Aroma Espresso Bar

The staff is very helpful, but unfortunately, their regular and dark roast (brew) coffee is quite bitter. Definitely not what I’m used to. I frequent the Queens Quay location from Monday to Friday and their brews taste much different (smoother without the burnt taste or smell).
The staff did pour me a replacement cup, from another brew, but same result.

Yeah, it’s expensive. But so is Starbucks and most coffee shops now. I’ll take aroma over every other big coffee chain any day. Their food is good, and good for you. Their coffee is tasty and they have a wide enough variety to satisfy any of your caffeine cravings.

I don’t usually write reviews for franchises. But I have a soft spot for this aroma, their service is just amazing!
The servers are always cheerful, I get less water in my americano and they never fail to get the water right! so I always get the coffee I want.
They usually get my name right too lol

Order:
— Small Brazilian hazelnut latte ($ 4.05)
— Small Latte ($ 3.55)
You WILL regret not ordering something from their freshly baked pastries. I repeat, you will regret it!
I couldn’t help but to stare at the table behind us. They ordered croissants & we didn’t. The moment they sat down with their tray of butter croissant and who knows what else the smell travelled straight into my nose. Oh man. It smelled so good. Which means this place would be an awesome breakfast/​study hangout. It can’t get any better than being surrounded by fresh pastry & coffee aroma.
The Brazilian Hazelnut Latte is apparently a new addition to their menu. The first couple of sips it was really aromatic and delicious, but after you hit the half cup mark it starts getting a little too sweet. If you love sweets, then it’s for you. Unfortunately it was too sweet for me.
The Latte on the other hand was nice and strong. Your typical latte really. I kinda like Kensington Market’s Moonbean Coffee’s latte more. I wasn’t here for the latte art, but I was kinda hoping they’d do something better than a simple heart. Oh wells!
Price: Good! — I mean compared to Tim Hortons & Mcdonalds it’s obviously on the pricier end but compared to Starbucks? Aroma is so much better than Starbucks.
Location: To be honest they kind of have it in a bad location. Should’ve went far away from Cinnabon. I was almost tempted to go over to Cinnabon instead! It’s literally the first thing I smelled when I walked into the mall entrance by Aroma.
Service: Fast and the staff (the one that served me) was suuuuper helpful & suuuper sweet (by sweet I mean friendly). Just for that I am so coming back.
It’s about time there’s finally a decent coffee place in Markham.
P.s: comes with complimentary chocolate !

Every thing they have is very sweet. For every drink you buy you get a chocolate.

It’s more on the pricey side, but the service and presentation was really good

Only found out about this place because my husband did a Unilocal search for coffee in this area. I would never do that because I had long given up the search for good coffee in Markham ;p
Anyway, very happy to have Aroma in the neighbourhood. They have a bigger and better menu than the American or Canadian coffee franchises.
This particular location has bright, natural light coming in which makes it the best environment to chill and have a coffee compared to Starbucks and Second Cup in the mall. It also has a patio!
We had an affogato, alfajores and a brownie. All good; cookie is fresh and soft, brownie is moist (cakey not fudgy) and their espresso is strong! Almost felt giddy after the affogato, lol!
A terrific addition to the mall!

Ugh I absolutely LOVE this place. I live fairly close to markville mall and this is my hands down go to café in the area. Their staff is welcoming, their drinks are always made to perfection (my favorite is the cappuccino) and their breakfast options are great ! I don’t have to think twice about ever coming here — to catch up with a friend, for brunch, or even to read. Best café in the neighborhood.

Good coffee and good options for brunch. Not a fan of their location as i don’t like going to the mall first thing in the morning, specially that they are very close to Cinnabon and we were really tempted by the smell :)

I walked into Aroma for the first time and it looked really nice and the cashier was very nice and helpful throughout my transaction. I ordered a Turkey BLT Croissant ($ 7) and a Bludot Orange Pineapple Green Tea ($ 4). The Turkey BLT Croissant tasted pretty good but isn’t worth $ 7 in my opinion. Also, the Bludot Orange Pineapple Green Tea was not satisfying all, it tasted like a very watered down kool-​aid and was definitely not worth it’s price. Overall, if you have the money, Aroma is pretty good but I’ll be sticking to Tim Hortons.

*espresso* all lower case. authenticating… fail.
Chocolate croissant and a cup of cappuccino ($ 5.30).
CP24 on a quiet Friday morning on a comfy seat.
Gloomy day enough light to shine through the space.
Am I at an out of town café? What’s with the friendly service?
Close my eyes and smell the coffee AROMA. No such luck.
Still in the big city with loud music and screaming babies from the mall.

Having been downtown for the last 4 years, I’m glad to see Markham now has their own Aroma!
I’ve had a very very bad experience once at another Aroma location which resulted in days of vomiting, so I’m very reluctant to try any foods here. But their drinks are amazing! The Marshmallow Hot Chocolate is supposedly one of their most popular items, and if you are having a sweets craving, that is definitely the way to go. It’s comforting cocoa at a whole new level. =)
I’m not much of a coffee drinker either but their coffee smells delicious and their lattes taste fantastic!
I love their smoothies. My sister introduced me to the Kale/​Mango Smoothie which i LOVE because its got real fruit and veggies. Theres that taste of mango that over powers the drink, but on the backend, theres that grassy taste of kale to enjoy. Definetely something you can make at home, but once in a while, it’s nice not to have to prepare your own messy blended drinks. hahaha
The only little issues I’ve encountered are that every time I come in, there’s a trainee being left by their lonesome on the cashier. So when I place a very very simply drink order, they spend 5 minutes staring at me. I’m not sure what part of my order they want me to clarify if they don’t speak up. I completely understand that they’re in training, but should they really be left alone on the cash?
All in all, great place tucked away by the walmart/​cinnabon entrance.

This location is located next to the mall entrance near walmart — across from the escalators leading shoppers to Winners/​Home Sense. Aroma makes good coffee — on the pricier end. I ordered a small matcha green tea latte and the price came out to $ 4.15. It was pretty delicious — I’d definitely come back to have it and to try more drinks and food. One thing about the latte — at the beginning of drinking it, it had a strong matcha flavour with lots of foam (bc it’s a latte) — stirring the drink will even out texture and flavour so that youre not hit with full matcha tones here and there.
Besides drinks, Aroma offers a variety of sweets, pastries, sandwiches, salads, and soups, giving shoppers a good selection of quality café-​style goods other than what the caf-​eatery offers at Markville.

Came here Twice so far, AND… i love it ;) !!
A bit on the pricey side but anything for my coffee cravings!
I tried the Ice Café Latte/​cappucino the other day and the Ice aroma float today and they are both very yummyy!
The Ice aroma float has ice cream and I think I tasted a hint of caramel in it and it wasn’t too sweet.
OVERALL. this place is worth the try if you have an urge to drink coffee!
and service was most polite and very helpful!

Finally!
Aroma Espresso Bar finally opens up in Markham. Thanks Chris C for the location tip as I was wandering around the mall with my bags and could not find this new coffee place.
Fast Efficient Service. The order taker is just so sweet and friendly. My Double Shot Long Macchiato ($ 2.50) was perfectly made. Love the milk froth. If you want to be really caffeinated, you won’t be disappointed with Aroma coffee!
Opens at 8 am. Perfect to come and pick up a coffee and a baked treat which is all made in house.
I know I will be back as there are not too many good espresso bar up in this part of Markham that makes a decent espresso drink.

Another Aroma Espresso Bar opens up and this time its in Markham. Located inside Markville Mall on the lower level right next to Walmart. Good coffee for a price.
Tried a medium hot chocolate with marshmallows and also a mocha. I think the medium size was $ 4.55 a cup. The hot chocolate was like drinking melted chocolate. If you dig at the bottom of the cup with a spoon you will find a huge glob of chocolate on the bottom. Mmmmmm, freshly melted chocolate.
Service was excellent of course. There was like 5 people working and only about 6 customers. Maybe the news had not spread yet that there was an Aroma Espresso Bar opened in Markham. In all the other locations I went to the place was usually packed. Maybe all the Asians in Markham are not big coffee drinkers and would rather get bubble tea. I’m Asian so I’m allowed to say that. Me… I think I would rather get at a coffee at Aroma Espresso Bar rather than a BBT.