The French Revolution: Coffee Workshop Creperie

What?! French Revolution creperie on campus? Why did no-​one tell me? Next to this place, IDS café pales into insignificance (sorry guys!). The Coffee Workshop is definitely my new top campus eatery– with an amazing menu of galettes, crepes, sandwiches and salads, they offer everything I could ever want from a café! I’m actually sort of worried, as it’s just across the road form my building… what’s to stop me popping over every lunch time??! Will power, you say? No chance. Crepes are my absolute favourite.
The galettes (savoury crepes) are made with wholemeal flour and fillings include cheese, mushrooms, spinach, caramelised onion, goats cheese, chicken, salmon… the list goes on, the choices are pretty much infinite! I sampled the ‘Scallop special’, which contained cheese, spinach, tomatoes and scallops. It cost £5, which is on the higher end of what you expect to pay for campus food, but it was massive, incredibly filling and delicious! Prices generally range from £3.50-£5.
The sweet crepes also look delicious– they do all the usual suspects… lemon and sugar, nutella, maple syrup etc. As well as all this pancakey goodness, you can order other breakfast items such as French toast, waffles and eggs on toast. I’m gushing, I know I am. I’m just too excited about this discovery… campus dining revolutionized! My only complaint is that I left smelling like a giant pancake– the ventilation could definitely be improved!

The French Revolution has the tiniest kitchen on campus, but by far produces the absolute best food. The managers/​chefs Arnold and Julie pride themselves on the authentic crepes, galettes, hot chocolates and coffees. I worked there for a few days when they were very busy last summer, and I never managed to get my espresso making quite up to their particular standards! All produce is carefully sourced, all organic and much home grown. The crepes are truly delicious, although at the higher end of the budget at up to £6 if you add extra ingredients/​toppings. But seriously, the *only* place for decent food on campus.
Sadly The Coffee Workshop Creperie struggles to make enough money as the university wont advertise it at all. In fact, this is its third year in operation and it’s unlikely to be open for much longer, as the university wants control over all of its cafes — so look forward to further homogenised *choice* on campus. If you get a chance to go to this place please do — if enough people know about it and use it then hopefully the university management can’t shut it down!