FOOD: Petite Thuet

Hi everyone! I apologize for the lack of posts. I just started work last week and have been trying to adjust to my new schedule (sleeping at 11PM and waking up at 6AM @_@). I've been feeling like such a granny lately and have had no energy to post at all. This will be my first ever food review and I'm really excited to write it =). There are actually a few other restaurants/places that I've gone to before Petite Thuet and want to do reviews on but I want to write this now since it's still fresh in my mind. Here we go!

I'm sure everyone has experienced the macaron craze lately, and it's no wonder because it's such an elusive and delicious French dessert. The macaron is a sweet meringue-based confection made with eggs, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring (versus macaroon, which is a small sweet cake with ground almonds). I'm not a macaron expert myself but I do love eating them and have tried them at a couple of places.

Petite Thuet is a gourmet food shop with goods from Chef Mark Thuet. I actually went to the location near Rosedale station (1162 Yonge Street) on Macaron Day last year. Unfortunately they ran out of macarons by the time I got there so I wasn't able to try any. Since Mother's Day is this Sunday, I decided to buy macarons from the other location near King station (1 King Street West), which was a nice 10 minute walk away from my office.

Petite Thuet
Location: 1 King Street West (416-867-7977)
Price: $1.95/each
Atmosphere: Nice small location with cute interior and seating
Service: Staff was helpful but the guy who helped me was a little rude
Rating: 3/5 drools

Menu

Petite Thuet at 1 King Street West.

Seating on the left once you walk through the doors.

Lots of pastries on the right!

Nice big macarons! There weren't too many left when I got there =(.

6 macarons all packaged and ready to eat!

From top left going clockwise: Hazelnut, Cookies & Cream, Lemon, Black Forest x2, Raspberry

Black Forest: I was told that this was a favourite at the store so I grabbed the last 2. The shell was really soft and crumbly compared to the other macarons. It had a delicious thick layer of chocolate filling/cream with actual cherry bits inside! Definitely a unique flavour =)

Lemon: This macaron was very tart and the flavour really popped out. It reminded me of lemon cream pie and was really refreshing to eat. It also had a nice sugar coating which added to its crunchy texture.

Cookies & Cream: I would say this one was my favourite. It was a little disappointing because it lacked cookie flavour, but the cream was really light and refreshing. The shell was also really nice and crunchy and balanced well with the cream.

Hazelnut: This macaron had a very nutty flavour and a nice crunchy shell. 

Raspberry: I always order fruity flavours whenever I buy macarons. This one had a very nice and sweet raspberry jam filling. You could even taste the seeds inside!

Overall, I didn't like these macarons as much as the ones from Butter Avenue (my current favourite). I didn't get to sit down and eat but I'm hoping that I'll have a chance to go again and also try their Rosedale location. I also felt that the service could've been better, however it might've been because I went during rush hour.

I hope this review helps! Please comment and let me know what you think about Petite Thuet or any other location that you think I should try.

I'll post again soon and happy eating!

Cheers~

Victoria