STAY AWAY! Cake was hard! wasted my money!!! They wouldn't even offer a refund of any sort. Caused…read moreme embarrassment because I took it for a birthday and EVERYONE found it hard to! :(

I popped into Take Another Bite looking to quickly get some iced coffee and a sweet treat of some…read moresort. Unfortunately their machine was down so they couldn't make cold drinks and I didn't want a hot beverage since it was really warm out. I ended up going to Morning Owl Manotick for an iced latte, but I did pick up a Raspberry Coconut Chocolate Square from Take Another Bite. It was chewy because of the coconut, sweet from the chocolate and a bit tart because of the raspberry - the perfect combination and exactly what I was hoping for in the moment. It was a bit pricey totalling almost $6, but it was a nice treat. I didn't sit in, but the space looked welcoming enough to eat there and the service was good. There was street parking as well as a specific parking lot for them. I would go back to check them out again in the future.

Still on my search for the best matcha latte in Ottawa…read more.. Found this coffee shop when I googled best matcha in Ottawa. It's not too far from my children's school so I decided to give it a shot when I had about 90 minutes to fill after drop off. I am grateful I made the drive. This bustling cafe is super cozy and the staff were all extremely friendly. The cafe also sells beer and wine. Plus, they have kombucha on tap! I purchased a blueberry peach scone (will definitely be back to try the chocolate salted caramel) and a honey cinnamon matcha latte. The scone was not overly sweet, but still had a great flavour. The matcha was as good as the ones I've gotten downtown Ottawa. It was blended nicely and did not have any matcha chunks...love! Highly recommend if you are in the area and will definitely be back to try their food menu.

Have tried several times to come here, but due to pandemic hours, wasn't able to!…read more Happy to be able to check them out. The interior is relaxing and charming with a mix of old and modern styles. The wall mural adds to the overall feel of the space. Staff are also charming. Very kind, welcoming, flexible and customer oriented. Menu is succinct but sufficient. Likely everyone can find something to eat. And, there's a large slection of scones and cookies to choose from, to go with coffee. My Date with Apple sandwich was delicious. Managed to get a bite of Hub'a Rueben, also excellent. All in all, a good stop.

Scone was okay, coffee and cappuccino were weak, service was excellent, environment was nice.read more

My Mom and I decided to go to the Morning Owl Manotick for hot drinks and sandwiches after having…read morean appointment nearby. It was my first time visiting a Morning Owl location. We walked in and it was very cozy inside. The staff were friendly and attentive. They were giving out free samples of hot chocolate and a square made of peanut butter, chocolate and candy cane. So yummy! I ordered a Gingerbread Latte and an Italian Trio sandwich. My Mom ordered a Hot Chocolate and a Chicken Pesto sandwich. Everything was tasty and fresh! I loved the flavour of my coffee. Mmm perfect for the Christmas season! There's more seating available upstairs and a few seats downstairs. There are lots of plants and owl decor around the cafe, which contribute to the cozy vibe. I can see myself coming back again in the future with friends for coffee catch ups.

Googled "coffee" for a place to stop and almost left without entering because it didn't look like a…read more cafe. So glad we went inside. The cafe is adorable with a lovely fireplace but even better is the healthy, unique menu which includes smoothies, juices, desserts, and entrees. Since we had recently eaten breakfast we got a juice, smoothie, stuffed grapefruit, and yogurt/granola bowl. Everything was delicious. Hope we can time a stop here on our travels back through the area.

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It's a cute little trailer and service is super nice.. we stopped by on a beautiful fall weather…read moreday.. few flavours of donuts were available and some ice cream. We tried the caramel donut and cookies and cream.. my kids love it but for me it wasn't the donut texture I'm used to, more caky style!

Rounding up from a 3.5 to 4!…read more We had lunch at Kelly's Landing nearby and wanted to try Mimi's for dessert on the way home. Though they're located on a corner lot of a busy street, it's still a pretty unassuming little building. I definitely spotted the graffiti first before the Mimi's sign. One side of the small building is graffiti for Mimi's and the other side is for the Burgers on Bridge food truck right next door, both by local artist Falldowng. There's really just room for one or two people max to step inside the building to order at the counter, while other people wait outside. It wasn't very busy on a weekday just after lunch, but there weren't too many donuts left. They specialize in gourmet yeast donuts. We ordered cinnamon sugar, cookie monster, lemon meringue, Mexican hot chocolate, cannoli, and explosive chocolate peanut butter. I was expecting more pronounced flavours, more of a pop, especially in the Mexican hot chocolate and "explosive" chocolate peanut butter donuts. I think the lemon meringue was the most flavourful because of the tart lemon filling, but I liked the cannoli the best because of the cannoli filling with mini chocolate chips. They had a notice to customers that said their prices recently went up. Not sure what they were before, since this was my first time visiting, but we paid $20 even for a half a dozen yeast donuts. They also serve ice cream scoops, sundaes, milkshakes, coffees, and DavidsTea. The ice cream is from Central Smith Creamery. I also got a large cookie dough milkshake and a cinnamon sugar donut. You can get a milkshake with any of the ice cream flavours they have available. The cookie dough was good, more tame, which I thought was great for a milkshake, but I wish I had a bit of a bigger straw to suck up the mini chocolate chips. The donut was a classic, not too thick and not too airy. I'm not a big cake person, so we didn't order any of the cake donuts, but they did have a few available (s'mores, double chocolate, chocolate dip, and vanilla dip). They have a few small tables and chairs outside for groups of 2, a large parking lot, and a ramp for accessibility.

Boyfriend and I met his cousin here this afternoon at her suggestion. Beautiful little café and it…read morewas nice to go somewhere else than a chain for once! Beautifully decorated with a vintage vibe and lots of shabby-chic pieces. They seem extremely popular and busy even mid-afternoon; jammed-packed the whole time we were there and with a waiting line-up for a table. Gentleman who seemed to be the owner or manager was extremely pleasant and went above and beyond to find us a table quickly (even moving chairs around) after Cousin and I explained that Boyfriend (who was outside parking the car) would never wait for the 30 min announced at first. All the staff there seemed very nice, fast, constantly cleaning, arranging seating, serving, etc. We only had coffees (which were fine but nothing mind blowing) so I cannot judge on the menu. Would recommend this place though, if only for the super hardworking staff!

Food was great, when we got it. It could be they were short staffed so I going to be nice with this…read morereview. If you go on a Saturday, it's usually packed. There were two employees, so the wait time was considerable. Hopefully, the next time will it will be quicker customer service. The food was good my friend had crêpes she enjoyed them. My other friend had chicken curry wrap. She enjoyed it. My daughter had prepared baked goods, lattes, which we liked.. all in all a good experience but little bit loud as it was so busy, some nice background music would help balance out the noisiness from other customers.

Ok this place... THIS PLACE!!! I am blown away it says cupcakes but it's so much more!!!!!…read more I had a breakfast sandwich a kind fog cupcake, and everything was impeccable! I can't even put it into words. All the breads are made fresh in house, and the London fog even had lavender in it. Nothing beats a good cafe with quality food. I wouldn't even bother going to any other place in the area. If you're here, do yourself a favour and stop in!!

I don't have tooooo much to say about Anabia other than that they sell some delicious cupcakes, the…read moreservice is good and it's a pretty clean place with a nice vibe. The cupcakes are about $4.15 each after tax which I found to be an okay price. I'm not a cupcake connoisseur so I really don't know how much they should be relative to the world of cupcakes!

Masala chai brought us here, and the channa pouri keeps us coming back. Amazingly friendly service…read morefrom hosts that welcome to you with a smile. The seating area is small, but comfortable. It's now a regular stop for us when we want something quick that's guaranteed to satisfy.

I'd been passing by this tea house to drop off and pick up my kids from school and I've been…read morewanting to try it and finally stopped. Let me tell ya, I am so grateful I did. I had already eaten (I didn't realise they have food), but I ordered one of the three authentic Indian chai tea that are offered. There was only one size (maybe 12 ounces), but it was just right. The kadak chai was flavourful and yummy. Ginger and cardamom are the two main spices in the kadak. Next time I want to go over lunch so I can try the Tadka Maggi. Will definitely be back!

We came here because it was coffee and walking distance from where we were staying. Pleasantly…read moresurprised by the decor and tea room. Really cool space, definitely would be great for an afternoon tea. They have an outdoor patio, not that it was being used despite the beautiful day. Pastries and food selection is great. The staff is friendly... but slow and easily distracted. The cashier was taking a phone order while several of us were waiting, pretty unacceptable when another staff member should be able to take a call. We ordered a coffee and a mimosa. Well, they had to go back and check to see if they had juice... they did not. I asked for just the bubbly instead, she had to go back and check again. How do they not know or keep things on their menu in stock? Oh well, they had the bubbly so it was okay. For food we ordered a pastry and a croissant sandwich. The biscotti and pastry were delicious. For some reason, they decided to panini press the croissant sandwich. What the heck, who would do that? Why didn't they ask? Tasty sandwich, but completely ruined due to crushing the croissant. We were expecting it to come straight out of the case and at most maybe microwaved to warm it, not just destroyed in a panini press. Cool vibes, nice atmosphere, food is good, tea menu looks amazing. But, the staff don't seem to have a clue to what they are doing.

Very large, cluttered coffee shop with tacky rules printed on a full sheet of paper scattered…read morethroughout the entire cafe. I ordered an almond croissant and pumpkin latte. The almond croissant was mediocre. After being warmed up by staff, it lost any flakey taste delicateness that it may have originally had. The pumpkin latte tasted like it was made with bitter, burnt espresso. There was a nice amount of foam and the aftertaste was milder and more palatable. I just moved to Canada and hoped this cafe, which is full of potential, would become my go to. I was disappointed, but plan to come back to give the lunch menu a try.