Gerhard’s Cafe - Toronto, Ontario

The best strawberry shortcake ever! Love the cookies as well!

An older looking spot. It’s got the vintage old school European look with some traditional tasty European treats Ordered this standing triangle sliced chocolate cake and a linzer slice. The cake was very good with the cake being very soft and the outer chocolate layer giving a quick firm bite. A ... linzer is a shortbread pastry filled with fruits and nuts. Usually in the shape of a pie, but this one being in the form of a rectangular shape. Very nice to always try something I have never had before. It’s got remnants of a date bar, but leveled up Service was great. Super friendly to everyone walking in and knowing it’s my first time there, let me know the options available and answered all questions about what they offered Parking was fairly easy, but didn’t seem like a lot of spots out front, but possible more in back and around the building. Would love to come back and try more as the cakes may be normal flavours but they look really tasty Great job overall Read more

We ordered the sugar free chocolate mousse cake for someone who is diabetic and it was delicious! Absolutely will order that again, and the staff are lovely!

This place saved the day for me! I asked for a ready to go cake. I got their 6 inch strawberry meringue torte for $40, their bestseller that apparently feeds 4 to 6. I felt like I could cut 16 slices from it. It was so delicious though I can ... see it feeding 1 person only. Everyone who ate it LOVED IT and multiple people were still talking about it for days after. I would give this cake 6 stars if I could. Read more

I have been looking forward to leaving a review for Gerard's Cafe and to try their offerings. I was looking to buy a cake for my dad's birthday and I didn't want to just buy one from Metro, which is where I would normally buy one. I like the cakes there ... but this was a milestone birthday and deserved something special. I googled cakes and found Gerhard's Cafe. They are just north of Bellamy and Ellesmere. After browsing the cakes online I decided on the strawberry torte. The cake comes in a cool box with their name on it that will look nice when you bring it to your gathering, nicer than a plastic clamshell or plain white box. I appreciated this detail. The cake was unique and nothing like I have had before. The meringue on the outside of the cake and on the middle layer adds a perfect sweetness level and adds a nice texture in every bite. It's a lighter cake so if you love deserts you could probably indulge in a second piece. Everyone at our gathering loved it. Price? All I can say is nice things cost money and I feel I got my money's worth. The staff at the restaurant were very friendly and I will be back to see what else they have to offer. Thank you for the high quality treat. I hope to be back soon. Read more