Caffe Demetre

They kept the windows open near the kitchen area, mosquitos were flying around while we were waiting. After waiting a while for our crepes, and finishing most of mine… I noticed something in my crêpe… Yeah it was a mosquito cooked into my crêpe. Told the manager and he didn’t charge us for it, still left a bad taste in my mouth

My friends and I used to frequently come to this place for mega-​portioned desserts.
We came to Caffe Demetre recently and realized they changed up the ice cream & waffle /​crêpe selections. They changed their whole menu! They took away my favourite one! I can’t remember the name of it — it’s the one with oreo cookie crumbles. Oh well, we had a great time nonetheless.
MOO LA LA + BELGIAN WAFFLE (⁴⁄₅)
(Roche Ice cream, Sliced Banana, Nutella and Praline Croquant)
My friend and I shared this. I’ll probably order this again when I re-​visit. The ice cream is so yummy. :D

Please is a little chaotic and the service a little lacking, what I mean by that is … Lack of it and not friendly
Asked for water got Half a glass of room temperature water
The ice cream and waffles were good however it took 35 mins to get them… I don’t even expect that time for a steak

My order was flooded with chocolate ice cream and it gave me a cavity. Do not recommend going here and this is not a good place to have a birthday party.

This place used to be good. I think a chinese lady bought the location so the standards have changed. They burnt my crêpe and tried to hide it by placing the burnt side on the inside and covering it up with all the ice cream and toppings. I can still taste it, genius. How hard is it to mAke a new crêpe. If you screwed up just make a new one so I don’t have to be here writing a review and complaining about it.
But like I said before, the standards have changed and the restaurant itself is not maintained and kept as clean and nice as it was before.

If you have a sweet tooth, then this is the place for you! My friends and I have been here a couple times together when we were craving desserts. The place isn’t too big, so on weekends, we had to wait around 15 – 20 minutes to be seated. Even on a week night, the place was still fairly busy although we were seated right away. Both times the waiters have been nice, although they are busy running back and forth, so you’ll have to flag them down if you want something.
Menu-​wise, there is quite a wide selection to choose from: crepes, waffles, sundaes, cakes, to ice creams etc. I had customized my crêpe last time, but this time I decided to try the «Splitsonian» waffle. The waffle itself was fresh, with a giant scoop of honey vanilla ice cream in the middle, surrounded by slices of strawberries and banana, and finished with a drizzle of Nutella all over. Definitely satisfied my craving. The portion sizes are generous enough to share between two people (although it’s so good that deciding to share will be a hard choice). Will definitely visit again when I’m craving desserts.

Caffe Demetre was the first place I ever tried waffle/​crêpe with ice cream on top — hard to believe how amazed I was back then about something so common now. Fast forward to 2016, and oh my have things things fallen for this place…
To be honest, I was surprised that Caffe Demetre was still even open. When my friend and I had a sudden craving for ice-​cream, we decided to check this place out… and was quickly reminded about why I probably stopped coming here so many years back. The dessert options here still suffice, but are pretty much just on par now with most other dessert places/​cafes in terms of selection and quality… the service and management here though literally had me shaking my head.
We were actually surprised at how popular this place still is, but were fine waiting in a short line for our turn to be seated. What was a bit of a turn-​off though was watching servers and the manager repeatedly walk right by empty tables (there were at least 3), without realizing it might be a good idea to quickly clean them off and actually seat some of the patrons standing in the growing and increasingly crowded line-​up. At first I considered that perhaps they were understaffed, or busy with something else, until I noticed staff members literally just standing around and joking with each other.
I do like how customers are able to customize their crêpe/​waffle topics — I went with the «Roche» ice-​cream, with white-​chocolate sauce and roasted nuts on a waffle, and it tasted great! What was much less great however was the $ 15 cost. $ 15 for a waffle and ice cream, really?
The fact that the server got my order wrong TWICE, was also a bit frustrating… my friend was not pleased either with the glass of water that arrived at our table, as it was only about ¼ filled, an looked as though it might have just been another customer’s leftovers lol.
I don’t know if this place recently changed management or not, but the lifeless expression on the face of our server screamed «I hate my job.» So… with the poor table management, inaccurate orders (without even cursory apology), unfriendly demeanor of servers, cheque-​pushing, and sky-​rocketed prices, I can say that it will again be another long time before I come back to Caffe Demetre… at least to this location.

Always a fan of Caffe Demetre. Great desserts with wonderfully fun and whimsical names. Great place for meeting up with friends with a sweet tooth. My go-​to place when my friends are wondering where to go for dessert. I had a waffle with bananas and nutella. So good. So satisfying.

This is the place for premium deserts! After a great Chinese meal around the corner, I just had to pack a desert on top. Sure, a dumb move, but I am very glad I did it!
I had The Fork Awakens, which has a healthy serving of pecan ice cream, blanketed by a fresh, chewy crêpe, drizzled with caramel and Nutella and a generous portion of chopped pecans.
Forget taking any of it home! This is a desert meant to be savoured to the end.
I had a coffee with my desert, at least the part that I did not spill all over the place. Then I followed up with the Cider House Rules, a hot cup of buttery apple cider that is the most incredible balance I have ever had in a beverage.
For years I have driven past Cafffe Demetre locations all over. I wish I had stopped in sooner. I need to make up for lost time!

Soooo dessert place! Not bad and can fit a decent-​sized crowd but it can get squishy once it hits their peak hours which is at night on the weekends. When it’s busy I really would try to avoid this place because the wait is too annoying and sometimes you end up waiting outside. If it’s in the winter, I don’t know if you would want to wait out there… granted this winter was warmer than usual. The layout and display of the whole joint is pretty cool and colourful.
Desserts…weeellll they have a full variety as you can see from the other reviews and pictures. Waffles, crepes, ice creams, cakes, sundaes and drinks both hot and cold. Interesting names too. They taste great within the first few bites and then they become overwhelmingly strong and super sweet. I wouldn’t say I’m a dessert addict but I never say no to desserts and I do love them. Coming here is like a meal in itself though; a dessert meal. I always finish my plate but boy am I stuffed and do I feel super horrible like I gained 1000 calories just for that. But all that aside it’s a nice place if you want your dessert craving to be cured in one shot! Prices are reasonable as well.
I come here once in awhile but I don’t hate it or love it like it’s to die for.

Came here on a Sunday night with friend. Demetre is one of those places where you can satisfy your sugar cravings without feeling guilty bc everyone around you is doing the exact same thing! Good date night food that’s affordable but not expensive enough to break the bank. Also good food for de-​stress before Monday comes around. Funny how this place can get just as busy as that Destiny place nearby. Would have given 5-​stars if the chairs were more comfortable.

Waffle and crêpe galore perfect for teenagers to hang out and eat delicious desserts.
Coming in on a Friday night, their store is packed and we waited approximately 15 minutes in line for a seat, rather crammed in my opinion. Their names for their desserts are very creative — e.g. Moo La La, Interstella, Tongue Depressor, etc. Most of the prices are approximately $ 10-​$ 15 for one waffle or one crêpe. I didn’t realize how expensive that was until I grew older and had to pay for my own bills.
Their crepes and waffles are made very well, but for a place that specializes in desserts, I feel like they’re waffles and crepes lacked a secret mystery kind of taste to it. There are secret ingredients that I know of to enhance the taste of the waffle and crêpe, making it smell and taste much better than regular ingredients.
The portion of these dishes are huge as well! Definitely a giant scoop of ice cream topped with delicious brownies or strawberries with sauce drizzled nicely over and sprinkled with icing sugar. Come in and give Demetres a try, it’s pricey, but definitely a big portion.

I can to this place the other day. I ordered the hot chocolate. The drink was good I liked it. The place is well organized and the service is amazing. Washrooms were good as well. I like this place if I will ever be around that area will recommend to give it a shot. The place is busy on Friday night as that is when I went. At that night we were at fox and fiddles and there was a fire alarm but once we were forced out it was cold and we end up going to this place.

Went to this place on a friday night, and it was packed to the brim. Been to many café demetre’s over the years to many different location, and i think the standard has been pretty consistent over the years.
The The ice cream at café demetre’s for their waffle and crêpe deserts is very much unique. They house specialty ice cream flavors, which is always a great sign, and was very good. I had the Silk Belgian white chocolate ice cream, and my other party member had the Salted Carmel pecan Ice cream flavor. we each did something different, i did the crêpe, and she did waffle.
The Waffle and crepes had great balance of toppings and the scoop size was a good portion for the waffle size, they definitely make sure you have enough ice cream to fill it up. Overall the service was decent, it was what you expected from a desert place. The only issue was that the seating is a bit cramped as i noticed along with my table a lot of people had their chair right up against each other and could barely move when its back to back with another table. i understand they are trying to fit more people into the desert place. However perhaps a simplier method could just be arranging the tables better for the fit. Also the crepes/​waffles were on the pricier side expect to pay around 30 something for 1 crêpe and 1 waffle
Overall this place gives you a consistent to be applauded and i would recommend friends go if they want to splurge a little

Delicious dessert (waffles and crepes), open late. Why should I go downtown when I want a decent dessert? This place Offers cakes, crepes, waffles, sundaes, shakes, and hot beverages– all for a reasonable price.
The pomme pilot is apple crisp topped waffle. The Crisp is a bit too much but I think it would be better with just the apple pie filling. I still ate it– it was yummy.
³⁄₅ for food– with one extra star for clever names on the menu.
I haven’t tried the cakes so I won’t speak for them, and the chai milkshake is meh. However, in the Markham/​scarb area this would be my place to go for dessert. I’m not aware of many others apart from one that will not be name but charges $ 14 for a basic crêpe.
I get a waffle for 13.75 here with amazing toppings.
Markham needs more bakeries that offer good, quality desserts. Till then, this will do.

This is one of my favourite desert places! You can choose from plenty of options.
My personal favourite drink is the Machiatto with Belgian Milk Chocolate, definitely must try this! I also like DIY (do it yourself) option which allows me to choose between a wafflee or a crêpe, my favourite scoop of ice cream and toppings.
The price is decent as the portions are big. Although, I don’t like sharing my dessert, the portion is enough for two, especially if you go with the waffle option.

One of the places I always remind myself not to go to, but end up going back to again and again. Now, don’t get me wrong! Demetres is a fine establishment. I’m just not that crazy about sweets. And this place definitely ramps up the sugar and decadence to a whole new level.
I never knew what to order, as the selections were expansive, intricate, and overwhelming! Luckily, they have a new menu (with clever headings), and more options for the folks that want something simpler, like me!
Came by with a friend and got myself the Cake and Coffee combo for $ 9.50. A pretty good deal, where I can balance the decadence of the cake with the bitterness of the coffee. The Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake was actually very good. Rich in chocolate flavour, while still being light and fluffy. Not something you get in a cheesecake very often!
My friend got the Last Straw Crêpe. The crêpe was beautifully thin and the ice cream was pleasantly sweet and light. Topped with strawberries, it was delightful!
A nice place to go to once in a while, but probably not my top pick for desserts. Again, the decadence level here is through the roof in my opinion! I didn’t even finish all my cake! So if you’re looking for something on the richer side, come to Demetres! If you’re like me, I’d look into something else in the area…

Went here on the recommendation of a friend who is familiar with the area, after having had dinner a bit further away.
Good Lord. Good luck trying to find any parking on a Saturday night. I had no idea. We ended up having to find a spot in a business park across Beaver Creek and braving the frigid night to walk back over.
So, the place was incredibly packed and busy, but we actually didn’t have to wait long to get a place to sit. It’s set up as a little adorable ice cream shop/​café. Their menus are gigantic, in fact it was actually a bit difficult to navigate at our tiny table, but I had also perused the menu online beforehand, so I had a general idea what I wanted.
Lee ordered a Nobel Piece Prize, and I ordered a Fudgment Day. At first, they were out of peanut butter cheesecake, but then magically some appeared, and we were served pretty quickly.
It was good. I would put the ice cream quality pretty high, and the combination of ice cream and waffle was pretty good. Lee had problems even finishing his, and I think that the cheesecake actually was too heavy for him. He ended up stealing some of my waffle to go with his ice cream.
Were I to go again, I would definitely just order one dessert and split it. Two was overkill, especially with the prices.
Then the weird thing. You would think that with how packed it was, that the servers would be wanting to flip the tables faster. Lee and I were quite obviously done with our food, but it took almost waving my hand in the air and whistling (which I did not do, I did have to catch his eye at least twice) in order to get his attention.
We would have considered lingering, but the sound was just too deafening. There aren’t a lot of soft surfaces to absorb noise, so I was getting a bit of a headache by the time they let us escape.
I’d go back for sure, but I am not sure if I’d go to this specific location again.

they don’t have maple ice cream anymore!
Anyway, I shared a waffle (fudgement day) with a friend (about $ 15 – 16) because portions are large. i don’t think it was worth the price in my opinion. The waffle itself is amazing– light and fluffy, the way it should be and chocolate drizzles and chips are crunchy but the vanilla ice cream is thick, gooey and doesn’t taste like vanilla at all to me. Bananas were okay, thinly slice, nothing special. I don’t think i’ll choose this combo again, probably a different flavour or just a plain waffle.
they were so busy that they didn’t have time to wait us. It’s a sat night so it got really busy at 9:30. good thing we went at 7:30pm and there was no line up.

In the busy east beaver creek area this demetre location had been here for a long time. Though this place is small, it’s always packed.
It’s staff are friendly, efficient and always on the go!
after Smash kitchen our entourage was in dire need of some sweet sweet loving, since we all have sweet teeth lol.
Keep in mind SATURDAY night at Demetres can be a wait especially if you’re with a big group.
For dessert my friend and I decided to share their waffles, topped with a lot of fruit, and two big scoops of vanilla… lets just say yum all the way. The portion was huge and we just barely finished the dish. To help wash it down, we both ordered green tea :)
overall a great place whether for coffee, tea or desserts…