Basic Barista Course

BARistaBARBAR's Basic Barista Course is aimed at those wanting to acquire the skills to work as a Barista. Our Barista School & London Coffee Lab at our micro-roastery is unique in the UK.  

We are dedicated to training the highest quality professional baristas. We have been offering barista courses weekly in central London since 2009.

Whether you intend to work as a barista or are planning to run a cafe or coffee cart (or just are passionate about coffee), this is the course for you. 

The course covers:

• Coffee Roasting and blend selection
• Learning to operate a coffee machine
• Maintenance and cleaning of the coffee machine
• Setting the coffee grinder
• Perfecting espresso extraction times
• Tamping and packing coffee for shots
• Assessing the qualities of the coffee
• Milk steaming and how to make silky micro foam for the milk-based coffees
• Making the coffees including espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, etc
• General Barista skills
• It will give you the basic skills required to be a barista

Whether you are planning to open a cafe, work as a Barista, or are just passionate about learning about coffee, our Basic Barista Course will give you the skills you need. Each participant receives a pocket Barista Manual for professional baristas covering all the contents of the course.

In addition to completing the class-based barista training, we recommend that you complete our Level 2 Food Hygiene  Certificate Course as under UK law drinks such as coffee are considered a food