Elaine

Elaine
I’m one Zabu’s co-founders and have a passion for freshly roasted coffee. My perfect coffee is from freshly roasted beans, ground and dripped through a filter machine. My favourite Zabu Coffee is Guatemalan Maragogype (elephant beans) – great story and fabulous coffee!

Pregnant and craving a coffee – don’t lose hope!

Posted by Elaine 27 July 2012

Our first ‘Zabu baby’ is due in late September and lots of people have remarked how difficult it must be working with coffee but not being able to drink it because I’m pregnant. Drinking caffeine in pregnancy brings the risk …

Cafe Ricco, Staines

Posted by Elaine 28 June 2012

Looking for an independent coffee shop in Staines town centre was a little like finding a needle in a Haystack on the route I took to the station but I eventually found Cafe Ricco, which was just off the main …

Style over content – what’s your view?

Posted by Elaine 25 May 2012

Whilst chatting with a group of friends last weekend we got onto the subject of coffee and the kit folk use to make their favourite brew. What I found really interesting is that there seems to be a real split …

Moocha Café – Teddington

Posted by Elaine 02 May 2012

A small but friendly coffee shop on Teddington’s High Street, Moocha Café is situated opposite a large store belonging to one of the big coffee shop chains. Having visited both I can assure you that the coffee in Moocha is …

Cafe del Marsh – London

Posted by Elaine 04 April 2012

Located within the Waterloo Quarter of London and at the Waterloo station end of Lower Marsh is the delightful, laid back cafe Cafe del Marsh.  In a clear reference to the laid back offering at Cafe del Mar in Ibiza, …

Choosing the Perfect Decaf

Posted by Elaine 23 March 2012

Last month we launched our Zabu Coffee Decaf and I’ve been asked a few times why it took us so long so I thought I’d share with you a little about what we discovered in our search for a decaf …

Brunswick House Cafe – Vauxhall

Posted by Elaine 08 November 2011

I had read a couple of positive reviews about the Brunswick House Café and having arrived in Vauxhall, London early for a meeting I found myself with the opportunity to give it a try…

Coffee at The Eden Project

Posted by Elaine 01 November 2011

On our way down to Penzance from London, we stopped off at the Eden Project to have a quick look around (we only had an hour and a half) and to see what their coffee was like – with 6 cafes / eateries serving coffee, we assumed it must be good!

The strength of your coffee is in your hands

Posted by Elaine 14 October 2011

The Zabu Coffee team has been out and about meeting customers and coffee lovers and we have learned what a varied (and lovely lot) you are! Some of you like your coffee very strong whilst others like their coffee’s to …

Cafe Bonjourno – Hampton Hill, Middlesex

Posted by Elaine 05 October 2011

Bonjourno is a cafe on the High Street in Hampton Hill, Middlesex. It promises a lively Italian feel with tables out on the pavement. Having dropped my daughter at a friend’s birthday party across the road on Sunday I settled myself at one of the outside tables with a book and the promise of an enjoyable breakfast in the rare October sunshine.