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Divas Coffee
Category: Food Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea [Edit]
916-5300 No 3 RdRichmond, BC V6X 2C7
Neighbourhood: Golden Village
(604) 270-3482
One review for Divas Coffee
1 review in English
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Review from Joseph H.
Richmond, BC
4/8/2011
This is a small coffee shop tucked away in the forgotten corridors of Lansdowne Mall.
I've been searching fruitlessly for a coffee experience in Richmond comparable to what is available in Vancouver downtown and the Broadway / Main street area. Just something akin to Artigiano's would be great.
Sadly, Divas coffee has very little to recommend to it. Its an average cafe with maybe Starbucks quality lattes. The owner seems stressed out trying to cover all her bills. There's a large section seemingly devoted to sandwiches, crepes and bubble teas but I didn't see anyone order those.
The location of the shop is strange. Its just a little too far off in the corridors of Lansdowne, not particularly close to anything. Its not in the food court. Its opposite an orthodontic centre. I think most of their customers are from the shops nearby who are too lazy to walk further.
The cafe just makes me feel sad. Its like the owner has tried everything to make it work, invested in a bunch of other things to sell but no one is buying. And the basic thing, the coffee, is not special enough to entice me to go back for more.
I had a latte the other morning from Gene Cafe at Main and Kingsway. OMFG. memories of all my great past experiences with cafe lattes in Europe, from Milan to Venice to Versailles came rushing back. The bitterness, the depth, the aroma, the thick crema. It was an absolutely perfect latte. A good coffee is irresistible. And unfortunately, Divas coffee didn't deliver.
