The Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs

1013 Wellington St. W, Ottawa - K1Y 2Y1
86 reviews
Coffee Shops Coffee & Tea
(613) 695-9002

My favourite cafe in the city. All of their locations are beautifully cozy inside and staffed by some very friendly people. They also roast their own coffee on a zero-emissions roaster, which I appreciate. Their Rwandan bourbon is delicious. As advertised on the bag, it is a complex, sweet, and balanced coffee that is worth spending a few minutes of undivided attention to enjoy.

This place is always first on my list to visit whenever I'm in the Hintonburg area. Right beside SuzyQ Donuts it's the perfect one two punch to start my jaunt around the area. The flat whites and cortados are perfection. Great staff, great vibe, all round great place to sit and chat and people watch

We used to love coming here. We always get the Lunchbox breakfast sandwiches. Today they told us that they no longer sell those, but they have croque monsieur. How lovely. But do not be tricked because it is just a cheap grilled cheese with deli meat, tomato and red onion. There is no Bechamel, no gruyere, no parmesan. It's Cheddar cheese! I'm very upset that we spent $9.00 per sandwich for such poor quality. It's sad to say goodbye after so many years, but that was deceitful.

Stumbled upon this coffee shop while on my way to a more established place. Decided to give it a try. Top notch coffee (flat white), nice music and good vibe until I found out there was no wifi!!?I was told it's one of the covid measurements to avoid too many people sitting for too long. Well, look around, there were only a few customers sitting there even considering the proper social distance. You don't feel your business is hurting?? So I left and walked across street to another coffee shop I originally planned to go. Guess what, they have much better approach: you were asked if you wanted to stay, if so you were given a card with detailed guidelines on what you need to do from sitting down to leaving. And yeah, you got free WiFi.Granted it is hard on business during this pandemic but there is always a way to strike a balance between customer satisfaction and covid safety measurement.

Nice cafe however My friend and I both got oat milk in our drinks and we were very ill afterwards. Not sure if the milk was bad or if they used 2% inside. Service was good however I am afraid to get sick again. I like the location of the cafe as well.

Nice place, had the Nutella latte, PB & Joy chocolate bar ? and the Maple Cookie ?Latte... excellent!PB & Joy ... nice little darker chocolate snackMaple Cookie... good taste. A little too hard and brittle in my opinion. Also quite quite small for $2.50 also. Should be about a buck for a cookie that small.Overall the coffee shop is a nice little gem, but stick to the coffee and you will be very happy ?

Nice cafe however My friend and I both got oat milk in our drinks and we were very ill afterwards. Not sure if the milk was bad or if they used 2% inside. Service was good however I am afraid to get sick again. I like the location of the cafe as well.

This shop sits next door to the best doughnut house in town. the matcha tea latte is creamy and smooth a little bland taste. Perfect for a sweet doughnut. If you want something sweet, nutella latte is a go to.

A really homey place with wood furniture and cool art on the wall. They had soft rock and acoustic music playing, which really added to the vibe without distracting me from my work. Reasonable prices and tasty coffee. They have limited seating during COVID as long as you submit your info for contact tracing.I will say you might want to bring a cushion if you're planning on staying a while, and the A/C was blasting when I went, so a jacket as well.

Good coffee great service