Eighthirty Coffee Roasters

I love everything about Eighthirty coffee from their take-home beans with a signature roast of orange blossom and a hint of vanilla right through to the cup of joe they serve out of their lo-fi digs in K'Rd. This is a place for coffee aficionados, like me. You want find frills and lots of food and all that jazz. Sure there's a couple of nice cabinet options and delicious cakes from their fellow K'Rd local Jordan Rondel AKA The Caker but this is a place where coffee is the rightful star. I love an Eighthirty roast because it's smooth, strong and lingers for a long, long time. When I need a kick in the pants and some pep in my step, I come here. Oh and the coffee art is awesome! Love you Eighthirty - see you Monday.

Eight Thirty is not so much a cafe but a roastery with coffee making abilities! The cafe is pretty minimal, from the decor to the limited selection of counter food. This means that the focus is on the coffee, which it should be. The coffee really is very good and the Eight Thirty experience doesn’t have to stop as it is a great place to grab a bag of house roasted beans.

This week Jordan Rondel a.k.a The Caker released a baking book called 50 New and Unusual Cake Recipes. In the spirit of the release, I dropped by Eight Thirty (where she sells her baked goods) to pick up a treat. When I arrived there was only two lonely gluten free white chocolate & raspberry/rhubarb cakes left. I wasn’t disappointed. There’s a reason the Caker’s goodies are popular, they are straight up heavenly.

Eight Thirty is a place for coffee lovers or coffee addicts like myself. The coffee is not just good, it’s great. There is no other way to start your day than with a good coffee and Eight Thirty does not disappoint. "this may just fix everything" is printed on the takeaway cups and I can assure you, their coffee does fix just about everything. I’ve only ever quickly grabbed a coffee from Eight Thirty but I’m keen to return and sit watching the bustling K’Rd go by.