Reviews for Eli's Espresso - Creperie Bretonne in Mahone Bay, NS

Enjoyed the breakfast crepe. Sat out on the covered deck to eat.. Expensive but worth it.

I was excited to try this place in the morning for breakfast . Walked in about 30 mins after opening and ask if I could eat... breakfast , I was then told that crepes and bakegoods are not breakfast and that I would have to wait 20 mins to order food ( 1hour after opening hours) ... I sat down at a table for a coffee and waiting and 2 other clients were seated already. After 10min the lady who was working ( owner or employee, not sure ) finally brought coffee to the other clients and for herself and satwith them enjoying her coffee . She never once offered a coffee or anything else while I was waiting to be served and herattitude was nonchalant from the start. I have never been served or actually not served in a cafe or restaurant this way before. I simply left and walked up the street to the next place and will never attempt to give my business to this establishmentagain . The lady in charge seems to be the issue with this place and I don't recommend it to anyone . Read more

I really wanted to like this place. However, we were very disappointed because if they’d made some minor tweaks, the food... would have jumped from “blah” to “yum”. In the apple/cheese crepe, don’t serve raw apples. Sauté them with onions,melt the cheese, spread the cranberry evenly, fold nicely, present more attractively than a torn crepe just shoved on a plate.For the berry crepe, heat the berries (get that orange out of there) until they give off juice. A bit of maple, simmer 2minutes, add to hot crepe, whipped cream. Bam, delicious instead of raw fruit, no compote/sauce, in a dry crepe, no cream. Theother meals were of similar quality, leaving us with that “if only they’d done x or y” feeling. Even the lattes were dullwith only 2% as an option. Sadly we will not be returning. Read more

Politely ordered a greek inspired crêpe and it looked and tasted like the current economic state of Greece itself- a mess. 25$... later for this unloved dish and a cup of watered down filter coffee all the while maintaining a friendly customer composure,asked for a refill on the coffee only to be charged another 2.30$. Read more

All I can say is WOW. After visiting this place multiple times and enjoying every bite of the amazing crepes, we fell in love.... That is until today. We we’re greeted and placed our order, nothing out of the norm. When one of the staff members (or owner)asked what we would like to drink, I kindly requested a glass of water in which I was then denied because we had walked in withcoffee from another location, and had decided to stop and eat afterwards. When another staff member had already got my glassprepared the owner spoke and told the staff not to give me a glass of water because she was not putting up with us havingalready had coffee. I am sorry to the staff who have to experience this and apologize that you will no longer receive ourbusiness, however the disrespect we experienced in this situation is unacceptable. Utterly disgusted by this interaction. Read more

have frequented this establishment a number of times throughout the past year. Earlier during the spring when we visited we were... greeted with excellent customer service excellent food and great coffee. So why only two stars? The last two times we visitedthe same friendly staff seem to be missing and we were greeted by an individual who seemed at best unhappy to be there and atworst annoyed they had to serve us. I haven’t been made to feel less welcome somewhere in quite some time. I am aware that thepandemic protocols in place May have played a part in frayed nerves perhaps. But I believe in giving the best customer serviceunless it’s warranted otherwise. I have also noted that on my last visit the crepe seemed to be less full of ingredients andsmaller as well yet the price seem to stay the same which is on the higher end. Read more

Eli's is a nice warm cozy comfortable spot with great food, I just love it here.

The atmosphere is very inviting and warm. It's full of unique characteristics and local art with a hint of antique flare. The... coffee (Kicking Horse) is delicious and the crepes are devine ! Portions were very plentiful and reasonably priced. You cancertainly taste the love in each bite ! We will certainly be visiting again ????. Read more