Lucy B.
Yelp
Papercup is a recent discovery of mine, and I'm partly kicking myself that I've missed out for so long, and partly joyous that I've found it now!
First up, the coffee skills at work here are impressive. To give an example, we went in one day and, noticing that the Barista was weighing each dose of coffee EVERY SINGLE TIME she made a coffee, and being the nosey-parkers/inquisitive souls that we are, we asked what weight of coffee she was using for each drink. 'Well, she replied, today it's 18g, but yesterday it was 16g. It really all depends on the weather, the temperature, even things like whether the door is open or not.' Whaaaat?!!! Now THAT is serious coffee business! Then followed more serious coffee chat about the type of grind, hand-grinders and all things coffee. It's no wonder that their coffee tastes so amazing, because the level of care they are taking over producing that perfect cup is intense.
I've previously only had coffee or coffee and cake, but in need of proper food today, I tried their savoury menu. I chose the sourdough toast with avocado and tomato. Normally, it comes with feta, but I asked for it without, and the waitress asked me, without even prompting, what I would like instead - some spinach perhaps? Yes please! I love spinach. And it was very thoughtful of her to ask. It arrived quickly and I happily read my Sunday paper while enjoying my healthy lunch.
I then ruined my healthy day by having a cake. To be fair, it was carrot cake, so that probably counts as one of my five a day, right? I've previously had the banana, courgette and speculoos loaf, which is delicious. Today I chose the carrot, lime and pistachio loaf. It was nice, but, to be honest, a little bit sweet for my personal tastes. However, I am really appreciative that they have not just one, but two, vegan cakes to choose from. It's so nice to have a choice!
Today I also deviated from my normal coffee choice of Americano, and had a V60 filter coffee. It was delicious, so smooth, but surprisingly, I found it was a bit lower in temperature than I would normally like, and I usually let my coffee cool down for some time before drinking it. So I'm not sure what happened there, but just made sure I drank it quickly. No problems there!
Papercup is my current go-to reliable coffee place when I want some seriously good coffee.