Jacob’s Coffee House

3 Reviews on “Jacob’s Coffee House”

• Yume Yume

  A large seating area upstairs makes for a good spot to have a cup of coffee and a bite to eat in a cozy corner or on a large shared table. The coffee itself is good and there are a range of cakes to choose from however I wouldn’t go past the scones which are delicious. When warmed they were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, just as they should be.

  October 11, 2017, 8:07 pm

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• Yummy Jubbly

  Grab a quick bite before pop into Roman Bath (just right opposite). All drinks and food were delivered to your seats. Perfect flat white to pair with toasted sandwich and a slice of lavender & lemon polenta cake… Must visit if you are nearby! yummyjubbly.com

  May 26, 2016, 8:02 pm

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• Iris

  Our first morning in Bath greeted us with heavy rain, all too quick to soak the flimsy trainers I’d worn in a burst of optimism. Not exactly what I’d hoped from my first break away from London in months. But then, I remembered the reason why I was braving the rain: breakfast at Jacob’s Coffee House, about which I’d heard many a good thing before.To walk in, we had to elbow our way among a crowd of kids on a school trip, and tourists looking for refuge under the colonnade flanking the Roman Baths. For a second, I feared they were all queueing outside the cafe, leaving us with no hope of finding a seat: the ground floor is really tiny, and accommodates four, five customers at a push. That’s as cramped as it gets, though: on the upper floor there are two seating rooms with large tables, comfortable armchairs and plenty of light. At 10am on a Saturday, I’d have expected them to be packed; instead, we were spoilt for choice on where to sit, and chose a small table with a lovely view on the square outside.We were spoilt for choice on what to order, too, as the selection of cakes and pastries on the ground floor was surprisingly wide for a space so small. Around six or seven creamy cakes were on display next to the windows, and with them a variety of danishes, cookies and scones; it took me a good ten minutes to make my pick, and all along, I wished I had a big enough stomach to fit more than just one slice. The coffee was exactly what I needed on a chilly, rainy morning: a cup of cappuccino with soft frothy milk on top, the kind that makes you want to scrape off all the foam and eat it by the spoonful (and definitely leaves brown whiskers at the corners of your mouth – not that I would know). The cake was a pleasure to eat, although not quite what I expected: sold as coffee and hazelnut cake, it tasted very little like coffee, and strangely enough, a lot like chocolate. At least, I thought, it was fit to suit all tastes: both the people who enjoy nutty flavours and those who shun coffee will find something to like about it. Plus, the portion was very generous. Well, more than that, actually: it was enormous. A tad dry for my taste; it could have done with more hazelnut cream filling, but I still thoroughly enjoyed every bite. It stuffed me to the point that, even after a morning of walking around town, I still didn’t feel like having lunch. Some call it a heavy breakfast; I call it a long awaited treat, and wish I could begin every weekend this way. whatevergetsyouthroughtheday.wordpress.com

  November 2, 2015, 4:50 pm

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