Coffee#1 Penarth

1. Regular coffee spot for me. Great tasting and well prepared coffee with choice of beans. Impressive range of indulgent sweet and savoury snacks. Comfortable atmosphere, even though it gets busy. Service remains speedy even when there’s a queue.

2. They have a wide variety of coffees, and it’s spacious than it looks from the outside.

3. I absolutely love this coffee shop! The staff are always so nice and attentive and the food and coffee never disappoints! Will forever be coming here 🙂

4. Currently our coffee shop of choice in Penarth. Rate it highly for the quality of the coffee, ambience and friendliness.

5. I have always loved Coffee #1, and believe it is the best chain around this area. I order a large caramel latté with extra caramel and an extra shot, and after 2 of those (I’m beginning number 2 as I write), I can’t think straight anymore, my handwriting goes completely wonky, and I forget the way home. That’s the sign of a potent brew. The taste is good, but I’ve had 99 doses of radiotherapy (yes, ninety-nine) on my throat area, so my taste buds are redolent of a bad night out in Mogadishu. The latté art is spot on, so I don’t hold it against the (traditionally harassed) barista that he could only with great effort hold back a wince of distaste at my Philestinism when I said yes to his offer of a swirl of squirty caramel sauce on top of the accomplished rosette. I ran a coffee shop for a while, and I used to snarl at everyone even though my latté art was poop and I only knew how to make one type of drink, regardless of what was ordered. The atmosphere is lovely, and I’m here at 1pm on a Tuesday. It’s gently buzzing and only disturbed by one SCREAMING baby, (too many ristretto, methinks). We look out onto the fairly dull Penarth main street; more stimulating to point your chair inwards – this cafe is surprisingly deep, with enough tables for me not to feel *too* guilty/awkward at taking up a potential 3 seater on my lonesome. (To be honest, with a stoma in your neck and an electric voice, you get away with pretty much anything anywhere anyway – never underestimate the power of sympathy/revulsion). The atmosphere is in fact so pleasant that although I only came in for a takeaway cup, I’ve ended up staying for 2 and a takeaway pecan/salted caramel brownie for my dear wife. Come to this cafe. I don’t think you’ll regret it

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