The Observatory Coffee Shop — Restaurant in London

It is said there is a bench made from 450million year old stone outside of it; unfortunately, I didn’t find it because there are three of them and each bench was full of travellers when I went there. Yes, that’s Euston station, the country’s busiest inter-city passenger terminal. I came over to take Virgin Train frequently. And I found a newly opened photography gallery + speciality coffee shop nearby.

Coffee Shops Each Tube Station For Digital Nomads 19th Stop: Northern Line-Euston The Observatory

Category: Artisan Coffee Shop+Art Gallery

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Seating: There are two floors. On the ground floor, there are two rooms, which can accommodate around 35 seats with small round tables and chairs. And in the basement, there are communal tables and chairs, settees, sofas, with two separated space, 20 seats can be accommodated. On both ground floor and basement, you could find an individual space for artworks. Actually, quite spacious. PS: the basement can be hired for events.

Power Sockets: Yes, plenty of. Bathroom: Two, one for Unisex on each floor.

Ambience: I like the interior design with minimalism. The additional white space brings the peace immediately for the coffee shop and people really could enjoy the arts exhibition inside. Due to the location away from the main street, it is a good place to hide out from the hustling and bustling atmosphere in the central London. Many students from the universities nearby come over.

Staff Friendliness: Very friendly, patient and smiley.

Cost: Coffee £2.4-£3.2 Tea £2.5-£2.75 Juice £2.5 Food £2.75-£7.95

Something Special About The Cafe: (1) It mixes the art gallery with coffee shop very well. Compared with other coffee shops displaying the artworks on the wall, you could have a real feeling of small art fair with the individual standing space beside the photographs. (2) It is said a photography school will open here soon. (3) The free water station is available.

Problems: They don’t...

Went here on a Sunday. The place was relatively busy but not crazy rush hour vibes. The guys working there seemed very relaxed as in a bit like they just happened to come to work that day, not very much interested in what you asked them. I ordered a latte and a sparkling water - they forgot the water. Had to go to the bar and ask for it, was not offered an apology… had to go back at my table and wait again for the water a few more minutes. Not a massive problem to wait a bit but I don’t understand why was I not given the bottle then on the spot? The staff seemed unprepared or overwhelmed.. I overheard someone that had food - asking for salt and they were pointed to a part of the shop that had 1 x🧂. Until her boss (I suppose) told her to bring the salt to that table where it was requested. Not great table service I’d say. Later on someone else went looking for this same salt .. having to go grab it from the table that had originally requested it. Just a personal opinion: this is a poor look. Just add more salt for that many tables .. let’s consider the people sitting outdoor might want some too… I asked about an old post (turmeric latte, fair that it was very old, years old) but she looked at me like I was insane to ask.. coffee was decent but not amazing. Overall- this had the potential of a very cute spot but the vibes were so off - I won’t be going back for...

Honest Review. Had a cappuccino and a croissant to eat in. Both were pretty good, with the croissant being fresh, however it didn’t make me think it was the best i could’ve had. Issue I had was that it took about 30min to receive my coffee and croissant, which with the numerous amount of staff (4 I counted) I thought I’d receive my order in about 10 minutes so I was surprised when it took three times as long. Other issue I had was that they thought in only ordered 1 croissant, when in fact I payed for 2 croissants but they forgot that when they brought my order. I had to get up and tell them that I was missing one which they had given me on the spot however from a different persons order as I saw that they were preparing that one for a different customer. Overall place looked clean, nothing out of the ordinary, with the framed pictures I guess being the highlight to get interested in coming, however the place had a cold and depressing vibe with the grey coloured walls and the pictures being all simple in my opinion, not to mention the fact that the framed photos were incredibly overpriced with prices if I remember going from £550 up to £1,400 just for a printed photo in a frame. I would honestly recommend other places around since I noticed about 3 other coffee shops very close by which radiated a far more cozy...