Nino D’Aversa Bakery

The worst pizza I have ever had! Huge disappointment. Do not get fooled by their wood-​burning oven & menu claims. This review is for the Thornhill location on Yonge Street. The menu claims ‘Fresh Mushrooms’… The mushrooms were from a can! A can! Are u kidding me! Disgusting! No wonder they don’t offer fresh garlic… Bc the ingredients aren’t fresh! I ordered extra tomato sauce & the pizza came w barely any sauce. It didn’t matter since the pizza was inedible from the canned mushrooms. And to top it off, the price was $ 28 plus tax! I have no prob paying high prices for gourmet pizza… I love pizza. But really… $ 28 for canned mushroom on a pizza served not how was ordered. Don’t waste your money here.

Havent been here for years. I remember it as a good place to eat with great pastries and desserts. Yeah. Not anymore. Well at least the pastry/​dessert part.
So came on a Saturday early afternoon because I was going to a girlfriends for a baby shower. I offered to bring something. I’ve been to the nino d’aversa in aurora recently so thought I’d give this one a go.
That was a big expensive embarrassing mistake. I spent a lot of money on a box of treats.
To start with it should have been in two boxes but they do everything behind the counter and the lady jammed everything into one box. You don’t see until they come around. So she save 50 cents on a 50 dollar order.
Got a box jammed packed with really stale cookies, hard cream puffs, curdled cream in those puffs — they smelled. They actually smelled like rotting milk. Cannolis that were different sizes and soft on the bottom where the grainy old cream soaked through. Well those that were actually filled. Some of them only were filled on the edges. Super.
We called to complain and was told that I was lying and that everything was made in the morning. I’m not sure what morning they were talking about. It wasn’t Saturday morning. Maybe Monday or Tuesday judging by the staleness and curdling.
Won’t be back.

Worst customer service! If I could give them 0 star I would!
During lunch time, myself and my friends were not allowed to sit down at the table unless we bought lunch. That ‘rule’ is annoying but if that applied to everyone I wouldn’t have cared that much. However the circumstances were such that when we were not allowed, certain groups were. Not sure why that would be when that person also did not buy lunch. She bought the same type of food as us, coffee and pastries.
If you are going to be denying seating to certain group of people, be rest assured, we’ll never go back to your establishment.

So hot food wise, steer clear! I have tried on two separate occasions their ‘ready prepared’ meals and they are just a mess, usually cold, not tasty — just save your money.
However, I love coming here to shop for some groceries, they have a really neat selection of italian foods and a great deli. They have a large variety of cheeses, pastas, bread, and they’re all great quality. Their pastries are also quite delicious and beautiful. The people are always friendly as well.

Summary: You cannot trust my review of this place. I am too biased. This place is very close to my heart.
Pros: They are extremely nice and give me a welcoming feeling; Even though it’s a bakery, they have about 10 tables inside where you can eat, drink or just talk to your friends; they sell:
* — decent coffee and pastries
* — warm dishes for lunch or dinner
* — bakery goods (DA-​A)
* — good ice cream
* — pizza
Cons: Food is not the greatest and prices are probably higher than they could be :). Together with that they always have many customers and often busy
Details: I was living close to this place and often visited them with my friends on weekends. Employees know me and remember my son since he was 3 years old. Lately, I have been booking a hotel close to them and it became a good spot for grabbing quick lunch. We have never been disappointed or unhappy with their services or hospitality.
Last time I ordered sausage with rice and veggies. Sausage was too salty for me, rice was too plane and veggies were completely overcooked. Maybe next time I will go with chicken :).

Lovely cozy and unique setting. The egg tarts are amazing !!! Great for a fun new change to date night. Workers were all wonderfully pleasant. Only complaint is that it’s a bit pricey, and the tiramisu I ordered was very bad (didn’t finish it). Regardless, I am happy to have found this place and I will be back!

I used to love this place as it is the only bakery close to my house, but the olives are always mushy, the ladies behind the meat/​cheese/​dessert counter rush you even if the place is dead, and are extremely rude when you ask questions. The owner picked stuff up off of the floor and proceeded to (without washing his hands) go and rearrange the fresh bread section. None of their baguettes are ever soft, always crunchy and hurt your mouth, and a poor selection of cheeses.

Tried some of the desserts here.
Pecan caramel cheese cake — tasted okay but nothing worth commenting on.
Red Velvet cake — tasted dry and days old at least.
Éclair — I think they used dark chocolate and so it had a more bitter taste to it.
I think all this came to over $ 14 taxes in. Not worth it. I’m sure their ice cream and coffee’s are much better but dessert was a failure.

Funny, I have driven by this place more often than I can count and always thought it was an industrial bakery. Then I thought they had walk in service for baked goods… then I walked in!
To my pleasant surprise this was like a one stop shop of a variety of Italian foods. There is a bakery for breads, deserts, and pastries. Then there is gelato, brick pizza oven, hot foods, and a café!
I had a cappuccino and biscotti today as I have just come from a dim sum restaurant next door, but I plan on coming back to explore more. Unfortunately, the cappuccino was a little on the bitter side like the lady that served me. Honestly my cappuccino machine at home makes better brew.
So far…3/5 for the pleasant surprise, but will have to review again after further trial of their food.

Even if it was half-​way good of what i expected it to be, i would give a passing score but naw…
I don’t like to buy stuff everyday so i bought 2 big boxes of mixture of various cakes, cookies, eclairs, etc… Almost everything on the cake section. They looked good too and when i came home i realized they only look good. It is nowhere close to any kind of Italian food…
Price was around $ 100 and they do use better quality products indeed; however, i think they need to change their whoever is preparing it…
Also, woman with the glasses (Asian, 40s, 50s) was very slow when preparing my order and instead of making it 3 separate boxes based on the content, she stuffed them all in 2 boxes (Way to go sister, you saved 5 cents).
Also, she was rude to another customer when she asked for something. She could have politely said, «as soon as i finish…» but she said something like «i am working on an order» in a rude tone…
Gelatos looked good but i won’t be going there as have read someone in this page mentioning the same thing about gelatos, looks good, tastes like a regular boxed ice cream…

Such a horrible service! Never ask for an extra spoon when ordering gelato, they will make your day one of the worst ones. Somebody should teach their staffs what does customer service means. Talking in thier own language (filipino) by diectly staring at customer’s face shall not be permitted. Won’t be back never ever.

The interior took me by surprise as to how big it was with four main sections: the mini food court, deli, pastries, and gelato. I came in here to expect a big variety of Italian pastries but was very disappointed to see that they had barely any Italian pastries, rather, random pastries we can find in other bakeries. Their cannoli was not even legitimate instead it tasted more like a really cheap cream puff. As for the éclair, it tasted a tad stale and the quality of it was poor. If I do go back, I’ll probably go only for the Baci chocolates.

There is no comparison to the one on Toro Road, haven’t been to the one in Vaughan, but judging by the comments, it appears to be another knock off of the real deal. These places shouldn’t hold the same name if they aren’t the same.
As for this one, it’s truly a joke. The food is not authentic by any means. The bakery can pass but if you decide to eat it at the restaurant it costs you more than if you buy it to take out.
Unfortunately there’s not many options in this area for ‘Italian food’ and therefore this place packs people in. Too bad, another shame to real Italian food. They wouldn’t survive in Woodbridge, that’s for sure.

I haven’t ventured out to this area in eons. While visiting friends in this neck of the woods they recommended this spot for gelato. This place is open late apparently so might work for you if you want to get a late night dessert fix. The space is huge and even has outside seating. Lots of Italian focused food items/​desserts. It might be a decent alternate to your local store if you want to get some coveted items. I was here for gelato but the baked items looked decent. Now for the gelato hmm not a very good version of it IMO.
Neither creamy nor flavourful I would say about the same level as box version from some mass produced brand. I would try the baked goods and the hot plate as they looked a bit better.

Really bad service. No one ready was at the deli to serve for a very long time, and then when they finally arrived, one lady asked me to wait for a tremendous amount of time by putting her finger in the air signalling me, rather than being speaking politely. I then watched as a second server behind the deli approached only to serve herself. I called out several times for help but was ignored. I was waiting to be served as she ate snacks (not on break) instead of serving food. When I finally decided to leave, they then asked me what I wanted (only after seeing frustration, and walking away).

The pizza here is good quality, and tastes great. I find it beats common franchises (pizza pizza, pizza nova). The desserts are alright, depending on which one you get. I am a fan of the cannolis and eclairs (although the latter could use more cream). This location is confusing because there are 2 separate areas for desserts, one for stay in and one for take out. In addition to the pizza area, there are 3 areas to pay in total… The first time I came I was running around from one corner to another… On a weekday, they weer surprisingly busy.

They do Not let you seat during lunch time for coffee and desserts. So DON’t go during lunch time. My family went there in this cold weather but the staff did not even say «sorry» but «are you gonna have desserts? Then all seats are reserved and you gotta leave». HOWEVER ONLY 2 out of 20 tables are filled with single individual. Never want to go back!

The worst lasagna ever had and very expensive ! Will never come back here ! The service was so poor and the food was soooo bad :(

This place reminds me of similar café /​bakeries in Italy. Except they all serve alcohol.
It’s always an enjoyable experience because you can start by sitting down and eating a fresh wood oven pizza, then go over to the expresso bar for a shot, and end it off buying some unique items like fresh bread and self poured olive oil.

Gelateria!
Really, that’s the only reason I came to Nino D’Aversa. The place itself is much larger than I had expected. I had it in my mind that it would be kind of a mom and pop bakery where service was ultra friendly and helpful. Not really the case here. The place is huge. It offers a bit of everything from deli cheeses and meats to pastries and ice cream. They even have a hot food station that serves up Italian quick meals like pastas, sandwiches, and pizza (though none looked too good to me).
The gelato was wonderful here and whenever I see a gelateria, it always takes me back to Italy where my friends and I went to one every single day. The flavors at Nino’s were reminiscent of most of them. They had my favorite, amarena, as well as some interesting ones like ferrero rocher, watermelon, etc. I could list off the flavors, but there were too many to remember. GF got the watermelon and strawberry (boring!) and it’s only about $ 3 for a small cup. The regular cups and cones are $ 5, so it’s not too bad. You’re also not allowed to try flavors unless you buy the cup or cone first.
They have a large dining area inside if you’re looking to sit down, but they also have a nice patio on the side too so it’s pretty nice. The service there was odd. Nobody smiles at you and the cashier dude was looking at us funny as if he had a problem with us or something. If you’re reading this buddy, fix your face and your attitude. You guys have got a good thing going here