Newcastle’s newest coffee shop has opened its doors, and it’s been the hotspot for reunions since its launch on April 25.
Situated in one of the oldest buildings in Eldon Square, House Brown offers a welcoming environment to enjoy a drink with your friends or to work on your coursework during the exam season.
They offer a variety of hot drinks, pastries, and savoury dishes, with their fresh sandwiches being the main focus.
I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the managers, Peter Buttle, to chat a bit about the opening of this new hotspot in town.
When asked how this idea came to mind, he didn’t hesitate to mention his business partner, Aiden Brown. He told The Courier that they wanted to create a place ‘where coffee is more than an experience, as we were not happy with the different services in some of the coffee shops you can find in town’.
...they wanted to create a place ‘where coffee is more than an experience, as we were not happy with the different services in some of the coffee shops you can find in town’.
He also mentioned that they wanted to use local suppliers for their coffee and even jams: ‘We’ve worked closely with Ringtons to select a perfect blend, as they specialise in a 100% arabica coffee with origins from Peru & Brazil’.
Some of their other suppliers are Jean’s Jams or Le Mini Macaron, run by a mother-daughter duo based in the Northeast since 2014.
Even though this coffee shop is fairly new to town, Buttle mentioned that his biggest satisfaction was seeing the place transform from a hairdressers to what it is now: ‘We plan on opening more branches around the city, but our main focus is to stabilise this first location and we aim to have a centralised kitchen where we will bake our produce’.
If you haven’t tried this coffee shop yet, I recommend you do it immediately because you will want to go back. Find more information on their Instagram: @housebrownnewcastle