I have heard from a an official source that Starbucks are finally opening up in Sheffield's Meadowhall in three months - hallelulah! Also, apparently Caffe Nero are on the hunt for property in the city. Sounds like progress.
Could any coffee lovers out there in Sheff let me know the best places to get a capuccino?
Best coffee has to be at my house. Freshly ground and smells gorgeous.
Still have to hide the reciept of how much the coffee machine cost from my wife tho!!
Probably saved me money tho (that's my excuse) as I used to walk into town 3 or 4 times a week and buy a coffee, but now I make my own and take it with me.
I have heard from a an official source that Starbucks are finally opening up in Sheffield's Meadowhall in three months - hallelulah! Also, apparently Caffe Nero are on the hunt for property in the city. Sounds like progress.
Could any coffee lovers out there in Sheff let me know the best places to get a capuccino?
Ciao!
Cant be bothered to read all the posts on this thread so apologies if anyone has mentioned this but Cafe Nero already has two coffee shops in sheff.
One at the Peace Gardens, next to McDonald hotel, and one on Eccy Road.
And I might be wrong, but have an idea Abbey National Costa is no more.
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There is something you should know about the city of Sheffield: its one branch of Pret A Manger closed down after just a few months due to lack of interest. It is proof, if proof were needed, that Britain's food revolution is still stuck in the Molotov cocktail-lobbing stage. Apparently, the idea of well-made sandwiches which don't contain flaccid ham and watery tomato was just too outré for the people of South Yorkshire's first city.
I am not claiming that Pret A Manger is the be all and end all. It has its faults. But doesn't the company's failure in the city suggest a large part of the populace has undergone a radical taste bypass?
That shows how far behind Leeds we are. Leeds has three Pret a Mangers, and they always seem to be packed.
i don't drink coffee in fact i hate the stuff. Is it really that much better coffee paying £2-3 from starbucks when you get pretty much the same stuff from wetherspoons for less than a quid?
also i don't think pret shut because people won't pay £3 for a sandwich, considering there are 4 subways in sheff that are usually busy and it costs up to a fiver in there
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What's so great about Starbucks? There's nothing remarkable about the taste of their coffee and it's just another big chain that's part of the ongoing threat of identikit cities. You can get a better coffee from Blue moon, it's independant and has a relaxing, natural atmosphere.
Havent read all the other threads, but am gutted to find that we had a pret and lost it. I lived in London for a while and became addicted to prets, they are pricey but you got what you paid for - free range/organic food etc. no additives.
Dont know what difference that makes but their sandwiches and coffee were orgasmic! We need one in the centre, no wonder it failed at meadow hall. They do the best quality sandwiches in the UK, for the price, rant, rave, etc. Lets campaign for a new one! There worth it, Sheffields worth it!
i don't drink coffee in fact i hate the stuff. Is it really that much better coffee paying £2-3 from starbucks when you get pretty much the same stuff from wetherspoons for less than a quid?
also i don't think pret shut because people won't pay £3 for a sandwich, considering there are 4 subways in sheff that are usually busy and it costs up to a fiver in there
Well, if you were a serious coffee drinker, you wouldn't say that. I think there is indeed a lack of decent baristas in general in the UK anyway. So oddly, maybe there isn't that much difference in what you do get from Starbucks.
I hate it when the people are given great machines and great ingredients to make a cup of coffee, but they spoil it by doing something wrong or don't respect it for what it is.
Why oh why oh why are you all getting excited about the thought of those nasty, contrived, corporate chains coming to Sheffield. They are bland, unoriginal and destroy the individual character of any town or city. I have recently lived in Brighton and Kew and both of those areas lost something when Starbucks set up shop there.
Where's the northern entrepreneurial spirit? If you want cool funky coffee shops why don't Sheffielders set them up themselves! I used to adore the bijou Cafe Sol on Eccleshall Road (which closed down recently) and just across from me now is the fantastic Coffee Moco on West Street. The more places like this, the better I say!
It is. It is ! Unfortunately, I don't think the market is there to spend an arm and leg for quality food. Cos people don't even believe in food up here! As long as you get fed, then this is okay. I wouldn't mind living somewhere like Brighton. Then again, the standard of living is pretty high there, so I can understand why people will spend more time eating out. It's very hard to actually have independent stores and shops here offering a middle region of quality food.
In actual fact, there had been a lot of coffee shops that had been and gone aroudn the city centre. I watched it decline over the years...I don't know whether it is the coffee which they offer, or that it is not of a high standard, or whatever.
