Mel Coffee Roasters

The coffee tastes bad, the female barista was rude. Don't ever bother to come. I mean this is the 2nd best coffee in town, aim to serve the neighborhood. Instead, the female barista destroyed the whole vibe and good environment, and good courtesy. The story was there was only a short queue ahead, not many people waiting outside. I asked for a recommendation, instead this female barista asked coldly to the face 'What do you mean?' While the way she handed the menu to me was like I was holding a thousand gems on my hand. Her hand was too good to even give me the menu. When she took down the order also, she acted not professional. She gave the recommendation, but customer had the right to choose what they wanted. I changed to cafe latte and instead she said: 'You asked for recommendation, but you didn't take the recommendation' In the beginning when she served, I already sensed there was something off with this female rude barista. She was clearly not enjoying her work, and not wanting to serve, like waiting for me to leave. I was not begging you for a coffee, this was really mean to even a normal human. She wanted me to stand at a very specific corner before she was really in the mood to serve. It destroyed my fine evening to enjoy the coffee.

A great little coffee spot to get a drink to go. There’s no place for dine-in, but there are a couple of benches outside. There are numerous bean options to choose from, and you can get a bunch of stuff online. I just went for a drip coffee, and it was excellent. They know what they’re doing. Service was fast and friendly. Seems like they will be opening another shop soon.

A very pleasant small roastery café. The coffee was excellent and carefully prepared. The atmosphere is cozy, though there’s no indoor seating, which gives it more of a take-away style vibe. The staff was very kind and welcoming. We asked for a recommendation and were suggested the Panama Finca Deborah Nirvana (Geisha), along with an explanation card and a short presentation about the coffee. It was really informative and added to the experience. The price of ¥8,000 for a filter did surprise me – the most expensive coffee I’ve ever had – but the barista was upfront about it and confirmed if it was okay before serving. That transparency felt very fair. Overall, a memorable and special coffee experience.

There was a line when we got there. We waited for 25 mins to get to the ordering counter. It took another 10 minutes for our latte and beans to arrive. It was a little time consuming but the latte and the beans were worth it. The place is a coffee stand and roastery. They were roasting the beans they were selling and if the beans you got was just roasted, they will give bean sitting instructions. The latte was smooth and flavorful. The milk never overpowered the coffee flavors. Out standing bean selection too. Highly recommend you visit at least once and maybe order their beans online.

I have ordered the Panama Don Benjie Geisha Natural Lot 7. This coffee has a unique aromatic complexity and fruit-forward cup profile. A very subtle aroma of jasmine, bergamot, and tropical fruit notes. Carried tropical and stone fruits like mango, pineapple, and peach, accompanied by a hint of wild berries. The coffee was very silky and tea-like, with a delicate texture that enhances the drinking experience. But does it worth 4450yen, you will need to try and find out by yourself.

It came second in the world top 50 roasters in 2023 according to info online. Drank Ethiopia washed and thought it was the best one among all the coffees of the same origin and prepared method drank during my trip in Osaka. Only take-away coffee was available, no seatings or dine in.

I guess I have the same high expectation with every other tourist who come to this coffee shop. The coffee was great but I would have second thought next time to the price tag of the drink relative to the overall experience you received. I easily spent over ¥10,000 on few drinks. Over half of the menu items are 2,500 above and that’s what’s the staff would highly recommended you to pick. One of my order costed ¥4,500. Tasted good? Yes. Exceptional? No. Does it worth it? You be a judge of that, considering a wait in line self order/pick up service and long waiting time and lack of full experience like grind smelling or detail tasting note introduction. For a grab and go coffee, with such pricing, I wonder how one local customer can afford such as a daily drink. Also, ice coffee and hot coffee are contained using the same size paper cup? I was totally at awe.

Mel Coffee Roasters is good to visit for coffee lovers seeking expertly roasted, specialty brews in a minimalistic, roastery style setting. If you're drawn to great coffee over café comfort, it's worth the visit even with a short queue. Negatives about it is to small and other than the outside bench no were to sit , friendly staff over all. Tried the Giecha wasn't the best , but the blend beans was good.

IT'S TRUE! This drip coffee here is hands down the best drip coffee I've ever had. I usually need to add milk/sugar to my coffee - so wasn't sure to expect here but figured if they're known for drip coffee I had to try. It was soooo smooth! Not bitter at all! Could drink this every day. Highly recommend visiting if you're in Osaka!

"Mel" stands for "Melbourne" Australia. I've been to various coffee fanatic cities around the world, but I must say that the #1 Coffee City is Tokyo, followed by Melbourne as #2. The founder of Mel Coffee Roasters spent some time in Melbourne working at a coffee specialty cafe (he explained that it was what now is Rumble Coffee Roasters). He wanted to bring some of Melbourne's Coffee culture essence to Osaka, thus called his new shop "Mel". You can enjoy both espresso and dripped coffee here. They also sell coffee beans in a stylish bag. On the day I went, they had 5 types of single origin beans to choose from for 400 Yen a cup. They also had an original been for 350 Yen. I went wth their Nicaragua Limonchillo and it was delicious. A well balanced coffee between bitterness and sourness. NO SEATS: They have one bench seat outside their shop and that is pretty much it. Absolutely no seats inside the shop. consider Mel to be a takeout only shop. FOOD: No sweets sold here. Look across the street. Yo will find a bakery called Sous Le Ciel. Buys some of their chilled chocolate danish like sweets called "Zakkuro" (250 Yen). Enjoy Mel's Coffee with Zakkuro in your hand. This area of Osaka is turning into a coffee heaven. You have Lilo Coffee, Mondial Coffee, and now Mel Coffee Roasters all within a walking distance from each other. The founder of Mel, Masahiko Fumimoto, likely speaks some English, so chat with him about Melbourne; mate.