Maxim’s Bakery

Nice little bakery on Fraser. There’s a free parking lot in the back, but have to walk around, past the Bank of Montréal, to the front door to enter.
Things are fairly cheap, but the size of things have shrunk a lot though. Egg tarts are $ 0.75 each, but are kind of tiny. You can get a discount if you buy more/​multiples on some items. They also have one of my favs, Curry Beef Turnovers which are hard to find.
They have a good selection of cakes and other pastries as well. The staff is also friendly. Downside is cash only.

love their regular swiss roll. Very affordable price, wide range of bakery and dim sum.

Super cheap buns and pastries. Nice big, clean bright environment with booths to enjoy your buns. Bought over a dozen types of pastries to take home. Egg tarts are good, buns are a bit on the dry side even when fresh.

* Dan tat pastry! *
I spotted this new location of Maxim’s. They seem to be popping up all over the place in the Vancouver area… This is a very clean and new location.
The dan tat ($ 1) looked good, and I just had to try. The layers of pastry dough were flaky and crispy — just the way I like! In fact one of the best I’ve had in Vancouver. The custard was less so unfortunately. It was a bit too sweet and not eggy enough for my taste. I also like the top to be a bit more brown — particularly for a Portuguese style one. But it wasn’t terrible. And did I mention that wonderful pastry crust? Now if we could just get the custard up to the same level this would be a five star dan tat! Photo:

another place whose allergic to debit and credit cards… CASH only… a wonderland of bread and desserts… from a simple slice to cake and rolls… specialty bread store, free parking at the rear and street. neat place looks super clean to me. i come here everytime im craving for pork buns and rolls, but eventually i got to try almost everything in the store… good place get cakes and buns and other desserts for a gift, they wrap it nicely for you… im lovin this
this branch thre’s like few tables and few chairs to dine in and enjoy your bread selection… theres cold and hot drink aswell… diverse clientele. service isnt bad despite the place is always busy…

The place is clean, bright and spacious for eating. The food/​buns are fresh and good prices. Some buns are smaller than what you would get at other bakeries like Pine House and Saint Germain but thats why the prices are cheaper. Three small coconut buns for $ 1.50 rather than 1 coconut bun at Saint Germain for $ 1.20. I rather have smaller portions than 1 big bun.
The mini cakes are really good. They have bigger cakes on display for you to buy. If you preorder a day before, you get 10% off.
The staff are friendly and service is quick. They ask if you if you want it all in a box or separated into smaller resealable bags. I usually get the box so I can recycle it.
It is cash only so make sure you have some. They don’t take debit or credit.
They’ve been open for about 6 months now and so far, they’ve been consistent in quality and service.

New-​ish location. Clean compared to the other bakeries in the area. Take a tray, pick what you want. Cash only. Customer service is friendly. Walked away with some banana rice rolls.

It’s a brand spanking new location. Service is quick (cash counter service only), food is fresh and well presented along with the modern interior décor. However for the price, their portions are tiny and I’ll have to explain because it’s not just the size, it’s the weight as well.
If you’ve ever baked bread, you’ll know that the longer it ferments the larger the size. You could patt it down and make a smaller loaf but the weight will stay the same. Maxim puffs up their bread with minimal dough, the result– medium sized bread with small size dough.
Sure you may like this cake like fluffy texture but you’ll never get full nor get your money’s worth. If you’ve tasted breads made in HongKong– the origin of this style of pastry you’ll understand.
Meanwhile I’ll stick to better proportioned YET cheaper shops like: NewTown bakery or Ying Wah Bakery. Pinehouse by the way is very similar to Maxim’s size and texture.
I just ate two buns and feel like I didn’t eat anything at all =(.
The Richmond location is the same and a friend has had the same «small portion» comment so as good quality control will have it all their branches will be alike.

What isn’t a 4 star when it’s new ;) Brand-​spanking, almost a month.
While it doesn’t have the food options like Chinatown, it does have great seating, lighting, and window action seats too.
Nicely laid out, not cramped like their Metrotown or Chinatown either.
Beside the Bank of Montréal.