Been here twice now and both times were very pleasant yet different experiences. I love the huge glass wall facing the street and the second floor of seating.
I've not been to a whole lot of coffee places in Toronto but from the few I've experienced Dark Horse takes the prize for my favourite latte. It's the right amount of strength for me. Also had their mocha latte, which was good but didn't blow me away though.
After reading some of the other reviews I cant help but smile at the accuracies of the description on the type of people that are a majority here. I struck up a conversation with a person at my table who was working on her sketches and through that conversation we discovered that there were no outlets to plug one's laptop in (on both floors) which is a big flaw since the first floor was full of people typing away on the 2 large communal tables. But good in a way as it ensures that people don't spend ages on their computers here?
I've had their ginger cookie and sun dried tomato (plus a couple of other stuff) panini and they were both very well done. Not the greatest panini I've had but still spectacular. I wish the staff were a little bit more friendly though. They're not mean spirited by any means but just don't seem to go that extra mile, but it's always busy at the counter so maybe on quieter hours they would be different?
Since it's not too far from my usual downtown haunts I forsee the Dark Horse playing a larger part in my life, I'm just glad that it's great for sit in or coffee on the go as they do keep their line moving fast!