Crushed Bean

My new favourite coffee place in Croydon. The coffee was smooth and they have the best bakery goods; so far I’ve tried the matcha croissant and red velvet croissant. Both very nice. They’re currently only doing take away because of COVID but have an NHS discount as well as helping local kids with free school meals. Highly recommend and support this great local business!

One of the best independent coffee shops around!! I agree with the other reviewers that say it’s all about the staff. They were warm welcoming and again thats for everyone dine in or take out. A customer brought his dog and I think it was the owner who gave 🐶 some treats 💕 I had an open mozzarella, tomato and pesto salad on sourdough with a perfectly balanced flat white. Both were delicious. Excellence is the name of the game @CrushedBean

Nice little cafe with good food and coffee, but could do with some minor improvements:

- Please increase your portion sizes: the cheese toasties are tiny!
- Please install a handrail for the stairs and remove trip hazards around that area. Walking up and down that thing felt like a death trap!
- Please sound insulate the bathroom. The walls are paper thin and I don't think people want to overhear someone in the toilet whilst they're trying to eat!
- Please make the menu on the wall larger and clearer. I had to squint to read it and also couldn't understand the options that were available. Please consider rewriting them for better clarity.
- Please extend your opening hours. 3pm is very early to close a cafe!

Otherwise I would recommend this place, but do keep these things in mind when you go. I'll be coming back because I liked the atmosphere, but it would be better if the above improvements were implemented.

Currently the best coffee in Croydon.
Lovely and friendly staff.
Cozy little coffee space downstairs - ideal for meetup with friends or to simply do some work or catch up on some reading.

The coffee here was delicious and the pastries looked amazing! The staff were all so friendly. I can't wait to go back

Genuinely lovely coffee shop. Staff are great, food is unusual but yummy, coffee is delicious. And they LOVE dogs. Cosy basement if upstairs is full. Brilliant addition to Croydon café culturez

I have been to this coffee shop few times with friends. Today (02.02.23)
I visited to have a cup of coffee and catch up on some emails.

The service was poor. The girls were chit chatting with their routine customers about how people come and have one cup of coffee and sit for hours "working"... I felt very awkward and uncomfortable. They girls went on to say how if people need to work they should hire a space as they are trying to make money etc...

I felt so uneasy walking out of the coffee shop. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone who wish to have their coffee and work otherwise you will be judged and made to feel uncomfortable.

I would opt for the big chain coffee shops who just let you get on with what you are doing and leave you to it and don't put any pressure on buying more cups or for doing your work.

I am very disappointed with my experience today and will not be visiting again.

Lovely local independent coffee shop. I'm a regular visitor now for coffee, matcha and cake. They have a variety of options including different types of matcha (ask for the spicy with vanilla for my fav). The Japanese cheesecake and chocolate banana bread is delicious. Cosy atmosphere with seating up and downstairs and run by the friendliest people. A must try!