Grande Cheese — Attraction in Toronto

Edit- January 5, 2025 I have to say Grande cheese your current management dropped the ball on my last visit to your orfus store. My family who have been customers for over 60 years- grande delivered back in the day to the inner city italian neighbourhoods and "Nicola" was part of the family- thats how long we have been supporters of Grande cheese- but last year we have noticed a big difference in the workers, quality and experiences at this location. Last 2 years i was purchasing party size pizzas on average twice a month - minimum 2 party or extra large party....service for church functions , quality have declined enormously , your kitchen has changed drastically - what was the straw that broke the camels back? $2.00 and the "current"mgr - (one that was working there previously has been relocated to your woodbridge store and thats too bad as they were true customer service mgr). I have not stepped foot in your store since and will never again. After 60 plus years of supporting you grande ( endorse local and have recommended) , it ends here. If you want to hear about how $2.00 and the mgr contributed to this decision, feel free to reach out to me to explain...

If it is found on an Italian dinner table, or is in an Italian recipe then Grande Cheeze sells it. Probably the widest selection of cheese products anywhere in the GTA...or in Canada for that matter. Almost every variety you could want at a very fair price. They also have a large selection of charcuterie, olives, oils, vinegars, pickles, pasta, jams, biscuits, cookies, coffee, candy and more. Most products are sold in various sizes including what could be considered bulk (buying a large tin of olive oil here will save you a bundle rather than several smaller bottles at the supermarket). They have their own bakery so always fresh Italian style bread and rolls for sale. There is a very large selection of frozen fish products at much lower than supermarket prices. There is also a dairy section. The staff are always friendly and helpful and the store is bright and clean. There are handicap parking spots available, and I believe the store would be considered wheelchair accessible. They have their own small parking lot which is often crowded but never really a problem. This is a busy store so plan...

On our first visit we were extremely excited to see all the different cheeses and Italian products. We bought a pizza slice which was amazing. The second time we went for pizza it was not great despite it being fresh out of the oven.

We got a few cheeses and was extremely disappointed to find out they were all terrible. We found a balderson truffle cheese that we usually buy from Loblaws but the one from here had a different texture and went bad quickly, as if maybe it was frozen and then defrosted quickly. We tried another country cheese that had already gone bad despite the expiry date being a couple weeks away. We also bought a 15 dollar cost truffle cheese and it was bland with no truffle taste. The only good thing was the block of parmesan we got which was good value.

Also we bought a canned product and realized later that the price was higher than it said on the shelf. The staff was great with handling it and refunded us. Maybe it was just bad luck and we picked the wrong cheeses but the experience literally left a bad taste in our mouths and we sadly won't be coming back for the...