Single O Surry Hills

Went there in the morning, coffee was good, food was good. Would wanna go back again. They have a bunch of beans that they roast by themselves I believe. The time I went there were only outdoor seats as they didn’t open up the shop - but that might have changed now. Anyway, keen to come back here again soon.

Some of the most delicious coffees, the Single O beans got me on a journey of brewing at home. I finally got up to the Surry Hills Cafe and it was a treat, the filter flight was amazing as was the pork toastie. Staff were super attentive and friendly I also picked up a packet of the Parachute brews which are super useful for getting really amazing coffee when all you have near is a kettle

Staff were rude and disinterested. Food was super average. I ordered the ‘Dream Beans’ which was a luke warm soup with raw spinach and beans floating in it. Looked like someone threw up in a bowl and tasted only slightly better. No chance of a staff member asking if you liked your meal. Also, not having the option of skim milk is just arrogant. If you can only make a decent coffee with full cream, your coffees not that great.

The milk bun with bacon and egg was incredible. The bun was so light it was really just a vector for ingesting yummy bacon and egg and the mayo had a nice heat and just added to the whole experience. Coffee was delicious. I love the way they used the wall opposite in the alleyway for street art and then repeated the motif on the pillar inside the bar area.

Visiting Single O in Sydney 🇦🇺 was an amazing experience when it comes to pure black single origin coffee. It doesn’t take long to realize that Australia is a espresso based milk beverage country. According to the Square Coffee Report 2019, 74% of all coffees served in a café were milk beverages (latte: 27%, flat white: 25%, cappuccino: 20%, and piccolo: 2%). That is massive compared to other countries. This is also why the baristas here in Australia are milk texturing robots. Single O launched an interesting black coffee model to emphasizing on the purest way to enjoy coffee – single origin black coffee: TAP-IN: “We launched black coffee on tap at our Surry Hills café in early 2019. The Freepour™ Taps were created to shake things up at the coffee bar, in the name of single origins. (Which we’ve had a thing for since 2003.) We set about to give pure black filter coffee as much precedence as the espresso machine. The result was a self-pay self-serve, coffee on tap system, front & center, at your fingertips.” I enjoyed a tasty single origin coffee from Costa Rica – Finca La Manita. While sipping this coffee chilled on ice, I enjoyed reading about their farm trip to Fina La Manita in 2013. It is always great to see when roaster engage in long-term relationships with farmers. I also liked the colorful chairs to sit outside against the nicely spray-painted wall. And one little extra: they made sure, that I won’t run away with the toilet key. Too big to run! And one more thing: it is also nice to see, that many cafés are using recycled toilet paper. The details make the difference. A big thank you also to the baristas for their great hospitality and the time to explain the TAP-IN system, that was cool. THANK YOU. #traceability #singleorigin #coffee #workflowautomation #workflowsolutions #makecoffeebetter