Nordstrom Ebar

They offer Cartems donuts, Siegel’s bagels and Terra Bread treats –pretty damn awesome for an American department store café. They also have Kona coffee for purchase. Their Americano is decent and the staff are super nice. A great place to grab something to go before you hop on the skytrain to Richmond.

The staff there does not even know how to make a green tea latte, and they are serving with a pompous attitude. I told the Asian male barista that I want it to be unsweetened, but he still made it sweetened because he said it tastes better. He is dared to ignore customer’s request? I talked to the cashier and I asked if there is anyone else who can make the drink for me. But that barista insisted to remake it with rolling eyes. This time he made a green tea ‘cappuccino’ — with half foam and half milk and no taste of green tea. I gave up on asking again because I realized that he did it on purpose. So I talked to the Ebar manager a few days later and the manager apologized, but he said, «I believe that we are a great team.» Well, they are only great to themselves but not to customers. If the manager is that proud of himself, no wonder his staff are that arrogant to serve. So I emailed the general manager of Nordstrom (you can find his email on Nordstrom’s website) and told him what happened. The general manager sounded much nicer and he did mailed me a gift card as I had requested, instead of going to Ebar again as what the Ebar manager had offered me. Would you want to go back if you were me?
They tried to be an upscale coffee shop with their prices, but their service and their drinks tell you that they are not high-​end actually. There are just too many coffee shops or cafes around that area that are worth to spend our money on instead.

Nordstrom is so fun to have in Vancity™. Feels cosmopolitan. One of the best parts of this new addition is the ebar. Great coffee and a great spot to take a rest from shopping.
Try the almond milk latte. Almost as good as the milk one, minus the acid reflux.
$ 5.25 for a very big large size. Next time I am trying the baked goods. Two fellow Unilocalers told me which ones to try with the latte. After my new years cleansing resolution is done, I’m there.
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The barista making our hot chocolate was super nice. Unfortunately, I can’t give such glowing reviews for the drinks served here. We ordered the Italian hot chocolate and it was an utter disappointment. The drink tasted like it came out of a Nestle instant chocolate packet. It wasn’t good at all. It tasted a little bitter and not very sweet. I didn’t drink the rest of it because I didn’t want to waste consuming calories on a drink that tasted no bueno.

Was here when it was Nordstroms grand opening. When I went it was very busy but their line was very organize and their seating area is very spread out. The service is quick and fast. I think this is a great option if you want to try something new and not go for your regular pit stop at a Starbucks.

This is actually inside Nordstrom’s right when you get off the train station (Canada Line), there isn’t much ambiance to be honest, very basic. I had trouble connecting to the wifi from here on my netbook to work on my zine to kill time. Drinks were okay, not much for specialty options, however, if you’re looking for classic creations and don’t want to walk across the street for Starbucks than this isn’t a bad option. Customer service was friendly enough. Not much in terms of the eat department… at least when I was there.

It’s just like Starbucks. The drinks are pretty predictable. I can’t really say if its consistent yet since I’ve only been there once. There are a couple interesting items on the menu, such as honey almond latte. I would give that a try next time. I got a PLS last time, and I would say that its almost exactly the same as starbucks

The server was polite and happy, which is good since I bump into many grouchy servers in coffee shops. The spiced chai latte is nice and thick, but much too sweet, and not spicy enough. Waves Coffee by far serves the best spicy Chai latte from all the many coffee and tea shops I have tried. The banana mocha ice storm was frothy, delicious and chocolately, but the straw was too small to drink it. Crowded space and had to camp near chairs to wait for a spot to open up. Non-​Canadian shoppers (overseas immigrants) will try to steal chairs opening up in front of you even though they know you are waiting, shame on them for bad-​mannered behaviour in a nice place like Nordstrom. 2 stars for the Chai, 4 stars for the ice storm, so this balances out to 3 stars.

Had a cappuccino there today. I would think located in Nordstrom, they should know what they are doing, but unfortunately when I saw my cappuccino my heart sunk… The barista must know nothing about how to steam milk. Don’t know if I could call it foam anymore, it was huge huge bubbles. The drink was too hot to drink, must be over 160 degrees and tasted like cappuccino made from an automatic machine.
Just think this is a place you pay to get a seat when you are tired from shopping.

This is a very modern looking coffee shop located in Vancouver’s Nordstrom (at the northeast entrance). You can smell the coffee aroma from the outside of the shop. For their coffee beans, they use Nordstrom’s own coffee beans (i.e. Nordstrom house blend). The Americano is aromatic and not too acidic. They get their baked goods from Terra bread (e.g. raspberry chocolate scone, chocolate croissant, butter scone). This was a bit disappointing as I like to try new cafes to try their unique baked products. It would be nice if this place made their own baked selection so that we could try something different in Vancouver. If you’re interested in bringing their coffee home, they also sell their own coffee beans and products to make your own coffee at home with. Maybe in the future, they would also have their own unique baked products for you to bring home too!