Paddy Scotts Cafe - Poole

This is only the second time I 've been in here.. The last time was before lockdown, when we ordered coffee which was luke-warm. We complained and was met with a very curt reply, we aren 't allowed to make it too hot. Health and Safety! We said we 'd like it warming up but they refused. We came back today, as it appeared to be under a new name Coffee Society We had to pay an extra 60p per cup for oat milk, and again it was Luke warm. Had to order a pot of boiling water to warm it up which made it really weak. £8.45 for 2 drinks!!! Looking up, there were cobwebs everywhere, and it wasn 't very clean. Never again.

Part of B and Q building but now gone. Their place has been taken by another business whose name escapes me.

Now known as Coffee Society and run by a different team, this place is an excellent venue to relax and enjoy a quality coffee and sandwich. The staff are lovely and always smiling despite having a tough job. The place is always very clean and tidy and speaks volumes about the pride the staff have of their workplace. Highly recommended!

Our Interserve man at The Royal Free Hospital was courteous, friendly and did a first class job of cleaning our ambulance. (As have been the staff at the North Middlesex Hospital on numerous other occasions).

It is somewhat ironic that in order to get a decent cup of coffee in and around Poole one has to visit a DIY store for satisfaction. Visits to B Q elsewhere had usually been hardware focussed but the big banner in its Poole store enticed us into the small but perfectly formed Paddy Scott’s franchise. Promotional stuff on the wall tells us that they do not compromise on their coffee and our experience tends to support that statement. They also provide a nice selection of sweet stuff, flapjacks and the like. You might also get a table overlooking the garden centre though this is a more dubious advantage. Whatever, P S provide a very good cup of coffee when the need is greatest. A pity they don’ have the DIY store franchise nationwide.