Blenz Coffee

This place was such a train wreck, I don’t even know if I want to talk about it. It was a Sunday morning and any sane person would assume that there will be higher volumes of traffic, so you naturally should schedule trained employees. Apparently not at this shop because the manager decided to play a cruel joke and prematurely ripped two infants from their mother’s nipples, leaving them to fend for themselves in the wild. Blenz is Starbucks with down syndrome.
We walked in and as we told the guy at the cash register our order, he grew progressively flustered. I noticed that nobody was getting either their food or their drinks. They had a completely untrained girl taking care of orders. She couldn’t complete one order in the time we were in there. I saw burnt sandwiches left near their griddler, unfinished cups of coffee, and cluelessness all around. This would be excusable if they weren’t actually serving customers that shit.
When the guy and the girl switched places so that she started taking orders, she failed to find a sandwich for a customer. At least pretend you can do something right? At first I thought it was a relief she wasn’t responsible for our drinks but then the guy proved to be just as incompetent. He made an iced mocha with chunks of chocolate still in it. It was like drinking a shaved Hershey’s bar. I’m surprised that he didn’t set himself on fire while burning my Americano. It was a series of unfortunate events that I think gave me PTSD.

Disgusting. I ordered an ice latte with non-​fat milk. The first one I got tasted of nothing but burnt coffee so I brought it back. The girl confirmed that I had an ice latte and, I reminded her that it was non fat. Apparently they didn’t get that note last time because when another barista surprisingly said, «oh it was non-​fat?» Barista 1 shushed her under her breath. Next time I can’t find a Starbucks, ill go to McDonalds for some good quality coffee. And only $ 1.

Awesome location for people watching and good iced mochas just in time for spring/​summer. They also have a great patio with heaters.

Vancouver’s version of how Starbucks is in Seattle.
I like them because they offer almond milk, but their coffees aren’t as tasty as I like them to be, or how I get them at Starbucks… with taste
They have free wifi for paying customers and its pretty fast.
Not a bad place to try different coffees and get what you like.

So close to the Blue Horizon Hotel where I stayed. Literally less than 20 feet and bam I had the best coffee. Wowo wowowowo loved it. I was so pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed my stay in Vancouver but having this coffee and sitting and surfing the wifi was a memory. I can believe they dont have any in Los Angeles? Oh well I’ll have to go back soon

as usual, these coffee places sure know how to pick their locations, great locale while shopping in Vancouver’s best street scenes. Guess paying for over-​priced coffees & smoothies, which i’m just as guilty of, can pay their rent.
Don’t let their corner location fool ya – it’s in a tight, narrow space; lineups can bottleneck as soon as you enter. I like sitting at the front for optimal view ;)
Service’s quick, and limited parking along Burrard but really, this one’s for ppl walking to work/​home.
Nice to have its outdoor patio.

Blenz is a good place to go for a good Hot chocolate, or mocha! They use real Belgian Chocolate, and no syrups! YUM! Recently discovered their ROYAL MILK TEA LATTE — delicious!!! it’s a must try! and you can never go wrong with their «Matcha Chillo», perfect for the hot weather!

Impromptu Deutsch lesson for the win!
German man: «To get out of anything, all you need to know is: Ich Liebe Dich.»
;)
* & the almond-​rooibos chai latte tasted more awful this time! *

A quick caffeine fix in a trendy area. Totally forgettable.

Came here for some coffee goodness.
Today I decided to try some fruit smoothie they had going on. I forget what it was called. But it basically tasted EXACTLY like melted strawberry ice cream.
The outside of this location has a really nice large patio. I’m all about these things in the summer. If it gets too cold, you can also sit inside. Unfortunately there are not that many inside seats (probably a dozen at most, including the bench area) at all.
The staff were quick, and even delivered my drink with a smile. Yay!

Whenever planning a trip up to Vancouver, Blenz Coffee is always near the top of my list of things to do. I prefer this Blenz location, being centrally located in an area where I spend a lot of my time when in Vancouver. Robson Street. Which translates to fantastic shopping.
The coffee is just sooo yummy.
My drink of choice is the milk chocolate mocha at Blenz which makes me ridiculously happy. I love that you have chocolate options such as dark chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate. I realize other coffee shops do this too but Blenz’ chocolate is different. It’s like velvet and delightfully smooth. Geez, I want a Blenz mocha just thinking about it…
Blenz, how I adore thee.

I actually went toa Blenz on Robson and Bute, which isn’t listed on Unilocal.I like that they offer white, milk, or dark chocolate in a mocha. I had the dark chocolate mocha, which basically tasted like an excellent hot chocolate — I couldn’t detect any espresso. Kind of silly, but worth trying, in my mind.

The London Fog latte — made with earl grey — is a unique offering I haven’t seen elsewhere. Typical coffee house atmosphere, but why not go here instead of sbux since it’s Canada, eh? Ordered it extra hot, no foam; came lukewarm with foam. Has potential.
Free wi-​fi, like in many places in Van. Heads up they don’t take AmEx.

I don’t know Canadian coffee well but anyway, I ordered the caramel macchiato; they made a mistake and gave me a maple macchiato, which I ended up scoring for free and liking better than the caramel. Thank you for messing up.
Free wifi for 2 hours (only with a code you get at the counter).

Blenz reminds me of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in California. The barista here can make a good white chocolate mocha. Drinks are a tad bit on the spendy side ($ 4.25 for a 12 oz) even compared to Starbucks. But a change of scenery is always good.
This location is right on Robson st., where you can sit and people watch. There are heat lamps above the outside seating area too. It’s open 24 hours.
Free WIFI! Add one star

Just the perfect spot for a tourist to sit down at outdoor table after walking around downtown, sip a cup and watch the people walking by.
Had the café mocha with dark chocolate and cream, really delicious. I found the staff to be friendly and didn’t notice the ‘worn’ mentioned in another review. Would definetely have taken benefit of the free wi-​fi if my phone didn’t just break, again.
Clean toilet!

This location is definitely sub par. It’s in such a high traffic area, you would think that it would be more updated. But instead, it’s pretty cramped, old and worn looking, and the staff don’t seem to know what they’re doing. I order a hot chocolate and got chocolate in cold milk. I made them re-​steam it.
The bathrooms were out of toilet paper and soap. When told, they replaced the toilet paper, but the soap was still out, so I told them the second time and they couldn’t find any soap in the store room. What the heck??? No soap on hand? What kind of management is that? That’s gross… They did have soap at the sink behind the counter which they invited me to use «if I needed it» after using the bathroom.
I think the next time I’m in the market for a 24 hour café I’ll check out another location or Waves.

Mmm… Yerba Matte Latte. Forget how cheesy you sound ordering it.
And free wifi, you are my friend.

I really like Blenz mostly because of the free internet. Also because they’re open very late. Unlike Starbucks or other coffee shops, you can really sit in Blenz have one coffee and do some surfing on the net, no questions asked. The drinks are very innovative too. Their mochas, chocolates, and coffee-​cakes are also very healthy and organic. They also have tea lattes which are used with tea bags and steam milk, but really give you a kick. Most of the Blenz have a dark wood interior, play good music and are run by what seems a younger studious crowd. It’s also who goes there most of the time. Students, people on the net, and some older people that play chess.

I think I went here about four times in three days to get an idea of it. And it averaged out to alright. I had to get their matcha latte, since they use real matcha. They started charging $ 1 for an extra scoop of matcha, which is fair since that stuff’s expensive, but made for an even hella more expensive drink. I tried their espresso drinks too, and ehh, they’re alright. Not much different than Starbucks. The people that work here are usually nice.