La Prep

visually when you walk by uts quite appealing. everything looks fresh and the sandwhiches and oaninis look like something youd like to order. however taste wise my coworker and i found it to be mediocre and bland. doesnt hit the spot in terms of quality. i have been here a few times and although it makes me want to like it and try it again its just decent and not abything remotely special. unfortunately.

I come here almost everyday because I like the food. BUT, the customer service is below standard.
The staff are always more focused on food prep for Togo orders than the customers right in front of them. If I am in a rush or pressed for time, I make sure to spend my money elsewhere.
The food is also quite expensive for a fast food place.

La Prep is what I consider a «premium» fast food chain. Their breakfast is better than Timmy’s, Starbucks, etc, but it doesn’t hold a candle to even Sunset Grill or the independent breakfast shops.
Why you should come here:
–Quick breakfast
–Breakfast bagel with pesto mayo
–Breakfast panini
–Quick lunch combos (salad +sandwich)
Why you shouldn’t come here:
–You want super super cheap food
–Faux Phở (seriously — they offer that, no idea what they were thinking)
Verdict: Decent quick lunch option if you are in the area, but nothing special.

I just bought lunch from this La Prep location and was not at all impressed with the service that I received. The fact that they gave me the wrong sandwich is bad enough, but even more alarming is that it took 3 people over 10 minutes to figure out how to make a latte. When they finally passed me my «beverage», they giggled and informed me that they actually had no idea how to make a latte. Upon returning to my office, I discovered that it was completely undrinkable — absolutely disgusting.
I would suggest that this location should focus on their training of the equipment as they shouldn’t be advertising that they sell lattes if they’re actually not capable of making them correctly.

I really like this place. I had pasta with pesto with pine nuts. We all know that pine aren’t cheap and they don’t skimp on them either. The pasta was scrumptious and I had it with ham and cheese stuffed chicken, which was good, too.
Service was fast and friendly.

As usual I was getting lost in the PATH on the way to work, and I was starving at this point.
I saw La Prep, after passing many more like Druxy’s, generic breakfast deals etc.
I have to say for $ 3.99 2 eggs, toast, sausage is good value.
I do not like the fact it is on plastic plates but whatever, I guess the non — PATH, dine in La Prep’s are better in that regard.
The service was quick and friendly. The juice looks great here as it is fresh squeezed, will try it next time.
I think for a quick bite on the way to work, this works.

I’m not usually the type to eat in food courts. I’m not sure what it is but they just don’t appeal to me. However, in an effort of finding something new for lunch I ended up here for a panini and have to say it was surprisingly good!
I had the chicken and bacon panini and for $ 6 it was just the right amount of food to go back to work fulfilled. They also have a large selection of grain, bean, or pasta salads… But I’m not really a salad guy so can’t comment on that side of things.
All in all, highly recommendable, even if it is in a food court.

La Prep is a decent lunch spot in the food court under The Bay at Yonge and Bloor. The food is good, some of it really good.
The downside to this place is that there’s a strong likelihood there wll be a problem with your order. I went five times and had a problem four out of the four times I went. They gave me the wrong sandwich, or the wrong salad, or gave me a salad when I hadn’t asked for one, or the food was cold. There seems to be poor communication between the staff members.
The problems are getting better, and I’ll look at updating my review when the accuracy of the orders becomes a little more consistent.

I needed a quick meal before I had to hop on the subway so I decided to give this café a shot. It’s located in the food court in the underground pathway in the Hundson Bay Centre.
They have a great display sandwiches, salads, soup and assorted baked goods as well as hot beverages.
I decided to combo it up and got a sandwich with 2 salads:
Ham & brie w/​basil pesto Panini with Sundried tomato pasta salad & Lemony Chickpea salad
My sister got the Roast beef w/​creole mustard, so of course we split half and half to get the best of both worlds!
Both sandwiches were served on a white baguette and were equally good and fresh tasting. Despite how long they took to toast the sandwiches the insides were not quite as hot as I would have liked and the cheese was not all gooey melty as I would have expected. I would ask them next time to toast it longer for my liking. But taste wise the sandwiches were pretty grrreat! The salads were really refreshing and great in flavour.
We had to get dessert because they had such a great selection of Dufflet individual cakes and pastries. We opted for:
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Mini –Chocolate mousse with a heart of raspberry mousse, finished with a red glaze and a shard of dark chocolate.
This was super yummy and beautiful presented. I love the sweet milk chocolate fluffy moussse contrasted by the suttle tangy fruity raspberry glaze with a sweet raspberry mousse filling in the centre.
Nanaimo Bars — A chocolate crumb base, followed by a layer of light custard buttercream, and topped with a smooth and glossy layer of semi sweet chocolate.
I always get excited when I see these authentic Canadian treats! Perfect traditional nanaimo bar, no flaws.
As well they serve Red Rose Tea so I got one, a large is $ 2 bucks.
Overall you get a lot of fresh tasting great flavour food for a very reasonable price, I believe it was about 14 bucks with tax for one sandwich with 2 salads, a large tea and a dessert.

We had a catered lunch from them a while back which was delicious. And now this place has become my weekly (if not daily) habit. The food tastes fresh and and it’s consistently on point. The sandwich and salad combos are a good deal. 4 stars for the food. Extra star for the good service.

The coffee is good here for breakfast and the sandwiches are good at lunch, but the service is only average.
I agree with Jennifer, they need to pick up the pace! Sometimes I wait in the morning to order my latte while one girl works the cash AND makes the coffees, another is on the other side making sandwiches for lunch, and at least one other person is talking on her cell phone. Prioritize, people! The customers in front of you are the only thing you should focus on!
Lunchtime they are pretty good and the selection is right. They do like to toast all the sandwiches, which is what tends to take the longest.
Don’t let them fool you, though. When you order a sandwich and they respond, «what kind of salad would you like with that?» it’s not because a salad comes with it. They are rather sneakily upselling you — the salad is at least $ 2 more, maybe $ 2.50. Just a warning.
Still, the lattes are good. I’ve had a chicken avocado wrap and a couple of other sandwiches and the ingredients are fresh and the bread is delicious.

This la prep was a le gourmand for as long as I can remember. I was not the hugest fan of le gourmand, but the cookies and pastries were really good. La Prep picks up where le gourmand left off, without the lovely made-​in-​house pastries.
Still far too expensive, but the coffee is alright. My real issue with my la prep debut was the speed of service. With SIX employees in sight, and THREE customers my breakfast sandwich still took FIFTEEN minutes to receive after ordering. Everyone was taking their sweet time. And while it was good in the end and all, this is Yonge & Bloor. My coworkers and I had 20 minutes to grab a bite or coffee between meetings. For this location, you have to be faster, on the ball a bit. Le gourmand was excellent at this. I likely won’t return any time I am in a hurry.

Found this little place on Friday.
I believe it’s new because I haven’t seen it before. It’s tucked away in the east foodcourt on the ground level — down from The Bay.
This place brings me back to FRANCE!
Fresh made sandwiches behind the glass and the options are endless. They have mushroom paninis, baguettes with brie and ham, wraps, avocado sandwiches as well. Im sure there are soups as well.
I was just blown away with the options.
You can get a sandwich/​wrap with 2 sides of salads. Not plain salads either!
Parisian apples, tuna pasta, bean salad.
I will definetely go there again — the good is not only good but healthy as well.
As a bonus you can add a coffee for $ 1.
Everything is fresh and ready to go. I will admit it’s a little pricy for just a sandwich. I had a Brie & ham baguette with 2 salads plus a coffee — came to roughly $ 10.
BUT in defence you get this nice stuff for the same money for a boring sub at Mr Sub or Subway. I would pick this place over them anyday!
Give it a try Unilocalers!