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| - I was visiting the neighborhood with my girlfriend and we had one free hour so we decided to go into a random coffee shop. Coffee is my religion so either I give a one star or a five star ratings to coffee shops.
The owner is a nice, simple guy, nothing about him is hipster and pretentious like in the Mile End. He seemed overexcited to see new clients, and before I even had a chance to look at the menu he was already suggesting things. I'm not a big fan of this customer approach as it reminds me of shoe salesgirls, and it just seems to be his personality.
I ordered an espresso, girlfriend ordered a cappuccino. Nothing to eat (but it looks good).
My double espresso was served in an old fashioned glass and not in a demitasse, which I am okay with it, cappuccino came in a a vulgar over-sized dark purple mug. It looked horrible.
My girlfriend drank the cappuccino but it wasn't that crazy-great she said, but then again coffee isn't her religion (she's a devout catholic). My espresso was too long, too watery, the shy amount of crema disappeared quickly, you could see the blackness of it, the taste was bitter, every sip of it required courage. My opinion was that coffee was roasted ages ago from robusta or poor arabica beans, probably even bought pre-ground. Tasteless, bitter, a bad experience.
Mister owner, I support local coffee shops, but please, please, do not make your coffee worse than what the corporate chains already offer. Get out of NDG, visit Pikolo, Myriade, Plume, taste their espresso, it's lovely, orange, and flavory, taste their drip and the range of tastes freshly ground quality beans, learn from them. You don't even need their expensive hipster coffee suppliers, you can get great beans freshly roasted days ago from the roaster that own Ecafe Canada in Montreal.
I will come back to this location in about a year to see if any improvements have been made. I wish you luck. My only advice: make great coffee.
Please.
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