"Metallion Cafe is one of the best cafés in Vancouver, WA. Their food is excellent, the owner is very down to earth and kind, and she's community oriented. She generously provides the Metallion Cafe space for small gatherings, including a family friendly poetry workshop on the first Sunday each month from 5 pm to 7 pm. This café has so much character, with beautiful lamps, artwork, photographs, plants, and even board games. In addition, the owner plays a variety of excellent music, with rock and ambient songs. Being here truly feels like stepping into another world, where imagination and creativity is highly valued and encouraged. I highly recommend this place! Reviewed by Jacob D. Salzer, author of Sea Wind: Haiku (Lulu.com, 2025), A Lost Prophet: Haiku & Tanka (Brooks Books, 2024), and Unplugged: Haiku & Tanka (Lulu.com, 2022)"

"Eclectic and cozy, this is the quirky coffee shop of every 90s- 2000s romcom's dreams. A great place to chat, read, or write the hours away, the staff was kind and the food/drinks FANTASTIC! Cannot recommend the avocado toast enough (super bright, perfectly seasoned) and the Beehive Latte with oat milk (not too sweet, great flavor/balance, super cozy)."

"A cozy cafe with eclectic decor and lots of artwork. The pepperjack grilled cheese w/ tomatoes was a 10 out of 10. A great spot for studying, reading, or hanging out with friends. Some cons are the wifi is not very reliable and the space can get crowded easily."

"In this mysterious and fragile world, there is a universal thread of stories. A series of moments and events there are spread like pearls on a silky thread across the cosmos, each pearl representing an instant out of time, an event, a singular moment. These are the momentary pauses that create the story of who we are. The pages of our book, those things that nestle into our memory like a small bird into a handful of spun grass and twigs. These memories that are as real to us today as the moment of their inception. You know these places, intimate events, certain epiphanies by the side of the road. Metallion Cafe fits so nicely along that twisted path, a pearl on the thread, the bench along the tumultuous path. Eclectic and full of life, a safe and creative place. A cul-de-sac in the midst of a long run. I think perhaps the place is a reflection of my own mind, full of odds and ends, comfortable, and lived in. The walls are adorned with a panoply of curious art, much of which is worth a second glance. Regulars arrive and depart as if at a way station to the Shire. They look friendly and familiar as if perhaps long lost friends back from a romantic quest. The staff was friendly and direct, the atmosphere kind. And I suppose almost as important the mocha was excellent and hot. It reminded me of places stumbled into while trekking in far off lands, where suddenly you found rest along the weary road. These places that are the sum of the clients and the owner’s dreams. Interesting people thinking interesting things. People making magic in a place of quirky repose. Yes, I liked the mocha, a not too sweet cup that really was more like a bowl. This is a place I could rest… and establishments like that are rare. You know what I mean, a place to stop and what a relief my friends is that? Saturdays are chess night (a practice so far from my poor aged abilities as to exist in a foreign universe) and Fridays are crafts and crocheting night and I can only imagine the strange things that swim their wild way into existence. Yes, I approve."

"The Metallion Cafe is a great place to go in the Uptown Vancouver area. I love the art, the strung lights, the plants and the overall atmosphere. I love the grilled cheese sandwiches and the tomato soup. And I can't get enough of the smoothies. And the times that I've had coconut flavored espresso lattes, I have enjoyed them and I normally don't drink coffee and beverages. Rachel, the owner who runs Metallion Cafe, is nice, friendly and helps in creating a welcoming atmosphere. I highly recommend this place. I'm glad that I eventually discovered it and that I'm now a reoccurring customer."