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Great owner, lovely space, and a clean version of the weak coffee served in Porto. Move a few hundred metres down and look for c'alma specialty coffee room, for the full espresso hit of a real cup of coffee.

LM Linea, an older model, Arduino auto grinder. In London, this place would be standard. In Geneva, exceptional. Bring cash, there is a 6chf minimum for cards. Service is fairly slow. This is at the level of Taylor Street Batistas, if you are familiar with the London chain.

I used to rely on Monmouth for an upfront blast of 1990s style specialty roasting and blending. Fat fluffy mouthfeel and a blast of citrus. Today's double espresso was just unpleasant. Very hard to put a finger on why. Not burned, not bitter, just not very coffee-ish.

They roast their own. House blend was ethiopian and two Latin American. I've had something of that formulation at an excellent cafe in Amsterdam. Sadly this was not strong florals and a lot of body, but just a mudgy mess of bad roasting. If you've been following the London coffee scene for any length of time, avoid.

Slow service. Alchemy roasters through a latest generation three group La Marzocco Linea with standard portafilters. My double espresso, light bodied, possibly too much water, slightly burned rubber with mild citrusiness at the finish. Not unpleasant, not the best. £2. Barista needs more coffee training.

Love these guys. They've created a hipster cafe, roasting operation included, and added an exhibition space, put on music in the evenings. I'm a London coffee snob, but this place is on a par with anything Nude espresso in Hanbury St provides. Two group LM Linea, three grinders, two of them Anfim. light roast, dark roast, decaf. set up by a coffee pro, and it shows. Full of people on laptops, babies, and dogs.

No can do staff. Rushed up from the station between trains, asked for an espresso quickly, was told that there were five tickets in the queue in front of me. At that point, I left. Preparation time for an espresso is 1.5 minutes from grind to cup. Everyone else was having a leisurely sit down cuppa. They have a three group synesso. When I last visited, the coffee was top London independent good. Service has a ways to go.

Not very good really, compared to the best independents in London. They do roast their own, the result is rather dark and a bit bitter as an espresso. I've had better from a nespresso machine.

It's in the Westfield shopping centre, on the mezzanine level, under a walkway. Running two two group LM Linea machines, with Mazzers. The ground coffee hoppers on the Mazzers were filthy with stale grounds and the espresso I had was as bitter as Starbucks. Really disappointed. Everything is served in paper cups. This place is not a patch on the Covent Garden outpost.

A deeply average double espresso to be had here. Through a two group LM Linea, main Anfim grinder has a Climpson blend, not sure about the little Mazzer. Appearance is very dark, low on crema, slight chicory-like back taste (lingering low level stale bitterness probably comes from using unfiltered Cambridge tap water, which is awful stuff). If visiting Cambridge, also try Hot Numbers on Gwydir St off the mill road. It's better.

A deeply average double espresso to be had here. Through a two group LM Linea, main Anfim grinder has a Climpson blend, not sure about the little Mazzer. Appearance is very dark, low on crema, slight chicory-like back taste (lingering low level stale bitterness probably comes from using unfiltered Cambridge tap water, which is awful stuff). If visiting Cambridge, also try Hot Numbers on Gwydir St off the mill road. It's better.

Just not that nice. Slow, casual service, and bitter coffee. Walk back to Gwydir St., and make your coffee order at Hot Numbers. Talented rosters, good baristas. Quality comparable to HasBean from any good London independent.

my go to espresso purveyor whenever they stock nude or square mile. just bang on coffee.

they use robusta in their mix, and they roast dark. typically new Zealand style, beaten hands down by square mile and has bean.

These guys are great. Currently running a three group lever coffee machine to keep up with the queue. Nice espresso, different blends/ single origins.

Second the above. For the area, this is the best apart from Dark Fluid which is Saturdays only and in Brockley. Dark Fluid supplies their beans. It's not Prufrock standard, but very drinkable.

Godawful bitter coffee. Don't bother. Really.

They used to serve London's cheapest good espresso (£1.60 for a double). Over Christmas 2012 they had a refit, swapped the PIDed La Marzocco Linea for a new electric paddle Strada, and jacked their prices up to £2. Still good, still Square Mile Red Brick, but not a screaming deal any more. On the other hand they remain the only decent cafe in the Brockley area, so still a go-to place for academics and business owners who work from home in the area.

This is a small and passionately fantastic East London quality cafe in Bath, which is not know for its good coffee. They had one of the very first Synesso machines in the UK, and by god they knew how to make a thick and delicious espresso. I put these guys in the same league as Prufrock and The Pavillion in Victoria Park. Really strongly recommend a visit.

I come for my morning espresso. It really is the only good place in the wharf for actual coffee (rather than milk). Interesting guest beans weekly. The Union blend they use as standard is not my favourite (Square Mile being my roaster of choice). Staffed by a mix of Antipodeans and Scandiwegians. They had a hell of a time getting the shop open since landlord/ ownership changed half way through fit-out. Busy. Fast, given the quality and volume of customers. Slows down at 11am. Nip in then. Chat to the staff about coffee and travel.

Ye gods this place makes a bad bitter watery espresso. Probably good 10 years ago since when it has not kept pace with improvements in quality. Hugely disappointing given the scores here, which are completely wrong. The place is a 3 at best. Try Coffee #1 in Clifton Village. It's not the best, compared to London, but better than this place. Just terrible.

This was a fabulous place, and the only decent cafe in Cheltenham. The owner was ex Colonna and Smalls in Bath and only ever had a short lease on a shop that is now for sale. I think he's off to Poland with his girlfriend now.

Awesome tasty espresso, in line with the stuff I drink at Prufrock in London, and similar places. Lovely English-speaking waitresses, and a surly barista in charge of the coffee.

Nasty bitter espresso. Go to Café Labath instead. Bigger, nicer atmosphere, a much more 'local' part of town (Oude Houtlei 1).