Coffee

Espresso and filter coffee

House blend ground for every single shot, plus one rotating single origin on filter.

Price $5 to $8

Takes 3 to 5 min

Two grinders sit on the bench: the house blend on the left, the current single origin on the right. Nothing sits ground. Every shot is dosed and pulled to order, the machine is tasted through twice a day, and milk is textured per cup rather than poured out of a jug that has been sitting. If you want it hotter, weaker, half strength or in your own cup, say so once and we will remember.

What is included

  • House blend ground per shot, never pre-ground
  • One rotating single origin on batch filter
  • Oat, soy, lactose free and full cream, no surcharge on the milk
  • Decaf on the same machine, pulled the same way
  • Your own cup filled at the takeaway price

How it works

  1. Order at the counter or from the table
  2. Beans dosed and ground for that cup
  3. Shot pulled and timed, milk textured fresh
  4. Called by name if we know it, by order if we do not
Espresso and filter coffee at Slow Start Coffee, up close

size and the single origin filter move the price; alternative milks are not charged extra, and a takeaway costs the same as a mug

Questions about this

Espresso and filter coffee, answered

  • Do you charge extra for oat or soy?

    No. Milk is milk on our board, so a large oat latte is the same price as a large flat white.

  • What is the house blend?

    A washed Brazil and Colombian base with a small amount of natural Ethiopian, roasted for us in small batches in Melbourne's north. It is built for milk without going flat as a long black.

  • Can I bring my own cup?

    Please do. We fill any clean cup up to about 12 ounces and charge the takeaway price, and we will rinse it for you first.