Liberta coffee lab — Restaurant in Edmonton

A Fading Memory.

Liberta Coffee Lab is amongst the wave of new cafes to open within this last year. A sleek and sparkling space located to the South of Whyte ave. The space was very clean and open with outdoor seating available at both the front and rear of the building. However, a large, blank white wall… like an empty canvas waiting to be painted, stretched across the back wall, misplaced and forgotten…while a small menu sat on the front counter right where you ordered. So if you didn’t already know what you were ordering…be prepared to hold up traffic. The espresso itself was nothing out of the ordinary, another bold, bland blend added to the already overly saturated list of boring Edmonton brews. Alongside the unmemorable blend was a lack of customer service. With over four staff members behind the bar and a gentleman (who was probably the owner) perched on his laptop working away at the front. When you open a new space you need to engage with customers to build a rapport. You need to make sure your food and drinks are coming out properly and consistently. As well as creating an environment where people are happy and content. When you don’t engage with customers how are you going to know this is happening? Silence doesn’t necessarily mean good. When you have that many staff members on and are an owner who puts themselves out into the space you better be engaging. The entire 45 minutes we were there not once were we checked up on. No one greeted us when we came in and no one made eye contact with us when we left. If we had a problem, you would never had known about it…and if you engaged this 3-star could have...

Hello world, Liberta coffee lab is certainly a place you must visit once in your lifetime. As I entered the honey gold wooden doorframe, I felt a sudden engulfing aroma of reassurance. As if I have started a new life of change, erasing all the anxiety latched onto my already heavy shoulders. The stresses being flushed into oblivion as the calming ambiance lifts me up into the clouds of warmth. Walking onto the hard yet soothing pavement, I felt the wrinkles of my heart start to ease as if the morning sunshine had blessed its flawless glimmer onto my innocent figure. As I take a seat in the unwavering comfort of Liberta coffee lab, I listen intently to the grinding beans that sing in harmonic purity. The milky brown coffee introducing itself to my eager taste buds, with every drop of the enlightening cocoa, carried me into a new world of luxury. Liberta Coffee Lab was an experience enriched in tender comfort, a café inevitably intertwined with your destiny. It truly is the epitome of...

New place in Ritchie just off of 99st. Parking is free but if you're hitting it at a busy time you may find yourself parking on the street...

Great atmosphere when I got it. A mix of different seating types... Window, communal, benches, tables and even some bar seats. The large windows help brighten the area and gives it a great vibe. Would be cozy if not busy but the day I was there it was hopping.

The coffee (I just had their drip coffee but I got similar feedback from my wife and her flat white) itself is, well, needs work. While not offensive to the palate, it lacks the complexity and depth that coffee aficionados crave. I'm hoping that it's only because they are rather new and it being busy. I'll give the benefit of the doubt that Liberta just needs some more time to fine tune their craft. I'll be coming back again to try them and I do encourage anyone reading this to...