West Village Café

West Village Café is a neighbourhood pit stop with a glossy, sunlit interior and enough Scandinavian-style fittings to make you linger. The coffee is the real draw—served in ceramic cups with a care that lifts a midweek slump—and the cocktail list sneaks in surprises like a crisp Bombay Sapphire tonic. Kitchen and service wear their limits on their sleeves: counter ordering, one staff member juggling cash and drinks, and an open kitchen that leaves the whole room smelling like last night’s dinner. Breakfast can swing from excellent (a satisfying breakfast wrap or bowl) to disappointing (cold eggs, skimpy fillings), which makes it feel like a promising place still finding its rhythm. Locals treat it as a casual meeting spot and a reliable caffeine fix; visitors expecting full table service or fine dining will be frustrated. In a strip-mall strip of Surrey it functions as a community anchor—bright, a little noisy, often understaffed, proud of its coffee and atmosphere, trying to be both neighbourhood living room and light-bite kitchen all at once.