Reviews of Dwarf no Cachette Café & Gift (Bakery)

Yuliya Kharitonova

Love it here. Always great for dine in (takeaway or delivery isn't the same but that isn't their fault). Some of the best gyoza in town, ramen is great and flavourful, kimchi pork hot pot (pictured) was delicious and the yakisoba dishes are great for anyone getting in to more exotic Japanese style food.

Khanh Dang

Very friendly staff and great food. I had the honey lemon shaved ice and my friend had one of the parfaits. Highly recommend this nice cafe.

Eryn

Awesome food selections. Japanese all the way. I like how their food taste so delicious even tho it's delivered. I may say they really have good food. Quality and quantity in one. Big servings worth the price paid. Friendly staffs and food is always great.

Ah Rin Park

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED HANDS DOWN THE BEST AUTHENTIC JAPANESE FOOD RESTAURANT IN WINNIPEG I'm not taking about sushi here, cause they don't have sushi here, we're talking about japanese dishes. I've been to Japan and this is the only restaurant in Winnipeg that serves exactly like the items you'd be eating in Japan. PROS • small but cute restaurant • has a gift shop upstairs for you to check out while you're waiting for your food or even after • dishes are decently priced and portioned bigger than usual • home cooked, high quality dishes • known for their desserts • barely any wait time to get seated • if you're a weeb like me, they have maid cafe nights (Tuesday evening only) that you'll most likely enjoy • they have daily specials if you follow them on instagram! CONS • good food takes times, meaning you'll be waiting a good 20 minutes before you get what you ordered • street parking • small space for seating areas • usually understaffed TRY MY RECOMMENDATIONS • egg teriyaki mayo takoyaki • dwarf miso ramen • chicken kaarage don • deluxe okonomiyaki • omurice curry cheese • hamburg steak curry • chicken katsu curry • chicken karaage curry (my personal favorite) trust me, you don't want to skip out on this restaurant!

Aurora Mcnab

Love this place! Best place to get authentic Japanese food and milkshakes and their gift shop is very cute. I especially love the maid café on Tuesdays ^^

Terry Proveau

This place is great. Nice to see a Japanese restaurant that serves things other than sushi. The menu has alot of selection, I really want to try everything they have. Servings are big, I had the pork katsu curry and it was fantastic. I also tried the Hiroshima okonomiyaki and it was super tasty too. Staff is very friendly and polite. Will probably eat here again.

Marina Havard (Marishinka)

Have eaten here and wasn’t Inlove. Too much mayo but people stand by this place. The place smells and my daughter refused to eat here. The gift store was sad.

H Gullen

The only authentic japanese restaurant i have ever been in manitoba. I love their take on their takoyaki with their russian roulette. Highly recommended. Plus a small shop on their second floor brimming with authentic japanese stuff.

Isham

Great authentic home style Japanese food. Big portion had to take some home! Nice gift shop upstairs too!

Sean Fernando

Great place! Not a lot of seating, but I have yet to have a bad thing on the menu. Service is a little slow when it gets busy, but the managers have been known to come out and help. This is NOT a sushi place. There is so much more to Japanese food than just sushi and this place offers all of those other options. Everything from takoyaki to ramen, okonomiyaki, Japanese Curry rice, and hamburg steaks. Owned by a real deal Japanese family. You will not be disappointed!

Ade

I tried Yakisoba with pork. Well, what they call "pork" is actually bacon, which I didn't want and which ruined the dish regardless had I been into bacon or not, because of the crazy amount of grease. Would I order from there again? The answer is a big maybe. But I wouldn't order anything with "pork".

Dano Uki

Had butter chicken, chicken yakisoba and seafood yakisoba. I’d give it a 6/10 as I’ve never had any good experience with their entrees ~ unless I have their ramen. However, their dessert menu is spectacular! Best matcha cheesecake in town ^w^

Nozomi Colyer

I've been waiting so patiently for their dine in to open and tonight's food dishes didn't disappoint ❤ Food was prepared quickly and was so delicious ???? Just a recommendation but would be a good idea to hire more waiters/waitresses ????

Samantha Currie

Good food and also got some nice vegetarian options. Server was helpful ????

Max Stockwell

Very yummy food that we got as well as this amazing Sakura Jelkshake !! Very charming place, we will definitely be back to try more items

Sara Ren

I went to this restaurant and it was not that busy but for some reason it took awhile to get food and took even longer for a TO GO tempura don (picture displays the oddest tempura). Also got the pork katsu don and it was so dry. The service was terrible and waited 10 minutes to pay. I will not be coming back.

Wai Chan

huge menu selection, drink selection and dessert selection and everything sounded so good I couldn’t decide what I wanted to get. Came with a group of 5 people and everyone got different apps and different entrees and everyone LOVED everything. The croquette is the bomb dot com. Best I’ve ever had. And not the mention the place is cute af and brilliant food presentation. Fair prices, 10/10 recommend

Simin Islam

Went for the first time and the food was delicious! Can't wait to keep coming back because the quality is incredible and there's so many things to try!

gn02097230

One of the best places that offers Japanese food that's NOT sushi. The service is friendly and quick. The serving size is huge and the food is really delicious. I do not regret coming here and I'm sure I will come back over and over. ❤

Evan Proulx

Been eating here for years . . . . I have a tendency to always order the same thing. Ton katsu ramen. Love love love this but have been seeing the portion size cut more and more and more. Back 2 years ago you would get a full ton katsu cutlet with your soup . . . . Then it was 2/3 and then half. There were some delivery company issues through the beginning of the covid pandemic so I had not had them in a long time. I understand things are really hard because of covid but when I pay close to 20 dollars for a bowl of soup I expect more than 4 slivers of pork. The last time I ordered I literally got 4 pieces of pork with my soup less than a quarter of a cutlet and instead of the takoyaki I ordered I received croquet. I explained the error to the restaurant and they did not offer me any reimbursement. I love this place but im starting to question why I should spend my money there when I no longer get much for my money. Very dissapointing Was going to order from them today before I posted this to see if they could redeem themselves. However the Google website says they are open for delivery and pick up but there Skip the dishes says they are not available for either or to make a later purchase. I am sad that ill have to find another good ramen joint though im sure ill still order every now and then. . . . If I can.

Michelle Turenne-Smith

Great service, relaxing atmosphere,tasty and cute food. Its Japanese style home cooking. Price is just right for the large portions you end up getting. I highly suggest trying out the various takoyakis they have. The desserts are also adorable. And apparently they have Maid and Butler nights if you into that.

Jomar Clavecillas

Food is delicious and easily worth the price. The okonomiyaki is fantastic!

JanTheMan

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Daniel Funk

One and only MAID CAFE in Winnipeg on Tuesdays. Great variety of modern Japanese food.

robert bonzon

Undoubtedly the best Ramen place in Winterpeg. Karaage is also top notch. Will be back again.

CINDY POERSCH

Got Miso Ramen for today with "Death Takoyaki". Takoyaki was so tender and perfectly cooked with a kick of spices in the end. The Miso Ramen is generous and tasty. I will recommend it to everyone who wants an authentic Japanese food experience in the city; it is only one of the two authentic Japanese restaurants in the city.

Rommel Luna H

Went there just to learn what that okonomiyaki food was all about (and why Ranma liked it so much), and now I understand: it was delicious! I almost wish he would end up with Ukyo. …

KAIFU

I love the ramen. The broth is tasty. Generous serving of meat and vegetable. The menu also include dishes common in Japan but not usually found in Japanese restaurants in North America (ie. Okonomiyaki, omurice, doria, etc.) FYI no sushi here

Justin Lansard

First visit. Will be back again. So much i want to try! I really recommend the black sesame and the red bean ice cream. Our food was super yummy too and the waitresses were both really friendly.

Hertz Vaughan

Culinary adventure in St Boniface. Unique and delicious menu that is a fusion of eastern and western traditions. Be prepared for new and exciting flavors. Portions are very large, so order accordingly. Desserts are fun and beautiful! Recommend.

Thom Kinrade

Food was great! But the wait time was quite long, and then food wasn't as hot as I'd of liked. Regardless, very tasty.

Elisa

Really good. Serves traditional Japanese home cooking. Have only had the ramen each time I've been here and it's consistently delicious. Very accommodating with adjusting existing menu items to meet vegetarian dietary needs. Staff is super friendly. Lovely cute decor with garden gnomes around. Had a milkshake once and it was super good. Would definitely have it again. Desserts on the menu looked really good but have not tried yet. Hopefully one day. One of our favourites in the city.

Marco Masim

The food is good. Nothing special though. The takoyaki was kind of soggy which was really disappointing. The Katsu Curry was standard and so was the fried noodles.

HS B

Cute place, great location. Service could be faster and more attentive, but they are knowledgeable. Lots of carb-heavy and/or fried foods - not a lot of healthy options on the menu. We also sampled the black sesame cheesecake which not only …

Kailey Enns

10/10, phenomenal, incredible. Best Japanese food I've had in Winnipeg by a long shot. The food is absolutely incredible, staff are super nice, and the atmosphere is lovely. But for real, the food is mind blowing. Mind. Blowing.

sandy fernandez

Highly recommend this place. The ramen is fantastic, and they have a diverse menu - including a sub category for Tantan Ramen if you’re into spicy soup base. Both my wife and I had a wonderful night out at this place.

Lisa Bednar

Cute restaurant, friendly staff, and perfect food ????????????

Christian Narciso

Love going here. Food and service is always great. Menu is vast and so I haven’t found my fav dish yet but I’ll keep searching! Russian roulette takoyaki is always fun.

Thomas Hudek

Great place! Not a lot of seating, but I have yet to have a bad thing on the menu. Service is a little slow when it gets busy, but the managers have been known to come out and help. This is NOT a sushi place. There is so much more to Japanese food than just sushi and this place offers all of those other options. Everything from takoyaki to ramen, okonomiyaki, Japanese Curry rice, and hamburg steaks. Owned by a real deal Japanese family. You will not be disappointed!

Jon Chong

Been here few times, the owner is very friendly and always there when you need something. There are not a lot of Japanese restaurants that focuses on non sushi Japanese food and this is one of them. Their deep fried pork curry rice tastes better than most of the Japanese restaurant in town. Ramen however is not particularly the best ones I had - well and I am comparing with ones I had in japan though. There is also a collection of Japanese merchandise on the 2nd floor.

Song Kim

Their Sakura Milkshake is a must-taste as well as their Chocolate Melonpan near the heart of Provencher.

Roy Polvorosa

Wonderful spot that serves authentic Japanese food. Our party was greeted with a warm welcome and were seated instantly. Our food was brought out in a decent time. Presentation was fantastic. Food was hot and tasty. Portion sizes are great. Service was stellar and prices were affordable. Looking forward to making this a regular spot.

Carl Sotomil

I've lived in Japan for the last three years and the food here is on par with Japanese food available in Japan. They're doing a great job! Friendly staff, good location, nice service, great food and decor! Looking forward to going back next time I'm in town.

Quoc Anh Sy

Great food, best donut I've ever had for dessert.

Mairko Kiralou Hamade

Very adorable atmosphere. Friendly staff. Delicious Japanese food, which outside of sushi can be hard to find in the city. Kawaii style desserts and drinks made to make you smile. You can tell the staff really cares. Wait time can be slower …

Hillary Rosentreter

The way every dish I have hits it out of the parkakes me wish it was closer to me, so it could be a local hangout instead of a special occasion meal. I look forward to every visit and I'm never disappointed. The matcha-chocolate cheesecake is unbelievable.

sean r

This is one of the few Japanese restaurants opened by a Japanese person in Winnipeg. Most are opened by people of other ethnicities. The flavor profile being actually Japanese (Korean Japanese food can taste different for example due to their sauces). I like coming for the shaved ice with ice cream. I prefer Taiwanese ice but this is the closest that I've found in Winnipeg. Their croquettes have more variety than most other places. I wish their milk shakes were cheaper though... I prefer the shaved ice personally. Please note, this is Japanese restaurant, but it does not serve sushi. Many of my friends like the ramen. It's one of the better placed in the city to get it. I usually order the sukiyaki udon hot pot. Be warned, it's a sweet soup stock similar to bulgogi sweet (that's a Korean dish) Don't forget to walk upstairs and check out the gift shop. It's nice to meander through to kill a few minutes while you're waiting for your food.

Anne Claros

All of their dishes that we've ordered are good, especially the Cream Cheese Takoyaki. I would also say that they serve one of the best Okonomiyaki in town! 5/5 on aesthetics and taste, the only downside for me is the waiting time, it wasn't even busy when me and my partner went in fact there were only 3 tables were occupied...

Leon Be

They had good service and and good food, so I would definitely recommend it. They have a nice and relaxed atmosphere in there, and while it's a bit small (that is, not ideal for large parties), they have a surprisingly large menu. It's also not very expensive so it's good for dinner dates

Yolande C

What a cute little restaurant in the heart of St. Boniface area. The ambience of the restaurant is very light with many aesthetics that will definitely make you smile. The menu is colourful with fonts that is very reminiscent of animes. To start, we ordered the Roulette Takoyaki, which contained one takoyaki with spicy sauce inside. Love the idea! It would be great to try with friends. The 3D Art on my caramel macchiato was hard not to take a picture of before I took my first sip! There were many dessert options that were very tempting to order, but the portions of the ramen is so big that I was too full. There's so many choices from the menu that I had a hard time choosing what to order. Definitely will be coming back to try something else!

Tanya G Wilkins

My food was alittle crispy, but overall really good. I will be %100 ordering again. Great portion sizes and Friendly staff.

Aiah

I love the food at Dwarf. Portions are generous and the flavours fantastic. I highly recommend the okonomiyaki - I usually get the chicken and pork. The gyoza are also among the best I’ve had in Winnipeg.

Gabe Kawaguchi

A "Maid Cafe"! Excellent food, service a la Japanese Waitress Dress-up! We went on a Tuesday so an impromptu dance is a bonus! Superior Tempura, delicious ramen.

Junko Bailey

I've been here like 3 or 4 times and had different dishes each time. Not sure about the dwarf thing but the food is hella delicious. Any low-star reviews are probably just your typical Google-Review-Warrior-Winnipeg-cheapos. Have a great day everyone.

riderchop

Servers will always carefully explain the menu and make recommendations. I’ve tried almost all the ramen and curry, and I can’t pick a favourite because they’re all so good. I’ve even had the Death Miso Ramen. That one is not to be taken lightly.. I love spicy and I couldn’t handle it. Start easy and get a Miso Ramen or a Chicken Katsu Curry. Server Rhea is always so nice and makes great suggestions.

Charly Panelo

I really enjoyed the food at Dwarf no cachette café. However, the ambiance is not quite for me. The music and decor is unique in it's own way. If good food is all you care about, the menu has tons of options. The had lost of non sushis options and I was stranger to a lot of them. The karaage ramen I had was very tasty.

luv2bdazzled

Great food and service and the waitresses also danced during dinner. The dancing was good but I thought it was unnecessary and made the customers uncomfortable.

David Smith

After going to Japan, I was really excited to discover that Dwarf no Cachette has okonomiyaki! The ramen is also good, but the okonomiyaki is even better. They even have the option to order it Hiroshima-style. (I personally prefer that style and recommend trying it!)

Serena Lam

Was an alright experience. Ordered the tantan ramen, takoyaki, okonomoyaki and croquette. The takoyaki was my favourite and very good. The rest were mediocre. I would say a good place to try something new in Winnipeg but is not up to par with restaurants in Vancouver/Toronto. Also the entrance doors do not self close and many people were flowing in and out without shutting the door that it got pretty cold inside. I wore my winter jacket the whole time during dinner.

Cecile Eusebio

I love the friendly staff and delicious food!

All_about_ food

Tried the kimchi udon, butter ramen and croquets. Overall everything was alright. The broth wasn't as savory as I'd like. The udon noodles were nice and thick and held the soup and flavour well. I appreciated the home made croquets, but they were just a little too big and didn't have that nice crispy crust to filling ratio. I'd defs go back though to try the curry katsu.

Brooke-Lynne Seewald

By far the best place for Japanese cuisine! Other places I've had in the city don't come close! For small online order lunches at work, this is our go-to Japanese place. Portions are great and food tastes SO delicious!

Jared Lavallee

An incredibly interesting, cute, and quaint little place. Don't let the name mislead you, its very much a Japanese restaurant! From having lived in Japan, I've often missed certain dishes that most restaurants here simply don't serve. Dwarf has a variety of these dishes! Definitely worth checking out if you've never been!

Rachael Galbraith

Very tasty and fast service!

L L

I don't have any complaints about this place. The staff are polite enough, for hippies. It is a really mellow and relaxing place that fashions Japanese music and cuisine. Personally, I find the atmosphere awesome. Very, very impressed. The food was good, but I won't say it's the best in the country or anything. It's a fun place to go and I know I will return! I hope my next experience is as good as this previous one, because I really did love this place. I recommend anybody who likes Japanese or Korean foods to try here, but you should have a taste for seafood or at the very least Asian-style cooking.

Tim Abbott

Presentation of the food was good, and service was ok. We tried the porkkatsu curry and the chicken Katsu don which both of them were deep fried, I tasted the batter to be a little bit sour from both my plate and my friend’s plate. I told the server, the server took my plate to the kitchen and came back saying that the cook said there was nothing wrong with it, And told me I can choose to not eat it if I don’t like... I personally didn’t like that, as for me the batter has turned bad and that’s where the sour taste came from. After leaving the restaurant.. for some reason I had to visit the washroom as my tummy was not feeling well. The service could have been better but they did not apologize or offer me sth else, just said that everything was fine, my friends also tried my plate and everyone said they could taste the sour flavour. I would not recommend this place and would definitely not come again.

Jessica G

Stopped in Winnipeg for one quick night and picked Dwarf no Cachette for dinner because of the rave reviews. While the menu is overwhelming, it made me want to order literally everything. …

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Irman LL

A neat little joint in St.B. With a dizzying menu, there seem to be limitless amounts of delicious options to choose from. Unfortunately, the food did not taste as good as the pictures looked on their website...not bad, but my expectations for ramen are high. I was told their ramen was excellent, even better than Yugiro's lunch offering. Point breakdown: generous serving; the egg was over-cooked and not marinated long enough; broth was pretty tasty; not enough protein; garlic miso paste was good; noodles were okay. I had the red miso Kyoto butter ramen.

Tyson

Amazing ramen and many other traditional Japanese dishes. Great atmosphere and waiting staff is very friendly. When we went in it was extremely busy, which is a clear indication that this is a great place to eat at. I definitely recommend this place to anyone!

Annie N

Hard to find okonomiyaki in Winnipeg, was very excited to find it here! It was delicious and filling enough to last two meals.

Ramses Miki-Hanson

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Dana K

They got legit Japanese food such as okonomiyaki, ramen, katsu, etc. Since I found this place I can't wait to come back! Last time I visted was only couple days ago. I visited right before dinner about 6ish and there was only 1 server but still 4 tables were full. Wish they had 2 servers cuz it took quite a while to place an order. Interior is cute. It's as same as other restaurants in Japan. Service was good and food was amazing! They also have lots of options for dessert. Dorayaki was soooo good :) Glad there is a real Japanese restaurant here. Oh and also please try their Dwarf miso ramen. It's lit.

Sasha Ostrowski

Fabulous service~clean & warm atmosphere... amazing Japanese food !!

Rachel

Went today for lunch and was first table so service was quick and often even as volume built. The starter was deep fried tempura vegetables which had a nice light crispy breading and they really don’t overdue it on the salt. I had the chicken karaag don which is a deep fried chicken rice bole with veg and sauce on top, it was fresh, the rice was perfect, what my friend ate was a deep fried chicken noodle bowl but the chicken was prepared differently than mine which makes the food great for sharing. Apparently the tea is great and the teapots are neat and work good. My coffee was fantastic. The music sounded like final fantasy music and was at the perfect volume. The big surprise is that I was expecting a French cuisine because of the name and were served with these enormous Japanese menus instead which worked out fine indeed.

Jesse Thomson

This place is great. Everything tastes so delicious. From the Pork Katsu Don bowl to the Cheesy Tsukemon style Ramen.

Courtney L

Been here multiple times scared to try other Ramen places because I don't think they will live up to Dwarf. A comfortable place, the miss matched tables and chairs give it it's querky feel. Sometimes there's a musician playing and singing. Oh the food... did I mention it is awesome! Debit credit only.

c

Food was great I had it to go and I'm sure it would of tasted even better had I had it inside the restaurant.

Jakob Ramos

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