Patisserie Gateau

Don’t buy macaroons before closing. Sales associate wasn’t that helpful and was giving us a hard time? won’t be back no matter how good this bakery is.

On this occasion I needed a cake and I needed it soon. Patisserie Gâteau place came through for me not just for timing, but also in price and taste. This cake ended up being a hit with everyone at the party and I would definitely come back again.
I had a situation where the birthday girl wanted a fruit cake. Not the type with the fruits and nuts typically found during the holidays that has a polarizing audience, but the Chinese-​style fruit cake with the plentiful amount of cream… that has a polarizing audience. In this case, many people that we know find the cream in these cakes to be excessive and the fruit to be lacking. So obviously I wanted to find a cake that everyone enjoys but I still have to satisfy the birthday girl!
I ended up ordering a strawberry, blueberry and lemon custard cake and it was delicious. I paid a little extra for the almonds that were sprinkled on the side of the round cake and it gave it that extra texture and flavor, while also adding to the aesthetics. There was plenty of cream but not too much, so it wasn’t overwhelming. There was that delicious sponge cake that many of us in Chinese-​culture grew up with and I’m not sure how but their sponge seemed to be the perfect mix of soft and moist. And although it was strawberry and blueberry cake, there were other fruits mixed in giving it that hint of tartness you’d desire from one of these cakes. I’m drooling again as I write this review.
Overall, everyone was extremely happy with their slice (some actually wanted more but I had bought a smaller cake since we were also at a dinner). I will definitely come back again the next time I need another cake.

I’ve recently rediscovered this place after visiting it a couple of times when I was a teenager. I didn’t think much of this place back then as I treat it like another normal bakery, but my mom convinced me to return here after discovering they have the large version of lo mai gai! I love those things, especially when they’re the large size (i.e: not the ones you get in supermarkets).
In addition to lo mai gai, they have a respectable selection of buns. Their curry beef bun is one of their staple products, and their pineapple buns are also very tasty. They also have an eat-​in area if you want to sit in and order some drinks, but I opted against it as I simply purchased buns for the current work week. Besides, you can’t eat a lo mai gai if it’s not steamed, and I thought they have the equipment to inside anyway.
If the parking situation on weekends isn’t as dire as it is today, I would be fine coming here for my bakery needs. I tend to frequent New Kennedy Square more, as I usually have brunch there in the first place. Usually if I find out my parents are nearby, I do tell them to stop by and purchase some lo mai gai for me!

A hidden gem at First Markham. The place is by no means a patisserie, and although the place does not not very appealing or fancy, they do produce high quality cakes, and Chinese buns and pastries. Their cakes are fluffy, light and moist, and offered at very good prices for the quality. Their green tea cake and their lemon raspberry cake are very good, and they often have different flavored buns that you might not find elsewhere, like cantaloupe, mango, and black sesame. Be open minded and a little adventurous, and you might be pleasantly surprised.

My favorite bakery so far in Toronto! The textures and tastes of the buns are excellent! But the egg tarts are not so satisfying!

Went there today because I have heard that their White Sugar Cake are good!
I bought one pack of put chai ko (there’s 2 in it, one white color and one brown color), and one pack of white sugar cake (there’s 2 big slices in it).
I absolutely LOVE their white sugar cake! Other places make them a bit sour because of the poor skills but Patisserie Gâteau’s white sugar cake is sweet (the sweetness is just right!!!) and there’s not a bit of sour taste in it!!! GOOD JOB! =D
I like to eat put chai ko ever since I was a kid back in Hong Kong. So I decided to buy put chai ko there, it turns out they sell GOOD put chai ko! The put chai ko is chewy and soft! it taste so good!
I like the brown put chai ko more than the white one ever since I was a kid. So do buy both color and see which color is for you.
I’m so glad I finally found some good white sugar cake and put chai ko in town.
For those of you that don’t know what’s put chai ko and white sugar cake, check out the pictures I uploaded in this review.
Grace

Patisserie Gâteau is really another Chinese Bakery that selling Chinese buns and pastry along side with HK style milk tea and other drinks.
Aside from the usual pineapple buns and BBQ porks buns, you can also get a drink and bun/​sandwiches from $ 1.80, great afternoon tea options.
Patisserie Gâteau does carry some European style pastries. It is just a looks and feels a little sketchy as a Patisserie: P.

If I had written this review 3 months back, it would’ve been 4 stars. They had awesome tasting and the best. Their prices are higher than your average Chinese bakeries. Their has gone done significantly in quality recently to justify the overprice. Never the less their buns are still pretty good!