Taste in Surry Hills

Walking into Taste on Foveaux st in Surry Hills you could mistake it for a sandwich bar. Along the counter there are glass displey fridges for making sandwiches and a display cabinet with salads and pastas. They have a well sized indoor seating area and a smaller courtyard out the back. Taste does make excellent sandwiches, pastas and salads but thats not why I went there.

I, as always, went there for the coffee. On the front window there is a large sign showing they serve Campos coffee. This makes me excited as I know that campos beans are always really well roasted and fresh so we are part way to a great coffee. I get to the counter and order an espresso to sit in and a 3/4 latte to takeaway.

I take my number and sit down on a great wooden table with a bunch of little stools just in front of the espresso machine. It is here I await my espresso. After a couple of minutes (longer then I thought it would take judging by how many people are in the cafe) I get my espresso. The cup has been heated, possibly with hot water, but it is so hot I can not actually pick it up. I find it a little silly.

After a minute I take my first sip and the shot is actually cooler then the cup itself. My espresso tastes full bodied, mildly sweet and a bit bitter which is just the way I like it. Once again Campos has not disappointed. By the time I finish my espresso my latte is ready. I grab my takeaway and walk out to my car.

I take the first sip of my 3/4 latte as I drive off and it has a great temperature, mildly sweet and is full flavoured. I was not surprised after the espresso that my latte was also great but sometimes the machine and barista may make a great shot but not know what they are doing with their milk. The barista at Taste does know what he is doing and that is why I would suggest going there next time you are in Surry hills.

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