Loophole Coffee Bar

1040 8 Ave SW, Calgary
(403) 667-9940

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nomad_paul

I like their big patio. Nice place to chill and hangout with your friends. My go-to is their iced viet coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Clooney's channel

Great coffee, great food! Great service! Just a different atmosphere not a negative but just off beat kinda! Definitely worth going to!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christopher Bek

Best coffee shop in Downtown Calgary!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Jeremiah Hunter

True hole in the wall location. You can tell that these guys and girls are committed to building a culture and giving back to the community. I ordered a flat white and it was great.
Counter service was slow and unfriendly and that's how I like it. If you're serious about good coffee, it will be like that.
Lots of spots to sit inside and outside.
The owner was very helpful with finding parking. To note: do not park in the empty dirt parking lot next to the building. That is reserved by a bunch of grumpy doctors that don't like people parking in their spot. Street parking is also limited.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Siana Plombin

Chai does not taste like chai!

S U

What a cute little coffee shop. Granted a drink while having a business meeting. Only downside is street parking is brutal. There is a parking lot within a block.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Kiara Johnson

Been here for concerts which is always great. I love being able to order an iced chai while listening to some great local music

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Seal

Love my morning coffee here. Sit inside or outside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nathan Ross

Ask for the fish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Phil B

Not open during posted hours.

Service: 1

Andrii Karashchuk

The most affordable and cozy coffee bar in Calgary. I love the atmosphere there. The baristas are very friendly. The baking is amazing. This place is exactly what Calgary needs. Thank you to the team.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

venkat kataria

Worst Experience I’ve Had at a Café

I rarely leave negative reviews, but my experience at this café was truly disappointing and unacceptable. When I walked in, I greeted the barista and tried to start a casual conversation. The café was nearly empty—just one other customer—so it wasn’t a matter of being busy or overwhelmed.

When it was my turn to order, I politely asked if I should move to the other side of the counter or stay where I was. The barista responded with, “I don’t care, do whatever you want,” which immediately set an unfriendly tone. Despite that, I ordered an iced Americano with less ice and even tipped 25% for what I hoped would be good service.

Instead, I was handed a hot Americano. When I clarified my order, the barista coldly said, “Yeah, I didn’t hear that. You need to drink this.” When I reminded him that I don’t drink hot coffee and that it’s extremely hot outside, his response was, “I don’t care whatever you did, just drink this.” He refused to remake the drink and walked away.

I tried once more to explain, and he just rolled his eyes and walked off again, showing zero willingness to fix the mistake. I ended up throwing the drink away right there, completely shocked by the rudeness and lack of basic customer service.

Honestly, this was the worst café experience I’ve had in Calgary. If this is how they treat customers—especially when they’ve clearly made an error—I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. And if this barista with long hair is the only one working there, you might want to consider going elsewhere or hope management teaches him some basic customer etiquette.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Placy De Souza

Great place for entertainment Friendly staff. Also gave a limited beer selection!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rochele C

A cute coffee spot with plenty of outdoor seating. I tried the vietnamese iced coffee - which was good but definitely could be a bit closer tasting to more authentic vietnamese iced coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cole Payne-sexton

Great coffee, ordered an Americano and it tasted great. If I'm in the area I'll definitely drop by again

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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