Pamela Munt-Madill
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I think it is vitally important to try to support local coffee Enterprises who are sourcing and roasting their own beans in house. Therefore, I have tried Outpost Coffee several times over the last few years and have really wanted to love it and give it a solid five star rating.
The problem is, I have found the service here quite indifferent, whether it is because of the busyness of the café or the personality of the baristas. . On the last occasion I visited I attempted to ask the barista a few questions about the beans they were using for their espresso base drinks and was told that in order to get that information I should simply visit their website. I did visit their website, but the information on the website, unless I was looking in the wrong place, only spoke about the products they had for sale and did not provide the kind of testing notes and bean sourcing information I would've expected from a local café that is roasting its own beans.
in addition, the roast here is a bit on the light side for my taste, but the Cortodo I had was flavourful and hot and well proportioned. There were a variety of items on sale in the store, which seemed to cater to a lot of different dietary needs and tastes and that is always a good thing.
Due to the location, there are certainly limits on how much can be done with the back patio however, very little has been done to try to soften the very alleyway feel of the space.
As I said, I would love to be able to highly recommend this local coffee endeavor, and, by the busyness of the space and the number of returning customers it would appear many people love it.
I will keep trying, and hopefully on a next visit this will be a five star local coffee experience
