La Cuisson Cafe

Reviews

• Chaoyang L.

  star star star star star_border 22 July 2026

  this place totally reminds me of cafe savoureux in richmond, with the try-hard vintage ~classy~ style they try to pull, and the presentation of desserts (lol)
  
  i ordered the trianon cake (or royal chocolate cake), which is a rich chocolate mousse topped on a thin layer of sponge, then a crispy praline. i like that it isnt overly sweet.
  
  as for the tea, its served on a pot over a burner. nice! the server coming to offer a hot water refill is a thumbs-up. teacups are genuine royal albert (although theyre a bit worn out).
  
  the waffle plates are pretty pricey (im comparing to beard papas) but the portions are huge so come with a friend.
  
  overall not bad! good place to sit down and chat.

• Emilene T.

  star star star star_border star_border 21 July 2026

  It reminds me of La Petite Cuillère but I'm inclined to believe that the pastries in La Cuisson are in-house.
  
  The pastries are on the higher-end of pricing. I sampled their macarons and found them decent and relatively fresh. I've yet to try their cakes. I found their Lorraine quiche tasty and also relatively fresh. I may be the only one but hearing the microwave oven for my quiche is sort off-putting in a try-hard classy café. However, I would come back to sample their siphon coffees and the specialty teas (although I'm keeping my expectations low).
  
  I find it a bit odd that they have cutoff times for serving homemade soup. These times are too early (11a-2p) and considering the cold weather, it should be longer... if they want more profit anyway. The teacups looked cute but the Roger granulated sugar packets and the cheap serviettes make a jarring contrast to their fancy plates and cutlery.
  
  The service is slow and very frustrating for a non-Mandarin speaker. Why are there two different menus with the same items? When there are two menus, why aren't the items consistently listed in both (the quiche pies aren't in the book, and the pastries are listed in neither menus)? Also, my specialty mocha took over ten minutes to reach my table. The door was ajar and the listed temperature for that afternoon was -1 celsius. I went into the café to warm up and instead, I felt the draft creep in.
  
  I sound frustrated but I would come back if I hear that the service has improved.

• Kyra Dandia B.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 19 July 2026

  Had a late lunch here with 2 other people and I must say that we did not have a pleasant experience
  Food: 3/5, ordered their tuna salad with strawberry on the side and not only were the portions small but the scoop of tuna they put on your plate had more of the onion, cream and mayo base than the actual tuna.
  Price: 2/5 overly priced for such small portions, I would not recommend this place if you are hungry.
  Service: 3/5 this is the reason why I'm writing this review. As one of my friends already had lunch she said she was just gonna share but we were told that to stay in the cafe everyone must order. We all just agreed and my friend asked for more time to think about her order, what I found terrible was how we were pressed to order and to do it quickly. It was all just disappointing.
  Parking: 2/5 metered street parking at 41st if you get lucky.

• Olivia L.

  star star star star_border star_border 6 July 2026

  This is a very expensive cafe. I have seen people literally get up and leave right after they sit down because of the prices. Aside from the expensive coffee and food, the cafe does have a nice interior design. The baristas are friendly and attentive as well. Decent service but exorbitant prices.

• Willow Y.

  star star star star_border star_border 1 July 2026

  This is one of several tea rooms in Kerrisdale, and has a large menu of drinks and light breakfast/lunch items. Being not a big tea/coffee drinker, I haven't tried any of their drinks, but I have sampled some of their cakes (Mango Mousse, Matcha Red bean Mousse and Royal Chocolate Cake), and found them to be quite fresh and well-made. The desserts are prepared in the Chinese/Asian-style and are quite light, ideal for those who don't like overly sweet/rich desserts. Personally, I do find the prices for their pastries to be a bit on the higher side. Otherwise, this seems to be a pretty decent option for some drinks and lighter desserts.
  
  Mango Mousse ($6.25):
  4/5
  This consisted of a thin layer of cake topped with mango mousse and pieces of mango. The mousse was light and had a wonderful, fresh tang that's similar to that of a lemon tart. The mango flavour was strong without being artificial.
  
  Matcha Redbean Mousse ($6.25):
  3.5/5
  This consisted of a thin layer of sponge cake topped with matcha mousse that is studded with pieces of sweetened red beans. The mousse again was very light and only mildly sweet. I did find the matcha flavour to be a bit too subtle and hard to detect.
  
  Royal Chocolate Cake ($6.25):
  4.5/5
  This consisted of a layer of crispy wafer and a thin layer of cake topped with chocolate mousse. Similar to the other desserts, the mousse was quite light but had a nice bittersweet flavour. I absolutely adored the wafer crust, which was sweet and had a fantastic crispy texture.