Yasmin Al Sham Roaster — Restaurant in Surrey

I am professional athlete from Vancouver and have been getting my beans and coffee from Lynn and connected minds for close to 10 years now. And wouldn’t think to get them from anywhere else. I have had competitions across the world, and the first thing I do before I pack to leave is make sure I have fresh beans from Lynn. I’ve had connected minds coffee on 3 different continents and once I’m out.. Connected minds is my first stop before I head home. I kid you not.. there have been times where I have spent years abroad for sport and every morning I thought about how I couldn’t wait to get home to have “my” beans from Lynn.

In my line of work you get to a certain tier of professionalism and competition where the margin of error for success and failure is very small. The demand and pressure to deliver success on you is high. So much so that even the slightest factors that can give you even a 0.01% edge over your competitor, you seek after to take advantage of. This can express itself through supplements, mental training, extra recovery etc.. When travelling on the road so much, for many professional athletes, a routine is something that helps them to develop consistency and gain an advantage. When you are living in a hotel week to week, there isn’t a lot that you can control. So familiarity can be calming. Coffee is unique in that it naturally has became a cornerstone in building routines for professional athletes all over sport- myself included. Connected minds and their coffee have been and will always be a pillar in my routine and my sports career. They have been with me from the beginning when I was just an amateur athlete and they have been by my side all the way to the professional level.

If you are serious about coffee you need to be serious with yourself and get your beans from Connected minds. If you want to be your best, you have to give yourself the best, and connected minds are just that. The best. They are unmatched. - Plus...

DO NOT GO! I have never felt so unwelcome in a cafe in my life. My partner and I came in dressed professionally and were polite, yet we were not treated well. We came in at 2:45 pm and he told us there were closing at 4:00. We were fully aware they closed at 4:00 pm no problem. After 10 minutes of sitting on our laptops working, we realized they were already packing up the cafe to close and the WiFi went completely out. I went up to the man working to explain it had disappeared and stopped working completely. His response- “oh WiFi doesn’t work? It’s down then.” Said in a rude tone and no apology or anything to fix it for guests even though we were working on our laptops and still had an hour until close. He turned back to keep closing up his shop. We were very annoyed at this point with the rude behavior of the guy working, so we packed up and left. We are suspicious they turned the WiFi off to get us out of there quicker. As soon as we left he immediately swooped over to clean our table and shut all of the gates to close the cafe. Needless to say, we had a horrible experience and we will not be returning. Very disappointing cafe who doesn’t care about...

To be honest, stumbling onto this tiny shop is practically pure luck. If you're distracted playing Pokemon Go or something you'll likely missed the place. But once you're in, the server is very friendly, very helpful. The pricing is fair, and there are a lot of options available too.

I ordered the cold brew coffee the first time ($3.00), and coffee Lassi the second time ($5.00). Not a fan of Lassi, got a sour note in it that I don't like but for all I know that's just how Lassi is suppose to taste like. But cold brew is pretty good. The server answered all of my question. Such as the option of bringing in your own cup for 25 cent cheaper, which I'll gladly do to save a few cup from entering the landfill.

Overall, it's the kind of business I'd...