I came by for a coffee quite by accident. Meant to go to Dark Horse down the street but they were closing just as I arrived. I walked up Spadina and passed by what looked to be an empty fancy coffeehouse with a big espresso machine near the front. When I entered, it turned out that it's quite a deep building with a restaurant at the back half. The floor might even be lowered, further hiding dining patrons from street view.
With the smells of pizza in the air, surrounded by the urban industrial decor that has taken over most of the newer eateries in the last few years (raw edge counters, swivel matte black bar stools, oversized dome lighting) - which I like, by the way! - I ordered an Americano that came to just under $3.
I assume that Strada opened quite recently, since the cash person busily conversed with the barista about things she was seeing on the screen. Service for me was fine - friendly but not overly so.
The coffee was fine and it wasn't too noisy at the time. They had some delicious-sounding pastries at the front as well (nutella danish, anyone?) but the paper-bags holding them were greasy-looking.
Nothing over-wowed me, but I wouldn't mind coming by to try out the restaurant side, since the smells coming from the back half were good.