Great place to cozy up to a coffee and reuben sandwich. The layout is such that you can sit at a big harvest table and read the paper or play a board game, or you can spread out at a singular table with your laptop and get some work done using the free wifi. Really enjoyed the coffee and espresso I’ve had here. Good deep flavour without being acidic or burnt and am a big fan of their baked goods and sandwiches, a lot of which are gluten free. Highly recommend you check it out, it’s more than just a café, it’s like how I’d like my living room to feel someday. Warm and inviting.
Justine C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
Cozy place. Can get pretty loud at peak hours, but very warm and comfy place. Had the Hazelnut Mocha… like a nice warm hug. Definitely good place to meet up with friends.
Ian M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
My favourite place in the neighbourhood. The service is great, and the atmosphere is incredible: accommodating, friendly, and relaxed. The communal tables make it feel like a real community space and the drinks and baked goods are reasonably priced. If you’re in the park and get thirsty, there’s a water station by the door that anyone is free to use. I am quickly becoming a regular here. I highly recommend the chocolate chip cookies.
Andy H.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
Great little café with very good coffee and tea choices. The highlight however is the Reuben. If you like sandwiches, get this one, it is unbelievable — you’ll thank me.
Elle R.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Downtown Core, Toronto, Canada
I really like it here! It has such a relaxed atmosphere and vibe. It’s a very open and has a nice communal table open in the centre of the shop, as well as window seating and counters offering a variety of options to locate yourself. I really like the music playlist they play here it feels like they are playing my iPod! Very mellow soundtracks of «oldies but goodies» and classics. Gotta love it!!! The pricing and size of their coffee options is HUGE, definitely worth every penny! I got the double shot Americano, my usual order, and it was fantastic! The woman working that day was very kind and conversational. It seems like a very warm, welcoming environment, with a great view facing the park. I will return here on the regular when I’m out in trinity bellwoods and will make this a regular spot!
Tarim A.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Edmonton, Canada
A delightful neighbourhood Café with a standard selection of espresso drinks and a few sandwiches and baked goods in case you feel peckish. Definitely not a lunch place, come for coffee, maybe do a little light reading, surf the web catch up with a friend. The layout is pretty standard for a café like this, there is a large communal table in the middle and a few smaller table on the side, a bar that runs along the shopfront window.
Caroline S.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
I’m a big fan of the Tampered Press. Croissants to die for, and probably the best quiche I’ve ever had. Very pleased to have this in the neighbourhood. :-)
Ashley Y.
Rating des Ortes: 4 San Francisco, CA
Great space to get some work done and I love their dirty chai(espresso + chai latte)! They also serve warm winter drinks like caramel apple cider and warm pear and ginger juice. Their communal wood table is my favourite.
Fabienne C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Richmond Hill, Canada
Great place. Perfect atmosphere and ambiance for studying/working/reading. Loved the communal table. Super friendly baristas. Had the cappuccino — beautiful design, taste was average(for an independent local coffee shop). Inexpensive. Would definitely come again!
M. C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Toronto, Canada
It was alright. No complaints, just underwhelming. Grabbed a brewed coffee and was meeting a friend. If I was alone I would probably rather just walk up the street to Ella’s.
Andrew A.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
nice little place with cute décor, bit hot as a/c wasnt running. espresso wasnt really a knockout at all(i expected something good, and it wasnt). That said, ample power outlets and decent wi-fi made this a fine place to stop, get a coffee and bang out some work(and charge my stupid iphone). i’d be back if i was running out of juice but wouldnt make this a destination.
Don C.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
Really friendly, welcoming and awesome coffee. A playground for caffeinated Mac computers. Kids are welcome and they kids that are there aren’t your scary tantrum at the mall variety, they’re used to coffee shops. Hipster, hippy, yoga pants, Tilly, CCM or Cinelli, it doesn’t matter… you’re welcome here. A family run vibe. Did I mention awesome coffee?
Heidi L.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Boston, MA
Managed to get a latte and a slice of the lemon coconut loaf to-go a few minutes before closing. The latte was a bit too bitter, but the lemon coconut loaf was excellent. Thoroughly moist and just a hint of coconut — it got finished within a few blocks walking. Space is cute(including a communal table).
Marc C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
Sur Dundas Ouest, un autre café parmi des milliers avec l’avantage d’un excellent choix en matière de cafés ou thés et de la place pour s’installer confortablement.
Rachael K.
Rating des Ortes: 3 San Diego, CA
Great atmosphere. It was wonderful to grab a stool by the window and watch the day pass by outside while I worked. I’ll definitely be back whenever I’m in this part of town. I loved the coffee and the chocolate chip cookie was good too!
Shawn P.
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, Canada
Nice place! Try the dirty chai(chai latte made with espresso). Not only is it delicious, the barista will give you that cute leaf design on top. The cheese croissant isn’t bad either. Plus, Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons is on a shelf high enough to prevent anyone from reading it. That itself gives it 4 stars in my books.
Coco U.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
went this place quite many times for studying. nice and cozy place for relaxing or studying, and barely see people who chatting loudly. Their«sweet corn cookie» is super yummy!!! I highly recommend for everyone to have one. For espresso drink, i would say it is okay, but they have many kinds of drink menu: lots of tea selections, fresh vegetarian juice and so on…
Geraldine G.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
I like the vibe of this place. The people that frequent are wonderful to check out. Lots of prettIness. Come on! Who doesn‘t pay attention to the people around them even if you are working on your laptop or next great novel. The americano I had was OK. Better than average but certainly one I cannot get addicted. The casual, neighborhood feel that can get addictive. Makes me want to move to the neighborhood. I enjoyed sitting at the communal table. Some thing about sharing but respecting each others space is kinda cool or kumbaya-like.
Dishan W.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Brampton, Canada
The Tampered Press was one of the more charming locations I visited on the passport. I really like their location by the park, their nice big communal table and collection of board games. It seems like a great place to sit down for a few hours and play some games. One thing that did hit me while I was here was that it’s unbelievably quiet in here. Sure almost everyone was doing their own thing but it just seemed a bit more quiet here than it should have been. Made me enjoy my drink more. My latte was very nicely done and the barista who I believe was the owner(or manager) was really friendly and nice. There’s not much else to say, I do wish they had a bit more room to put in some chairs/couches/tables or any sort of furniture, but from what they have, it all seems to mesh well. Not the easiest place to spot from outside but definitely the best coffee stop in the area!
Jennifer K.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Markham, Canada
The Tampered Press gave me a feeling I am back in school and studying in a library… Though this place is jammed packed on a Sunday afternoon… it was so quiet… with the sunlight filtering from the front window. overlooking the park… everyone were talking but kind of whispering. This is quite different from other coffee shops I been to. where there are so much buzzing energy. Using my Indie Coffee Passport and order a Café Latte with Double Shot. Love the latte art here and the barista is nice and friendly… There are some board games that you can play with your friends if you do desire. but everyone here seems so busy studying or on their laptop typing away with the free Wifi. I do like that huge huge mirror at the entrance… checking myself out make sure I look proper before I off to another Unilocal adventure! :)
WaYnE c.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Maple, Canada
The Tempered Press has that homey feel as I arrived on a drizzly evening but it made the mood that much better as I was pretty much alone this late Saturday. The Window Frames, Bookshelf, Potted Plants made it feel like I could comfortably read a novel next to a house window while listening to the soothing rain drops from outside. It doesn’t have that exact spot though, but enough to feel relaxed here. Cappuccino had nice Latte Art on it however it felt quite watered down so it didn’t give me that Coffee Beverage flavour that complements the caffeine I so needed to continue on that night’s quest and fun times.(–0.5 Star) There’s a huge MIRROR once stepping inside from the entrance or you can think of it for fixing yourself up before you head off to that next event. It would have been fun to put in a Fun House Mirror instead, it’s probably larger than those. 2.5 *Star*