Small Batch Coffee Roasters - Roastery & Cafe — Restaurant in England

Warehouse effect coffee for those who want to know where there coffee comes from.

I have driven and cycled past this factory unit for what seems years and years looking at it and not seeing it. Today I had some time to kill down in this little area and noticed they had a little carpark out the front for those who wish to frequent their Café or purchase from the store.

There is a side entrance to the cafe that is very industrial, it being a large metal sliding door with plastic shutters hanging down just inside. As you walk in you very quickly realise it’s a cafe for the warehouse behind and I started to think, ‘yes, I can try all their blends of coffee before I commit to buying a large bag of the stuff to take home to my Cafetière’. Unfortunately when I asked about how many different blends they have for consumption in then cafe, the answer I received was the usual one I get from every normal coffee café, “we have regular espresso blend, decaf and filtered.” I was not amused. The lovely lady went on to inform me that they sold different blends off the shelf if I wanted to take it home.

After this setback which cost them half of the dropped star I gave them I also started to notice that with a constant open door there was a nippy breeze consuming my ankles, and I had no wish to remove my coat. It was January after all and thus not the warmest of wet English winter days.

The coffee was brought to my table and was delightfully presented with a heart of foam on top. The coffee tasted like coffee should but did not stand out to me any more then any high street coffee shop would or Café. It’s not to bitter for my sugar avoiding ways to put up with but there was no special something to make me think it was amazing.

For my dairy intolerant companion who sadly couldn’t join me for this coffee expedition I enquired about non dairy and vegan foods/treat alternatives they had on offer. They have a lovely selection of light bites and treats here but unfortunately they only had one light bite and one treat in the vegan range to munch on. I may just bring her here for the coffee tasting instead then.

In the shop area, a shelving unit just down from the Café serving area housed their items for sale. There was a nice host of coffee making and serving options on display along with 3 different blends of coffee; Throwback Espresso, Blue Note Espresso and Goldstone Espresso. Pictures with their descriptions attached.

The decor apart from being a warehouse was pleasant and interestingly decorated with a nice geometric style of wall art above the coffee machines.

For a coffee production place with shop and Café I expected so much more but the longer I sat here the appeal started to take ahold. If only I could try more than the one blend in the Café. I understand there are probably a lot of very good reasons why this is not possible but for me it would make it so much nicer and I most likely would have come away with at least one bag of coffee as well instead of just the warmth and caffeine buzz of the one...

Wellington Road branch: Had the worst service experience I've ever had in any shop. The bloke ignored me as I was trying to order whilst chatting to his mate behind the counter. Once he finally felt it was worth his time to serve me, he was nonchalant, dismissive, and was continuing to talk to his mate without even looking at his paying customer. The same lad put the coffee on the counter when it was ready, he didn’t announce it, he just put it down while still talking and not looking. I had to ask him twice, getting louder each time before his colleague (who I could tell was embarrassed by what was happening) said yes it was mine, all the while the server (the term is used loosely) chatted to his mate and ignored the whole situation. I can only think he was some sort of work experience kid brought in who had no idea what to do or how to interact with customers, some people are better off as...

I normally used to go to this café but no more because my little one has ADHD and wow how I was spoken to. As you're all aware, having a child with ADHD isn't easy, and they spoke disgustingly it's a girl who's there on a Wednesday. My son is a bit hyper, and because I was talking to my son, raising my voice as a parent, please avoid if you have children, and she is there Wednesday normally. Left without ordering.dont even take cash and that lady has given other people grief with children with them my mate used to come from worthing to get a coffee before dropping off her daughter she nearly cried because of this woman who is so rude and nasty how she speaks to people with kids specially when they have editional needs. Greg's even better and a coffee shop on boundary rd much cheaper to and family friendly.plus I am...