Two Before Ten
I haven’t always rated this place highly but long mac on last two visits were as good as it gets.
I’m usually a harsh critic, but this place is pretty damn good. They care a lot about the quality of their beans and it shows in the quality of the coffee.
Oh yeeeah!
8.1.12 - sitting with my creamy latte earlier in the week wondering why I’d deducted 1/2 a star. Couldn’t think of a reason.
Fantastic flavor, great vibe. Can’t wait for them to get Hank fired up regularly.
These guys are killing it right now: great coffee, great vibe and, at lunch, a surprisingly good menu. Check the sweet yellow light fitting by local industrial designer Chris Hardy.
This is an outstanding new entrant to the Canberra coffee scene. The guys behind Enter Café have remade themselves with a new name, fitout and focus on great coffee.
I’ve visited Two Before Ten several times now and have never had a less-than-excellent coffee. They roast their beans on-site and do a great job at extracting maximum flavour from them. My macchiati usually come short and syrupy, with only the smallest mark of milk (just how I like them).
As for the rest of their offerings, the food menu is inventive and tasty (with at least a couple of plaeo-friendly lunch and breakfast options), and the café space as a whole is relaxed and comfortable.
It’s a rare café that leaves me wanting to visit again and again. Two Before Ten is one such place.
It takes a lot to stand out in Canberra’s biggest cluster of cafe’s, but Two Before Ten has cracked it by doing everything right.
Their own onsite micro roasts are delicious and fresh; the space is comfortable and welcoming; and the staff are friendly and attentive.
I’ve now had 3 espressos and 3 piccolo lattes here. They were all delicious.
Inhabiting the space once taken by the ok-but-nothing-special Enter Café, Two Before Ten is perhaps my new favourite café in Canberra. The selection of foodstuff is pretty decent and they roast their own beans onsite. The three or four coffees I’ve had there have been almost flawless — a lovely rich, dark roast without even a hint of bitterness.
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