Darcy Street Project Brew Bar

Coffee can be a bit hit and miss depending on who your barista is, but mostly it's great. Service is always friendly and efficient, which is basically all you can ask for.

This place is unreal and gives back to the community by training people who are under privileged. Coffee is amazing, they take it seriously. This is one of my fave places ever!

Darcy Street Project is a social enterprise; meaning their profits are redirected into doing something good for the community. In this case the good – besides making great coffee – is increasing the employment prospects of people who might find it hard to find work by training them in their coffee school and espresso bar. They work with young people, Aboriginal people, early migrants and refugees, homeless people and mature age people. They also support other social enterprises, like Eat Me Chutneys, which you'll find for sale in a little wooden box next to the water. This business turns food waste damaged, wonky, bruised or simply unsold organic fruits and vegetables into chutneys. Led by a mother and son team, Eat Me Chutneys provides employment to women who are disadvantaged job seekers. Combining their rescued organic produce with Fairtrade spices and sugars also makes for excellent chutney we picked up Eggplant and Curry Leaf Chutney $12) to take home. As for the coffee, I tried their house beans across three different drinks. We began with Cold Drip $5/regular) which shows off the fruity notes in the house roast. We moved on to Espresso $3.50), which was smooth and round. I also tried my first Sprotonic $4/regular), a drink that combines espresso and tonic water into a foamy, cold drink. I was surprised to find the coffee mutes the bitter quinine notes of tonic water completely. Being built over ice, this caffeinated beverage is cool and refreshing, and well suited to the Australian climate.

Really nice coffee and this place has really good values. Nice to support a place that supports the community. Two thumbs up!

My wife and I go here a lot and enjoy the coffee and environment. The staff are super friendly and helpful. They have some good teas too.