Coffee in Newtown?
Can anybody help me locate a decent coffee in Newtown during these interminable public holidays? Peoples’ is shut until Monday, as is the café at the Med. The only option I have located thus far is Eva Dixon’s at the Zoo (which was a lovely walk in the sun) but resulted in a small latté in a large takeaway cup topped by prodigious amounts of froth, cost me $5.20 including the surcharge, and tasted like filth.
So, tomorrow I need a better option. Any ideas?
UPDATE: Thanks to the helpful comments I headed north today to find that The Ballroom, The Recovery Room and Pranah are all closed (which I suspected after having the same problems last Easter). And I did feel fairly strange prowling the corridors of the hospital looking for the Fuel kiosk which was also closed.
So, I’m off to the movies at Island Bay where, hopefully, the Empire can serve me up a brew before Alvin and The Chipmunks.
There's a place called something like "Planne'" - has wheatgrass in the window, down from "The Office" -- they use people's coffee beans -- and while the roastery is closed they might be stored beans, i know i'd rather have old people's than any kind of Cafe Llaughffares.
??? Empire?! coffee from a cinema? are you nuts?
If you're down that way, try Red Rocks (are they open?) They have no idea how to make a coffee either so maybe they'll let you use their machine to make your own.
There's only one thing for it -- you'll have to get your own machine! Mojo will sell you a shiny Valente.
http://www.mojocoffeecartel.com
There will still some people's beans in moore wilson today.
There is a little place called "Super" in island bay. well worth the visit and the reopened today (jan 5th). great coffee and a mean brunch. outdoor seats too, hidden down a dinky path out the back.
What about the Recovery Room or the Ballroom down by the hospital? Are they open? Or the Fuel cart inside the hospital. Otherwise Prannah might be full of breeders and no meat, but as far as I recall from the one traumatic time I went there (it was a hard morning) was that the coffee was pretty good.