Chairs and Coffee

3 Reviews on “Chairs and Coffee”

• HB

  Brilliant cafe with the best flat whites in the area. Run by two lovely Italian guys. They roast their own coffee and serve it from a vintage Faema. Great aperativo on Friday afternoons and awesome brunches!

  May 10, 2016, 11:49 am

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• Corinna Rombi

  Great Coffee located in Fulham area. The environment is cozy and comfortable. The service is quick. I had my usual espresso macchiato and cold, which was very well filtered and not too milky. It was also very tasty and pleasant. Also, their sweets looked very interesting and I tried one of their chocolate brownies, which was memorable and very soft as freshly cooked. The place is casual and prices are fine.Check it out !!

  January 27, 2015, 12:33 am

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• Jamie Waters

  Chairs & Coffee is a charming caf which strikes me as being a real local hangout, inconspicuously nestled in the heart of Fulham.Surprisingly, this modest coffee bar is off the beaten London coffee track: it doesn’t appear on the London coffee app I use (‘Coffee InTouch’), which is normally spot-on; and it’s received a fairly sparse number of online reviews. The only discernible explanation for this is its newness – the place was established less than a year ago.I say ‘surprisingly’ for several reasons. First and foremost, the coffee they serve up – using the ‘Fazendas Bobolink’ blend from East London roasting house and ethical trade advocate Union Hand-Roasted Coffee – is really good. As well as the smooth taste, their flat whites are a nice size: fairly small and not overly milky.The cup of joe options are pretty extensive, with flatties, piccolos, cold brew, and a daily-changing drip coffee on offer, as well as all the regulars. They also stock almond milk as a dairy-free alternative, which is a great call for those who are sick of sipping on soy. And unlike many coffees made with almond milk, theirs wasn’t split.The food menu is not overly lengthy, but the brunch, lunch and sweet-treat combos they serve up in the tiny open kitchen are both delicious and innovative.My personal favourite is the best version of ‘avocado on toast’ (one of the most quintessential brunch foods of recent times) I’ve tasted: freshly chopped – not mushed up to a guacamole-like paste, as so many cafs do – avo sits on top of thickly sliced sourdough, is doused in a lemon olive oil dressing, and then finished with chilli flakes and black sesame seeds. The sesame seeds are genius, adding a distinctive and refreshing flavour to a dish which, given its popularity and typically limited list of ingredients, is difficult to make unique.Other interesting dishes, which I would bet good money are tasty but am yet to try (I keep going back to the avo!) include: greek yoghurt with maple syrup, carrots, walnuts and cinnamon (a sort of ‘deconstructed carrot cake,’ I guess); and homemade orange polenta cake served with mango sorbet. You wouldn’t expect such sophisticated flavour unions at a sleepy neighbourhood caf.Chairs & Coffee’s atmosphere and service more than adequately backs up its tasty food and coff. It’s an airy space with rustic decor: the walls are a mixture of paint and raw brick; there’s a random medley of furniture; and, in a unique touch, chairs hang from the ceiling (which isn’t as weird as it sounds).In terms of atmosphere, the caf has a distinct neighbourhood feel (the last time I was there the local film school was shooting a movie) and is extremely chilled – I’ve sat there for several hours on a few occasions and not felt pressured to leave or to buy another flat white every few minutes. With wifi added to the mix, Chairs & Coffee is a good find in the undersaturated category of London cafs suitable for out-of-office working. Rounding everything off is the fact that the caf is run by a couple of friendly and accommodating Italian guys who do everything – barista, food, service, you name it – with a smile.Check out Chairs & Coffee before word of this local gem catches on and the crowds flock!THE NUTS & BOLTS:Best for: Out-of-office working; avocado on toastWifi: YesPrice of a flat white: 2.20 (on the cheap side for a good London coffee)Dairy free options: Almond and soy milkAddress: 512 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NJ jamie-waters.com

  September 27, 2014, 3:47 pm

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