01 · Head roaster
Gareth
Profiles and quality control. Starts the drum at 06:00.
Our story · Est. 2019 · Exeter, Devon
Built for wet Tuesdays.
We opened in 2019 to roast coffee locally and serve it in a welcoming neighbourhood café.
Read the story(01) Where it began
We began with a 5 kg drum, a railway arch and a commitment to roast
in small batches.
The roastery has grown, but we still buy carefully, record every batch on paper and serve coffee across the same small counter.
Come and see it(02) Under the arch
Five kilos
at a time.
Tuesday & Thursday · from 06:00
(03) The house timeline
From one drum
to today.
The café has changed through practical improvements to the roaster, water, milk supply and counter.
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Chapter 01 / 04 · First roast
2019: One arch, five kilos
Two people opened the railway arch with a second-hand 5 kg drum. The first Quay Blend sold out that week.
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Chapter 02 / 04 · The counter
2021: Coffee meets the street
We moved the roaster back and built a ten-seat counter. Serving our own coffee gave us direct feedback on every batch.
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Chapter 03 / 04 · Devon milk
2023: Closer by twelve miles
A farm near Cullompton began supplying milk directly. The change shortened the supply chain and improved consistency.
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Chapter 04 / 04 · Still learning
Today: Four profiles, one drum
Roasting starts at 06:00 every Tuesday and Thursday. We log and taste each batch before adjusting the next roast.
The roastery in numbers
2019
The arch opens on Bonhay Road
5kg
One drum, still roasting every batch
12mi
From the farm near Cullompton
06:00
First roast, Tuesdays and Thursdays
(04) How we work
Four habits,
kept daily.
Nothing clever. Just a few routines we have kept since the first roast under the arch.
Buy carefully.
A short list of coffees, chosen slowly and roasted until we know them well.
Write it down.
Every batch is weighed, logged on paper and tasted before the next roast.
Keep it close.
Milk from a farm near Cullompton, twelve miles up the road.
Same small counter.
The roastery has grown. The ten-seat counter has not.
(05) The people in the room
The team
behind the counter.
The team roasts the coffee, runs the bar and looks after the counter throughout the week.
02 · Bar lead
Marnie
Espresso and service. Dials in the bar before the doors open.
03 · Counter & bakery
Nell
Pastries and customer service. Remembers your usual.
(06) Come and find us
The counter,
Exeter.
Counter opens from 07:30
The café has step-free access, welcomes dogs and has a long shared bench.
- Mon–Fri
- 07:30–16:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–17:00
- Sunday
- 09:00–15:00
- Roasting
- Tuesday & Thursday, from 06:00
