Brownies And Coffee

This place is easily overlooked. Even the name itself "Brownies and Coffee" (on the corner of "Labour in Vain Yard") is a name that doesn't swan it for you like say Strawberries and Champagne might. Apart from the gorgeous succulence of chocolate; "brown" is not a colour we like to see too much of on our plates. Chocolate sales would plummet if we had to ask for a Bar of Brown. And Colonel Sanders would have died unsung and unlamented, if he had called his product, Kentucky Brown Chicken. However; that minor quibble aside, this place is a little purple-painted, treasure box of perfection. The coffee is consistently amongst the very best in Norwich. And Norwich, for those who haven't experienced the far flung delights of Thetford and Kirkwall, has some of the finest coffee in the kingdom. I don't want my coffee "made with passion". Those who claim to have a "passion" for pulling pints or working in insurance, are either liars or are having their OCD shamefully exploited. The coffee here is excellent, it takes slightly longer to make, but that i imagine is because the guy making it, takes pride in his craft and wants his customers to have value and pleasure in what they spend their money on. The vibe is friendly and welcoming. Though i always have a sense when i'm there, that i have just missed out on meeting Earnest Hemingway. A very well deserved 5 stars.