Ceremony Coffee Roasters - Harbor Point — Restaurant in Baltimore

5 stars amazing coffee Amazing Coffee!

I visited this place Tuesday morning looking for coffee and something to eat. The place was not packed but a considering amount of people. The place itself it is OK, nothing stands out…except for the coffee!

The atmosphere of the place was business-y. Lot or tables with people doing what it seemed like a sales pitch. Just my impression.

The staff is not like super nice, but they do the job in a respectful manner. A smile here and there wouldn’t hurt. Just my thought.

Moving to the menu, they offer coffee of course along with baked goods and sandwiches mostly. This is what I ordered:

-Large Latte with Almond Milk (5 stars) - Just incredible! Normally when I order coffee and I don’t like it, I add sugar, like the Starbucks coffee for example. In this case is not needed. The notes from a perfect roasted coffee are the to enjoy it at every sip. -Cinnamon Roll (3 stars) - It was just OK. I have a sweet tooth and it wasn’t as sweet as expected. Next time I will try something different. -Spicy Avocado Toast (4 stars) - A great vegan option. The bread was baked perfectly and had a great flavor. It came combined with cauliflower and tomato and yes it is a but spicy. I think the amount of avocado used was less than you can usually get at other places.

I spent ~$60 including tip. Coffee wise is a great deal and in my case considering we were a party of 3, it made the case. We had coffee and something to eat.

Definitely I would come back if I have the opportunity. Just the coffee alone is...

It was nice, busier than the other ceremony coffee locations. It's a bit too noisy to study or work in peace there, a bit overstimulating. Good, natural lighting filtering through floor to ceiling windows as well, which is refreshing for people who like to sit in cafes for hours to work on stuff. Not a lot of seating inside, so we sat outside in the green space. Went on Easter Sunday, so that could have contributed. I always go for seasonal drinks because I like trying new flavors - so I got the Lavender Bliss, which isn't able to be made vegan (if I recall what the menu said) and my friend got the matcha sakura drink which could be made vegan (forgot its name). Lavender bliss was pretty delightful. Something I worry about in coffee drinks with floral accents like lavender is an artificial taste - but I didn't get any of that in this, which is good. It was also not super sweet, which is always for the best when mixing floral and coffee together. Coffee was good - not too sour or acidic, but I'm not a coffee connoisseur. The only off-putting thing was the sprinkle of dried lavender on top, it was like chewing tea leaves or small pieces of wet towel, but that's just me being neurotic. The matcha sakura drink was also really good - it was sweeter than the lavender bliss drink, and I would go back to this location to get it for myself again. It was a very aesthetically pleasing drink and smooth on the tongue (matcha seemed decently mixed) but more dessert-like versus something you'd bring to work or get when you want to...

You don’t usually see bad reviews from me, but this time I’m so disappointed! Incredibly, a space like this can’t accommodate Vegan options. I decided to have breakfast here with a friend and then started to look at the Menu, I realized the few options available, so I asked to sub honey for maple syrup or agave in an apple peanut butter toast, and they didn’t have either; I wondered if the bread had milk, eggs, or honey in it, they were not sure but repeatedly said in a choir that “Of course not.” I had the Tofu “chorizo” toast, and I could swear that the (exaggerated) oily substance tasted like butter. Fortunately, I’m not allergic to dairy, but my belly hurts just thinking I might have eaten some without my consent. I also had a tea mindless filled to the top of the glass, making it drop-down. Finally, I went to the restroom and got disgusted with the lack of hygiene - this was still morning, but it looked like it had not seen a deep cleaning for a while—Gross and too expensive for such low standards. Harbor East & Baltimore deserve better, Ceremony...