Sam James name cropped up consistently when I was searching for good cappuccino in TO. A few folks even went as far as saying its the top spot for this hard to master drink.
So with high expectation I trekked all the way up here. The location is somewhat accessible as its a 5-10 min from Bathurst station (apparently there is another express location right on Bloor street).
The setup is nice and cozy with a few seating spots and a small preparation area.
The Menu interestingly consists of old school and new iteration of drinks (cappuccino is under old style so one doesn't have option there to try it the "new" way ) there is not much to play here as they have standard sizes for espresso drinks. Prices are vey reasonable for espresso drinks (cash only though)
The serving size is small by modern standards for cappuccino. Interesting thing is that even though cappuccino is labeled as old style it is served the modern way (wet cappuccino) with latte art and all.
The latte art was decent on the drink with crema nicely spread under the nicely frothed milk so good marks for presentation here. Now for the main drink first sip didn't go down well as milked didn't have the sweet finish one desires and the espresso had a rough finish. After a couple of sip it mellowed out a bit but overall not much of an improvement.
Drink was 2 star IMO with a half star added for value.