Reviews for Balzac's Port Dalhousie in St. Catharines, ON
Had a great experience here a week ago. Studied in their upstairs area for a few hours with a hot apple cider. Great... atmosphere and location! Read more
There are so many tea varieties available and always different brews on tap. Upstairs is a very comfortable place to ?work from... home? lots of plugs and so many big old windows it?s very bright and spacious. Such a great conversion of an old house intosomething so modern and classy. The cookies are so fantastic you might wish you?d bought two ;) Staff is generally great anddon?t seem overwhelmed despite the steady flow of traffic. Even if there?s a line up it moves quite quickly. Big plus.. Thelids on the take out cups almost never leak. Kids love the steamed apple juice Read more
Established coffee roaster and cafe that is nicely housed in Port Dalhousie in this location. Coffee, baked goods and coffee... merch all available. Read more
This is one of the best cafes in all of GTA. Not only do they have great coffee taste, but also the vintage decor adds a lot to... the whole experience. The patio and balcony are extremely nice to sit at. I drove almost an hour to visit this branch. Read more
When it's good, it's fantastic! Unfortunately there seems to be some inconsistencies across different baristas. Occasionally I... end up with two inches of foam in a large latte, which ends up equating to the small size after the foam dissipates (see photoattached-- this was with me not even taking a sip of the drink). The flavor of the coffee and the chai tea latte also seems tochange (watered down, strong, etc). I think it's worth checking out if your in the area, but all things considered, the pricesshould equate to more quality and consistency. Read more
This is a cute little cafe right by Port Dalhousie . We had Coffee Canadien ,Carrot Cake and Butter Tart. The drink was made... with care and tasted good Carrot Cake was soft and but the topping was too sweet seemed frozen food product. Butter Tart tastedfine. The ambience is great and it has upstairs patio and washroom . Thr girl who took our order was friendly. The also have agreat collection of whole beans which they roast themselves . There is additional seating at the back and few chairsoutside. The view is nothing special as it not facing East on Lock St but the adjacent st which has nothing .The ground levelpatio has pretty much no view at all. The stuff seems overpriced (for being frozen out of box) .The medium drunk alone costedlittle over $6 and dessert $5 (frozen) for the portion which made the total over $20 . They were also out of most of the bakedgoods (i guess the ones they bake themseleves) we wanted so we chose the ones left . Would like to try there coffee beans infuture and probably grab a drink but not baked goods. Read more
Absolutely love Balzacs, and this location has to be one of my favourites!! The staff was incredibly nice when we entered, and... they had great COVID protocols and signage. As always, their coffee is excellent (had the Atwood Blend for the first time!) Andthe upstairs patio was very pleasant, but the main patio was even better with their mural and garden. Read more
Had coffee Saturday at 12.20pm. I am not sure what is going on, but the medium coffee was so watered down. It was like drinking... mud water with sugar. Never going back. Read more