Sweet Trolley Bakery

Delicious and cheap old school style bakery with VERY friendly and accommodating staff. This isn’t a place where you sit and linger, but you’d be wise to grab a cinnamon bun to go.
By the way, in the ongoing placard battle between Sweet Trolley and Bunners, I have to say that Sweet Trolley has the superior cinnamon buns for those without dietary restrictions. Bunners wins on the brownie front, however. Did I really just weigh in on the bakery placard war? I need a hobby.

When I walk I’m here im immediately reminded of my childhood and waking into the Rideau Bakery in Ottawa (another old old school place). You walk into the Trolley and you immediately want to eat a cookie, there is no two ways about it.
Ive had the very reasonable priced cookies here as well as some of the savory pastries. I believe one was cheese and something. This is Maltese bakery so it was something with some Meditterian influence.
The ladies who work here are also charming and super enthusiastic. Makes the place even more awesome.

We have tried their cannoli and vegetarian pot pies, both are delicious! We can’t wait to try the cinnamon buns as we’ve heard really good things about them as well. The staff are super friendly and accommodating. Prices are fair. I would definitely recommend this spot!

I’m only basing this review off a cannoli :)
I stumbled upon this old-​fashioned bakery shop during the Junction Solstice festival and have fallen in love.
This place is such a little gem in the neighbourhood. The prices are great, for example, a giant cannoli was $ 2.50, spanakopita was $ 3.75 or something under $ 4, and pastry puffs were under $ 3. The cupcakes and cookies looked amazing, and they had unique flavours — orange flavour cookie!
Overall I see myself coming here very often, and for special events.
Did I mention the owners are SOOOOO nice and friendly!!!
p.s it’s cash only

I really loved the old bakery feel and super friendly service. Tried the cookies and well the best way I can best explain their flavour is…(and I ve mulled this over, trying to focus on the positive), well… chemical tasting. I m sorry, but after trying 4 different flavours, the chemical taste is in all –except maybe the white chocolate peppermint… I will however be back to try something else.

Far from being ultra-​modern, this place oozes with vintage bakery charm.
From the old-​fashioned cash register, to the windows that look like they haven’t been changed in decades, this place is old-​school through and through.
The service? Outstanding, helpful and friendly.
The baked goods? Very good.
The prices? Excellent! (translation: cheap!)
I bought a strawberry & blueberry loaf, a ‘famous’ cinnamon bun, a butter croissant and an apple danish. The lovely lady even threw in a date square «just because.»
I just may be going back again soon!

Surprised by the enthusiastic reviews of this place. the pastries I purchased here were awful. I did not try the cinnamon bun, which other reviewers seem to have enjoyed. Also the staff member who served me, although friendly, I found her hyper-​enthusiasm overwhelming. Anyway, if the pastries were amazing, I could definitely overlook that, but the pastries were awful. :(

Loved the cinnamon buns here! And the service was really friendly and great. I’ll be back for sure!

First of all, let me say I do have a decent palate, but I’m not above eating something mediocre as I do not like to waste food, so let that be a foreword into the fact that I actually went as far as to throw out whole pies.
I was on my way to dinner with a friend when I passed by this place and noticed the pies in the window (which looked amazing). I went in and ended up buying 3 different types of fruit pies, 1 banana chocolate loaf and an assortment of cookies.
The pies were seriously disgusting. Like, to the point of being inedible. I threw them all in the garbage which was a total shame. They looked so amazing when I saw them in the window (perfectly browned), but when I cut into them I discovered an extremely thick and gluey filling that had barely any fruit whatsoever. All 3 types of pies were like this (I got cherry, raspberry and blueberry). It was as though they were trying to stretch the fruit by adding a tonne of sugar and flour to the mixture. I tried to salvage them by heating them up to see if that would make it softer, but it did not work. Also, the dough on the bottom was raw (even after putting it in the oven for a good 20 minutes extra trying to soften up the filling).
The cookies were very firm, crumbly and tasteless, not soft and chewy like you would expect a freshly baked cookie to be. They were edible if you dipped them in tea.
The loaf was okay, but it could have been way better. First, some spices could have jazzed it up a lot (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and the loaf looked very chocolatey when I bought it, but when I cut into it I discovered that there were actually no chocolate chips rippled throughout the loaf and that they were merely just sprinkled on top to show the illusion of being chocolatey.
All in all, save your money and go somewhere else. There are way better bakeries in the area.

I’ve been spending more and more time in the junction, and every day I Pass by this bakery tempted by the smells coming from inside and the signs in the window declaring «best cinnamon bun in Toronto.»
Well today I gave into temptation and ventured in overwhelmed by the cinnamon smells wafting into the street.
It was here I met Helen, the friendliest sweetest (no pun intended) baker ever! She gave me the run down on the bakery, what they offer and even complimented me on my smile (flattery will TOTALLY get you anywhere).
I asked for a cinnamon bun and she proudly served it up warmed up in the microwave and offered me a glass of water while I enjoyed it standing in the doorway.
Now I love Cinnabon but this place wipes the floor with their buns and then some.
The sign is right. Greatest cinnamon buns in Toronto (and maybe that I’ve ever eaten).
Why is that? Probably because it’s made with a 100 year old family recipe passed down to generations. Excellent! Buttery, cinnamon filled, moist, fall apart and surprisingly light once you’re finished!
You should come in and buy one (or many if you plan on joining their cinnamon bun club — buy 6 get 1 free)
Eatcrest Out

This is a great little family-​run neighbourhood bakery that deserves the loyalty of the Junction residents. Their snickerdoodle cookies are every bit as good as the ones my grandmother made. Their pie pastry is perfection., Would recommend more greens in the veggie pies, but otherwise, I recommend all their pies. The carrot and pineapple cake is moist and not too sweet. The service is old-​fashioned and sincere. Love this place!

Based on the reviews i chose to order cupcakescfor a friends birthday. When i went to pick them up everything seemed great. Service was Extremely friendly, lovely ladies… Yes the cinnamon buns are great. However I couldn’t help but feel ripped off. The cupcakes were stale and tasteless. Their cookies are equally bad. I wouldn’t recommend buying anything here, other then their cinnamon buns unfortunately. It’s a shame because I am always up for supporting local businesses.
Very disappointed…

I went into sweet trolley today and was greeted by the friendliest of staff! I just ate what was possibly the best cannoli ever and am looking forward to the cinnamon bun.

Sweet Trolley Bakery is a good little bakery in The Junction. Here are a few points…
1. You will know you are at the right place when you see an unnecessary overabundance of hand-​drawn signs all over the windows. Most of the signs offer not so subtle exclamations of their superiority to «other competitors», by which they probably mean Bunner’s next door.
2. The sweet rolls are amazing, but a bit on the expensive side. They offer a buy so many get one free scheme, but even this doesn’t make them a value.
3. They offer cookies, cupcakes and other pastries. The cupcakes I have had were quite good and better priced at 2 $ each.
4. The bakers who run the place are helpful and want to please.
If you can handle around 4 $ or so for a sweet roll, definitely check it out.

Been walking by this place for years, and had never seen it open. The sign was out on the street this Sunday so I stopped in out of curiosity.
They had a huge assortment of freshly made cookies, pies, cinnamon buns and veggie rolls. Everything smelled amazing and was hot out of the oven.
Perfect pastry and wonderful cinnamon buns will keep me coming back.

I’ve lived in the Junction for almost four years and for almost the entire time this bakery has been a mystery to me, my neighbours and everybody! The storefront is distinctively old fashioned, their displays and signage haven’t changed the entire time I’ve lived here, the décor is super faded and there has always been a distinct lack of BAKED GOODS IN THE BAKERY.
Over the years I’d heard rumours that somebody saw someone buying a cake, or a pie or cookies but I could never verify these stories.
Until now.
It appears that the bakery has been occasionally opening up on weekends and for holidays for the last few months! This was confirmed by my very eyes last weekend when I popped over after going to the Junction Farmer’s Market and I couldn’t believe what I saw!
They had counters full of mini-​pies, trays upon trays of cookies, pastries and danish! We ordered a half dozen of these deliciously buttery shortbread cookies and a cherry pie to-​go. The pie was still warm from the oven! Considering that the only other game in town right now is Bunners, a gluten free bakery, it was a super treat to taste something homemade, fresh and buttery!
They primarily sell European style cookies, sweets and pies, and seem to be open semi-​regularly these days. I heartily encourage you to give them a try.