CoffeeKüp

After seeing Dave P’s photos and hearing him rave about this place, I knew I had to go. I’ve had a bit of a week of new discoveries this week, so when I was invited to a late meeting at Millenium Point (with this coffee shop being situated just around the corner), I was presented with the perfect opportunity to go and give it a go for myself.
It’s got a cute looking exterior, with a modern feel in steely grey and bright pink. With their location, I would think they would mainly attract a student crowd, but it wasn’t busy on my visit (between 4:30 — 5:45pm). Inside the venue is clean, modern and there is plenty of seating to be had. On the right hand side of the shop is a widescreen TV and area with comfy high backed seats and on the left is a selection of low and high tables to sit at.
The counter shows off a number of tasty treats for purchase. I knew that I was having a cake before I got in (I even knew I wanted a bubblegum cake after hearing Dave talk about it), but the other pastry and cakey treats did provide a tough choice of when I got up to order. As well as sweets, they also do sandwiches and some savory dishes (so it could be a good spot to pop in for lunch).
I took advantage of their «any cake and hot drink for £3.45» offer, but there was also an offer for beers after 6pm, concrete cake and a couple of other bargains to be had (depending on what you wanted and the time of day it was). To go with my rainbow cake treat, I opted for a vanilla latte. Once I had placed my order, I was told to take a seat and it would be bought over for me.
This shop does have free wifi (under the code of a BT Hub), you just need to ask the staff for the code. This is invaluable in this part of the city; as signal isn’t great for me around Eastside. My drink and cake were bought to me within a couple of minutes of placing the order. The cake was just as good as it looked! Light, fluffy and sugary; it was devoured within a couple of minutes. The coffee was pretty good, not as strong as I would have liked, but very nice regardless.
I was having such a nice time working away that I later ordered a watermelon bubble tea. This was also excellent (and great value at £2.50). If you are ever around the Jennens Road side of the city and hankering for a cake or a coffee — I would 100% recommend CoffeeKup.

Passing here on each morning walking to university always temps for a quick pick me up but time is often the enemy.
A quick trip inside shows a small business with a very clean and vibrant atmosphere, perfectly presented cakes and patisseries full of colour immediately catch the eye. The drastic mix of pink and wooden furniture offset themselves and the mix of classic seats, high stools and sofas provide respite for all demographics, though the seating is very limited.
Chillers behind the counter contain a classic mix of wkd and Stella, perfect for the student digs perched overhead.
The staff were friendly and service was quick and with a smile. Coffee was fairly priced and what you would expect quality wise from this sort of small venture, nothing extravagant but a good coffee nonetheless, may take use of this one in the run up to assignment hand ins!