Dimpflmeier Bakery - Etobicoke

A must try experience.I used to love going there weekly to enjoy a good coffee (especially from the copper machine) a treat.. Now I don’t go as much but if you visit I highly doubt you’ll leave empty handed! ? Too good ?

Years ago was really good, a lot of selection and a lot to choose. Now not impressed by it.... every is prepackaged, not much to choose from and got a bit pricey they keep on asking for cash only ... I'm guessing they don't like electronic payments)

I took the subway from Scarborough today. The width of urban Toronto. No quick feat at anytime. Had a list of everything I hoped to pick up, no matter the expense. I expected the final total to be pretty pricey. And, before grabbing everything, I was certainly looking forward to a coffee and a pastry in the Café.And what did I see when I got there?CASH ONLYThis singular phrase appears NOWHERE on their website to warn possible customers that Dimpflmeier Bakery still operates as if it were the 19th century. I know that credit cards cost the retailer but what about a debit machine? How about having an ATM as a last resort? Sorry but since the start of covid, every other retailer in Ontario has been forcing cashless transactions on us. If you want to act as if you’re running an Amish operation, then frickin’ TELL US![Fair is fair. Any firm who has survived 66 years in the cut-throat food preparation business deserves a second chance. And any business who is so attentive to its customers, regular or not, as to read their reviews on a daily basis (an act that even the audacious tremble before) are deserving triply so. As a result, I hoped in my car, detoured to the bank to pull some cash out (for the first time in 3 years), and drove back this morning. And actually got to peruse as a paying customer.The French patisserie may have earned their fame but German-Austrian pastry doesn’t have to take a back seat to anyone. The offering at any European konditorei are numerous and seductive enough to blow out any budget or waistline. However, even in the city the size of Toronto, reliably getting your hands on the most basic Swabian delicacies isn’t easy. Too often, the selection is limited and the results are pale imitations of the real thing. I’m delighted to say that is not the case at the Dimpflmeier Bakery.To be honest, I wasn’t so interested in their wide selection of different breads (I have a connoisseur friend who raves about them) but in their pastries. I’m a sucker for their Christmas stollen and stock up on their rum and marzipan varieties in December like they were fire logs. A lot of fruit pastries are dependent on the season but the range from orange pound cakes to what looked like zwetschgenkuchen (sheet cake topped with plums) that were on display was impressive. As were a half-dozen different kinds of strudel and the numerous cakes, pies, and pfannkuchen.But I was looking for two traditional German desserts that had been recommended to me in particular. Bienenstich (aka bee sting cake) which is a cake topped with sliced almonds and filled with vanilla custard, buttercream or cream. And nussecke (or nut corners) which has a shortbread base, topped with hazelnuts, then is edge-dipped in chocolate. I almost swooned when I saw both of them at Dimpflmeier. I also picked up a small Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest cake). The two women at the register not only insisted that I wish ‘happy birthday’ to the lucky recipient but gave me a small sign saying that to be placed on top of the cake. I didn’t have the heart to tell them it was for me. I consoled myself by visiting their café and having a strong caffè americano and the best piece of chocolate mousse cake I’ve ever tasted.So, five stars to the the Dimpflmeier Bakery for not only going above and beyond in customer service but for waving the flag for German baking. Here’s to another 66 years.

Have heard about this place driven by it many times so today I thought I would stop in and see what it was like because I do like rye bread but buying it in the grocery store very expensive went there got the same loaf of bread that I paid $5 for at a food basics got it there for $350 so I will be going back again and they have lots of good stuff there from bread to cakes to snacks and they even have a coffee counter where you can sit down because they have tables and have a little lunch right there

I'm so shocked at the quality of the bread, sliced so thin it barely makes it out of the toaster without burning and what is with the air holes in every single slice. Instead of a full loaf of bread you get a half of a loaf of bread. Would love to post the pictures but can't seem to add pictures to this review. Wondering what's going on in the world with products being so low quality and higher prices and less of what you used to get. We deserve better!