Delightful, casual, local cafe with history in the area. Charlie & Daylen served us the featured sandwich (breakfast burrito) & our coffees. We probably could have shared the burrito it’s so hearty & big! Come with an appetite. They serve no.6 coffee (also a locally brewed brand) and feature a local artist on a gallery wall. A great spot for a Baker Street hang. I even stuck around to get some work done after my lunch meeting.
Gaëlle “Galou” Minisini
Such a nice atmosphere and great muffin. My favorite coffee shop in Nelson!
Nuevo hombre
Great hot drinks and pastries
Dave P
Absolutely delicious food and coffee. Open Sunday too!!
Kevin Berggren
I see a lot of positive reviews for this cafe and notice that most of them are a bit older, possibly from when the original owner ran the place. My wife and I have been here a couple of times since we moved to the area (last month), the coffee and beverages are good, tried a couple of the snack items, okay, haven’t tried any of the other food. Our critique of the place is based mainly on the service, which could be better. We ordered drinks and I asked a question about ingredients and the girl seemed a bit put out having to answer my question, her overall attitude was professional but not friendly, neutral. After our drinks were made, the server placed them on the counter and my wife asked which one was made with oat milk and the girl stuck her finger into the foam on top of the drink and said this one. She actually placed her finger into the drink. I didn’t see this, but my wife told me after. She is a bit shy and was nervous to say anything until we left the place. THe server seemed annoyed that she had to point out which beverage was which. We notice this attitude in a lot of servers presently. Are people not happy having jobs in the hospitality industry? No doubt the pay is not as good as it would be if a person was a successful social media influencer or content creator, less perks for sure, but seriously, attitude… its a thing. I’m not sure why more people do not comment on the treatment and attitude they recieve when doling out money for coffee and buns. The attitude is like: ‘you are lucky that I am talking to you right now AND that I allow you to buy coffee in our shop… you are most fortunate that I am tolerating your presence and your tiresome questions at this moment’… its kind of the feeling we get. My question to the owners of businesses like Dominion is: After the horrific near death experiences of businesses during the ‘pandemic’, after so many shut down, isn’t it great to be able to operate now in relative freedom? isn’t it great that people actually want to come into your shop and trade money for your goods and services? shouldn’t you make every effort to train your staff to make every guest feel welcome and cared for and have the best possible experience? My suggestion would be to instruct staff about attitude and how customers should be waited on: be clean, for the love of god please keep your fingers out of the beverages you make, keep your hands off of the rim of cups… be polite, be professional, be friendly, do whatever it takes to ensure each customer is cared for and has the best possible experience.
Laura Benes
Love this place! Cozy friendly atmosphere, great breakfast & lattes. Love their treats and they aren’t full of sugar ?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vivian
This has to be the best cafe in Nelson. I love the owner, Daylen, and her wonderful staff; always keen to give great service with a smile. Their muffins, of course, are the BEST in town, but everything else they do is sensational as well. The vibe in this cafe is always cozy, regardless of the time of year.
I will never stop recommending this coffee shop to everyone in town! The Very BEST! :)
Dietary restrictions: Vast variety of dietary need variations. Their menu is wonderful and their in-house made nut milks are superb!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brew, Bagels, Muffins at the Time of the Visit, Breakfast Bagel
Emily Barton
My coffee here was really terrible ? but the atmosphere and service was great ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Scott Lee
It's a small cafe that we instantly fell in love with thanks to the friendly staff and great tasting coffee! We just got the americano and the iced coffee but had a great conversation with the barista and generally had a good time. Would recommend if you want some good coffee in a cozy, old school atmosphere!
Very cute cafe in the heart of Nelson. The barista was friendly and helpful with the menu.
Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Muffins at the Time of the Visit
Cindy Fillion
I used their new online ordering system to order a turkey melt sandwich off of the new menu. Sandwich was ready when I got there and was perfectly delicious. LOVE all the new sandwich choices! Nelson needed a new quick sandwich option in town and the Dominion is perfect for this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Paterson
Great little
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eninaj
They used to have a very good coffee but now it changed. Recently, i ordered latte got mocha instead. (Didn’t notice immediately since its to go and I brought it on a trip)The foam was half of the cup and was tasteless. Gave them benefit of the doubt and ordered again after few days but then it was really bad. So sad! Never going back :(
Team LVM
Absolutely love this cafe! It’s so cute and had very unique drinks which are delicious! Food is always nice too with high quality ingredients at appropriate prices. Space is very homey. Only reason why I don’t give it 5 stars is because it’s SO cold in there in the winter. It’s an old building and I always see people inside wearing big coats or sweaters and know that more people who choose this spot over empire if it was heated better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Wrap, Muffins at the Time of the Visit
Delightful, casual, local cafe with history in the area. Charlie & Daylen served us the featured sandwich (breakfast burrito) & our coffees. We probably could have shared the burrito it’s so hearty & big! Come with an appetite. They serve no.6 coffee (also a locally brewed brand) and feature a local artist on a gallery wall. A great spot for a Baker Street hang. I even stuck around to get some work done after my lunch meeting.
Such a nice atmosphere and great muffin. My favorite coffee shop in Nelson!
Great hot drinks and pastries
Absolutely delicious food and coffee. Open Sunday too!!
I see a lot of positive reviews for this cafe and notice that most of them are a bit older, possibly from when the original owner ran the place. My wife and I have been here a couple of times since we moved to the area (last month), the coffee and beverages are good, tried a couple of the snack items, okay, haven’t tried any of the other food. Our critique of the place is based mainly on the service, which could be better. We ordered drinks and I asked a question about ingredients and the girl seemed a bit put out having to answer my question, her overall attitude was professional but not friendly, neutral. After our drinks were made, the server placed them on the counter and my wife asked which one was made with oat milk and the girl stuck her finger into the foam on top of the drink and said this one. She actually placed her finger into the drink. I didn’t see this, but my wife told me after. She is a bit shy and was nervous to say anything until we left the place. THe server seemed annoyed that she had to point out which beverage was which. We notice this attitude in a lot of servers presently. Are people not happy having jobs in the hospitality industry? No doubt the pay is not as good as it would be if a person was a successful social media influencer or content creator, less perks for sure, but seriously, attitude… its a thing. I’m not sure why more people do not comment on the treatment and attitude they recieve when doling out money for coffee and buns. The attitude is like: ‘you are lucky that I am talking to you right now AND that I allow you to buy coffee in our shop… you are most fortunate that I am tolerating your presence and your tiresome questions at this moment’… its kind of the feeling we get. My question to the owners of businesses like Dominion is: After the horrific near death experiences of businesses during the ‘pandemic’, after so many shut down, isn’t it great to be able to operate now in relative freedom? isn’t it great that people actually want to come into your shop and trade money for your goods and services? shouldn’t you make every effort to train your staff to make every guest feel welcome and cared for and have the best possible experience? My suggestion would be to instruct staff about attitude and how customers should be waited on: be clean, for the love of god please keep your fingers out of the beverages you make, keep your hands off of the rim of cups… be polite, be professional, be friendly, do whatever it takes to ensure each customer is cared for and has the best possible experience.
Love this place! Cozy friendly atmosphere, great breakfast & lattes. Love their treats and they aren’t full of sugar ?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This has to be the best cafe in Nelson. I love the owner, Daylen, and her wonderful staff; always keen to give great service with a smile.
Their muffins, of course, are the BEST in town, but everything else they do is sensational as well. The vibe in this cafe is always cozy, regardless of the time of year.
I will never stop recommending this coffee shop to everyone in town! The Very BEST! :)
Dietary restrictions: Vast variety of dietary need variations. Their menu is wonderful and their in-house made nut milks are superb!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brew, Bagels, Muffins at the Time of the Visit, Breakfast Bagel
My coffee here was really terrible ? but the atmosphere and service was great ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
It's a small cafe that we instantly fell in love with thanks to the friendly staff and great tasting coffee! We just got the americano and the iced coffee but had a great conversation with the barista and generally had a good time. Would recommend if you want some good coffee in a cozy, old school atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Looooved the Nanaimo bar ??
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very cute cafe in the heart of Nelson. The barista was friendly and helpful with the menu.
Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Muffins at the Time of the Visit
I used their new online ordering system to order a turkey melt sandwich off of the new menu. Sandwich was ready when I got there and was perfectly delicious. LOVE all the new sandwich choices! Nelson needed a new quick sandwich option in town and the Dominion is perfect for this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They used to have a very good coffee but now it changed. Recently, i ordered latte got mocha instead. (Didn’t notice immediately since its to go and I brought it on a trip)The foam was half of the cup and was tasteless. Gave them benefit of the doubt and ordered again after few days but then it was really bad. So sad! Never going back :(
Absolutely love this cafe! It’s so cute and had very unique drinks which are delicious! Food is always nice too with high quality ingredients at appropriate prices. Space is very homey. Only reason why I don’t give it 5 stars is because it’s SO cold in there in the winter. It’s an old building and I always see people inside wearing big coats or sweaters and know that more people who choose this spot over empire if it was heated better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Wrap, Muffins at the Time of the Visit
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