captaintrash
I'm a South African living in London. I like my cappuccino like they like it in Italy: short, served standing at the bar, and mainly in the morning.
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7.0 captaintrash wrote a review for Harris+Hoole 6 months ago
This is the first new-school cafe in Twickenham, by which I mean a cafe where coffee is taken seriously (they have daily extraction times on the blackboard and... Read more
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8.0
captaintrash wrote a review for Urban Coffee Company 1 year ago
Excellent cafe with great coffee and plenty of space to hang around. Great espresso and a good focus on the coffee. Interesting vibe, very slightly... Read more
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8.0
captaintrash wrote a review for Six Eight Kafé 1 year ago
One of the best cafes in Birmingham, in my limited experience. Staff friendly and informative. Strong focus on the coffee. When I visited they seemed to have... Read more
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6.8
captaintrash wrote a review for Moorish by caffe ideas 1 year ago
Looks at first like a standard (ie. useless) british railway cafe, but it's not: they can pour a decent espresso and their beans are fresh and high quality.... Read more
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6.5
captaintrash wrote a review for Espressamente (Westfield) 1 year ago
First thing to say is that this is not a full-blown cafe, it's a bar in the center of a walkway in a shopping centre. Second, it's an Illy cafe so not an... Read more
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6.0
captaintrash wrote a review for Grounded 1 year ago
Made another trip to Grounded, mainly to buy beans on a holiday sunday when many of my usual haunts are (frustratingly) closed. Turns out they only sell beans... Read more
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8.8
captaintrash wrote a review for Taylor St 1 year ago
The staff are kiwis, as the sign outside now says -- albeit aussie trained
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8.8
captaintrash wrote a review for Sensory Lab Trading Under Workshop (London) 1 year ago
Excellent coffee, friendly staff, tasty food. Espresso has a delicate taste with a slight acidity. Light coloured crema. Nice clean buzz. Good - if small -... Read more
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8.3
captaintrash wrote a review for Taylor St Baristas (Brighton) 1 year ago
Had a great cappuccino here. Really nice space, a little crusty but that's par for the course in Brighton and at least it's got character. The staff are super... Read more
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4.3
captaintrash wrote a review for Lulu'z 1 year ago
As a local I was excited to read about this place and wanted to like it, but came away a bit disappointed. Was I expecting too much? It was all too familiar.... Read more
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7.3
captaintrash wrote a review for Gail's Bakery 1 year ago
SJ1990 is right about the prices.
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7.3
captaintrash wrote a review for Gail's Bakery 1 year ago
Pretty good place. One of a small independent chain with around 5 branches, all in London. Better bakery than cafe, but better cafe than most others on the... Read more
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8.8
captaintrash wrote a review for Caravan 1 year ago
Excellent stuff. The coffee (cappuccino, flat white) was a good size (small) and really tasty. As for the food, well it may have helped that it was the first... Read more
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7.5
captaintrash wrote a review for Grounded 1 year ago
Made a second visit to Grounded, to get a better feel for whether it's any good. Its minimal design hints that there are higher aspirations at work than just... Read more
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8.5
captaintrash wrote a review for Taylor St 1 year ago
Finally got to visit the new location after failing to realize it had moved, failing to find it, and then trying to visit on a sunday, when, it turns out,... Read more
