Kingston Coffee House

London Fog is supposedly a drink created in Vancouver, Canada, but you’ll see it popping up in various cafes all around Ontario (including Tim Hortons, Starbucks, and more). I finally tried one in Kingston, Ontario at Kingston Coffee House. The London Fog is a tea latte made with Lady Grey tea, vanilla and milk.

Kingston Coffee House offers skim and non-dairy alternatives at no extra cost - yay! They also state that they only use organic milk. I had my London Fog with 1% skim milk, and it was still delightfully milky and fragrant. The vanilla scent was pleasant and not overpowering, plus there was still an underlying whiff of Lady Grey aroma in the beverage. I would recommend trying a London Fog in Canada at least once!

Two shots of espresso with a dash of milk. Good strong roast at this small cozy coffee house in Kingston and does its job to give you a quick caffeine perk. It’s one street down from the harbour and steam trains where the tourists flock to, so it’s less crowded unless the regular tour bus parking is full and a bus ends up along this street.

All the sandwiches in Kingston Coffee House are prepackaged and kept in the fridge, so some items might be out of stock for the day. Whenever they’re ordered, the sandwich is placed in the griddle to be heated up. We wanted the ham sandwich, but it was out of stock so we got a roast beef. It was warmed and served in a small paper bag. To be honest, the portion size here is really small compared to other eateries, which makes Kingston Coffee House quite pricey, but it’s good in a sense if you want to try other foodstuffs as they have a selection of pastries, cookies and muffins available too.

The Roast Beef sandwich has a thin slices of moist roast beef, cheese and some caramelised onions between soft bread. The beef is so tender, and pairs nicely with the slightly sweet soft onions and cheese. Easy to grab and go especially if you’re just passing through Kingston quickly, or even for a light breakfast or lunch meal.

Surprised to see matcha latte in this cafe. It’s a new addition to their menu, and they actually use a traditional whisk to prepare the matcha from organic matcha powder which gives rise to a smooth and uniformly mixed beverage. Despite that, the beverage was too milky and didn’t taste of matcha. Meh. We’ll probably stick to ordering matcha in Asia.

The pastries at Kingston Coffee House are unlabelled, so either you take the time to ask what’s what, or just grab one and be surprised.

We chose the latter, and were pleasantly surprised by the raspberry-peppered scone. It had a crispy crust on the outside that gave a satisfying crunch when bitten into. The interior was buttery and soft, with a nice balance of saltiness and sweet tartness from the raspberries. The scone was moist, and overall a real treat! I’d recommend picking up one of their pastries to go with a beverage!