The people in my office all know that I am a bit of a coffee snob. I don't really like any of the big chains and I certainly don't like the service and care most of them take over their coffee creations.The best coffee in London is undoubtedly the Monmouth Coffee Company in Monmouth Street (www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk). Although it is on my way to work, it is often too busy for me to stop there everyday and it is not within a 5 minute walk of the office.
I always think that you can tell how decent a coffee shop is by its double macchiato. Until recently I used to go to my local branch of EAT which rather surprisingly did pretty good coffee. As a result I used to go there 2 or 3 times a day. Sadly, that all changed recently when they installed the dreaded automated coffee machine. The staff all knew I was going to be unhappy as they had commented on it!
When it arrived I tried it once (I had tried the cofee in other branches of EAT where they had the machines) and the coffee - using the same beans alledgedly - tasted bitter and slightly burnt. As a result I have been elsewhere for my coffee and buy my lunch form EAT far less often too. Unusually I did complain to EAT and got a nice personal response about how they would recalibrate the machine. Sadly to no avail as they have lost me as a coffee customer.
So, given the number of comments in the office I thought I would blog about my hunt for the best local cup of coffee - I have lots of choice as I am based just to the south of Covent Garden in central London.
So I will now try every coffee shop within a 5 minute walk and work out which is the best taste / value combination. I hope you enjoy the adventure!
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