Nino D’aversa Bakery

If you need a birthday cake this the place to go! Staff is super friendly, will definitely be going back

This is a great café for a casual dine in or take out.
They serve hot lunches: stone even pizza, sandwiches, salads, chicken park… etc. a section of the place is also a grocery store: get some freshly
Baked baguette, milk, cheese, Chocolate, and more but in my opinion… I would say they know they desserts really well! Freshly baked pies, cakes, so many pastries!!! Oh my i forgot to mention the gelato!!!
Typically I walkin and grab a dessert to go but today I dined in. We were seated right away but a friendly staff lady. The table was clean. And our server came right over with menus. She was quick with our orders. The cheesecake was light and delicious but id say the tiramisu was a little lacking in flavour but it was still a good cake ! We ordered lattes and hats off to the barista !!! A great blend of milk and espresso and some brown sugar to sweeten the deal!!!
Server was friendly and provided great service. Will definitely return here and try some of their food too!!!

If it wasn’t for the nice server we have, this place wouldn’t even deserve one star. All we ordered was two pizzas. Basic cheese, and pepperoni. The waitress kept checking in on the «chefs» but after waiting almost an hour and watching them talk and flirt with the servers the entire time, we finally got our pizzas. They were decent, but most good places now make equal or better.
Just isn’t worth the wait. Some staff are nice and helpful, but some just don’t care…
We almost walked out. Twice.

First time here, as I came by this area with a friend, and she highly recommended it. Upon entering, I was a little surprised on the layout, as it was a mix between seating and fast food format. Wasn’t sure if there was any service, I went and got my own food.
Ended up getting a slice of pizza and a salad. Nice to see there was a wooden oven, and the pepperoni pizza was really good with super thin crust and enough toppings. Salad was also a pretty good deal, as the small was decent sized for $ 5. They allowed you to add as many of the add-​ons as you wanted, including tomatoes, bacon bits, onions, and more.
Overall pretty good, but kinda felt there should have been servers for such a large place…

¹⁄₅ for service
2.5÷5 for lunch
4.5÷5 for dessert
Visited this establishment for lunch during the summer a few times and was really impressed by their dessert display. Gelato, tarts, cannolis, oh the cannolis!
Lunch: On one occasion I had a stuffed pepper — it was alright, nothing to rave about. I recall being extremely thirsty after so it must’ve been salty. Another time I had a fresh bun with sliced deli meats. That wasn’t bad. I did have to wait a long time for assistance at the deli counter. Like, a very long time. I actually had to approach the lady on cash to find me someone and that was after I chased a girl around the dessert counter. She always conveniently walked to the other side of the counter when I approached, even after intense eye contact. Not cool.
What I really, really want to talk about is the cannolis. SO GOOD. They are just SOOOO good. I will forever be sold on them and stay faithful until proven otherwise. To be honest, I’ve been eating cannolis from a bakery in Scarborough and have always thought cannolis were made to be saugy. And because I ate them so often this way, I just thought that was the norm. At Nino’s, I discovered they are supposed to be crispy. I died and went to crispy, cheesy, deliciously sweet heaven.
Nino D’aversa Bakery makes the best cannolis. Period.

I’ve always come to this place for their gelato but I needed to get something from the plaza so I figured I’d buy lunch here as well. I really that they give the option for full serve dine-​in or hot table for those that aren’t looking to be serviced.
I had the Parmesan Veal sandwich with mushrooms and I really enjoyed this. It was a bit messy but that’s to be expected from saucy sandwiches. I also had the pizza a while back and it was good but not to my personal liking. The gelato had many different selections of flavours and the serve sizes are very generous so if you’re looking for a decent amount, the small should be more than enough.

WORST. SERVICE. EVER.
My boyfriend and I were in the area and decided to stop in for a quick lunch. Upon arrival, we noticed very few people so we figured that we would get our lunch quickly and leave to continue with our errands. WRONG. There were at least 10 people working at the time and they all seemed disinterested in the customers around them. It took us wandering for a bit for someone to actually notice that we were there and needed help. At which point, we were told to seat ourselves and would be given a menu to be soon served. Mind you, we already told her what we wanted… so this was a needless process. It took someone at least 10 mins to make it back to our table with a menu, and another 20 for someone to take our order. The food then took an hour to make it to us (we only ordered a pizza…)
Luckily, tips aren’t expected because we definitely weren’t going to award such poor service. Definitely WILL NOT be back.

What is a hot table at an italian rest with no pasta??? Service, well my dinner was supposed to come with a bun so I went back to the hot table and asked for whole wheat and she did not have and told me to go to the bread baskets on the take out side to get my own roll… no plate offered to put it on. Pretty much felt like I might as well eat dinner at home. I understand it is not service to the table but I am a regular at the Yonge St location and in comparison this one is far inferior.
So bring your plates, knives and forks and pots and pans to make a meal and this spot is the place for you and your family!

We were up near Vaughan Mills the other day and happened to notice this bakery.
So we stopped in for a coffee and something sweet.
Well — we will definitely be back.
Great cappuccino and love the pastries.
All kinds of cakes and cookies.
…and OMG the Zeppole — to die for! I had the one with the ricotta and bing cherries. Talk about yummy.
I also bought some of the cookies — they have those little crescents with the nuts on and the ones with cherries dotted on them. They have that wonderful slightly chewy (read ground almonds included) consistency and nutty flavor.
I also picked up some ciabatta buns that are so fabulous for veal sandwiches or can be cut and made into toast (makes the best toast ever!).
We looked around and noticed lots of folks having the pizza — we will be back to try that out next time! Yum!

We arrived at about 7.15pm and were seated quite quickly. Soon there were lines behind us. Must be decent we thought. If you have never been here, pizza is ordered using the menu, but other food like veal parmigianna, desserts, salads were ordered at the counters. Neither the hostess nor the waitress told us this which is bad training, and we had to ask — loose half a point.
There were 2 of us and we ordered a small (Personal Size) Romana pizza, substituting the mushrooms with sun dried tomatoes.
After that we waited literally 30mins, but nothing arrived. No one bothered to check on us which I found ridiculous — loose a point
We asked a waitress and she checked — staff forgot our pizza and it would take 5 mins. No apologies, nothing — loose a point.
THe pizza arrived with nice, fragrant, and delicious. We also had the Carnoli and gelato for dessert, and they were very well done. THe flavour of the chocolate and hazelnuts came through and it was not too sweet. –gold star!
When the bill came, we found that we were charged for the substitution of the mushrooms — how come no one told us about this? Sigh… loose another point.
So yeah — the food is good, but the staff need a little more help. Go if you want good food, but be prepared assert yourself because the staff really werent too helpful the evening I went.

I’ve only tried the bakery here. Came in quite late in the evening at around 8pm or so and still found that the pastries were quite fresh. It was still soft, although I was hoping for more varieties. Taste wise, it was decent, nothing too overwhelming or sweet. The restaurant itself seemed a little empty during the time while there wasn’t much flavors in the gelato counter but I’m assuming that’s because it’s winter and really cold out. I feel like the pastries look visually more appealing than it actually tastes.

Visited on a Saturday evening for dessert with the family. 2 adults, and 3 children. Hostess wouldn’t seat us in a booth saying their policy was not to seat parties of less than 5 in a booth. (I didn’t realize children weren’t consider people) The policy is fine except the place was ¼ full, and there were two booths with parties of 4. I brought it up with the cashier on the way out, and she told me I was mistaken. The parties in the booth had more people but they must have been walking around. I always appreciate it when the cashier calls me a liar.

went here over the weekend again, this time we had the pizzas. Definitely can recommend them. nice thin crust done very much like in Italy. prices are not bad considering what your getting, we had a large and added a couple extra toppings and it was about $ 30 for a LARGE pizza.
in the past we have had the chicken and the veal and they are good, as well as the rapini can’t complain. only issue I had with the veal sandwich is the bun is too hard, but that is a personal preference thing.

My family just ate here for the first time. We ordered a large cheese pizza and a salad. My kids, who are typically very picky eaters, loved the pizza. And this is nothing short of a miracle! My husband and I found it very thin, but tasty. I’m sure the more fancy pizza options were tasty, as they looked quite appetizing when they went by us. You can taste the difference a wood fire oven makes! The large salad we shared was simple but good– the basic vinegrette dressing reminded me of the type my own Italian mom would make. My children wanted desssert and were so pleased with the choices: my daughter devoured a slice of cheeesecake and my son ate all of his cupcake. They don’t usually eat all their portions, so they obvioulsy liked what they ate. I snuck a taste of the cheesecake and it was very fresh and yummy. The food was good overall, but we noted that the service was poor. The staff were all teenagers and the service was exceptionally slow. We will certainly be returning, but perhaps not on a very busy Saturday night. The cost for all of this was about $ 50.

Nino D’aversa Bakery has this concept of food stations which divide up to Deli, Hot Food, Pizza, Dessert… When I walked in I feel a little bit disoriented… (OK I do get confused easily sometimes.) There are these nice seating area with number on the tables, are these places for sit down menu with wait service or where should I get started?
Hot Plate
— Not much choice as I was here for a late lunch… only veal left and only pasta dish was Ravioli with Cheese. The lady really loaded up my plate with Ravioli and I was forced to eat my veggie too (Mushroom).
I found the Veal warmly cold… the Ravioli is ok though. I always love any form of pasta.
— The whole wheat bun! oh it is so good… dense and fluffy at the same time. the best part of my lunch
Desserts and Cookies
— Love the display case of desserts. they have the regular and mini versions of most of their treats. The mini are $ 1.50 each, while the cookies are $ 1.30. The chocolate covered puffs with chocolate mousse filling is A-​OK… the mousse so smooth… hmmmm and full of it! Double chocolate delight!
I don’t think I will be eating another hot plate here at Nino D’aversa Bakery as I really not into eating Cafeteria or buffet style food. On the hand I might be back for some of those cute desserts!

Noticing a NEW Bakery as I drive by a local All-​Star Wings I start to wonder what its all about and searched it up online where I noticed there are a few of these floating around in different regions of GTA already.
We went through an Automated Sliding Door? Yup, it’s part Trattoria, part Pizzeria, part Deli, part Bakery. We walked in towards the PASTRY and Café area right in the center of the store but as it was lunch we had to go to the back corner to stand in line CAFETERIA style to select from a Menu Board that seemed larger than what was displayed in front of us.
Veal Cutlet ($ 8.25) is my GO-​TO option when I try places like this and it turned out pretty good and a generous portion that comes with two sides and a BREAD roll. The Veal and sides was good enough for most but as it was a Bakery, I had to taste the roll and just TEARING it apart was a pleasure and tasting it was even better. I left the roll last and as a non-​frequent bread person, I have to say I’m a FAN of the roll.
No one seemed to request Paninis but Pizza was a popular choice as well as the Pastas, Stuffed Peppers, and Veal/​Chicken Sandwiches. The gentlemen in front of me even got some Tomatoey TRIPE. I will try it next time, yup!
Passing by the cafeteria corner to our way to the dining area which has NICE Trattoria seating and LCDs was the Pizzeria area where 2 cooks were busy using the wood-​fired oven structure. The dining area was pretty loud, almost Chinese restaurant LOUD as kids were running around while their parents pick up food and run after a child.
As we left, we stroll by the DESSERTS which seem to look pretty enticing but the BAKERY/​BREAD area was somewhat out of place as I didn’t notice any patrons make use of that area nor the Deli Counter. If those breads were as GOOD as my bread roll, it should definitely be swamped.
As a reference, I think this place is comparable to St. Phillips Bakery in terms of operations/​setup and selection/​offerings however each has a different DECOR setting to them where St. Phillips has a more LIVELY Active feel in a compact area while Nino has the CALM Trattoria feel in a more open space.
Good thing I asked if the Bread Roll was FREE with my meal or else I will regret it as it was just placed on the counter to be picked up once you receive your dish from one of the staff.