31st August 2008
Lovely people, lovely coffee!
I don't go in coffee shops very often because they are over-priced, dirty, smell revolting and employ some of the rudest staff. Coffee Republic is the complete opposite. I'd gone in to do an "emergency change" with my little boy - the toilets were very clean with soap and a drier that worked!
They were just closing up but they made us feel like they wanted customers.
My little one asked for a coffee so I got a caramel cappuccino for me which was nice. It wasn't too sweet. It was just right so that I could add sugar to make it to my liking. My little one had a tiny coffee which the ladies made up specially.
The coffee, while it wasn't cheap, was quite reasonably priced. I paid £2.45 for a caramel cappuccino which is about half what I would pay in Starbucks or somewhere like that and it wouldn't have been half as good. I don't think they charged me for the coffee for my little one.
They were so nice, friendly and patient. The coffee was good, the service was great and, if I do go into a coffee shop again, I will be choosing Coffee Republic.