Relevant Coffee — Restaurant in Vancouver

My experience with relevant coffee spans from 2022 to now (2024). I haven’t left a review until now, and it’s unfortunate because up until a couple months ago this was my go-to cafe. It has now happened twice that I have had objectively bad experiences. Once, I explicitly and clearly asked for a drink, got treated like an idiot - needing to repeat everything twice, and then got the wrong drink - which I believe was done on purpose: the person making the drink remarked “I didnt hear you ask for iced either…”. I ended up not having time to switch it out. I think someone working at the cashier is really ruining your local clientele.

Today, my husband got me a drink but they served him something different than what was ordered. He doesn’t drink coffee so he didn’t check if it was correct (but honestly who taste tests coffee for people they order for??) and now I have paid 8-9 dollars for the wrong drink as well as not feeling great. You never know what people are going through and having rude people working for you can really start someone’s day off on the wrong foot, completely unnecessary, not to mention the cost involved. Its not Portland - I am sorry these prices are way too high for the value. If you’re going to charge 9 bucks for a coffee, you should at least be able to hire positive,...

So happy to find these ‘Mom n pop’ coffee shops in the ‘Couv. (I learned of this place through the local paper online.) Since I enjoy sitting and savoring my coffee beverage, this was an easy place to choose until... well, the shop itself was extremely small with inside seating for about 3-4 people (I.e. two singles and one couple). Luckily, it was a nice day that two small round tables were placed outside with two chairs each. I had to make sure I grabbed one when a customer left since inside was entirely occupied. The baristas were friendly and kind. I ordered a coconut milk latte (8 oz. for $3.75!). I was happy they had alternative milk options but shocked that they charged $0.75 extra! On top of that, the latte wasn’t that great. Maybe it didn’t have enough coffee in it? So I tried the drip coffee my husband ordered (12oz. for $2.75!) and it was not good at all. Sadly, it came from a hot thermos dispenser that was brewed earlier. I understand that it takes a tremendous effort to get a small business going and I’m happy to have tried Relevant Coffee but most likely will not return based on this experience. Expensive coffee beverages with low...

Stopped by to relax until next errand, it was raining outside and I was surprised the sign instructed to wait outside. Seemed bit outdated since I was boosted and could prove safety, but decided to follow the rules. I’ve waited 5 minutes waiting on customer inside to finish ordering despite the cold… Then had another cut me off and just walk inside without even paying attention to me.

So didn’t start out well.

Since it was my first time I wanted to read all the options, but the barista seemed uncomfortable, and urged me to decide. There was no one outside. So I chose a seasonal (hard to find, small print on left corner) and seated myself. It took 7 minutes and my name was not called. I expected smaller establishment would at least make effort unlike larger chain.

Cardamom spice was tasteless and barely warm to help me recover from the rain and waiting outside for $7 + tip, totally not worth it. Seating limited to 90 minutes which I’ve yet to see such restriction elsewhere. It’s too bad since interior is spacious and I liked the modern plant/wooden decor. It just didn’t meet the mark for quality product...