Founded in 1988, Coffee Tree Roastery is Toronto’s first on-site roastery and roasts ethically-sourced, quality coffee on an artisanal scale. The backbone of our business started with a 3-cylinder Jabez Burns batch roaster which produced 3 batches of coffee every 12-15 minutes. Now we have a new artisan roaster called the SanFrancisco6 and have bumped our hourly capacity to 15-18lb. The place still smells great! You can witness the roasting most days when you stop by for your beans or espresso a go-go.
Long before it was a popular movement, Coffee Tree sourced, purchased and roasted ethical coffees, the express purpose of which has been to (i) improve the livelihood of farmers, their communities and the land they rely on for the next generation to earn their living and (ii) offer the freshest and highest quality coffee in the city by roasting our beans onsite and educating people about green coffee, its origins and the importance of freshness.
Without a doubt we remain at the forefront of the Slow Coffee & Food Movement with our artisan approach to roasting, offering specialized custom roasting or roast-to-order of highly sought after luxury brands like Jamaican Blue Mountain and Hawaiian Kona coffees.
Our passion is to meet you, earn your trust and respect and set you up with the right coffees to prepare at home or enjoy in the shop.
We believe small is beautiful. It is this dedication to small and responsible artisan roasting that still sets us apart from the crowd. We roast everyday and you can taste it in every cup.
Latest Reviews
There is one sidewalk level patio out front and an inaccessible patio in the back. I didn’t mind, however, as I found the staff to be incredible friendly indoors. The washrooms consists of separate female and male single rooms which ultimately act as unisex. Both include no automatic features, but there is one grab bar, a floating sink for leg space and straight handles on the door.