Coffee Time — Restaurant in Richmond Hill

Came here during school lunch break with some friends. We aren’t your typical high schoolers at a spot who yell and leave a mess. We were looking for a low-key spot where a few of us could buy food and the others who brought their own could sit. 4 out of the 6 of us buy some food/drink, and for the two of us who didn’t, the owner made sure to personally come over and aggressively scold for eating our own food.

The establishment is riddled with anti-loitering signs. Strictly telling you that you can’t sit any longer than 30 minutes at a table, even if you are a paying customer. If you are a cafe, isn’t the point to create a positive atmosphere for people to relax in and socialize in? A 30 minute time limit is ridiculous.

Anyway. As I was leaving the store and tucking in a few chairs, (i assume) the owner of the store comes over and tells me to tuck the chairs in. There was not a hint of kindness in his word; you would think he was talking to a dog or something. I then reply that I am doing him a favour already by tucking in the chairs, and his response was lovely! (he cussed me out. lol.)

Anyways. All of the five star reviews for this place are very likely fake. You can tell based off of the ratio of 5 star reviews to 1 star reviews. There are essentially no 4, 3, or 2 star reviews, which is incredibly unnatural.

Astroturfing aside, I have never once had a negative interaction with a restaurant/cafe until today. I am not one to argue with staff at all. But this owner is genuinely a piece of garbage. Not sure what he’s going through to hate his life so much that he has to take it out on customers, but I digress. I won’t be returning. The coffee isn’t great and the atmosphere is outright aggressive. It’s a dying coffee chain store, devoid of any personality or charm. If you want my recommendations, Covernotes is good if you want artisan coffee that isn’t the fast-food coffee served at McDonalds or Tim Hortons. Hell, even a McDonald’s employee wouldn’t cuss you out over a chair. Either way, this store does nothing good. Spend your lonely somewhere else. I’d rate it 0...

There is something about this place that shows me the owners are not friendly to have some rules in the shop.

First of all, the bathroom is always on “out of service” sign but only works for their customers. There’s sign saying you will charge more if you pay be credit cards. Then there’s only 30mins allow for coffee time. And “no touching the plants” and no touching the window.

The coffee itself is better value than Starbucks for 5 dollar large mocha u get a grande size.

I would give a three star 🌟 until the cashier told me off about taking a photo 🤳 of a sign 🪧 next to their cashier machine (which has no one there and no money shown) insisted it is not allowed 🚫 to take a photo and it is legal for them to charge extra if purchase with credit card.

The coffee shop a lot windows and easy to find parking. What a shame to the service. Couldn’t have done so much better.

Maybe a lot of students are coming here to sit for free and damaging things or using toilets without buying stuff? I felt like a...

Wonderful BLT on a bagel, the coffee is delicious as well as the muffins. There is a variety of fresh ingredients to order and ready to go food. Unique blends and a good selection of coffees, you can bring a friend and enjoy Espresso, cappuccino, hot chocolate and much more. The coffee shop is clean with great ambience. The owner is very friendly and welcoming. You feel like family here. Supporting local shops is very important to our family. This is our fav place for breakfast and lunch or a quick snack. #coffeeshop #coffeeshop #coffee #coffeetime #coffeelover #cafe #coffeeaddict #espresso #barista #coffeelovers...