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.
