Dana Sullivan
Google
Cool neighbourhood cafe with a charming vintage aesthetic. I liked taking in all the little details like the stepladder and lamps on some of the tables. The barista that helped me was friendly and patient.
Lots of variety in the sandwich department, including many vegetarian options and one vegan sandwich, with a few more vegan (and some non-vegan) options to be found in the other areas of the menu like salad and soups. Great selection of loose leaf tea. Slim pickings for pastries when I showed up around 2.
I got a brie & olive sandwich, a chocolate chip cookie (the last one), and a darjeeling tea. The sandwich was very simple - just brie, olives, and lots of black pepper - but it was fantastic! The baguette was very soft and tender, and just the right amount of crusty. The creamy brie and briny olives were a delightful pairing. Simple is best sometimes. The cookie was good, also very soft, with a little bit of a buttery flavour. A little cakey, but that's not a bad thing. Nice tea too, a nice pairing with the cookie. I like that the mesh steeper they used covered the top of the mug to keep the tea hot while steeping, and they provided a small plate to remove the tea leaves when it was steeped to my liking.
The vibe would have been immaculate, except one of the baristas decided that they needed to play club music, loudly, when it was their turn on the aux. Aggressive bass and airhorns. At first I thought they were just having a laugh playing one song but it kept going. It was weird and made me not want to stick around because it was so incongruous with the intimate neighbourhood coffee shop atmosphere.