It’s a pretty good bakery for the quality and price. My husband who is not Chinese loves the pineapple buns. I love the egg tarts especially when they are fresh out of the oven. The cakes here are yummy and not too sweet! They have one layered in sliced mangos that is delicious. If you buy six pastries there is no tax. Great place for the value.
Stephanie L.
Place rating: 3 Toronto, Canada
It’s not a bad bakery at all. I live really close to this location, so I stopped by sometime ago for a snack when I was at the bank. I tried their taro cream puff and the typical sausage and mayo buns. So far, it’s decent. They have a nice deal that comes with one HK style tea and one bun of your choice for like less than $ 2. This bakery should, however, add more variety and choices in their bun and pastry selection.
A N.
Place rating: 5 Scarborough, Canada
I’m an egg tart addict. I’ve had the chance to try egg tarts from all over the GTA and Hong Kong, and this place is my #1 pick. Egg tarts generally come in two main varieties: flaky pastry crust or butter/cookie crust. Too often, the pastry crust variety has an overwhelming volume of crust. The end result tastes more of dough than custard. Cookie crust egg tarts usually have a better balance of crust and egg, but obviously cannot provide the same delicate, flaky goodness that only a pastry crust can. Red Sail Boat does flaky crusts perfectly. The crusts, extremely thin, accentuate and dutifully contain the rich custard within, never overpowering it. In a nutshell, this place makes the Platonic ideal of egg tarts. If anyone reading this disagrees and thinks there’s a better egg tart place in Toronto, please message me and let me know! This review applies only to the egg tarts — I haven’t really tried anything else here.
Jennifer K.
Place rating: 3 Markham, Canada
If you only has $ 2 in your pocket and you have a snack attack, Red Sail Boat Bakery might be the place to go… $ 1.68 would get you a cup of coffee/tea and a choice of bun/pastry… I saw a lot of locals drops by here for their afternoon tea break. There are just couple of seats inside the bakery but they were all hoarded by retirees who seems to know each other chatting away. Egg Tarts($ 3.50÷6 tax in) are some of the better ones I had in Toronto. The crust is so light and flaky, the filling is smooth and full of taste, fresh from the oven warmness… No, I didn’t eat them all… Yes I can if I really have to… I shared them with my coworkers!