Prufrock in the Press
What are they saying about us?
101 Best Things to do in London
11/07/2011
Prufrock has been included in Time Out’s guide to the 101 Best Things to do in London. Here’s what they had to say about us:
“For truly groundbreaking brews, head to Prufrock, where halogen beam heaters and Japanese pour-over filters are used to create some of the best-tasting coffees in the city.”
Prufrock in the London Metro
04/04/2011
London’s Metro newspaper has done an article about Gwilym and the new Prufrock premises at Leather Lane:
Yorkshireman Gwilym Davies, one of the undisputed pioneers of coffee worldwide, is doing wild things at his debut shop, Prufrock, in Clerkenwell. Here’s a warm welcome to the new best place to get a hit.
An Interview with Gwilym Davies
15/03/2011
Head on over to MyVillage.com London for an exclusive interview with Gwilym:
I used to spend a lot of time seeking out good coffee and rarely got it. London has changed, coffee has got much better and I no longer just want a lovely coffee, I want good service. When not making coffee I am usually found at Browns of Brockley, Department of Coffee and Social Affairs or St Ali.
Time Out Review: Prufrock at Leather Lane
14/03/2011
Another glowing review from Time Out, this time for Leather Lane:
…even given the recent growth of independent roasteries, boutique coffee shops and dedicated professional baristas, the new Prufrock Coffee has raised the bar once again…
Option C Café Review: Prufrock at Leather Lane
21/02/2011
Wes Farnell of the fantastic ‘caffeinated blog’ Option C has written a thorough (and fairly glowing) review of Prufrock at Leather Lane. Head on over to check it out, and more of Option C’s coffee flavoured goodness!
The capital’s top coffee haunts
04/01/2011
Prufrock Coffee has been featured as one of London’s Top Coffee Haunts by Delicious Magazine:
Coffee-making as a competitive sport? You’d better believe it, and the brains behind Prufrock Coffee is none other than Gwilym Davies, World Barista Champion 2009. Davies is at the forefront of coffee’s ‘Third Wave’ – a movement to raise awareness of coffee as a hand-made product, focusing as much on provenance as wine-making does – and he brews a damn fine cup.
London’s 1000 Most Influential People 2009
10/11/2009
Our very own Gwilym Davies was named by the Evening Standard as one of London’s 1000 Most Influential People 2009. Included on the ‘Foodies‘ list, this is what they had to say about Gwilym:
Davies has been crowned the “world’s best barista” for the coffee that he brews up at his market stall in the Barbican. Raised in Yorkshire, lives on a canalboat and likes to wear fine tweeds and a signature flat cap.