Second Cup

Good place to study or just relax chatting with friends. I ordered Pumpkin latte on Tuesday, which is special price 2.95 and very tasty. LOL Love this warm café!

This is a super cozy Second Cup, with what I’ve always found to be surprisingly friendly service for a chain coffee shop. Be forewarned there are usually a lot of students drinking coffee and studying, but there are comfy chairs, bench seating and lots of natural light. There’s a great patio in the summer, and warm atmosphere in the colder months.
If you can nab the group of leather chairs you’re lucky, but it’s so worth it if you wait it out.
Always buy one of the sugar cookie in the clear jar at the cash, they’re perfect with a hot drink! Or a cold drink… or without a drink for that matter.
Especially for all you McMaster Marauders, get out of Mills library and head to Westdale!

You know what you’re going to get when you walk into a Second Cup, but as a patron of coffee shops who frequently has his Macbook in hand, there’s often more to enjoying a good coffee then the coffee itself.
More and more I find myself frustrated at the layout of coffee shops that offer patrons free wifi. Yes, I appreciate being able to connect without paying anything. No, I don’t enjoy having to stand holding my Macbook in one hand, my coffee in another, while someone tries to squeeze their chair next to me simply to sit next to one of two electrical outlets in the entire joint. And yes, every now and then being able to find a seat at some of these coffee shops would be a welcome sight at times.
Considering I usually find myself needing to ‘plug-​in’, the layout, amount of seats, and necessity of an electrical outlet is a must when going out for a Cuppa-​Joe.
Refreshingly, the Second Cup in Westdale not only offers some good java, but they’ve got a large welcoming layout that ensures when you’re having your coffee other patrons aren’t on top of you throwing their power cord over you as they make a last ditch effort to save their laptop from dying.
The mood at Second Cup is warm and appealing to enjoy a coffee, read a book, or stretch your legs and get some work done on your laptop… with a full battery, of course!