Growing up in the Tron, I’ll never say that Hamilton was a place that served world-class coffee. This sentiment of mine has been challenged recently due to the growing ‘Coffee Culture’ in Hamilton. Coffee Culture had been listed on a few articles and blogs already as one of those establishments that have been at the forefront of that change.

Located relatively close to my family home, I decided to try Coffee Culture. Looking at the café from afar it feels more like a restaurant than a café. Its layered brick structure and squared windows giving the impression of a Lone Star Steakhouse. Coming inside the building, I liked how much wood there was inside, giving a more familiar and relaxing feel. There’s definitely character here, one side of the café had cubicle type sofas and the other side large tables for bigger groups.

Coming in on a Saturday it was fairly busy but the three ladies working seemed to have things under control and they looked in sync with each other. I ordered myself an Irish Mint Latte and Raspberry Hazelnut Dacquoise. It’s awesome that they provide a variety of flavors for their coffees, my Irish Mint Lattee was superb as there was just enough sweetness with a lasting mint flavor. I ordered the cake based on another reviewer and I concur with the statement made, the raspberry combined fantastically with the white chocolate and hazelnut. The texture of cream which was soft and smooth worked well with the nuts. I did wonder though if the bottom was a little bit underbaked because the cake slice was a little lope sided which signaled to me like the base wasn’t strong enough.

Overall, the versatility of this café is great because you can come here and have a cuppa while reading a book/newspaper or you can come in as a group. There is a colorful selection of flavors for your coffee for those wanting to be a bit more adventurous with their taste buds.

A few things to note, Coffee Culture is located right next to the Claudelands main roundabout which can get a little noisy, it can also mean that finding a park could be difficult.

Showstopper: Different variety of coffee such as the Irish Mint Latte.

Overall Grade: A-