Extra Butter Coffee

I don’t care for the coffee here (burnt, Starbucks-​y). But I kinda like the donuts. They make cake doughnuts here, and a good cake doughnut is really, really hard to find in TO. They do both cinnamon and chocolate cake, with glaze and sprinkles or cinnamon sugar spice on top. I’m sure they do a few other things, but these are the varieties that I’ve tried. If I’m in the neighborhood, I’ll pop in for a cinnamon sugar donut. They are pretty good — nice crumb, the cake tastes good, very flavourful, with enough cinnamon sugar on the outside. But the quality can be uneven — they can be overdone, with crunchy crust and dry crumb — ugh. They are also served cold, which is not an asset. If Extra Butter wanted to up their donut game, they should really consider a donut warmer. These are reminiscent of the «cider» doughnuts I used to get in Michigan, but I could get a whole bag of those for $ 5 and I think these are $ 2.50 each. Worth trying if you are in the area.

We stopped in to Extra Butter on a friend’s recommendation. It was extremely hot outside and extremely hot inside, so we decided to take our order to go. Two wet caps, two americanos, and an assortment of pastries later and we were on our way!
The coffee was fantastic and worth the price of admission. Absolutely no complaints, and we’ll be back next time we’re in Roncy. The pastries weren’t as top-​notch, though I’ll be honest I’m not the biggest pastry guy, so what do I know?
The staff there were efficient and polite if not particularly friendly. I’m cool with that. Not everyone is outgoing/​charming/​me, but y’know what? If their coffee was served by an uppity jackass with a chip on his shoulder, I’d probably still come back. I’m buying coffee, not friends, and Extra Butter certainly has great coffee.
My only real recommendation? Better air flow, maybe some AC. When it’s in the 30s outside, it shouldn’t feel hotter and muggier inside. Small quibble. We’ll be back.

I discovered this place this week and have been back 3 times already. Excellent cappuccino and service. I also love their playlist and overall ambience of this coffee shop. Next time I go back I plan on trying one of their delicious donuts

Great vibe and friendly to young professionals who need to get work done. Space sharing is more easygoing than at Lit down the street. I walk a couple extra blocks to enjoy a coffee or two while sending out work emails. They do make their own donuts– great for a special treat. Sunshine through a bright window– couldn’t be happier. Heartfelt thanks to the team!

Ive been here twice. The first time I just got a coffee and left. Coffee was good quality and gave me a good caffeine buzz. The décor is not that friendly or inviting, in fact the seating as I remember it from my second visit was rather uncomfortable and the place had a stodgy, stiff feel.
The reason why I’m giving this place such a low rating is because the second time I came, the music was literally blasting. It was loud hip-​hop which I have no problem with. I love rap and hip-​hop, thats the type of music I primarily listen to. My main problem was the fact that it was SO loud. I sat down with my laptop to try to get some work done, and I just couldn’t. I looked over, and the one other patron in the otherwise EMPTY place was reading a book AND had headphones on, presumably to drown out the music.
What’s worse, is that when another patron came in to order something, I saw the guy at the counter have to ask her 3 times to repeat herself because HE COULDNT HEAR! It was honestly embarrassing for me, because the cashier seemed so intent to blast his little hip-​hop playlist that he was driving customers away. I love hip-​hop and rap, but honestly, the music he was playing was better for the bar or the club, not a friggin coffee shop on roncesvalles at 2 pm in the afternoon. Like get over yourself bro, you’re not really playing «background» music, and in case you didn’t know, people don’t come to coffee shops on Roncesvalles to listen to ‘Ye and Dead Prez. Get real. ON TOP of all that, I heard the N-​word in two of the songs. I thought this was gross, for a white cashier, in his little hipster coffee shop to be blasting music with no regard for those words, and how they could have the possibility to alienate some people. AND for the finale, the guy was friggin’ rude and not even polite after i just spent almost 5 bucks on a fucken coffee.
I actually left, and went down the street to Lit, where the people who work there are nice, and the music might not be my taste but its a low volume, and its lyrics aren’t so powerful that they can easily fade into the background. Also, when I went to Lit i noticed that it was PACKED, another reason why I thought this guy’s music was driving people away.

I come here twice a week for coffee, because my place of work is actually a steps away. Although I love the coffee, pastries, and snacks from Extra Butter, something unpleasant always ends up happening while here.
The first time I visited, I had to deal with an overly grumpy cashier. The next time, a customer was staring at me as if I had a few hours left to live, and that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. During my most recent trip, I was somewhat verbally attacked at the cream/​sugar section of the shop. As I was mixing my soy milk into my coffee, a customer continuously sighed and muttered words like «it’s really not that difficult to mix milk» and «they need to redesign this place.» I mean, come on, lady, I’m doing my best here. It’s not like I want to stand around being grilled by these hipsters. OK– I didn’t mean it like that. Sorry.
But this is a hipster spot. Too bad I like their coffee too much to stop coming here! Try me again, Extra Butter Weirdos; I can handle this.

Pastries were good. I had a bacon mustard pastry and my friend had an almond and regular croissants to go. Was not a fan of their chocolate something cookie-​the cookie had chocolate chips and some raisons… it just didn’t taste as good as it looked. Staff were friendly but could be a bit too talkative for a busy afternoon imo.

Had a hot chocolate and doughnut. The doughnut was good. The drink was good. But compared to other offerings in the area, I don’t find too much excitement in Extra Butter.
The décor made me feel a bit misplaced… old pictures intermingled with something like ‘art’, the photo of the crying woman caught my eye far too often.
Not enough tables, all were taken up by people using laptops.
It’s… ok. Nothing to get excited about.

Known for its pastries, I came for a late breakfast on a lazy Saturday morning. You know you’re in for a hipster vibe when the name is not on the top of the café but printed on the windows.
Luckily this place doesn’t overdo it, and manages to remain more accessible to families and the community.
Breakfast tart $ 5 – 6 was a bit expensive but worth it as it’s a pastry with breakfast hash topped with a sunny side up egg. Brewed coffee $ 2.25 was strong and well roasted as well.
Not much selection for sandwiches so for now it’s a breakfast and afternoon spot, but it’s only a matter of time before they get in on the brunch/​lunch crowd.

Last week I had lunch with a friend who was droning on about how she had just been to a «doctor» and because she had «too much protein flakes floating in her blood,» he determined that she was allergic to… guess what? Just guess! Yes, GLUTEN. Add her to the 97% of the population of Toronto who believes they have a gluten allergy while they blithely ingest copious sums of it insidiously through toothpaste and lip gloss. I was barely nodding my head while she was telling me about her new bird diet and while she was stuffing shards of parboiled broccoli in her mouth, I was doing that rude thing that people do: scrolling through my iphone because she was so boring and my Instagram feed was not.
This is what I found: A plate of donuts from @extrabuttercoffee. Not just like any old Tim Hortons donuts, and don’t get me wrong, me love those, I am at half-​mast just thinking about them BUT! the Extra Butter donuts looked like they were made with the love of your grandma and glazed with the jizz of the mighty gods.
That Sunday, my neighbours and I took our convoy all the way from the beach to Roncesvailles. And yes, we have coffee shops in the east end, enough that if you stacked one coffee cup lid on top of another and so on, you would get to the moon and back, 17 coffee shops per capita, 100% predictable: I’ll have a grande latte with a gluten-​free muffin and let me just plug my laptap here and scroll through Facebook while I pretend to work in my «coffice.»
Extra Butter Coffee is better than that. It smells like fresh, real baking (butter!!!) and has a sweet deco-​inspired décor that is homey and makes you want to hang and talk. There were 9 of us, we all had various pastries with our coffees, mine was a perfect americano by the way, I drink it straight black so I can judge with purity.
I had two things:
1. A breakfast pastry that was a croissant-​type bed encompassing a perfectly cooked egg which was beyond thrilling. Any time an egg gets cooked into an edible vessel is a culinary feat in my opinion. Take my money! And it was simply delish.
2. A donut, duh, that’s what I came for. I wanted to try all of them but I went for the Boston Cream. It’s a cakey type chocolate donut glazed with more chocolate and then injected with Boston Cream in the middle. Let’s just say we had a moment.
Afterwards, the lot of us went for a constitutional walk on the Roncy. It was one of those freezing cold but sunny days that I normally hate because I think the sun is just mocking us at that point like: «Come out, it’s nice! Let me freeze your tits off, hahahahah!» But I didn’t even care about the trolling sun, the egg and the donut made me that happy.

Are you a true coffee fan? Look no further than the newly opened Extra Butter Coffee. They serve Dark City Coffee and its really delicious. The shop itself is simple with bench seating and small tables on one side. Plenty of room for mom/​nannies and their giant strollers. Something that drove me away from Lit Coffee down the street. They also bake some pretty yummy looking breakfast tarts and croissants that I will have to stop by one morning and try. They also were quick to set me up with a loyalty card. Only 6 cups before I get a free one-​yippie! Let the coffee buying begin!