This is a shop located on Oak Street, near 16th Avenue, that serves an enormous variety of cakes, pastries, pies, sandwiches, and other foods. They have such a good selection that it was quite difficult to take my pick. In the end, after quite a bit of hemming and hawing, I went with a Chicken Pot Pie, Mango Raspberry Cheesecake, Sticky Toffee Slice, Chocolate Decadence Cake and a Red Velvet Cake, as well as an Almond Croissant for my mom. In general, I thought the food was not the greatest in terms of taste/quality but still more than enjoyable. The prices were quite reasonable. This is a spot that's worth a visit.
Chicken Pot Pie ($6.75):
3.5/5
The crust was not particularly flaky, but still relatively tender, with a nice bit of savoury flavour. The interior is filled with chunks of chicken, potatoes, peas and carrots. There was quite a generous amount of meat, which albeit a bit dry, was relatively tender, well-seasoned and savoury.
Mango Raspberry Cheesecake ($5.69):
4/5
The cheesecake was thick and creamy, albeit a bit gummy in some parts. It had a nice fragrance of mango and coconut that was not overly artificial. It was sweet; I would have liked there to be a bit more tanginess.
Sticky Toffee Slice ($4.99):
4/5
The toffee was very thick and gooey, with a great caramelized flavour. The cake itself was a tad dense, but still moist. The cake is on the sweeter side, so you do need to have a good sweet tooth to enjoy it.
Chocolate Decadence Cake ($5.49):
3/5
The frosting had a nice bittersweet flavour; I did find the chocolate to be a bit waxy and stale, however. The cake was a bit on the dry side/hard side, though not overly so. This was enjoyable, though nowhere nearly as good as the version from Trafiq.
Red Velvet Cake ($5.49):
3.5/5
The cream cheese frosting was thick, creamy and sweet, with a nice bit of tang. As was with the chocolate decadence, the cake was a bit on the dry side (and I personally also found it to be a bit too bright red for my liking).
Almond Croissant ($4.09):
N/A
Summary
Food: 3.5/5
Price: 4/5
Service: N/A
Overall: 3.5/5
Recommendations: Mango Raspberry Cheesecake, Sticky Toffee Slice
This place is very similar to places like Breka and Bread Garden. A large deli with TONS of options for food. You want something sweet? They got you! Something hot and filling? Most definitely. Max's seems like a great place to meet up a friend for coffee or perhaps even a quick first date. . I went with Lill and her friend Alex one morning and decided to get some breakfast. I ordered the turkey sausage patty wrap and Lill ordered the cheddar bacon quiche. Both were very good, hit the spot. My only complaint was that the wrap was a bit on the thin side and the eggs leaned towards the powder eggs you get at the Old Country Buffet. Taste was there, no complaints there. As for the coffee, it was decent, reminded me of diner style brews.
Wow what a great place, we had the Bagel with lox and cream cheese which was awesome. Picked up an Eccles cake to go which was great. Will definitely be back as the service and food were awesome.
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