Roastville Coffee

By Patrick Marshall-Cavan (attended on 20 Apr 2019)

Very professional and knew his stuff! Great variety of coffee on display to choose from too.

By Raihan Rasheed (attended on 17 Apr 2019)

Great Class,
Lasted 3 hrs, plenty of time to learn the techniques,
The teacher was great, really enthusiastic and you can tell he has a passion for what he does, communicated really clearly and had a very methodical way of explaining, very easy to understand, highly recommend Vincent!

By Maria Carbone (attended on 20 Apr 2019)

Excellent class. Leaner a lot of new things about coffee. Would definitely do another class there

By Sue Park (attended on 20 Apr 2019)

Thanks guys I learnt so much about coffee processing and the practice of cupping in coffee!

By Charmaine Chow (attended on 16 Apr 2019)

Our trainer Andy was definitely trying to engage us from the beginning. The class ran for the full 3.5 hours. Andy focused a lot on explaining his technique but the trade off was not getting much/any practice. There were 9 students & one machine with two steam wands so two people could practice at a time. That may sound like a fair ratio but I was surprised. In the entire duration, some people got to do up to 3 pours, others 2 and in my case 1. Baffling as it already was, I didn’t believe it was very fair as what determined the number of pours each person got to do was literally how students judged your art in a “smashout” between pairs. I agree that getting into the mindset of a being in a latte art competition (and focusing on theoretical technique) is useful, but not if we are unable to even try out the technique even once (i was given one go at the heart but not at the rosetta, free pour or even tulip after they were each explained). How different is this to watching video tutorials? Also it was established at the start that just about everyone in the class was doing this out of interest/ non professional reasons, so i really felt like there were no grounds for the lack of attempts/practice given.

Some food was provided which was a nice touch.

I came into class early and was all set up to give this class a splendid review, but the bottom line is: for 3.5 hours I only got one pour (doing a basic heart) and that’s definitely not what I paid/signed up for. And yes, I might have felt inclined not to leave such a review if everyone got the same number of tries, even if it was only 3 pours each.

By Alex Larsen (attended on 13 Apr 2019)

This was a wonderful introduction to coffee tasting. I had always wanted to do a coffee cupping but felt intimidated by not knowing much about the process and how to taste. This workshop was relaxed and casual, but also really informative. I'd recommend this for anyone who's never done a cupping before and wants to learn more, and for those who have I think it's still a great opportunity to work on tasting and evaluating different coffees!

By Miguel Hoyos (attended on 13 Apr 2019)

Excellent introductory course! very recommended if you want to start your coffee career. very happy

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By Megan Cox (attended on 9 Apr 2019)

If you want to know everything about coffee and how to perfect your coffee making skills then this is for you! Andy is a passionate , highly awarded and experienced barista - you will gain a whole new insight into the art of making amazing coffee.

By Joey (attended on 6 Apr 2019)

D was fantastic! He knew everything about coffee right from plantation to how you get the coffee into your cup. It was good to get to taste all the different varieties and notice the difference from their origin, harvet method and roasting qualities.

By Heejin Dan (attended on 6 Apr 2019)

Class size was good and it was a good 1hour introductory class about coffee including tasting. After the class, you will get a good idea which type of coffee you like and what to choose. You can order your coffee based on what you learn from the class after(not a part of the class). Really appreciate for offering a !fantastic !+ !free! classe

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By Sharon Muir (attended on 6 Apr 2019)

Great teacher, excellent venue, some much to take in. I will definately appreciate my coffee more now that I know about the origin, processing and roasting of those amazing little beans!!

By Laniya Abraham (attended on 2 Apr 2019)

The teacher was very knowledgable about what he was teaching. He was quite patient with everyone and was willing to teach each one at their own pace, in the time available. I felt the class was a bit overpriced for this session.

By Amornrat Thaweekaew (attended on 2 Apr 2019)

The teacher is really nice and friendly. The materials are good and proper for all students.

By Viktoria Gallovicova (attended on 2 Apr 2019)

The teacher was very nice, experienced and helpful. I have learnt many tricks to improve my latte art skills, which I was not aware of before. And also I have to say that cafe place looks really cool, I loved the tidiness and professionalism of the place. Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed it! :)

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By Keith Briones (attended on 23 Mar 2019)

Engaging and very informative. It was a very good primer on manual brewing theory for anyone that is interested in coffee. Two thumbs up and an A+ to the instructor.

By Davide Aglieri (attended on 19 Mar 2019)

Useful, easy and funny workshop, basic theory everybody should know about before starting. I found all the class very interesting, a good balance between theory and practice. Sure in 3 hours you don't learn how to be a latte art master, but it's good for building up the basis to rely on.
The teacher is a champ. He really wants to help and he was absolutely available for any issue or question.

By Brahminy Rusten (attended on 22 Jan 2019)

The class was amazing learn’t so much and would highly recommend it. The teacher is great and I now have a higher appreciation of coffee and latte art.

By Chintia Wikanti (attended on 5 Mar 2019)

The teacher “Andy” he is explaining very well , he is very good teacher.
The ambience was nice , clean and homey .
The value of money of the course is good, compared with other place is not too expensive.
They provide dinner that I didn’t expect that before :) (very nice).
The equipment is provided by the place and they have incredible coffee machine and different varieties of milk jugs.

By Ryan Cruickshank (attended on 5 Mar 2019)

Andy was a kind and informative teacher. Good value for the money. The place is cool.

By Marguerite Chan (attended on 16 Feb 2019)

The teacher is quite passionate about coffee, and we learned heaps from him. It was a great afternoon of learning about coffee and tasting them! Totally recommend this class!

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By Azhani Amiruddin (attended on 23 Feb 2019)

Great class and learnt a lot! However, timing did not match as they said 3pm and not 2 pm. Luckily we lived nearby so we were able to run some errands before coming back for the class.

By Ilene Uy (attended on 16 Feb 2019)

Superb and fun way to learn more about coffee - we learned the proper way of appreciating the different bean variety!

By Jasmine Bao (attended on 23 Feb 2019)

Intriguing venue! I enjoyed the atmosphere of the cafe.
The tea class was informative and interesting; i learnt a lot about tea, brewing techniques and ways to accentuate tea drinking.
Thank you!

By Julian Pogrebizhsky (attended on 19 Feb 2019)

The teacher was just extremely knowledgeable however for the whole 3.5hrs we only attempted 1 cup of latte art, very disappointed about that.

By Maggie VI (attended on 19 Feb 2019)

Andy’s teaching method was easy to understand and allowed us lots of time to harness and practice our technical skills with his expertise guidance. The class was interactive and fun - I especially enjoyed the “latte art smackdown!” Would recommend this class for both beginners as well as those with more experience looking to fine tune their skills.

By Bar Amsalem (attended on 19 Feb 2019)

The teacher was good, the environment was funny and great.
Anyway I came to improve my latte art skills and it was theoretical and less practical ~ used actual milk just twice during 3.5 hrs. So if you're about to learn about the theoretical latte art this is the place for you.
For me it wasn't the best value for money anyway but nice experience.

By Kris Hasenauer (attended on 2 Feb 2019)

Great location with awesome food and coffee. The class was interesting and informative. Our teacher was knowledgeable and passionate about coffee. Loved the decor too.

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By Marcela Mosquera (attended on 26 Jan 2019)

My experience with this workshop was really good, our teacher had plenty knowledge of coffee.

By Kristie Flinn (attended on 12 Jan 2019)

We loved the Tea Brewing workshop and our group had a great time.
The teacher was very knowledgeable and passionate about tea! It was so interesting to learn about the different types of tea, where they are from and how they are made. It was especially great being able to taste the difference!
Thanks for rekindling my passion for tea!

By Fiona Green (attended on 12 Jan 2019)

The teacher was fantastic and it was clear he was very passionate. We learnt a lot, but we also were expecting more of a practical component. Also, standing for one and a half hours was very uncomfortable and some more stools would have been very beneficial.

By Chris Walker (attended on 8 Jan 2019)

This workshop focused very heavily on the technique for pouring latte art, including details on the scientific aspect of how and why heated milk can be used to create designs. While this was useful information, it took quite a long time to explain and the instructor tended to repeat the same points multiple times. The workshop is advertised as needing no prior experience, however the first thing the instructor mentioned was that it would have been beneficial if people had attended the "Espresso Workshop" before attending this one.

We practised the techniques with water, which was a good idea as it allowed us to continue practising and adjusting our hand and arm movements (and the floor ended up getting quite wet!). However, after the introduction, explanations and water practise, no one actually got to touch milk until 7.30pm.

The workshop teaches three key designs, considered the building blocks of all latte art. We learnt the first of these designs before having a break (where we were fed some very tasty food!) but there was so little time left after the break that we had to rush through the other two designs. There were 10 students in the workshop, and all up over the 3.5 hours each student only got to attempt pouring with real milk and coffee once.

The instructor was very knowledgeable and skilled and had a warm and friendly approach. He made everyone feel welcomed and safe to just give it a go. The venue was good, although with everyone crowded around one machine I don't think it would be so comfortable with any more than 10 people. Overall the course achieved what I was looking for - to gain some knowledge of latte art so that I can go away and practise on my own. I do think it could benefit from a bit more structure though, to give students more chances to try out what they're learning.

By Daniel Greenaway (attended on 8 Jan 2019)

This was a Christmas gift to me from two of my sons who also joined me. We are not barristers or involved in a café but just coffee lovers. Our teacher was Andy Liu. He was great. His knowledge and tips were well received and enjoyed by all. The venue was very good and the 3 hours we had was well spent. Driving home we were talking about what workshop will we do next with Andy.

By Anna Ma (attended on 15 Dec 2018)

It was very much informative for my first time and the staff are very friendly

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By Philip Abbruzzese (attended on 11 Dec 2018)

The class wos really good I learned plenty. The teacher was numerb one he really knows how to teach a class good on him I wish him the best

By Vivi Chang (attended on 24 Nov 2018)

Truly decent cafe with professional Brista:) the workshop is so nice and there are so many kind of top-level beans:)
Especially the Gesha~

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By Catherine Arkoudis (attended on 20 Nov 2018)

Vincent was great! He has certainly done a lot of analyzing of coffee and latte art and it shows in his work and his teaching. I enjoyed learning from him as he has a true passion for it and they are the best people to learn from. The main thing I learnt was what my bad habits are and how to correct them, which is what I wanted to get out of it.

By Nanda (attended on 10 Nov 2018)

I learned new thing about coffee and the class really good, the teacher really knowledgeable.

By Kevin Tan (attended on 10 Nov 2018)

The teacher was very knowledgeable and patient with us. He was able to answer all our questions and explain so well. All of the team members working there were friendly and helpful.

By Hayley Paris (attended on 10 Nov 2018)

Such an informative afternoon. We loved learning about different coffees from George, who is clearly passionate about what he does. Great venue & great coffee. Will be back to try the food next!

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By Ara Ko (attended on 27 Oct 2018)

It was really amazing time to learn coffee bean and different tastes each coffee depending on how to roast them. I found my favorite coffee as well. Thank you!

By Iwan Oen (attended on 27 Oct 2018)

The training venue is a very good, very comfortable and very relaxing place. The cafe it self is a very good place for hanging out with friends, having a relaxing meeting with business client.
The teacher explaining a lot, more details explaining my question and give me more knowledge of tasting coffee. I am having a greatly experience to having a good cappuccino coffee from an excellent barista. It is highly recommend and good value for money.
I am greatly appreciate for having this class and many, many thanks for this opportunity, can't wait for the next workshop.

By Matthew Catalano (attended on 16 Oct 2018)

The teacher was amazing and very knowledgeable on all aspects of latte art and showed the class the 3 basic shapes: Heart, Tulip and Rosetta. The lessons were broken down in a very technical way which I found useful for practice and further development. We were trained on cup grip, milk jug grip and alignment, pouring technique like the angle of the cup, speed of pour, placement of pour etc. and milk steaming techniques.

All materials were provided and were of high quality with a range of milk jug sizes and shapes combined with a high tech commercial coffee machine.

The venue was inside the Roastville Coffee shop itself and it had a very earthy, chilled feel and was very clean with food provided half way through the course.

Value for money is subjective and I would say depends on how passionate you are about latte art. In this class, you're not just given a milk jug for 3 hours and aimlessly playing around but you are step by step trained in all aspects of pouring art and given expert tips from a barista champion and for me is priceless value.

By Sam Clarke (attended on 6 Oct 2018)

Really good session. Andy was very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about his work. We learned a great deal and had a good time.

Some tips for improvement:
- Practice makes perfect!

By Michelle Jay (attended on 29 Sep 2018)

I absolutely enjoyed the class as I knew absolutely nothing about coffee tasting. The venue was really nice and everything was nicely laid out. The technicalities were explained well on coffee cupping. However the teacher spoke too fast and assumed too much. E.g. he started off by saying 'you know how cupping works?' ....this is why we are attending this class!!!! Again we didn't really learn the flavour profiles...we were told its mainly guess work. We ended up asking the teacher so many questions to dot the lines in between. I guess it was a free class so we shouldn't expect much. Overall I learnt something and am considering the barista course. Hopefully as it's a paid class the teacher would explain a bit more.

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By Sian Furniss (attended on 22 Sep 2018)

Such a great venue and experience! Who knew there was so much to learn about coffee, will definitely be analysing my morning coffee differently now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and answering all the questions.

By Amelia Causleytodd (attended on 22 Sep 2018)

Teacher was very knowledgeable and was very receptive and good at answering questions

By Rebecca Miller (attended on 22 Sep 2018)

A great class with an awesome teacher! Loved learning a couple of new things, this is well worth it for something different and a good excuse to grab an afternoon coffee! Thanks for a great arvo!

By Tom McEwen (attended on 8 Sep 2018)

Great workshop with a mix of practical and theory. Our teacher was very knowledgeable, informative and experienced and the tea provided was very high quality and tasty! Highly recommended.

By Vivid (attended on 8 Sep 2018)

We enjoyed the coffee tasting workshop immensely! George is a great teacher with a wealth of knowledge about coffee. Highly recommended!

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By Mei (attended on 11 Aug 2018)

I went to coffee tasting for the first time and learned lots of new stuff

By Leona (attended on 11 Aug 2018)

Class was well structured and provided valuable insights into what goes into making a good cup of coffee. Would certainly recommend it.

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By Hana Musa (attended on 4 Aug 2018)

Great value for money. Andy was very knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. Loved his analogies :) Class was kept small which was good as I think it would be quite hard with a big group. I learned a lot!

By Eliza (attended on 4 Aug 2018)

Interactive element of the workshop was good but a bit too much theory at the beginning.

By Rebecca Tikey (attended on 4 Aug 2018)

Andy was absolutely AMAZING. His passion 100% shines through when presenting all his beautiful teas. My friend and I loved everything we learned and we really enjoyed the afternoon. Can't wait to take his Coffee brewing class next!

By Tom (attended on 28 Jul 2018)

Great 'cupping' experience, can't believe it was free of charge! We learnt a lot about how coffee is picked, dried and roasted and their unique flavours. We enjoyed trying the different types of coffee and even bought a bag of our favourite (Totora) at the end. Thanks Roastville!

By Mirella Assoni (attended on 17 Jul 2018)

I gained a lot of knowledge and practice mr Andy liu was the best trainer i will give him 5 stars and looking forward for more classes with Andy

By Kailey O'Loughlan (attended on 17 Jul 2018)

Andy was an awesome teacher - really funny and knowledgeable. He is amazing at what he does and we were in awe. The space is great and the coffee is delicious. We were provided with pizza as our light meal which was very tasty! There was a lot of hands on practice (with water) but it was great to have someone of his calibre show us the techniques. There are a few things that prevented me from giving five stars though. On Classbento it says that class sizes range from 1 - 6 students however we had 15 crowded around 1 machine which was okay when using the water for practicing but our class went 30 minutes overtime due to waiting for everyone to have a turn which actual milk. Also on Classbento it says you receive a gift bag which we did not get. I asked the owner on our way out and he said that it was a mistake. Overall a fun night with a lot of laughs and great company!

By Rocky Huang (attended on 17 Jul 2018)

Andy was very informative and precise in helping us improve our milk frothing and pouring techniques. The classes could have been smaller as we were pressed for time and having more machines handy would have been good.

By Asma (attended on 7 Jul 2018)

Very knowledgable teacher Andy, fun class and tea tasting. Would have loved to have more time hands on rather than on history of tea.

By Melissa (attended on 16 Jun 2018)

Really informative and enjoyable. Really interesting tutor

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By Alejandra (attended on 1 Jun 2018)

The teacher was flexible, adapting to a unknown environment to him very quickly and easily.
The class was good value for money, our staff members were delighted by the workshop.

By Fred Huynh (attended on 17 Apr 2018)

Teacher were helpful and professional. Workshop were lacking of some advanced latte arts technique which i would love to learn.

By Cameron (attended on 17 Apr 2018)

Skilled barista demonstrating and teaching competition grade habits, great value for price.

By Zahraa (attended on 17 Apr 2018)

Venue and facilities were great and very modern. However I felt there was a lot of theory and not enough time allocated to put these skills into physical practice.

By Kayla (attended on 7 Apr 2018)

The teacher was super knowledgeable but often too quiet and I'd recommend asking lots of questions to get him talking a bit more.
It'd be nice if there was somewhere to put bags, and a bit more general organisation.