Small-lot roastery & bakehouse
Coffee worthsitting down for
We roast three lots at a time, bake twice a day, and keep a green-walled back room for people who need a table and an hour. Everything we serve is listed below — roast, origin and what it tastes like, before you order.
- On batch brew
- Bombe ShollaWashed Ethiopia, light roast. Poured from 7:30 while the lot lasts.
- Kitchen today
- Open till 3pmHot plates stop at three; bread, tarts and toast carry on to close.
- Garden room
- Walk-ins till noonSix tables under the glass roof; booked groups from 12:30.
What's on the bar
The coffee index
Three filter lots and one espresso blend, roasted in the shed behind the garden wall. Roast dates are chalked on the retail shelf; anything past three weeks comes off the bar and goes home with us.
Bombe ShollaNew harvest
Sidama, Ethiopia. Washed, 36-hour ferment.
Light
Bergamot, white peach, a long dry finish. Best black.
Batch brewV60Retail bag
Quebrada Honey
Tarrazú, Costa Rica. Yellow honey, raised beds.
Light–medium
Poached pear, brown sugar, soft acidity. Takes milk well.
V60Cold brewRetail bag
Nine Mile Decaf
Huila, Colombia. Sugarcane EA decaffeination.
Medium
Cocoa nib, dried fig, rounded and low-acid.
EspressoFilter to orderRetail bag
Garden WallHouse blend
Brazil pulped natural with a washed Guatemalan top note.
Medium–dark
Toasted hazelnut, malt, dark caramel. Built for flat whites.
EspressoAll milk drinksRetail bag
Not sure where to start? Tell whoever is on the bar whether you drink it black or with milk and how strong you like it — they will pour a small taster of the filter before you commit to a cup. Filter refills are half price on the same day, mug or cup.
From the back kitchen
What comes out, and when
One baker, two bakes a day, and a short menu that changes with what the growers bring on Tuesdays. If you are coming for something specific, this is the timetable to plan around.
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7:30
Counter opens, first bake lands
Sourdough, seeded rye and the morning pastries — cardamom knots, an almond croissant and whatever fruit is in the danish. Batch brew is already poured.
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9:00
Hot plates begin
Four things only: baked eggs with greens, mushrooms on grilled rye, a soft-boiled egg plate, and the bacon roll. Ordered at the counter, brought to the table.
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13:30
Second bake and the savoury tart
A whole-tray tart sliced to order, plus a fresh run of loaves. This is the quiet hour if you want a table and the last warm bread of the day.
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15:00
Kitchen stops, bakery continues
No more hot plates. Toast, tarts, cakes and full coffee service keep going until the counter closes.
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Tuesdays
Growers' delivery, menu rewritten
The board changes in the afternoon. Anything left from Monday goes out at half price from two o'clock.
Sitting with us
Two rooms, two moods
The front room is for short stays, conversation and the queue. Through the arch, the garden room is darker, greener and deliberately slow. Here is how each one actually works.
Front room
Eleven seats, marble bar along the window, and the noise of the grinder. Best for a quick cup, a bag of beans, or eating something with your hands.
Garden room
Six tables under the glass roof, plants on every shelf, and a door onto the yard when the weather allows. Power at four of the six tables.
Working here
Laptops are welcome before noon and after two. Between those hours we ask for the big tables back — calls and video meetings are for the yard, not the room.
Quiet hours
Music comes down and the grinder moves to the back bench from two until four, every weekday. It is the best window for reading or a long conversation.
Planning a visit
The week at a glance
Counter hours are fixed; the kitchen and the bake run to their own clock. We are through the green gate at the lane end of the courtyard, behind the plant shop.
- Monday7:30 – 16:00 · kitchen to 15:00
- Tuesday7:30 – 16:00 · menu changes from 14:00
- Wednesday7:30 – 16:00 · kitchen to 15:00
- Thursday7:30 – 17:00 · kitchen to 15:00
- Friday7:30 – 17:00 · kitchen to 15:00
- Saturday8:30 – 16:00 · all-day brunch plates
- SundayClosed — we roast and rest
Worth knowing before you come
- Busiest stretch
- Weekdays from 8:15 to 9:30, and Saturday from 10:00. Expect a short wait for a table, never for the coffee.
- Last orders
- Hot plates 15:00, filter to order 20 minutes before close, retail beans any time the counter is open.
- Garden room
- Held open to walk-ins until midday, then available for booked groups from 12:30.
- Bank holidays
- We keep Saturday hours and the kitchen runs a shortened plate menu.
Groups & large orders
Take the garden room
From half past twelve the back room can be held for a group of up to twenty-two, with the glass roof, the yard door and a menu we write with you. Send the shape of the day and we will reply with what is possible and what it costs.
- Whole-room afternoons, weekday or Saturday, from 12:30 to close
- Long-table lunches built around the day's bake and one hot plate
- Cake, tart and loaf orders for collection, with four days' notice
- Filter tastings across the current three lots, standing or seated
Asked at the counter
Good to know
The six questions we answer most often, in the order they usually come up.
Are dogs allowed inside?
Yes, in the front room and the yard, on a lead and off the seating. The garden room stays dog-free because of the plants and the low tables. There is a water bowl by the gate.
How much notice for a cake order?
Four days for anything whole — a tart, a loaf cake or a tray bake. Two days if you are happy to take whatever the baker has planned for that morning. We do not ice or letter cakes.
Is the decaf actually good?
It is the same standard as the rest of the bar. Nine Mile is sugarcane-process rather than chemically stripped, and it runs as a second espresso option all day, so you are never waiting on a swap.
Which milks do you keep, and do they cost extra?
Whole, semi-skimmed, oat and a barista soy. No charge for any of them. We do not stock almond — it splits against the light roasts we pull.
Can I keep a table during the morning rush?
Between 8:15 and 9:30 on weekdays we ask that tables are for people eating or drinking in, one sitting at a time. Come before eight or after ten if you want to settle in with a laptop and a book.
Is there room for a pram or a wheelchair?
The courtyard entrance is step-free and the front room has one wide aisle to the counter. The garden room is level throughout, with two tables that take a chair comfortably; park prams along the yard wall so the arch stays clear.