The Cove Bouldering & Cafe

Fantastic experience: Modern climbing gym with homey vibes

Fantastic experience: Great climbing gym, the sets are very well done and I haven't tried the food yet but it looks delicious. Kilter board is also very fun to use.

Fantastic experience: My favorite bouldering place. I love the climbs, always new challenging ones for all levels. The kilter board is the best part, when you can try very different climbs when you already done with the walls.

Fantastic experience: Super friendly staff. The setting for the blue rated climbs are super fun. Also super inclusive for having female hygiene products in their washrooms. I never saw anything like that before and I want to give kudos to this business.

Fantastic experience: Best latte I’ve ever had and the climbing is deadly

Fantastic experience: Love it here

Fantastic experience: Great location for bouldering in the city. Low stress environment with friendly staff and great coffee. Good hours. Sometimes you have to wait a bit to get served in the evening if it's busy.

Fantastic experience: Great bouldering gym and cafe! Nice to be able to pull on some plastic while visiting St. John's. Good variety of problems for all abilities. I enjoyed using the provided yoga mats for a mid session stretch followed by a cappuccino & croissant.

Fantastic experience: The Community is amazing, with a great atmosphere. Constant updates of the boulder problems. Would recommend for new and experienced climbers. It’s also a great cafe to just chill and study

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place for bouldering, especially if you're a beginner! The atmosphere is incredibly welcoming, and the staff is not only friendly but also very knowledgeable and eager to help. They make sure everyone, regardless of experience level, feels comfortable and supported. Whether you're new to climbing or looking to improve your skills, this is the perfect spot to challenge yourself and have fun. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: 10/10 can’t wait to go back.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym and great staff

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere and climbing experience. The staff are friendly and helpful. Would recommend!

Fantastic experience: Couldn't have asked for a better cafe in my neighborhood! They have wonderful staff, snacks, drinks and vibes. And in my case - watching people climb instead of doing it myself is great. Love it here!

Fantastic experience: Super fun atmosphere! Staff is very supportive! Food is excellent!

Fantastic experience: Super friendly staff and environment, and such a cool activity! :))

Fantastic experience: Spectacular bouldering gym, cool setting using volumes to vary the walls. Despite being a smaller gym it has a kilter board and great training session. Friendly staff and great vibes all around, would happily climb here more often!

Fantastic experience: Amazing climbing gym with the best staff and spectacular coffee and pastries. Perfect place to spend a day even if you aren’t a climber!

Fantastic experience: Great coffee setup, food and vibe.

Fantastic experience: Great fun time, great atmosphere, great workout, great staff. Definitely a spot to check out! Great coffee too...

Fantastic experience: This is my favorite place in the city! It is the perfect blend of up and down time. Climb some fun boulders, sip delicious drinks and eat delightful treats.

Fantastic experience: Awesome

Fantastic experience: Awesome spot I love the vibe and great coffee and cookies

Fantastic experience: This place is beautiful, the coffee is great and the staff fabulous. We had a great day and will return again.

Fantastic experience: Lovely climbing gym in St John’s.

Fantastic experience: An awesome environment, and even better people!!

Fantastic experience: Not many problems but still a very nice and thoughtful gym. They do a orientation with you at first and then you can do your thing on the walls. Friendly staff and friendly climbing community!

Fantastic experience: Went for a climb here while visiting St Johns. Amazing atmosphere and great food and coffee. Treat yourself to a visit!

Fantastic experience: Great spot, very friendly and helpful staff. Good snacks and fun climbs, we were there right after a competition so there were diverse problems for different abilities.

Fantastic experience: Visiting from Ontario and was super happy to find a bouldering gym in St. Johns. The Cove is not only a fun place to climb, but it also has really tasty food & drinks. Super welcoming and friendly community as well. Definitely stop by!

Fantastic experience: Amazing. Love to hang there.

Fantastic experience: Great people, great setting ! Kilter is a must have !! Good time here ! Even french climbers love it :)

Fantastic experience: The cove is so much more than just a bouldering gym!! It is a stellar cafe and a great community to be a part of!! The coffee is *chefs kiss* and sandwiches and snacks are delicious. Personally the carrot cake whoopie is my favourite and it sells out fast! Even if you don’t climb you should totally go in for a treat and coffee.

Fantastic experience: Great place! Wonderful staff!! Would recommend! Best coffee in town!

Fantastic experience: Visiting St. John's for two weeks and I wanted to get some climbing in. I have done some climbing in Calgary but still learning. Everything and everyone has been amazing. I love the grading system, the staff and very friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere and music made climbing a really pleasant experience. I wish I could stay longer. Definitely coming back the next time I'm in town. Thank you!

Fantastic experience: This is a fun bouldering gym. I was really impressed by the first visit, they do a safety walk around and explain to you all their rules. The staff seem knowledgeable, and it is a safe, welcoming, and fun environment. I recommend it for all ages and look forward to my next visit.

Fantastic experience: Great place to meet new people and get started in this sport! The routes are always fun and challenging and you can find any climb for your skill level. The kilterboard is an awesome feature so you will never be bored here! Super friendly staff, delicious food and great atmosphere to grab a coffee, study or work, or play board games with friends.

Fantastic experience: The Cove is an amazing addition to the neighbourhood. Super engaged and passionate staff, exciting climbs that change every week, and a laidback but safety conscious atmosphere that welcomes everyone. It’s also a great place to study, meet up with friends, and grab a panini with a fantastic coffee. Always look forward to my visits here.

Negative experience: Beautiful location, new facility, and cozy cafe place. It’s just a shame that they don’t welcome new climbers to drop in. I’ve been to multiple bouldering gyms before and none have ever required me to book a slot in advanced before visiting the first time. I don’t understand why I need to book for an orientation when I already know the basics and safety rules of bouldering and was ready to demonstrate for them if they need to make sure. I was rejected at the door and this type of system completely discourages me to even try to come back here again. What kind of drop in doesn’t allow you to actually drop in??

Fantastic experience: Orientation was simple and straight-forward. Will try the food and coffee next fime. Overall great spot!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere, great range of climbs!

Fantastic experience: Really happy that St. John’s has a great bouldering gym now! There are always new problems being set each Wednesday to keep things fresh and all of the staff are extremely pleasant. My favourite part about this place is the community; nearly all of the climbers I meet are friendly and encouraging to everyone and are happy to cheer on their peers or offer congratulations after someone sends a hard climb. I know way more names of my climbing peers than my weightlifting peers… the level of rapport and camaraderie can’t even compare to other sports. The RGPro system that the gym uses isn’t always the most intuitive (my partner was perplexed at why, at the gym, he could only buy a day pass from his phone on the website rather than at the POS terminal) but with a membership that renews automatically that’s not so bad. Overall The Cove is a great addition to what St. John’s has to offer to climbers and it’s a place that I enjoy spending as much time as I can, both for climbing or studying from the café.

Positive experience: Very bad smell of smoke outside the faculty. We didn’t eat any food but it looked amazing but not as much variety as we hoped. Amazing service! Not too much parking.

Fantastic experience: What a gem! I checked this place out randomly and it was such a treat. I'm not saying this lightly: The Cove has THE best hot chocolate in town. And the chai latte was delicious also!! I'll definitely be back, and my kid is eager to be old enough to climb the rock wall. Definitely a great place to relax, enjoy a beverage, etc. One last tip: snag a brownie! Mmmm!

Fantastic experience: Wonderful place

Positive experience: I stopped into Cove Bouldering on a weeknight while traveling through St John's, it was a cool little gym with modern holds, kilter board, small training area and Café. I had a very tasty Americano. The pads are nice quality and stretch very far back from the wall, not all gyms are like this so I was feeling well protected while climbing. Staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. Like all modern gyms, the day pass is expensive. Expect $30ish per person with shoe rental. For me the setting came up a bit short, lacking creative movements with most problems. This gym is new and still getting its legs, more developed setting will likely come with time. The volume of higher difficuly climbs is low, as expected from a small gym. I did find an unusual amount of the orientation was dedicated to extensive etiquette guidelines.

Fantastic experience: A hidden gem. The service was excellent and I loved they had gluten and dairy free dessert options. The coffee was good (not sure what beans/roaster they use). I never tried their climbing wall, but they have a nice seating area for guests and visitors. I was also impressed that they had feminine hygiene products in their washroom if needed by guests.

Fantastic experience: This place is awesome! So happy to see the climbing community in St. John's growing. If you are looking to get introduced to bouldering or if you are looking to get stronger and send those hard problems this is the spot for you. I came home for a family visit to find a fresh new up-to-date bouldering space open at a wide range of hours. The problems are fun, technical, dynamic and powerful. The Kilter board was new to me and I am sold. So many problems and a fun way to check out the beta. The training area is a great spot to warm-up, cool-down or just straight up train. Joel and Daniel are really nice, open and inclusive hosts with a ton of knowledge and experience. Stoked to come back!!

Fantastic experience: A very significant addition to the local area! A beautiful and inclusive bouldering gym with some of the best coffee in town; third wave at that.

Fantastic experience: A perfect place for a study and climb session!

Fantastic experience: The cove is awesome!

Fantastic experience: Love it! Great bouldering gym with a bunch of different skill levels. Coffee and snacks are great too Staff are delightful.

Fantastic experience: Just brought my son down to climb with a friend. Really nice facility! Definitely going to come for a session myself!

Fantastic experience: My son loved it! Very friendly, helpful staff. Excellent coffee! Great atmosphere! Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, fun climbs and great coffee.

Fantastic experience: Amazing flat whites (best in the city) and so nice to be able to indoor boulder in St John's when the weather is not so great.

Fantastic experience: Great little bouldering spot, with equal care to their food and coffee as they put into their climbing!

Fantastic experience: Cute little gym. Good intermediate climbs and chill vibes. Pretty small but hey we are in Saint John’s I didn’t try the coffee but it looked great! Would def go back!!

Fantastic experience: Small but solid route setting. Friendly staff and chill vibes!

Fantastic experience: Visiting from out of town and wish I found this gym much sooner. Amazingly friendly and welcoming staff. Combined with a great atmosphere for climbers of all skill levels makes this gym a must visit for anyone.

Fantastic experience: What a great spot!! Super friendly staff, inclusive vibe, and great climbing for all ability levels. The cafe has vegan options and lots of outlets & comfy seating! Definitely my favourite new (air conditioned!!) spot in St. John’s :)

Fantastic experience: Fun Gym. Excellent coffee.

Fantastic experience: The grilled cheese panini is fantastic.

Fantastic experience: Wonderfully welcoming environment with lots of great climbing. The training area is a great asset, and the cafe is perfect to fuel the stoke! Staff are very knowledgeable and friendly.

Fantastic experience: Fun climbing routes for all levels. Friendly staff. Great coffee. Would recommend!

Fantastic experience: Excellent bouldering gym with amazing coffee

Fantastic experience: Fun modern bouldering gym! The routes range from easy to challenging and there is something for everyone. Great vibe. The coffee is also excellent!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, excellent atmosphere! Modern climbing and training facility with a chill, fun vibe. Nice music and lighting. Very accessible to beginners - has shorter walls and easier climbs so you can learn at your own pace. Also has fun harder climbs and a kilter board for endless challenges. Super cute cafe and beautiful art on the walls!

Fantastic experience: Nice place to start climbing, also has lots of training facilities for experienced climbers. And a great cafe!