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| - Moonbean is not a bad place at all. However I do think this Indie Cafe really shines a lot more during the Summer when their cute patio at the back takes centre stage. I would highly recommend coming here on a Summer afternoon, with pen and paper, get a latte and write the afternoon away or maybe with another friend and catch up. It has that laid-back kind of vibe.
During the winter when you are *forced* to seat in indoors, a lot of it's low-rent decorations, old wooden tables and cheap plastic chairs become quite noticeable. All of the sudden you realize the place is not well insulated (brrr...) and that there are coffee bean sacks on the way to the washrooms. Not to mention the washrooms are on the main level so if someone goes the the washroom and comes out, well, you might get a solid whiff as you walk to the back area where most of the seating is located. Which brings me to the point that Moonbean is seriously lacking seating. Although in fairness, you get a bunch of people with books and laptop bums just seating there looking creative. Although in all fairness, I did suggest earlier that you could come here and write, thus taking a seat.
Now the Cafe itself is not half bad and they do seem to have a recent selection of teas and organic pastries and the like. The food is somewhat overpriced and matching Starbuck's prices on that regard.
If I was a local, this could be one of my Cafe's of choice if just out of sheer convenience, However since I am NOT a local, Moonbean -even with it's hippie Kensington Market vibe does not bring enough to the cup to set itself apart from the multitude of Cafes in nearby Little Italy, Queen Street West or elsewhere.
Recommended IF you are in the hood.
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