The Riverbend Cafe & General Store
6109 River Rd, Port Alberni
(250) 985-1936
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Good frozen yogurt and Americano
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
What an amazing stop for a coffee, probably the best experience I have had having a caffine break!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a must stop on our vacation to Tofino every year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sub was underwhelming and dry for 9$. Coffee iced stellar!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Great little store and cafe with a cool retro vibe. The kind of place you went as a kid. Lots of nostalgic food items. Lots of local souvenir items. The Mars Bomber muffin is da bomb(er).. gotta try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a bit of a shame that there's no breakfast, but a break here for a specialty coffee is highly recommended!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool, local merch. Yummy yummy frozen yogurt.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
We had coffees on a Sunday afternoon. The place was mildly busy. Service was fast and friendly. The coffees and hot chocolate were great. We much recommend The Riverbend if you're on the road near their location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The river bend cafe is a super cute half retro style cafe and they have board and card games available to play on any visit. The frozen yogurt has really nice flavour unlike any frozen yogurt I’ve had + all the drinks are super tasty. All the staff I have met were really nice and helpful if game instructions were missing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The menu is limited, but in some weird directions.
The coffee is decent, but primarily in the fancy variations.
The Riverbend Cafe is an interesting place, and its primary claim to fame would be location. It's the last place before you head out of town, and about your only option (aside from Tseshaht Market and Della's at Sproat Lake) before you get to Tofino. You can get coffee or an assortment of canned and bottled pops. You can get frozen yoghurt, a limited assortment of muffins or cookies, candy bars, or chips. (You can also get a few varieties of what might be termed "camping" foods.) There is a wall of packaged teas. There are a small variety of high-quality local crafts and artworks.
All housed in a place that gives a feel of an extremely light, airy, high-end shack.
Service is helpful and friendly, but staff is generally limited, so if a bunch of people all hit it just before you do, you'll have a bit of a wait. (Although never too terribly long.)
It's an interesting place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
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Just stopped in due to the ad we saw in Tofino Time magazine...we wanted a tea and snacks on the way out, and Riverbend did not disappoint! Also, superb gift store. Charming establishment. Make it a point to stop by if passing thru
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We were just passing through, looking for a coffee and were so pleasantly surprised! The coffee is excellent, especially the caramel macchiato ;)
Super nice service and the atmosphere was so great! Really good music, funky interior, would love to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our favorite local cafe. Friendly service, clean bathroom, great coffee, beautiful homemade muffins, funky gifts, board games and cards to play, etc. We go at least once a week. Love it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best espresso until Tofino. Load up!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very tasty coffee in a beautifully locally decorated shop. Very nice saleswoman! Recommended :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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