This must've been the ultimate nostalgia stop on my return to my old home town. It used to be known…read moreas Esquires, and goes back at least 20 years to when the first wave of independent coffee shops modeled after Starbucks came out. I was guessing it was still under the same ownership, based on the various random gifts and items for sale - the barista confirmed later that it was indeed the same owner. I remember the coffee being pretty good, but I couldn't quite fully remember to what level. Regardless, my Americano was FANTASTIC. Much better than I expected, and I'd rank it right up there with some gourmet places in urban centres. My wife said her drip coffee was very good, and also exceeded her expectations. It might be the only coffee shop around for several blocks, but don't get the impression you'd only come here because of that. Fantastic coffee, comfortable area and really nice staff. Nice to see them continuing to do well after all these years.

The two girls running the shop were very rude!! they could not care less that I was there. It…read moreseemed like they were inconvenienced that I interrupted their conversation by ordering and couldn't wait to get back to it. I asked what the sizes were like and how big a medium was and the girl on till said " it's medium sized". that's not very helpful when there is such a range of sizes really. The two girls also complained about supply issues and how they couldn't find pretzels to make their feature drink. I had just heard about this place on instagram and their really cool flights but I have to say I will not be back. After how I was treated I will tell others not to go as well. I drove 40 mins to come here and I'm very disappointed, I'll just go to my local shop instead.

The cultural lineage of this place is certainly interesting, since from what I understand, this is…read morethe only Canadian location of an Indian restaurant from Japan. The restaurant is beautiful with both Indian and Japanese design sensibilities. They have a table service restaurant with both high tea and an extensive a la carte menu, and it looks like you can also buy mithai in bulk. The food isn't really Japanese-Indian fusion as you might expect, but more like Japanese impression of Indian food, if that makes sense? There's a few hints of Japanese and Asian influence, but the menu is mostly modern Indian. All vegetarian. There's no vegan or gluten free options for afternoon tea, but the a la carte menu includes many clearly labeled vegan and GF dishes. I wanted to try the afternoon tea set to get a wide sampling of their offerings. The set included: corn spinach puff, paneer tikka slider, cream cheese cucumber sandwich, samosa, chutneys for dipping, manchurian skewers, orange cranberry scone with whipped cream, rose rasmalai cake, dodha crunch, motichoor cheesecake parfait, and the choice between masala chai, coffee, or hot/iced caffe latte. It's $32/person for the set, which is a great price. I also appreciated that it was possible to order the set for just one person since it seems like many teahouses will only do it for 2+ people. I thought all of the items in the set were pretty good, and there was a balance between the sweet and savoury items. The only things that really left anything to be desired were that the scone was a bit dry and crumbly, and I thought the tandoori paneer could have been more flavourful. In general the flavours of the savoury items were a bit more subtle than in typical authentic Indian food, but for the most part it didn't come across as bland to me, just a different take on it. The standouts in the set were: the paneer slider - even if the paneer itself didn't impress, I loved the almost flaky texture of the pav - the manchurian, and the rose rasmalai cake. Also, the cream cheese cucumber sandwich had cilantro or chutney or something in the cream cheese which made it much more interesting than the plain version of this sandwich. The masala chai (my chosen drink) was also very good. It was served in a pot that contained 2 small servings. My waiter was very friendly and stopped by a few times to check in. When I was done eating and wanted my bill, it was easy to get his attention. I visited at what seemed like a quiet time so I didn't have much competition for attention. One thing that I thought was odd was when he gave me the machine to pay, there was no tip option - it would be cool if they had a no-tip policy, but I never saw any mention of it, so I wonder if he accidentally bypassed the tip when putting in my charge. It was an interesting and very pleasant experience. I was so curious about this place that I made a trip out from Vancouver just to try it (and couldn't get anyone willing to go to Surrey for afternoon tea with me, hence the afternoon tea order for one), and it was worth the trip!

I used to love their Afternoon Tea, but will no longer visit this place. the food quality is not…read moreeven close to what it used to be. I would not mind that the price went up if the quality of food remained the same.

Located at the corner of 72 Ave and 124 Streer, you won't miss it. It is hard to find parking in…read morethe lot even on a Sunday when most businesses in the tiny plaza are closed. It was busy when I was there, almost full house, which explained the full parking lot. I decided to just get the chai as it was quick, plus there was no available tables. Somehow the chai here didn't taste as good as the others I tried from their other locations. It was not as strong or sweet despite ordering the classic.

First time in Vancouver BC and received the best service from Harsam, the food was great and the…read moredrinks were amazing and made fast.

Prado is conveniently located near Surrey Central station and KPU. Nice cafe with plenty of room to…read moresit and study. They tend to close early at 5PM. I had their Blueberry scone ($4.95) and flat white ($5.10). Scone was not bad. There weren't much pastries to choose from when I was there after 4. Flat white was tiny and tasted bit too bitter for me. There was a washroom on the rear side, but it's only open during business hours. I can only think of 3 stars for overall experience. It was too expensive for just a small pastry and coffee.

A lovely cafe with lots of space/seats…read more Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy anything I ordered but it wasn't bad. It was more about my fussy palate and me being picky. I am not a huge fan of sugar. I got a Gluten free cookie. It was overly sweet for me, I couldn't eat even half of it. I don't think the marshmallows were necessary because it's already so sweet! If you're a sweet tooth and GF, this may be the cookie for you! If it only had half of the sugar, I would've loved it. I also got the matcha latte and didn't like it at all. It was grainy and the foam threw me off. If i'm having a hot beverage with foam, I like the foam to be velvety and silky smooth. But again, that's my personal choice and me being fussy. My colleagues had wraps and one said it was delicious. Service was great. The lovely ladies who served us were friendly.

Great local coffee house. Great scones!…read more The service is also very and if go more than a couple times the staff usually remembers your last order.

This was a cute little place with very friendly staff. I greatly appreciate kindness and…read morecheerfulness, so this is the reason for the three stars. The coffee was very disappointing. I always look for awesome coffee wherever I travel and so far I have not found great coffee in Vancouver. I always get a plain latte so I can taste the coffee well. The coffee was very bitter, although not as bad as a couple other places I've tried here in Vancouver. So if you are looking for a flavorful and robust coffee, this is not the place.

This is a little store front inside Sungod Rec Centre. Works when you need coffee or food but can…read morebe busy. Seating is just in the lobby area

absolutely divine cheesecake, i think inhaled it in seconds. rich cheese flavour, tiramisu…read moreperfectly complimented the cheese. graham cracker base was also not too brittle and perfectly crumbly matcha latte had a very strong flavour and wasn't too milky. i was pleasantly surprised

Great service. Excellent coffee…read more Friendly service. Spacious. Lots of seats. Very clean.

This place was so cool and so beautifully designed! It was absolutely calming to be there…read more Tried the seasonal drinks and pastry and it did not disappoint. It was a tad bit expensive but I would say these are quality pastries and very unique. The staff were super friendly.

I visited Nemesis Coquitlam to get some pastries…read more What I got: Pull apart - croissant dough filled with chives and cream cheese, Pesto mozzarella swirl -Pesto and mozzarella cheese, Ferrero rocher danish - Hazelnut praline, chocolate mousse, vanilla custard Pistachio loaf - pistachio ganache and raspberries. Pull apart was lighter than I expected. Other place's pull apart was so buttery, cheesy, however, this one was flaky and buttery, so, if you prefer light texture pull apart, you will like it. Cream cheese filling was nice accent. Pistachio loaf was more dense than I expected. It had pistachio whipped cream on top, so, cream helped loaf texture more smooth. Loaf had strong pistachio flavor. I liked whipped cream and loaf combination. Pesto and mozzalera swirl was a bit too salty for me. Dough was super flaky and buttery, I liked the dough texture so much, but filling could be more minder. Unfortunately, I did not have ferrero rocher danish. I heard that this one was the best. Mousse was so delicious and dough was very flaky and buttery. Overall, I think their pastries are always outstanding and good quality. The place was extremely busy and could not get a table. Next time, I wish I could dine-in.