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| - This is a fun and fantastic little find in downtown Oakville!
This cafe, which appears quite new, is a great alternative to Starbucks.
Close your mouths, I know I just committed a crime (ALTERNATIVE to STARBUCKS??!?!) I LOVE Starbucks, but you know every time you go there, there are never any seats, because I swear, they hire people to sit there from 7am till 11pm on their Macbooks.
Anyway, this place has no lack of seating. THere are several levels of pretty, clean white tables and booths, with comfy, modern, grey chairs.
In-between the booths are walls, which are mirrored, but have TVs in them as well...built into them! They look all futuristic and crap!
Of course their are tributes to Ms. Monroe, but they're not slapping you in the face and you can certainly go here without feeling like you need to be obsessed.
The menu for drinks is similar to what you find at Starbucks...they have cafe mochas and creme brule lattes and caramel lattes, etc. I didn't find their drinks quite as good as Starbucks' though. They were good, don't get me wrong, but Starbucks drinks really are above and beyond....SOOO minus one star.
BUT they have the cafe portion, which serves some cheesecakes and cupcakes and the like. I really enjoyed my cupcake actually, even though it was pretty pricey. The cakes look good, but the portions are pretty small, given the prices. It would be nice if they served more savory treats as well. I hadn't had lunch, so I ordered a bagel with cream cheese and I was given a good bagel, but packets of cream cheese...that's sort of chintzy in a place which looks as classy...sorry if I can't even get the same service in bagels as Tim Horton's??! Come on now!
The service was polite, but a little slow and my friend commented that she had some questions about their tea selection (whether the herbal teas were caffeinated or not) and the girl working their had no idea.
SOOO even though I really liked this place and would totally come back for a treat (great place if you want to sit and chat over coffee), it loses that one star.
That said, if you want a fun treat place and would enjoy a nice place to sit, this is a great option in Oakville!
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