wellington coffee, downstairs on the corner of hanover and george streets makes fantastic coffee. they've been using a smaller independent coffee roaster square mile for some years now - a london outfit - and change their beans with the seasons.
all the friendly folk behind the machine produce consistently excellent coffee. i relish the flat white (short, double shot latte) and trusty partner the capuccino. the coffee smells amazing, the flavours combine strength with delicacy, it's temperature-perfect, has luxuriously smooth milk and is all served up in a regular cup-size.
along with great coffee, it's a cute little place and the staff are friendly.
all the baristas really know their art and clearly love their coffee. they're certainly doing the right thing by square mile and square mile by them.
- coffee: squaremile plus sometime guests
- coolness: view to fife from outdoor tables (in good weather!)
- coolness: view to fife from outdoor tables (in good weather!)
They've stopped serving hot food now....but coffee still good!
ReplyDeleteHave to agree. Of all the coffee bars around Wellingtons (and there a good few) this is by far the best.
ReplyDeleteYes, we have stopped doing hot food, and this was mostly to do with putting the focus back on the coffee (in terms of quality, consistency and speed of service)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your help. We are travelling around the UK and good coffee can be hard to find. We tried Wellington on our first morning in Edinburgh and agree that it is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI like how you manage to slip Wellington into lots of your reviews, regardless of the coffee shop you are reviewing. "eat here but give the coffee a miss and pop round to Wellington, coffee is good but its certainly no Wellington etc etc. Boring! Very overrated coffee in a shoebox of a shop with no character and staff that look like they would rather be somewhere else. Its more welcoming accross the street in starbucks!
ReplyDeletewhile it may be the best coffee shop in town, ( having only been in once), i left feeilng.. angry. i asked for a tall black with Sugar, ( i know sugar kills the taste....yada yada..), but to me a good coffee is how I want it.
ReplyDeleteThe guy on the till gave me a contemptuous sneer and proclaimed.... ( you obviously havent been in here before), then went on to regale me with the old....sugar kills the subtle flavours etc), i nearly ranted at him to give me the coffee i asked for. then an interminable wait for it. after that, the coffee was bitter, and scalded.
I wasnt impressed, i may go back to try it again,but it wont be soon but they should drop their attitude and give the customer what they ask for.
2 out of 5.
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