The Coffee Company

Good coffee, especially some of the flavoured ones (the coconut is very nice, and the hazelnut crème is good, too.) Can get them iced in the summer, which is nice. Pastries are not phenomenal, but good. So much better than waiting in line 30 minutes for mediocre Tim’s!

I have always been a fan of The Coffee Company at the University of Calgary. While some of the pots of coffee are a little stale depending on what time in the morning you get there and whether it’s too dead for them to justify replenishing, there is always a Fair Trade option, which I think is awesome.
Their desserts look kind of stale 80’s «Company’s Coming» cookbook stylez, but are large and cheap, and I don’t think anyone goes there for the desserts anyways.
I am also always very charmed when reading their signature drink board and seeing something endearingly disgusting such as «Strawberry London Fog» or some other weird syrupy concoction. Speaking of syrupy concoctions, they do have an organic chai latte (still made from concentrate) that isn’t the worst I’ve had. They also carry «two leaves and a bud» teabags, which is «loose leaf tea» in little silk sachets. Think Mighty Leaf tea but slightly more flavourful. These teas are pretty cheap, and what I usually drink when I forget my loose leaf tea mug and am on campus.
All in all, I find The Coffee Company the perfect balance when I don’t want to suffer the wrath of Tim Hortons (seriously guys, I don’t care how patriotic you are. Tim Hortons is disgusting and the University does NOT need two of them side by side), but also don’t feel like being ripped off by Good Earth.
Now that I’ve convocated last week, I am going to need excuses to visit my friends at the University, or go back so I can have cheap coffee.
(2÷30)

I was in desperate need of a mid-​day pick me up and Coffee Company happened to be in my line of view.
Despite the fact that some a-​hole budged me in line, I was happy to see quite a wide selection of brewed coffee.
Unfortunately, their coffee was a little stale, and their baked goods weren’t much better.
But hey, at under $ 2/​cup, can you really go wrong?
Well yeah… but hey, I’m trying to focus on the bright side!