A wonderful find, quite literally in the middle of nowhere.
Farm diversification, a beautiful barn conversion, a coffee shop in the middle of nowhere, described by a Lincolnshire Live scribbler as the best coffee in Lincolnshire.
Too many open coffee shops with no knowledge of coffee, buy cheap beans, don’t invest in equipment or staff, then wonder why they don’t last more than six months.
Best coffee in Lincolnshire, only one way to find out, pay a visit, a little over half an hour drive from Lincoln.
Two things notice on walking in, stunning barn conversion and busy.
The coffee connoisseur will notice the La Marzocco espresso machine and beans sourced from Dark Woods, a roastery located in the wilds of Yorkshire.
A small selection of bites and cakes to eat, sauced locally, for example sausages from Redhill Farm (their Lincolnshire sausages are the best in the county).
Was the coffee the best in Lincolnshire? No. But I did not expect it to be better than Coffee Aroma or Madame Waffle or in the same league as now found in the very best coffee shops in Nottingham. But that is not a criticism. Better than will find elsewhere, and with an owner keen to learn it can only get better. And that is why the good coffee shops are good, they are open to ideas and constantly improving.
Magazines are dotted around. Drift and Standart would be excellent additions.
I did not try but the cakes on display looked delicious.
The food I did try, soup and bacon and brie toasted sandwich, nicely presented.
What struck me apart from busy, the beautiful building and the excellent coffee, was the passion.
Many restaurants are now closing, and yes, rising costs, rents and BID Levy are killing businesses, but what is also killing businesses, is that no one cares, for too long have got away with poor quality, poor service, then on leaving to add insult to injury, demand a service charge.
If I asked a different question, was it good coffee, worth the trip, then yes, both for the coffee and the ambience.
Over an hour round trip from Lincoln, but well worth the trip, even if only for a coffee.
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