Ristretto & Co

Our favorite place for coffee in Liverpool. Awesome breakfast menu. Not a huge fan of the lunch menu though, especially the polenta chips — tasteless lumps.

Ristretto & Co is reputably and undeniably the best coffee shop in Liverpool. They use good roast and the food is clean, simple and tasty. Very popular and intentionally hip, the only disappointments are the seating arrangements and milk options.

A little hard spotting this place from the street but after walking in, the trendy hipster feeling kicked into gear. The atmosphere, food and coffee created a pleasant experience.
The friendly staff start you off by walking you through the open kitchen. The seating area is outdoor and small but didn’t feel cramped. After taking our seats, we were glad the gas heater was lit as it was cold.
Looking through the menu, we noticed that the breakfast period had just finished. To our delight, the waitress happily told us that it was all day breakfast today. We ordered our coffees and everyone on the table received theirs fairly quickly except me.
Most on my table ordered the big breakfast. Presented on a wooden board, mine came out with two beautifully poached eggs, pancetta, spinach, mushrooms and a truss of tomatoes. The only downside was the pancetta bacon had shrunk to finger size and was simply disappointing. Stacking my bread with the different ingredients, I was utterly satisfied when cutting into both my eggs that the yolks oozed out. Unfortunately, the rest of my table didn’t have the same effect as they were slightly more cooked.
My meal was great. Liverpool does not come to mind as an artisan centre but this restaurant definitely makes me want to reevaluate.

This is a very cute, trendy, hipster like café in Liverpool. Outside on the street serves tasty campos coffee, and inside is a little courtyard with tables and chairs to sit for lunch, or even bring a laptop to do some work in. The staff are incredibly friendly and attentive. This café serves breakfast and lunch. The menu is simple but executed well. I ordered the chicken panini which was full of flavour, toasted to perfection and the bread was fresh and delishious. Prices are reasonable too for what you get. They also do specials which change regularly as additional options.

This place is amazing. After reading so many great reviews about it, I decided I would go for the drive and give it a go. After all I’m on the hunt for great coffee near me.
Hallelujah!!! this cute little hipster café did not disappoint!
I was lucky that they weren’t busy when I got there which meant I didnt have to get take away and I could wheel my pram in their little dining area and sit down.
The staff were amazing and the coffee was even better. The menu looks awesome, i had the ricotta pancakes which were nice but next time I will have something else, perhaps the breakfast board…

Cannot believe this place actually exists in Liverpool! Had a great brunch session for a farewell this morning. Was a large crowd (14 people), service was fantastic, food was amazing (which is kind of hard for such a large group) and everyone raved about the coffee. Highly recommend the breakfast board! NOM!

Great coffee, and great food. If you’re looking for a place to have some breakfast and lunch, Ristretto and Co is almost the go-​to if you’re in the area. The only problem i have with this place is the amount of attitude from staff. The female staff are not so vicious as compared to their male counterparts. Being a barista and the person who works at the very front of the store, you’ve got to realise that you are essentially representing the store as it’s frontline. That means, you shouldn’t be giving customers a hard time when they want to promote your store through a nice photo to post on social media. Your coffee is great, but work on your shit hospitality skills. Still a fan though. 3 star for great food and coffee, but –2 for the poor realisation that you are a part of a business and that some people do things with the best of interest in your store.

Came here for lunch, had an angus beef burger which was pretty good considering I’m not really a burger fan. The lunch menu is quite limited compared to the breakfast menu. Staff were ok, could be friendlier but at least the food cooked fast.
Friends had the pasta bake which she rated ⁶⁄₁₀ (said it was too salty) and the chicken con. which she gave a 7.
I’d love to try out breakfast and hopefully next time have a better experience — or maybe my expectations were just too high

In what may well be considered to be coffee back-​waters by many, may I introduce Ristretto & Co:
I can only judge them in the two double ristrettos that I had there, and they were delicious: creamy, sweet, and made with care.
Try it out!