London Coffee House — Restaurant in Ontario

The negative reviews are clearly people who do not understand that this THE ARK Coffee House is a lifeline. This place deserves credit for providing a safe place for less fortunate and vulnerable society to go and be accepted regardless of the stigma of ‘homeless’ ‘addict’ and my fav ‘ those people’. Some are troubled and Yes there is most likely some Unwarranted negative interactions that can happen outside the building. But why highlight the bad moments about a place that is doing its best to help a community in crisis. The staff are amazing and so are many of the clientele who rely on the Coffee Shop for basic human needs. How about help and volunteer and spend time understanding instead of shaming. For the record it’s fantastic coffee and the muffins and cookies are 10/10. Please support and be part of the solution instead of making something that feels impossible on a good day, seem worse. #seetheunseen No kid grows up hoping to be destitute or dreams of living with mental health issues or losing everything to addiction. People need people and clearly they need you to buy coffee and maybe even hang out and play a game of checkers. Or have a conversation and understand, who knows maybe you might meet the next brilliant mind or breathtaking artist that just needs to be truly accepted and seen. If you hate it that much … move 🤷🏻‍♀️...

Everyone giving this place a 5 star rating Works there and get to leave when it closes. They don’t see what happens when the doors close for the day. As a neighbour, I’ve watched this place transform the area in all the wrong ways. While I understand the need for places like this, this one falls short. The rampant drug use, shouting and screaming in the middle of the night, the theft, and even needles on the sidewalk where the children in the area use to walk to school. The London Coffee house seems to do very little to actually help the residents beyond offering a cup of coffee and a donut - there’s no real support or structure. Staff don’t seem to care, and the neighbourhood is feeling the strain.

The London Coffee House isn’t solving any problems - it’s just moving them around.

Again, the staff get to leave to their save neighbourhoods while we, the neighbours in the area...

Whereas I applaud the program, this place brings out the worst at night. I’ve witnessed junkies shooting up, leaving needles and feces behind when the doors are closed. Tent cities erect within seconds. One tent city lasted 2 1/2 weeks before staff did Anything about it. I’ve witnessed Countless fist fights and the staff refuse to stop, intervene, or resolve the situation, rather allow a person to get beaten. I’ve tried contacting someone about the increasing concern at night and I was brushed under the rug. If this behaviour is not ok for their neighbourhood, what makes them think it’s ok to be in mine? I’m seriously getting tired of waking up frightened when one of these junkies decide to make themselves at home on my porch in the middle...