Sanctuary Cafe

Nice interior design, friendly and polite staff. Bakes are delicious and drinks are warm. I spent a lot time here reading books. They are always welcoming. Also they ahve nice soups for lunch. Woukd recommend.

The ambience seems nice but I did not dine in so I will not comment on it. The bakery items and coffee were not to my taste. These items are generally very preference based so given the many positive reviews, perhaps I just didn't pick the items that were their forte.

This gem of a cafe has nailed down everything about what a cafe should be. Delicious coffee brews. Pastries baked to perfection. Staff and Service that makes you feel welcome and serve you straight at the table and lighten up your day. Beautiful decoration, a well setup outside patio… this is one of the best cafes I have been to in all of BC, let alone Richmond.

Rating the coffee here: 5 stars, it was delicious. I did not have food, but it looks yummy. Owners must like cycling, the decor is very bicycle related. Also they understand the business opportunity of having rider groups stop during their rides. There is even a really convenient bike rack outside. It is working, helmeted spandex-wrapped customers with funny shoes that make them walk like penguins are coming in droves, and the place deserves it: everybody wins!

While visiting family in Steveston we walked and stopped at Sanctuary Cafe. What a lovely surprise! I felt welcomed straight away - the door has a sign indicating stroller parking inside. To walk into a cafe knowing they welcome kids with opened arms was so kind. The baked goods looked amazing - it was hard to choose just one. The huge peanut butter cookie did not disappoint. The staff happily accommodated us when I asked for a cup of mildly steamed milk for our son. While getting ready to leave I saw that they had a stack of kids books for them to enjoy. They've really thought of everything! We can't wait to come back! Thank you!

There are three signs to a great coffee shop. 1 locally roasted coffee beans 2 brewed coffee should be replaced every 2 hours in order to taste fresh 3 the staff is friendly and the owner is usually present. Sanctuary Coffee passes this test and more. Trust me when I say this. This is one of the VERY few great coffee places in Richmond.

A wonderful cafe with great ambiance, food and friendly service! Have been here a few times while out for a bike ride and it's a great little cafe to stop at, as it's nestled along the bike path in a quiet Richmond neighbourhood. Love supporting local businesses! :

I want to like this place—I really do. They’re set up for cyclists, which more cafes should do. But that’s where the bonus points end. My big disappointment is their pricing for non dairy milks: $2 extra per drink. We need to encourage folks to order alt milks instead of create even more barriers for already expensive cafe drinks.

Hello, I was a bystander today getting a coffee while a woman came into the Sanctuary coffee shop. She politely asked a man of Asian descent if she could bring her dog in quickly as she ordered a cappuccino, which he replied yes that was fine. From my and my husband’s perspective she was brushed off and wasn’t treated with dignity or respect. I go online to look at the reviews of the coffee shop and see she happened to write a review and the owner replied with a lack of professionalism and unpleasant response. I understand both sides of this situation but for the owner to write back in such a petty and degrading matter is childish and and again completely unprofessional. The response reminds me of what someone in high school would say to get their last word in. I would have gone back to this establishment but seeing how the owner of Sanctuary dealt with this matter is quite disgusting given his response and lack of knowledge that his employee “okay’d” the dog to come in at first. My family and I will not be coming back.

Great coffee. Cozy space to speed time with friends and family.Food: 5/5