Aesthetic coffee shop, terrible coffee. It’s a great place to sit down and work or socialize, but they’re in need of some barista training, and some product changes. I’ve given their coffee multiple tries (Americano misto with almond milk), but every time it came out tasting very watered down and sour. A barista blend almond/oat milk could really help make it better. Hoping they can make a few tweaks, as I really do enjoy coming here. Just not for their coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
AmeliaMeaBeauty
We ordered Apple joulous, Fancy pants, Nanimo bar, Lemon loaf and a Spinach feta roll warmed up. Each was incredibly delicious especially the Nanimo bar! We also got a few drinks and the Chai Latte is very mild as if steeped from a tea bag and not an actual spice mix (you've been warned).Wheelchair accessibility: They have automated doors and everything is 1 level
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods
Ruby E.
This is becoming a regular spot for our coffee dates. Open earlier (at 7am) than most other cafes and with a wide variety of breakfast, lunch, snack & desert items, specializing in bars. Lots of seating for 2 or more inside and some outdoors as well when weather permits. I haven't explored many of the drink options but can recommend the spinach roll, veggie quiche, and apple bomb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche, Various Baked Goods
Pam Be Better
Cute bakery
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John M
Came for the hot chocolate fest. Drinks were very interesting and unique and their baked goods are good. They also have a lot of variety, more than I've seen at other cafes.What lessened the experience was that it was super busy. Not necessarily their fault, but it made it less enjoyable and not as cozy and relaxing as you would expect from a bakery/cafe. Took a while to get the order and there was also not much room to stand and wait. Seats were all taken up.Parking is tough to find in this area too.Parking: Parking is hard to come by.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
M Alb
French dip sandwich was dry, had no sides.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
JFK
Bjorn bar is one the last bakeries that hold true to classic standards and ingredients. If you know baking standards and ingredients you would know that baking with BUTTER creates the best product. Unfortunately, many have become accustomed to lard in products such as croissants. Soft and doughy. Butter produces crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. THIS is the marking of a true, traditional, French and perfect product. Also, one is not sent out of a café or bakery once your coffee is finished. You are welcome to stay and enjoy your time in the establishment. Bjorn Bar sets their standards high and I feel that every time I enter, savor and enjoy my coffee, pastry, meal and time there. Thank you to the staff, management, and owner for being a wonderful establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sailesh Sharma
I first came to this location a week after the opening and continue to come back. I personally don't drink coffee, but I do get tea which is really good. My friends and family can vouch for the coffee so I will just put that out there. Service has always been great even when it gets busy. The only complaint I could have is that it can get really busy, but honestly that just means that I'm at a place that people love. Will continue to come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
S K
Nice comforting place with a good assortment of interesting bakery items ad well as classics. Only Sat at a wobbly table once by the window and spilt my tea. Also was told food would be brought to table by one cashier, it wasn't. Otherwise very comfortable. Can get busy though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
v
We have been coming here off and on since it opened. At the beginning the coffee was hot and the pastries were not over baked. Not sure if they have a different pastry chef or that maybe their eyesight is lacking but every time we are in over the past year EVERY bakery item is over baked. Some might say burnt but the items are not black, they are a very dark shade of brown but with certain doughs this could be considered burnt. We used to drool over the apple fritters but these days they are so over baked and covered in sugar they don't even look tempting.Today we went in and only ordered coffee which would have been fantastic if it had been more than luke warm. Our mistake for not asking for hot or extra hot! But every pastry was so over baked the entire case just looked like the chef left the building when the pastry timer went off! The only thing that wasn't over baked was the turnovers, which we have had before and they are our least favourite thing on the menu. For the prices of this place it really is shocking to see over baked pastries day in and day out, especially with all the croissant dough items. They load all of them with chocolate, sugar or icing sugar to hide how over baked everything is. Very unappealing to say the least.We did not order pastries and will not order them in the future if they keep this over baked trend going. Event the coconut macaroons were a dark shade of golden brown. Not sure why they think this is ok- perhaps they should go visit another bakery and see the proper way to bake things.Sadly, I didn't have my phone with me to take photo evidence but we are not the only ones who notice this!Figure yourselves out Bjorn Bakery!
The ambience and the food here is great! The coffee and hot chocolate was just amazing!The croissant and the grill sandwich was out perfect! Overall, had a great
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods
Bonnie Z
Cute place in the neighborhood for a coffee and lunch with a friend!
Golnoosh SN
Good croissants but very slow. It took a very long time to get one cappuccino
william winslowhansen
Loved it when it first opened . Something changed tho and it’s just nowhere near as good now. Gave it a couple tries and it’s never returned to its former glory .It’s no longer a goto for me , dosent seem as fresh and the quality is lower than the original experiences . The flavour profiles and textures of the items also just seems ok now as opposed to amazing so .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Diane Russell
Baked goods are world class. Coffee has a unique licorice kick. Welcoming urban vibe but tables very close together. Service can be slow.Parking: Free on the street. Free across the road.Kid-friendliness: Inside not kid friendly. Could make it work with kids in the outdoor seating area on a warm enough day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods, Breakfast Sandwich, Carrot Cake
Aesthetic coffee shop, terrible coffee. It’s a great place to sit down and work or socialize, but they’re in need of some barista training, and some product changes. I’ve given their coffee multiple tries (Americano misto with almond milk), but every time it came out tasting very watered down and sour. A barista blend almond/oat milk could really help make it better. Hoping they can make a few tweaks, as I really do enjoy coming here. Just not for their coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
We ordered Apple joulous, Fancy pants, Nanimo bar, Lemon loaf and a Spinach feta roll warmed up. Each was incredibly delicious especially the Nanimo bar! We also got a few drinks and the Chai Latte is very mild as if steeped from a tea bag and not an actual spice mix (you've been warned).Wheelchair accessibility: They have automated doors and everything is 1 level
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods
This is becoming a regular spot for our coffee dates. Open earlier (at 7am) than most other cafes and with a wide variety of breakfast, lunch, snack & desert items, specializing in bars. Lots of seating for 2 or more inside and some outdoors as well when weather permits. I haven't explored many of the drink options but can recommend the spinach roll, veggie quiche, and apple bomb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche, Various Baked Goods
Cute bakery
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came for the hot chocolate fest. Drinks were very interesting and unique and their baked goods are good. They also have a lot of variety, more than I've seen at other cafes.What lessened the experience was that it was super busy. Not necessarily their fault, but it made it less enjoyable and not as cozy and relaxing as you would expect from a bakery/cafe. Took a while to get the order and there was also not much room to stand and wait. Seats were all taken up.Parking is tough to find in this area too.Parking: Parking is hard to come by.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
French dip sandwich was dry, had no sides.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bjorn bar is one the last bakeries that hold true to classic standards and ingredients. If you know baking standards and ingredients you would know that baking with BUTTER creates the best product. Unfortunately, many have become accustomed to lard in products such as croissants. Soft and doughy. Butter produces crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. THIS is the marking of a true, traditional, French and perfect product. Also, one is not sent out of a café or bakery once your coffee is finished. You are welcome to stay and enjoy your time in the establishment. Bjorn Bar sets their standards high and I feel that every time I enter, savor and enjoy my coffee, pastry, meal and time there. Thank you to the staff, management, and owner for being a wonderful establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I first came to this location a week after the opening and continue to come back. I personally don't drink coffee, but I do get tea which is really good. My friends and family can vouch for the coffee so I will just put that out there. Service has always been great even when it gets busy. The only complaint I could have is that it can get really busy, but honestly that just means that I'm at a place that people love. Will continue to come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice comforting place with a good assortment of interesting bakery items ad well as classics. Only Sat at a wobbly table once by the window and spilt my tea. Also was told food would be brought to table by one cashier, it wasn't. Otherwise very comfortable. Can get busy though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We have been coming here off and on since it opened. At the beginning the coffee was hot and the pastries were not over baked. Not sure if they have a different pastry chef or that maybe their eyesight is lacking but every time we are in over the past year EVERY bakery item is over baked. Some might say burnt but the items are not black, they are a very dark shade of brown but with certain doughs this could be considered burnt. We used to drool over the apple fritters but these days they are so over baked and covered in sugar they don't even look tempting.Today we went in and only ordered coffee which would have been fantastic if it had been more than luke warm. Our mistake for not asking for hot or extra hot! But every pastry was so over baked the entire case just looked like the chef left the building when the pastry timer went off! The only thing that wasn't over baked was the turnovers, which we have had before and they are our least favourite thing on the menu. For the prices of this place it really is shocking to see over baked pastries day in and day out, especially with all the croissant dough items. They load all of them with chocolate, sugar or icing sugar to hide how over baked everything is. Very unappealing to say the least.We did not order pastries and will not order them in the future if they keep this over baked trend going. Event the coconut macaroons were a dark shade of golden brown. Not sure why they think this is ok- perhaps they should go visit another bakery and see the proper way to bake things.Sadly, I didn't have my phone with me to take photo evidence but we are not the only ones who notice this!Figure yourselves out Bjorn Bakery!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
The ambience and the food here is great! The coffee and hot chocolate was just amazing!The croissant and the grill sandwich was out perfect! Overall, had a great
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods
Cute place in the neighborhood for a coffee and lunch with a friend!
Good croissants but very slow. It took a very long time to get one cappuccino
Loved it when it first opened . Something changed tho and it’s just nowhere near as good now. Gave it a couple tries and it’s never returned to its former glory .It’s no longer a goto for me , dosent seem as fresh and the quality is lower than the original experiences . The flavour profiles and textures of the items also just seems ok now as opposed to amazing so .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Baked goods are world class. Coffee has a unique licorice kick. Welcoming urban vibe but tables very close together. Service can be slow.Parking: Free on the street. Free across the road.Kid-friendliness: Inside not kid friendly. Could make it work with kids in the outdoor seating area on a warm enough day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Various Baked Goods, Breakfast Sandwich, Carrot Cake