Uxbridge Cafe, Howick

The Uxbridge Café

At Uxbridge, Howick's Creative Centre

35 Uxbridge Road,

Howick,

Manukau, 2014

http://www.uxbridge.org.nz/about-us/the-uxbridge-cafe

Large Flat White: $4.40

Locals rave about this place. It is literally a hole in the wall on the way to an art gallery and exhibition space in Howick, so it has a captive market to an extent. I got there about 20 mins before their official opening hours of 9: chairs were being put out but they made me a coffee.

Coffee: Using Roma coffee beans, it was a good first impression through the coffee taste, but did fade a tad. Very serviceable though. (4/5)

Milk: Really nice milk here – densely foamed enough and helps to compliment the coffee in the cup, bringing the level of the beans up. (5/5)

Presentation: The cup is styled as a sack, I’d assume to emphasise naturalness. It also had a little spout on the lid, as if to connect it to drinking from a baby bottle. (3/3)

Verdict: This is a really good coffee for what I expected to be average, considering its location and captive market.   

Overall rating: 12/13. A better coffee than I expected. Looks like the locals are right on this one.