Comments on: Cafe Vergnano, 62 Charing Cross Road, London

By: colin

colin — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:11:37 +0000

mmm, yes!
was on charing cross road and needed to make a phone call & waste a few minutes so popped by in the first coffee shop i came by.
i have not had a better espresso in my life! (that said, have never ventured to italy, so who knows?)
made sure to drag some friends there the next day – they all thought i was being ridiculous until they had that first sip..!
personally, i like having a sip of water before each sip of espresso to get that ‘kick’ every time.

David says:
Hehe, I know a fellow coffee gourmet (addict) when I see one!

By: James

James — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:48:20 +0000

Supposedly there’s only one Cafe Vergnano in all of the UK…but how many are there in Italy?…and where in Italy are they?

By: Jeb Winter

Jeb Winter — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:37:25 +0000

After living 10 depressing years in UK without a decent cappuccino I was delighted to find this little gem of a cafe yesterday and couldn’t stop at 1 or even 2 of these sublime cappuccino’s. Highly rated, best cappuccino in UK. Keep up good work.

David says:
“…couldn’t stop at 1 or even 2 of these sublime cappuccino’s”
I know the feeling!

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:37:25 +0000

Hi. I live in NY, and the place that I’m working for is currently installing an Italian made machine. The men that are assembling it are from Italy, and they brought some of this coffee with them in a golden colored package. I read the label, and it said “Cafe Vergnano 1882” on it. I wrote it down in hopes of acquiring some more before they leave. I was wondering if there is any way that I can order this ‘coffee-?’ online or by phone, or is it only available in the actual cafe? Thanks.

By: Rosian

Rosian — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:18:37 +0000

I’m a trained barista from NZ. I’ve found the café coffee seen in LONDON really disappointing, but when I spoke to a Londoner one day she told me about this place so I went and found it one day.
I was so happy when I had my first Latte I could have cried I have a passion for coffee and can’t understand how people can say “it’s just coffee”!!
I’ve taken a friend twice and been back a lot and always recommend this place.
The comment by GILL and her Americano is really funny because that’s not coffee if you have to alter a coffee that much to enjoy it what’s the point go to Mc Donald’s or something like that if you want cheap and nasty.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:06:35 +0000

I was introduced to this cafe by my english colleague yesterday and I was amazed by the coffee! I’m not normally big on coffee, but this coffee was so smooth yet tasty that even I wanted to have a second one. Also the staff was very friendly and it was a relaxed atmosphere in there.
I will definitly try to go there every time I’m in London from now on.

David says:
Glad to hear that, that was exactly my experience as well. I had two macchiatos in a row just because the first one was so tasty.

By: Gill

Gill — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:16:40 +0000

I was in the above cafe last week and was very disappointed. I requested a large Americano decaff and was charged £2.70 – 40p more than the advertised Americano on their price list. I was told it cost 20p per shot extra for the decaff but this information was not displayed. Won’t go there again.

David says:
That’s a shame but besides the misunderstanding, how was the quality and presentation of the coffee?

By: Iris

Iris — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:18:39 +0000

Found this lovely cafe and went back twice in 2 days. Luciano made our cappucinos and the cafe mocha was excellent. This will be a new ritual for all future trips to London.

By: Riccardo

Riccardo — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:28:34 +0000

I have lived in London for 5 years and being Italian I was always looking for an espresso.
This is the best cafe in London and Luciano, the guy in the picture who is the manager makes lovely cappuccinos and espressos.
Did you notice that you always get a glass of water when you order an espresso? The manager told me that the water should be drunk before to clean your mouth and not after as everybody does (me included)
If you go to London this is a must.

By: David Yeiser

David Yeiser — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:43:21 +0000

Nice cafe indeed. I was there in mid-August and the same barista in your picture made my cappuccino. I want to go back to London, it seemed to have the highest concentration of coffee shops out of any city I’ve visited.