Origin Coffee at The British Library in Camden - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This is a very convenient spot situated right next to the British Library and if you’re in need of Wifi but the library hasn’t opened yet, then this place is your lifesaver. I came here once previously however I was very much appalled by the size of the lattes, both hot and iced. The initial jaw drop shock I had when I received my iced latte before was evident. It delivers a strong and rich coffee taste, which is good but the size is so small. For £3.90, this is preposterous. Small cafe with window seating and some outdoor seating. Better off just going to other coffee shops in the area

Tiniest, wackest cold brew of my life. Possibly just cold coffee, and not cold nrewed.

The coffees are delicious, it's a busy place, but the queue moves quickly.

Excellent coffee. Really, really excellent, best in the British Library, best in the area - I think the only rival is Caravan in Granary Square. It's kept me going during many a morning meeting!

Ordered a cold brew coffee and it was about a 3rd of the size of a normal coffee cup. Even for London this is ridiculous. To top this the flavour of the coffee was very poor

Since they’re an award winning coffee shop, I was expecting to be mind blown by their coffee but unfortunately I wasn’t… it was good but not great.

5star.coffee for London. Underline: for London.

This is a nice cafe located right after getting off the bus stop. I had a flat white and a mini brownie, both were very delicious! It is also a place I would like to visit when I am on a business trip.

The coffee had good flavor but the matcha was mid. I would say it’s not worth the hype. The service was very short and to the point. So very no nonsense. Pastries looked good but didn’t get a chance to try. I would’ve loved for it to just be a little more worth the money.

Quite noisy for where it is. Facing toward the road so if you were to look for a quiet setting. This place doesn't really offer it. But coffee is tasty. Very good mix of the beanz

Good coffee but 2 stars because they ask for a tip on takeaway. This isn't America.

Not the highest standards of execution, but a pleasant coffee stop in a unique location. Questionable choice of cups and vessels used for service. A long black served in a cup without a handle that is so thin a ceramic that you cannot collect the drink and transport it to your seat without scalding, and no saucer provided to limit this risk. Why not use cups made for purpose. On this issue at least it's a regrettable case of style over substance.

Coffee was great and the staff was extremely nice

Disappointed. The croissant is dense and is just bread. The milk for the coffee isn't frothed well and the coffee is burned.

Coffee was great but pastry not so much. Had an almond croissant that was hard and stale. Taste was delicious though so if you can get it fresh, I’d recommend.

Excellent coffee. We really, really loved it! And the guys are so nice! We will be back!

It's one of the best coffees. I usually get Oat Flatwhite. However, their batch brews are delicious, too. The app, point rewards, and online shopping have their pros, too! :)

This is a small coffee shop right in front of the British Library. The coffee is really fresh, strong and good, like true Barista coffee. There are a few bar style seats inside and also two tables outside. They didn’t have soya milk in terms of non dairy, instead they just have oat or almond neither of which I like, otherwise I would have given 5 stars. Overall a nice small coffee shop. It is also right near the train station.

Some spare time before a train at Kings Cross. Quality coffee presented nicely. Price was fine. Why have a coffee on the platform in a paper cup without seating? Recommended.

got an iced matcha and unfortunately very weak- basically just milk and it had lumps of matcha still. no choice of alternative milk either (just oat), wouldn’t go there again

Espresso was good, milk texture not so good. Customer service non existent. The 3 stars are for the espresso. I'm a barista too, it's not that hard to be nice.

Coffee, dessert, taste, service, music are all the best 🥐☕️👍🏻

I’ve been an Origin Coffee customer since 2014 but this was my first visit to this cafe. It’s quite small and I was disappointed by the lack of food, but the coffee was superb and was happy sitting outside with a mocha.

Lovely coffee and quite a nice little shop although I assume it’s rammed most of the time (was quiet during a Wednesday late morning).

Great coffee and **fantastic, friendly service** but... 1) First they reduce the loyalty benefits (much higher spend to get your free coffee) 2) Then they remove the discount for local businesses 3) Now they've removed the discount for reusable coffee cups - very regressive/ anti-environmental. The last point in particular is prompting me to seek out alternative options in the area.

Top 3 espresso I've had in my life, and I'm a serious coffee nut. It was the kind of espresso that makes you re-evaluate your entire home set up, which already costs a pretty penny, but now I'm thinking I need a new grinder and a specialist water system. Basically, it's impossible to reproduce this level of coffee and I will 100% be stopping by every time I'm in London

Great coffee and friendly staff. Bring back the hazelnut croissant! That was my morning treat once a week.

The almond croissant isn’t fresh and It was cold and the blend of the coffee isn’t the best. I would say “ok”

8.5/10 This is one of the best coffee places in the broader Bloomsbury area and one can tell the effort and joy that goes into your coffee to be prepared. I am only taking away half a mark on the taste of coffee (I do find them to be too thick/bitter/sweet for my taste) and another for the lack of savoury options to accompany the coffee - butter croissant is the closest you can get to savoury.

I think the attitude of the Asian barista girl is really bad! She treated the white people nicer and the way she talked to me was rude! The first time my card did not work and she said to me like giving me a commande! Try again! With that face and that voice of tone, she did not even say please

This is a good coffee place, lots of vegan pastries and not expensive

Coffee tasted like a dead raccoon, but by making it 25% sugar it tasted still meh but better

One of the best specialty coffee shops in London where you can enjoy a delicious espresso and spend a good time reading. The barista was a skilled craftman and he used professional equipment to create the art

V. good chai latte and banana vegan loaf.

One of the reasons why I have stuck to Origin for around 2 years (as weekly coffee subscriber) is their passion for coffee. I love it when the cafe and the roaster are immensely passionate about what they do and serve to their customers. The Pourover they offer is of their nicest new beans, and the Batch Brew is lovely too. They always have 3 coffees in espresso (including 1 decaf), which always gives me the choice to go for a darker or lighter roast. In the picture attached, I had Lou Yang on espresso (very fruit, almost berry-esque) and Haru Suke on the filter (strong notes of mandarin). The staff is extremely knowledgeable and professional. I keep returning to this cafe very frequently because of their dedication to coffee, and because of the exceptional coffee itself. The branch is small but very cosy. Gets a bit hairy in the rush hour (morning) but the service is always quick.

Roast was too dark for my liking and the service was very slow but otherwise a pleasant stop if you're at the BL.

Great coffee shop at the British Library. If you want coffee, come here instead of the cafe inside.

Expensive for what you get. But everything about this place is nice and isn't too busy despite being in a high-traffic area.

Honestly a terrible experience. Origin coffee is great but this place in particular is just horrible. The young guy at the till didn’t want to help me and just abandoned the coffee there , he didn’t give me any milk that I asked and he was serving a lot more customers after me without finishing my coffee first… He was very rude and obnoxious. PLEASE DON’T GO THERE

A tiny coffee stop, but it's the best coffee in the neighborhood.

The latte was ok,tad bitter but still enjoyable. Lovely friendly staff! The other branch inside the library after the main entrance served the same kind of latte too i.e. bitter. It was served in a papercup

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A small coffee place right next to the British Library. The barista was very kind and quick. The coffee itself tasted good but not extraordinary. I suggest that you take a cup to go and then sit on the plaza in front of the library, because the street next to the coffee place is very busy. I paid 3.60£ for a cappuccino.

Gentlemen working there was lovely and the coffee was amazing

Great coffee and superb pastries. Highly recommended

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Small, cozy coffee shop with amazing specialty coffee. Great place for coffee enthusiast's

Amazing coffee, love sitting outside people watching / sunbathing! :-)

My favourite coffee shop in London❤️ Well-brewed coffee, which is full of aroma. Usually, I order long black, but even batch-brewed coffee tastes really nice. If you get coffee beans, you'll get one free coffee. There’s another branch inside the library, which is also great.

Smallest of the Origin branches, but oddly the least packed. Coffee standards are consistently high, making it a good place to perch. The bench along one side of the cafe is too thin for comfortable laptop working.

I definitely got food poising from a chai latte from here somehow. Had only eaten weetabix with milk which was definitely not off. About 30 minutes after finishing the coffee I started to feel sick then another half an hour later I felt so sick I had to sit down and then made myself throw up. When I was throwing up I could taste and see the chai latte which I just drank from here. This may have been from some dirty cup who knows. Think it was just unlucky because this shop seemed very nice otherwise.

Good coffee view of the London street

Really good specialty coffee!! Nicaragua's single origin.

Black coffee is really good and bold. The blueberry muffin is delicious, too. Their baristas are very friendly. The only issue is the extremely high prices for what you ask for. A small cup of plain black coffee costs £3 while a muffin is 3.75!

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Great coffee decent price 👌 almost missed it on the corner

Origin some of the best coffee in London very busy street so not the quietist space but if your near kings cross stop by

The only place I will get my coffee on my morning commute. Excellent staff - friendly and know how to make a proper oat flat white.

I can't recommend this place enough. I visited once while in London after enjoying their coffee from their online store and the person who served me couldn't have been nicer. They walked me through what they believed I might enjoy and made the best V60 I've ever had! Fast forward to today where someone I know visited as I recommended it and the same server walked them through their various coffee selections before helping them choose a blend for me while discussing them over the phone. Couldn't have been more helpful or friendly and the coffee is unmatched.

Service is great , Batista's are very friendly

Friendly service, great coffee ☺️ WiFi works great too ~ will be a regular visitor

Well brewed coffee. Got a nice tasting cappucino to enjoy outside in the sun. They know their stuff and has the tools to make great coffee. Also a nice ambiance inside 👌🏼

A sunny spot to pause between St Pancras and Euston or en route to the British Library. Great coffee and wonderful juicy apricot danish pastry. And ... Mellow morning music low in the background creating a peaceful ambiance without intruding. So rare! Great.

Good coffee, pour-over and flat white. Slighyky dry Danish, but nicely buttery, with a smear of caramel and dab of apple purée. Slightly over-occupied by keyboard warriors (to be expected, given the location).

Super nice staff making really good coffee.

Decent coffee but Jesus Christ is it slow, cramped and at least 30°C inside 🥵

Coffee is really good. Avoid the pastries, I think they are bought straight from Tesco

Great batch brew and very nice place

Finally had decent kalita in london. Both espresso and kalita are great!!! looking forward to taste more beans of you guys! Thank you for letting me taste your beautiful coffee! 🙌

Always great coffee from here. What a great location for a coffee shop, you can just sit and watch the world go by.

Super coffee shop. Nice place. 100% recommended

Bon café à proximité de la British Library, bien meilleur que celui qu'on sert à l'intérieur pour le même prix. Serveurs très sympathiques

The internet was difficult to connect with on an older laptop and then cut out frequently. Which is a pity because the location and atmosphere would create a studious and pleasant atmosphere

My favourite flat white in town. The Baristas who work here are next level and not just in coffee knowledge and skill but also as people. They always make you feel welcome and are extremely delightful. It’s the things like this that really make your day on top of the the fantastic coffee. Did I mention sensational latte art?

Great coffee and friendly staff!

Regular London prices but the fantastic speciality coffee makes up for it. I've not had 1 dud coffee in 12 months. They rotate the coffee they server fairly regularly, so you'll often get to try various coffees. Friendly staff as well.

Great staff, nice atmosphere, good coffee

I had a very bad experience this morning at Origin. Being a regular due to working in the area, I very often get batch brew coffee some mornings and coffee beans twice a month for V60 at home. Today, I bought a bag of Mano Del Puma and ask for the staff to grate it for me. After it was poured in the grinder not all of the beans went thorough. Maybe 35 to 45 grams got stuck . I was literary in front of this. The member of staff operating the grinder notified their colleague who looked at it , and did nothing. I was then given my coffee bag with minus whatever was left in the grinder ,and I saw the same person who was told about the remaining coffee, to grind it and put it aside in order to grind the next dose of beans. I then explained that I was unsatisfied and I was told that they were sorry. Nothing else. I then insisted saying that I have been charged for that waste. The reply was sorry again. I then made it clear how wrong that is and then, after all this drama I was told that I would be offered a freebie, at which stage didn't interest me and I just left. It is a shame because I like the place and the product and most of the staff , but today's people working there had no clue of how to treat and respect clients. Very disappointed.

Toller Kaffee abseits vom Massenkaffee. Tolle Origins und super Mischungen. Der Kaffee, den man idealerweise ohne Milch und Zucker trinkt, ist super.

Friendly, great staff and good coffee to go along with it, if your nearby would recommend giving it a try! Only real complaint would be the café got quite noisy, but that's not really controllable with so many customers coming in and out throughout a given period.

One of the most well made lattes I have ever consumed! Convenient location en route to Kings Cross. Nice staff. Efficient and fast. Good bar style seating too.

I had an hour before my train left, so I went to this cafe. I ordered a latte and cookie but the lady asked me back, "You mean the biscuit? I realized I was in England😂 The latte and cookie were both very good. I would like to go back here again.

Amazing strong black coffee and a very nice atmosphere inside.

Best almond croissant I've ever had! Very friendly staff, delicious coffee😋 Cute little stop in cafe, small but if you want good coffee come here ☺️💜

Tasty coffee.Very small cup for the price you pay.

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Good latte, buy coffee beans can get one free coffee. Staffs are friendly, explain details of various coffee beans, they recommend coffee beans depending on personal preference and needs.

Stale pastries and horrible coffee

Best oat milk decaf cappuccino I've ever had.

Fantastic coffee shop. Always great service from the staff and Origin coffee is excellent. There's also a great selection of pastries.

I really enjoyed the coffee! The cortados are delicious (and surprisingly they have really good chai latte too, more spice and less sugar). The baristas are very nice and have been very helpful in suggesting which coffee beans to buy for different brewing methods.

Excellent coffee and kind, friendly staff.Highly recommendable.

tellement sympa et cosy ! Très appréciable lors d'une journée de pluie !

Best coffee in town. Definitely coming back

Wirklich sehr guter Kaffee (auch mit Hafermilch) und das Personal ist auch sehr nett. Pain au Chocolat und cinnamon rolls sind auch lecker. Definitiv eine Empfehlung!

Wonderful shop and really interesting pour overs. We got a beautiful geisha and a Chinese bean! They do pour over and batch brew on top of all the other things like flat whites, Capps, chai, tea, etc. I definitely will come back!

Coffee here is surprisingly really good! Super friendly and welcoming guy behind the counter. All water cans are recyclable and have a resealable tab so you can fill up at one of the water fountains for free.

Excellent coffee and a delicious Almond croissant. Very friendly service with my coffee brought out to a table outside. Impressed.

Nice place with fast WiFi, but I must have had bad luck because their espresso just wasn't there - all spour, no kick

The barista was extra nice and made us a swan cappuccino, as we didn’t realize what a macchiato was. Blissful coffee.