Ground Floor Cafe

Back in January the Crawlers revisited Brioche.  We received excellent service from our waiter, Bright, plus a recommendation to visit Ground Floor, the coffee shop where his twin brother Brian works.  It took us a few weeks to act on Bright's suggestion but on Thursday February 12 the Crawlers headed to Ground Floor, located at 20a Stanley St. in Richmond Hill.  As a point of reference, Ground Floor is situated between The Granary and The Love of Wine.  Owner Janey Nortje, along with her right hand man/barista Brian opened Ground Floor in November, 2014.

Meet the Owner
Janey Nortje

Wise words!

Though relatively new Ground Floor has become very popular among PE coffee lovers.  A personable hostess, an efficient staff and Brian's excellent barista skills make a visit to Ground Floor quite enjoyable.  The shop seats approximately fifty patrons and offers breakfasts, cakes. light lunches and a variety of beverages.

Meet the Barista
Brian, Bright's twin brother

A Valentine cappuccino

The Ground Floor's hours are Mon-Fri, 6:30-5; Sat, 8-2; Sun, 8-1.  Call Janey at 041 582 2081 for a booking or to order take-aways.

Though a few days early, Crawlers Beth Vieira, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Gail Darne, Leanne Waller, Colleen Le Roux, Jenny Fowler, Vicki Minnaar, Nicolette Hijmans, Eliza Pretorius, Margaret Zoetmulder celebrated our Valentine's Day Crawl at the Ground Floor.  It was a beautiful morning so we all decided on outside seating to take in the atmosphere only Stanley Street can offer.

This Week's Crawlers
Beth, Beryl, Elize, Stella, Leanne,
Vicki, Gail, Nicolette, Jenny, Margaret, Colleen

More of Brian's barista skills

As we enjoyed our Sumatran brand coffees and Ground Floor's freshly baked cakes (and the Valentine's chocolates I brought) conversation centered yet again around what has become the bane of existence in SA.....load shedding.  And, alas, at 10:00 on the dot, the power went out!  AAARRRGGGHHH!  Thank goodness Janey has access to a generator.....the coffees kept coming, uninterrupted.

Conversation then turned to Pres. Zuma's State of the Nation address scheduled for that very evening.  Eskom assured citizens that no power interruptions would occur during the President's televised speech.  The Crawlers were all planning to watch the address in anticipation of  interruptions of a different kind!  TIA

~Thank you to Janey, Brian, and the Ground Floor staff
~Thank you to Brian's twin brother, Bright, for recommending Ground Floor

And, for the last time......
Until next week,

Ellen

Inside dining area