Benna's Bakery & Deli

I have always likes the food here; hot food ia expensive, but good. Cold cuts, same as any smaller local deli. Service is HORRIBLE. I was in the area, stopped in for early lunch…. Waited Sooo long as the staff member chitchatted with a customer in front of me at the hot food, literally I was being patient and waiting, the discussion was irrelevant to being a customer; at one point the clerk was standing there leaning on counter chatting to the customer. Saw me waiting the whole time. 2 staff at deli ignored me standing there (the old “I can’t see you…” while 2 other at cash. No other customers in store beside the one in front of me and me. Finally my turn! I asked a question, she ignored me, staff turned back to the other customer to chat again!!!! Communiat era service. No thanks, taking my money to other great European delis close by; Bloor st W, Lakeshore Etobicoke, Missisauga on Dundas.

Very lovely little polish store/bakery. Although the store is small, it has all the basic pantry items and snacks. There also is a good selection of cakes and various bakery items. The sausage selection is limited, but it does have all the classic polish sausages. The prices were also quite affordable compared to other polish stores. There seems to be a strong community aspect and all the workers speak polish.

A wonderful grocery store to purchase authentic Polish food and baked goods. Has an amazing selection of pickles, sauerkraut and jam. There is a rather large deli counter that offers many types of Polish sausage.

Been coming to this great bakery for years one of my favourite streets Toronto. #1 Polish delicatessens .Great treats from the Poland an Europe. Incredible bakery pastries, jams teas pickled herring, pickled beets, you name it they have it. in-house smoked meats, lotta hard, work owners, and staff THE best very courteous. Love it enjoy !

Love the smoked fish and cheeses. Lots of great tea selections, and fresh pickles and sauerkraut. Its getting a little pricey now, but last of the good deli's.

Always great stuff to eat here. Wonderful hot food counter and great deli selections. Try some smoked fish! Nice selection of Polish dairy products. And really great cakes!

Food is always so fresh and delicious, especially in the morning. Service was fast and friendly, you can tell that the people working there have been a team for a long time. Baked goods are also incredible and delicious. Their smoked mackerel is one of their best products and we always take a few of them home. Benna’s is one of our favourite spots in the city.

Came for Birria taco craving and left full and happier than hell. this place serves authentic Birrai- and boy, do they hold up to their reviews. From the consome to the toppings, the spiced and hot sauces provided. Will come again next time we are in the area. This place does not disappoint best Birrai tacos!! Only negative comment is the tables are wobbly and they ran out of cheese - cheese is life :( 10/10!!!

This is already a goto local spot for me for baked treats, sausages, random cheeses, some pickles, some peirogis, some smoked fish. But for a real treat? Go for a meal up the street at Cafe Polonez, best with a group so you can share. Order anything on the menu, eperiment, it's all wonderful, tending to the hearty...but make sure you get the white borscht (or zurek) soup, a delightful slightly sour soup served with boiled eggs and sausage, that to me seems mostly unique amongst world flavours. Then...if you fall in love with it, goto Benna's, and buy zurek powdered soup mix and Polish white sausage (or something smoked) at the deli and make it at home.

It's a hot counter. It's where to order a birthday cake and buy lovely tortes, cakes and pastries. It's a classic deli counter with a properly extensive selection of sausages, wieners, smoked fish as well as a wall of bulk cheese and cold cuts to have sliced to order. Imported and local dairy, pickles, honey, canned goods, soup, juice concentrates, breads, spices and various cookies and chocolate treats. Everything you need. Wall of polish language newspapers and magazines. Bulk frozen pierogies.

Everything very Polish style here & thus aimed squarely at the peaceful & soulful enjoyment of life... Which, of course begins with food! Very specific imported products & many fresh prepared goods... Today I bought fresh crunchy almond horn cookies, two kinds of halwa, fresh locally made sauerkraut and Polish made imported plum butter and fine herbal fruit infusions. Previously I have bought a little smoked fish and sausage here, excellent. You may want a piece of this or that sausage to simmer your sauerkraut... There are also hot deli items for takeout, very reasonably priced. Far from trying to break the wallet, Bennas prices are downright friendly...to the point where I just want to slow down, relax and look at unfamiliar items, appreciate the wonderful dedication of the store and just try things. Very enriching experience. The adventure will continue!

Bought some food for the holidays but cannot praise anything there - the chocolate cream cake gave me an upset stomach for 2 days - luckily it was mild runs! Their vegetarian cabbage roll was tasteless. The paczki have changed and taste like a gluey dumpling - they used to be excellent!! Worst of all is the baggy eyed woman that usually works at the meat counter. She always pretends to not hear or understand you. She's been working there forever and people have complained about her but mgmt really does not seem to care. The people working in this place have no customer service skills!!

I came here with my Polish friend who was looking for very specific items and didn't want to venture out to Starsky or Yummy Supermarkets. This place is more of a corner store with focus on Polish items. Layout is OK and they don't have the sheer quantity of the bigger supermarkets but they do seem to have a bit of everything. The baked goods looked tempting with a meat counter having decent variety of products. The cured meat selection was OK from what I was told. My friend also commented that she likes the desserts here as they are authentic. Checkout is interesting as there are separate lines from cash and debit/credit transactions. I think I will visit them for a dessert fix if I am in the area.

I think overall this place has some interesting products that are primarily imported from Poland. I bought some pastries and found them plain and lacking in flavour. Perhaps other parts of their deli counter are much better

I'm glad Piegus European bakery closed down otherwise I wouldn't have visited Benna's. For a small grocery/bakery I'm impressed with the wide selection of products, pickles, pierogi, smoked sausages, desserts, baked goods & prepared foods. I came early on a Saturday and it was busy but luckily no line up at the cash register. I came only for the paczki aka Polish filled doughnuts and they did not disappoint. They were light, airy, soft and not overly sweet. I really liked the rose hip filled one the most out of the 3 ($1/each). I will most definitely come back for their homemade cooked foods and more paczki. There's no tables or chairs in the store so it will have to be takeout, too bad .

I know this store for many years. Presently, according to the epidemic situation the visiting this store will be limited due to number of older clients as well as the competition of he larger stores i.e. Euro-Food. Seems that accepting a delivery to clients residents would be profitable. C-M

Pierogis and pepperettes are high on my list of comfort foods. Pockets of potato joy and meat sticks = perfection. Naturally, I'm in love with all Polish grocers, and Benna's recently topped my list. They stock all kinds of wonderful products that are hard to find, from mustard pickles to cabbage roles, to fishes cured in eastern European craziness. Luckily, if you're trying to just stock up on the uge, they have a decent grocery selection and deli, too. I have a freezer full of cheddar and potato pierogis and the moment they run out, I'll be running back to Brenna's.

Benna's has omg the BEST jams eg sour cherry and the most delightful strudels fresh baked each morning this is the place to buy beautiful fresh-baked poppyseed rye bread and pretty much the only place in Toronto that you can still get REAL horseradish, not dismal "Irresistables Horseradish Sauce" (basically some cheesy gross mayonnaise, ONLY thing available at grocery stores). WONDERFUL food at Bennas AND reasonable prices! They make homemade pickles, utterly delicious, and less expensive than wretched usa crap spewed out from pesticide-ridden farms. Their pickles are made with local Ontario cucumbers!

They have a great ready-made food selection. I ordered a bunch of different things I didn't know what they were with exception for the veal but they all tasted good:) now that's trust The place is always packed so expect a lineup in a little bit of this organization ,I did know the desserts they had cannolis Whip cakes, Lemon bar and they all were amazing I really enjoyed all of their food it was fantastic. I brought a box of their desserts down to my office and everyone enjoyed them no complaints in fact people recognized the deli as one of Toronto is best! The only thing I did not like was the Young lady behind the counter yelling about a service dog that was wearing it's badge she was really rude. The food was fantastic!

I am Polish so I may be biased but I love Polish food. I love all the prepared deli items. Benna offers a wide variety of traditionally Polish deli good. Delicious head cheeses of different varieties, garlic and double smoked kielbasa, dried and spicy kabanosy are just a few of the yummy selection. They also offer a large variety of jarred and prepared polish foods as well as unique spice and soup packages that will add to your kitchen that eastern european flavour. They also have an extensive bakery where you can find the typical polish sweets like sernik (cheesecake) and packi (donuts with plum marmalade). You can also buy the typical rye breads and other staples of the polish cusine. I definitely recommend checking this place out and do not be worr

Benna's is among the largest of the Polish bakery/delis on Roncesvalles (and there's quite a few), but even here the products are crammed in pretty tight, with many stacked on top of each other or on crates. They have an excellent selection of Kolbasa and other kinds of cured sausage in their deli counter, but it's a bit tough to get an order in if you're not speaking Polish--fight on, though, cause they're great. The baked goods area is less impressive and a bit scaled back, mostly featuring bagged breads from other bakeries.

Benna's a has a great selection of deli foods. It's hard to choose from their selection of fine hams. I also enjoy their smoked fishes and kielbasa. And the prices are fantastic, especially for the quality of the deli meats on offer They also carry some really good polish soups. My favourite is the dill pickle soup, which is amazing for pickle fans. Their plain cheesecake is fantastic too. I love Benna's!

One of the best Polish delis in the city. Great pickles, sauerkraut and their polish meat selection is incredible (dozens of different meat options). The kabanosi, and gypsy kielbasa are very tasty (I never leave without buying some) and the baked desserts are rich, sweet and creamy. Highly recommended.

Wish I spoke Polish. Love this store as I was told by my Accupuncturist to get raspberry syrup added to hot water & sip to assist with colds. I don't have a cold but not love this hot drink. So syrup, fresh made hot ham for my son, mixed fudge, 4 kaiser for &1, and some savoury pastries. I was thrilled when I saw the credit card signs above one of the cash registers!

My dog is adorably cute. But she is a hound, and will find any food within snout's reach. My dear friend made the mistake of coming over with a bag of 6 Polish doughnuts in her bag. The dog waited until the cover of darkness (and until my guests and I got sufficiently inebriated) to stealthily devour said bag of doughnuts, leaving no trail of crumbs. Those doughnuts weren't from Benna's, but the 'I'm so sorry my dog devoured your doughnuts, here's some to replace them' were. From the various flavours they had, I chose strawberry, mango, and plum. At $0.80 each, I thought they were well priced. I only had a bite of one, but they seemed very fresh and were well enjoyed by my friend (who now knows that smuggling baked goods into my house will not go unnoticed).

The best I have found. Prepared food is tasty and fresh. Staff are hardworking. There are linups yes but it shows how good Benna is.

I found the deli counter staff to be very rude...? And there's a whole lot of places to buy polish foods in Roncy!

OMG! Why did it take me so long to find this gem? I've always had the joy of living close to a great Polish deli/bakery and was disappointed when I moved into the area about 6 months ago with their various competitors up the street, but today I walked in on a whim (they had a tea I love in the window) and was not disappointed. Pastry was yummy, pierogies also yummy. Great selection of teas, juices and more. My best find was the Vegetal Natrual MSG free veg bouillion AND the herbal cough candies. I walked out with a big bag full & some hot take-away for $23 I'll be back. YEY!!

Excellent polish supermarket. Great deli, desserts, pickles, bread, jams, etc! It looks nicer and more spacious after the renovation, they have also added a hot food section which I have yet to try.

This is in my hood and so I stop by on the regular. I've tried many a thing, but their pierogis and baked goods are my favourites. Just a lovely lil shop with a very homey feel.

Long live Benna's. With each passing month seeing the shutting down of another old Roncesvalles mom and pop in favour of another awful boutique, Benna's stands proud. Benna will surely be the last grand lady standing. Traditional Polish grocery store with prepared foods ready to go. No BS, real deal stuff.

Awesome place to get fresh meats, cheeses and other Polish cuisine. Awesome selection of refrigerated and frozen goods such as pierogi, cream cheeses, salads and more. Also have fresh breads, desserts and packaged dry foods. Great little mini supermarket in the heart of roncy. Would definitely recommend!

I miss it!!! It is closed for renos now, was my regular go to for great groceries. Awesome paczki and cured meats. Keep us informed which ones are nitrate-free.

If I could I would give 0 starts to Benna's. I bought today (November 26th) a pack of tort wafers that expired in June 2016. Only realized when I got home, made the caramel cream for the cake and opened the package: stale!! (an almost rancid stench). This was supposed to be a surprise cake for my best friend visiting me from another town, so needless to say I am almost in tears with frustration. It is too late to buy another pack now. If you go to Benna's please do not repeat my mistake: check the expiry date on everything you buy. Truth be told, I only had one issue with them in the past, when I bought old breadsticks, so I trusted the store. However, today's experience has been so annoying, that I will never set foot in Benna's again.

What a great place to buy my groceries.There is almost everything that like that i want to buy on one spot. Simply I am just addicted to their cakes. Sales staff is also very professional and friendly. i asked one of them for some pickles and -- there is whole wall if pickled stuff, not just generic crap you see at lab laws but organic , home made food. yummy.. in a sour kind of way

An excellent place for Polish food. There's a good variety of things, and it tastes good. The place is nice and clean too. Highly recommended if you like Polish food.

Just had to comment that their breads, paczki (polish donuts), and cheese danishes are delicious and authentic. And everything is made on the spot, unlike one reviewer suggested. I used to live on Ronces, and I've seen the huge bakery in the back. The bakers there are busy making fresh baked goods from the early morning. Well priced too. I always stop here when I make a visit to the neighbourhood.

Wanted to buy cake once. The woman used her bare hands and actually stuck her fingers into the cake so hard that there were holes in the cake. I asked her to use gloves and to give me another cake. She actually said that I can only ask my husband for such demands - very rude rude service. I used to go there often but stopped going as I see that they really dont care if you're a regular customer they are just rude!