Aroma Espresso Bar

Like to go for their yummy frozen yogurt!!! Wish they had a better variety of soups tho

This place is hit or miss when it comes to customer service, but usually it’s a «miss». Have encountered many staff members who seem quite disinterested in the fine art of customer service and would rather be playing on their iphones or thinking about their acting career. Only a previous manager who has since departed offered anything beyond acceptable. Too bad cause the food and beverages are actually pretty tasty, especially the power breakfast which is one of my favorites.

Visit regularly. Service is good. Food is standard aroma stuff. Great location, right at yonge and eg.

Probably the only good thing I can say is that the espresso macchiato I had wasn’t bad — the little bar of dark chocolate was a nice touch — although it was what I would call a European size.
Overall I was not impressed:
— Nothing like an ordinary brewed coffee on their menu board. If they offer it, they should list it. (I notice it’s often hard to find a plain brewed coffee on Starbuck’s menu boards, too. Are they afraid of something?)
— The young man who took my order was definitely disengaged. Not a smile, not a thank you, not an offer of a receipt. Other staff seemed a bit more engaged, though.
— I first took a seat on a stool at a long counter against the window looking on Dunblaine. It sank down and I found the countertop at chest level. I’m 5′ 6″ tall so I was quite surprised to feel height-​challenged.
— I then switched to a stool with a low back at a set of small square tables. Height-​wise it was better but the table was wobbly.
— They had a big «wi-​fi available» sticker on their window but when I tried to connect, I was asked for a password. By that time it had gotten busy with the lunchtime crowd so I didn’t bother asking.
It seemed a popular enough place, especially with what appeared to be a crowd from a nearby high school, but I wasn’t too impressed.

You got to love Aroma. You have to give props for this chain that managed to penetrate the coffee market in a city that seemed to be saturated with big corporate coffee. Their recipe for success is simple: they focus on quality, freshness and nice ambiance.
Their coffee is a significant step above the major chains (Second Cup, Starbucks and Coffee Time.) They also offer fresh items like fresh salads and nice sandwiches on freshly baked breads/​croissants. Some of my favourite items are:
— Turkish coffee — it’s super fantastic
— Bureka (and also the «Bureka Treat»)
— Aroma Power Breakfast — really nice and light breakfast
— Shakshuka
Their space is always inviting and clean.

Great tasting lattes, the complementary chocolate is good too. A little bit pricey though but flavour-​wise, better than your average coffee shop fare.

Love the food– proper food with many different options. My favourite order is the quinoa salad with the kale smoothie or iced chocolate. Delicious– I would come here more often if I could!

Quick, tasty, healthy and they offer alcoholic drinks to boot. Iced Mojito anyone?
Aroma is everything that Starbucks should be, a proper café with food options that aren’t microwaved. Fresh salads and soup options are all delicious and quick for lunch. Try the warm chickpea salad or the mushroom soup with the chopped salad. Both are solid lunch options.
Ooh, and don’t forget a chocolate aroma cookie!

Aromas is becoming one of those coffee houses that are opening up very corner like few other coffee houses we know and love to go too. The great thing about this place is that they have healthy food choices, I just love there chicken sandwich, it’s so tasty. The only compliant I have is for them to stop with calling out your name to pick up your food, it can be a bit too distracting and loud.

It was an OK experience, nothing to rave about really. I found that the entrance to this location very confusing and not very clear due to the construction happening. I had to walk through the mall unknowing there was an entrance from the outside. I ordered the breakfast with two eggs and a side of turkey bacon (+1.50) Probably will not order this again, the price came to $ 8.99 not including a drink. My mistake for coming here. My food came out super greasy and no seasoning so it was bland. There are better places to get food in this area, I just chose poorly.

I’ve been a frequent customer at this location whenever I work across the street, which is around once a month.
I like the food and its coffee. Sometimes we ordered their catering lunch at our office and the sandwiches were also great.
The cons about this location is that it moved from beside Metro to closer to Yonge St since the construction which took me a while to find coming up from the subway level. The front door is very obscured on street level but you can enter on Yonge St.

Ah it’s been a while since i’ve been to the orginal Aroma that i would frequent almost 3 times a week, but since the Y&E construction, they’ve had to move within the building. And truth be told, since the move, the service has really gone down. But it’s still good food.

I used to like this place but lately find it disappointing to get my regular coffee in a tepid temperature.
I tried to come at different times in the morning or afternoon and even explicitly asked for my coffee to be hot but keep on getting the same tepid coffee which after adding milk gets almost cold.
Will have to find another place to get my coffee.

They totally redid the interior, I barely recognized the place!
They were absolutely slammed for lunch-​hour on a weekday. Still, my friend and I managed to snag a booth.
As always, usual delicious Aroma nom noms. I love how they’re always changing the menu so there’s something new to try even for us regulars.

I had an interview with a company by Yonge and Eglinton. As expected of Aroma Espresso Bar, they had a location right there. I decided to stop by for lunch after my interview.
At 11 AM, there was a crowd of people waiting to buy their lunch to go so they could make it back to their offices. Someone even ordered a platter of sandwiches! I decided to order another DoubleUp Combo ($ 8.85) which I chose a Turkey BLT sandwich and Red Lentil soup. I like trying something new every time I’m at Aroma to see if I can discover new favourites! After I ordered, I asked about the outlets since I needed a place to charge my phone. I thought it was neat that they had outlets under the long wooden tables by the windows.
I received my order in a brown bag, even though I didn’t ask for my meal to go. However, it provided itself useful when I decided to take my sandwich to eat later in the day. Red Lentil was the second soup I ever ordered from Aroma. I wanted to see if it matched up to the Butternut Squash, my favourite Aroma soup. After trying the Red Lentil, the Butternut Squash was indeed still my favourite. I didn’t eat my Turkey BLT until a couple or so hours later, so it wasn’t fresh by the time I ate it. I definitely recommend eating their sandwiches right away or at least re-​heat it if you can.
This Aroma is right by the Yonge-​Eglinton Centre so it’s a great place to stop by after the movies or if you need a break from shopping!

Shashuka — love the sunny side up eggs! runny yolk and thick eggy texture of the egg white. The tomato part tastes like Tostito salsa — great for dipping the bread
Soup of the Day + Sandwich — Red lentil soup was delicious! A tomato based soup, tastes like chili. The Philly Chicken Sandwich on multigrain bread — huge portion! Bread was soo soft! Chicken was nice with a grilled taste, along with red peppers, swiss cheese, a bit of caramalized onions. Soup also comes with 3 slices of bread.
Both meals are just under $ 10; a tasty and healthy alternative for fast food. I find their iced drinks to be pricey too.
Iced Lemon Mint — sour and refreshing, great for summer.
Coffee & Croissant Combo ($ 4) — love their chocolate croissant warmed up — a great sweet treat to indulge in! Coffee is great as well; so is the hot chocolate and apple cider.

I always thought this was another overpriced coffee shop but boy was I wrong.
They actually serve pretty decent breakfast and lunch options.
While it is not the cheapest in town I think you get a lot for you buck.
I recently got hooked on their Ace sandwich which consists of grilled juicy chicken breast, guacamole and a fried egg. This sandwich is ginormous! so get the half size if yoyt not starving.
If you have a sweet tooth try their alfajores they taste just like they did back home.
I also really love the fact that they give you a comp. mini chocolate with your coffee.
I mean who doesn’t love chocolate?

Always great service and consistently excellent food! Love the bourekas and salads and lattes. Certainly one of my favourite go-​tos in the area.
In the summer the lemonana is amazing as well!
I hope this location begins to serve beer like the others. Would make it that much more appealing for a light evening meal/​dinner.

Nothing wrong with this place, I just find it overpriced. Had a nice cheese roll, which they warmed up and a small coffee and it came to $ 5.30. That’s way too expensive for a «light» breakfast. I can get a banana loaf and a much larger coffee at Starbucks for $ 4.60 or so and I really don’t like Starbucks all that much so when I am paying them a compliment, then something must be wrong.
I’ve seen the prices for the breakfasts and their sandwiches and a ½ sandwich is like $ 5 to $ 6, while a full sandwich is $ 8 to $ 10 (power breakfast is 9.95) and that’s way too much for a chain coffee shop.
However, the coffee did taste good and they have nice couches and HAD a nice patio (currently under renovation), but it’s still expensive. I only went here because I was too lazy to walk out of the building to go to Tim’s, Starbucks or McDonalds in the morning. The only real bright side is that it’s connected to the subway.

The coffee drinks are all excellent at this Israeli café.
Hot outside? Definitely try the «Iced Aroma»…it’s like a Timmy’s iced capp but on CRACK. Amazing.
Feel like a hot sandwich? Their steak sandwich is seriously delicious… thinly sliced steak with roasted peppers and cheese. Really good. I get this sandwich with white bread but in fact ALL the bread at Aroma (multi and whole wheat) is of exceptional quality. Note: a half sandwich at Aroma may be enough if you’re only feeling marginally hungry.
If you’re really hungry, the all-​day power breakfasts are a good choice… two eggs, cream cheese, chopped Israeli salad (cucumber, tomato, etc), olives and of course their famous bread.
For lighter fare, the aroma salad with tuna and/​or feta is great too. The tuna here isn’t creamy or mayonnaisey, it’s healthier and quite light and tasty.
Red lentil soup, excellent. Baked treats and cookies – great quality.
I work across the street so I’ve sampled most things on the menu… I think Aroma is a class-​act lunch café.