Mabel's

What Reddit says

Junction-area bakery that often appears on best-of lists, and Redditors frequently push back on that. Several call it overrated or underwhelming, citing the toffee tart, while a few include it among their favourite bakeries.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• Cake5 Redditors
• Bread4 Redditors
• Cinnamon & Cardamom Buns3 Redditors
• Croissants3 Redditors
• Butter Tarts2 Redditors
• Pastries2 Redditors
• Bagels1 Redditor
• Breakfast Sandwich1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Ba Noi, Bricolage Bakery, Brodflour, Bonjour Brioche, Mabel's bakery are all my pics”

• “It was good along time ago but when the Toronto food scene is too competitive and there are better options available now”

• “Mabels is the most okay bakery in the city. Overpriced too”

• “Ummmm Mabel's”

• “I recently tried one from Mabel's and it was delicious!”

• “Mabel’s is good but it’s not quite tart enough, and the layers are slightly too crust-heavy in my opinion.”

• “Anytime I’ve had anything here it all tasted the same, like it has this greasy layer of something baked in.”

• “Puzzling to include them with 4 greats and so many others far superior”

• “Lol, Mabel's doesn't belong here.”

• “Also tried one from Mabel’s and it was horrendous.”

• “Mabel's can be good - depends who's baking them that day.”

• “I like Mabel’s”