East End Annie’s — Restaurant in Kitchener

Came for the coffee, stayed for the food and the people! I asked if they could help with daily meals during a heavy work stretch and learned they have more than 25 years of catering experience!! You can taste it in every bite, incredibly fresh, deeply flavorful, and genuinely nourishing. I was going through Google reviews earlier and completely understand the perfect five-star rating. If I could hand out Michelin stars, Alicia would have one! Truly a hidden gem.

One review will not cover the whole experience, but here are a few highlights I keep coming back to the phenomenal: the best pasta I have ever had, silky and perfectly seasoned; a vegan wrap that became my daily go-to, bright and balanced; oats piled with fresh fruit from Kitchener Market; jerk or smoked chicken with mashed potatoes that are unbelievably creamy; and an off-menu pizza that is the best I have had in town!! They also made me on-demand comforting Canadian classics, including a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made like an authentic lunch-box favorite, not on the menu!!

Alicia, the owner, is super welcoming, attentive, and super dedicated. Alexis and the team are so wonderful and kind. They greet you by name, make sure you are fed, and keep everything running beautifully. Around here, locals know them by name and for their quality. Every coffee on the menu is excellent! I am a two to three cups a day regular here, and if you want something different, try the chocolate latte or the iced strawberry delight tea (my new favourite)

Some of my favorites are not even on the menu, created just for me, which says everything about the care here. If you want great food, warm hospitality, and true locals supporting local, this is your...

Found this place while searching for places to eat for lunch. Boyfriend being a bread lover and both of us loving coffee we decided to give it a try. We were greeted by two lovely ladies and welcomed. Even the cook approached us with a friendly welcome. They asked if we had been before and made some recommendations. We picked up for my MIL and what she wanted, that she found online was not on the menue . They still made it for us. We ordered two poutines, a bacon breakfast sandwhich that came with a side of home fries , and two drinks. They chatted with us the whole time we were there while preparing our order. As we were there we also watched them take out fresh bread and cheesecake. We took our order back to my MIL and let me tell you we will be returning. The food was flavourful , plentiful , tasted fresh, staff was excellent , and it was probably one of the best poutines we have had in a very long time. Home fries were crispy and flavourful. The croissant was soft and fresh. Portion sizes I’m point! Highly recommend this hidden gem...

Stumbled across this little shop, almost quite literally, as I was walking by.

Absolutely amazing owners, coffee and food. They bake and cook everything there. The coffee is locally roasted and ground. It's really, really good.

The baked goods are even more delicious. The cinnamon buns (did I mention they were baked that morning) were superb. But for me, the homemade scones were hands down the best I've ever had. Unfortunately they were out of pretty much everything else, as I got there just as it was closing, but based solely on that scone, I absolutely will be going back.

They open at seven (although right now they are closed Mondays and Tuesdays), so if you need a coffee and homemade, fresh breakfast that isn't Tim Hortons, pop into this local independent coffee shop.

The only downside is that there's no seating area. It's all take out.

And have to add that the owners are very outgoing and friendly. Alicia and Billy were a pleasure to talk to. ...