First of all, dogs are not allowed in the backyard here but the real problem is how we were treated when we simply asked about it. We opened the café door to politely check if dogs were allowed. The barista — a short woman with short hair — immediately frowned and shouted multiple times, “Dogs are not allowed anywhere in this café,” even though we weren’t even inside. If you work in the service industry, kindness should be rule number one. A respectful way to respond would have been something like: “Oh, I’m sorry, but dogs aren’t allowed. You’re welcome to order and sit at the front where we have chairs. Sorry for the inconvenience your dog is adorable.” Instead, what we got was unnecessary rudeness, hostility, and a complete lack of basic courtesy. The interaction was so aggressive that I can’t help but wonder if there was more to it perhaps they treat diverse customers differently. If you care about respectful treatment, inclusivity, and basic decency in the places you support, I strongly recommend avoiding this café. In my opinion, their values seem to be: No dogs, no respect, no diversity, and shouting at customers.
I had to go downtown and, as usual, was on the lookout for a nice café to try—and this spot caught my eye. Street parking was surprisingly easy and free, which was a nice bonus. The staff welcomed me with a warm smile, and I instantly felt comfortable. I loved the interior décor—hip yet cozy—and I appreciated that they support local artists. The back patio added to the comfy, laid-back vibe, and they also sell some cute goodies near the register. The little dog treats by the door were such a sweet and thoughtful touch. I ordered a flat white, which was smooth and not too strong—just how I like it. The scone was fresh and delicious. I was told that they also have 2nd location on west side. Woupd love to try there as well. Overall, a lovely experience. I’ll definitely be back!
Food was extremely mediocre, staff and atmosphere are very nice. Ordered a Danish and eggplant provolone sandwich. Both taste like they were mass produced except it's even worse than the Starbucks ones, albeit being more expensive. Was looking forward to this visit :(
Lovely coffee shop. The owners/staff are wonderful, friendly people and the baked goods/food items are delicious, too. Got the classic breakfast sandwich which was beyond delicious - will be back!
Highly recommend! I ordered coffee from here for an event and the team at Morning Parade were so helpful and responsive. They went above and beyond to have everything ready on time, ready to go, with all the fixins for great coffee. I would order from them again, no doubt.
I like this place, I’ve been a couple times and the coffee is good, they seem to be very careful about covid, and the staff were nice to chat about coffee with. Their beans (DeMello and Sam James) always have good roast dates. I think they get new stock every week. I think the sando prep could be improved, I got home with one and the paper was stuck to bread so I ended up eating it open face style. Still tasty though. Edit: I’ve been back a few times and didn’t have that sando problem again, maybe I was just unlucky
Biggest issue for me is that the customer service from the main server is pretty rude, not sure if she is the manager but I think maybe another staff member should handle interactions with customers. Otherwise decent coffee, food is OK.
Morning Parade Coffee Bar is a Canadian Coffee shop based in Toronto, Ontario. Morning Parade Coffee Bar is located at 1952 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4E 2B1, Canada.
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