Guelph, Ontario
Planetbeancoffee.com
Blog at planetbeancoffee.com/blog/carter
I am going to quote the post card I picked up at the cafe, I says it all!
Hey!
I just came back from the roastery tour of Planet Bean and their new coffee bar in South Guelph. Very cool. Did you know they've been roasting coffee since 1997? Here's how it works:
The raw, boring green coffee beans arrive at the Grange/Victoria roastery. Then they're heated in this massive drum to bring about one of the most joyfully complex experiences ever encountered by the human taste bud!
Freshly roasted coffee means BIG FLAVOUR - ands the high quality, organic arabica beans they use certainly help! Planet Bean is one of the few businesses in Canada where organic certification is TOTAL - it starts at the tree and continues to the brew in the coffee bars.
Plus, all Planet Bean coffee is fair trade certified, so growers get better prices through farmer-centered alternatives to giant, global corporations. Guelph has a long history of co-op leadership. You can read about it at planetbeancoffee.com/blog/carter. 2012 is the UN year of the co-op- watch for the hoopla!
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When Maggie and I had coffee we were pleased to receive friendly service, cool music, clean atmosphere and milk alternatives. We were stoked to hear that they were going to offer chocolate vegan cake soon, they already have an array of treats and some were gluten free. Awesome little place to check out!
1)coffee $1.95 reg. $$2.29 large $1.81 (cheaper in-house) 9/10
2)roasted- locally roasted for the cafe, organic and fair trade 9/10
3)service- fast, friendly and informative 9/10
4)assessibility- lots of free parking, located on Gordon Street a major thoroughfare into Guelph 9/10
5)flavour- full bodied, medium roast 8/10
6)Eco-friendly- cheaper for china cups in house, recycling available, not sure about composting 8.5/10
7)cup size- good size cup 8/10
8)food- fresh baked good available, didn't have any
9)ambience- lots of sunshine, cool tunes, comfortable seating 8/10
10)wifi- free upon request 10/10
*8.5/10 overall
