Green Bean Roasting Co

Loved this place. It was cozy, warm and quiet.
Latte’s weren’t so great but everything else was.
Seating is limited and so is parking in the area.
I believe it closed down, My last visit was in the fall of 2014 and this year I’ve yet to hear of a reopen of a new location.
I will miss Green Bean. It was a perfect spot for dates.

Great atmosphere, great coffee, great location. And from the last time I remembered. Snobby staffs. Their nice it they have that upscale snobby attitude.

I’ve been to the Green Bean twice now and both times regret coming. Besides the location and atmosphere of the coffee shop, I can’t find anything good about it. Both times I visited, I was welcomed by the same passive aggressive lady who seemed to dislike her job. It took a while to receive our order and when we did, the coffee and lattes were subpar by any standard. It’s a waste of a great location for a coffee shop.

This is the best place to relax in downtown Oakville. Over looking the square outside and the inside has comfortable couches and chairs for you go hang out. I usually get the affogato with dolce de leche gelato.

This is an oakville classic dT spot. Very cozy interior with cozy booths and sofa chairs. They have a variety of grilled sandwiches (my fave is the BBQ chicken scroll) and salad options which are quite good. A must try for anyone in downtown Oakville area. Definitely the best of it’s kind in this neck of the woods.

Attitude of staff sucks. Pastry Bad. It used to be good. Not sure why but all of a sudden place looks like it’s falling apart :(

Website and Unilocal say that this place is open until 11pm on Saturdays. We planned to meet at 10:30 on a Saturday night and some travelled from Toronto and some from Mississauga.
When we arrived the door was open but they were sweeping the floor. The lady who was sweeping basically said. «Yeah it’s closed. We need to change the hours on the website.» :(
As we stood outside trying to figure out what to do she laughed at us from inside the shop.
Nice. Obviously will not be returning.

Green Bean Roasting Co. is the place to be at 2pm on a weekday. This place was teeming with customers both inside and on the patio. It was difficult to find a place to sit. It has the type of vibe that a lot of coffee shops, like Starbucks, wish they had.
I found the menus difficult to read because they were far away from the counter, and the one that was close to the counter was occluded by another patron waiting for her drink. So I ordered what I knew any coffee shop would have — a latte.
The latte took several minutes to arrive. Once it arrived, the latte was really good. I enjoyed sitting inside and people-​watching out the window.

Love this place– Dufflet dessert case, freshly brewed hot bevs, great ambiance. Tried a new espresso based bev the last time I went in– made with Nutella and it was DELISH! I asked for half sweet as they also add a pump of hazelnut sirup. My friend wasn’t overly impressed with his Americano though– he drinks his black so it’s all about the roast of the bean, which I guess wasn’t his preference. I would normally give this place 5 stars but there were flies in the dessert case which made me opt for no dessert this visit… Bummer. Still a stellar little coffee shop in a very beautiful part of Oakville. Hope they can take care of those pesky flies !

What a fun little coffee place. I have been in many Starbucks, but now this place is my favorite. I had a small tart with a banana cream filling (I can not remember the name) and it was great. I have to go back to try the coffee.

Great drinks, delicious baked goods, really cool atmosphere, and friendly staff! My new favorite coffee shop in oakville!

Great coffe, nice atmosphere, and knowledgeable staff. An Oakville landmark.
Enjoy your coffee inside and enjoy a chill and cosy décor and a beautiful coffee. Try the caramel one… Can’t remember the proper name. But its served in a large bowl. Really lovely to just sip and hunch over.

Short like how I take my espresso, this review needs no lengthy novella, plus it’s Friday and my writing ways are beginning to dwindle. Several weeks ago we ( Unilocal GTA… and a few Toronto friends) took a trip to Oakville and popped a squat at one of the best coffee spots in Oakville.
It’s a tad set back from the road so careful when you’re driving. If you’re looking to landmark something close by, keep an eye open for a grassy clearing on the south side of Lakeshore, GB is right there.
It’s a busy busy shop with a fair amount of seating, free wifi and a coffee roasting system all in one. Their gormet coffee/​late selections all sounded incredible but after much deliberation (seriously I held the line for a solid 10 minutes… yes I’m that guy… deal with it… ya wanna fight about it? Just kiddin son… we coo?)
… I decided on the Mexicana which was made with their signature espresso, kahlua, steamed milk and and lots of cinnamon on top… yum!
The PLUS with this place is the patio out front which wraps around the green space. Perfect for summer and for apparently catching a flash mob. Others in our group tried the desserts but I was still full from breakie so I passed. I’ll get you next time GB… thanks for the «Buzz.»

Nice coffee café in Downtown Oakville, Ontario. Cool music and nice atmosphere. coffee is of good quality. Still wondering why they need so many people in their service staff, unless they work for free.
Nice hangout for free internet and business meetings although might be a bit too loud for that.

I was in Oakville, and needed a place with free wifi for a couple of hours (my phone needed charging, and I wanted to get some work done). Not wanting to just walk into yet another starbucks, I Unilocaled around for a location, and came across this place.
I judge my coffee places on three things: atmosphere (service is part of that), the coffee and plug outlets. This place met about 1.5 of the 3 criterion.
Positives: great selection of sandwiches and caffeinated drinks, decent selection of pastries and tons of seating. The coffee was fine. Steady stream of customers. This would be a cute place to meet for a first date/​hangout with friends, or a nice place to come and read for a bit.
Negatives: The service was quick but not especially cordial. One of the servers was snapping at the other as I stood at the counter, so it was rather awkward for both of us. Also, not a single plug outlet anywhere! Disappointing to say the least. And apparently, played a bigger role in my evaluation than I would have thought, at least today — when I needed to plug in my dying laptop :)

Right in the downtown of Oakville. This is a great little place for desserts and lattes. There is quite a selection of desserts that are absolutely tasty. It’s located in the square and has quite a nice ambiance. There is a patio as well.
The prices are comparable to Starbucks but the options and food are better and tastier. This place does get packed and there’s a lineup on the weekends in the evenings.
Absolutely a wonderful place… either for a date-​night or to meet up with friends.

Frappé, a (usually) espresso-​based beverage blended with ice, is the cold drink of choice at this bustling coffee shop. I tried a no-​whip Milano Frappé which had caramel as well. Delish and refreshing.
This place had a pretty crazy lineup. Lots of families and strollers. They take your order, you pay and then they bring it out to your table for you. I also got the spanakopita, which was warmed up, a very nice touch. The pastry was nice and flakey but the filling lacked flavour. I guess I should never order things my grandma makes because I will be disappointed, but for a suburban coffee shop, the spanakopita was good. Then again, I’m not all that impressed with the spanakopitas in the heart of Greektown in Toronto so maybe you should just ignore this part of my review.
Free wifi that works on the patio. There is some sort of square/​plaza (in the Spanish sense) area here with benches, which is sort of like an extension of their patio. Even though it was so busy I was able to get some work done. A lovely older couple chatted me up a bit. They were very sweet. People are friendlier here than in Toronto. Interesting people watching, and the fresh air doesn’t do much to dampen out all the interesting, gossip-​filled conversations taking place.
I highly recommend this place for a refreshing frappé.

Café cosy et très agréable, on aurait presque envie de mettre ses pantouffles pour se poser au coin de la cheminée (fausse, mais très agréable). Les consommations né sont pas données mais la qualité est vraiment présente, après ca oubliez le starbuck.
Un small chocolat: 3,60 $, mais je m’en rappellerai longtps!

What Vivek said.
A really cozy but spacious place to enjoy a coffee and company when the weather get cold. I can’t stand going when its nice out, but that has nothing to do with the establishment, but the patrons in and outside.
The Market Call — espresso with a full-​bodied coffee — I was jacked for hours and loving every jittery minute.
Staff were cheery and courteous, doing their tasks well.

This spot transports me back to my halcyon days in Oakville, when I drove a Dodge Caravan and sported animal print T-​shirts and didn’t wash my hair. It was simpler times then; a night out would consist of nursing a hot chocolate at the Green Bean and having the types of conversations that these days bring my spine to violent tremors every time I see any moderately-​sized pile of teens wasting space in my current favourite haunts. Ah, youth.
Anyway, I don’t remember this place being so fantastic. There is tonnes of seating, ranging from the lip-​shaped chairs near the front, a dim area with couches, and a more brightly-​lit back room with a Moor inspired motif. In the summer you can grab a seat on the front patio, which faces the town square. In spite of the coffeeshop world music soundtrack (which I hate), I felt quite at ease here and got a lot of work done on their free wifi.
The service is noticeably chipper and bright, which is so helpful pre-​morning-​coffee. Oh, and speaking of coffee, my americano was A-​OK and my muffin nothing special. Not a bad place though. If you’re stuck in downtown Oakville, grab your coffee here.
Obligatory Title Pun: Good work, old BEAN.
Menu Readability: Nothing to report.
Need to mention: The pillars in the back room gently change colours like a fibre-​optic plant.
What this place teaches me about myself: I really hate teenagers.

3 star for Café Latte
4 star for Environment
4 star for Service
I wish I have a coffee shop like The Green Bean near where I live/​hangout/​work!
What is better than
sitting on the outside patio in a nice sunny autumn day?
in a nice cushioned wicker chair?
with nice soft jazz music?
overlooking Oakville downtown?
drinking a decent cup of Café Latte in glassware?
with your little doggie beside your feet?
Need I say more!