A coffee bar first
Pour-over, espresso, guest roasts and bakes at 12 Temple Row, by St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham city centre.
The Coffee Bar Collective is at 12 Temple Row in Birmingham city centre, on the row that runs along St Philip’s Cathedral. It opens at 7:30 on weekdays, and there is seating outside for watching the city go by.
It is a coffee bar first. Reviewers describe an extensive pour-over menu where each coffee is brewed with its own method and recipe, guest coffees, different roasts to try, and a team that explains the flavour of each one and helps you choose.
Friendly staff is the topic reviewers mention most, in 737 reviews, with welcoming staff in 100 more and passionate staff in 59. Then the bean selection (123), specialty coffee (50), banana bread (31), cinnamon buns (22) and baklava (22).
“It’s rare to find somewhere where the level of service matches the quality of the coffee so perfectly.”
What reviewers keep mentioning
- friendly staff737
- the bean selection123
- welcoming staff100
- passionate staff59
- specialty coffee50
- the banana bread31
- the cinnamon buns22
- the baklava22
- outdoor seating16
Topic counts from 1,513 Google reviews.
Brewed to a recipe
Reviewers describe a long pour-over menu, each coffee brewed with its own method and recipe.
Talked through
Flavour profiles, processing methods, milk pairings: ask, and the team will explain without any snobbery.
On Temple Row
In the city centre by St Philip’s Cathedral, with seats outside and a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
The kettle’s on, on Temple Row.
12 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5HG. Weekdays from 7:30am, weekends from 9am (Sunday 10am).