This fairly new business is something that I would like to have one day. Bake & Brew café is a simple coffee shop that also sells cakes, cookies and cupcakes, as well as a handful of set meals.
Their service might seem a bit slow, but then this is no fastfood joint. It's an old-fashioned coffee shop where one can go and savor the coffee and whatever else is ordered slowly. No rush rush.
It's been around for about a year, and we decided to give it a try one night when we were on the way home. Since it's just a few blocks from home, we were in no hurry.
Although I like to brew my own coffee, I decided to give theirs a try. It wasn't bad at all.
I like the all-white inside décor because it looks so clean. There's nothing pretentious about Bake & Brew. It harkens back to a time when coffee shops were places to go to enjoy good coffee in peace.
I wasn't too sure if a place like this can survive in our area, but it seems to be doing well. Everytime I pass by there's one or two customers. And having survived their first year should be a good omen for the owners.
It's nothing like Starbucks or even the coffee shop from my favourite TV show Friends, and this is a good thing. I should go there more often. read more