Goat Coffee Co

friendly service, polite and funny conversations, amazing coffee, amazing food, and a one-​of-​a kind atmosphere. great spot to hang out with friends, and even by yourself. staff is very accommodating! highly recommend!

January 31^st around 3 pm. Nobody on counter
Waiting to order. The young girl saw me, asked nothing to me, continue gridding coffee. After 2 min she asked if I am for coffee or eating. I said both. Her reply:“Then you have to wait“
like she was doing me a favour and not any explanation whatsoever. If only was the only coffee shop in neighborhood…

The food is amazing, always fresh, and the staff are friendly.
Unfortunately their coffee is terrible. It tastes like a boiled potato. And they serve it in a paper cup, even though I tell them I will drink it there (unlike other indie shops that serve their coffee in glassware). Now, it has been about a year since the last time I was there, so maybe they changed their roaster, but if not, I would highly recommend they do.

My favourite coffee place in the area! It’s such a well balanced place! Food is yummy and healthy, staff is friendly, big windows, delicious tea… and they play Motown! My oasis…

Nice neighbourhood spot – amazing food and excellent coffee… nice vibe and very clean… only complaint: they need to have skim milk available not just homo! They also charge extra for almond milk which I’m not a fan of because some people can’t drink cows milk for dietary reasons !

Amazing fresh food!!! Seriously loved the BLT and the goat cheese salad! Highly recommend everyone to try this place out!

Great espresso and an overall beautiful establishment. Be sure to give this place a try!

The music was really bad and loud pop, disappointed and the London fog was ok, customer service not so good.

I love this place. My God did we need a coffee shop in this neighbourhood and we got a great one.
First let me say something about the feel of the place. It has a welcoming environment that reflects the neighbourhood. Whenever I go in there I see young families, young and older couples, groups of women getting together for coffee and a good chat, folks working on their computers or reading, students working or hanging out with friends, and a hipster every so often (we are relatively hipster free in this neighbourhood, lol). The staff are friendly and helpful. I feel at home here. The table set-​up is great. While they have small tables, I love the farmhouse option because it makes the place feel open to conversation. The counter in the window is great for people watching or hunkering down with my computer. Now with the patio open, ahhhhhh.
Second, the coffee. It’s good, really good, no… it’s great. I was delighted to taste that it was as good as Broadview Espresso (a very long walk from this neighbourhood for a cup of coffee, but I used to do it). The Goat Folks explained to me about the local company that small batch roasts the coffee (I forgot the name). It certainly tastes like they have taken the care to get the very best. The baristas are skilled. The milk is properly steamed for the Lattes to my taste (the milk is not overheated). I’m a Latte type of person, but my husband gets the Americanos and loves them too.
Third, the food. It is always fresh and healthy, good for breakfast or lunch and reasonably priced given the freshness and quality of the ingredients. No corners are cut. There are Vegan, Vegetarian, and meat options.
While I love their vegan lentil soup, my favourite dish is the guacamole on multigrain toast. I grew up in a largely Latino city, so I’ve had all kinds of guacamole. They just happen to make it the way that has always been my favourite. It is only lightly mashed, with oil, lemon, cilantro, and salt. It is more like an avocado salad. The flavour is very close to what I remember. Look, I go to Kensington Market regularly to pick up bags of tamales for the freezer cause I’m serious about this sort of food. Goat’s guacamole is fantastic. The multigrain bread they spread it on is filled with chewy grains and is very flavourful. I had their version of a BLT once and they substituted the bacon with cheese without a question. They have great mayo for it that is kind of like a pesto. I don’t remember exactly, but I do remember being well-​satisfied. It was layered with good things, crunchy, all that a BLT (minus the B) could be.
My husband took me to Goat for a Step-Mother’s Day brunch (at my request) and we had the french toast sandwich. Fantastic. I think the french toast is made with thick slices of challah. It is tender, light, and flavourful. The egg on the toast was only lightly browned as I like it. The sandwich is filled with airily light scrambled eggs and a slice of Havarti. I’ve only ever had such good eggs at the hands of my brother-​in-​law who scrambles them very slowly (he says it is the way the French do it. I don’t know, I just love it that way). I thought the cheese would be an iffy addition, but it suited the sandwich perfectly. I don’t eat pork, so they doubled the bacon in my husband’s portion. The bacon looked crunchy in parts and tender in others. My husband declared that he wanted to divorce me for their bacon, so I think it’s probably awesome, lol. Real maple syrup. Great coffee. We settled down with the Sunday paper. Happiness. There were lots of other moms being taken out and everyone seem to be having as good a time as we did.
Oh Goat Coffee. Thanks!
(if I could make two environmental requests: a few umbrellas outside and in the winter, a curtained vestibule around the door so the cold doesn’t sweep in when the door is opened)

S’alright here.
For an indie coffee shop, I didn’t quite feel that special something you feel with your fav locations.
Had a coffee and work for an hour on my laptop. The wifi was spotty at best.

This place has good coffee and good food. Goat offers free wifi, use of cc and their menu offers a nice variety or breakfast and lunch options. Only thing I would recommend is that they offer water to their patrons instead of having to buy it.

I always order an Americano from new coffee places as it’s a good indicator for me. The Americano I got today at Goat during my first (and only visit, forever) was flavourful but weak (single shot). What was a real turnoff was the bearded guy behind the counter. Same vibe as Bulldog, yikes. He didn’t greet us, barely muttered a hello when we greeted him, was indifferent and never made any attempt at interaction or eye contact, and walked away from us right after he took our order to berate one of his staff for leaving the back door open. Just really poor trashy practice, and we were absolutely turned off this place, immediately. The café is beautiful but utterly lacks any atmosphere, personality or soul and looks like a ripoff of a million other indie coffee houses in the city (communal table, window bar, exposed brick, reclaimed wood blah blah blah). Too bad as there’s nothing to rival it in the area. I will never ever go back, and don’t care whether this mediocre cookie cutter place lasts.

Great place to stop in if your in the area. The place is very cool looking. Staff is nice and the owner is top notch.
I had the warm goat cheese sandwich. The bun is nice fresh The chicken is very nice because I believe it’s been grill. Definitely try either latte and they look like they have a bunch of juices that seem very fresh
I will be back soon thanks for the great customer service

A good neighbourhood spot that’s never totally empty and never totally full. Good espresso based drinks, great little treats, fantastic light food fare (soups and salads). They’re always experimenting, revamping, and changing it up. They’ve got all the staples of your traditional coffee spot: reclaimed wood tables, minimalist light fixture with vintage Einstein bulbs, random word in large marquee letters on the wall, a big shiny espresso maker, guy with beard behind the bar (they’ve recently upped their cool factor with a guy with a beard AND VISIBLE TATTOOS behind the bar, hmmm)… But in an impressively unpretentious way. Come here, but don’t come here because it’s my spot, alright?

This is an awesome spot. Nice coffee, great food — fresh, healthful — and good design inside. People get critical of this neighbourhood, but they shouldn’t — and Goat Coffee Co. is more evidence of the goodness of this ‘hood. I love how you can call ahead for pickup orders. Better than nearly any café when the whole package is taken together — better than Rooster, Merchant of Green, Green Beanery, Dark Horse. Those all have good beans, but this has so much more. Not pretentious; just earnest goodness. Go, enjoy.

I’ve been here twice since it opened and have really enjoyed my visits. The coffee is very good, and the superfood salad with chicken was excellent. Nice bright space, and you can actually find parking nearby.

A wonderful much needed spot in this area. Serving coffee and teas and Dufflet’s pastries, as well as an array of creative delicious sandwiches. Many weighed down with tons of cheese. It’s got great counter service, the staff is super friendly and helpful. The bathrooms are unisex and very clean. A great spot to go for a light meal. The décor is also really nice. Love the huge GRAZE sign.

Great coffee and amazing food. Perfect addition to the neighbourhood. Short walk from Pape subway station and plenty of parking. I’ll be back again for sure.