Small Batch Coffee Roasters

I stopped in here for a caffeine hit on a long bike ride. The best Cortado I have ever had … really smooth rich tasty coffee. They definitely know their stuff here. You can see the beans being roasted in the bigger part of the building. Well worth a visit …

Small Batch Coffee HQ. The usual great coffee and friendly service. I was fortunate to have been given permission to take some 'behind the scene' pictures. Sunny outside seating. No easy parking. Tasty hand food. Easier for cyclists, locals and walkers!

Warehouse effect coffee for those who want to know where there coffee comes from. I have driven and cycled past this factory unit for what seems years and years looking at it and not seeing it. Today I had some time to kill down in this little area and noticed they had a little carpark out the front for those who wish to frequent their Café or purchase from the store. There is a side entrance to the cafe that is very industrial, it being a large metal sliding door with plastic shutters hanging down just inside. As you walk in you very quickly realise it’s a cafe for the warehouse behind and I started to think, ‘yes, I can try all their blends of coffee before I commit to buying a large bag of the stuff to take home to my Cafetière’. Unfortunately when I asked about how many different blends they have for consumption in then cafe, the answer I received was the usual one I get from every normal coffee café, “we have regular espresso blend, decaf and filtered.” I was not amused. The lovely lady went on to inform me that they sold different blends off the shelf if I wanted to take it home. After this setback which cost them half of the dropped star I gave them I also started to notice that with a constant open door there was a nippy breeze consuming my ankles, and I had no wish to remove my coat. It was January after all and thus not the warmest of wet English winter days. The coffee was brought to my table and was delightfully presented with a heart of foam on top. The coffee tasted like coffee should but did not stand out to me any more then any high street coffee shop would or Café. It’s not to bitter for my sugar avoiding ways to put up with but there was no special something to make me think it was amazing. For my dairy intolerant companion who sadly couldn’t join me for this coffee expedition I enquired about non dairy and vegan foods/treat alternatives they had on offer. They have a lovely selection of light bites and treats here but unfortunately they only had one light bite and one treat in the vegan range to munch on. I may just bring her here for the coffee tasting instead then. In the shop area, a shelving unit just down from the Café serving area housed their items for sale. There was a nice host of coffee making and serving options on display along with 3 different blends of coffee; Throwback Espresso, Blue Note Espresso and Goldstone Espresso. Pictures with their descriptions attached. The decor apart from being a warehouse was pleasant and interestingly decorated with a nice geometric style of wall art above the coffee machines. For a coffee production place with shop and Café I expected so much more but the longer I sat here the appeal started to take ahold. If only I could try more than the one blend in the Café. I understand there are probably a lot of very good reasons why this is not possible but for me it would make it so much nicer and I most likely would have come away with at least one bag of coffee as well instead of just the warmth and caffeine buzz of the one consumed beverage.

Best coffee in Portslade. Great service from Lisa, always go after I finish the gym. They know my order off by heart

Best coffee in town and the food is also as good with a wide variety on offer. The staff were happy for me to carry out a bit of work on my laptop for an hour as it wasn't too busy! I will only purchase my coffee beans from Small Batch for my home coffee machine as they are in my opinion, the best flavour I've yet to taste!