Proper Coffee

Southwest Coffee Co Showroom & AcademyExeter

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Unit 10.4 mi from Exeter centrelast reviewed April 2026

Book a 1-2-1 with Rich and come away knowing exactly what your espresso is doing and why. Exeter's working baristas train here for competition prep, and home enthusiasts get the same attention.

Rich trains competition baristas to finalist level here, home enthusiasts included.

5.0★★★★★(10)
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What we love

  • •Trained Christine Goehner to barista competition finalist standard
  • •1-2-1 sessions cover extraction science, espresso dialling-in, and milk technique, adapted to your own machine
  • •Own house blend: Green Room (Sunday Colab), developed for the wholesale trade
  • •Wholesale supplier whose coffee earns 'best coffee in town' feedback from business customers
  • •Competition-grade equipment on site for hands-on practice during sessions

Location

Unit 1, City Arcade, Fore St, Exeter EX4 3JE, UK

0.4 mi from Exeter centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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