Reviews of Tait's Fresh Start (Coffee Shop)

Tracy Shepard

Great food, great service in Brockville's little historical gem. Love to see Pam smiling behind the counter♡

Chace6924

Tasty baked foods, fresh baked bread, lunch to eat there or to go, pies, cakes, cookies and so much more. You can also call in orders???? I love my local bakery and the staff are amazing.

eugene tattoos

Absolutely adore Tait's bakery???????????? it is always fresh and super tasty food and their baked goods are to Die For!!!!

Tim Hawkins

More than a bakery, it is a great spot for lunch

J D W

Lunch specials are fantastic.

TechTutors

YUMMM! Fresh baked delicacies from scratch! Its delicious, a must for anyone visiting Brockville!

Evan van Niekerk

Great spot with very friendly staff

Debby Greffe

An employee made a huge mistake with my order. I ordered sandwiches for my daughter's shower, when I asked for the crusts to be cut off IF and only IF it would NOT cost more Tait's went ahead and cut off the crusts causing the price to increase +$75! Jay, the owner, would not refund my money because in his words: We had received the correct order. I told him I said NOT to change the order if it would cost more. He as much as said I hadn't said that! Well I can assure you I will never deal with Tait's again. I would never recommend them to anyone. They are dishonest and just want to make as much money as possible at a customers expense. These new owners have sure run the reputation of Tait's into the ground.

Sarah Lewis

Great subs and baked goodies!

Bill Gideon

Love this pastry shop.

Cassy Kohls

Food and service is good, homemade meals yum!

James DuHaime

One word .... BREAD

Lise Joannette

(Translated) Very good (Original) Très bon

Dean Campbell

Excellent homemade soup & pie!! Had a great lunch there with my daughter!

James Reynolds

Great sandwiches and treats!

Timothy Wood

No non dairy milk available. Coffee was mediocre.

Louie Trenowden

Awesome food and service

Ben Wendt

Good bread Almond croissants are a bit weird

Budd Ha

Friendly attentive staff.

Judy Laroque

Best Barker for you buck

Lee Gove

Awesome bakery and Cafe. Food is delicious and fresh with a great downtown vibe to relax in.

Sarah Gillam

Their club sandwich is incredible.

Deborah O'Connor

Love the Breakfast Wrap. Best in Brockville!!!!!

William Doncaster

Great bread and breakfast/ lunch selection. Neat place good treats.

George Homer (Harley)

Love the coffee and fresh pastries

Anna Ladd

Really good and fresh food I recommend The donuts are really good too

Nicole Render

Delicious homemade treats, breads and sandwiches. Everything here is delicious.???? The staff is very nice as well and move things along quickly.

D W (Yoesmate)

Good food. A little pricey. A little slow. Really poor hours. Closes way to early. Poor coffee.

Euan (Cyclotella)

A classic Brockville snack stop. Sausage rolls to die for, sandwiches, pastries. Can get busy, but worth it.

Mehdi Ghobadi

Fresh bread and good variety of sandwiches.

Watershed Max

Best date cookies, apple fritters and wagon wheel donuts in the world.

Christa Guthrie Vincent

Great place to get deserts, sandwiches???? etc. Good customer service as well.

Bruce Lema

Great food. Great people.

Jeremy Law

Yummy apple fritters reserved 2days before and ready to go Saturday morning Get there early to avoid Saturday rush hour and a little wait if you can - obviously popular! (or maybe a little short staffed these days unfortunately)

Britney White

Food is fantastic. Service is usually typically very good and accommodating. Some of the younger staff in the past have worn fake nails while making sandwiches and I believe, for health and safety guidelines, if they are going to have fake nails they should wear gloves. The desserts are really wonderful and the pies are flaky, with the filling having just the right amount of sweet and tart flavours. Overall would definitely suggest trying out their submarines (the cheese sub bread is very delicious), soups are made day of, I believe, and are typically quite delicious and they provide a couple of options. They also have fresh baked bread on the rack that you buy and take home.

Jim Mulville

Great treats super value.

Mike Eves

Amazing Bakery. Fresh EVERYTHING every morning.. and there left overs are donated to the local Food Bank. Their Cheese Kaiser Buns are heavenly, and the Chocolate Chip Banana Bread... well my mouth is drooling atm thinking about it.. Might have to pick one up in the morning :)

Shayne Dixie

Great food. Good service. Not much seating, unfortunately.

Ralf Winter

This has to be my favourite place in Brockville. Good quality product at a very reasonable price.

Terry Greer

I get subs and they are fantastic!

André Cyr

Fantastic food fantastic employees the experience is fantastic. Worth the money you pay. Club sandwiches excellent.

brock vegas

I recommend getting "Old School" toppings on your sub....that's what keep people returning...it sets Tait's subs apart from the rest.

Roy S

Fresh food, great sandwiches.... just a little too pricey to get 5 Stars

Jenneh Monkeh

It's hard to find good bakeries in small towns. I tried the eclair and the pastry and chocolate were good but the cream filling tasted like icing sugar, not cream, disappointing, too sweet, ruins it. The baguette is ho hum bread. Looking forward to ordering my next batch of baking from Kingston, the closest good bakeries I can find.

Heather Mallette

Excellent good and good prices

kc193

Delicious food at great prices! Homemade gluten free bread and rolls available. Breakfast foods and sandwiches also available.

Gwynne Johnston

Yummy treats, good service, you will not be disappointed.

Berry Fam

Great Christmas treats.

Mark Oliver

Tait's is great. Wendy, Perry and the rest of the team are always busy, but TAKE THE TIME to connect with me to ensure my sandwiches are made to my exact specifications. Unlike Subway where the Salt and Pepper are commonly in a jar mixed together - at Tait's they do it the old fashioned way: One Shaker at a Time. This way I'm sure to get the Salt ON TOP of the pepper (to bring out it's natural peppery flavour). It's these types of small (but IMPORTANT) attention to details that make this independent family owned Canadian bakery WAY BETTER than Subway. Sure, Subway has avocado (sometimes). I've spoken to Tait's owner, Perry, about this many times. He says that's fine. He's not against avocados PER SE. And he's given me his blessing to go to Subway whenever I feel the need to taste avocados on a sandwich (which honestly isn't all that often when you actually do the math). See - Tait's is cool with you trying other places (once in a while). I've never seen Subway advertise that it's ok to eat at McDonalds!!! So - OVERALL I'd say Tait's beats Subway. BY A MILE!

Madelyn Mensen

Good sandwiches!

Eric Souder

This place has good food and atmosphere. Try the doughnuts.

Richard Kiefl

The best bakery in Eastern Ontario!

Kaelan Burke

I always come over and grab a bite to eat when I'm getting tattoo work over at Royal next door:) all cold cuts you could ever want plus certain toasted hot subs. Lots of yummy bakery sweets here aswell. Great place to stop by if you need lunch, will always come back and highly recommended.

paul snyder

Excellent local bakery for lunch or just a break. Friendly service and fresh products.

Victoria Brown

Desserts were delicious and the hot chocolate was creamy and delicious.

BRADIMUS PRIME

Great treats, sandwiches, and coffee. Just wish they opened earlier.

Angel Skinner (Lunalparamour)

Freshly baked breads and pastries. Nice variety and, cake decor.

James S

Great desserts, friendly staff. Give the daily coffee special a try.

Alanna Hlavacek

My mom and I just returned from having lunch at Tait's, which she had gone to for years before it closed the first time. There were two women working: one young blonde woman and an older woman with black hair. I ordered the special, which consisted of half a sandwich, small bowl of soup and a dessert, and my mom ordered a large bowl of soup. The brunette server prepared my sandwich with no gloves on & didn't wash her hands, wiped her face with her bare hand, then continued. When it came for me to choose my dessert, the brunette server told me that dessert wasn't any pastry as it seemed but only cherry pie. I asked her if I could just have a pastry that I wanted and pay the difference and she said no. So I opted to have a bar for "dessert" for my mom to take home, and I paid full for the pastry I wanted. While all this was happening, the blonde server gave the last two bowls to other customers, which my mom had already ordered and would now not receive. The brunette waitress shrugged, did not offer us any discount for the inconvenience, and my mom had to sit there and watch me eat thanks to these servers' incompetence. To make matters worse, while we sat there unhappy and unhelped, the blonde server took out the garbage with her bare hands, then served other customers all without washing. They then talked loudly about how the sink was plugged. I can see why this joke of an establishment shut down in the first place, if they offer no customer service they don't deserve to serve customers. We will NOT ever be going back to Tait's, after years of giving them our business, because of this terrible experience and indifference from staff, and recommend that others avoid such an incident by going here. There is no point in giving business to an establishment whose employees obviously don't care about their jobs, the cleanliness of their workspace or their customers.

Viscous Vapors

Best subs in town pound for pound

Marla Behnke

Love the Mediterranean bread!!

Darcy Peters

Enjoyed the apple turnover (soft and not overly sweet) and the fresh bread selection is great.

Terry Johnson

I have been coming to this location for the last 5 years or so. Between Fresh Start and the original Taits, I have been enjoying Taits Subs for 30 years. Definitely HIGHLY recommend!

Stacy Taylor

Best gluten free bread I have ever tasted.

mark kisielius

Always a positive experience, friendly staff and the best bakery around. I used to go to the old one in Montreal in the early 60's when it was Feigles Bakery.

Jane Gagne

I buy banana, apple cinnamon and blueberry breads from here, as well as, birthday cakes. Everything is super fresh, delicious and reasonably priced. J Gagne Stitchman

Paul Cook

Love the bread. Have bought there for years, but make sure it is fresh as 1 day it's stale. Favorite is unsliced Chinese and rolls. Use stale bread for French toast. Love the bread glad Tait's is back.

Perry Robinson

Great treats, fresh

kevin newton

Great food excellent deli sandwiches service moderate no real sense of urgency very neat and clean business

Mathew Twigg

Had a delicious lunch here today, staff were incredible. Food was delicious!

David Paterson

With delicious food, baked in house, and affordable prices, Tait's is a hidden gem in Brockville. Stop by for the lunch special (soup, sandwich and dessert) and pick up some treats to take home and savour.

PAUL Mantha

We love Tait's. The food is always fresh and affordable. The staff, always friendly, and it's just a great place to enjoy being out with friends.

Alexandre

(Translated) Good pastries and the submarines for dinner are very fresh! (Original) Bonne patisseries et les sous marins pour diner sont très frais!

Judy Henry

Ordered a birthday cake..It was the next best thing to homemade! ????????

Ski Nut

Great food, better price

Kate Leyden

Not as nice as it used to be, the products seem to be frozen goods not fresh.

Tamara Rossetti

Wonderful ,fresh food!!

Arlene McFadden

Great service.

Scott Dudley

Friendly staff and delicious food

Paul Guthrie

Delish subs. Have had better cookies.

Kaelee humphry

Great fresh bake goods. Soups, chili and sandwiches are super. Loads of fresh bread choices. Pre-made dinners like lasagna, chicken pot pies, etc Love love the chocolate peanut butter balls.

Derek Berghuis

Always superb food ... sandwiches, baked goods and best bread in the region. Wonderfully helpful employees.

MrStonecold74

Live it there and will be going back!!

Donna

Friendly, good service. Covid protocol in place. Cookies were fresh and excellent

Mark Leslie

Always fresh and friendly service

Jenn Hodgson

Taits has always made the best baked goods in town, their subs and sandwiches are made with their own homemade buns and bread. The gentleman who owns it had worked for the previous owners for many years, so he been able to carry on their tradition of excellent quality.

Laurie Dudley

Excellent bakery. Try the fruit bars !

Ben Henderson

Very friendly staff, amazing cakes, pies and squares. Really good bread and rolls.

Paul

Bacon sub. This isnt a joke. I didnt see any bacon. I opened it up and still didnt see any. I moved a thin slice of cheese and found two scrawny pieces of bacon. I honestly thought it was a veggie sub. Also prices are ridiculous. 14.00 for the worst sub I've had in years. Hard to support non franchise restaurants when this is their best effort.

AnnaMaria Putman

Great sandwich made from fresh baked bread. Fast and friendly service. Prices are good.

Gregory Jones

Great Mac n cheese.

Lynda Robidas

Good food at reasonable prices .Good raspberry pie

Johanne Ayotte

(Translated) Good choice of pastries, buns and bread. Peanut butter balls are just Wow! Excellent service! (Original) Bon choix de pâtisseries, brioches et de pain. Les boules au beurre d'arachides sont juste Wow! Excellent service!

Julia Orr

Great place for breakfast, lunch or afternoon treats! Great breakfast sandwiches, daily deal lunch specials and specialty holiday treats! Love to get bunny cookies for Easter, turkey cupcakes for Thanksgiving and Christmas tree cupcakes for Christmas!

Bill Carlson

Horrendously slow service, not personable employees and marginal sandwiches.

Jean-Paul Monmart

Over priced Croissants are getting smaller and cost more???

Anton Sauschlager

Unfortunately not enough staff on hand especially with the street event going on

John Piper

Their take-out sandwiches are awesome.Had the cicken salad on dark rye.OUTSTANDING.

Rebecca F

We bought 7 different items from the bakery. None of them were good. Some were only ok, Some were not good enough to keep eating. Total disapointment. The cookies to me, were such a waste of money, Minimal flavour and so crumby and dry. The lady that helped us was quite nice and very nice of her to explain what each item was....they don't have any signs letting you know what type the cookies or squares are. We won't be visiting again.

Susan Barcier

Good place to eat and great place to take home fresh baked goods.

nathan godfrey

Great smoked meat sandwich

peter meaney

Good service is a little slow but good

T-Rish P-Welch

Tait's is a wonderful company that has been operating in Brockville at this location for many many years now. And the reason they've been around so long is because they're SO damn good! From the fresh sandwiches and soups to the baked goods and the homemade prepared dinners, these guys will rock your tastebuds back to REAL homemade food. ????

Jeff Severson

Exactly what I was craving. Their subs are the best!

Talen O'Connor

Tastes like home =)

Chris Cooke

Great food, awesome pastries, amazing bakery! Try the bacon-mozza sub, you won't regret it!

Jessica Landry

Great food

Glenna McAulay

I am truly appalled that an employee of Tait's had the audacity to suggest my disabled daughter never leave home because she cannot wear a mask. That is horrible customer service, and not serving her is a human rights violation. No accommodation was offered; just shrieking that the employees' lives were in danger. Her rights do not end because an employee has an irrational fear. Yes, irrational. We are in a pandemic, but that is because covid is highly contagious; not because it has a high mortality rate. Furthermore, she nor her father are sick. Asymptomatic people do not spread disease. Look it up. How will you be addressing this gross misconduct on behalf of your employee?