Our Story

Padre di Padre, Padre, e Figlio

Giuseppe, Vincenzo, and Giuliano

A trilogy of coffee excellence since 1981.

Our prologue begins in post war Agrigento, Sicily. The Gentile family is looking to rebuild and start a new life. Traveling though New York, Los Angeles, then finally landing in Vancouver. Giuseppe Gentile started some of the first Italian Restaurants in Vancouver during the 1950’s. Having over 5 restaurants during the corse of his career. Casa d’italia and Italian Village to name a few.

Fastforward to the 1970’s, time for a new venture. Giuseppe and his son Vincenzo travel to Italy on business. Apprenticing for over 5 years with Italian coffee roasters in Palermo, and Rome. Studying and mastering the fine art of coffee roasting in its true Italian Tradition, Ensuring "La Vita e Bella".

1981, Vincenzo, his father Giuseppe and family open their very own Casa del Caffé on East Hastings street. Starting with a small 15 kilo roaster and coffee bar selling beans and machines out the front. This would be a start to a lifetime of coffee excellence.

Present day Casa del Caffé is still being run by the Gentile family with Vincenzo’s son Giuliano being the third generation.

Designers of Great Coffee

CASA DEL CAFFE is British Columbia owned corporation and has earned a reputation for quality coffee and dedicated service.

What is a Great cup of Coffee?

A great cup of coffee is part art, part science, part romance combined with love for a great bean chosen and roasted to perfection then blended to give the ultimate taste experience. All of this done  by our Master Roaster trained in the old traditional italian ways. 

Now that's Amore

 

OUR MISSION:

 

Before a perfect cup of coffee can be brewed, the beans must be carefully selected, roasted, blended and ground to perfection. We use only the top Arabica beans from around the world. Each shipment is subjected to a rigorous battery of testing. 
Our inspectors continuously scrutinize our product to ensure it meets our exacting standards and is guaranteed to please the palates of your increasingly sophisticated coffee patrons.

 

Let CASA DEL CAFFE be a member of your team in achieving the ultimate taste experience of a great cup of coffee.