Gordon Street Coffee

A Line Worth WaitingI'm also aware that there are usually long queues here but the baristas behind the counter are like caffeinated ninjas. we do wait no matter how long is the line so yes it is worth to wait. AND Yes, my friend, the line is no surprise. It's a rite of passage, a test of your coffee-loving dedication. You're here for the good stuff, the ambrosia of the gods, and you're willing to wait.I don't get why people give 1 stars because they wait. Everyone loves good coffee so line is there. I guess people are expecting that they will say because you are a very nice handsome gentleman I will give you coffee first

This was a quirky, unique cafe and roastery next to central station in Glasgow.I liked the little extra touches here with the menu (wee for small!) and the free water with grapefruit. Also the art and decor was unique and full of imagination. The coffee itself was really well prepared and tasted great and there was a good selection of cakes and food on offer.I was really impressed by the server, who didn't catch the name of, but had dreadlocks but was really cheerful, and chatty, and made the whole experience way better.Would definitely return again when back in Glasgow. Ideal location for those catching trains.

Been there thrice or four times - curiously last summer when we were holidaying in and around Glasgow and this time when we had a bus journey to Fort William that had a changeover. Great service (they were open super early on a Saturday which was a life saver for me) and great brunch / lunch type foods as well. Location can’t be beat. For something so close to the station, Glaswegians are a lucky lot!

The coffee was good and the staff were nice.However, No excuses for not accepting cash bang in the middle of the city centre which is full of banks AND charging a 3% 'service charge' on all transactions.

Do you get confused by sizes like Venti, Grande, Tall? Do you, also, find yourself not in the Italian Riviera or downtown Seattle, but in fact in the equally culturally rich and globally influential Scottish city of Glasgow? The beating heart of real, post industrial Scotland and birthplace of the Scottish enlightenment that revolutionised Europe. Do you perhaps want embrace and celebrate these facts whilst creating jobs, wealth and culture in this thriving local economy? Well, say no more, pal.Gordon Street coffee, located quite innocuously at the station main entrance, serves only two sizes: Big, and Wee (if that's confusing.. the Wee one costs less.). You can also get cooked breakfast items to-go, Scottish cakes (empire biscuits especially), and coffee shop favourites like croissants and subs. They sell ground coffee and coffee accessories too.Importantly, for a review, the coffee is very good and the service (even in the jam-packed morning commute) is warm and lovely. It's definitely city-centre prices, but if that's what it costs to keep just one last independent café open in the central station area, welcoming all with warm, self aware Scottish tourist tropes and home comforts for locals, then so be it.There's a particular joy, it seems, in celebrating this entrance to Glasgow. Offering tourists their first, much needed, 'big' coffee and a chance to see real Scottish words in action, like in 'Dinne be a roaster' where one could simply write 'don't queue here' instead.It's not just tourists, though, this is a local hotspot too! Good coffee is universal, of course, but a part of me feels that this celebration of culture extends to the proud city dwellers. Supporting not only local business, but the embrace of Scottishness as a powerful, influential, culture-in-action. Not an artefact of the past or media stereotypes.In a high-street of increasingly homogeneous global corporate blandness. Gordon Street Glasgow Central is a place to touch base, to affirm with your daily grind a connection to something deeper, a thriving culture, a proud national identity, a true spirit of place; the proud city of Glasgow.

Service was a bit slow when I went. It wasn't busy either.Nice selection of vegan food, so they do cater for vegans. Sadly, this is another establishment that takes vegans for fools and charges an unjustifiable 50p surcharge for non dairy milk.Places like this should put themselves in the shoes of the customer and see how deeply irritating this is. I will never pay this discriminatory tax.

Flat white with Glasgow roast. ☕️ A fruity start with a subtly sweet chocolaty aftertaste:) Balanced yet flavorful, rich and at the same time bright, fresh tasting but not the common sour type. I skipped many other cafes to try the Glasgow roast and am not disappointed. Up to now my favorite cup of flat white.

Friendly, excellent service, perfect coffee and fresh and delicious bakery

I stopped by for an early morning coffee and breakfast. Small seating area upstairs is a nice place to wait for a train. The coffee was superb and the Square sausage roll was a huge slab of sausage with plenty of brown sauce. The perfect breakfast.