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Six Eight Kafe's Coffee Blog
We are a new independent coffee shop open in the centre of Birmingham, using cutting edge technology and award winning roasters.
Open Mon-Fri, 7:30-18:00
Sat, 10-5:30
Sun, 10:30-4:30
Six Eight Kafé
Address: 6/8 Temple Row, Birmingham, B2 5HG
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Can’t believe it’s been two years since we first opened. It feels quite surreal to be where we are now and we couldn’t have done it without our loyal customers that have stayed with us over the past two years as well as the new ones who have just discovered us! Thank you for giving us your support and we hope that we have done our job of delivering the best cafe experience you’ve ever had, or close to it :)
In regards to this we would like to show our gratitude by inviting everyone to celebrate this fantastic day with us. Come and join us this coming Friday 15th February from 7pm onwards for a great night of coffee, cocktails and live music! Also it’s a chance for us to show off our shiny new basement.
We have a great line-up for you to enjoy so spread the word. It’ll be an amazing night out. We promise :)
See you there!
A Year in the life of Six Eight Kafé
Last month we celebrated our 1st Birthday (click here for video). The party was attended by friends, family and customers and was a great success. Even though we were all working that night, we managed to take time out to enjoy the festivities.
The party capped off a year that shall we say … had its ups and downs.
The Tough Beginning
We opened up at a time when the country was in economic turmoil. There was an increase in VAT, utility prices and unemployment. Out of the five original team members, only one had worked in a coffee shop. Within a week of opening, we were told that the Coffee Republic branch opposite us was the best performing in the whole of its chain (yet to be confirmed by a reliable source). None of us had operated a business before. We didn’t have any marketing strategy or product development ideas.
The things we did we have in abundance were passion, energy and drive. We knew where we wanted to be. We had a passion to create great coffee. We had the energy and drive to open the coffee shop every morning, on time, despite the coldest winter in years. We ignored any detractors who said that our coffee shop was more suited to London than Birmingham.
The Scary Summer
Just as we were settling into our rhythm, the riots sparked off around us. Thankfully we remained unscathed, but our fledgling business was clearly affected.
Then in September, we opened the coffee shop to a huge leak. The basement was completely flooded and we all know that water and solid oak do not make good bed fellows. What was our response? The team rallied round and the shop was open for business with only 45 minutes downtime.
The Ups
For those of you who have been following us on Facebook or Twitter, you will know there have been far more ups than downs. Far too many to mention in this Newsletter, so we will leave you with our latest videos (click here for promo video and click here for birthday party).
…. and Finally
A big “Thank You” to all the customers who walk in everyday to make Six Eight what it is today.
Upcoming events
Joe (our Barista) entering the UK Barista Championships , 20th March 2012
Home Brewing Masterclass By “Brewed By Hand”, 22nd March 2012 (click here )
First of our monthly Film Nights in the Basement, 30th March 2012
Will you be there?
Street Spotted at 6/8 Kafe - 19th November
Closing party for Golden Boy, Lisk and Miss150’s exhibition at 6/8 Kafe with live art from:
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G87 http://www.flickr.com/photos/geee87/
Lisk http://www.flickr.com/photos/liskbot/
Vomit http://www.flickr.com/photos/64445382@N04/
The art starts at 3 in the basement with tunes and art work for sale.
Fake Magazine Launch Party
The house was brought down on May 27th as our friends at Fake Magazine had their Launch Party at our place. Needless to say, there were good times a plenty with live music, drinks (coffee and maybe a little something stronger) and a good old chinwag.
Check out some of the shots taken at the shindig and please support our culture published friends at FAKE MAGAZINE.
For more photos in 6/8 check out our Flickr page.
We’re available for hire!
You guessed it ladies and gents, you can rent 6/8 after hours for your functions/events/groups/clubs/pop-up galleries/shindigs and hootenanys.
Just give us a shout for a quote, but our prices our very low for a central Birmingham location and possibly negotiable accordding to what you require.
Top location, top coffee, top service and all for your tippity top enjoyment.
See you soon.
