Be prepared to line up and be harassed as to whether you want food from the cabinet, which is largely average, although they do a godly pre-lecture, post-thirsty-Thursday satay pie.
The biggest plus about St David’s is the top notch coffee card system, free size upgrade on your fifth coffee and free coffee of your choice on your tenth coffee. When they say free coffee they mean ANY coffee, so once a week G would use this opportunity to order a large triple-shot-soy-caramel-hazelnut-mocha. Everything tastes better when it’s free. The lady in charge, or Reba, as G christened her, once observed that G “drinks coffee like the eye-talians do” and suggested she would be a macchiato girl. This has been the only barista banter G had been able to squeeze out of the woman after two semesters of going to that café every single day. Poor form, Reba. 25% of the time G had to return undrinkable coffees and demand a new one at St David’s cafe. We don’t like those odds.
M was once desperate before an exam and asked for a double espresso shot to get him through the HUBS192 exam in first year, served with COLD water so he could just knock it back like a shot of the day at Starters. Their negligence resulted in a blistered mouth and the expulsion of their scalding liquid all over the counter. My bad.
The actual coffee is pretty av; orb coffee beans and glacial preparation time. The single shot standard for all coffees is simply criminal. Points for their prime location and coffee card system; there’s nothing like being able to snag a cuppa Joe while studying in the science library without leaving the building on a rainy day. Student disclaimer: be prepared to order a mocha and get a latte with chocolate on top and no fucks given on the side.
Location: St David Lecture Theatre Complex
2/5 Coffee Cups