Coffee#1 Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.7

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Evaluating 46 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall, pointing out numerous shortcomings during their visits. Customers frequently complained about poor service, inattentive workers, and long waiting times when trying to place orders at the counter. Visitors also experienced frustrating issues with cold beverages, stale food items, and overall declining quality standards across various locations. Some reviewers were happy with the delicious coffee, amazing cakes, and the warm welcome provided by the friendly team. Consumers frequently mentioned that the store environment was exceptionally clean, cozy, and very accommodating for families and visitors alike. People also appreciated the lovely atmosphere and genuinely polite staff members who went above and beyond during busy times.

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Staff

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Service

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Product

Consumers find product to be a mixed experience, with many reviewers praising the great-tasting coffee,... See more

Quality

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The new coffee # 1 shop has a lovely interior and very helpful staff , but when it comes to the coffee we’ve on average 24 between 2 of us but 16 of these drinks have been cold when we’ve been asking... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Chippenham Coffee No1 does the best latte I have ever had but unfortunately their staff put me off, they are so grouchy. It's happened too many times now. I won't be going back for a while.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I enjoy the coffee at our Coffee#1 in Buxton and it's convenient. The reasons why I visit this coffee shop most times when I'm in town. But I wish the service and atmosphere were better. Sadly I am... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I’m very unhappy that all of the stores have gone cashless and the quality of the coffee has also gone downhill on top of that. I’m not gonna visit another coffee one shop moving forward as this is a... See more


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  1. Coffee store
  2. also in
  3. Coffee Roasters
  4. Coffee shop

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Award-winning coffee, cakes and pastries for breakfast, lunch and tea. Comfy sofas, beautiful interiors and cosy corners that you can hide away in for a quiet half an hour are as important to us as the cake we serve and the service we give. Come and...


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2.7

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

286 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My parents were very excited to visit…

My parents were very excited to visit this new coffee shop. What a terrible experience the service was extremely slow. Ordered two slices of Victoria sponge cake what a mistake!!!. The cake was dry and hard tasted stale. I took the cake back and was given another two slices by a member of staff that couldn't really be bothered to serve me. The second two slices were also stale. Such a shame as the coffee shop is in a prime position but service and food leave a lot to be desired. Will not be back.

24 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers and cheats

Shame I have to give a star . Tried using referral for a free coffee twice in Warwick central . First time accepted it may have been my wife’s fault ( sorry wife ) not getting it scanned correctly . 2nd time barista helped her scan everything correctly . Still no free coffees . Now spent £27 trying to get a free coffee .first time spent £17 on two coffees and a half price sandwich which obviously wasn’t scanned at half price but didn’t realise till we got home but thought hey at least we will get out free coffees . WRONG !!!
Emailed helpline on both occasions to be told we hadn’t scanned referral correctly . WRONG !!!
Total scam and the coffee ain’t that great either . Will stick to Costa in future .
Coffee#1 scammers and cheats .

1 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Hinckley, The Crescent.

Visited the new branch in The Crescent Hinckley quite early 09.15, so not so busy (just as well), the service was so slow for 2 coffee's, I thought each bean was individually hand crushed, not cheap either @ £4.15 & you have to ask for sugar (you think people make off with handfuls if you put sachets out on the tables?), not offered a tray either, a smile wouldn't go amiss either!.

17 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yes 💯 the whole staff new staff mates…

Yes 💯 the whole staff new staff mates team 👏 the water 💧 👏 🙌 coffee ☕️ 👌 😀 food delicious 😋 😋 yummys i am being polite kind honest truthful in mine own words Emma coffee ☕️ 1 sutton coldfield

9 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rude staff unfortunately let this place down

After telling the server 4 times counting in clarification as I was asked again and original order, my matcha was still served with dairy milk instead of oat milk I was so lucky to doubt their competence and confirm again twice before taking a sip (they seemed disorganised or I never would have asked). The server did apologise but blamed her colleague saying ‘she didn’t tell me oat milk’ even though I told them both separately myself during this havoc. Then comes the food which tasted lovely. However, we sat the closest table to the counter and displayed our table number only for the more mature shorter haired lady (who is usually impolite but not this much) TOUCHED my husband on the back and snapped ‘I’ve been shouting for your food for about 3 minutes I’ve been outside and everything’ we said nothing and she said again ‘I’ve been walking up and down with it’. We hadn’t heard her ‘shout’ once until she was telling us off. Won’t be returning unfortunately and I agree with some of these reviews about the staff letting this place down massively as it has great potential.

2 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had a bad experience at the Trowbridge…

Had a bad experience at the Trowbridge branch, so much so that I sent an email of complaint on the 12th August - not heard back......clearly, your customer care needs A LOT of work, online as well as offline.

12 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Moseley Village.

Moseley Village.
My earlgrey was too weak and I went back 2 times to the desk and Emma was just lovely.

Emma, your customer service was warm and friendly, thank you. It was my 1st time here and I would definitely recommend your establishment and colleagues too.

16 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love this place

I love this place, especially the Poole branch. Friendly, efficient service when I was there. 24 hours later realised I had left my purse there. Called. to find it had been handed in and kept safe. Staff were unable to accept tips so could only thank them and leave a review

5 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I visited the Swindon branch today and…

I visited the Swindon branch today and asked for a single espresso with a splash of cold milk . As this is how I always drink . The barista was rude and said I need to pay extra as it’s macchiato.,I have been drinking espresso like this for almost 20 years and It’s the first time I have been asked to pay extra for a splash of milk .,

1 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic member of staff on his own

Fantastic member of staff on his own, but worked like a trooper to stop the queues.
Seasonal latte in house was amazing and so fresh.
Lovely clean cafe and I simply can’t fault it.
Thank you and see you again.

Carbon Pro Limited

17 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect

Friendly staff at Portswood, Southampton. Lovely coffee as always.

16 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Team Cardiff

Every time I use the Cardiff city centre branch (friary) the team are Amazing. There’s no other coffee shop that makes me feel as welcome and where I’m spoken to while waiting in the queue. The store manager is an absolute credit to you

14 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would be a zero star if the options…

Would be a zero star if the options allowed. The appalling experience that I have suffered,in your branch at Portishead there were three members of staff 2 young ladies who were very professional and helpful and then there was a guy called Darius. He was making the orders. I had ordered a tea and 2 Espresso Frappes what he gave me was 2 milkshakes, when I queried it he became very aggressive and abusive he stated that they no longer do Frappes which were clearly on the menu and the customer before me had one which was made by the young lady and the reason that we had decided to have one as it looked so good.
Upside was he refused to remake them and then refused to give a refund. One of the young ladies tried to take over and handle the situation and apologised for the way he was handling it at which point he raised his hand to her and demanded she stepped away. I had to threaten to stand at the counter all day until I received my refund. My grandson was upset and worried as the guy kept raising his voice. A gentleman that was sat near to the counter came over and had a word with Darius and said that he had heard everything and that he should stop being abusive to customers. The girl who served us originally was shaking, upset, and said that she had messaged her manager to say that she was going home as she couldn’t work with him anymore and that a similar thing had happened last week. I was a regular customer, and the other staff have always been pleasant friendly and helpful, but this guy has really let the brand down and I will never step inside this place again. I am a retail manager, and I would never speak to a customer in the way I was spoken to, and I would be totally ashamed if any of my team acted the way this guy did.
Your brand will be badly damaged if you continue to employ staff like him. Someone from the senior management team needs to read all the reviews and take action!!

8 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

How the mighty have falen

Coffee #1 in Monmouth used to be a great little coffee shop. Friendly, smiling staff, great coffee, good service. In the last 18 months it's become just another coffee shop. The staff don't seem to care much. There are other coffee shops in Monmouth that are friendlier and nicer.

16 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Coffee #1 Street

I walked into a clean, beautiful coffee#1 in Street, the vibe in here is calm but inviting. I was served by an absolute ray of sunshine who was very smiley and friendly. The gentleman serving was called Lukas and gave me lots of information about the cold drinks- I chose a pink Limeade. My drink was prepared by a lovely lady whose name I didn’t catch- I had my drink in good time and was very nice! (Would order it again)

I wanted to write a review because I didn’t walk in with a smile but walked out with one.

Thank you to the team.

6 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My wife and I visited the Chesterfield…

My wife and I visited the Chesterfield store a few days ago and had a great experience. I’m coeliac so was expecting to have little or no choice… But they had two cakes and a plan to expand the choices even further with the addition of a coconut and cherry cake… Jan who served us was brilliant, full of knowledge, enthusiastic and really listened to us… She is a credit to the store… Thanks.

24 April 2025
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