Little Cove Bakery — Restaurant in Tobermory

"What's all the hype?" I thought as I read other reviews. I had the chance to visit this bakery myself and I must say, this little tub has big flavour. They really do the baked goods thing well. I had the cherry tart and the flakiness of that crust was perfection. Very flakey yet moist. A balance that eludes many bakeries. And surprisingly they carried this craft into their pizzas! This pizza was on point. I was surprised to have found a pizza of this caliber outside of a major city. My only criticism is the slice I had was slightly overcooked at the edge so my last bite tasted a bit burnt. But I would not let that dissuade me from coming back and getting their pizza again. Not pictured here but also eaten was the raisin butter tart. Which was also really solid. I'm not a fan them regularly but I can appreciate the quality of this one. They also had a raisin bread that I had for breakfast on a hike. The bread had a good springyness to it like a marshmallow but not as soft. It reenergized my body with every bite like I'd imagine a senzu bean would. The only thing lacking and due to my own error was a nice cup of coffee to enjoy it with. Also, the next day I had the daily special which was Mac and cheese. This was no Kraft dinner mind you. The cheese in this was so velvety and really hit the spot for when you want to indulge in comfort food. Long story short, this is another reason to come to Tobermory aside...

I want to rate them higher, but recent experience just killed it for me. This bakery makes the BEST Cinnamon Roll cookies. I've waited 3 years to get them but they aren't making them. It's fine, COVID and all, gotta limit the menu. I get it.

However, they have a number on the window asking people to preorder so I figured I'll ask if I place an order. Give them a few days to make them. It was a straight no. The reason was "they're too much effort" and "we don't have time" and "maybe if you ordered bulk Id consider it"

Well, that says it all about how they regard their customers. Sadly, this bakery, just like the rest of Tobermory has tasted success, and become so commercial and tourist oriented they are just about sales at this point. Clearly they'd be willing to make the time for the right price. Won't be back again, won't recommend them anymore.

Their products are good, and no matter what you buy, it will be tasty. But that's if they care enough to take care of their customers. I truly hope they...

Awful service, awful baked goods.

The "eclaires" are filled with icing (like what you'd put on a cheap cake) and the donut part tastes like it came out a box.

The "grilled cheese" is not grilled and tasted like it had been made 2 days before and left out in the dry sun. The non conversant lady at the front reluctantly agreed to heat it up. I guess that's asking for too much. The cheese wasn't even melted. Our dog wouldn't even eat it.

The people working look sad, most likely because they fill ashamed of the shameful backed goods they are forced to pedal to tourists all day.

No washrooms for the guests, just a Porta potty in the back.

Not sure what's going on here but we definitely won't be back. By all means though, if this sounds like a good time feel free to...