Coffee Culture

Under new management! Hooray! All the past reviews are entirely understandable, as their past management and service was pretty damn bad, I was always very intimidated to even come here. But I came today for some dessert and tea after dinner with friends and it was great! Service is friendly and fast, the place is super clean and cozy with a nice fireplace seating area with a TV, and the products do not disappoint at all.
Today I enjoyed a nice white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake and some mint tea. The cheesecake was really yummy and served nicely, very chain restaurant style on a square plate with chocolate drizzle. They also serve lunch foods such as soups and sandwiches and their dessert and snack options are not limited as well, even sporting a full ice cream bar.
Free Wi-​Fi and booths with power outlets make this a go-​to for many students in Vaughan.
The only downside is that it can be quite busy, since it is open late, and it may be hard finding a place to sit for 3+ people sometimes but if you’re willing to wait, you might be in luck.
Definitely give this place another shot. The new management is doing a great job.

Anyone notice, the prices vary depending on the person at cash, the same sandwich combo can vary from $ 11 to $ 14…
That’s something management should look into…

I’ve never been a big coffee culture fan. Perhaps because there are none around me and so I never go. However, I met a friend at this location a few months ago and had a very nice experience. I rarely ordered flavored lattes since they are generally pumped full of sugar and I don’t like that taste but I was craving something semi-​sweet so I wanted to order the s’mores latte. The man working at the counter was very open to making adjustments to ensure the drink wasn’t too sweet and he did a great job — it was amazing!
The place itself is of course similar to all of the other locations. It had nice comfortable seats by a fireplace (very welcome since it was freezing outside), a TV with the standard CP24 playing, lots of outlets and tables for people to use and was fairly quiet (unlike Starbucks where you have to yell to be heard). While I haven’t been impressed by this chain in the past, based on my experience here, I would return if I was going to have coffee in Vaughan area.

I don’t normally write reviews for coffee shops but this one left such a bad impression, I just had to. My first impression of this place was how empty it was. I arrived on a weekday during lunchtime, and including myself there was one other customer in the store… not a good sign for a place that serves lunch.
Presumably the owner (or maybe she was staff) was standing at the cash, she was not too happy or excited by her second customer. Not that she was rude, just not friendly or welcoming. Just gave me an unpleasant feeling. I ordered a plain coffee and it was mediocre at best, couldn’t even finish it.
I sat down at a table with couches. It was filthy. Filled with crumbs and dust and dirt that clearly was there for a while. My overall impression of the restaurant was that it was dirty, not so much on the surface, but for someone like myself who notices detail.
After serving me, the two staff (potentially one was the owner) all sat down at a table with another friend and talked and laughed loudly while watching youtube videos with no headphones. Very unprofessional, and very unwelcoming/​distracting at a coffee shop. I was hoping to get some work done, but was forced to leave shortly thereafter. I will NEVER return to this specific location.

Very warm, cozy, and a great place to study. But the service, is crap! I waited in a line that extended behind me for about 6 minutes, as there was one person behind the counter. The girl had taken my order, yet decided to make my sandwich after she took 10 other people’s orders! I waited my turn, she could have made my sandwich at least after the people in the line that were behind me, but she literally kept taking orders as people came in. I waited 20 minutes before I actually got my sandwich. The girl had attitude and told me to take a seat and that it would be ready in five minutes and that she would personally bring it to me. She put my plate on the counter, took out the garbage, took more orders, and didn’t even let me know. The sandwich was soaking in dressing, but was pretty decent. Was it worth $ 9? Not in combination with the service it wasn’t.

Great place to study, a waitress didn’t seem very knowledgable (she might be new) but the staff in general very accommodating.

Not a fan of this place!
Mediocre coffee and really horrible sandwich! The most nauseating thing I’ve ever eaten. It was this really fatty prosciutto panini with greasy cheese…

I love the taste of this chain’s coffee. I have mentioned this before while reviewing a different location. It stays consistent. Also, the owners always seem to be extremely pleasant! :)
The food is great and there is a lot of seating. So have a coffee and some food and hang out. It is a great place to study or do some work.
The only downside is that sometimes it takes a while to get your stuff. Definitely not a ‘fast food’ environment. Which I think is a good thing.

Just moved to the area and love this chain. This particular location has great staff who are very friendly. The only problem is that some of the staff are ssssllllooowww. I’m typically not in any hurry so I’m not particularly affected by the speed but I know that when people are just running in to grab a coffee (i.e before or duing work) then this could cause a bit of an issue. Their club sandwich is fantastic and their latte’s are excellent!

I was very disappointed with my experience at this location. I brought a few family members here to chat from out of town and we were utterly disgusted by the coffee we ordered.
First off, I was the only person in line at the time and had to wait 5 min for someone to come to the counter. There were a handfull of people seated at the time, it obviously wasn’t a slow time of the day.
Second, after waiting an eternity to be greeted as a customer. I was not served with a smile but a frustrated amateur [a.k.a. manager] who made me the most horrid cappuccino I’ve ever tasted to date. They use huge mugs, put a couple teaspoons of coffee, fill it to the top with molten hot milk and plop on a scoop of foam. I simply could not drink it…
For the hopes of an employee from this location coming on this site and reading this, IT IS VERY SIMPLE TO MAKE AN AMAZING CAPPUCCINO: 1 shot of espresso, pour warm milk to fill the mug half way, the rest of the mug is FOAM. People order cappuccinos for the foam — if I wanted a latte I would have ordered that instead.
Third, don’t bother with the organic coffee — the bottom of your shoe tastes better.
I probably won’t be back because I would be escorted out in handcuffs from kicking the coffee machine to the floor in hopes of destroying a culture surrounded around nasty coffee.

Although a franchise, I think Coffee Culture is a really cute and humble little coffee shop. The seating is really comfortable and cosy, staff are cool and non-​intrusive and they even bring your food to you at your table! :”)
The pricing is really not bad here compared to other bakeries and patisseries around here. I had the grilled cheese sandwich with bacon and tomato ($ 5.99) and I usually get the tea which is ~$ 2.00. The sandwich was the perfect lunch portion and seriously yummy! The mango slushie which is around $ 3.50 I think is very mango-​ey and delicious as well :’) They have interesting ‘Signature’ flavours of muffins such as Pistachio, Maple Pecan Crunch and Double Chocolate for a good price, around two dollars I think.
Because of the cosiness, free wi-​fi, and yummy food, Coffee Culture is my favourite hide-​out in the area

i totally forgot about giving Coffee Culture a review… i did their landscaping just as it was opening up. The owner and staff are very friendly, and the menu has a good selection. one day while we were working there i went across the street to an italian sandwich/​bakery place, what a mistake… very rude and sandwiches weren’t all that good (coworkers ate their too) …the only thing i didn’t like about Coffee Connection is that they didn’t have French’s mustard… wtf? we joked about that with the staff (we worked their for 4 days) …maybe they have mustard now! i had to go over to the italian deli and ask for mustard, she knew what i was up to and was not happy that i was taking the mustard and going back to Coffee Culture, lol, oh well maybe if they had better food we would have eaten there every day. All in all good food and drinks, very nice staff and simply amazing landscaping!!!

Brand New Coffee Culture location right at the corner of Keele and Major MacKenzie.
Nicest staffs I ever encountered in a «Franchise» Café. I was greeted so enthusiastically that I was a little taken back. The cashier was so nice and I ALMOST gave in when she asked me if I want a cookie, muffin, sweet…“oh they are really good!“
Cappuccino ($ 3.99)
— the roast is a little too weak for my personal preference. more like a café latte
The staff was so nice, when I ask her where are the outlets for the electricity, she even walked around the shop and show me. (+0.5 star)
The interior is sparkling new… and just love the little armchair area with CP24 on! There are a lot of booth seatings… feels more like a eat in restaurant.
Wifi is reliable and fast connection… really strong signal! :)
The music though is like elevator music. a little tad cheesy for my taste!
Great late hours!