Sarah C.
Yelp
11/16/2025
Browsing for some coffee shops in the IE. After reading some reviews and looking at coffee photos, I've decided to check out Mestiza Coffeehouse located in downtown Ontario.
CAPPUCCINO
Been craving for a really good cappuccino for awhile now, so I was hoping that this place would deliver, but sadly it flopped. The cappuccino was bitter and tasted burnt! The milk foam on top was done well, but it did not help in smoothing out the bitter coffee taste. I took two sips of it and was done with it! When a cappuccino is done wrong, you know you've come to the wrong place.
SPANISH LATTE
When I asked what their popular coffee was, I was told it would be the Spanish Latte. So I ordered it hot. I know iced coffees are a thing and people always order it iced no matter what, but I think a Spanish Latte always tastes better hot. I thought this latte tasted much better than the cappuccino. I did like that the latte was not overly sweet nor syrupy. It had a good cinnamon flavor that was not overly done too. A nice touch with the fluffy milk foam on top. However, yet again, there was that bitter coffee flavor at the end, which was not a good ending. Someone has to look at their coffee roasters and suppliers! Bad coffee beans = bad coffee.
FRESAS SLICE
This strawberry cake was delightfully delicious! The chiffon cake itself was moist and fluffy. The vanilla custard and whipped cream was smooth and creamy and not overly whipped! There were a good amount of strawberries inside that gave it a lovely, fresh strawberry burst of flavor that made it even more enjoyable. I would order a whole cake if I could! Delicious from first bite to the last bite!
SEATS / TABLES / AMBIANCE
As soon as you walk in, all the seating area is on one side. It looked very cramped. I would not even bother sitting there. There were some tables and chairs, but they were all super close together. I felt they could have added more tables and chairs on the other side where the register was. It was packed today too! Inspite of the cramped seating area, the coffee shop had an overall cozy vibe. I think it's the pumpkin Christmas tree that they had. The coffee shop itself is not small, but medium-sized. If they moved some tables around, I think it would look cozier.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
It was okay. There were two people at the register and they just did their job. They weren't super friendly nor welcoming though. However, the barista was very nice. It looked like he enjoyed his job too.
PARKING
There were lots of on-going construction around the area and it made it a very unpleasant area to drive. On arrival, it seemed there weren't a lot of parking spots for that area. There are parking spots directly in front of the coffee shop and alongside the store too for street parking. I'm not sure if there were more parking spots, but luckily found a spot directly in front of the coffee shop, so I did not need to look any further.