Kate's Town Talk Bakery — Restaurant in Mississauga

A solid 3.5 with a special shout out to the butter tart that is a 4 star ... definitely above your average bakery. Cute homey bakery that fills all your grandma style baking craving.

Kate's Town Talk Bakery is run by some very sweet ladies and they're quite welcoming. It's a homey feel in the bakery with various tables available to sit down to enjoy a light meal or eat several of their homey sweets. When we arrived, they weren't quite ready for lunch as they had a large order... it was a nice touch to see they make everything fresh and from scratch.

For lunch, they normally have Chicken pie, beef pie, spinach cheese pie, sausage roll, soup, and sandwiches made with their in house made bread. In addition to the light lunch items, they have a large assortment of in house made cookies and a few pies and bars. In general, there's probably something for your taste buds! We ordered a chicken pie, peanut butter cookie, pecan cinnamon macaroon, cherry butter tart, plain butter tart, and a rhubarb raspberry pie.

Chicken Pie - Homey little pie that satisfies that craving for that home made experience of a creamy interior with a few good vegetables. I hate to compare it to the perfect 5 star Pie Commission because Kate Town Talk version is like nostalgia. It has it's moments when it brings back that fond youthful memories. I did noticed that the pie crust isn't so flavourful so I'm thinking it might be a shortening crust. 3.5/5

Pecan Cinnamon Macroon - Good little crisp cookie. The cookie was really hollow so it makes me think the egg white was beat very very stiff. There was a good amount of shredded coconut in it but I'm not sure if I tasted much of the pecan in it. 3/5

Peanut Butter Cookie - I adore the look of this cookie... it reminds me of what my neighbour's grandma made. Cute indention with the back of the forks and hand formed. This had peanut flavour but the sugar amount was very very high. Possibly too sweet for me. 3/5

Rhubarb Raspberry Pie - The pie interior was a nice tart kick from the raspberries. The bold colour was a nice red foil to the cute maple leaf cut out on top of the pie for Canada's day. I wanted to really like this pie but the crust was a bit of a let down. It was pretty soft and mushy and didn't have much of a flavour. Not sure if this was underbaked or just sitting for a while. 3/5

Cherry Butter Tart - The tart was amusing as it had the traditional explosion of the gooey inside and caramelized over the pastry edges. This crust was definitely more flakier than the pies but it didnt' have a strong flavour so I think they used a shortening to get that flakiness. It still was well made and the sweetness was balanced. It wasn't insanely sweet... it is a butter tart so it's sweet but it wont put you in a sugar coma. I just can't give it a 4 cause I barely tasted any cherry flavour 3.5/5

Butter Tart - Oh yes.. this is the item you come here for. I get the love ... I taste the love for this bakery right here. Gooey, sweet butterscotch interior that lingers and coated up the pastry sides to create a nice caramel edge. The pastry is a pleasant flakey bite ... I would have preferred a butter crust but the gooey interior is a winner. This is quite nice. Solid 4/5

Overall, I'm sure they have more winners here than just the Butter Tart... lots of options for everyone to try and the lovely service puts it best in...

While their food is good, I will not be returning to their bakery or buying anything from them again. The last time I was there, before the pandemic, I bought a take out order for my daughter with a cold and stayed for lunch with my other child. The order was delivered to our table while we ate, in a tied bag. I ordered a sandwich and a lemon bar, I was assured it was all in there. When I returned home, my daughter didn't feel like eating so I left it with her. Two hours later, she said she couldn't find the lemon bar. Sure enough it wasn't in the bag and there was no wrapper (she wouldn't have claimed it wasn't in there and eaten it secretly, it's just not worth it). So I went back to the store and said that the bar hadn't been in the bag, could I please get the lemon bar. I expected a throwaway apology and a lemon bar. Instead you would have thought I had asked for 6 dozen cookies and a pie for free. The two women behind the counter side eyed each other, one saying a hesitant "Okay?" while she reluctantly reached for a lemon bar, acting as if she thought I was lying. Honestly, it's a lemon bar, it's not a $1,000 item. Since they write everything down on those tiny slips of paper, I'm not surprised it got missed. No apology, and even THAT would have been okay if they didn't behave like I was stealing from them. So, no, I won't...

I had a TERRIBLY uncomfortable experience here at this local spot. I’m always checking out cafes as the vibe in quaint communities is a unique gem when it’s RIGHT. I took my girls here for a l’il cafe dine-in treat and to my SHOCK was serviced by Kate herself. I asked her name to be CERTAIN. It could be that it was busy, however as an entrepreneur myself, no form of busy is too busy when you truly LOVE what you do with PASSION. Owners like her MUST stay in the kitchen, because if it was her service to get a returning and loyal customer base, these doors would be shut immediately. I get that it’s a recession, minimum wage just increased and therefore small businesses suffer the greatest, while they feed the economy in the greatest capacity. However, the POOR service received, we were rushed and greeted with ZERO care, we were asked “do you know what you want OR…?” I’m sorry but or WHAT?! Obviously it seemed like a conflict to clarify the soup of the day, and if the bread could be warmed or toasted and the variety of baked cookie options. It is NO surprise why the Little Cookie Co SHINES beyond your scope because the service and quality in EVERY interaction there is light years beyond your capacity....