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Often, reviews are written after one particularly bad experience. I write this after having given this place one, two... seven chances. (I counted them.) over two months. I always order "for here", to enjoy my latte or cappuccino in a mug; six out of the seven times, they always, always put it in a paper cup. I started waiting at the prep, & would tell the barista "no! for here please". Then they'd unceremoniously dump the $9 latte into a mug. Often these episodes are accompanied by visible displeasure at having to do it in a mug. On my last visit, order a Matcha latte. $9. They started putting in a paper cup. "No, a mug please!". Pulls out a regular, smallish mug. A matcha latte goes in a large, café-au-lait style mug. "This is the largest we have". What am I paying $9 for? Asked for a glass of water, they "don't have any". Pointed me to the rest of the food court vendors to ask for water. I note that the latte was nine dollars. I wish I could say that at least the coffee is out of this world. It is fine. It qualifies as proper 3rd-wave coffee, but nothing exceptional to make up for the annoyed service or the exorbitant prices. Milks: it's 2024, it's time to stop charging for non-dairy milk, especially since they're the same price in grocery stores. Or at least, don't charge over a dollar ($1.09) for them. Its positives: excellent ambiance, both in the cafe with its decent-sized tables, & in the adjoining Cathcart open space, & its flood of sun. Beautiful place to sit. & I will sit there; but I will not be sipping a coffee from this place.View more
One of the best cortados I've tried before. Amazing flavor. The atmosphere is nice & I didn't have any extraordinary service at the counter but anyways, the coffee taste & preparation worths stoping by.View more
Café brûlé, biscuits trop sec mais 12$ parce que c'est dans le Cathcart. Au moins l'employé qui a fait le café avait le sourire.View more
Everything was good! But, not recommended for work due to the noisy atmosphere.View more
Good vibes in this little coffee shop in the Place Ville Marie esplanade. The flat white was excellent & the baristas were friendly & fast. The shop was not busy at all (on the Friday between Christmas & New Year's). It was a relief to find this gem & avoid Starbucks.View more
Good coffee, however, they pass on old pastries as new. The baristas will lie about the freshness of the pastries being sold. Received a chewy & very stale regular croissant this am.View more
Le café est plutôt ordinaire, surtout pour un latte au lait d'avoine à presque 8$... & le biscuit au chocolat était tellement dur, j'aurais dû le retourner.View more
Lieu très agréable au milieu du Cathcart. Service souriant, boisson & pâtisserie très bonne. Je recommande !View more
Looks like a craft coffee shop, behaves like one, but why the hell would they serve badly brewed filter coffee if they don't know how to brew it properly as it taste worse than pikes place that can be grabbed at the Starbucks nearby?
I'm sure their espresso drinks are on point though... I may just ask for an Americano next time.View more
Beautiful cafe with delicious coffee. I had a latte & was greeted by a very friendly staff. The place is gorgeous, & offers a long pastry counter full of goodies ( they have great vegan options too, I tried the banana muffin & croissant!). Quick & efficient, with great quality coffee. Very nice to see a cafe at the Cathcart!