JW Patisserie - Richmond Hill, Ontario

Antony

Perfect cappuccino and most delectable chestnut based treat. Not too sweet, cookie base filled with sweet cream and topped with chestnut.

Luckily, I stumbled upon this shop. Need to come back and try their other sweets!

Update

Went back again October 10. Even better than before.

Soft airy clouds of sweetness are texturally harmonious on the tongue.

Walter

We just stopped by for coffee and tea. My wife had a cup of tea plus a tiny strawberry mousse cake. I had a cup of coffee with a small green tea mousse cake. Price was 35$ plus tip. Simply not worth it and the taste was ok but nothing extraordinary.
For sure I will take it off our “to go” list

Charles Y.

Another expensive, disappointing and over-rated experience......vow not to return again!!

First off...JW?! Nope, it does not stand for Jehovah Witnesses but instead Janice Wong, the pastry chef owner!😂

My first visit to this neighborhood pastry shop and cafe was quite a few years ago when I found the higher-than-norm pricing products too sweet for my liking and hence have not returned since!

Recently, a third party foodie told me JW now offers a great tasting 'Chestnut cake'.....my wife's favorite! So, I paid it another visit in the hope of trying one. Sadly, the cake needs to be pre-ordered and cost $60 (cash)/$68 ( credit card ) for a 7" diameter one! ( some decent ones I've encountered elsewhere were only around $38 for a 6" one! Looks like their exorbitant pricing trend still carries on after all these years! )
Since I already set foot inside the store, I decided to pick up an " Earl Grey Mousse, Mandarin Gelee and Chocolate sponge cake " from the sparse display units......BIG MISTAKE!
With no displayed pricing, I was stunned to see this stingy size cake ( 2.5 " diameter plus 1.5" high ) costs me a whopping $11.65!! I would have rejected it if it wasn't for the fact the sales lady already packed it into a container.
Tasting it at home yielded another unimpressive result. A typical, run-of-the-mill mousse and jelly product with ho-hum looking appearance. Taste and look definitely does not commensurate with the high price they are charging!
Note also that, two 'way more superb' patisseries...DUO and Ruelo are just a short drive down the road!!
Caveat Emptor!

K W.

April 2022 4.5★
A small bakery / cafe with a seating area for a few and a patio to boost. This place has some very good mini cakes at $8.90 each.
The Earle Gray cake was good, you can taste it. Paired with a sweet tangy orange flavor, it complements the Earle Gray and chocolate.
The Green Tea red bean was nice. Tasted just like you expect, though it was nice and fluffy with surprising crisp bottom texture.
If your not into cakes, their crispy egg tarts at 4pcs/$15 are amazing. Nice crispy base and an egg custard that isn't too sweet. Though it looks like Portuguese style, it's not. A definite must try.
The bakery also serves sandwiches for lunch and I'm sure they are just as good as everything else.

Worth checking out. Parking available.

Tomy C.

If you want to enjoy a nice cup of hand drip coffee or iced coffee, you may want to stop by this nice cozy JW Patisserie place.
We drove around the Richmond Hill area this afternoon looking for a new dessert place to try and drove by this place.
Drip coffee was perfectly made and fully extracted the coffee favour and personally I love more acidic based coffee and I tried Isabella and love it.
My wife tried the iced coffee which the ice cube was also made with real coffee, so up to the last sip, the coffee still retain the best favour without being diluted, we can tell chef JW really cares about the customer experience on her food and drink.
The matcha red bean sponge cake was really good, highly recommended even I like more citrus / acidic favour dessert, I also enjoy this matcha sponge cake.
Will come again.

Andrew T.

This place has a lot to offer!

Walked in on Wednesday, late morning. There was only a few mini cakes available to order, so I’m giving the benefit of the doubt that it might have still been early, which is the first star off.

I tried the lime yogurt cheese cake and flavours were all on point. Nice hit of citrus flavour from the lime and the yogurt cheese was the perfect soft creamy texture. The cake inside was very nice, soft and moist.

I know you pay for amazing quality and you totally get that from jw, but almost $10 for one mini cake is quite steep and the second star off. I think I have even bought individual cake slices which have the perecption of being bigger to me for about $8

I would totally say that this is a must try, but it is great for that bucket list to be crossed off type of spot to at least say you had these awesome cakes!

Would totally try their whole cakes for a special occasion. They also have sandwiches for that lunch time meal also

The place is has a decent amount of seating and a very sleek looking black interior and modern lighting

Service was decent too! Very patient while I made my choice for my sweet tooth craving.

Great job!

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Freda M.

Bought the Mango Mousse and Lime Yogurt individual sized cakes @jw_patisserie. Both favours are light and delicious. Perfect level of sweetness. I also got a hand drip Ethiopia (natural) hand drip coffee for take out and it was a fantastic touch for the day. Chef Janice is very friendly and had a great chat in my brief visit. Definitely will revisit.

Steven T.

Ordered the entire spread of individual sized cakes. All flavours were really strong and cakes were light and delicious. Owner is very personal and had a great chat in my brief visit. Looking forward to return to dine in person to try the rest of the menu