Definitely seems like this place has seen better days. I rarely see it busy even during business hours and at lunch. However I had the chance to dine here for lunch recently with a coworker. The menu is written on chalkboard, and the soup of the day is written in a separate chalkboard. I had the soup of the day (fire roasted tomato that day), a smoking jack sandwich, and a hot chocolate. The soup and the sandwich didn't amount to much at the end; the soup was fresh but lukewarm, while the sandwich wasn't anything special with the chicken being pre-cut pieces. Given the price I paid, it was definitely a bit steep for the quality I received. At least the hot chocolate was very good though. Not a bad place for a quiet sit down overall, but don't expect much in terms of quality food or service. read more

So this cafe brings me back to my university days. This was my hangout for coffee dates, late night hangout with friends, afternoon lunch dates with girlfriends and need to cram to study for an exam place. It's been awhile since I've been back, I was visiting Winnipeg and was actually meaning to go to a new coffee place across the street but for some reason was closed. I ended up at the back here. I ordered a latte. Place looked the same. Menu up on the board, desserts displayed behind the glass and a couple of workers behind the counter. Brought me back. I enjoyed my coffee seating on the bar facing Broadway, people watching and reminiscing. read more

It's a nice sunny spot meeting spot for lunch since it's located at the corner of Broadway and Donald. There's free wi-fi, smattering of people having light conversation and people working on their laptops. You order and pay first, then the staff brings you your food. The food is nice and light and runs about $10 for a lunch meal, not including beverages. I like their salads and have two favourite sandwiches. "Basil's faulty tower" has big chucks of real chicken and basil so it's a nice light sandwich (though not super flavourful). "Hercules" is another fave because it packs a lot of flavour, it has genoa salami, feta, spinach, tomatoes, red onion and a spicy mayo served on a panini. All their sandwiches come with either the soup special or salad (market or caesar). I like the caesar salad here, it's had good flavour without being overly garlicky. Can't comment on their coffee as I only come here for lunch! Staff are nice here but I have to say I wish they had more comfortable chairs here. Note: speed of service can be hit or miss...sometimes it's decent, but more often than not the assembly of sandwiches can be so slow during the work week lunch hour. No one really orders too many fancy drinks at lunch so I have no clue what's slowing them down at times. read more

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Pretty good spot, been here two times to far to have some coffee and work on projects with friends. The decor is reminiscent of what I'd think early Seattle coffee shops might look like, basically a toned down vision of Fraser Crane's apartment - art deco and medium dark wood. The service is decent. I went in two times within three days and they didn't seem to acknowledge that I started going there. Some Winnipeg coffee shops are really nice in that way. There coffee is decent, although they do serve Black Pearl, which I'd been meaning to try. Their sandwiches are gleefully named, but underwhelming, and a bit expensive. I got the 'curry' sandwich? There wasn't much curry about it, but it was a decent sandwich. So yeah, pretty decent place. If I worked near by I might go here. read more

Ordered a bagel to go, as I always do, being a nearby worker. Oh, I ordered this one today with a hesitation, having first ordered my coffee. Paid. Read the paper waiting, as always. When my break time was ending, I checked in at the bar if the bagel was almost ready. The co-employee of the one who had put my bagel down told me the other employee had forgotten it. No problem, I said, I will come back on my next break, which was soon. I called ahead to notify they could put the bagel down. The employee who answered told me it had been ready when I walked out. I said I had not been told that, or I would have waited. Of course. When I arrived, my bagel was ready as it had been a half hour earlier, and the coins that represented the cost of the bagel were on the counter. Then the employee who had made my bagel came around the counter and proceeded to lecture me. 1) He said had I ordered my bagel when I first asked for coffee it would have been ready. 2) He proceeded to blame me for the impatience of the woman who had been behind me in line and left when I had ordered. My entire order took 90 seconds maximum. 3) He did not acknowledge that it was a miscommunication with the other employee that had caused me to leave in the first place. When I left, I was not mad, nor angry, nor upset. I just thought let's get this bagel when it's warm. The employee kept trying to lecture me and turn this into a blame game, when I was not blaming the employee for not having had my bagel ready the first time. For whatever reason this employee, JP he is called, chose to scapegoat me as a customer. I took the bagel and threw the money at him, as this was the most horrific customer service I had ever experienced. I also know this individual through a mutual organization we belong to and have never been anything but friendly with him. I stated upon exit that I would never be returning to this establishment I had frequented at least 3-5 x per week again, and that I hoped that neither would he. It's a shame he chose to blame my particular request for an Americano a certain way as the reason a customer left, when other times I have wanted to order and 2 employees were talking with a customer about their menu. With staff like this, people are going to be driven to corporate places like Starbucks. I try to support the local businesses, and this is the kind of service I got on this day, my last frequenting the place so long as that employee and his attitude are still working there. read more

Rip. Off. I ordered a tea with 2 bags and was charged nearly $5. I politely said, "Are you sure that's right? Most places just charge another 50 cents or so for the extra bag." They assured me this was the correct price and asked if I still wanted it. In hindsight, I wish I had just walked out and gone to Starbucks across the street. I wanted to support a local business rather than a corporation but the whole point behind that is to support people who care about their customers rather than see us as a profit margin. I won't make that mistake in this cafe again when I'm in Winnipeg. read more

Been ages since I made it by here, good location, but in the end average service with average food gets an average rating.. Yes we will likely make it make another day. read more

Terrible service! Ordered a coffee and a heated cinnamon bun. After a while I went up twice to get the bun and told them ' I have waited an hour for this bun'. Their reply was 'no it has been 50 minutes'. Hard to believe! read more

Recently stopped in at The Fyxx for delicious pre-convention local coffee...and oh my goodness! The level of service I was treated to, by a 13-year veteran barista, was phenomenal! Not only were the coffee and back stories delicious, he gluten-freed and dairy-freed my breakfast sandwich, and instead of simply removing ingredients, he replaced them! With an savoury sweet and spicy homemade cranberry jam of sorts... to die for! One of the local food delivery services even makes Thy Fyxx available from home...well, your home...if you live in Winnipeg :D read more

The Fyxx has great selection of sandwiches on interesting breads - not to mention cute names for all of them. The godfather is my person fav, along with their made fresh to order Caesar salad - one of the best in town actually! Check them out for lunch, they won't disappoint. read more

I only gave them one star because zero stars is not an option. This place is the worst, and you should avoid it like the plague. read more

My friend and I stopped at the Fyxx to have a coffee. When we got out of the car at 8:38 (the Fyxx closes at 9:00), the barista saw us through the window, made eye contact with me, and while we were waiting for the light to change so that we could cross the street and grab the coffee, he hurried out and locked the door. There were three gentlemen having coffee, so it wasn't closed. It was really disappointing that we couldn't even grab a coffee 20 minutes before closing time. That's the last time we go to the Fyxx, which sucks because it's a nice spot. read more

The food was really good here! I had a cream cheese veggie sandwich with the house soup and my partner had the chicken curry wrap with a Caesar salad. For the low price the food is good and satisfying. We sat and worked on our computers with the free wifi and it was very nice. The atmosphere is very sweet. There was just one part where the staff made us feel uncomfortable when they rudely forced us to unplug our one computer so they could vacuum around us (which was loud and disturbing). read more

Sunday lunchtime... very quiet. Tables full with people studying. I ordered the Smokin Jack sandwich . They were out of sourdough; I was asked if I wanted my sandwich on roll, panini, or wrap. I asked for a panini and it came as a wrap. The Caesar salad was good, but the sandwich was forgettable. Spending one week in town; I wont come back. read more

Great coffee house, which makes a mean Cafe Mocha - their Caesar Salads are amazing, as are their sandwiches!!