After wanting to stop in and try this coffee shop for a good long while I finally had the chance…read moreto. I came in here for lunch with my parents while they were in town on the suggestion of my mom and we both enjoyed it. Since my mom and I have very similar tastes (we're pretty much on in the same) we ordered the ham breakfast wrap and the mini pancakes (with chocolate sauce) to split and we each othered a waves sized chai latte. I'm pretty picky about my chai lattes in that I like them to be on the spicer side and not sweeter like some places make them. And so I really judge a coffee house (if they offer them) based on that. The chai latte I got here was absolute perfection! I will definitely be coming back just for that alone. As for the ham breakfast wrap and mini, they were yummy and hit the spot to satisfy my hunger. I will also be giving them another go... perhaps next time the caramel sauce on the pancakes? Definitely​ check this place out!

Great Staff, even greater coffee!…read more If you're deciding if you want to come or not, do yourself a favour and enjoy their welcoming atmosphere :)

Good little coffee spot inside the Granville Public Market. Small stand on the corner…read more Got an americano and it was great. Good coffee. Woman in front of me took my drink (intentionally - she ordered 2 lattes and it was just me and her there - she took advantage of them putting it on counter). They immediately made me a new one. Great customer service.

Located in Granville Market. Ordered a mocha latte while wandering around and should've looked at…read morethe reviews first. The coffee was average at best - nothing special. And staff seemed a little checked out too.

Viva Java's your textbook definition of hole-in-the-wall / hidden gem of an establishment. It's…read moretucked away in an industrial area on the intersection of Smith St and Douglas St. If you're not actively searching, you'd probably miss it. As others mentioned, the owner can be a little eccentric, but behind the rough exterior, you can tell he's just a passionate coffee lover. He said he roasts his beans every morning and swears it's the best coffee ever. He said "every cup of coffee you drank before this is crap. Just taste." You know what? At least for Vancouver, it's the best latte I've had during my last six trips here, visiting from the States. It's smooth, dark, robust, aromatic, and very comforting. I'll definitely buy a few bags of beans on my next trip. Richmond/Vancouver coffee, for the most part, has been leaning towards fruitier and sour notes from what I've tried (Nemesis, R Ki, Moving Coffee, Grounds Coffee), but this is more my cup of... coffee. 5/5 no notes. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places. Maybe it really was that good. Will be back. Fantastic latte, my friend.

Coffee was very good in this non-typical coffee house. Ordered iced coffees and machiato. Both were…read morevery good and the staff was great. One knock is I gave them $20 US for a $20.50 CA and they didn't give me change. They only take cash. So this was a little disappointing - and I decided to not make a big deal.

Prado is conveniently located near Surrey Central station and KPU. Nice cafe with plenty of room to…read moresit and study. They tend to close early at 5PM. I had their Blueberry scone ($4.95) and flat white ($5.10). Scone was not bad. There weren't much pastries to choose from when I was there after 4. Flat white was tiny and tasted bit too bitter for me. There was a washroom on the rear side, but it's only open during business hours. I can only think of 3 stars for overall experience. It was too expensive for just a small pastry and coffee.

A lovely cafe with lots of space/seats…read more Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy anything I ordered but it wasn't bad. It was more about my fussy palate and me being picky. I am not a huge fan of sugar. I got a Gluten free cookie. It was overly sweet for me, I couldn't eat even half of it. I don't think the marshmallows were necessary because it's already so sweet! If you're a sweet tooth and GF, this may be the cookie for you! If it only had half of the sugar, I would've loved it. I also got the matcha latte and didn't like it at all. It was grainy and the foam threw me off. If i'm having a hot beverage with foam, I like the foam to be velvety and silky smooth. But again, that's my personal choice and me being fussy. My colleagues had wraps and one said it was delicious. Service was great. The lovely ladies who served us were friendly.

Its a Starbucks clone-alternative…read more If you don't like Starbucks, you won't like Blenz. If you do like Starbucks, (I most definitely do like Starbucks) Then Blenz will be fine. * * * As a seasonal drink, they are doing a coconut latte made with real coconut milk. Heh heh heh heh heh. I'll take one of those a day for the next 48 days. My cardiologist won't like that ... But I will be nice and alert at the cardiologist visit. ********** If you read the other Yelp reviews, There are thumbs down reviews all over the place. Many of those reviews are over a decade old ... 2011, 2014. The complaints vary ... Too many students, bad drinks, rude service, a few others. There are a few thumbs down reviews from 2023. I went through every complaint listed in the one to three star reviews. I saw zero of that during my visit in 2026. I do not think the "thumbs-downers" were wrong. I think they wrote about what they really experienced. But corporate coffee houses can really change. They change when someone comes down from a District Office or from National HQ ... Inspects the establishment ... Writes up a formal evaluation ... And calls in the franchise owner reading them the results of the report. After that, they read them the Riot Act of what will happen If the quality numbers don't improve. My guess is that Blenz Corporate intervened some time after these bad reviews were written. Either the franchise owner cleaned up his or her act ... Or the franchise owner was replaced.

Great customer services at this location and they listen to customers needed, will come back again…read moreevery time passing by.

Food****// latte was delicious and I enjoy the taste and temperature it delivered…read more Service***// regular self order at counter and call upon ready nothing to call out. They did explain their pour don't was good Ambiance****// nice environment and I enjoyed sitting their while having conversation with my loved one

Nice and smooth flat white ($5.50). Nice coffee shop on the corner of Kingsway and Knight. Good…read moreamount of seating. I like sitting by the window!

Got a white mocha latte and the coffee was smooth, the sweetness level was perfect for me (I asked…read morefor half sweet). The service was friendly and the atmosphere was calming. It's a small place but cozy.

Their lavender latte is very sweet and dessert-y, and their decaf coffee tastes good!read more

Went to try their festive drinks and I enjoyed the marshmallow macchiato even though it didn't have…read moremuch of a marshmallow flavour. The service was alright and the ambiance was so amazing with the festive decorations and train setting.

Stumbled upon this place when I was on my lunch break, and it was great! The benches were really…read morecute and had a rustic interior, which I love for coffee shops. They had a pretty good menu. I got the tuna melt sandwich and the chocolate chip cookie. The tuna melt was toasted and full of flavour. However, I will say the chocolate chip cookie was a little hard which is not typically something I like in a cookie. Service was splendid. The staff were kind and always had a smile on their faces. Great coffee shop to go to when you're in the neigbourhood!