Sud Forno - Terroni Review

I really tried to like Sud Forno, but I don't think my palate is "advanced" enough... It's one of two sister restaurants to Terroni and has a casual cafeteria-style lower level and a more upscale dining area upstairs. For dinner, it's a trendy and dim spot (think candlelight and low hanging lights)... and we had an intimate window seat looking into Dineen Coffee.

My main beef was that I didn't enjoy the food...I think dessert would've been the saving grace but I was too stuffed. My party of 3 and I shared fluffy room temp bread (why don't they serve it with balsamic vinegar? Am I missing something? The oilve oil was quite bitter, maybe grapeseed?), the antipasto ($25) and the che te mangi ($19 for white pizza w walnuts, honey, pear and prosciutto). I also sampled some of my friend's squid ink pasta, which was supposed to be served warm instead of piping hot...

I think I ordered the item I would have liked the most from the menu (they wasn't a wide variety to choose from) but was pretty disappointed, especially because the food was so overpriced.

All in all, cool atmosphere. If I *had* to come back I would just order desserts.

Great place with amazing atmosphere. Anything you buy here is very good quality and delicious. They use high quality ingredients, you can feel it after the first bite. Very nice design inside and great customer service.
Their gelatos are delicious, so as their pastry and their pizzas.
I highly recommend this place and will come back for sure.

Food: 4 out of 5. Pastry was ok, can't even say good. Too much flour on a croissant. Their pizza is VERY delicious. Their coffee aroma is pretty good, taste is perfectly what I want. It's their coffee and pizza make up those lost marks from their pastry. Otherwise if just rating for pastry, I would give 2 out of 5.

Price: 3 out 5. It's reasonable.

Service: since it's self serve, not gonna rate this.

Decor: 4 out of 5, very nice decor, and you can tell it's part of the Terroni family.

Overall: 3 out of 5, it's a little harsh to rate this low to one of my favourite Italian restaurant group. If their pastry game couldn't elevate. It's hard to stay in Queen Street West. Especially it's a stiff competition on this street.

Such tasty goodies! Anything from pastry to pizza and bread is so delicious!

Good assortment of Italian breads, pastries, and sandwiches. Pricey though, but reflective of the quality.

Italian desserts, salads, coffee, pizza, gelato, and sandwiches. Maybe 4 spots to sit windowside on the first floor, or about 9 seats at a communal table upstairs.

sometime I go there. Taste is delicious. Staves are kind.

All I can really say about my bomboloni is yum. Oh, I thought of something else: I could see the vanilla bean bits in the vanilla cream filling. Double yum. This place gets crowded for a reason.

Our favorite place in the neighborhood. The pizza slices are a reminder to the small cafes in Italy. The baked goods are our guilty pleasure. So here is our routine: have lunch at Terroni or other places around, walk by the plenty of stores or just the neighborhood. Get a nice espresso and a Bigne (or two). Sitting upstairs alone or on the newly opened patio. Drug of my choice.

Beautiful space. Friendly staff. Wide variety of quick to grab cookies, espresso and even savoury pizza and sandwichs. Will return.

Came here for dessert after eating just down the street. Got a double shot americano and a gelato on a stick. It was around $11 CAD. Everything looked really good inside. The coffee was really good and i like the decor. The seating upstairs is just a big community table.

Enjoyed my great tasting spelt/raisin bran cookies. Many selections. Unique and interestingly disjointed cafe setting and ambience!

Delicious Italian bakery in queen west neighbourhood! This place is such a gem, they have amazing house baked treats and delicious wood fire pizza. All their ingredients come from Italy so you can definitely taste the difference! They also have amazing gelato at this location, must try the pistachio gelato!

Cute little bakery serving a wide variety of Instagram-able pastries (heh millenials at it again, back in my day we just ate our food without photographing it! *Sip* yep, those were the days). Has a large communal eating style table upstairs. More expensive than a chain coffee shop but you get what you pay for.

Hmm we're Sud regulars here (neighbours!) and today not only were the new sandwiches smaller (with much less dense and tasty bread) but they are the same cost! ....$9 for this little guy? I don't think so guys!
Go back to your old stand by or were officially heading elsewhere for lunch! Sorry!

Simply amazing. Super friendly accommodating staff. Great selection of baked goods, food, drinks, gelato and everything great. The place is super nice and clean, nice community table upstairs with large windows to hangout and enjoy their food and drinks. Nice little cosy patio upstairs as well...wish we had more of these and outside the city. I may come out of my way just for this place

Great little pizza things. Seating is a little limited/weird but fine if you get a seat.

Great pizza slices, pastries, coffee. What's not to like about this place? Definitely worth the visit.

Nice desserts and hot chocolate. Tasty pizza. Well priced.

Pricy but worth it
Some of desserts are really really good!
The place that i wanna take my friends and family!

Amazing place, pure genuine Italian taste, employees, vibes. Must visit here in Toronto, both the shops, one in yonge, and this one. Go on Saturday to taste their wonderful porchetta, and I can guarantee 100% it has the same perfect taste that the one you can buy in Rome. It's also a good place to buy interesting Italian product, from olive oil to cheese, and why not, it's kinda perfect for a lovely Italian brunch. The employees are always very polite, the chef I met was so kind to say hi to us. They have a second floor where you can seat, relax, eat your Italian panino, and listen to people speaking in Italian. No negatives at all for this shop. Yeah, the prices are quite high, but I guess it's normal, some product are literally shipped from Italy. I am Italian, and I can guarantee. Totally Italian vibes, wonderful Italian food. Strongly suggested, definitely. Buon appetito!!!

Pretty good Italian fair, but they do well enough to offer some sub-par service (dismissive when busy). Forno Cultura King West is better.

Staff were friendlty like the ambiance. If you like latin music you will like the place :p

Highly recommended. If you are Italian you will enjoy the sandwich with porchetta

Wow, what can I say? Their Americano was one of the best that I've had in the city, and the pastry that came with it was also really good. My only concern was that I asked for an item that was labeled as their chocolate croissant in their More

Excellent coffee. Mushroom pizza was delicious, especially the crunchy crust. Service was okay.

The bread is really good! They make lovely sandwiches.

Great place for a quick grab. The food is awesome. I am very surprised the soup is also very good. Highly recommend.

Sud Forno is a slightly overpriced priced bakery. But you can't beat what it offers between presentation, atmosphere and food.

Unfortunately, I have noticed portion sizes get a bit smaller over the years but l want to give them the benefit of the doubt and think it's just the batch of the that day and it doesn't apply to all things.

As long as the quality remains, Sud is a lovely place to enjoy an afternoon of pizza slices, profiterols/binets, cream filled bombe and coffees with biscotti. Not to mention Classic Gelato in summer.

Overall, can't beat a good, authentic, true to form Italian bakery, complete with Italians direct from Italy.

Too pricey! For my Italian desserts I normally go to Tre Mari, but I had heard good things about Sud Forno, so I gave them a try. I could not believe the price of a mini baba - it was the same price of a large one at Tre Mari. Seriously? I spent $26 on desserts that would have cost me $15 at another bakery. That said, the desserts, except for the $7+ one that came in the jar (rip off), were tasty. Though tasty, they are not worth another visit.

This place is just the best. Great coffee and pastries.

Amazing affogatto, coffees, fresh bread and pizza and pretty good retail selection of pastas and sauces

This is owned by the Terroni group. We love the pastries, espresso, and olive oil. Just tried the pizza and proscuitto sandwich.

Everything fresh and traditionally made. The bread is easily the best part of their sandwiches, which is intended as a compliment to the baker. Great pizza, too.

Great place for some coffee and cake. Laid back vibe with very good service. They make fresh bread and the pizza slices are very good.

Excellent Americano! Food is flavourful and a bit pricey.

Yes at Toronto Station downstairs delicious and specialty coffee

A slice of Italy in Toronto. Reminiscent of the ubiquitous Italian cafe. Just perfect.

The Nutella bombe are TO DIE FOR!!!!!! They taste JUST like the ones in Italy! So yum Pizza is really nice too, I had the mushroom slice.

Nice little cozy place for coffee, desert & gelato. Good choices of tarts & cookies esp those with Nutella. 2nd floor has a private treed patio. Prepare to wait in line to order but worth it.

The bread is the best I could find in Toronto.
I know what I'm talking about, I'm french ;)

Pastries are great but service is lacking. It's a bit disorganized to order, pay, and get food when it's busy. There's a large communal table and cute covered patio on the 2nd floor. Opened somewhat late on a Friday night to get an evening treat. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area!

Love Sud Forno. There Classico sandwich and Costadas are to die for. Service is always excellent, and the bakers definitely know what they're doing. Highly recommended.

Absolutely the best place for a quick slice in the city!!! Friendly staff and always serving up fresh! Pistachio cookies are by far my fav cookie in the city! It's often busy, but worth the wait. The upstairs community table is awesome.

Great mini donuts (bomba's) and have the butterscotch budino

The upstairs seating is wonderful; the sweet treats are a delightful indulgence and I like the espresso-based drinks

Exquisite selection of Italian desserts and food. I particularly enjoyed their pizza but the pastries are also top quality.

Hands down, the best espresso in Toronto. Balanced, smooth with the right amount of crema and bitterness (it's probably because they do it the Italian way and dont use +20 grams of coffee per serving, like the majority of cafes in Toronto). Their selection of desserts and pastries that are all delightful. They also offer breads & pizza by the slice which all smell amazing, but to be fair I have not yet tried any of them.

Cozy place , I like the atmosphere, you should try this place .

Roasted beets and bean salads are delicious. Focaccia and prosciutto sandwich was on the thin side so I put the bean salad inside.

Delicious pizza and other baked goods. There's a patio out on the back if you go upstairs.

I have tried to write a review for almost a year now. But words escape me. I don't know that I can express in words how much I love and APPRECIATE this place, specifically this location (QUEEN STREET WEST). The food is authentically Italian. DELICIOUS. Still not had anything here that is short of DELICIOUS! And you can taste the quality of the ingredients and the work that went in to creating the food! The staff at Queen. They are not only hard workers, but the most wonderful human beings! I have noticed they always have a smile, are warm and welcoming. This location gets busy to the point where there are line ups! But the staff always treat you like you are the only customer there. And the management staff. Wow, they not only know how to run a business well, but treat people like royalty. I have also seen the management staff get on the floor and serve customers and clean up dishes when it gets busy. This location is a GEM in Toronto! I have been to the other location (Yonge), and that felt like a North American cafeteria. This location on Queen feels like a taste of Italy ... not just with the food, but the ambience and how you are treated here by the staff. So proud of you Sud Forno on Queen. Continue to shine :) P.S. BEST PIZZA and GELATO I have tasted outside of Italy itself!

Lousy, rude service and atrocious sandwich consisting of two pieces of dried bread with some leaves and some what appeared to be a paper thin bit of ricotta cheese. Better to go to Loblaws for a panini.

We arrived just as they closed and they graciously agreed to share their Delicious treats. Im very grateful for their late night services!

God bless this place my go to place. The best everything.

Second time I go there and am completely disappointed.

First time I ordered an espresso, barely had any crema and tasted completely burnt. This was not a good extraction. I told the barista and they apologized, but did not offer anything to fix the solution (such as make another one, or offer an americano instead).

Second time I ordered a frittata sandwich in a croissant. I asked it to be heated, and they did not. I reminded them, and they did heat it. However, it was poorly heated. The croissant was lukewarm at best, and the frittata was still quite cold (clearly came out of a refrigerator not too long ago).

Nutella bombolone. Enough said. Please don't deprive yourself and go get some!

Staff is super friendly, half of them are Italian so that adds to it's charm, the food is bomb and general atmosphere is very welcoming and relaxed. Music isn't so overpowering as someplace a can be, and they usually put on something nice.

Delicious, pizza and porchetta sandwich. Also, their Panetone is perfect.

Quality of food is great, pistachio gelato highly recommended

Amazing sour dough bread, pizza tellagio and Italian sweets (which are not as sweet as north American sweets.)

Good quality and freshly baked good. Season Italian products here. They serve alcohol which is nice for an aperitif or digestive depending on how you feel. Nice place to stop by for a quick snack and drink while running errands.

Great for baked goods or pure espresso.
Love the clean look and seating upstairs.
So not a negative on the space...

but if you re offering coffee in 2018, you gotta have milk alternatives. 65% of people are lactose intolerant, and others choose to stay away from dairy for health reasons.

Get some oat or almond milk in that joint

Good food, good ambiance and services. Price is reasonable for the area it is in. I personally like really spicy food so I'd like to have had such an option.

Had the salmon in croissant, overal good taste but the salmon was very tough and impossible to chew through, not soft and tender as you would expect.

My favorit place for snack in Toronto.Very affordable...

Our overall experience was great until the waitress prohibited us from putting Parmesan on a dish. We order the Paccheri ai Frutti di Mare, which did not impress us at all. Instead of making a big deal and returning the dish, we made a simple request to bring us some Parmesan. The gentle spoken waitress explained to us that on behalf of the chef she could not provide us with Parmesan for that specific dish. At first we thought she was joking until she walked away.

Putting restrictions on customers is uncomfortable and disappointing.