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| - Food: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Cleanliness: 4/5
Price: 3.5/5
I arrived at a good time; there was only one customer in front of me so I was served pretty quickly. After I took a seat, a huge storm of customers came in and lined up all the way to the front door! Don't believe me? Go see it for yourself - the cafe at its busiest peak can have you waiting longer than your average cafe, but the line moves relatively fast and you will have your drink in no time.
The cafe serves 49th Parallel coffee just like they do at the original location, so if you're a fan of 49th Parallel, you'd be glad to know that it's here. I'm not the hugest fan, so I opted for a mochaccino and an apple scone to go along with it. MELK is known very much for their scones, and on a busy day, I've heard that they sell out very quickly! Indeed, I was the last person who grabbed the apple scone when I visited... there were so many delicious flavours that I really couldn't decide (Strawberry, peach, apple, cheese, etc.) so I let my instincts do the deciding (the last one standing duh).
Anyway, if you're a fan of light roast coffee, you'll definitely like the coffee here. My mochaccino was great, but as I'm not the biggest fan of light roast coffee, it wasn't my favourite. Next time, I'll order their chai latte. The cafe has a great set of tea options as well if you're a tea drinker like me!
My scone was very crispy on the outside but ever so soft on the inside. I really like how there were big chunks of apple inside my scone which added lots of texture and overall flavour to it. The scone was relatively big in size as well, similar to the size you find at Starbucks, but more delicious of course! I'd definitely come back to MELK and try a few more of their flavours.
I liked how I could help myself to water. It was convenient and it made my stay at MELK much better. It's little things like this that I really appreciate! Overall, the cafe was very well kept - clean, tidy and very photo-worthy. A quick search on Instagram and you're bombarded with beautiful pictures of latte art from MELK #mtlcafecrawl.
Anyhow, if you're the district for whatever reason, you should definitely check it out if you like being on top of your Montreal cafes. I'm not sure if they have wifi, as I didn't see it appear on my laptop. I didn't bother asking as I didn't need it, but it'll be great if they have it! Even though I don't particularly like 49th Parallel Coffee, MELK Bar à Café is still one of my go-to cafes purely for their baked goods and its coffee vibes!
Nevertheless, it's a great place to stop by for a quick caffeine fix, and it's definitely a very nice and needed addition in the neighbourhood - Starbucks and Second Cup were pretty much the only options!
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