drwoo Senior Member Joined: 8 May 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Toronto, Canada Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Miss Silvia , Saaeco Via... Grinder: Rancilio Rocky , Braun... Vac Pot: thinking of one Drip: Bodum FP ,Phillips , Melitta... Roaster: FR+8
Posted Fri Apr 29, 2005, 6:58pm Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
Hi, I've been there a few times. i'm not an espresso wizard but love coffee. Nice small place that serves nice espresso based drinks and the owner does some nice latte art. I believe he trained at cafe Vivace in Seattle. His beans are not roasted on site but a nice place to go to. Hope you enjoy it there & your trip to TO. Wayne
ChuckViau Senior Member Joined: 2 May 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Not There Yet Grinder: Solis Maestro Plus Vac Pot: Cona "D" Drip: Chemex Roaster: I-Roast2, FreshRoast Plus 8
Posted Mon May 2, 2005, 5:39am Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
On that topic, I've been wanting to delve into the wonderful world of espresso. I'm already a coffee fanatic but I would need to know what a good cup of espresso tastes like. Bulldog Espresso is one place, are there any other good places for a good cup? Any place closer to Mississauga?
Posted Mon May 2, 2005, 6:32am Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
Hi Chuck,
Welcome to the coffeegeek forums! {:-) I've not been to Bulldog Espresso, & the places I've been to in Toronto have been nothing to write home about.. {:-(
drwoo Senior Member Joined: 8 May 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Toronto, Canada Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Miss Silvia , Saaeco Via... Grinder: Rancilio Rocky , Braun... Vac Pot: thinking of one Drip: Bodum FP ,Phillips , Melitta... Roaster: FR+8
Posted Tue May 3, 2005, 5:49pm Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
Welcome Chuck, I believe www. birdsandbeans.ca in Mimico( near Islington & LAkeshore) now has a small cafe in the front of their building. They are a small roastery as well & sell green beans. Try them. Wayne
KGB Senior Member Joined: 5 Apr 2004 Posts: 47 Location: Toronto Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Tue May 3, 2005, 7:56pm Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
Bulldog is on the right track, which is encouraging, but i wouldn't call it there yet based on my previous visits. Maybe the learning curve has made the cappas better since my last visit? I'll have to go try one.
ChuckViau Senior Member Joined: 2 May 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Not There Yet Grinder: Solis Maestro Plus Vac Pot: Cona "D" Drip: Chemex Roaster: I-Roast2, FreshRoast Plus 8
Posted Wed May 4, 2005, 8:34am Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
I'm going down to Lakeshore at the end of the month. I'll try to drag my wife with me! Lol! Thanks for the advice! If anyone else goes before me, please let me know how the espresso was. Still looking to find out what a good cup tastes like!
singforsupper Senior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 490 Location: NY State Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Fiorenzato Bricoletta Grinder: Mazzer Mini E Vac Pot: - Drip: French Press Roaster: Caffe Fresco-Tony Sciandra
Posted Sun May 8, 2005, 5:49pm Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
I just took a group of 10 college students to Bulldog Coffee in Toronto. We stopped there before going to Green Mango Thai restaurant (Yonge St. location) then a performance of Tafelmusik Baroque. it was a cool trip for a bunch of music geeks.
- I thought the espresso blend was mild and very flavorful. - He ginds one shot at a time. No leftover grinds in the doser! - Has a very nice La Marzocco three group. - Clearly made the correct difference between my double ristrettos and classic doubles some of the students got. - Latte art was pretty good. - They had a variety of bovine drinks to please lots of folks.
I would rate them 4 out of 5 due to the fact that the the latte art and the microfoaming wasn't really top notch and that they didn't have enough espresso cups to serve ten people. They could stock their dishware a littel better.
That being said, when you go to Bulldog Coffee, you are in a place where I think a CoffeeGeek will be pleased.
Coffee, I must have coffee, And if anyone wants to give me a treat, Ah!, just give me some coffee!
Posted Tue May 17, 2005, 9:07am Subject: Re: Bulldog Espresso in Toronto... Anyone been there?
Went there last week based on all the "hoopla" from this site. My wife had a latte with a nice little heart on top, I had a Dupio, and my daughter had a cold latte / chocholate thing. All and all they were better than Starbucks but I had a better espresso at Faema earlier that day. I could have been the blend as I got nice bittersweet chocholate notes from the Faema shots which were missing from Bulldogs. My only hope is that the owners try and constantly improve what they are doing (see other posts) and then maybe even expand as the city is in desparate need of good espresso! It's worth the visit.
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