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After visiting the excellent Vagabond in
the morning, on the way back I spied Boulangerie Bon Matin. A traditional French
style patisserie. The cakes in the window and the attractive sign had me quite
excited, this could be the taste of France; delicate pastries with expertly
brewed coffee.
I think I’m starting to gain a sixth sense on whether a
place will be good or bad and as soon as I walked through the door my spider
sense was tingling. Something about the atmosphere gave me a warning, the air
didn't have enough coffee in it.
The decor was nice enough, white tiles, bare brick work,
industrial style lighting, wood floors and a good amount of art all felt right
but a little cold perhaps. The cakes had me drooling, just look at those lovelies.
As I watched the barista rather absently make the coffee I
knew it would be poor. It was a big old take away cup which for a regular
coffee I knew was going to weaken things so when I received my truly American
cup of joe I was not surprised with the taste.
Watery and weak, overly bitter but with some redeeming
sweetness and a dry tannin finish. I've read a few other reviews
which praised the coffee so perhaps I was just unlucky this time and got a large over espressed serving.
In their favour the cakes did look great and had I not been
a good boy I would have sampled one and let you know.
- Regular
Black Americano, take away
- £2.50
- Weak
- Large
size
- Overly
bitter with some sweetness.
- Frothy
crema
Not a good coffee, it tasted like a chain cup. Stick to the
cakes.
Twitter: @B_BonMatin
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