Red Brick Cafe

Not only does the Red Brick have the best tasting coffee in the city they also make excellent muffins and breakfast sandwiches, The food and coffee is better than anything at you'll find at starbucks,

I'd heard good things about Red Brick Cafe and it lived up to it's reputation. It has a really great location in downtown Guelph. Charming old ivy-covered building with a nice little sidewalk patio for the summer. The atmosphere inside is nice, I loved all the wood and the decor featuring the work of local artists. Was thankful for free wifi. Staff seemed a little snooty, but not rude. Most importantly, the Americano was one of the best I've ever tasted.

I love the Red Brick. As crazy as it may sound, my favourite part of it is the walk to it. I love that it's talked away on a side street right on top of the side walk - gives it a very European feel.

I've had mixed experience with the service. It's never been bad, but it hasn't necessarily always been a positive. But the coffee has always more than made up for it.

The best coffee in Guelph, maybe even southwestern ontario, for approximately $2 you get the best coffee. I love the atmosphere there, it is warm, welcoming and homey. Great Service. I can't leave to school without getting a cup of coffee and a fresh muffin every morning.

People who where complaining about how crowded the place is, well personally, I prefer going to a place that is crowded rather than empty (this just means it is good)

We stopped in for a week night date away from the kids. Just as we sat down to chat, a local hired artist began singing. There were many students there to study in this small space, and it looked like a Book Club had met there to discuss their latest title. We stayed long enough to finish our beverages but found it too difficult to talk, so we left. We can appreciate how some would enjoy this, yet it seems more appropriate to have Live Entertainment on a Fri, Sat or Sun, when more people would welcome such an experience. Otherwise, it's a nice place.

I have to agree that the Red Brick cafe has the best brewed bevys in town. I don't get these other lame-ass reviews on this site about people complaining about wilted lettuce when they're stupid enough to get take out in the first place. How long does lettuce stay crisp, people..like 20 seconds besides a hot sandwich? Jeesh..
I find the service personal and accommodating. I am there almost every morning, and they have maintained a high standard of cleanliness and quality of their product. Their cookies and muffins are dangerously delicious. The only problem I have is the some of the irritating customers in line who have ridiculous requests, then they write a bitchy little review on restaurantica. The Red Brick is a fantastic cafe, unfortuntely it seems to attract a lot of picky people. C'mon people, let's prey on Evil Tim Hortons, not a friendly local business.

This place opened when I moved to guelph and I had a feeling it would grow into a little gem. Absolutely stellar beverages (iced and hot). I've never not enjoyed any of their brewed drinks. Paninis have been generally pretty great (I've had one I didn't like, but I think it was just the flavour combination). Free wifi is awesome too. Check it out if you havn't already.

$2 gets you a piping hot mug of the best coffee in town. And it's fair trade coffee, which in my opinion, should be the law to serve. A great environment to relax, to work (wi-fi!), to write, or to meet up with friends. The music on the stereo is usually great and the servers are great people. Now if only I lived downtown and could come more often . . .

Oh, and the menu is small. Don't expect that this is a full restaurant. It's a cafe, similar to the kind you would run into in Paris. Grab a coffee, whatever sandwich is on the menu that day, and enjoy yourself. Meet the staff too, they're great.

I thought I would pop in for a quick lunch and everyone had been raving about this little cafe, so I tried it out.

What a disgusting disappointment!

The salad was lined with lettuce at the bottom of my take-out container and it was limp AND slimey! So nasty!

The chai latte was also below my expectations.

I'm glad this place is tucked out of sight -- nobody should endure such poor quality food and such lousy service.

I found the place ok for a coffee shop. The food is definately below average. Premade and
sitting was the quality we got. Staff were not
pleased when we pointed out our food was not the greatest. It is sort of a - oh well that is
about normal.

When we questioned what might give you the impression that everything they sell is fair trade coffee, it became obvious they are more
about the marketing than about the reason
and purpose behind the fair trade product.

For a coffee, might come back. For lunch or dinner, not a chance.

Editor's note: Mountain View Coffee company has verified that all coffee at the Red Brick is Certified Fair Trade and Organic, and has been since the day the doors were opened.