ABOUT US

UK’s Leading Independent Railway Station Coffee Specialist

ESTABLISHED IN 2007, GOURMET COFFEE BAR & KITCHEN SERVE SPECIALITY COFFEE TO COMMUTERS AND LEISURE TRAVELLERS IN RAILWAY STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK.

As a small, independent chain, we are passionate about carefully sourcing, roasting and brewing the finest coffee to the highest standards and we always focus on what we can do well – making great coffee!

2007

We launch our first coffee shops with Avanti (Previously Virgin Rail)

2013

Grab & Go Food Service is launched, offering Panini’s, Toasties & Sandwiches to commuters!

2014

We are approached by East Midlands Trains to add speciality coffee to their stations

2015

Gourmet partner with Transport for Wales, employ our first Head of Coffee and open our Birmingham based training centre

2016

Gourmet partner with Northern Rail

2017

We partner with Clifton Coffee Roasters and begin the journey of sourcing our own speciality coffee.

2019

Gourmet team visit Colombia to learn more about where our coffee is sourced.

2022

Gourmet partner with South Western and also complete our sustainability project on single use cups by partnering with Decent Packaging.

Caring for the Environment

When taking long journeys, rail is the winning option in reducing the carbon footprint of travel, and what better way of extending your desire for sustainability than by partnering with Gourmet Coffee Bar & Kitchen for environmentally friendly, speciality coffee for your commuters.

As packaging is extremely important to the sale and distribution of coffee, we partner with decent packaging, an innovative company who make all of their packaging from plants and are passionate in supporting us to become more sustainable.

Image from our trip to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta – November 2019

Caring for the Environment

When taking long journeys, rail is the winning option in reducing the carbon footprint of travel, and what better way of extending your desire for sustainability than by partnering with Gourmet Coffee Bar & Kitchen for environmentally friendly, speciality coffee for your commuters.

As packaging is extremely important to the sale and distribution of coffee, we partner with decent packaging, an innovative company who make all of their packaging from plants and are passionate in supporting us to become more sustainable.

Image from our trip to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta – November 2019