Bean Tree Cafe — Restaurant in Kimberley

It has wifi, drinks, food, & lunches friendly staff, & as of recently, a verry rude attendant server. I took back a verry watery, flavourless Chai Tea, & she proceeded to give me every excuse in the book about the problems they were having with Chai - & curtly told me, 'they may quit making it'; as if it was my fault, & she was the boss. A customer doesn't need excuses, they just want a tastey drink. I went back to my seat, while she remade/corrected it. There was next to no seating, so my seating was on a high stool, facing the wall. I proceeded to get as comfy as possible, pulled out my phone, & started watching something; checking/looking back, maybe only once, to see if my new Chai was ready - if wasn't. I got involved with my cell, with my blutooth on, & since my seat was so close to their counter, just assumed she'd end up bringing it to me, like the other friendly servers have done. After a short while, I heard this loouud crashing 'thunk', by my right shoulder, & there she was, mad as hell, yelling @ me, that she called out my drink x# of times, & disappeared back behind the counter. I'm 73, & that loud, unexpected 'thunk' scared the wits out of me!....& her rudeness got my anger activated! I went up to the counter, & actively, & loudly told her she was very rude, & that I didn't like her. Other (always friendly staff) came out from the kitchen - including the usual pretty girl that has mastered the Chai Tea making process. I don't know how they make Chai tea, I just know I like it, & drink it often. My coffee card is mor than 1/2 full of 'punches' - what a waste - but I will not ever be returning. I've returned to Kimberley, & stayed, each time, for a few yrs, & always over those yrs, 'coffeed' @ the BeanTree. I'm fond of all their staff, & the new owner. They are all amazing....but I will not be treated the way thaat female treated me! I will NOT be returning, as long as thaat female is there...& I will never know if/when she ever leaves, bcuz she has definately scared me away. The rest of U girls are grreat!! I will miss U all - & the place. It was my regular 'hang out' when in Kimberley, & uptown. Good luck girls - & I hope that new baby is...

I really want to leave an excellent review, because everyone who was there seemed really nice and hardworking, but our food experience was meh. We got the breakfast burrito, which was cheesy and tomatoey. It thought it was pretty yummy. Less of a burrito and more of a wrap. We're from the US, so our understanding of Mexican food I know is different than the Canadian one. My wife got a smoothie. We're not sure what it was or how it was made. Yes, it was thick liquid, but not what we would call a smoothie like you would make with your Bullet or Ninja blender. It was not yummy. We also got a potato leek soup. Look up a picture of potato leek soup and that was not what we got. It was instead a watery cream base with some leeks sprinkled in an par boiled chunks of potato. That was also disappointing. I'm sure some other things are great, but I'm a bit cautious...

Decent coffee and food, lots of options. Service was friendly and overall I enjoyed the environment. Employees weren't wearing masks and while they were behind some plexiglass it wasn't the most encompassing and if the staff happened to catch covid they'd absolutely be spreading it to their customers. I'd recommend outside of a pandemic but right now if you're concerned about covid safety, this isn't the place to visit while you're in Kimberly. If you're antivax or antimask though you might find a welcoming community for yourself. Keep running your cafe and propping up your beliefs, I respect that, but I won't be returning till the pandemic is a bit more manageable or...