Café Van Houtte in Rivière-du-Loup

371 Rue Lafontaine, Rivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 3B5, Canada

★★★★★
(270 reviews)
Categories: Coffee shop Breakfast restaurant Cafe Coffee roasters Espresso bar Pastry shop Restaurant Sandwich shop Tea house

About

Offrez-vous un moment pour savourer un café ou une boisson de spécialité préparés par nos baristas voués à vous offrir une expérience café inégalée.

Website
cafevanhoutte.com
Address
371 Rue Lafontaine, Rivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 3B5, Canada
Plus Code
RFJ7+GP Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
8 AM–5 PM
Monday
7:30 AM–7 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM–7 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM–9 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM–9 PM
Friday
7:30 AM–9 PM
Saturday
8 AM–5 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Delivery On-site services Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great tea selection Live music Live performances
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet Wheelchair-accessible car park
Offerings
Coffee Healthy options Prepared foods Small plates Vegetarian options
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.5
★★★★★
270 reviews

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★★★★★
June 11, 2022

Friendly staff with a great variety of hot/cold sandwiches and baked goods. Coffee was excellent!

★★★★★
September 30, 2021

The turmeric latte with a choice of plant milk is wonderful as well as the delicious date bar. Helpful and friendly staff.

★★★★★
June 13, 2020

Very nice café. Friendly, fresh food. Their kale salad’s amazing.

★★★★★
February 27, 2020

I ordered something to warm me up during the snowstorm. The place was clean and the food on the display looks good.

★★★★★
July 18, 2019

We had great specialty coffees, as expected from this quality franchise. They are located in a very lively spot in Rivière du Loup. Our barista was friendly, welcoming and professional. She proposed delicious discoveries to complement our drinks and we had a very pleasant chat.

★★★★★
April 5, 2019

As usual, van houtte provides great coffee and treats. Very consistent service and products at all their cafes.

★★★★★
October 24, 2018

Nice Café with good coffee and a great variety of muffins, brownies and cakes. You can also get wraps, salads and fruit. Very friendly people.

★★★★
July 7, 2017

Quiet, WiFi, good choice and friendly. Personnel agréable, freundlich Atmosphäre.

★★★
November 23, 2024

Good service but no more cold brew coffee for the winter its a bit disappointing

★★★★
October 23, 2024

Great discovery! Pleasant place and calm music. I really liked their lentil salad!

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 23, 2024

Excellent coffee and very good service in the city center.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

First time I visited since the opening and it was a great discovery! Salads, sandwiches and of course the wonderful hot/cold coffees. I took a loyalty card, because I like having discounts and/or getting freebies. The staff is friendly. The place is clean. I loved the configuration with armchairs at the front, near the large windows overlooking the busy street, the tables at the back are perfect for those, like me, who had to work. Two sockets are even available for laptops. It was the beginning of my love affair with this place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Very nice place to relax with a coffee and chat or read. The atmosphere is very serene.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Relaxed place to chat or simply work with your computer. 5-star service, served with a smile. I recommend without hesitation. Parking: Other parking available CLSC at the bottom of the street

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

A good coffee and a nice sweet to relax. Very nice places and very friendly employees! Always well served! The only problem is parking space!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very nice place to enjoy a good coffee and sandwich.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good food good service with a good atmosphere

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good service but can be expensive.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

More than generous portions. Everything very good Parking: There was space on the street right in front. Before 9 am there is no payment. Kid-friendliness: No problem for the children. The place is spacious and comfortable.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

One of the best! Cookies were sooo good

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Nice variety of hot and cold beverages.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Very pleasant, smiling and courteous staff. Nice place to relax and enjoy a good coffee.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

THEIR PUMPKIN LATTÉ THEY ARE SO GOOD!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Golden chai with delicious fall spices!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

A Rdl classic

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Nice little café and you can have a bite to eat there. Always very good food and coffee.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Nice place menu to vary a good coffee

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Impeccable service, original choice of food, good coffee of course! I ordered a chimichurri sandwich and it was simply earth-shattering. I had to hold myself back from taking more! The pastries were all more tempting than the last!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Really nice and courteous employee with attentive service, the sandwiches are good and varied. There are several types of sandwiches and more exotic types that are out of the ordinary!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Courteous staff, excellent food and great coffee, I come 4 times a week and I recommend it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I loved it

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent service and the waiters/waitresses were very tolerant and patient with my Metropolitan-Ontarian French accent. Excellent service and the employees were very tolerant and patient with my French metropolitan-ontarian accent.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent service and quality dishes.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good coffee and friendly welcome

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Beautiful places

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good, very hot coffee, just the way I like it

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Its good but its expensive cost.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Beautiful place, the desserts are very good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good coffee, the baristas remember orders from regular customers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Always the pinnacle

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Old-fashioned cake and your delicious coffee. Very charming place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Perfect for gourmet breakfasts!

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

The staff were welcoming, but the drinks were very disappointing.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Too bad the restaurant is not open on Saturday after 5 p.m., nor on Sunday. On several occasions we had to go to another place instead. We no longer take the risk of coming and being confronted with a closed door. Despite this, I have always had good service there.

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Great, full of life and good service. Well done !!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

The coffee and the side dishes are delicious and the service is impeccable, plus there are beautiful, sociable people with whom to chat and make new acquaintances

December 23, 2021

Terribly slow service. The staff who allow themselves to discuss personal matters with each other while the queue almost extends outside... Excessively high prices for products that are sometimes not up to the mark... Nothing that makes you want to come back!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Pleasant and well located in downtown RDL. Quality products and good service. A must!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Service good, coffee excellent

★★★
December 23, 2020

We come back every year to enjoy Rivière du Loup on vacation. This year we went to the rest, for the atmosphere, food and wifi connection. Yesterday it was impossible to benefit from the wifi service. The signal would stop for long periods of time. We complained about the bad signal, Without any satisfactory response from the employees. I ask the Vahoutte administration to give me a satisfactory answer and to ensure that a reliable wifi signal is restored. Going elsewhere is an option. THANKS Robert plants

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Best coffee

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great service, very helpful employee and excellent food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I like the friendly atmosphere...you can eat or have a coffee while relaxing! I love the food...its good and very nourishing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Fast service and exceptional quality

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Everything youd expect from a coffee shop. The missing star goes to the sparse vegetarian food options.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very good coffee

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Nice place to have a coffee in town.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Cold cappuccino coffee

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very quiet

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Friendly service, delicious sweet bites and great coffee!

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

For a place that specializes in coffee, I find their black coffee just not good, too bitter and cold. An instant coffee would be better (and much cheaper)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Beautiful place to relax, nice welcome and well located; in addition facing parking for people with reduced mobility. The entrance is not suitable for wheelchairs however (the two small concrete markets would have to be replaced by a concrete slope).

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very trendy place... Courteous service with the best hot chocolate in the world...

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Very nice place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good coffee with a great selection of food and drinks too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Always excellent all round

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Excellent service with a smile, very good food!!

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Nice place! Good food,drinks and music.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Super good! Perfect for a quiet lunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The baristas are smiling and friendly, the lounge atmosphere is pleasant for spending time with friends.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

A nice place to sit with your cell phone, read a book or have a coffee with friends. There are already prepared breakfasts that have nothing to envy of lunches prepared to order because they are so tasty. Their coffee is very good and they have an interesting little tea selection. The place is well lit due to the large windows and its location on rue Lafontaine is ideal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Truly perfect and impeccable services.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

The employees are smiling and helpful! The food is very good

★★★
December 23, 2018

Menu price a little high

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

I adore

★★★
December 23, 2018

Relaxing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

A little Friends side for this franchise well known to Canadians. Their hot chocolate is very tasty without being too heavy. The chocolate muffin certainly falls directly on the love handles but its good!!!! The welcome was very professional and friendly in all the VHs we went to A sure value.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

the employees are very helpful and so nice!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Nice place, good coffee and great place

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good cafe.good service. Good meal on the go.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Excellent

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Nice place to study and talk with friends

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

A good place to study!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

I enjoyed the quiet atmosphere and the good coffee.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good coffee. Interesting dedicated staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great discovery, great service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good cafe, relaxing place

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Very friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Always good and pleasant

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Very good coffee

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Good choice of meals, plenty of room to work quietly.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Good food and good service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Warm atmosphere and good service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

The coffee is good, the environment is calm, I go there every week to do my homework.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

The ideal place to have an excellent coffee alone or in good company. Impeccable service!

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Excellent coffee with vanilla and hazelnuts

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Very good place to work or talk with friends, although a little expensive..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Have a good coffee to relax

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Very good place to relax and have a good coffee and healthy lunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Very clean good service nice atmosphere

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Well trained staff. Committed owners. Well-adjusted background music volume. Impeccable cleanliness and hygiene.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Mmmmm Van Houtte

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Friendly staff and my Americano was perfect!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Its very good

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

relaxing no pressure to drink our coffee from the press...excellent place to give free rein to the composition of slam...courteous service...big thank you for being there..nice pace good soy latté coffée whit cinnamons yummy customer served whit smile wifi excelling the music very chill...yummy food and dessert...just to add vegan menu this coffe shop will be amazing see ya

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Great place to work and have a nice cup of coffee.