Java Garden Cafe — Restaurant in Nelson

After reading the reviews I felt I should add my experience. I also had a terrible coffee and a breakfast sandwich with burnt eggs the last time I was there, albeit several months ago.

Now, however, I also see the owner has been trying to pass off legitimate criticism as fake and even attacking people ad hominem. It's honestly less effort to just listen and try to do better. The economy is tough, but your business struggles are your responsibility, and it's shameful how you are treating your customers to try to save...

So after driving for 4 hours, picking ip groceries at Save-on needed coffee and muffin. First of all asked for decaf latte, didn't have decaf, I said ok non decaf then he made regular coffee, not latte 😒. Asked if he could have heated and a to go butter pad, he said no butter, I asked margerine, said he has. He goes into the room beside and comes out with enuf to put on 10 muffins in a half cup container. Ok, get to truck and spread on muffin, turned out it was mayo. All in all bad experience, coffee was not...

Came in about 3 weeks ago, more than hall the menu was unavailable, and all the surfaces were either dirty, or very dusty. The " white boards" behind the counter were pretty nasty looking. We got 2 hot drinks, a latte and a mocha. Went to sit in their "lobby" and was immediatley turned off, dirty and dusty. Huge gouges in their drywall and the tables and chairs were wobbly and in terrible condition. I remember when this placed open, it has gone way down hill. We ended up drinking our coffees...