Costa Coffee — Restaurant in Lichfield

For some people shopping is a wonderous adventure. They are happy to meander the aisles of Tesco in search of tasty food and drink. For those mere mortals, to whom the cacophony of retail is an anathema the fact that there is a branch of Costa in this store is like the oasis to the parched man.

The seating area has just been refurbished and is not badly done for a cafe that is intrinsically a mezzanine platform at the back of the super-market. The glass balcony does afford quality views of the zombie masses below.

I go first thing in the morning and consume strong coffee. There are a gaggle of us who grunt and nod at around 7-30 or so. Unbridled joy is kept to a minimum although I understand that by 9 or so there is a steady stream of mums and toddlers.

Staff are fab and always have a good sense of rapport. It is a shame that you can't just buy and drink at the counter.

Coffee is basically Costa-fare but they do it well here and for an instore branch (not a franchise) it has the feels of a proper coffee shop rather than the impersonality of a drive-thru.

Would recommend highly. Great staff, decent prices...

The coffee shop is a great place to get coffee and teas but my gripe with the Costa in-store would be when they decide to close early people go thinking it's open till 8 apart from Sunday but we have been in the week when they have closed at half seven half an hour early which if your coming from burntwood you have a wasted journey so bear in mind if your coming with an hour till closing there are times when you won't get a coffee at all here as...

Costa has been going downhill since it reopened post-pandemic. Cakes have mostly disappeared - just muffins and tray bakes left, and they're smaller than they used to be. On my last visit to the one in Tesco, tea and Americano coffee were unavailable because the boiler had broken. This just isn't acceptable. I feel sorry for the staff, who are unfailingly polite and capable, but if you can't get coffee in a coffee shop,...