Café September

Béatrice

5.0

Food is just phenomenal. Makes all that waiting in line totally worth it every time.

Jp

5.0

Such a delicious brunch at September! Sunday on the patio in the sun & had the blueberry pancakes, tomato soup with grilled cheese, & both a latte & iced matcha.

Everything was spot on - pancakes were fluffy with so much fresh blueberry & real maple syrup, soup was creamy & comforting & that grilled cheese was perfectly crisp. & the drinks - latte art was beautiful & the iced matcha was smooth, not bitter at all.

Great vibe, friendly staff, busy but worth the wait. Will definitely be back!

Rei

3.0

My friend was leaving town & really wanted to try this place before she left. I've been to the café a few times before, but I've noticed that the lines seem to be getting longer & longer. We ended up standing outside for an hour & 20 minutes before getting in.

What I found most frustrating was the way the line seemed to be managed. At some points, the inside of the café was quite empty, & there was literally no one at the ordering counter, yet the long line outside was still being kept in place. This was especially unpleasant because it was a 30°C, hot & humid summer day.

What was even more confusing was seeing multiple groups of people walk straight into the café, completely bypassing the line, & go directly to order. I also overheard people who had just entered saying that they felt bad about skipping the line, but planned to order takeaway anyway, so they thought it was okay.

I'm not here to judge those customers, they made their own choices. But I do think September Café could have handled the situation much better. If there is a specific system for dine-in versus takeaway, or for controlling the number of people inside, it should be made much clearer & enforced consistently. When people have already waited outside for over an hour in the heat, seeing others walk in & order immediately is understandably frustrating.

By the time we finally got inside, I was honestly more disappointed with the experience than excited about the food. The food was not bad, but in my opinion, it was definitely not worth an hour wait, especially when the queue management seemed so inconsistent. So before you go, if there's a long line, I would rethink that.

I hope the café can improve how they manage the line & communicate the process to customers, because the experience could be much better with a more organized system.

Angela

4.0

Good food but I wouldn't line up more than one time to eat at this place. Thankfully we just had to wait about 30 mins & not an hour or more like other reviews as I don't think it worth waiting all that time. The breakfast sandwich was very tasty, the tomato soup maybe too sweet but still delicious. One of the very few places where I found unsweetened matcha & it was very good. The smash burger & avocado toast are good but just a regular burger & toast that you can find elsewhere. The pancakes are very good, fluffy & good portion. We ordered them with the syrup on the side & they were great.

Rockyunfair

1.0

this is where the sheep lineup every weekend

Mgaf

4.0

Toast halloumi absolument délicieux, les pancakes un peu moins bien. Prévoyez attendre longtemps en file (45+ min) même un jour de semaine en mars.

Sherri

5.0

Pancakes!!! So good!! I enjoyed the chai as well.

Janice

5.0

Arrive when they open or be prepared to wait in line. We arrived at 8:08am & still had to wait about 15-20 mins before being seated. Ordered the matcha latte (way too sweet), cappuccino (quite good!), the tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich which was absolutely delicious & the blueberry pancakes which were fluffy & tasty. Would recommend! Theres plenty of seating as well: front patio, back patio & a shared indoor dining space. Cute spot in general in a vibrant quirky neighbourhood. Love this area for food!

Anaïs

4.0

Amazing food, long queue so recommend going early. Ambience is lacking with having to seat yourself & lack of table space

N

3.0

good but not worth lining up for. it's just a regular buttermilk pancake you can get elsewhere. coffee was fine but too milky. I've definitely had better breakfast sandwiches too.

they also have very limited seating, you can tell that it's meant to be primarily a quick grab & go cafe, not really a food spot. if they want to maintain the momentum they need to respect their customers by operating like a restaurant so there aren't such long lines.