Trees Organic Coffee

On my second visit to this café and I won’t be back. the owners have left a rude teenagers in charge again who haven’t a clue about customer service. prepare for coffee to be thrown at you by unfriendly robots with a blank stare and who have yet to learn «hello, what can I get you?»

to be honest, i dont like their cheesecake
but that doesnt mean that their cheesecake is not good enough!
it is obvious that they have used good materials for their cakes.
iinside is alittle dark. and they dont have so many plug ins. so
its just not good for you if you wanna go and work with ur laptop or phones. I like their sandwiches.
generally it’s good. Their hotchocolate is good too.
give it a try ;)
staff are very nice and respectful.

service is at a snails pace. the drip coffee isn’t terrible — almost good but not enough to make me come back often. the cheesecake was just not good. tasted old and dry and a surprising lack of any real flavor.

I’ve been here a few times. I walk past Trees Organic Coffee quite often as it’s by one of the parks/​seawall where I take my dog. During colder evenings I would stop by here first to grab a latte to stay warm. The latte is always a little disappointing. The baked goods are sometimes stale. I understand if it happens once, but it’s happened more than that. I don’t think their stuff is fresh. Trees Organic Coffee isn’t 100% organic. Their name is a little deceiving because you’d expect that everything they carry would be organic, but that’s not the case at all. I noticed that there’s always people on their laptops studying/​working because they offer free wifi and it’s super quiet in there. The thing that irritates me about this place is how ridiculously slow the service is. If I’m the first person in line, it takes forever for the people working to take my order as they’re busy with someone else’s order (even if there’s only 1 or 2 other people there.) There was an instance where I was the only person ordering and the girl making my latte took so long that I wanted to just walk out the door because I couldn’t wait any longer. God forbid there are other customers there or else you should be prepared to wait for a good 15 minutes for your drink. The café layout is weird too so I typically stand in the middle of it awkwardly for 8 – 10 minutes just waiting for the person to make my latte. The service sucks here and it drives me crazy. I would give this place 3 stars if the service wasn’t so slow. I try to avoid it as much as possible. It’s my last resort if I want something to stay warm while I’m nearby. I really wanted to like this café but clearly it just doesn’t work for me.

I live close to this location so it’s a good option for me on rainy days. My review is based on the coffee alone as I didn’t try any food. I usually get the Americano and it’s pretty good coffee. The only complaint I have is that the service seems really slow here. I’ve had to wait every time I come in for my coffee order and there always seems to be a line even when it’s not busy.

Michael and his staff are great always in a good mood with clients we are a happy clients the best moca in town

Love love love their cheesecake!

Do you like
Cheesecake? Raspberry White chocolate, mango, chocolate decadent, mocha, maple walnut, and of course New York style. They also have muffins and quiche, cookies and some gluten free items. $ 7.50/ slice

Just went to trees to grab some after dinner cookies and what a disappointment! I picked the chocolate and oatmeal rasin. Horrible cookies. Dry, stale, no flavour! Called to give feedback, and when i asked when are these cookies baked, the response was 5 days ago, and that there policy is to keep there baked goods for a week! Wow! That is not fresh, how can a «organic» coffee shop sell that!
Will definatly not be back!

Every time I come into this place… I’m overwhelmed with the smell of cleaner. The cheesecake is very overrated. Very basic cheesecake you can find in any restaurant etc.

Good coffee around the City can be hard to find but I am impressed with Trees Organic ability to consistently make a good Americano — and — the Earl Grey tea they use Is amazing quality and makes an awesome London Fog:-)

Trees Organic advertises itself as offering «Vancouver’s Best Cheesecakes» I’m here to test out their claim!
Today I had their Sin Cheesecake. The guy behind the counter told me it’s Belgian Chocolate with cherries… hmmmm… better put it to the old taste test! A nice presentation… chocolate and caramel sauce liberally patterned on the plate to enhance the cheesecake. Also, a rich lump of fresh whipped cream is applied to the plate.
My tastebuds would agree this is an awesome piece of cheesecake!
Ok in all fairness I must disclose that this is not the first piece of cheesecake I’ve had here. I’ve been here often, and I do love the cheesecakes here! Its a must try for all cheesecake lovers. Not too sweet and fluffy and rich! Can’t beat it!

We have been here few times for cheese cakes and quince as they looked very tempting. We were not in a hurry so didn’t mind the wait but it did take almost 15 minutes to get served and there was only one person in front of us and 4 people behind us. We can see the barista got overwhelmed from long line up by dropped the chocolate tube for cheese cake sauce following the cutlery holder. Lucky that day was nice out and everyone was in the good mood. So didn’t mind to line up.
It’s contemporary IKEA style for the décor plus free Wifi. We stayed almost 2hrs there and we saw that barista doing everything from serving food, prepare beverages, cash register even moping the floor and cleanup all the trashy tray paper cup etc. Despite the cheese cake and quince (served with mixed green and Italian dressing) are good, fresh and creamy perhaps the owner could have considerations having 2 people working in that coffee shop. Hoping he wash his hand good after he did janitor stuff before he serve next customer.

Fantastic neighborhood coffee shop, with some great coffee, pastries, and cheesecake (some of the best in town). They also have free Wifi and comfy seats to just relax and enjoy the scenery.

I have been here few times and found this location’s cheesecakes are much better than others! Therefore, my hubby insisted to go to this one for cheesecake!
We went there around 8ish and saw one side of tables were packed, the staff asked us to go and sit another side. Well… that’s ok.
After we got 3 pcs of cheesecake and 2 cups of coffee, we went to the corner and sat on tea-​seat sofa.
Of coz, the cheesecake cakes were good (maple walnut was rich with crunchy walnuts so delicious). The coffee was ok.
However, the staff came to us at 8.30 and said the store gonna closed in 10 mins! The other table left almost right the way and we tried to finish our cheesecakes in 10 mins!
He stared at us when he was cleaning up the table, also he kicking the door vigorously when he returning to bar!
We heard he was mumbling and throwing off the forks to the sink. We got quite pissed off and didn’t finish the cake then gone!
No matter how good is the cheesecake, we shouldn’t sit in and only to buy take out at night time?

I’ve been hearing about their cheesecake being Vancouver’s Best so decided to try it out for dessert. They have quite a few to choose from and wasn’t sure what to order so I asked what was popular/​best cheesecake to order. The cashier recommended the sin cheesecake, raspberry white chocolate and his favourite, key lime. I decided to go with the raspberry white chocolate cheesecake since that was the cheesecake the won Vancouver’s Best and was curious to know what it was about. I was surprise by the price for a slice of one but it was very tasty, so I guess it’s justified. It wasn’t too sweet and not too heavy. It was just right. The presentation of the cheesecake was pretty. There was whipped cream and a couple of different sweet sauces drizzled around the cheesecake. I’m not sure what the flavour was but it went well with the cheesecake.
Service and ambiance was nice. It was pretty quiet when I was there, so I’d say it’s a good place to read a book and get some work done.

After a belated birthday dinner at The Flying Pig for one of my best girl, the 3 of us always find a place for dessert and coffee. I walked past Trees Organic Coffee by Gastown before and remember it advertising their cheesecake is the best in Vancouver! Since there is a location by Yaletown, we decided to head there. It was a 2-​block walk from where we were and located in more of a quiet residential area.
After a long debate, we decided on Key Lime and Sin. Sin cheesecake is Belgian chocolate with sour cherries and a chocolate crust. To my surprise, a slice of cheesecake is $ 7.39 with tax! SNAP. I wasn’t expecting a slice of cheesecake to be that expensive! As one of my gf said «This better be the best cheesecake ever as they advertised it!» and I nodded in agreement.
The presentation is nothing fancy. We opted not to have any whipping cream on our cheesecakes. MAN, was I ever disappointed. Key Lime was actually decent. You can really taste the key lime flavour. The texture of the cheesecake is quite soft, like really eating key lime flavoured cream cheese. The crust was not tasty at all and very brittle. It felt like cheap graham cracker crumbs mixed with some butter. Sin… did not taste anything eating sin. It almost felt like whoever made this cheesecake committed a sin. The texture of the cheesecake is firm… as in it has been in the fridge for too long. The cherries didn’t go well with the chocolate. The crust… not really oreo crust or the chocolate crust. The other girl describe it as…“black. It just tasted like black.” It has no chocolate flavour or sugar in the crust. It is bitter to eat on its own. I would describe the crust as coffee ground.
The three of us girls love our sweet and usually not the ones to leave behind food. But after really trying hard, we gave up. It is just not worth finishing both slices. Of all our years of eating out, one of us girls usually finish the dessert (well, it is usually me who polish off the plate). It was disappointing enough that we didn’t even force ourselves to finish the cheesecakes.
We all agreed that we will not return for the cheesecake. They definitely failed to meet our expectation. After tasting this, I am baffled at how this can be the best cheesecake in Vancouver. Cheesecake Etc, Earls, Cactus Club, Milestone all do better cheesecake than this coffee joint. With these cheesecakes, we ended our night on a very disappointing and unsatisfied note.

This is a lovely little shop tucked waaaaaaaaaaaay down at the end of Yaletown. Or at least that’s how I view the boundaries of that neighbourhood.
It’s quiet and has free wi-​fi so it’s pretty much perfect for studying your life away. Also, the almond milk chai latte is pretty happy making. I didn’t look at the food so I can’t speak to that… but I am sure it’s the same as all the other locations. There are tables outside if you’re into that.
If you’re cycling you’ll need to park a bit up Richards at a rack or a parking meter, there isn’t anything right out front.

On a quite but sunny Tuesday evening I ventured out to Yaletown, as if I live that far, to meet a friend for tea here.
Upon arrival, I was a bit taken back by the décor as it resembled a Blenz or Starbucks more than a local organic joint. The décor is very modern with high bar stool chairs that I might add were not that comfortable to sit on.
I decided to get the Infusion tea which gives you a number of options, so I picked Jasmine as it grabbed my eye. Again the disappointment was that the barista poured some hot water over a tea bag and handed it to me… not steeping it like a real tea café would.
The location is also in a residential neighbourhood so really quiet and not recommended for people watching, the national sport of France:)
I think next time I’ll try their Pumpkin cheesecake, but I’ll come for the food and not the ambience.

One of the nicer coffee joints in town.
Had a chance to try their coffee, and mocha cheesecake.
The seating area is actually «split» into 2 major sections, by a pillar in the middle of the store. On one side is the counter, where there were several bar-​style stools. Overhead, they were playing clips of Peanuts movies against the wall. On the other side are a bunch of lower tables and couches. It actually gives off a somewhat private feel.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. No complaints there.
The coffee came in a nice big mug, and there was a choice of medium or dark roast. It is actually one of the nicer tasting ones. Most other coffees have a «sour» taste, but this one didn’t, which was a pleasant surprise.
The mocha cheesecake was actually really good. Most other places make their cheesecakes WAY too sweet, but this one had just the right balance.
The only gripe would be the location. There really isn’t too much here, other than a couple of convenience stores and Boss nightclub. The good news though is that there is plenty of street parking here if you want your coffee fix.