the three advantages of indie coffee shops

The Beaches area of Toronto is blessed to have at least 5 independent coffee shops, from east to west -- Remarkable Bean, Montreal bagels, Tori's, smack in the middle Juice and Java and Voulez Vous. They survive, despite competition from monopoly players, for three reasons -- or at least 3 reasons to start with
--they have unique furniture, art work... more

Really slow and terrible service. Food was not good. Coffee was mediocre (note that coffee is really hard to f@!k up).

Overall the place is dirty and run like an amateur effort at the whole independant hipster vibe.

Save yourself, don't go here.

Just moved into the neighbourhood this week and decided to go for a stroll. I wanted something that wasn't Starbucks and found this gem. I walked into this cute cafe which had a great menu and friendly staff. There were many options to choose from including salads, sandwiches and crepes. I ordered a Apple and Brie crepe and a Chia smoothie. I walked up to their second level where they had an... more