FCB Artisan Espresso Bars in Solihull

Tried to order food...40-50 minute wait, ordered gin and lemonade and got gin and soda water. Barman rude when drinks returned. No seats available, people sitting at tables with shop bought food/drinks or just their laptop. Not a good impression at all!

during my visit to NEC we had a drink at FCB Artisan Espresso Bars and I must say it was good and my family enjoed it.

Productos mediocres. El servicio más lento de todos. Los panecillos se ven bien. Parece que el personal preferiría estar en otro lugar. . . .

I was fortunate enough to discover this place during 4 days as an NEC exhibitor recently, and went there three times in total, meeting about 5 or 6 of the staff who were all very friendly. The coffee we had (espresso and Vanilla Latte, including roast of the day) was excellent and so was the cookie I had on the last day.

I'm absolutely staggered that any sandwich shop can charge £16.75 for two sandwiches, two bags of crisps and two bottles of water. The New Yorker had a wafer thin slice of pastrami and emental, with a scraping of mustard mayo, whereas the BLT had a bit of L and T, but very little B. I'm fully aware they aren't a charity but come on, this is disgusting.

I was very impress by the staff. Being convention time they where incredibly busy but they dealt with all the customers in a timely fashion that didn't seem rushed and were very polite and friendly . Just for the staff alone I'd properly go again when I'm next in the area but the coffee they serve just makes it better, especially for the prices. All in all I'd recommend anyone to check it out