Review #69 - @cimbalinocafe

Ciao 👋 brellows (brew-fellows). The blokes continue their journey in the pine-cladded streets of Cottesloe. In his poem, “I wandered lonely as a cloud”, William Wordsworth notes that sometimes, in pensive mood, he likes to think of a field of daffodils he once observed. If you swap the daffodils for long macs and William Wordsworth for the blokes, this poem just about sums up our trip to Cimbalino Café.

Vibes 🍃- One of the OG cafes to be lining the ever popular ‘Napolean Street’ in Cottesloe. This shoebox shaped café is usually chock-a-block with its many loyal and devoted local customers, in early for a brew and a turn of the daily news. Cimbalino comes from the Italian description of the ‘perfect coffee’ from the late 1930’s and we felt a little bit of that history in our short stay there. Nothing crazy, but vibes we certainly couldn’t complain about 😊

Taste 👅- We tasted some of our old friends, Bibra Lake roasters ‘Grand Central Coffee’ running in the milk blend. Couldn’t quite figure out what blend we were treated to but tasted of those traditional Central American chocolatey, toffee and caramel tones you might attribute to a ‘mature brew’. Enjoyable, yet nothing that really stood out amongst the pack.

Temperature 🌡 - The temperature was a good temperature.

Glass Size 📏 – It is no secret that 8oz glasses live in the shadow of their, more well-rounded brother the 6oz. Maybe Cimbalino should make the upgrade?

Froth 🥛 – More like a ‘long-cap topped up’. To be fair, who doesn’t love a cheeky cap from time to time.

General Appearance/Consistency 🤩 – Oooh yeah. On a chilly morning, the brews looked an absolute delight. Consistently frothy all round we might add.

“Kim”balino?””Sim”balino?”Chim”balino? We don’t really know how to pronounce this place so please let us know in the comments! Was highly recommended to us to sit and enjoy their variety of a Lac, the local hotspot was up the hype. For not a specialty coffee destination, they did their job and did it well. Pat on the back for these legends!

70.1/100 on the Brew ‘o’ Meter! 🤖🤝

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