We love to provide healthy & hearty meal options to our customers. Grab a delicious meal to go and add a coffee to kick start your day or have a mid day pick me up. If healthy eating, quality ingredients and artisan coffee are important to you then Velvet Cafe is definitely the place you want to be.
We use a variety of locally sourced food products in our cooking and baking to ensure best out come. We are a cafe/market and are so happy to offer a greater selection of items. To most of us supporting local is important and for that reason the majority of the products we sell in our retail section are made locally.
We use a variety of locally sourced food products in our cooking and baking to ensure best out come. We are a cafe/market and are so happy to offer a greater selection of items. To most of us supporting local is important and for that reason the majority of the products we sell in our retail section are made locally.
Reviews (22)
Tiffany Petite
Dec 02, 2021
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As a former resident of the Mount Pleasant community, Velvet Cafe was one of those staples you miss very much when you move out of the area. I really enjoyed the variety of main staples as well as the excitement of planning around their featured menu to go during the week. This cafe is more than meets the eye. For foodies, this might be the best kept secret given the passion and creativity put into each and every meal. A+ and truly missed.
Deborah Marr
Nov 23, 2021
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Jessie L.
Aug 20, 2021
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Clement M.
Aug 18, 2021
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A. C.
Aug 16, 2021
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Tried Velvet Cafe for the first time. If you’re looking for a great coffee or a fantastic breakfast sandwich, you’ve got to stop by here. Their maple pork belly feature sandwich was just epic. They also have an interesting curation of BBQ Sauces, honey, spices, and other groceries on sale. Definitely in my top 5 coffee stops in Calgary from now on.
Hayley Crowder
Aug 12, 2021
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Myriam
Jun 14, 2021
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Melanie Mctee
May 17, 2021
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J.
Apr 16, 2021
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The chef is is so talented. I've been here 4 times in the last few months since I discovered them through the yyc hot chocolate festival and I keep looking for excuses to run errands in the area so I can stop by. The espresso brisket sandwich is to die for, the chicken paprikash on brown rice equally delicious. They have tasty house made dips and spreads, take home meals and soups and adventurous cafe offerings as well and very reasonably priced. A hidden yyc gem for sure.
Amanda Sylvest
Oct 15, 2019
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Came for the first time today and was pleasantly surprised with this little cafe! Lots of vegan and vegetarian options as well! I got their pumpkin spice latte half sweet (puts Starbucks to shame) with a vegan dahl (big portion- I took half of it home!)
Would definitely recommend and come visit again.
Also customer service was great she offered to try it just in case I wouldn’t like it :)
Would definitely recommend and come visit again.
Also customer service was great she offered to try it just in case I wouldn’t like it :)
C. T.
Sep 14, 2019
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John M.
Jul 31, 2019
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Mame G.
Jul 23, 2019
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James J.
Nov 08, 2017
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The Velvet cafe has the best service and THE best food. The owners are an absolute dream team. This is my stop every time time I go to Calgary. (I'm from Vancouver). I always love their Vegan Specials and I'm not even Vegan. Lol. A must see next time you're in this part of town. Oh I forgot, make sure you get the chocolate mocha. They use amazing chocolate and they don't skimp . Always support local business. I'm happy they're here in Calgary.
Pallavi B.
Jun 29, 2017
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This place is so so so good. They have very good coffee but what does it for me in the breakfast and lunch food. It has to be the best cafe food I have had in North America and I have eaten at a lot of places. Try their veggie sandwich and the tuna melt - so so good. Thier daily specials are great. They have a great chef and friendly servers. You can the food smell on your clothes sometimes but it tells you they are cooking food in real time. Love it.
Sue B.
Apr 01, 2017
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Really nice that they are open later - we decided to give the Friday night chaos at 4th spot a miss and have a dinner here. The tuna melts were wonderful- the avocado works well- and the soups - borsht and broccoli cheddar were also great. (I'm a big soup maker so I'm picky about good soup - this passed my test!) My son had a chai latte he thought was great. The service was also very attentive and accommodating. We will come back for a casual dinner.
Matt V.
Feb 13, 2017
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Eirene H.
Jan 01, 2016
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Love their sandwiches and cappuccino. Service has always been fast and attentive.
I appreciate the local feel of the place and have heard good things about their management. I don't mind paying a little more for a well-crafted sandwich. I like the elk sandwich, as well as the pulled turkey. Their curries are yummy and creamy.
It can get stuffy with the limited seating and heaters. Their menu isn't too big but that works well for me because I get easily overwhelmed by choices. My only critique is that they can recycle more if they haven't looked into it already?
I appreciate the local feel of the place and have heard good things about their management. I don't mind paying a little more for a well-crafted sandwich. I like the elk sandwich, as well as the pulled turkey. Their curries are yummy and creamy.
It can get stuffy with the limited seating and heaters. Their menu isn't too big but that works well for me because I get easily overwhelmed by choices. My only critique is that they can recycle more if they haven't looked into it already?
Vanessa F.
Oct 10, 2015
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I really like Velvet Cafe, the coffee and nibbles are marvellous BUT I continue to be disappointed by two things: 1) the hours they keep do not really cater to the public. On weekdays they don't open until 8, which is too late for a lot of early morning commuters; and 2) if you go for 8 am, there are no fresh muffins available. Am i wrong to expect a food business opening at 8 to have their pastries ready for morning customers? I actually stopped going there because of this and decided to try them again this morning to see if anything has changed ... it hasn't. They can run their operation
Nathaniel M.
Jan 24, 2015
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I want to give this a great review. But I cant. The chicken provolone melt i had tasted very off. It could have been the provolone but I dont know. I kept eating it though because i never complain and if you pay for something already its kinda pointless, which is I guess the main reason places make you pay for something before eating. I asked the owners why it tasted off and they made me feel at ease.
I just feel that if you are going to make a sandwitch that tastes like feet you should warn people 'oh , btw, it tastes like 3 day old feet, and for the next day you are going to be burping
I just feel that if you are going to make a sandwitch that tastes like feet you should warn people 'oh , btw, it tastes like 3 day old feet, and for the next day you are going to be burping
Cori B.
Sep 16, 2014
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Noticed Velvet Cafe on skipthedishes and decided to bring in lunch for the office. I may have broken them as they removed the delivery option following my order so I'm not sure what's up with that....
But.... lunch was delicious. I secretly wish I had just ordered myself several chocolate hazelnut croissants and just eaten those. But I ate my roasted pepper sandwich first like a good girl and then celebrated veggies with one of those heavenly pastries. I even allowed other people to eat theirs without stealing any of them at plastic fork point. It took great willpower...
But.... lunch was delicious. I secretly wish I had just ordered myself several chocolate hazelnut croissants and just eaten those. But I ate my roasted pepper sandwich first like a good girl and then celebrated veggies with one of those heavenly pastries. I even allowed other people to eat theirs without stealing any of them at plastic fork point. It took great willpower...
Dale E.
May 13, 2014
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Am I ever happy I walked into this café!
The staff (who I later found out are the owners because they're so friendly and fun to talk to,) are so friendly and fun to talk to, (wouldn't you know it?) they had me at 5-stars before I even sat down. The first thing that crossed my mind was "Wow! These people are unusually friendly!" They come across as genuinely passionate about their place and their products without being pushy about them. They seemed honestly pleased that I chose to visit their shop. My second thought: "Why would that be 'unusual'? I have no idea
The staff (who I later found out are the owners because they're so friendly and fun to talk to,) are so friendly and fun to talk to, (wouldn't you know it?) they had me at 5-stars before I even sat down. The first thing that crossed my mind was "Wow! These people are unusually friendly!" They come across as genuinely passionate about their place and their products without being pushy about them. They seemed honestly pleased that I chose to visit their shop. My second thought: "Why would that be 'unusual'? I have no idea
