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Cafe/coffee shop in [[Locale Bloomsbury|Bloomsbury]]. It's part of a chain; as of June 2010 their website lists 16 locations, all of them in London. This one is located on the east side of the [[Locale Brunswick Centre|Brunswick Centre]], next to the Starbucks.
Coffee shop in the [[Locale Brunswick Centre|Brunswick Centre]] in [[Locale Bloomsbury|Bloomsbury]]. It describes itself as "young and vibrant" and as a "boulangerie patisserie cafe". It is on the east side of the centre, next to the Starbucks.
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It's really quite small, but there's a mirrored wall which helps it look a bit more spacious, and the interior has two distinct seating areas, one next to the mirrored wall with black pleather banquettes and cube-shaped stools, and the other nearer the window, with square wooden stools at counter-style "tables". There's seating for another 28 people outside, all nominally under cover, but really only the dozen seats right next to the cafe are properly protected from rain. There's no toilet.
It seems to be one of a chain. Their website lists 16 (in May 2009), all of whom are in London.
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[[secretlondon]] visted one Sunday in May 2009. I had a large americano (&pound;2.15) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3518039151 photo]</small> and a chocolate tart (&pound;2.60) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3518851838 photo]</small>. My chocolate tart was lovely &#8212; gooey and chocolatey. My coffee was so-so, but I like my coffee strong and it wasn't. They had a jug of tap water with fresh mint in which was nice; their mint tea is apparently dried, though. As well as coffee and cakes there were sandwiches on offer, some of which were tiny (almost 50p sized) and over &pound;2 (admittedly they were rye and raisin or something, but still!). There was soft jazzy background music which was interrupted by the loud grinding of a machine, something like a coffee grinder or ice cubes in a blender.
[[secretlondon]] visted one Sunday in May 2009. I had a large americano (£2.15) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3518039151 photo]</small> and a chocolate tart (£2.60) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3518851838 photo]</small>. Together they came to £4.75.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Tuesday morning in June 2010. I had an iced tea (&pound;1.95), which appeared to be some kind of fruit/herb tea rather than actual tea. It was fine, not overly sweetened (if at all), and a reasonable volume for the price. I noted that they had various interesting juices on offer, including apple and beetroot &#8212; I suspect these may be the ones from [http://chegworthvalley.com/ Chegworth Valley]. There were a few newspapers available for customers but I didn't note which ones.
It is quite small, using mirrors to make itself look bigger. The seating inside is sofas and leather-type cube stools. There is more seating outside. There is no toilet. There was soft jazzy background music which was interrupted by the loud grinding of a machine, something like a coffee grinder or ice cubes in a blender.
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[[secretlondon]]'s verdict: It feels to me as though Apostrophe is trying too hard to be hip, yet safe and solidly middle class. Looking at their website I find it slightly embarrassing.
As well as coffee and cakes they sell sandwiches, some of which were tiny (almost 50p sized) and over £2 (admittedly they were rye and raisin or something, but still!). Apostrophe feels that it is trying too hard to be hip, yet safe and solidly middle class. Looking at their website I find it slightly embarrassing.
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Accessibility: The Brunswick Centre has step-free access from a somewhat steep ramp up from Marchmont Street. Access from the square to the cafe is completely step-free. As mentioned above, there's no customer toilet.
My chocolate tart was lovely - gooey and chocolately. My coffee was so-so, but I like my coffee strong and it wasn't. They had a jug of tap water with fresh mint in which was nice. Their mint tea is apparently dried though.
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See also:
* [http://www.tipped.co.uk/listings/121453/ Tipped comments]
* [http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/apostrophe-london-2 Yelp comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], June 2010. Opening hours taken from the Apostrophe website, June 2010.</div>
address='Brunswick Centre'
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], May 2009. Opening hours from their web site.</div>
address='Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury'
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formatted_website_text='http://www.apostroph...'
host='213.165.225.132'
hours_text='7.30am-7pm Mon-Fri; 8am-9pm Sat; 9am-7pm Sun'
formatted_website_text='http://www.apostropheuk.com/locations/?id=1 '
host='81.187.223.119'
hours_text='Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 9am-7pm'
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opening_hours_text='7.30am-7pm Mon-Fri;
8am-9pm Sat; 9am-7pm Sun'
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opening_hours_text='Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm,
Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 9am-7pm'
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summary='Small cafe/coffee shop in the Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury, part of a chain.'
summary='Trying-too-hard coffee chain in the Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury.'

Coffee shop in the Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury. It describes itself as "young and vibrant" and as a "boulangerie patisserie cafe". It is on the east side of the centre, next to the Starbucks.

It seems to be one of a chain. Their website lists 16 (in May 2009), all of whom are in London.

secretlondon visted one Sunday in May 2009. I had a large americano (£2.15) photo and a chocolate tart (£2.60) photo. Together they came to £4.75.

It is quite small, using mirrors to make itself look bigger. The seating inside is sofas and leather-type cube stools. There is more seating outside. There is no toilet. There was soft jazzy background music which was interrupted by the loud grinding of a machine, something like a coffee grinder or ice cubes in a blender.

As well as coffee and cakes they sell sandwiches, some of which were tiny (almost 50p sized) and over £2 (admittedly they were rye and raisin or something, but still!). Apostrophe feels that it is trying too hard to be hip, yet safe and solidly middle class. Looking at their website I find it slightly embarrassing.

My chocolate tart was lovely - gooey and chocolately. My coffee was so-so, but I like my coffee strong and it wasn't. They had a jug of tap water with fresh mint in which was nice. Their mint tea is apparently dried though.

Last visited by secretlondon, May 2009. Opening hours from their web site.

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