Folks hunting for a pick-me-up after a day at Cadboro Bay beach can no longer stop at the Penrhyn Street Starbucks which closed permanently on Oct. 25, but just across the road sits a bistro ready to welcome weary caffeine-seekers for an B次元官网网址渙ld-schoolB次元官网网址� coffee shop experience.
Olive OlioB次元官网网址檚 Bistro and Espresso has operated at the corner Penrhyn Street and Cadboro Bay Road for some 25 years B次元官网网址� outlasting the local Starbucks which closed after 16 years B次元官网网址� and current owner William Hall has been there since the beginning. Hall was hired by the original owners in the B次元官网网址�90s and after about two years, he bought the cozy establishment from them.
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B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 a strong sense of community hereB次元官网网址� in Cadboro Bay Village, Hall said. He added that it feels like a B次元官网网址渧estige of neighbourhoods where people knew each otherB次元官网网址� and looked out for one another B次元官网网址� for example, lost wallets are still returned in Cadboro Bay. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a wonderful thing to be a part of.B次元官网网址�
Over the years, Hall has seen an influx of development and seemingly constant business turnover in the Cadboro Bay area. He noted the recent losses of the Village Service garage and the Starbucks. The coffee chain closed its Cadboro Bay location as part of a Canada-wide restructuring effort amid the pandemic. In the first few days after the coffee shop closed, Hall has noticed new faces in his bistro seeking hot coffee.
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He noted that itB次元官网网址檚 not a B次元官网网址渘ight and dayB次元官网网址� difference as he feels Starbucks-lovers are still seeking out their brand-name caffeine fix at other locations, but those looking for specialty coffees and B次元官网网址渇ast lunches that are easy on the pocketbookB次元官网网址� in the neighbourhood are finding what they need at Olive OlioB次元官网网址檚.
HallB次元官网网址檚 bistro B次元官网网址渓eans towards tradition rather than bells and whistlesB次元官网网址� and focuses on quality fare and person-to-person service. He pointed out that a specific draw to Olive OlioB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渙ld-schoolB次元官网网址� approach is that customers will never have to wait while staff fill online orders or wrestle with technology.
Normally, patrons are invited to sit inside or out on the patio but due to the ongoing pandemic, Hall only permits one customer in the shop at a time and asks that everyone takes their orders to-go. As the majority of his clientele is over 60, HallB次元官网网址檚 first priority is to ensure customersB次元官网网址� safety by giving them space.
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