Stopped in here with a friend to grab a snack before getting on a bus. My friend is a local and comes here all the time, and I understand why. He swears by the coffees and says there's nothing here he didn't like. It has a cool vibe and looks like a great place to sit and do work. Despite it being Easter Sunday, the place was bustling and the tables nearly full with people on their laptops. It seems quiet and an ideal spot when you've got to get away from your desk. I only got my friend's coffee and snagged a blueberry muffin for the road (which was delish), but next time I'm in town I'd love to spend an afternoon there.
Yuliya Basina
Ma favourite close to the house cafe! I wish you closed at 8pm ?
Reetu
I enjoyed the coffee and the inviting atmosphere of this café, especially with its extensive breakfast menu. However, I found the fruit bowl disappointing—it was overly frozen and lacked flavor. Despite this, the cozy ambiance allowed me to chat with friends for an hour. I would still recommend this place, especially for those who enjoy working on their laptops or reading in a public setting. And the barista was super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Johnathan Nazarian
☕ Unique coffee shop with house baked bagels, muffins and croissants ?. Nitro cold brew is great - nice nitro mix. Variety of seating options and a place you can hunker down and get some work done. Darker vibes in the back, plenty of lighting up front. Small library of books ? you can read while. Hanging out. Friendly staff. Love the retro branding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Breakfast Sandwich
Holly B.
I never leave reviews but this experience has forced me to. I ordered and paid for a pour over, which was probably my mistake ordering this from a chain. I watched them "pour over" the coffee from a machine. There was residue from the prior coffee in the machine from the start. At the end they poured the little bit of coffee left (water mixed with ground beans) through a strainer (that had old beans in it) into the cup. I asked them if this is what they consider pour over and they said they used to actually hand pour but now use a machine. If this is the case, it shouldn't be offered anymore. I took a tiny sip of the cloudy coffee and it tasted like burnt water. Sad waste of time and $6.
Christiane M.
lovely place to sit and do work and eat good food. definitely kinda pricey but the muffin was delish and the drip coffee was excellent. i will be a regular
Sophie T.
Super friendly staff working here! And truly there's never really a line here. Hop up and order! Lots of people bring their laptops to work from home here so it's pretty quiet. They don't play music either fyi. Lots of seating though and great natural light from the large window so I can see how it's a popular spot to work from! The parking situation here is to either park in the side lot (which has 5 or 6 spots) or find street parking. I never really have an issue finding parking. I ordered a ham and cheese on a croissant and it was pretty good! Nothing special but it came out super quick and it was a great bite to hold me over!
Diana Nguyen
Good place to study/get work done. Workers were friendly. Laptop friendly, though it was quite cold inside. Also, the coffee is very expensive and didn't taste great. I ordered a triple shot espresso over ice with milk and cold foam - costed $9!! The coffee is sour in my opinion. I'd come back for the food but not the coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Philippe Giabbanelli
Good place to catch up with some work. Plenty of tables, no distracting or loud music, lots of natural light at the front. The coffee was rather unremarkable and quite pricey, but I see it as the cost of 'renting' a workspace for a bit. I don't think I would go there if my goal was a more intimate atmosphere to meet up with a friend, or to enjoy a great coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Autumn C.
Great vibes and atmosphere, and I had a great acai bowl with green yogurt in it! Additionally they've charitable to organizations at BC which is a huge plus for me
From November 2017Good smoothies, fast service, good food and decent quality for a reasonable, though slightly high price. Seating is a little too limited, though, so 4/5 stars
David Pakman
Great coffee shop, coffee was GOOD but not THE BEST, but still, overall good pastries, good space to do work, and good service. I recommend it in this neighborhood.
Melissa Faulkner
I genuinely love this place. Their bowls and sandwiches are so good. I had an issue with a door dash order one time and an employee personally drove the right order to me. I tell everyone that this is THEE place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leon Vas
Local coffee shop with great tall wooden column ceilings. Double espresso is on point and the egg & cheese on a bagel is a little sad..maybe invest in a better egg machine to make it fluffier. Steel cut oats are just right and strawberries are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Jean H.
Went to Fuel America in Brighton this morning. Service was lovely - the woman who helped us at the counter was very nice. 5 stars for the people. However, the food was abhorrent (see attached). I ordered a gluten free breakfast sandwich and it was a disaster. It was inedible. I could not eat any of it. Sandwich was falling apart, bread was barely toasted, and the cheese square must have been 3D printed it looked so fake. Coffee is always good here, but food was quite a miss. Sad that I spent $10 on a sandwich that was not fit to eat and enjoy. Will go back for the coffee, but will save my time and money (and stomach) from the food.
Stopped in here with a friend to grab a snack before getting on a bus. My friend is a local and comes here all the time, and I understand why. He swears by the coffees and says there's nothing here he didn't like. It has a cool vibe and looks like a great place to sit and do work. Despite it being Easter Sunday, the place was bustling and the tables nearly full with people on their laptops. It seems quiet and an ideal spot when you've got to get away from your desk. I only got my friend's coffee and snagged a blueberry muffin for the road (which was delish), but next time I'm in town I'd love to spend an afternoon there.
Ma favourite close to the house cafe! I wish you closed at 8pm ?
I enjoyed the coffee and the inviting atmosphere of this café, especially with its extensive breakfast menu. However, I found the fruit bowl disappointing—it was overly frozen and lacked flavor. Despite this, the cozy ambiance allowed me to chat with friends for an hour. I would still recommend this place, especially for those who enjoy working on their laptops or reading in a public setting. And the barista was super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
☕ Unique coffee shop with house baked bagels, muffins and croissants ?. Nitro cold brew is great - nice nitro mix. Variety of seating options and a place you can hunker down and get some work done. Darker vibes in the back, plenty of lighting up front. Small library of books ? you can read while. Hanging out. Friendly staff. Love the retro branding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Breakfast Sandwich
I never leave reviews but this experience has forced me to. I ordered and paid for a pour over, which was probably my mistake ordering this from a chain. I watched them "pour over" the coffee from a machine. There was residue from the prior coffee in the machine from the start. At the end they poured the little bit of coffee left (water mixed with ground beans) through a strainer (that had old beans in it) into the cup. I asked them if this is what they consider pour over and they said they used to actually hand pour but now use a machine. If this is the case, it shouldn't be offered anymore. I took a tiny sip of the cloudy coffee and it tasted like burnt water. Sad waste of time and $6.
lovely place to sit and do work and eat good food. definitely kinda pricey but the muffin was delish and the drip coffee was excellent. i will be a regular
Super friendly staff working here! And truly there's never really a line here. Hop up and order! Lots of people bring their laptops to work from home here so it's pretty quiet. They don't play music either fyi. Lots of seating though and great natural light from the large window so I can see how it's a popular spot to work from! The parking situation here is to either park in the side lot (which has 5 or 6 spots) or find street parking. I never really have an issue finding parking. I ordered a ham and cheese on a croissant and it was pretty good! Nothing special but it came out super quick and it was a great bite to hold me over!
Good place to study/get work done. Workers were friendly. Laptop friendly, though it was quite cold inside. Also, the coffee is very expensive and didn't taste great. I ordered a triple shot espresso over ice with milk and cold foam - costed $9!! The coffee is sour in my opinion. I'd come back for the food but not the coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Good place to catch up with some work. Plenty of tables, no distracting or loud music, lots of natural light at the front. The coffee was rather unremarkable and quite pricey, but I see it as the cost of 'renting' a workspace for a bit. I don't think I would go there if my goal was a more intimate atmosphere to meet up with a friend, or to enjoy a great coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great vibes and atmosphere, and I had a great acai bowl with green yogurt in it! Additionally they've charitable to organizations at BC which is a huge plus for me
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From November 2017Good smoothies, fast service, good food and decent quality for a reasonable, though slightly high price. Seating is a little too limited, though, so 4/5 stars
Great coffee shop, coffee was GOOD but not THE BEST, but still, overall good pastries, good space to do work, and good service. I recommend it in this neighborhood.
I genuinely love this place. Their bowls and sandwiches are so good. I had an issue with a door dash order one time and an employee personally drove the right order to me. I tell everyone that this is THEE place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Local coffee shop with great tall wooden column ceilings. Double espresso is on point and the egg & cheese on a bagel is a little sad..maybe invest in a better egg machine to make it fluffier. Steel cut oats are just right and strawberries are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Went to Fuel America in Brighton this morning. Service was lovely - the woman who helped us at the counter was very nice. 5 stars for the people. However, the food was abhorrent (see attached). I ordered a gluten free breakfast sandwich and it was a disaster. It was inedible. I could not eat any of it. Sandwich was falling apart, bread was barely toasted, and the cheese square must have been 3D printed it looked so fake. Coffee is always good here, but food was quite a miss. Sad that I spent $10 on a sandwich that was not fit to eat and enjoy. Will go back for the coffee, but will save my time and money (and stomach) from the food.