Flat Cap Coffee Co

Very excellent, excellent coffee. Great pull

A street stall coffee stop that’s got all your morning needs: coffee, pastries.
It’s a simple tent set up with an excellent coffee machine and very high quality baristas and beans. The pastry will also hit the spot.
A perfect place to swing by quickly in on your way to work. The guys running the show and lovey for a chat too.

Great coffee, great price and super close to my work, seriously what more can I ask for?! The only annoying thing is it gets busy near lunch, but hey if it’s quality, you gotta be prepared to wait and from now on this is my stop for coffee!

Really superb coffee! Too bad it’s not a café where one could while away the hours reading the paper, drinking coffee … instead it’s a tent/​stall on Strutton Ground off Old Pye street, Westminster. The flat white was terrific, jitter-​inducing. It was raining today, so there was nowhere to take the cup somewhere to enjoy.

Really great coffee The staff was very friendly. No decaf. No food either but plenty other places around to get food and decaf. The tall black, the macchiato and the cappuccino were all terrific.

This place had good coffee like any other coffee shop. Honestly, how do you mess up coffee? Not gonna be a snob. Enjoy your coffee. Hopefully t gets you out of a pinch.

Delicious creamy, strong flat white. Kept me caffeinated and going all day. I’ll be back each morning

Situated at the top of strutton ground just off Victoria street, every day from about 8 – 4. I go here pretty much every morning before work. The guys do perfect lattes every time and are so friendly!
The coffee is notes as they do at a few wagons and shops around London but it’s especially good here as they do the milk the perfect temp and creaminess.

Okay, I misspoke: the coffees here are astonishingly good. The flat white is my go-​to, and I don’t think I’ve tasted many better ones in London. God knows how many I’ve had so far. 20 maybe? Only one fell short of perfection, and was quickly replaced on the spot. The latte is dependable too if you prefer that.
Why are the coffees here so good? I think it’s the way they prepare the milk, with microfoam giving it a soft velvety texture and a certain sweetness. Whatever it is, it works fantastically well.
In my view Flat Cap Coffee make the best coffees in Victoria certainly, Westminster probably and across London, top 10 I reckon.

An exceptional flat white is served here. Bonus points for outdoorness and minimalistic approach to coffee preparation. It goes to show, great coffee doesn’t need accompaniments.
Cash only. And if you’re in the mood for a unique selection of craft beer later, you’re walking distance to the Cask and Kitchen.

I expected to have amazing coffee on my recent trip to paris. I was extremely disappointed to say the least. Upon checking into my hotel, I took a short walk and discovered this place. I had a double espresso shot, and it may have been the best espresso I have ever had. They even gave me a free shot after expressing how much I enjoyed their Ethiopia roast. Worth a try if they are open! Thanks for the espresso guys.

Last Sunday, I met my friend Janine here and we had a lovely brunch. Our coffee was good and the cake we had with it delicious and fresh. The girl who welcomed us looked nice and pretty. Just lovely.

Anywhere I travel, I’m always on the lookout for specialty coffee. Coffee isn’t hard to find in London with plenty of Starbucks, Costas and Caffe Neros around town, but I wanted coffee from a smaller, perhaps local roaster. Luckily I remembered the name Square Mile Coffee Roasters that I heard of many years ago. Never tried it since shipping coffee from the UK just wouldn’t make sense with the specialty roasters we have here (Counter Culture, Intelligentsia, Stumptown, etc).
I found Flat Cap Coffee Co. on Square Mile’s «Where to drink our coffee» page (
). It was near my hotel so I had to pay a visit. You can’t miss it as it’s basically at the very front of the Strutton Ground Market with a bold black tent. The setup is simple including a standard La Marzocco espresso machine and a grinder or two. I ordered a cappuccino and it was as delicious as any I’ve had in the US. Flat Cap’s location is convenient as it allowed me to walk up and down the (small) Strutton Ground Market while enjoying my cappuccino. After finishing my cappuccino, I went back to buy a bag of beans (for drip/​pourover coffee) to bring home. They didn’t have any at the time and told me to check back tomorrow after they checked their warehouse.
I went back the next day on my bean quest and also enjoyed my first flat white ever (how come we don’t have those as widely available in the US?). Unfortunately they still didn’t have any beans for me, but they did let me have my flat white for free (thanks again, guys). Flat Cap is just a couple of really nice guys here running a small, unassuming stand serving delicious coffee.

Just went to try this place and it no longer exists so don’t make the trip it’s a wasted one.

Just got to London last night for a 3 day stay from Seattle. This little coffee stand is just 30 meters from our flat and makes really good espresso drinks. Ordered a Cappuccino and got what we know as a Latte. Nice Latte art in the foam too. It doesn’t get much better.

Hands down the best coffee in London. Smack in the middle of the Strutton Ground Market, Flat Cap offers up lattes of unprecedented tastiness. The girl behind the espresso machine is full of energy (possibly caffeine-​fueled) and the gent manning the register is friendly and chatty with the walkers-​by. I can’t recommend it enough.

Agree agree agree! As an antipodean hailing from shores where cafes stand or fall on the quality of their coffee, Flat Cap is a revelation in the Westminster area. My drink of choice, the Flat White, is always made with care, the milk frothed perfectly and to the right temperature and with a minimum double shot of espresso, you can actually taste the coffee — unlike most of the chain outlets who overheat milk, and serve coffee in giant cups.
Word of note — do not be fooled by imitation Flat Whites which appear to be popping up in the multinational chains (Costa, Coffee Republic etc). I thought I would give them the benefit of the doubt so tried one at Costa, Clapham Junction and Coffee Republic in Rochester Row, only to be disappointed. Same old overheated milk, same old no flavour, and giant cup. To give them some credit, they managed to make a nice heart shape with the milk…
Anyway — back to Flat Cap — tell your friends!

On my way to an interview this morning, I had the pleasure of enjoying a made with love and oodles of skill coffee at Flat Cap Coffee Company. At Flat Cap, you’ll get delicious coffee and impeccable service and friendly banter that’ll leave you grinning.
If you’re serious about your coffee, you’ve got to give them a try! These guys really know their coffee. The beans are Square Mile and are bought in reusable buckets instead of the bags, I was pleased to hear. My cappuccino was smooth and flavoursome and although I would have preferred it stronger, I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I hope I get the job I interviewed for so I can be a regular customer at Flat Cap!

After reading about all of the wonderful coffee places springing up in the City in the last few months, jealousy began to take hold of the workers in the St James’s Park/​Victoria area. Around here it’s all been the main chains, and lunchtime sandwich bars. Quality’s therefore ranged from acceptably-​above-​mediocre to DIRE.
With the arrival of Fabio & Charlie and The Flat Cap Coffee Company however all this has changed, and proper coffee can be found in the streets of Westminster!
Fabio is an expert barista with incredible knowledge and attention to detail, and insists on using high-​quality ingredients (incl. Square Mile Coffee) to produce a cup which is something I genuinely look forward to in the morning (as opposed to the routine «heart starter» that a coffee once was).
The prices are on par with other places around the area — somewhere in the vicinity of £1.80 to £2.20 depending on what you’re having.
They also sell a very tasty range of pastries & whatnot brought in from Villandry, although you’ve usually got to get in pretty quick in the morning!