Eli's Espresso - Lunenburg

Breakfast with friends. We had two sweet crepes (Marie and Julie and one savory (Raymond . All were fabulous and huge. (Buckwheat batter is light, delicious and gluten free. Their coffee is the best in the Maritimes! (Note: We were so delighted with our first visit, we returned the next day to try different flavors. Alas, they were not making crepes that day due to labor shortages.

Older lady that was working the counter was not the most pleasant. We ordered the savoury crepes (Charles and Raymond). My hubby said his was fine but mine was lacking in taste. The concept of brie, apples and ham should have been better than it was but unfortunately lacked flavour and was dry. We were planning on ordering the blueberry cheesecake which looked delicious but as we were eating our meal the older lady working the counter was coughing a lot and into her hand. I watched her for about 10 minutes before we left (without ordering the cheesecake) and she did not wash her hands. Just kept talking and coughing into her hand. In this day and age of a pandemic (and working in the food industry) and sanitation, which by the way, should be a given considering that she works with food, it goes without saying we will never be back. Huge ick factor!

We were surprised to see a coffee shop that serves crepes and breakfast food completely empty on a beautiful Saturday morning. That should have been a clue. The reasons soon became obvious. We ordered a savoury crepe, a sweet crepe, a coffee and my wife asked for hot water with a slice of lemon. In addition to the high priced crepes, were were charged $2.00 for the hot water. They have WIFI but the owner insists on entering the password into your phone or device. I asked for some syrup (not necessarily real Maple Syrup) for the sweet crepe. This was also an additional charge. I left feeling sorry for the young woman working in such an inhospitable environment. 2 crepes (no syrup), a coffee and a hot water, and a tip for the nice server $50.00 I'll leave it to you to decide if that makes for a positive experience.

This cafe also serves some of the best crepes I have ever had. We had our coffees (Americano and a latte) along with a smoked ham and cheese buckwheat crepe and another cheese crepes special. the owner was friendly and courteous and very easily convinced us to try a sweet crepe with fresh homemade lemon curd. It was delicious! We will be visiting again soon.

Excellent service!! The food was amazing, the service was the best I’ve had in a long time. Could not say enough good things about this place. Sat in the back garden, with some friends and had the crepes. Everyone enjoyed their food!