kak

Delicious food and great customer service!

Darrell “Djwizzo63” Wisniewski

Great service and excellent expresso and coffee ☕. Not to mention that their pastries are second to None.. All around, one of my favourite places to go for a bike ride...

MrFernsir

Amazing loved the food and service

Trishia Acorda

The custard tarts are INCREDIBLE.

Shalini Abeysekera

Amazing pastries for reasonable prices! They do only take cash though so be ready for that!

Jennifer Graham

Pastry on the lobster tails tasted old.. not impressed

Ellie Collard

Very busy but worth the wsit

Dyann Jackson

Wow. food was great, customer service was excellent. Environment seemed excessively loud. I will visit again,

Natalie Kemp

Not only does Ola have delicious (and well priced) pastries, but it's also my go-to place to grab a cappuccino downtown when I want to treat myself. While they might not be as hip as other local coffee shops & bakeries you can't beat the price-point of a $2.50 cappuccino. Definitely one of Hamilton's hidden gems!

Paulo Moreira

No interact direct payment

Sydney Lawson

Sooooo yummy! Went to Ola for a quick dessert after dinner. The staff there were lovely and the dessert was great. Coffee was delicious too.

ashkan ezazi

Warm and nice environment with delicious sandwiches, sweets and coffee. Their Bifana sandwich and chocolate mousse are my favorites.

Ahmad Yousef

Not bad

Hassan Sheikh

Best desert place in Hamilton. I often skip dinner and just get two of their giant squares of brownies. Drink some v8 after and you got yourself a balanced meal!

Abel Leitao

Best Pastry in Town

L Lawrence

A wonderful family owned place to get authentic Portuguese treats. Always fresh. The owners are very sweet. Their Portuguese tarts are our favourite we’ve been coming here for years. They also have a great almond cake.

Boyan Vucic

Thanks to Instagram for showing me this gem. Grabbed a variety of deserts to test them out. Wow, super fresh and amazing flavour, along with an amazing price. New customer here. :) Support Local!!

Robert McDiarmid

Great value , excellent snacks

Jemil Muxlow

Affordable and delicious. Cash only. Thumbs all the way ????

rachel chan

Their egg tart pastry is ridiculously good. Get at least 2 per person just so you have one to try and the other to save for later.

Zora Tan

Great, friendly place..delicious pastries...best Portuguese tart in town...bring cash

Tammy Francoeur

We have always loved the custard tarts but decided to add a few more pastries to our order. Well we definitely wasted 8 bucks on 2 cinnamon buns and lemon danishes. They were hockey pucks and should not have been sold. Unfortunately the girl working acted like she hated her job and probably never even checked before putting them in a box. Wasn’t worth driving back to return them. Very disappointing to say the least. Would have given a 5 Star but 3/4 of the desserts were horrible.

Yasamin Fazliani

The sandwiches are to-die-for. I personally love the roast beef one. A whole variety of pastries, the custard tart is a must too.

joe dacosta

No matter where we all go to eat on James St. We enjoy this place for our desserts and coffee.

Ehsan Taghavi

Nice local place. Good price. Delicious collection of sweets.

Max Mauler

Great food. Great place.

Fernando Cacoilo

The food is great and the price is cheap....great bread and pastries.

Jerrold Hewson

Great breads and pastries! I always stop in when I am in the neighbourhood.

DjBigD01 Dakota (djbigd01)

Great place great coffee shop with bakery

Chasity Robertson

Mmmm.. Amazing food.

Tiago Medeiros

Best pastries, coffee, and snacks in the area. Cash only so come with cash or you'll have to use the bank machine

Murray Parro

Best buns on the city

James Howard

We got there right when the custard tarts came out of the oven. We had to wait a few minutes to let them cool and it was so worth the wait. The tarts, the eclairs, the cakes, and the bread were all wonderful. They are wonderful anytime of day, but this was something special.

Susan

Coffee was great

Hani Hawari

Great and delicious selection. Cash only.

Valerie

Not good, the brownies tasted bland, and the cream in the canollis tasted like paint. I'm sure the drinks are good. You have to pay with cash. Upsetting

Keith Hargrave

Server was unfriendly and didn't wear a mask while serving and to the chocolate tasted moldy.

Ron J

Lots of nice pastry offerings and great day old bargains

Dora Aguiar

Make sure to get the custard tarts the best and the breads very good

mark hahn

Decent traditional-style espresso, not as good as modern (hipsterish) espresso joints, but okay. Good and interesting Portuguese pastries.

Daniela R. (Rika88)

Delicious authentic pastries at a reasonable price!

Fuad Chaudhry

Great selection of pastries. The service and atmosphere are wonderful. I great gem on James St.

Maria Brum

For the Crazy Prices of Hamilton this is crazy great crazy wonderful people serving especially the lady that was there that day crazy beautiful prices I can actually go and visit Hamilton and have a bite to eat without going totally broke so I love this place I love the food and the people that were there the day and myself and a friend who went that day will be returning several times and she lives there she's going to be going X over

Jennifer Duarte

Delicious Portuguese custard tarts. Very popular in Hamilton

Nooe

Pure authentic Portuguese cuisine, friendly staff, great interior and heart-warming conversations

Dario Garcia

Lovely place, great selection of European pastries. Recommend dinning in during the morning for freshly baked items. 4/5 stars because it's cash only (in 2020).

Andrew Beaver

Best Portuguese tarts in the city! Maybe the province or country even! Great coffee on top of it all.

Santosh Kumar

Not many cakes.. Most of them are baked with eggs.

hesly rivera

Best bifana's around, and their pasteis de nata are good too!

Heather Van Manen

Most authentic Portuguese bakery around!! Super delicious and well priced. Highly recommend!

Maria Ostapenko

Amazing pastries.... Absolutely to die for... This place has excellent prices and is definitely a hidden gem... Open late... Also sell sandwiches and the guy who works there has the best customer service skills... Very friendly... A homey place to go and catch up with your friends.

Leah Dehn

This was a lovely place to visit. The coffee is wonderful and the food is delightful. The egg tarts are absolutely amazing, and I enjoy going down here specifically for those desserts. They also have fresh bread and an assortment of muffins. I would definitely recommend going here! But parking is sometimes tricky as it is James.

Julian Disabatino

A little dated but amazing coffee and pastries with excellent service, unfortunately cash only

Daniel U. Ramos

1 of the top3 places is Hamilton to get pastries and coffee ~ obrigado for all the OLA offers - always....

Chrissie Fandrich

Best bread! We love picking up fresh bread and desserts. When their dining was open, it was a lovely place to go for a coffee and sandwich. The staff are very patient and caring with the elderly people who come in.

Kenny johnston

Best coffee and Sammie's in Hamilton...bar none!!

Norma Desmond

Great little bakery and coffee place. It’s one of the most comfortable place to go to during cold winter days or any time of year. It’s truly old Hamilton and it’s a wonderful experience. Oh, did I mention their desserts and coffee? Second to none! And at a price that will leave you smiling!

Mike Ko

Best Portuguese Bakery Around. Amazing prices. Amazing food.

Dan Penrose

Excellent baked goods - the best

fei og

Amazing pastries, they accept only cash though.

Jonathan Dorogin

You ever been to Europe? Its nice. This place is nice. I've never been to Portugal, but I'd imagine that this is what Portugal is like. Wonderful cafe, with lots of really delicious baked goods (get the natas, and their pizza thing). And it's really lovely to see people sitting around drinking espressos out of little cups and speaking Portuguese :)

frank simoes

Best bread in the world

TheKodester

May be cash only but it worth it. Prices and freshness is unbeatable! The croissants are not French style. They are more dense but I still like.

Victor Vasconcelos

Great choices pastries the great not greatest but coffees are good nice place to come relax

Suzan Klindzic-Dovial

Nice Portuguese Cafe! Great lattes and gery readonable prices!

Cristiano Silva

Truly amazing! All of there bread and desserts are all freash and of the best quality! Highly recommended bakery.

Mike Prpic

Very nice staff. We go there often for coffee and dessert.

Jeff Wolfenden

Yes excellent pastries and coffee for very reasonable prices! I will now extend myself and try the bifana (pork sandwich)! If new to Hamilton this place must be attended as you walk up and down James Street...especially during Super Crawl (a monthly festive atmosphere)!

Gabriel DeAlencar

Wonderful fresh bread, great Portuguese snacks. Service always friendly and polite.

Michael To

Excellent deli, with nice pastries to sate your sweet tooth. Reasonable prices - look for the discount pastries; there's nothing wrong with them they're just about to be thrown out.

Local Hero

Shrimp patties are a joke will never return

dave antunes

Nowhere in the city is better to get fresh buns, pastries or a great expresso. Definitely worth a visit.

Quinn C

Fresh buns and pastries

Adam

Great coffee and custard tarts.

John Joseph LoForte

Fantastic Cappicino's & pasteries

Kristen

I really love Ola's food. The prices are fantastic, the food is very fresh, and the atmosphere is lovely when you can eat inside. It loses a star for only taking cash. The atm on location is expensive and I can only assume things are the way they are to profit extra off of the atm fees. If you go here it is absolutely worth it, but being cash.

Jeff Hurley

Yes so good

Tina Lima

Love it

Tammy Timmins

Best buns and pastrys and sandwiches ib the city

Max Benz

we buy our white rolls there as well our sunday pudding and rice pudding

Melissa Mepham

Nice buns Good corn bread

Terry Odd Jobs

Amazing customer service, delicious fresh homemade style food.

Lucy Plummer

Fresh rolls and lots of dessert options.

Michelle Mulherin

If u love authentic Portuguese food this is an ideal place to grab an awesome lunch with endless selections of desserts all freshly prepared on the premises they also sell fresh bread and buns too daily open 7days a week

Orit Tordjman

Walking into this bakery, you truly do not know what to expect. The bread and pastries we got were phenomenal, but the staff was extremely disorganized and was yelling from the kitchen to the customers in the bakery. There were also no signs on anything so I needed to ask the staff questions and she did not seem pleased to have to explain what is what. Could have been an off day?

Robert Bui

Everything her is amazing. Coffee or past dries can't go wrong

beverly DiCamillo

Delicious, wonderful people

Michelle Guirgis

Baked goods were amazing but customer service needs improvement. I was standing waiting for someone to just put pastries in a box for me for 10 mins and when someone finally showed up they literally kept helping other people who had lined up after me...it was really odd

Mike Silva

Really good bread and shrimp pastry was really really good!! And the natas were crisp and fresh!!! (And I went on a Tuesday!!! Really surprised with the high quality even on a week day!!

Kim Hicks

4 people were behind the counter and all of them were serving one area. We waited 10 minutes for sandwiches and 2 people walked over to us and couldn't bother to help us or tell us that we had to be in a different line.

Sihaam Veldman

Custard tarts are to die for!

Marcus

Great espresso and deserts. The tart in here probably is the best in Hamilton.(Another tart place i love is inside the farmers market)A spot i go there recently

Faraaz Quraishi

Got a few pastries from here the other day (almond croissant, chocolate croissant and eclair). To keep this short, very disappointed in the quality. The croissant was as dense as a dry brownie. Was very doughy as seen in the picture. This is my second time coming here as I believe in giving businesses a second chance and both have been disappointing. Also, it would help customers coming in to have a debit machine at the least working as not a lot of people carry cash. They do have an atm but expect to dish out another $1.75 charge to use it on top of getting doighy and dense pastries.

Mom Mom

Nice place with nice pastries and Good service

Jessika Paul-Swim

we ordered many pastries and they all had a chemical type taste to them and all ended up being thrown out. I’m very disappointed and won’t be going back again, it was a waste of money.

E Trauma

Oooo the portugese tarts!!!! Best ever!

Gillian Ferguson (Gillian Ferguson)

Service was not very good, employee seemed exasperated and rude even before we asked what the pastries were. Brownie tasted like plastic and puff pastry’s were stale and not fresh. I would not recommend. Disappointed, no idea how it has a 4.4 star rating.

Nikhil Rajput

Great Bifana sandwich and super delicious sweet treats

Marc Jansen

Great snack/ latte stop..

Ottis Bautista

Very nice

Caroline Crawford

They make the best Portuguese tarts I've had outside of Lisbon. The people seem really sweet too.

Chad Wismer

Excellent custard tarts and I don't normally have a sweet tooth. Very good location

Alex Gardiner

Delicious homemade baked goods, great prices

Priyesha Ramteke

Tried the cappuccino, was really good. The almond tart was also tasty. Variety of dishes to choose from.

Karim El-Ziftawi

Awesome spot for great coffee/espresso drinks and freshly baked pastries/cakes/sandwiches

Cat Brugnano

An amazing and cozy place where you will find the best Portuguese pastries anywhere!

Nina Kalinowski

best pastries around!!! amazing prices

Anthony

Love their Mortadella sandwich. People seem to enjoy their coffee options and pastries as well.

Titov Pagliccia

Very Good

Giving Reviews

Last time I went there I was ordering bread and I was stand by the cash register and man did I ever feel so grossed out when I see a FLY sitting on top of they're pizza oh buddy I almost puked

Shanna Scarr

Great espresso for a good price! Love the Portuguese custard tarts from here as well!

Alvin Sun

Tried pork sandwich and custard tarts. Very tasty and very reasonable prices. Will be back for sure. Wish they accept credit card and have a menu in the future. I had to literarily point at the food that I couldn't call the name.

Stacy Vanderburg

Totally one of the best bakery/coffee shops in the city. They always have the most delicious treats. The classic being the tarts. It is the kind of place that locals go to. Trendy bakeries come and go but this place is a Hamilton and James street staple!

Kay

The best Portuguese tarts in town. Although, after many purchases, I can say their pastries always has a weird taste, and I believe it is due to their fridge/cooler temperature. Quite disappointing as it completely masks all the flavor of their desserts.

Aayesha A

Good food at a good price.

Jim Clarke

Great pastries and sandwiches.

Carlos Palma

Best pasteries in Hamilton

Justin Hagar

Fantastic pastries and sandwiches, pretty good espresso too

Fernando Esteves

Great espresso and service

COATED CONFECTIONS

I gave 2 stars because of their large variety but unfortunately lost 3 stars due to the quality of the items we bought. The croissants were way too dense and still doughy from the inside. Croissants should be fluffy, with layers and lots of air pockets. The other pastries we got also tasted like dough, and still under. Really disappointed because the reviews are so high, thought we had found a new favourite.

Rankin Lutz

5 different desserts and none of them were edible. I do feel bad for the cashier though, she seemed miserable. I hope her life gets better.

sergio santos

The bread is fantastic!

Samantha S.

Went over the weekend. Staff were not wearing masks. Staff member did not wear gloves or wash her hands before touching food.

John Pires

I think they are the best Bakery

Tina B

Always fresh and tasty Portuguese pastries and bread

Brendan Maddison

Great desserts and it's always open!

Reuben Auld

Bought a cake. We loved it. Will be back.

Monica Columbro

A great Portuguese bakery with fair pricing. Always stop in when I'm at at crawl.

Barbara Grin

The best pastries in town!!

Armağan Özbilge

Affordable, tasty bakery.

Miguel Carballo

My fever place

Andres Artunduaga

Simple, great taste, good prices and coffee was absolutely amazing

Lisa Barney

The best Portuguese tarts in town.

Jason Silva

Best natas in hamilton. Delicious and fresh.

Aty Janczak

Best nata I have had. Very fresh, flakey crust and perfect custard. A must try!

Maurana Brush

I love this bakery, and come here often. The Portuguese custard tarts are my favorite, but other baked goods are delicious too. The lemon tea is tasty and fresh with a lovely presentation. Everything is very affordable. Keep in mind that they only take cash!

Nicole St. Louis

Check your fridge!!! Bought three brownies and they taste like freezer burnt, funkiest fridge grossness. No one ate the brownies. Such a waste.

Kiera K (Kiera)

The bakery offers a good amount of sweet selections. I've only had the Portuguese tarts and pizza buns, both are good. The prices are reasonable. A downside is that they don't have any prices on the display area. Portuguese tarts were 1.50 each.

J “Best-dale rse” K

Best Portuguese bekery

Emma Seager

The custard tarts are great but there were 3 staff working behind the counter and NONE were wearing masks.

Marty Bulmer

Was treated with a wonderful turkey sandwich on a Sunday visit with my daughter! She is a regular there and I'm going to be every time we visit Hamilton!

Stefan Salo

I'm so glad I found this place! We just happened to stop in, but will definitely return anytime I'm in the area. The desserts are great and the price is even better! Most items are only $2.50 or less and the staff were super friendly as well. Their custard tarts alone are worth the trip ($1.50).

Cameron Blakey

Good, cheap but loses points for being cash only.

M Bennett

Awesome pastries!

Ola H

Love the Portuguese tarts best in Hamilton

Austin Curtin-Dudzic

My favourite shop on James

Monica Ward

the best custard tarts and pork sandwich on a crusty bun.

Janet Teare

Great custard tarts

Karen Stewart

Wonderful place to get together with friends for dessert or lunch. Friendly staff great food and great prices. Love it.

Ricardo Dias

The pastries are awesome and wonderful staff. Nice little cafe.

George Popadopolis

love the turkey sandwich

MrFerreira68

Great portuguese sweet and awesome fresh bread.

Tony D

Fresh pastries. Great service

Katie Hall

best bakery, best coffee and best Portuguese tarts

Erin M

Can’t get enough of this place. They have no debit machine though so you just have to remember to have cash on you. We love going down to olas for a Portuguese tart and a coffee. My husband usually gets the turkey sandwich and a pop and we get some pastries to go. So good!

Tony Morgan

Delicious food and extremely quick service. Nice, central meeting spot downtown.

Charles Chan

Decent Portuguese tart. There’s no menu on the wall. So if you are not a frequent buyer, you may find it a bit overwhelming. Customer service is alright though. So don’t be afraid to ask if you’re confused.

Ricardo Cruz

Great Portuguese food from the islands. The pastries are second to none. Feels like home

Paul Couto

Love there bread and sweets oh so good