4 out of 5
A few weeks back my friend Lewis
asked if I wanted to meet him at a local Bar (where his housemate bar tends) for
a pre workout coffee. Having just started this blog I saw this as a fortuitous
coincidence so eagerly agreed.
The Reach Bar is located in
Gallions Reach (ohhhh I see what they did there) right on the water front. I
know this goes against my usual zone 1 coffee shop rule but 1. There are no
sprung floor gyms in central and 2. I like to make any stalkers I may have
accrued work for it by mixing up my movements now and then.
The bar has a good solid wood
traditional feel and a decent range of ales and lagers on tap which is an
instant point in my books (no naughty! Focus on the coffee), luckily the chef
wasn’t in as it was a bank holiday so I didn’t have the temptation of the (well
reviewed) food colouring my opinion of the coffee. I plumped for a macchiato
while Lewis opted for a mocha. While Lewis has a great many good qualities his
taste buds have been corrupted to the point where his drink of choice is a
Starbucks white chocolate Mocha so any opinion of his regarding coffee should
be taken with the entire dead sea’s worth of salt. Nether the less he enjoyed
his mocha so I guess if you have any toddlers or mad people with you then The
Reach will also accommodate their incorrect beverage choices.
Anyway, the coffee was good,
nicely rounded with the foam adding a subtle contrast to the strength of the
espresso. I am looking forward to returning and getting some food and the lack
of a heavy milk component would suit ending a meal.
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