Reviews from our lovely customers

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It was our first barista training course and we really had a fantastic time here at Limini. My husband and I are from Thailand. We both are in the UK for studying but as we are passionate about coffee and have always dreamt to have our own coffee shop in Thailand, we decided to look for a great place to learn how to make a perfect coffee. Finally, we found a marvellous one! At Limini, we received greater understanding about coffee and coffee making from the origin of the coffee beans to the serving of each type of the coffee brew which was awesome. In the training, we got a chance to practise a lot. If you are a newer to coffee, know so little about it (like me), I would really recommend you to take a course here and you will not disappoint! Thank you very much Vicky who was our encouraging and wonderful trainer. We really enjoyed our time at Limini and also practise the barista skills learned from you at home every day. Thank you so much! - Wan and Tony

Paula and I arrived reluntantly after having some disappointing news that morning about the cafe we are purchasing. However we were greeted by Vicky with a warm welcome and a cheerful face. We really embraced the coffee course after that with great patience and enthusiasm Vicky took us on our limini coffee journey. Well I will never look at coffee in the same way again and although not a great coffee drinker, I have knowledge to pass on to my customers and can make a great cup Of coffee. I would like to pursue this training further and hope to come back once our little cafe is in our hands. Thanks again Jackie Mitchell Pintos x

My wife bought me the 'Introduction to Home Roasting Course' as my Xmas present 2014, but by the time I came to book in a date, Limini informed me that they were finding it difficult to continue with offering this course, since demand was really too low to make it really worthwhile. What a shame, as I had the most brilliant morning with Youri last Monday and would recommend it to anyone interested in either increasing their knowledge of coffee and the whole bean-to-drink processes, or wanting to get started learning about roasting. 3 hours of inspirational experience, with tons to learn, eyes opened and detailed expert knowledge, all delivered flawlessly, effortlessly and very personably by Youri - what a guy! A true gent. We roasted some Columbian beans different ways to the same 'colour,' and some others including the dreaded Robusta. Used the Gene and a Fracino fluid-bed roaster. Got to taste the freshly roasted beans (why had I never event thought of this before?) and tasted the sheer 'hot car tyre' flavour of the Robusta - truly appalling. Did some 'blind' cupping of the roasts too, which was quite challenging for me as a novice, but I was relieved at how easy it was to tell which was the Robusta. A totally enthralling, absorbing and informative 3 hours which swept by like 10 minutes, but I have the bags of beans we roasted, which are now in the cupboard at home ready to explore once they've rested. Having mentioned having difficulty getting milk to microfoam, Vicky generously spent some time with me after the roasting to give help and advice on achieving a good milk technique. Was easy on their superb commercial machine.....not quite there yet at home..... All in all, a brilliant morning listening and learning from experts in the business. Their passion and enthusiasm was infectious and endless, all done with a great sense of humour. So, I may well be in search of more shiny-shiny, namely a Gene, and start on the long road to new obsessions.........and expense! - Ian

I had a brilliant one on one mornings training with Ruth. I can't recommend her highly enough both for her knowledge and for how comfortable she makes you feel. Every element is present for the learning and retention of information as Ruth guilds you through the discovery of how to create good coffees and the process of problem solving as you look at each element that could affect the end result. - Pauline

I attended the Coffee Shop Course and it has been really, really helpful. It felt so good speaking to someone about your plan without it being judged as a silly dream. it really gives you a road map that is so much more easy to follow than planning your first business on your own. Ruth has been super helpful and Yuri gave me very valuable tips. The coffee we made was absolutely fantastic and it really made me wont to open a cafe soon so I can have that every day!!!! I can really recommend this course. Nicola

The how to start your own coffee shop course was amazing. So much fun. Vicki was brilliant, very enthusiastic and knowledgable, very in depth. A perfect trainer. Went into a lot of detail. A lot more than I was expecting. Would definatley recommend this course to anyone wanting to start their own coffee shop. A massive thank you to Vicki. - Chris

The course was very informative. Learnt a lot about coffee and its origins. The course is very worth while for anyone learning to make coffee. Its good background knowledge to have as well. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and the course allows us to be hands-on. The staff were able to answer all our questions and were friendly and very helpful. Room IV

Fantastic Experience! I attended the three hour barista course with Ruth, at Limini. Not only I learnt so much in those three hours but I left feeling so confident with my new skills that I am planning to open my own coffee shop soon! Ruth is an excellent trainer. She has a passion for coffee that is contagious. I would recommend this course 100% to anyone with an interest in coffee!! Thank you! Fernanda

Has a day long 2 - 1 course from scratch for our small business with Vicky. We had fun from the moment we walked in the door and learned so much throughout the day. Vicky made everything look so easy and we endlessly positive about course and coffee. We'll certainly be back. - Anthony & Kirsty Bowen

What a brilliant training course! (I attended the Barista Training Course). Our trainer was Ruth whose passion for coffee and her job shone through, she was great and made me feel very welcome from the outset. Ruth explained everything simply, but in detail, and also in a fun way which made it very enjoyable. We got 'stuck in' to making delicious coffee very quickly which is the best way to learn. I would definitely recommend attending this course if you are going to either work in a coffee shop or set one up. It was very informative and I can't wait to put it all into practice! Thank you so much - Shirley