Caffè Art Java

Les choses se sont beaucoup améliorées au café. J’y ai mangé une assiette d’oeufs bénédictines très originale, et mon accompagnatrice des crêpes Red velvet moelleuses à souhait. C’est propre et le service y est excellent. À réessayer!

Food is good. I came here for breakfast and also, mostly, because I could work with my laptop and using wifi at the same time. They serve good food. But the service was terrible. I waited 15 minutes seated and no one came to say hello or something, and the place was far from being busy… I had to get up and ask the waitress for a coffee… Then I ordered food, which was serve really quickly and was good. But then I had to ask for another coffee, and for another…

Coffee is so-​so but the food is incredible. Gorgeous salads, amazing pastries, great sandwiches. All this with free wifi, great service, and the staff being totally cool with us hanging out on our computers and phones (after we were some eating) for an hour trying to find lodging for the weekend. Good deal for good food & vibe.

Good breakfast, very large serving. the service was vg. The coffee was good. They only had one style of brewed coffee made. Lovely setting, in the sun on the street.

Unless the quality of the coffee in this place gets better it won’t garner a lot of stars from this knowing reviewer.
The place on av president du kennedy bears the same name but is miles above this place in terms of the quality of the espressos.
If you are not overly discriminating with your coffee then it will be like any other café.

Ah, discovering new cafés in Mont-​Royal. Névé, Flocon, Pikolo, Kitsuné — mind-​blowing coffee, great vibe and atmosphere. Decided to try out one more.
Art Java is the first disappointment I’ve come across. Typical, tired modern décor — red, white and black everything. Potential red flag: menu posters on the wall with dimly-​lit photos of the food — what is this, a café or an Asian takeout joint? Bose speakers on the walls — just, no. At least it’s spacious enough to sit down, unlike other cafés which tend to be cramped with hipsters and/​or students in general, sometimes uncomfortably so.
The barista responded to my order of a flat white with a blank stare. Ouch. Even Starbucks partners know what that is, even if they tend to make a small latte and call it that.
I ended up taking the double espresso. Which would’ve been fine, until it came with milk, cream and sugar on the side. At this point, I was no longer surprised.
Sorry. If you’re serious about coffee, walk one block down to Flocon Espresso.
2/​5, would not return.

Caffè Art Java on Mont-​Royal was, when it first opened, my favorite café in the whole world. Great location; sleek, but inviting, ambiance; decent food; and mind-​blowing lattés. What wasn’t to like? I was a steady-​going regular for years.
I was concerned when I learned the founders had sold the place, but I hoped the new owners would leave everything more or less untouched. And at first they mostly did. But things still started to slide. The new owners started advertising their menu using grainy photos – appropriate for late-​night Chinese take-​out, but not an upscale café. The kitchen and barista staff turned over almost immediately – to be replaced, we think, by the owners. And so the food became barely adequate and the coffee, frankly, went to hell.
I eventually stopped being a regular, but I still went every now and then because the ambiance was still great. No more. One of the owners forced me to pay for a tisane that I never received. Some time ago, I ordered a tisane that never arrived at my table. I got so engrossed in my work that I didn’t really notice; in fact, I only noticed that it hadn’t arrived when it was time for me to pack it up and go. So I left, slightly miffed that I never got my tisane. Annoying, but mostly harmless and certainly innocent. It’s the kind of brain fart that can happen to any server.
A week or so later, I went to the cash to pay my bill and the owner who was working the register presented me with TWO bills: one for that day’s tisane, and one for the tisane I never received. I protested, saying that I had never received the earlier beverage. The owner insisted that she distinctly and specifically remembered preparing this tisane, which I never received. This went back and forth several times until I thought it had been made clear that if she made me pay for something I never received, I would never come back. The owner insisted, so I paid both tickets.
The owner’s decision to push the issue over my strong protests (no matter what she does or doesn’t remember) says everything that needs saying about the new management at Art Java. Maybe she thought she was being tough or something, but did she really think I was trying to wriggle out from paying $ 3? I was a _​regular_​. Does she not realize that she’s basically calling me a liar and a thief? In any case, $ 3 is apparently more than my good opinion (which, at bottom, equates to all of the business they might ever get from me) is worth to them.
At Art Java, every penny counts – but every customer, not so much.

Le Plateau Mont-​Royal est rempli de bons cafés et, malheureusement, cette place né fait pas ma liste. J’ai trouvé le lieux un peu drabe et je n’ai pas vraiment trippé sur le goût de leur café. Celà dit, si vous êtes dans le coin, c’est certain que je vous conseille Art Java au lieu des chaînes dans le coin (Second Cup, Café Dépôt et Starbucks).

Les pommes de terre au déjeuner sont excellentes, de même que le café.

J’étais ici pour le brunch du samedi. Nous avions décidé d’essayer un endroit différent cette semaine-​là.
Première impression: ça semble bien. En entrant, la déco est propre et moderne. Mais en se dirigeant vers l’arrière (pour avoir plus de paix), je remarque que les tables sont irrémédiablement tachées et les banquettes sont défraîchies et déchirées. Une visite à la salle de bain confirme que l’entretien n’est pas une priorité: des taches de moisissures ornent les murs. Une rénovation et un nettoyage en profondeur né seraient pas de trop.
Côté bouffe, j’ai pris le pain doré Art Java qui était excellent. Toutefois, il est servi avec du sirop «de poteau» plutôt que du véritable sirop d’érable. Je vous conseille fortement d’essayer les pommes de terre maison. Elles sont bonnes et pas trop salées. En revanche, elle baignent dans l’huile. Heureusement que la portion servie avec les déjeuners n’est pas trop copieuse, sinon c’est une crise de foie garantie!
Mon copain a pris l’omelette trois fromages (emmental, cheddar et brie) et oignons verts. L’omelette manquait cruellement de sel (et je né suis pas quelqu’un qui mange salé, au contraire je trouve que tout est toujours trop salé). On cherchait les oignons verts (je crois que j’en ai vu 2 mini-​morceaux dans toute l’omelette). Les œufs étaient très aérés ce qui donnait une drôle de texture à l’omelette; on aime ou on n’aime pas.
Le service était tout de même courtois, ce qui a un peu racheté l’expérience.
Bref, j’ai bien aimé le pain doré et les patates, mais je n’y retournerai pas.

Caffè Art Java est le meilleur café pour aller travailler sur le plateau.
Les banquettes sont tellement spacieuses que vous pourrez être à votre aise, sans parler qu’il y a des prises électriques à chaque deux mètres. C’est vraiment idéal pour s’installer pour faire des travaux de groupe ou rencontrer un client.
Pour ce qui est de la nourriture, rien à redire là-​dessus. C’est très bien.
Le chaï latté est un des meilleurs à Montréal je dois dire. C’est presque un dessert dans je le bois tellement c’est bon.
Je recommande!

Just another generic coffee shop. I’ve been about six times, I can’t find anything negative to say about it, but I can’t find anything fantastic either. Sometimes that’s a good thing. The place is clean and the coffee is fresh. They also have real bagels, not the fake kind that you get from Tim Horton’s that taste like stale bread. Personally, I’m gonna keep going.

I really wish I could separate out reviews for service and reviews for food, because the food here was actually very tasty (although not especially special). The servers, however, kept forgetting about us — after we were seated on the tiny back patio it was like being sent into a void where it took forever to even flag down a waitress to take our order, the food took a good while to come out and they forgot part of the order, and nobody ever checked on us.

This was our first breakfast stop during our weekend in Montréal.
Selection of sandwiches, specialty coffees, pastries… your usual coffee shop far. However, what is unusal about this place is that it also has a full bar and serves cocktails later in the day and throughout the evening.
My capuccino and chocolatine were delicious. There was a bit of a translation issue though as the barrista ended up adding skim milk to my friend’s café americano — who does that?
The coffees were a bit on the pricey side, but I didn’t mind. I loved the décor and overall vibe of the place.

Had a really good brunch here. A small serving of waffles with eggs, fruit, and sausage. The restaurant opens up into the sidewalk, nice with the spring weather we got.

I came here quickly to grab an iced latte to go. The place itself looks fantastic with its black & red décor and plenty of seating. They have a menu of food items and beans from JJ Beans (I miss Vancouver!) so I was looking forward to my drink.
Disappointed.
It tasted more like cream (not even whole milk) than anything else. The espresso seems to be an after thought. I didn’t finish the drink. A $ 4 plus small drink wasted.

I’ve always had a great espresso here. Brunch is always packed and the wait can be a little long at time to get food… but the staff is very efficient and courtious. The food is tasty and fresh.

Relaxed atmosphere and reasonably busy. Serves one of the very best coffee in Montréal. Service is efficient, comes with smiles. Killer carrot-​cake, and I mean K.I.L.L.E.R. Casual lunch fare is always well executed and presented, if a bit pricey.