Coffee Review: Hey Jupiter

I’m going to be completely honest: I had to visit Hey Jupiter twice to get a review.

I would never normally give a café a second chance for a review if the first performance wasn’t great, but these were special circumstances.

I have been to Hey Jupiter at least 5 times before I visited it for an official review. I have taken friends from interstate there even. On all other occasions I remember having reasonable service and good coffee, as well as being charmed by the store décor which is one of its’ main attraction points.

But the last time I went there, the coffee was shocking. So bad that after a few sips I had to chuck it out. I was sure that the soy milk may have even been off, as the whole drink tasted bitter and sour. The service, on that particular day, was also shocking. The girl serving me was quite rude and in general I walked away very disappointed and wondering what had happened to a great café.

So I took a deep breath – or many deep breaths - they had been good in the past so I should give them a second chance: we all have our bad days.

I’m glad that I did.

This time when I visited, the staff were cheery, the service was quick and the coffee was good. My faith in the little café with the cutely coloured deck chairs could be restored.

Overall for the coffee I have given it a 6.5 – which was a big improvement on my last one. I’m sure they have given me better coffees in the past. The downfall for this particular coffee was that it tasted slightly bitter; as if the coffee head hadn’t been cleaned properly before running through the shot. Or maybe I’m just not a fan of the bean (which I couldn’t see signage for, and was too nervous about the coffee from last time to remember to ask). They do use Bonsoy though, so that’s a definite plus in my books.

I would visit Hey Jupiter again, despite the review being lower than others in the area. This café has so much style to it, and it’s got such a different feel to it compared to most of the other cafes I have visited. I am sure their coffee could improve from the 6.5, and now my confidence in them has been regained I wouldn’t hesitate to go again.