Lawrence K.
Yelp
This is a very nice and comfy spot. We visited on a Saturday afternoon so it was pretty busy. The decor is definitely different compared to what you usually see at other coffee shops, parisian flair and a lot of gold! It's still very comfy feeling though with the overstuffed chairs and couches.
I really liked that they have a large table available for bigger gatherings/meetings as well as a couple of cozy alcoves in the back seating area that allow for a little more privacy or intimacy if you don't want to be completely out in the open when working on that big project or you're on that simple but lovely date night.
They have 2 bathrooms in the back that were well kept and clean when we visited. Now for the coffee and food. We came in primarily for some coffee but tried a couple of treats as well. We had their hot chocolate, a sugar-free salted caramel ice blended coffee, a hot steeped chamomile tea, and a Valletta Latte which is one of their signature drinks. We also tried their made from scratch cream cheese banana bread as well as one of their protein bar bites which looks like a chocolate truffle! All of the drinks were good, strong coffee flavor, no bitterness at all.
My friend enjoyed his hot chocolate. My Valletta is described as having a lot of warm spices in it, cinnamon, clove and cardamom. I'm a huge fan of all of these so I was really looking forward to my drink.
Unfortunately, the only spice that really came through for me was the cinnamon. I didn't really get much clove and definitely no cardamom. I'd love to get that spice punch if it says it's in there. But it was great for a vanilla, cinnamon coffee drink.
Now, the protein bite, my partner LOVED it, she and my friend both said it tasted like a peanut butter cup. The cream cheese banana bread. Let me preface this review by saying that I'm a massive banana bread fan and whenever it's being sold, I always try it. So, that being said, this was not your typical banana bread with banana flavor & moist light sponge. This was CAKE, frosted banana cream cheese cake would be a better description. It is delicious, but I wouldn't call it banana bread just because it's in the shape of a loaf. It's frosted with royal icing, the sponge is dense but moist, tons of banana flavor and throughout you get pieces of cream cheese that taste like cream cheese frosting or little pieces of cheesecake bites. It's definitely a sugar bomb to the palate, super sweet. But a delicious dessert.
The staff were friendly and helpful. The reason for the 4 stars is because they only had one sugar-free option for the ice blended coffee drinks. So not much to drink in that area if you're looking for a lower sugar option. Only salted caramel. It seemed like a nice spot to just hang out and catch up with friends. I'll be back to try some of their other offerings. If you're in Loveland, check it out! The other locations are mostly in UT. What a treat to have locally in CO.
