Cafes near Wheatley

“First time I’d visited Wheatley, Ontario, I came to pick up a scarce inventory item from the local Home Hardware. My wife and I wanted to get some breakfast, but judging by the name and the exterior of Lil Hil’s Coffee Shop, we thought it was a very small specialty coffee house serving pastries.

Instead, we’d mistakenly drove to Leamington to get a meal, which was less than satisfactory. As we drove back home to Chatham, I reflected on a statement made earlier by the female manager at Home Hardware, who said she’d just had a great breakfast a Lil Hil’s Coffee Shop.

Having heard so much about the Sunday Evening musical venues hosted at the nearby Two Creeks Conservation Area this past Summer, my wife and I decided to take a second look at Lil Hil’s Coffee Shop after hiking around the trails in the conservation area. It was Sunday October 06, 2024, the day Tilbury became a Ghost Town without power, quiet abandoned streets with nary a single sole to be seen or heard.

We were blown away when we got inside Lil Hil’s Coffee Shop. The place was a beehive of activity with their entire staff taking full advantage of the large number of people coming in for a meal. We were gobsmacked by the servers, who were young enough to be our grandchildren, tag-teaming together like a well-oiled machine. I’ve attached a couple of photos of the interior taken near closing time for those people like ourselves who might have thought the place would be too small.

We were fortunate to have a very satisfying meal, as the kitchen had nearly run out of food due to the sudden rush of customers from Ghost Town Tilbury, which would later become re-inhabited by the end of the day. My wife had a delicious meal of Pancakes & Mennonite Sausage, while I had a unique satisfying Southwest Breakfast Burrito.

{Gave Four Stars for Atmosphere due to music being louder than desired.}“

“had 3 different types of fresh sandwiches and they were all amazing! highly recommend!“

“Albina just want to say thankyou for you everything you did for me and my daughter maybe you don not remember me but I will never forget everything that you and your husband helped me whenI rented the kitchen space to sell my tacos you God always bless“