Caldense Bakery & Cafe

Nothing but good being shoveled into my mouth from Caldense bakery.
As you walk into the shop, your eyes are directed to the sparkling show case of desserts. To your left is a rotating display of whole cakes. Further to your left is a hot counter for dine-​in breakfast and lunches, another display case of fresh meats and cheeses, and shelves on shelves of Portuguese goods and (I assume) daily baked breads & buns. Run on sentence much?
Today I stopped in for a dose of caffeine and picked up a chicken salad to-​go. I love their espresso and I especially love their prices. Today’s salad was to accompany my soup I packed for lunch. The small salad was actually quite large, leaving no room for my remaining lunch. I am not complaining. Note: there was no shortage of feta cheese on this bad boy.
In the past I’ve picked up a DIY sandwich and salad. I drool over their sour dough buns with prosciutto and provolone. They’ve got a sandwich area where you can add lettuce, tomato, cucumber, peppers, sauces, etc., etc. I’m not sure how well advertised this is but if you ask politely, I’m sure it can be done for you too. Over the display cases are TV’s that present their menu options. You can take it to-​go or opt for table service.
With Halloween quickly approaching, their interior is decked to the nines in ghoulish décor. With that being said, I can’t wait to see how festive they get for Christmas.
As a final point, the service is what keeps me coming back. I find every interaction to be a pleasant one. This is huge in my books!

The food is ok but the service sucks! Also the place needs a serious cleaning session especially the window behind the bread where I saw 20 dead flies!

I was pleasantly surprised by this little café. It was on the way, and not really a destination so I had no real expectations of this place. The options of baked goods was really quite overwhelming… they all look delicious! Ended up just choosing one and ordering espresso to go with it. The portion sizes were huge and the prices were not… I would definitely go back and order something else delicious!

One word: Overrated.
And I gave them two chances! The coffee was o-​k. The toast was o-​k. Everything was… just O-​K…
I prefer Seara up the street. Fresher coffee, better tasting bread, better service, and better prices!
I will give them an extra star for the décor though, its very nice. Cramped but nice. Selection wise though they pale in comparison with almost all of the neighborhood bakeries.
Yep you guessed it. I will not be giving them a third chance.

I know what I am going to order even before setting my foot inside Caldense Bakery & Café.
Francesinha is a Portuguese sandwich originally from Porto, made with bread, wet-​cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage like chipolata, steak or roast meat and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce served with french fries. [1]
Here at Caldense the Francesinha ($ 8.50) might not have the french fries but it is close enough to what they have in Porto. A triple deck sandwich topped with a fried runny egg and melted cheese! The sauce might lacked any taste of beer but it compliment the «sandwich» well.
Tosta mista ($ 4.95) which is really a ham and cheese sandwich looked a little sad beside the Francesinha.
The service here is excellent. Just order and pay at the cash and your sandwich will be delivered to your table. The server was like You not going to eat those sandwiches but I was ordering for my Unilocal friend too!
Until my next trip to Portugal to try the real deal, I am quite happy to enjoy what they serves here at Caldense.
I will be back!
[1] from Wikipedia

Caldense Bakery becomes a «Double-​Double» Bakery with this -=TEN10th=- location.
Not only congratulations are in order, but also Welcome to the City of Vaughan.
Following in the path of Costa Verde, there’s no lack of Portuguese presence.
Shall we call this area with varieties of Portuguese Delights, Little Little Portugal[1]?
In comparison to various other Caldense locations, here are some p-​r-​o-​s…
— New Furnishing, but of course
— Back-​of-​house semi-​booths have power-​outlets
— Friendly personable young Ladies [Big Yay]
— Menu shown on LCD displays
— Nearby LCBO [when you need fresh air]
— Nearby Costa Verde Churrsaquiera
— 5: 3 0 AM opening hour [ IF I read correctly]
Found myself brand new afternoon coffee-​shop spot for Cappuccino ($ 2.62).
Pastel de Nata ($ 1.24), anyone? Ahemm, both of those are MINE.
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[1] Hope this doesn’t offend anyone, especially Portuguese men. My apologies if any.
Please do send me a msg of what best to call this new cultural neighbourhood.