Such a cool environment - whether it's working on an assignment or catching up with friends over coffee (or beer/wine/whiskey) this is such a pleasing ambience. Hands down best coffee shop in Ottawa. Also the perfect location. So stoked on the find!!
I recently visited Ottawa and took the opportunity to visit the Ministry of Coffee on Elgin. Johnny, the manager, is personable and definitely is proud of his cafe. My first beverage was a black coffee. Honduras medium roast was good. Next day I had a delicious flat white. Finally, I had an espresso that was one of the best I've ever had. It is a wonderful cafe with a simple but very enjoyable coffee menu.
Excellent Coffee Shop With A Great Atmosphere
The lattes and baked goods at the Ministry of Coffee are always great. This coffee shop normally rather busy as it is rather small inside but service is always fast and friendly.
The Only coffee shop I make sure to stop at when I'm downtown or on Wellington. These guys care for their coffee and know what they are doing.
All of the sandwiches are delicious; hard to beat the espresso. Intimate quarters make this feel like a public house without the alcohol. Very few interiors can match these; warm and welcoming.
Christine Varden Smith
+4.5
This place was, without a doubt, worth the detour out of the touristy area for a ten minute walk. It is small and cozy and has the most interesting art in the walls. The guy working was friendly eccentric though it was busy and he was alone. Our coffees - americano and capuchino - were flavourful and delicious, and whatever the heck the lemon things were, you need to have one. It was like lemon meringue pie and some sort of cookie had love child. The brownie was good too but the lemon thing was Kevin spacey good. To sum up, a great find and fun detour.
I have never had a tea latte before, but I looked at their menu and saw an 'Almond Tea Latte', which sounded interesting, so I decided to give it a go. It tasted absolutely fantastic.
My only complaint was the price was $4.50 for the equivalent of a small cup from Tim Horton's.
I have also had their coffee though, and it was definitely very high quality. I would like to try their nitrous cold-brew coffee.
Coffee geek nirvana, both locations. Superb beans sourced from the best roasters across North America- Heart from Portland, Phil & Sebastian from Calgary, Social from Toronto, among others- made with care. I made it to the Elgin location three times this past 6-day visit to Ottawa and the Hintonburg (sp?) location once and on my next visit I'm going to make proximity to one of these a priority- it's that good. Ottawa needs twenty more places like Ministry of Coffee.
This review is for The Ministry of Coffee on Wellington (and will hopefully be transferred over when the Wellington page is created).
The Ministry of Coffee on Wellington is like a mullet: Business in the front and a party in the back. From the street, The Ministry of Coffee looks like any other coffee house located on Wellington, but if you go further inside, you'll find yourself at a comfortably dim bar area. Window seats take advantage of natural lighting and are a great spot to people watch, a long table down the middle gives off the feeling of eating as a community but not as overwhelming as Ikea, and seats closer to the bar are covered by both natural light and muted lighting. It was a peaceful spot to wind down after biking around the area in search for breakfast...
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The Ministry of Coffee is the Best Indie Coffee shop I visited during my Weekend in Ottawa.
The interior is small and cozy. It can be quite difficult to get a seat especially if you come in group.
I tried Cappuccino, Cortado and Cold Brew which were all well made. Love the latte art.
The Ministry of Coffee is no hidden gem as this little coffee shop is just so busy. A lot of regulars come here for take out!
Worth visiting as a local or a tourist like me.
Nutella Croissant, Solid beautiful teapot. Title says it all. My newest favourite coffee/tea break spot.
Best coffee on Elgin.. Fantastic service, fresh coffee and the best croissants on Elgin by far. I always stop there for a coffee and a treat for my toddler.
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