Morningside Organic Bakery Cafe & Bookstore

Negative energy.

It's like getting a magic cup of delicious coffee from a hippy witch and I loved every minute of the experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of our favourite little stops. The oat milk latte is amazing and the owner is wonderful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was not disappointed. I have traveled all over india and Manon's chai is still my favorite on earth.

Ash and his exceptional Turkish coffee stand outside is a beautiful addition.

I purchased rose, turmeric, cardamom and lavender chicolates too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

take the one-star reviews as proof we live in a world hostile to eccentrics and go try the chai latte, customized to your preferred sweetness and spiciness levels

If there was an option for 0 stars unfortunately I would say it was 0. All the other reviews of the lady being rude are 100% accurate.
We went in and asked, “are you open?”
The lady responded…”did you not see the sign?” And said “what do you want?”
She went to make our coffees (which did not taste like coffee and was blended in a blender for some reason) and said milk is the worst thing you can put in coffee, and continued with weird looks as if we were crazy for asking for normal milk.
When the coffees were done she asked if we wanted anything else and was angry when we asked for coco on top of the coffee.
She then just pulled out a random number for the price of the coffee, which ended up being $13 for bad coffee and a bad experience. There was even more negative things to say about this place but you can read the other reviews😆
I don’t know how this business is still running to be honest, it’s too bad. Wouldn’t recommend :(

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A trip into a different realm. Thank you for the wonderful experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Was given THE yummiest golden mylk turmeric tea. She asked how spicy I wanted it. Which I've never been asked before. I felt like I entered another world in this magical little space. I spoke to the owner for a bit. She was lovely and knowledgeable. Felt like I received a mini well-being consult! It has been added to my "must go to" list when I'm on Salt Spring. I've told so many of my friends about it. Morningside is more than a shop or cafe- it's an experience. Much love to you, Manon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I entered this store with a calm and peaceful demeanor. Admiring the plants and ambiance. Noting all the bags of earthy ingredients. I inquired about a bag that said “smoke me”. Feeling like I interrupted the lady behind the counter , she blurted “it’s a tabacco alternative”. Jolted out of my calm, peaceful space I now felt like I walked into someone’s private hobby instead of a place of business. Then to make matters worse , my wife was taking a little video of the quaint shop to send to her friends and then the lady behind the counter barked “no photos or videos , it’s a private place”. Not politely or with a sense of understanding. Rude and harsh. We would have respected that wish if it was posted anywhere on a sign or asked in a polite and friendly tone, like other local shops. As we were now clearly offending this woman with our presence we turned to leave. This is when in heard the lady mutter under her breath like she was cursing our day. I do not recommend this shop in any way.

Why do French people only have 1 egg for breakfast ? Because in French, 1 egg is an œuf (enough)

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A bunch of troublemakers work here

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

We didn't try the food, so I can't comment on that. However, we really enjoyed the atmosphere. Upon entering, we loved the scent and asked the owner about it. We ended up purchasing lemongrass oil. It is interesting and unique place for sure.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

Uggh.. worst of the 'authentic' dirty hippie shops - would never recommend eating food from this place. Staff is unhygienic and surly, everything covered in a thick layer of dust and bug bits. Avoid.



Parking: Crowded area with ferry traffic, locals going to the market or post office - expect to run a gauntlet just getting to the place, and then you're likely to have to search for street parking >1block away on narrow roads with no sidewalks.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

We had Chai drinks and sampled a chocolate bar. We were blown away by the genuine flavour of both

It's a great place if you love verbal abuse ? The food was OK, but not worth the emotional labor or money. Updated from previous review on 2024-04-04