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Cup of Joe Cafe
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5 reviews for Cup of Joe Cafe
5 reviews in English
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Review from Nessa K.
Victoria, BC
1/3/2012
Been here once. Got a benny because the sign outside brags 'Best Benny's in BC'. It was good! Maybe not the best but definitely notable. I'll go back for the benny's! Really easy going atmosphere inside too. Coffee isn't anything special.
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Review from Emily-Anne P.
Vancouver, BC
3/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Cup of Joe is a great place to get breakfast food throughout the day, it's relatively inexpensive, the food is good for greasy diner and there's usually not much of a wait for a table.
What brings me back is the breakfast, their Benny's are rad, their omelettes are rad, I hear the beef dip is great and their sandwiches look pretty killer. Their coffee is pretty decent and it's close to my work, which makes it a nice Friday lunch spot.
The service isn't that great, but it's mostly because it's a pretty small operation. They didn't have any burger patties on Friday which was disappointing as I was going to try the burger, but what it was made up for by the fact that they said that they hadn't made any because they'd been so busy. So that's pretty decent if they're making their own burgers in house.
I had the DiFranco benny which was brie, bacon, spinach egg, bun etc etc. It was really good, the brie was a really nice flavour compliment with the rest of the benny.
I suggest if you're looking for a kitschy breaky place and you don't want the wait of Floyds or Spoons check this place out. -
Review from Chelsea M.
Victoria, BC
7/12/2011
I like Cup of Joes. In a city that's bonkers about breakfast, this is a good little hide. No crazy lineup, but there's usually a bit of a wait for the food, and they tell you that up front. Last time I was there, three tables arrived at once, and weren't seated right away. The guys behind us were pretty shocked. "Whoa, since when is Joe's a thing?"
The overall feel of the place is cute, and very local. The coffee is good, and the food is tasty basic comfort type food. This is a great little spot for a casual meal. Try a benny. Or anything really, I haven't been disappointed yet.
Service I've experienced has been very very relaxed, but totally competent. And I appreciate that. If you want a forced smile, and a million fake "thankyou!"s, "super!"s and "great!"s from girls hectically running around, go to McD's.
For when you're a little hungover, or you're just too tired and you really want some b&e, wander down to Joe's and they'll fix you up. -
Review from Catherine F.
Guelph, ON
4/8/2009
We woke early, to the crescendo of waterplanes, taxiing across the harbor into a cloudy sky. The wind bent the trees and ruffled the surface of the pool, outside our suite. Seagulls tilted and tossed on unseen gusts. We dawdled over my own highly-refined, precisely-crafted coffee, deep in conversation. And abruptly (and simultaneously) found ourselves famished. This place was recommended by the helpful staff at the WorldMark front desk; there was a discount (yes, it was only a measly 10%, but every dollar counts, these days).
The streets were silent at this hour on a Monday. We escaped the drizzle into a diner entirely decorated by the graffiti of its past patrons. A tacky gimmick, in my book; eccentricity bought cheaply. At least some thoughtful person had posted an amusing poem about a hippo in direct line of site from my side of the booth; the brain tires of being drawn, over and over, to "Joe loves Mary" and the like. Conversation got hijacked by graffiti (if it's there, and can be read, somehow the brain insists that it be read)...
Lots of fabulous-sounding Benedicts, with cutesy names. I love eggs Benedicts. I ordered one of 'em. So did D.
And somehow, I have entirely forgotten what was on it, apart from a seriously dilapidated tomato and a Hollandaise so heavy it gave me heartburn for the rest of the day, despite the Prilosec and Pepcid and Tums I took, despite the half-gallon of water I drank. Urk. Brutally fatty, and the flavor was unremarkable. Accompanied by freeze-dried potatoes. D got a side of sausages, which sat there, shining wetly and queasily on a plastic plate. She only ate one. My esophagus BURNS just thinking about it.
Service was pretty lackluster, too. Despite the nearly-empty cafe. We weren't impressed and went elsewhere the next morning. -
Review from Matthew L.
Edmonton, AB
12/10/2009
It's dingy and subterranean and claims to serve "the Best Bennys in BC." Actually, I had no idea that it served anything other than coffee (when you have references to coffee twice in your name, you don't immediately think a place will have nourishing food).
So I ordered a Benny (the Morissey - how could I resist?). I liked the rich pesto hollandaise but found it to be a bit salty as well.
The scramble consisted of quite a bit of food, so we took it home for leftovers, but we never actually finished it.
Not bad and decent in a pinch.
