I tried their peach oolong tea and loved it! They have plenty of outdoor seatings (tables, benches, and booths) and what I also liked about this cafe is that I can bring my own food. You just need to purchase their drinks. As long as you get there between 10 am and 2 pm (Tue-Sat), you can grab a drink and use their cafe area!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–10
My friend recommended this place to me, and I was amazed by this secret garden. The environment was so comfy. I feel I could spend the whole afternoon here drinking coffee and chatting with my friends.
I ordered the iced coffee which was recommended by the Barista. She asked about my preference for coffee and suggested me a fruity flavor of iced coffee. The coffee had this citrus aroma for the aftertaste, very smooth. It was just perfect as black coffee without milk or creamer.
When I order Iced coffee, I am always afraid of getting a bland taste, but not in this place. The color of the coffee was not dark but the flavor/aroma was there!
UPDATE:
This coffee shop is run by a non-profit organization that helps developmental disabilities to learn a living skills.
I got to talk to the Barista today, and she explained to me the difference between 4 hand drip coffee. Here are my little summarized descriptions.
Rwanda: Barista said this coffee has the most fruity aftertaste, but it's only when it's hot. Cold coffee kinda washes away the aroma. So try it hot!
Ethiopia: This is the fruit iced coffee I tried the very first time. See above review.
Guatemala: I tried this today. Barista said this one is slightly bitter yet with a good chocolate aftertaste. It was very minor of bitterness, and the way I describe the aftertaste will not be chocolate but more of the caramel (burnt sugar in Flan) My favorite so far.
Colombia: Barista said this one has a stronger chocolate aftertaste. I didn't get to try this time.
來介紹一個讓我感動的地方。
入口是Good stewards church，進去之後靠右邊開，就可以看到了。
大家知道台灣的陽光洗車場吧！這個咖啡館是同性質的公益團體。他們會職業訓練一些智力和肢體有殘疾的年輕人一技之長，做咖啡師barista。
之前剛好外派在walnut工作，同事說要帶我去喝咖啡，但我們去之前還繞去附近買了午餐。我當時就想說同事怎麼會特別要帶我去間沒有賣餐點但還可以帶外食的地方喝咖啡，很好奇有甚麼特別的地方。
車程中聽了同事跟我提這咖啡廳的背景，就抱著有愛心的想法來消費。去到咖啡館，原來是一個教堂舉辦婚禮的地點。週間的時候就由這個seesaw公益團體承租下來開咖啡廳。是個室外的環境。既然是周末會舉辦婚禮的地方，想當然爾是很愜意很舒適的環境。
對於咖啡呢！我也沒抱有任何的想法，畢竟我是個麥當勞咖啡也可以享受的人。結果點咖啡時，咖啡師問我喜歡哪類的咖啡，她問我喜歡苦一點的呢？還是有果香的呢？我就隨選了果香冰咖啡，連名字其實都不知道.....她還告訴我她們的每一種咖啡豆都有不同的風味。我猜想這位應該是訓練師吧！很懂！！
咖啡花了一段時間才做好，因為是現場brew的。我這一喝也才知道原來咖啡是除了我平常喝的假香料之外還可以有天然的滋味。
今天再次光臨跟咖啡師問了一下，以下是四種手工滴咖啡的介紹。
Rwanda盧旺達: 咖啡師說這款咖啡有更明顯地的果香，但是熱飲時才更能嚐到。若冰咖啡，會把果香沖淡。她建議喝熱的。那我就只得哪天氣溫遽降時再去試試。
Ethiopia衣索匹亞: 通常加了冰塊的咖啡會很淡，但我這杯顏色不重，咖啡味道很香很足。入口其實帶著一點點柑橘的酸(不是爛咖啡的那種酸)，之後吞下去嘴巴會留著淡淡的果香，非常的順。
我還特別留了最後一些加了奶喝喝看是否會搭。結論是加了奶之後就把那果香蓋掉了，所以不配。
Guatemala瓜地馬拉: 今天喝了這個。咖啡師的介紹是這款入口微苦，但aftertaste會有巧克力的香味。我個人嚐過之後呢覺得入口是有微苦，但不是正露丸、苦瓜那種苦，微微的，之後我覺得是像caramel有點焦糖的aftertaste。目前是我的最愛。
Colombia哥倫比亞:咖啡師說這款有比較重的巧克力aftertaste。但因為哥倫比亞咖啡很常見，所以這次就沒有想要試。
今天趁著熱，用身體親自試驗在接近100度的高溫下，室外的咖啡廳會不會讓人越喝火越大。結論，雖然在室外，但因為他們棚子實在是夠大，所以不需要靠心靜自然涼就很涼爽了。
今天坐在沙發上，坐的時候沒有一層灰飛起來，所以乾淨衛生上是沒問題的，也很舒適。
我想說推薦這個地方給大家，不會雷，不是所有做愛心的地方都是要蒙著眼睛花錢做愛心滴！價格也親民，而且其實環境超好的，很適合一群朋友在那聊一個下午的天。還有沙發可以坐。不過除了飲料可以買之外可能要自備糕點。
