I’ve worked in Woden for the last 18 months plus, so I am biased towards reviewing Woden purveyors of the noble bean. My experience is:
- Coffee Guru in the Plaza (near the NAB) is the best - they are consistently good. When they have it, try the rocky road. They do real coffee coffees the best - their flat white is famous, and do try the doppio if you want a quick wake-up. The hot chocolates are wonderful, the staff are friendly and responsive, and this is the place that I am happy to recommend to friends - and I’ve recommended it to a lot of friends. Please ask after and say hello to Louise as you go through.
- Mocca in Scarborough House sometimes makes good coffee - and sometimes not. The staff are great if you are into surly teenage boys (I’m not, but your mileage may vary).
- Oxygen - well, the less said about Oxygen the better. Looking for the silver lining, I did have a great espresso in there once - but they moved that woman on, and it has been consistently bad ever since. The service blows, and unlike Guru they seem to charge more for both a strong coffee and table service. I won’t go back.
- Coffee Club has good BLT sandwiches. Let’s leave it at that.
- Gloria Jeans is everything that you would expect from an American chain - they are relatively efficient, fairly friendly, and use way too much sugar. When I need the ultimate sugar rush, I will go the Chocolate Macadamia Latte.
Does your mileage vary? If so, leave me a comment. I’ll update this post if anything changes - there is talk of a cappucinery opening in one of the new buildings down towards Scarborough.
