Creme de la Crumb Bakeshop - Burnaby, British Columbia

I frequent this café pretty often so this is a summary of my experiences. First off the location is gorgeous, the atmosphere is really cozy and the view is great too. On a warmer day I'd really recommend the patio. The interior is nice but mostly unremarkable. The place usually isn't too ... packed aside from the occasional lunch rush but it usually clears out pretty fast. Service is fast, friendly and effective. I would say the coffee is okay, pretty inoffensive but certainly not the best I've ever had. The food ranges from good to subpar. Anything I've had in the refrigerated area isn't worth the money you're spending, on top of that it's pretty pricey too. However all the baked goods to the right of it are delicious (and I believe made fresh) I highly recommend one of the cookies or scones. I usually get the cheddar scallion. A good place to stop by for a coffee and peacefully read a book but I wouldn't recommend grabbing lunch, especially when there's some really solid restaurants just down or up the street. Read more

Coffee is soooooooooooo bad. The Cappucino is too hot to burn my tongue. Never come back again. Don't go!!!

Very friendly staff and great coffee here at Creme de la Crumb. Those of snacks and food options and the food is good. Definitely worth checking out.

For the price charged on many of their menu items, the quality of the food is sometimes unacceptable. The egg and sausage morning breakfast wrap has maybe 90% egg and 10% sausage, falls apart very easily, and costs ~$7.50. The carrot cake, a small and pretty stale square cake, cost ... $4.75. For a bakery I expected their pastries to be fresh, but the carrot cake had clearly been sitting out for a while as the sides and edges were very hard and dry. Needless to say, my expectations were much higher. No complaints on the drinks. I appreciate the lattes not being as overwhelmingly sweet as other establishments. Read more

Worst lunch ever. The toasted panini style bread/sandwich that I had gotten was a vegetarian mashed chickpea sandwich. The tag that had described the sandwich was not what was in the sandwich itself. The sandwich was extremely dry - kind of like eating mashed chickpeas off a cardboard box. There was ... absolutely no condiments in the sandwich such as mayonnaise. Save yourself the pain and go to Starbucks instead. What a waste of money. Read more