312 King Street East
Hamilton, Ont.
Chris@cafeoranje.ca
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www.cafeoranje.ca
**updated**
This cafe has been a long journey for the 2 owners, I have been following Cafe Oranje on twitter and Facebook for quite a while thinking it was open already. When it was announced on the last week of August it was official! I quickly gathered one of my partners in cafe hopping and planned a trip to King Street!
I was greeted and served by Amy one of the owners of the cafe and she was happy to tell me about the coffee, why they picked it and the roaster (everything is locally sourced). We found street parking very easily and seating as well. I ordered a medium roasted coffee, pour over method and it came nice and hot and fully flavoured. Lovely!
I was really happy with my coffee, free parking across the road before 9 (we didn't get that) and the service. The day we went the poor airconditioning was working overtime and not keeping up too well. We understood because it was the third day the cafe was open. We enjoyed the location because the great bookstore next door, we got a book and figuratively chilled (I'm not listening to the OED description of literally).
1)coffee- $2 8/10
2)roasted- locally roasted by Rob House called Hero coffee (special blend to enhance the properties of the beans to be flavoured like the beans that were originally Dutch sourced. 8.5/10
3)service- fast and friendly 9/10
4)assessibility- some street parking but a city lot is directly across the road 8/10
5)flavour- great, full flavour 8.5/10
6)Eco- friendly- china cups in house, unknown if the cafe recycles, cafe Oranje carries soy and almond milk 9/10
7)cup size- attractive, large mugs 9/10
8)food- Neil had a tasty cookie baked by Cake & Loaf on Dundurn, freshly baked 9/10 (vegan food now available)
9)ambience- clean, austere furniture paired with rustic, brick antique building (very cool). 8/10
10)wifi- yes, upon request. 10/10
*Cafe Oranje is one if the biggest social media savy cafes around! Check them out and enjoy the regular tweets and Facebook updates!
* 9/10 overall for wonderful new cafe to enjoy great coffee with a Dutch theme!
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