A friend of mine fell in love with the Nestlé Nespresso machine. Well, that’s not true. They fell in love with George Clooney on the commercial. I suppose they hoped Clooney would stop by for a visit if they bought the product he was pushing. In a sort of rebellion, I went looking to purchase a ‘proper’ coffee machine. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve HAD coffee from a pod, and it tastes great. But you can’t top coffee you’ve ground yourself from coffee beans. As it turns out, my dad had a decent enough machine, so I only ended up purchasing a grinder from Simply Coffee. I find it hard to rate the grinder, as I don’t know that it grinds the beans particularly well — all I know is it works and has worked now without incident. I can, however, review the beans. Some of the best coffee I’ve had at home. Indeed, often it’s better than anything I can find out as well.
Laura F.
Place rating: 4 Melbourne, Australia
Simply. Coffee. Well they do some other things here too, but the coffee, particularly roasting and grinding etc, is the main focus. Roasted on site, there are about 20 coffee blends and single origins to choose from. The staff are very knowledgeable, helping you decipher which would suit you and your tastes best. The shop has a couple of seats, lots of coffee accessories(I could look for hours) and cool equipment on show. The ladies who work there are very friendly and sociable, chatting away with each other and regular customers while frothing the milk. It’s not really a café to hang out in, this bit of Rundle Street is a bit suburban and busy, but takeaways are great and easy to get.
Michelle J.
Place rating: 4 Adelaide, Australia
After deciding I don’t drink nearly enough coffee, I decided to go out and purchase a coffee machine and grinder. All I needed now was some decent coffee beans to grind in it. I chose Simply Coffee because they looked to have a big range(based on their website). Walking in, the strong aroma of coffee hit me right away. The walls were lined with grinder after grinder full of single origin coffee beans and blends. I was very overwhelmed. Right away, a staff member came to my rescue. He asked me about 10 questions to determine which brew would suit me best. On his advice, I chose Simply blend 2. It smelt lovely. After trying it in my machine, I am really happy with the choice I made. I’m looking forward to trying some of the many other beans at Simply Coffee.