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| - I'm a self-professed coffee fanatic, and Dark Horse rates as one of my favorite haunts in the city. For some reason I get a really good vibe there and it's easy for me to sit and concentrate on work or other pursuits. The room is quite well air-conditioned, which is a big plus in this crazy heat. Plus, I love their big communal table. When did this come into vogue? All of a sudden they're everywhere--such an open concept wouldn't have flown AT ALL with my family while I was growing up. If my dad didn't secure a booth for the family he would act like the hostess really let him down or something.
I have yet to have a bad cup of coffee at Dark Horse, too. Lately I've been addicted to their lattes--perfectly steamed mild, strong espresso, nice art on the surface. Their baked goodies look really great, although I have yet to try the food. The only way I justify a $3.75 latte per day is by NOT buying five dollars worth of goodies to go along with it--unless I'm somewhere known for their in-house baked goods.
The only complaint I have is the bizarre flooring and fake leather chairs. For some reason things like this really upset me! The decor is beautiful--big windows, amazing wood communal table, awesome counter painted by my friend Matt Durant--but the floor is a bizarre jade-coloured marble-y weird tile! I imagine it wouldn't cost TOO much to update that kind of thing. And the leather chairs look like they were purchased at Loblaws. Not like that's a travesty, but something to fit the exposed brick and amazing bones of the place would be so much more suitable.
Hey, that's not why you go to a place like Dark Horse, anyway. I'm so glad to have them in the neighbourhood, too. I shouldn't complain.
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