Fuckoffee Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Really friendly staff."
• "Super friendly staff, lots of newspapers etc lying around to read."
• "Staff are so friendly. Open to all customers even the 4 legged type and offer them water and treats."
• "The gentleman who took our order was funny and pleasant."
• "The staff? Always friendly, ready with a smile and a joke – they make everyone feel like a regular."
• "Staffs are very fun and friendly."
• "The team is great."

Cons:

• "Had an issue with a lot of lumps in my coffee."
• "I asked for a new one and staff were not too happy."
• "It was very busy but on my visit I didn't find staff particularly friendly."
• "Pretentious staff and overpriced food."
• "I found the staff just so unwelcoming and obnoxious."
• "Not sure about others, but I don't like being shouted at by staff."
• "Surrounded by totally pretentious people on their laptops and don't want you sitting at their table! The music was loud and awful."

Coffee and Food Quality

Pros:

• "The coffee is strong, hot and the perfect size."
• "Probably the best-named coffee place on Earth. Coffee is fairly decent, of the third-wave, carefully sourced and tenderly roasted variety."
• "Excellent cappuccino, friendly staff, in an interesting Bermondsey location."
• "Great Coffee - only had the straight latte to try, was delicious and so smooth, I highly recommend."
• "Coffee is absolutely delicious."
• "Without a doubt the best coffee bar I have ever been to."
• "It is one of the best coffees I tried here in London."

Cons:

• "The sandwiches here aren't the best."
• "The tropical fruit juice was alright, but tasted like what you get from your local supermarket and cost multiples more."
• "The cakes/pastries are weak."
• "The banana and peanut smoothie was undrinkable and had to be thrown away as it tasted like an extremely bland version of a milkshake with no flavour or texture."
• "The coffee and hot chocolate are insipid and tasteless. The worst ever."
• "Although the place is cool, as are the people that hang out here, the coffee isn't the best."
• "I got a flat white which wasn't very good."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The interior of the building is also very quirky and fun, would recommend."
• "Comfy couches."
• "There's plenty of seating inside, lots of room, and a good atmosphere."
• "The bathroom was gender neutral and they advertised clearly that all types of people were welcome."
• "Chill coffee joint with a fun ambience and comfy sofas."
• "The atmosphere is just fantastic-- queer, dog friendly, lively, and community centered."
• "A fantastically quirky cafe with friendly, cheeky staff."

Cons:

• "Drab atmosphere. Won’t be back."
• "The decor is also a bit stressful."
• "The place is a bit drowned out by the loud music."
• "Seating is kinda cramped and squeezy though, especially when they’re full."
• "The space is really disorganised."
• "A fairly scruffy cafe full of students who are too cool to take their macbooks to Starbucks."
• "But the actual coffee itself is pretty weak and tasteless."

Sustainability and Environmental Concerns

Pros:

• "They encourage the use of KeepCups, which is great from an environmental standpoint."
• "Extra brownie points as they seem very sustainable, using biodegradable coffee cups 😎"
• "Open to all customers even the 4 legged type and offer them water and treats."

Cons:

• "Really nice coffee but I can’t figure out why eat-in coffee and cake is served in disposable cups and boxes with plastic cutlery."
• "Also had a lot of water coming from a pipe in the ceiling into a big bucket which was splashing everywhere and didn't smell great."
• "Serving espresso coffee only in paper cup is irresponsible and inappropriate."
• "They use A LOT of disposable packaging for individual slices of cake/cookies etc."
• "Just let down by the single use cups they serve coffee in, even if you're sitting in."
• "Very disappointed all the cups, plates, cutlery is one time use - even if you eat in."
• "Also all the single use cutlery and crockery is a big no (despite it being wood / paper) - it’s just lazy and a lot of unnecessary waste."

Accessibility and Convenience

Pros:

• "Good selection of different cakes. Also lots of places to sit if you want to sip your coffee whilst working on your laptop."
• "The shop has ample sit in capacity and some outdoor seating on a quaint, picturesque street."
• "Good place to do work if you can find a seat, clean toilet, kind / fun baristas & free wifi."

Cons:

• "Most of the tables which could sit at least 3 or 4 people on each had 1 person per table with their laptops and belongings all over each the table."
• "Super small and as it can get extremely busy don't expect to find a place to sit."
• "The service was quite slow and always had queues."
• "Seating was hard to get and seemed to be full of people on their laptops all day."
• "But i visited with 3 other people and we could not get a seat. 4 people were taking up 4 tables which would have seated 16 people."
• "Too often i'll struggle to get a seat on a rainy weekend."
• "Then I watched a waitress put a plastic bottle in the bin."