Troy McNaughtonSydney Coffee - Bravo!
April 17th 2006 03:26
A short walk from King Street (most people mistakenly call this part of Enmore Road part of King Street anyway, since the western end of King Street is a bit on the quiet side) and en route to the University of Sydney or the CBD for anyone living in the Inner West, Bravo Coffee, 177 Enmore Road, Enmore will be the best detour you take all day.
Technically, they’re “Importers / Roasters / Blenders / Distributors” rather than a café, but there is a long bench with stools along one wall that is conducive only to waiting for your order or reading in private. Then again, the staff are so sour-faced that you’ll want to join their antisocial hermitude and pout over the state of the world with them. It’s very Enmore: it’s the jaded, inward-looking connoisseur of coffee who is never really happy because perfection is futile in such a corrupted, bourgeois society. Not surprisingly, Bravo's is mostly a takeaway joint.
But if you can choose between a cold stare and a smile that you know will ruin their day when you order a coffee at Bravo’s, you will be rewarded with a most satisfying caffeinated beverage at a most satisfying price (although obviously there’s still SO much wrong with it, given the capitalist oppression blah blah blah).
None of the aforementioned coffee sins have ever been committed in what is a veritable shrine to top quality ingredients and professional baristaship. There are 14 varieties of coffee – you can spice it up and have a different cup every time you go – and before long you’ll be talking bean brittleness and crema quantities with the best of them.
So although in the present context, I’d take it as nihilistic, fatalistic, cynical and conceited, I’ll stand by their motto and implore you all to take heed:
“Life’s too short to drink ordinary coffee.”
None of the aforementioned coffee sins have ever been committed in what is a veritable shrine to top quality ingredients and professional baristaship. There are 14 varieties of coffee – you can spice it up and have a different cup every time you go – and before long you’ll be talking bean brittleness and crema quantities with the best of them.
So although in the present context, I’d take it as nihilistic, fatalistic, cynical and conceited, I’ll stand by their motto and implore you all to take heed:
“Life’s too short to drink ordinary coffee.”
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Thanks for the tips - getting quite a list of places to check out! Keep em coming my fellow enthusiast!
North Sydney is something of a mocha mecca....
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Comment by Mira
I wanted to do a bit of research on coffee beans blending and trivia so I came across your review on Bravo Coffe.
It just happens that I am a member of staff at Bravo. I engage in this research out of personal interest and desire to provide the best possible service to our customers. It really saddens me you have perceived us this way, although I am pleased you liked our coffee.
As reality depends on perception, every single person will see the different thing depending on the angle of observation. Therefore your point of view is as valid as is a point of view of many others who praise all our staff for excellent service.
There is always room for improvement. so I will take your impression as a very valuable piece of information.
Best regards and by all means come again!
Comment by amy
Thanks for stopping by! I always appreciate cafe owners/workers who seek out online feedback - there's so much free market research available on the internet!
None of the above stops me from stopping by at Bravo when I'm in the area, so rest assured on that front.
Hope to see you again soon!
amy