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| - Dudley & Dudley is a brand new, stylish café that just opened this week on the cozy, quaint Gilford, tucked in behind Mont Royal. I had a chance to drop in today for a coffee and treat and speak a bit to the owner(s). They're a local couple who noticed something missing in the neighbourhood and decided to fill the gap. I've been watching the renovations happening for weeks, anticipating opening day! This spot really is the perfect little café, with a couple of window seats and a bistro table, a beautiful wooden bar at the side to sit at, and is chock-full of specialty foods and treats to choose from. We decided to get our coffee to go, because the buzz around this place is big in the neighbourhood right now and it was a packed house! But, I've got my eye on that window table and will be back to linger longer next time. It is small inside, so not necessarily a place to go with your laptop but maybe once the din dies down a bit, it might be possible!
Coffee? EXCELLENT. Rich and delicious, not too acidic, perfectly made to order. Their beans are from Faro Roasting Houses, which is a new name to me, but I was really pleased with the taste. There's a wall of bagged beans for sale, which I'll pick up the next time I'm in. They have the almond milk alternative for peeps like me who try to avoid dairy.
Yeah... I say I try to avoid dairy, BUT those creamy donuts are to die for - we had a pistachio custard donut which was iced with the lemon and sugar classic Quebec topping (which I've only had on crepes before), and we also went for a chocolate mousse ball which was seriously inhaled in about half a second. I could have easily eaten a dozen of them.
Great vibes all around - everyone's excited to see this new addition to the 'hood. I hope they'll be around for a good, long time. I know I'll be frequenting the place regularly to do my part to support such a cute, classy, friendly place.
I'd have given five stars now, but I'm reserving that fifth star for when I go back for lunch!
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