Molisana Bakery

Molisana bakery. Not too shabby. Came in here for a pastry and an espresso… Couldn’t find the pastry but the espresso was decent. $ 2 per shot. It was long and hot and delicious. Did the trick. Probably won’t be back to be honest. It’s a bit out of the way for me and the parking lot is a little crazy, but the price is right and the flavour is on point. Just personal preferences.
I did see they had a hot table which was happenin’ during lunch hour. Check it out!

The low down:
A great place for a quick bite to eat! Great mom-​and-​pop shop ambiance. Busy and popular during lunch times!
Recommendations:
1) Veal parmesan — the go-​to (I got this for lunch!)
2) Meat Lover’s panzarotti
Things I liked about the place:
A good clean, well-​organized, and spacious atmosphere (seat approx. 20 – 30 people). Tasty and fresh food.
Things you may not have known:
They cater as well apparently!

You can’t beat their meat
Top veal sandwich in the area, fantastic sauce, price of sandwich $ 7.50 for the veal includes free toppings (not incl cheese). My fave is everything less the cheese, great hot peppers, lots of onions & mushrooms.
The service is efficient & polite and no one walks away hungry
Nice selection of pasta, dry & fresh, meats & sauces as well as breads
I’m there at least once a month and when I say once a month I really mean at least twice. I go regularly enough that if I stopped then Visa might call me to see if I’m OK lol

Fantastic fresh foods and great service.
The owner makes the best sandwiches and doesn’t cheap out on the ingredients.

Normally most hot plate Italian bakery spots always are a 4 plus star winner for me. I’m not sure what’s up with this place but its kinda getting less good each time I go. Pasta is just moosh, not overly tasty, and kinda pricey, the meatballs were oddly thick and kinda bland. Meh, not too impressed.

Always consistent food available here … Traditional Italian staples like veal, pizza, pastas are very good. Really only one salad available (basic iceberg with options like onions, feta, tomato, olives), with dressing a tad oily. Price for this side salad a tad steep.
Excellent coffee.

Shared the cheese pizza, chicken cutlet sandwich and 2 veal cutlets a la carte with a bottle if mango nectar for about $ 20. One of the best pizza and veal cutlet I’ve had. Definitely will be back

Wow!
That’s what I have to say first off this is a hidden away Italian gem. This restaurant has a little seating area where you can enjoy the authentic Italian cuisine.
They even have take away pizza’s u can order. Which I did after I sat for lunch.
Many Italian places have products that don’t have that homemade love, here they do AND you can even buy a them to take home like a jar of their wonderful tomato sauce.
***** 5 meatballs *****
X

Busy lunch spot in Newmarket and with good reason. Their sandwhiches are delicious! I had the meatball sandwhich the other day and it came with 3 huge beatmalls with cheese (add-​on). It wasn’t as hot as I like so I ended up heating it for a few seconds in the microwave and the cheese just melted. It was SOOO GOOD.
Today I had the veal on a bun. It was tasty but the veal was a bit hard so not good for eating in a sandwhich. Would probably be better if it was eaten with a knife and fork. Finished my lunch with a san pellagrino orange soda. Yummy!
Their pizzas also look delicious, fresh and loaded with great topping combinations. And yes like others have mentioned, not much «pastries» here. They do have some bulk breads for you to buy but that’s it.

So I am now a Newmarket-​onian, for lack of a better term, and I just happen to live super close to this little piece of heaven.
Right off of Yonge Street in the plaza with the Mandarin, this place is tucked away, but not hard to miss. A legit, Italian bakery that caters, serves food to order as well as full meals to take home. Full lasagnas ready for the family, and even sizes for singles like me.
They serve fresh bread, pizza, Italian produce and desserts! Yes, heaven.
And I must include that they have a sit in area. Lots of seats for those like me who order and want to scarf down their food right away! Talk about a torturous car ride home, why put yourself through that if you don’t have too?
So for my first time at Molisana (yes, I have been multiple times in the 2 weeks I have lived here) myself and the BF ordered hot sandwiches. One chicken on a bun, served with fresh mozzarella and pasta sauce and the other meat ball on a bun, served the same as the chicken. We split both sandwiches, half for half, to get best of both worlds.
These sandwiches were so delicious and super messy. By the way, you know you’ve found a keeper when your Sig-​Other continues to go out with you in public after watching you scarf down a messy meatball sub. Not attractive. Maybe not the best place for a first date.
For all you Unilocalers, you know I would never mislead you. Out of all the items I have tried at Molisana, I definitely suggest the meatball sandwich. It’s amazing. You cannot go wrong with this piece of heaven. They make their own bread and the meatballs don’t have any filler. It’s legit!
As for my most recent visit, I stopped in for a slice of pizza. They have 10 kinds to choose from each day. I grabbed the ham and pineapple slice and last minute grabbed a small side of grilled veggies. I don’t know what they put on these vegetables but for the first time I enjoyed them more than my pizza. That’s a scary thought coming from my meatatarian mouth.
I insist that you try Molisana. Especially on a Sunday after a good bender. Did I mention that meatball subs are the perfect cure to a hangover? Works for me.
Buon appetito.
Tiff

I liked this place, I really did, but there was a few things that urked me. The chicken cutlet sandwich uses Sweet tomato sauce instead of the traditional san marzano style sauce, which really ruins the flavor of the cutlet, and they pour the sauce on instead of dunking it in sauce, which causes what I call, an improper sauce to cutlet ratio.
Its no california sandwiches, but its decent. This bakery doesnt even sell any baked goods, just deli meats, hot plate items and some bread all of which was sold out at 1pm on saturday… go figure.
I’d skip this place and go to california sandwiches for food.

Best Veal & Chicken Parm North of Woodbridge! You can also get fresh bread, pasta, pizza dough, and other ingredients. They also have a great ‘made-​to-​order’ menu. I am going to pickup my party size pizza now!

The best Italian hot table for lunch anywhere. Daily specials. At least 8 pizzas on the go by the slice. Cheap lunch for under $ 5 if you get a slice and a drink.
Fast counter staff make the line move quickly. Even if you walk in and think it will take too long, WAIT. It won’t take long. And it is worth the wait. Eat in or take out. Friendly owners and staff.
Veal sandwich is legendary. I often get the bread to take home and enjoy. The jars of tomato sauce are pricey but when you take them home and cover some pasta, you taste the quality. Someone’s Nona took some time to jar them up.
Garden salad with chicken isn’t a menu item and works out to be expensive but a great order and worth it. They would do well to add a soup or two over the winter months.
‘dm