SHAMAN Bermondsey in Southwark

so a 1-2 weeks ago i visited and had a great time - i had nice coffee and a long, comfortable study session. I enjoyed it so much that i decided to return this week for another study session. I was already having a bad morning due to road closures and having troubles actually getting to the cafe. However i was relieved once I ordered my drink and got comfortable and ready to begin my study session with my friend. However as I was working, for perhaps 10-20 minutes or so, somebody approaches me and my friend and tells us that we have to book in order to study with our laptops and that we could only sit and chill with our drinks. At first I was confused because I haven’t been told such a thing the last time i came here. So I agreed to booking until i got told it cost £10?!?!?! £10 to use my own laptop in a cafe?!?! Ridiculous. I’ve checked the website and didn’t see any notice about this and i am just genuinely confused about this entire situation. I’m not sure if I misunderstood or if its always like this. Anyways this ruined my entire day and I had to leave and spend another hour looking for a place where I can actually use my own study material for free as I had to get work done. Come here if you want to chill with nice food and drinks but I am definitely not coming back if I have to wake up early and waste my entire morning like this.

10/10 cafe, the lovely staff Ava and Roland always have a smile for everyone and make the vibe of shaman so perfect. Come in a lot to use the co working space and enjoy the coconut matcha! The pastry selection is so good, croissants and brownies 🤤 But they also do smoothies and toasted sandwiches too! Really would recommend shaman to everyone ☺️.

We had chocolate muffins,blueberry muffins,Spinach,onion quiche!All excellent!Staff was very good as well!

I was a guest in the hotel and ate here twice for breakfast during my stay. Both experiences were excellent and the danishes I had were lovely and fresh.

The barista at Shaman Bermondsey is amazing ! His service is excellent, his latte art is incredible, and he works extremely hard. I am super impressed. Shaman is my favourite coffee shop in London!