Columbus Café & Co (Rue Favre)
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Someone locked the automatic sliding door open. The ingress is spacious with a centered counter directly in front of you. Yet, while uncluttered, there is no shortage of space to sit, with tables and steel chairs in white, black, and pale green a couch, and vinyl tub chairs with zig-zaggy, decorative pillows...if you don’t choose to sit outside and join the masses. You’ll find your typical Menu Columbus, Menu Plaisir, Menu de l’Ours, and Menu P’tit dej’ detailed up on the yellow wall and the muffins (couer, choco, noisette), buns brioches, cookies, and brookies you can come to expect. Elevated however are the Menu de L’Ours and Menu Brunch which earn their own framed and mounted glamor shots on the support columns just underneath thick, slanted strips of moss, vines, and dripping leaves. The three women behind working the drinks, the food, the register, had the entire operation on lock. It is because of them, I’m sure—all pony tails and aprons, in case they were thrust into a spill-happy post—that this Columbus location exceeded corporate mechanics, functioning with a sort of mechanical grace.
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Drink: Small Oat Latte
To be honest, it was fine? The Alpro barista oat milk steamed up well enough for them to sneak in a a kind of gingko leaf into the latte art. They left it unlidded just so that I can see it. Unfortunately, it also meant that I got to see that the cup was missing almost an inch of liquid. Maybe that’s because it was a small? Regardless, given the compatibility of the milk texture and the espresso flavor, I’d call this a victory. I wouldn’t rush to get it again, but I would accept it with a broad smile if anyone ever handed it to me. One major complaint: the cup leaks under the lid. This circumstance was extremely frustrating as I walked. And no, it wasn’t just where the opening was or when the drink was sloshing. It leaked when there were drops left because the coffee gets stuck between the cup and lid. It comes out even when the drink is done! It’s the strangest thing. If you put sugar in your coffee, don’t brave taking it to go. You will undoubtedly become a sticky mess.