I bought a drink to just sit down with for a few minutes before my next lecture and as soon I sat down with what I bought, one of the staff approached me and told me I couldn't be there and had to leave immediately and accused me of bringing in a packed lunch and sitting there to work?! (I sat down, put my bag down and opened my drink, I didn't even open my bag up or anything - perhaps she assumed just because I have a big backpack? but this is because I have to commute to university). Truly bizarre experience and also deeply embarrassing to be singled out, confronted and accused in front of other customers 🥲 I'll stick to the bottom floor cafe for drinks in the future as they have been a...
Read moreRLB Café was originally named, Southside Café by the architects, because of the huge terrace out on the southside of the building to catch the Devon sunshine off the English Channel. The sun terrace is fitted with photovoltaic cells to power the lights in the café area. The view down to Millbay, where this video-pan ends, is spectacular, and helps you plan your walking route to go to see the new EU Millbay Boulevard with its hotels. My writer's residency was in Millbay from which came the story 'Millbay & Mill Bay' for the UNESCO Cities...
Read moreGood cafe, supporting and showing art of Roland Levinsky, however it is a pity that this establishment has not funded and restored, the painting on the building situated at the Barbican, as not only would this be a tourist attraction, it would also commemorate his work, and show it to the public for free, after all this must have been the reason he completed this peice, isn't...
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