The café has wide front windows opening onto the street, and a choice of comfy or table seats. We selected window seats at a table, and although this is was a great spot for working, it should be noted that there is a lorry loading bay outside the shop which meant a lot of noise that disrupted a few of our phone calls. However, the café does have Wi-Fi access (code provided after ordering) and easily accessible plug sockets, which helped balance out the slight noise problem by the windows.
Drinks and food were reasonably priced and they had a selection of Brazilian cakes and pastries available at the counter. There was also an interesting shop area at the back of the café selling genuine Brazilian products. It should be noted that for a true coffee fan, the selection of coffees available wasn’t huge, and the food available is all distinctly Brazilian, but that didn’t pose a problem for us, and I happily sampled one of the Brazilian cakes.
The café has a community and family run feel, with pleasant décor and interesting Brazilian themed items located around the café. The background music was also Brazilian themed, and easy to listen to in the background, creating a pleasing atmosphere. There is a small function room downstairs which was being used for what looked like an English or Portuguese lesson, but this didn’t disturb the main café area at all. A toilet is also located downstairs which was immaculately clean and maintained. The staff were very pleasant and left us to work away in peace which was excellent for us, and we were able to pay by card which was an added bonus.
All in all it was an excellent place to work, with the only potential problem being the loading bay outside creating a little too much noise. Perhaps our timing was unfortunate as there were a number of different deliveries going on (our visit started from 10am), so we would recommend sitting further back in the café to avoid this.
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