Caffe Artigiano at Stong's Replenish
4221 Dunbar St, Vancouver
(604) 266-1401
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This place is a prime example of how having good, efficient staff could make a huge difference.
I really wanted to like this cafe, it is conveniently located inside Stongs, opens early (7am) and has outdoor seating. However, we have been disappointed over and over again. Frequently it opens late and the staff have more than once messed up our drinks order.
The food options are ok, the pastries might not be on par with other nearby cafes, but they have more options (e.g. yoghurt cups, sandwiches).
Located in a stongs but pretty decent place to grab a coffee after my morning grocery run
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Flat white is perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No experienced barista, wrost coffee ever taste.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The Caffe Artigiano at the Stong’s Market in Dunbar is a rather unique collaboration between two well known Vancouver based food service businesses. Both of their commitments to providing excellent quality in both product and service makes even the prospect of a partnership of this sort exciting.
As someone who was rather unbeknownst to coffee and its intricacies, I was very impressed by the Baristas and their enthusiasm in providing me an avenue to learn about the different types of coffee and their makeup. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve gone through every coffee on the menu, and I believe I have a fairly good understanding of what’s on offer here.
Starting with the atmosphere, it's rather slow in the mornings but ends up picking drastically as noon draws closer and closer. With it being located alongside a grocery store, it makes the day to day ambience rather chaotic, but I would say it's the good type of chaos, one that invigorates rather than debilitates. Options for seating include both outside patio seating with table, chairs and umbrellas included. Whilst the inside has both tables and chairs along with bar style seating. The whole vibe is rather casual, which is fine. Although if I was to give a critique, it lacks any special piece of decor that gives it true character or a distinct theme.
The quality of coffee is rather nice, the Cardamom Latte, Marrochino and French press are some of my personal favourites. The manager herself however, was quick to tell me that better coffee can be found elsewhere (not very supportive of the brand it seems…). That being said, I think it's certainly a spot worth exploring. Cost is what you’d expect with most coffee shops in Vancouver, 5 to 6 dollars for a regular coffee and up to 7 or 8 if you really go for something fancy. Not ideal but that’s the economy we’re currently in.
Service in my opinion, is unparalleled. There isn’t a day where the baristas aren’t responsive and friendly, although some credit can go to my natural charm in this regard. Coffee is delivered quickly with a small helping of cookies that you can nibble on. A small nitpick on the service side would be that the number of cookies provided seems to vary from 1 to 3, the factors that affect this variability are still unknown to me. Additionally, there is a tendency for a small contingent of the baristas to get excessively invested into a conversation. These however are small nitpicks to an ultimately exceptional service, for which all credit goes to the baristas and their manager.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Surprisingly good coffee from a bar in an excellent grocery store. Lots of well-prepared drinks to choose from and very nice staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Honestly I wish they hire someone who understands coffee. I ordered a half sweet caramel macchiato but the barista gave me a drink that’s full of syrup at the bottom of the cup, she asked me to stir it by myself. The drink was too sweet to drink so I have to ask her to make it right for me. She just poured half of the drink into another cup and added some milk and passed back to me with an attitude, which really disappointed me. It used to be one of my favourite spots in Dunbar area, but after today’s visit, I don’t think I will go again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice to have a small cafe in a grocery store, but their crunchy and dry croissant with bland flat white ? aren't really my cup of tea
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
FYI they sometimes close early it
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
I just wish that this place had more items without dairy. It seems that most food items have cheese in them. Too bad I can't eat there anymore. But, if more items were brought in that consider lactose intolerant customers, let me know because I like your coffee.
Dietary restrictions: Please, consider lactose intolerant people. Much appreciate it. ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
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Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Little higher prices grocery store, but all items are fresh and the place has many organic ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
people were amazing there and the market is really cute and good, but the cappuccino i ordered was below
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Nice location, not much else around Geat selection of pastries and muffins, you can also grab something from the supermarket if you prefer. Service was fast and efficient. Seating is limited
Kid-friendliness: Yes, lots of options
Parking: Street parking is tough to find, underground might be a better option
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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