Grind Coffee Bar

I'm not local to Putney, so I don't get here very often. The coffee I have had at Grind has been good, definitely consistent.

Service can be a little slow, but then there's always been other people there, so I guess it's just down to first come first served.

I know they use their own 'special' coffee blend, though I've yet to get it out of anyone what that is!! A well kept secret I guess.

They've also opened up in Stratford, which is slightly closer to home for me, so I'll pop in there to see what that's like next.

I often drive half an hour just to visit this cafe. The coffee is excellent. The food is generally good too. I know this place isn't for everyone, because my wife doesn't care for it. She'd rather go somewhere with comfy chairs. In that respect Grind feels more like a canteen, but it also feels fresh and young and totally focused on coffee.

The crowd is notably uniform: educated twenty and thirty-something types, many of them from australia or south africa (like Putney locals in general, you could argue).

The staff are Australian too (at a guess) and, while friendly, have a kind of take-it-o...

Best coffee I've had in London, great service and food is adequate. Might be a bit off the beaten path for some, and only a mid-size operation. Apart from that though the flat white is equivalent of any other establishment in London, if not the best! Highly recommend!

To update my earlier review - this place just gets better and better! The revamp is excellent - more space, more seating, and a more practical layout for the service area ... and an EVEN BETTER coffee machine! Same excellent, knowledgeable baristas, fantastic coffee and now they definitely don't shut up shop before closing (if anything the other way round - as long as you get your toe through the door and the machine's still on, they'll happily whip you up a take out).
The only problem is that so many other people seem to love it too, so you might have to wait a bit, but it's definitely worth...