Athens Pastries

Been here a total of somewhere between 5 – 10 times I guess, all for take out. We’ve only ordered the loukoumades (honey balls), the cheese and spinach pies… all very tasty and offer fair value for the price. The girls working there could really use a lesson in customer service though. They aren’t very friendly, and at times it feels like they think they’re doing you a favour by serving you rather than you’re doing one by patronizing this establishment. Now I just get in and out, don’t bother even saying thank you because it falls on deaf ears. Despite the attitudes I feel the items I mentioned are good enough to warrant the 3 star rating, I would give the staff 0 stars though. If an alternative were to open I’d probably stop going there.

Ugh went in here and there wasn’t even a hi, hello, how are you? They just looked at me and gave me a deep stare in my eyes. Bought 12 honey balls, they asked if I wanted cinnamon I said ok bought it for 3 dollars went back to my car and it was cold as hell. And also just before I left after I bought my honey balls someone was coming in and she looked more «greek» than I did and the cashier says hi how are you to her. At that moment was my last. Treat all your customers the same and you would get a lot more business besides the 2 people that were only in there. These greek people are racist.

Love this place next door to me now I can eat my fill of those little honey ball timbit things without having to venture down to the Danforth. I hate parking on the Danforth.
The next time you’re invited to a dinner party pick up a desert here; the quality, presentation and wrapping is top shelf. It even put a smile on the face of my hostess :-)
Staff here do a good job but need to lighten up a bit. See ya again friends!

Visited this place a few times for their galaktoboureko and other pastries. Yammy!!! Highly recommended if you crave something sweet.

Athens’ specialty is patties filled with good stuff like meat, spinach, or custard. Buying a meal is really quick (similar to food courts); the food is filling and inexpensive. Although I often don’t like spinach, they managed to make a spinach and cheese pie taste quite good!

I’m not a big sweets guy, but Athen’s Pastries is one hell of a quick dessert place. Though I believe the original is in Greektown on the Danforth, this little Greek café and pastry shop offers up all the fixins. And like any good pastry place, they have all their sweets on display as if to tell the world… you’re going to be fat tonight.
I haven’t tried many of their items here, but the two that stood out the most to me were the spanakopita and their damn addictive Loukoumathes. I can barely pronounce either of those two, and while the girls behind the counter are laughing, I’m slightly drooling (over the pastries, not the girls, perverts).
The spanakopita is so rich inside and flaky outside that it makes me wonder if Greeks have a guilty conscience. The spinach flavor is subtle and I actually prefer it that way. The Loukoumathes are like Greek Timbits I guess? They are essentially honey glazed puffs that are absolutely soaked in honey and dripping with it. Though its a bit crusty outside, it’s really air-​y inside and are best served warm.
If you’re really hungry, there are lots of food places around the area, but this is more for a dessert. They were open fairly late from what I remember, but don’t expect this place to be a late night stop you drunkards. The shop also has frozen and refrigerated goods as well. Service is awesome and place is clean. Definitely worth a stop, which is more than I can say about the Sheppard/​Vic Park area.

This is a review just for the food since my family got pastries to go. We had the galaktoboureko and the loukomades. Omg… so good! The galaktoboureko was not too sweet, super flaky on top, thick custard inside and just a touch of cinnamon on top. 5 stars! The loukomades are dripping with syrup-​y goodness. Not my cup of tea (since I don’t like super sweet things), but the rest of my family loved them. This was my first time trying greek pasteries and won’t be my last.
If I had seen the this place on Unilocal before I went there I would have tried other things so I could review them. Haha it seems like everyone is just reviewing the galaktoboureko and loukomades, but Athens has other delicious looking pasteries too! Oh well, next time. :)

Great coffee, great pastries. Pastries are always fresh. Anything I have tried over the years has been great. my favourite is a spinach pie followed by a custard pie accompanied by two lattes.

1. Loukoumades (Fried dough balls with honey): fully soaked in the honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon. Good, but probably even better when warm.
2. Galaktoboureko (Greek custard pie): Loaded with custard. The custard was not too sweet and wasn’t like a smooth pudding consistency; it was thicker and not runny.

Tried the Galaktobouriko since this was recommended by everyone. Tasted great and goes well with a cup of mochaccino. I don’t really drink coffee or any coffee related drinks but the mochaccino here has totally changed my mind. Awesome flavor and the top foam layer gives it that icing on the cake quality. I can’t wait to come back here and since its so close to where I work I’m pretty sure I will be back very soon.

Strangest thing when you go near this place… your mouth starts watering and your toes seem to move quicker! Everything is good in this place… I’m thinking of owning a restaurant some day and I will advertise their desserts on the menu… Spanakopita just out of the oven;“freaken mind-​blowing!”

I SUPER DUPER LOOOVE THEIR GALAKTOBOUREKO! I should have gotten the whole freaking pan. I only wish the buttery phyllo layers were more crispy but the custard was unbelievable! This is a same-​day/​one-​sitting dessert not only ‘cuz it’s impossible to save for later (or for other people)– BUT I heard the phyllo gets soggy & the custard gets mushy. GOOD GOD IT’S FATAL.

I usually not into Greek sweet… but the Galaktobouriko (don’t ask me to pronounce that!) at Athens Pastries was excellent! Not too sweet with just a touch of honey went well with the flaky shell and the egg custard!
Cappuccino was great too with the nice milk foam.
The layout of the Athens Pastries in Scarborough is identical to the one in Greek town but of course a lot less busy.
Just love Athens Pastries especially the whole stores was filled with freshly baked pastries from the oven!

In need of some after-​dinner Dessert & Espresso Beverage, I arrived to Esquire Plaza for a quick visit to TD Bank and noticed a Pastry Shop next door. Naturally I walked in and it had that Café setting to it which made me feel much more comfort to relax here. The background mumbled Greek conversations from the patrons made it that much more comfort. It’s all Greek to me!
WaYnE: What’s that on the far left tray? Is that sweet?
Ladies: Which one? The round or rectangles?
WaYnE: I think that one with the «G» word.
Ladies: Galaktobouriko (Greek to me)? Yes, that is sweet.
WaYnE: I’ll have 1 «G» please, thank you.
The real name of that Sugar Syrupped Phyllo Custard is «Galaktobouriko ($ 3.30)» and as much as I’m a fan of Mille Feuilles, I enjoyed this just as much. Slightly sugar syrup coated and while the Custard looks a bit curdled, it is simply because the Custard was baked in the process.
Thank you Athens Pastries. You have confirmed to me that the Loukoumades (12/​$ 3.00) I’ve had somewhere during the Toronto Greek Street Festival (Taste of Danforth) is subpar. Mostly because its been pre-​made and sitting around while I was handed some of the fresh out-​of-​the-​oven Pastries at Athens. My inferior Loukoumades experiences has given me a long distaste for Greek Desserts until now.
Athens’ version is not that soggy ball of dough that I can’t get out of my mental memory card. The one I had here has a crisper outer layer which makes is less likely to over-​absorb the sugar syrup. This means both Texture and Flavour Balance is much better for my preference. The ones before were so sugar loaded that it was a doughier version of Baklavas.
Short & Sweet Menu (some items): Spinach Pie, Cheese Pie, Meat Pie, Cream Pie, Loukoumades, Galaktobouriko, Espresso Beverages, Teas, Misc Drinks, etc…