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| Not a space age contraption, a vacuum pot. |
I think this place is simultaneously my favourite and
least favourite of the cafes I am not reviewing on this site. I think it
is its own worst enemy, hoisted by the petard of its size. It is neither a
purely take away place nor a sit down and enjoy your coffee place, it is more a sit down and feel slightly uncomfortable
and kind of wish you’d ordered take away type of place. There are only two
tables - one long and thin that sits 6 people and one that doesn’t look like a
table perched precariously in the middle of the café. There are a further 3
seats along a ledge on the wall and 2 at the bar. This means that if it is busy
there is no room and
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| Less space-age coffee. |
you feel kind of awkward, squeezed in and you think that
you should get out quick to make way for other caffeine deprived hipsters. But
on the other hand, the baristas put so much love and effort into preparing
the coffee that you feel you should take your time to enjoy the hint of
blackberry and woodchip, but the surroundings are so Spartan, the café is so
often deserted, that you don’t feel you can kick back and relax and get the
most out of their efforts; it is not a lounge around type of place.
Talking of the baristas, the staff here are friendly and
informative. They are enthusiastic about their trade and want to share their
knowledge rather than mock those who don’t have it. This means it is the
perfect place to try an Indonesian or Burundi coffee or maybe experiment with
the vacuum pot, as long as you don’t mind being the only one sitting there
drinking it.
If you enjoyed this review, and you would like a story to go with your coffee, please check out my short story blog here and my story inspired by hipster coffee here.
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