The Red Apron

I was at my favourite place today for yet another awesome lunch. Today’s culinary delight was a savory chicken ceasar sandwich with bacon. If you have yet to visit The Red Apron, I highly recommend stop by soon. You’ll not be disappointed!

I’m shocked that I haven’t already written a review for this amazing local business! I’ve been passing this place forever, and have sampled their delivery dinners (they provide a fantastic front door delivery service), but hadn’t actually set food into their storefront until I moved into the neighbourhood last year.
Located on Gladstone Avenue just across the street from True Loaf, this building doesn’t look like much from afar, but when you get closer you’ll notice amazing window displays featuring great local products.
Step inside and you’ll find loads of wonderful frozen meals, cookies, breads and more. There’s meals to go, and a large selection of pies, cakes, cookies, and more. I’ve had delicious wraps for lunch, and bought amazing pies from here. In addition to all of the amazing food items, there’s a ton of other great foodie finds here like Michael’s Dolce, local honey, spices, seasonings, tea, and tons more. This is a great place to pick up gifts, or treat yourself.
As I mentioned earlier, they have a fantastic meal delivery service which is excellent for new parents or someone who needs a nutritious and delicious meal delivered to their door.
Pop in and check this place out. I dare you to leave empty handed!

Yummy desserts and free run eggs cheap. Local cheeses too. Foodie area of Gladstone is up and coming.

When our first kid was born in 2010, we tried out the meal delivery for a week (Tues, Wed, Thurs). It was good, and we were so grateful for the healthy meals in our time of deep fatigue, but I wasn’t crazy about it, to be honest. Four years later we’re exhausted with a newborn again and signed up for a few weeks of meal delivery — and my god, it’s fantastic.
I think over the last few years they’ve managed to perfectly fine-​tune their recipes so that every single thing we’ve received has been incredibly delicious. Great variety without being gimicky, and the meals are healthy and well-​balanced, using an impressive amount of local and organic food. The quality is outstanding. The presentation of the food is thoughtful and attractive (sprigs of fresh herbs, sauces tucked neatly in the corner of a box, etc.). Packaging is mostly compostable.
I find the cost for weekly meal delivery is pretty reasonable, given that you can spend $ 30 on a pizza pretty easily — it works out to just over $ 35 for the meal for two, and it’s enough to feed the two adults in the house with enough leftovers to cover at least one of us for lunch the next day. We are thrilled.
Anyone who buys a new house or has a baby — or who just has a busy/​chaotic life but appreciates the pleasure and multiple benefits of a few sit-​down meals every week — will loooooove Red Apron.

Red Apron has a food subscription service but what I am reviewing here is a walk-​in to pick something not-​frozen up for immediate consumption.
Let’s say you want something nice, but you don’t want to struggle with reservations, or wait in line, or deal with the riff-​raff on the street.
You want to eat at home, in peace and quiet. You want to light your own candles, drink your own wine, and put on your own music.
You don’t want to tip.
Red Apron is your answer.
Soup for two is $ 10.
Entrée for two is $ 20.
And it will be delicious. And you will have a reasonable chance of being full, and you can eat in your own space. If you have a large appetite you could consider getting an extra entrée ($ 10) (Or two!) or you could supplement it with some dinner rolls or something easy you might have at home. You might even have some left over for lunch.
Consider that a souvlaki platter from Greek on Wheels is $ 13 and you’ll realize this is starting to look like a deal.
As you long as you keep your hands off the the $ 12 Pascale’s ice cream.

The Red Apron has moved!
And it’s for the best. The new space is very big and accommodates a huge kitchen, various displays, fridges and freezers full of goodies. «Sophisticated Comfort Food» is what they advertise and that is exactly what you get. It’s a place for the fresh as well as fresh but frozen foods for you to enjoy at home.
One night, we got the roasted vegetable, lentil, tomato soup as well as the salmon with dill aioli and a lentil and brown rice thing. What can I say, Red Apron and my family, we like our lentils.
The soup was delish. Flavour-​wise really went above and beyond the expectations of a tomato soup. The salmon was also great, perfectly cooked. The aioli was a great accompaniment along with the brown rice and lentils which were luscious. Towards the end I just mixed everything together to enjoy it all at once. YUM!
All in all, it’s an inviting space with lots of people smiling, willing to help you. Say you picked something frozen, they’ll help you find it fresh and make great suggestions! They also have a dinner delivery service! They also have yummy free samples! I’m a fan.

After visiting True Loaf next door, I couldn’t help but re-​visit Red Apron. I don’t know why I didn’t notice this before, but they actually sell a few other items that I completely ignored the last time for whatever reason.
When True Loaf closes, the extra bread that they haven’t sold is moved over and sold at Red Apron. So even if you’re craving some really tasty bread but True Loaf is closed, head over to Red Apron to pick up a loaf.
The freezer next to the cash register also sells some really fancy ice creams with a ton of different flavors. They also have a couple of frozen pies, tarts, and baked goods. Originally, I had thought that they only sold lunch and dinner items, but I can’t tell you how happy I am to find out that they also have dessert!