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Cabin Fever Collective is a nice little place in High Park. It is a unique place that sells coffee and records; maybe a little odd, but every place needs there thing. Cabin Fever also has a unique vibe to it, with great music, interesting art, plants on every table, and an old suitcase as a table.
They have an incredible selection of tea available and a decent selection of coffee drinks including Chemex style drip coffee. As soon as I saw this, I said 'I'll have a Chemex please'. I have watched one of the leading baristas in Canada prepare a Chemex just for me and so I watched meticulously how Cabin Fever prepared it and it was disappointing. It was prepared with not much precision; the filter wasn't even primed first before the grounds were poured in to be poured over.
Ok, I know I may seem crazy and I also know I have never prepared one of these before, but I have seen some great baristas prepare one for me in the past and the way they did it looked nothing like the one prepared here.
They have a great espresso machine and looks as though they prepare the other drinks with care. The food selection is as expected in a coffee shop and the music is great and adds to the good vibe here.
I'm hesitant to recommend this place because I know there are others around that are better, but this place is ok. I will definitely give it a plus for trying to do something new with the selling of the records; that's pretty cool.
All in all, not bad, average, and a place to come if only around the area.
That's it!
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