Who knew downtown Coldwater was so cool??? Popped in for a quick meal and loved it. Very chic vibe and the food is homemade and delicious. No idea how the Subway next door stays in business...
We'll be back!
Aaron B
Beautiful new outdoor patio!
Kim Otten
Some of the best coffee I've had in a long time! The back patio on the creek is delightful
Melody Macdonald
Great price, excellent food and nice atmosphere!
Susan Hollingshead
Great little café with great coffee.
Jim Westra
Nice spot to a coffee or lunch.
Ray McDonald
Great little cafe with great service and food.
Justin
Cute cafe that was really busy. Hard to get a seat so I joined another table at the end. Food is good. Sandwiches come with a little side of chips which is a nice touch. Service is good and prices reasonable.
ARON ROSH
Food is great ! And lovely people 😊
Anne Shivers
My new favourite place luv luv luv everything about Ems. Can't wait to go back real soon from Orillia
Great vintage cafe. You can tell just from old the ceiling tile. Cozy hometown atmosphere, great big unique sandwiches, nice baked goods (staff should always ask if you want it heated, with butter).
Pleasant young staff, family and friends helping out, lots of good coffee too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ryan W
I had to go to coldwater for an event. The whole town is really charming, with lots of quaint shops on the main street. I was looking for a comfortable cafe to sit and kill some time. I found Em's, and bottom line I really wish we had Em's in our neighborhood! it's decorated like a lot of these coffee shops are - almost trying a little too hard to be quirky - but it didn't feel fake at Em's. There was a mix of tables and couches, and the over all feel is much more like you're at a friend's house than a store. The had a variety of fresh baked goods, I had the apple blossom and it was great, though I wish I'd thought to ask them to warm it up. They also had a menu of lunch food that looked really tasty, though it appears like they don't offer that menu during certain hours, and I can imagine that could prove real frustrating if I was a regular customer. The best thing about Em's was the atmosphere. You could hear the staff talking and laughing together the whole time they were working. They clearly loved working there, and really that tells you all you need to know about how a business is run. They also really knew their customers, talking with them about their day and showing familiarity. Yes, that's to be more expected in a small town, but it's not automatic. Even in a small town, that whole feels-like-family atmosphere only happens if you make it happen, and at Em's they clearly do. I did take off one star for service because, frankly, I'm getting really tired of these presumptuously pushy tip prompts on the debit machines. I'm sorry, but tips are simply not automatic for counter service especially when I also have to mix my own coffee. That's probably just me being grumpy though, I'd go back to Em's in a heartbeat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jane Ward
Such a gem! Coldwater- who knew
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatloaf Sandwich
Kayla Graham
What an absolute treat to have such a fantastic cafe in our town. The scones are to die for!
Richard Graf
Great coffee, lots of options, wonderful atmosphere.
Who knew downtown Coldwater was so cool??? Popped in for a quick meal and loved it. Very chic vibe and the food is homemade and delicious. No idea how the Subway next door stays in business...
We'll be back!
Beautiful new outdoor patio!
Some of the best coffee I've had in a long time! The back patio on the creek is delightful
Great price, excellent food and nice atmosphere!
Great little café with great coffee.
Nice spot to a coffee or lunch.
Great little cafe with great service and food.
Cute cafe that was really busy. Hard to get a seat so I joined another table at the end. Food is good. Sandwiches come with a little side of chips which is a nice touch. Service is good and prices reasonable.
Food is great ! And lovely people 😊
My new favourite place luv luv luv everything about Ems. Can't wait to go back real soon from Orillia
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Great vintage cafe. You can tell just from old the ceiling tile. Cozy hometown atmosphere, great big unique sandwiches, nice baked goods (staff should always ask if you want it heated, with butter). Pleasant young staff, family and friends helping out, lots of good coffee too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I had to go to coldwater for an event. The whole town is really charming, with lots of quaint shops on the main street. I was looking for a comfortable cafe to sit and kill some time. I found Em's, and bottom line I really wish we had Em's in our neighborhood!
it's decorated like a lot of these coffee shops are - almost trying a little too hard to be quirky - but it didn't feel fake at Em's. There was a mix of tables and couches, and the over all feel is much more like you're at a friend's house than a store.
The had a variety of fresh baked goods, I had the apple blossom and it was great, though I wish I'd thought to ask them to warm it up. They also had a menu of lunch food that looked really tasty, though it appears like they don't offer that menu during certain hours, and I can imagine that could prove real frustrating if I was a regular customer.
The best thing about Em's was the atmosphere. You could hear the staff talking and laughing together the whole time they were working. They clearly loved working there, and really that tells you all you need to know about how a business is run. They also really knew their customers, talking with them about their day and showing familiarity. Yes, that's to be more expected in a small town, but it's not automatic. Even in a small town, that whole feels-like-family atmosphere only happens if you make it happen, and at Em's they clearly do.
I did take off one star for service because, frankly, I'm getting really tired of these presumptuously pushy tip prompts on the debit machines. I'm sorry, but tips are simply not automatic for counter service especially when I also have to mix my own coffee. That's probably just me being grumpy though, I'd go back to Em's in a heartbeat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Such a gem! Coldwater- who knew
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatloaf Sandwich
What an absolute treat to have such a fantastic cafe in our town. The scones are to die for!
Great coffee, lots of options, wonderful atmosphere.
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