Edmonton lacks little cafes and restaurants orientated towards long, late night chats with friends. Gama Cafe is one of the few places that you can with intimate seating and delicious desserts. So far, I've only ever come here for the desserts although I am aware of the other main course menu items. The staff are cute and very friendly. My only complaint is that even though the seats look plushy, they're actually not that comfortable. Lol. Well worth a stop!!!
I ordered the Squash Risotto and it was delicious. There was mushrooms, green beans, and baby corn cooked with a creamy cheese and squash sauce. It was seasoned well enough and had a strong parmesan cheese flavour. I had a couple bites of the Strawberry Hill and it was also tasty. Not too sweet of a dessert to finish off my risotto. 1/1
Service was good. There was only one waiter and he was running all over the place which took him a while to get to us. However, not a major concern. 0.5/1
Decor was unique in itself. It had a maid theme for the lack of a better word... 0.5/1
Price was fair. 1/1
I would come back if I have a chance but definitely trying out other cafes first. 0.5/1
This is one of my favourite cafes in Edmonton. I love the clean, classy, and elegant interior design. I usually come here in the day where the overall ambiance is relaxed and quiet. Great place for hot and cold drinks. I really love their Potted Green Tea Cap (hot). It's definitely a must-try here! Their basil pesto dish is so delicious and one of my favourite dishes here. Did I also mention their desserts?? Their Melting Gold custard cakes and Strawberry Castles are to die for!
We came early afternoon, and it was really only us and another table. The one and only server was the usual cute old mandarin man dressed in black pants and a white dress shirt. - playing the part as a "maid" cafe. He did small talk as best he could in English but was definitely much more comfortable with mandarin.
We ordered a winter melon salt cap and a rose salt cap, along with 2 orders of custard pancakes. ---maybe it was me reminiscing on the taste from before they moved. But the pancakes weren't as delicious as they once were. And the winter melon which has been one of my favorites was waaaaay too sweet.
The high-ish rating is solely on the entertainment and how friendly the server was.
Tbh you'd probably get better prices and snacks at a bbt shop.
This is my new favourite restaurant. Fantastic atmosphere, wonderful ambiance, and incredible food. The Fruit party waffles are my favourite. very artistic, relatively healthy, and the plates, as do all the plates in this restaurant, look like a piece of artwork. I have been to this restaurant about 8 times in the last month and the only criticism I have is that the service is a little suspect. Some of the waitresses speak very little english which has caused a few problems with getting the right order. Also, I am not sure they even give you a bill after your meal. Every time I have been there I never received a bill even after waiting quite a while. They seem to expect you to just come to the front and pay when you are ready to leave. Overall a really cool restaurant.
My fiance and I were walking around whyte ave and were mesmerized by the delicious looking desserts shown on a giant tv at a window. So of course, we had to go in to check it out. The cafe is beautifully decorated with chandeliers and red velvet sofas. The server in the cute apron uniform was very helpful and we ordered milk cap teas and strawberry castle tommi toast. The food was good, but not "wow". The price was ok. We definitely liked the atmosphere more than the food. Overall, the cafe is good and I would recommend it.
Still tasty green cap tea aka buttery foam topped slightly sweetened green tea, tasty stuffed pancakes and delish new towers of toast topped with whipped cream and other yummies at new location. Full review of other drinks and desserts on website
Gama Cafe is one of the only places in Edmonton that offers trendy Taiwanese snacks and drinks. I really miss this type of cutesy and semi-pretentious decor that is common among Taiwanese style cafes in Vancouver. The owner is very talkative if you speak Mandarin, and he kept convincing my friend and I to check in on Facebook for a free gift. The gift turned out to be a small scoop of ice cream.
Been here a couple of times atmosphere is good, they brought out a newer menu haven't tried the food yet but the new dessert toasts are wonderful probably best in Edmonton so far ! :)
I like the new decore of the cafe. It has the vag maid/butler cafe free, which I like. It has the same owner, which is good. The staff are uniformly dressed in white shirt and black pants. I like that the menu is mostly the same, but with some new stuff. I like the old location, the miss matched furniture, gamer freindly atmosphere, and the merchandise area. Miss the merchandise. But glad that the store still exists in one form or another.
Beautiful and relaxing place. I've been here a couple times, and I like this place more and more each time. Service is great 10/10. Food is also 10/10. I would recommend to anyone. The owner of this cafe is super nice.
Gama cafe has been a favorite for years.
The whole family has always made us feel welcome since it first visit in their original location.
There are now a few places that offer green cap but this is still the best!
They have a whole menu of other great drinks and food. Try the winter melon or the black cap, very refreshing.
Amazing, tender and delicious. Jasmine Peach Tea (cold) is beautiful and refreshing. Mango waffle is a dream. Perfect temperature, pleasant music, and wonderful service completes this marvelous experience. All senses happy. Will be back and will bring friends.
Gama Café is 100% vegetarian café restaurant, and friendly vegan optional!
Try it out! Beautiful and Delicious waffles, tasty Italian Vagitarian hot dishes, and Desserts too!
Was hungry for breakfast (at 3:30pm, on a Wednesday haha) so did a quick search of "waffles near Whyte Ave" and was surprised when this popped up because I'd walked past it a million times and never even seen it! So, gave it a shot and my friend and I popped in. Only customers in, and the man was very friendly and approachable. I asked what "Tommi Toast" was and he explained and that's what I ordered - it was delicious. Cute little café, I hate to think I've never seen it before ! Will definitely come back.
Great spot to hang out. The food is awesome I love their pastas, drinks, waffles and pancakes plus the price are perfect and worth it. Check this place out, the staff here’s friendly too.
Went to hang out with some friends and went here for the first time. Service was a little slow because there's only one person, but friendly enough. He was very helpful in explaining what some of the menu items were (the Golden Pancake is salted egg btw.)
Kinda hoped for more variety in their sweets menu. Chose a red bean pancake that came in 2 and shaped like medallions and it was a tiny bit sweet but not sweet enough to really satisfy my sweet tooth.
Decorations and seating are pretty nice and definitely selfie/insta-worthy
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