Aroma Espresso Bar

Something new on the menu– bone broth. Don’ t order it! If you’re going to sell something that essentially is meant to be good for your health, you had better sell something that is authentic and made from scratch and not something that smells and tastes like Liptons chicken noodle soup!

I really love the ambient and quiet atmosphere here! Also, the layout of the café is nice and chairs are comfy. Also, I enjoyed my hot chocolate in the thick glass cups they use.

Had been here twice at this Aroma Espresso Bar in Mississauga and midtown Toronto. We ordered their cappuccino, latte, espresso, mint tea and apple cider. They all came out so delicious with nice presentation. Their prices are decent or even less expensive comparing to the same kind of quality café. Love to sit in this café with a relaxed, quiet and delightful ambiance. It’s so perfect that if you would like to enjoy a moment to chat with friends or even family and more importantly, you still would have a perfect cup of coffee or tea… Will definitely come back again and again…

I usually order their café au laits. Their coffee beans are not overly roasted — makes for a good cup of coffee.
Their food is better than Tim Hortons (and the price reflects that).
The piece of chocolate is an added touch (the wrappers change based on the holidays).
I’ve tried their shakshuka for breakfast. While it is not a restaurant level shakshuka, it was good for a quick breakfast. The eggs were not as runny and the tomato sauce lacked red pepper. The bread that came with the shakshuka was just bread (not toasted or buttered).

Plague of fruit flies everywhere was really off putting. It’s January and they still have tonnes for fruit flies.

Average coffee, average price. Large sizes for coffee.
Nice stuff, humble decoration, very clean space.

Clean, fast, predictable. Aroma is your run of the mill café. But what they do, they do well. This location was, as I mentioned, clean, fast and predictable. I loved how they put a «D» in my milk foam to denote that it was decaf vs my friend’s regular café au lait. I always love going to Aroma Café, and this location was straight to the point and fast. Lovely customer service despite the fact that they were busy.

For a chain, this place is quality. When in the neighbourhood I’d choose aroma over the starbs or second cup any day. Similar pricing but waaaaay better quality speciality drinks and choices for food which is made fresh. I’m w big fan of there pastries which they can warm up doe you as well. It fast service for a nice treat and coffee at there many locations!

I enjoy this coffee chain quite a bit. I would have given more stars if it were not for 2 facts: service too slow and oftentimes they get something wrong with the order… also, pricey for what it is; cleanliness is off an on.
On the positive side, the Aroma special coffee is quite yummy, their salads and sandwiches are pretty good (warm chickpea salad and chicken sandwich are favs); their mini red velvet cupcakes are to die for. :) Servers are nice and friendly.

Food: I ordered the French toast and alfajores. Toast was great, but there was something off with the melon and honeydew. They didn’t taste quite as fresh. Alfajores was really good though!
Ambiance: For the most part, the ambiance is pretty relaxing and chilled out. I wasn’t too thrilled when a couple of the customers started singing really off key though :/​
Cleanliness: I haven’t gone into the bathrooms while I was there but after reading some of the reviews, I was a bit weary about the cleanliness of Aroma. I did notice that some of the table tops were wet and some of the chairs had crumbs left over from previous customers.
Service: I appreciate the fact that the bus boys came up to the tables and cleared away dishes. Overall, staff were accommodating and friendly.
Overall, Aroma on Bloor deserves a solid 3.5 stars but for now, until there is an update from Unilocal,I’ll have to settle for a 4 star.

This place has dirty tables, dirty windows, and absolutely filthy washrooms. Need I say more. Never again.

I’m not a huge café goer, but there are a few things I like about this place. There are some great salads/​salad and sandwich combos, tasty breakfasts. The staff seem to know what they’re doing. They call your name over a loudspeaker (yes, they even have speakers in the bathroom so you don’t miss picking up your order). The things I don’t like: 1. The price 2. This place is usually pretty clean and tidy. However, at 11:00 on a Monday morning, the women’s washroom looked like a bathroom on Church St. the day after Pride. It was filthy — diarrhea in a toilet, toilet paper all over the floors, no paper in the stalls, a huge industrial sized soap jug, left sitting on the counter (help yourself folks and good luck lifting this sucker up). It was super neglected and made me question the condition of other areas that aren’t so visible, like the kitchen… having said that, I’d give it another shot.

The cleanliness of this establishment needs to be remarked on. Dirty dishes left on the tables. Tables sticky with food residue. And the bathroom! The men’s room is not working & only the women’s was in use. And dirty with unflushed toilets.
How can I in good conscience remark on the lunch I had when the place is disgustingly dirty?
What does that say about the kitchen? Or the staff’s hygiene?

I’m mostly reviewing this place because I’m confused why anyone would review this place. Isn’t it akin to debating the merits of one Starbucks over another? It’s like when Americans make reference to «that bakery in Canada… Tommy Horton’s whatsitcalled???» This sh*t is all the same. So treat yourself to a $ 5 lemonade and a $ 12 sandwich on bread that’s shaped like a triangle and just set fire to your grocery money. You don’t need to go to the market like a g-​ddamn pauper anyway — you live in the city. LIKE A BOSS.

this café is way too loud for me, more like a bar! You literally have to get the wifi password to connect w the internet, I mean come on! I ordered a medium latte, it’s like a bowl size for me and I don’t even wanna complain about the taste… I would prefer a Tim hortons double double please…

Favolosa!
I was here for the first time back in 2008 when I was a foreign student. I became a regular there as I enjoyed the atmosphere, service, food and drink. Last year I was visiting Toronto again. This time with the love of my life whom I get to call him my husband. I took him to the place and also invited some friends of mine who I used to hang out with 7 years ago in Toronto. We all had a good time catching up with drinks and some food. My husband and I wish there were Aroma espresso bar in the states also.

Aroma has many locations but not every one opens late. This one opens t’il 11pm. They have good espressos and I like their salads.

I used to love going to Aroma, the food and coffee were fabulous, the folks were friendly and service was fast, it was pretty great. But lately every time I go my experience gets worse and worse.
The kitchen can’t seem to make toast in a timely manner, last time it took over 20 minutes, for toast. And so since you have to wait for your drink to come with your food I waited over 20 minutes for my latte, which was drip coffee and steamed milk. Yuck! Not a typical latte. My eggs came separately so they were cold and my bacon came 10 minutes after everything else. The staff was rude about it and so I asked to talk to a manager. Big mistake. She yelled at me defensively and was utterly rude, which explains the staff’s response. Hot tip: if you want to keep your customers don’t yell at them when they’re trying to give you constructive feedback.
I’m never going back, the place is atrocious.

I hate to beat up on any caffeine depots with wifi, but at second glance this place is worse than I thought.
I ordered the mint tea and it was a salad of mint leaves floating in warm water and their wifi isn’t working more than it is working.
I heart the booths at the back, but there aren’t ant outlets, making the whole situation a fleeting romance.
The wooo-​oooorst! (Sung like Jean Ralpheo from Parks and Rec.)

Insert clever introduction using the word «aroma» here.[1]
We actually wanted to go to Snakes & Lattes. But they told us it would be a two and a half hour wait to get a table, and I was all… [makes shocked face].
So we decided to brave the (ever so slightly) nippy weather outside in search of a place where we could enjoy some hot caffeinated beverages (that wasn’t Starbucks). Apparently everyone else in the city had the exact same idea.
On that note, you people taking a table all to yourself that would normally seat 4 – 5 people (by turning your laptop bag, your coat, your wallet, etc. into your seatmates): You’re the worst kind of people. Well not the worst, but you’re on the list of terrible people. There’s Hitler, there’s Kim Jong il, there’s the guy who doesn’t park within the lines, and then there are jerks like you. Actually there were quite a few of you in Aroma recently. Freakin’ wi-​fi squatters. Gahhh!
The drinks were quite enjoyable. I haven’t had the food, but the loved ones who tagged along seemed to appreciate whatever they ordered (chili or something? I dunno). I got the Mocha Coffee. And I stupidly added that piece of chocolate that they provide into my drink (because why not?). It didn’t taste bad. It just ended up tasting even more like Hot Chocolate to me. But it was a yummy hot chocolate tasting drink. It could have been hotter (temperature-​wise) though. Someone in our group got the Orchid Latte, which sounded odd but I tried a sip of it and I immediately regretted not ordering that. The rose water was obvious; it tasted flowery and yet very delicious all at once.
I can’t speak on price. I handed my credit card to the fiancée; I know all of the drinks and food added up to be in the $ 30.00 range, but I don’t remember individual costs so I can’t be sure if the prices were reasonable (just off-​hand, I’d say it’s a little more expensive than other similar establishments considering it was only… 4 drinks and a cup of chili or something).
The place was kind of dirty, but I’m going to assume that the miserable weather was the culprit leading to everyone dragging in snow, dirt, etc. from outside. I look forward to trying Aroma again when I’m not trying to use it as shelter from the bitter cold.
[1]Note: I’ve got nothing. The best I could think of was «pun-​aroma.» But that was so stupid that I shouldn’t even admit that I thought about using it.