Benedict's Store

An independent, family-run cafe selling excellent coffee and superb food in a convivially amateur setting that loves good music, eclectic conversation and booze

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Quandary: if Out win we were going to move to Italy to stay in the 21st century, but obviously that might be tricky #inwithbothfeet

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Not tweeted for a while: we are, apparently, at the forefront of Physical Social Networking. It's new. People going out chatting and stuff.

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Happy Easter to all of our friends, staff, and loyal customers!

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People can drive what they like, but as huge Range Rovers take up two parking bays every bloody morning might I suggest double road tax?

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National Book Day costumes are tricky if you leave them til a few hours before and both parents have tucked into an bottle of Rioja. Or two.

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Chuffed to see one of our top regulars Ben McKelvey @BMcKmusic doing well with his single Morning I'm Gone. Support your local rock star!

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Don't know what all the kerfuffle on immigrants is all about: I would love it if somebody moved here and took my job. Absolutely love it.#IN

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Today will be a mixture of FOG soup, Kraftwerk, a debate on the sanity of Donald Trump and pin-the-tail-on-the-Johnson. Should be the craic.

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10 mile hike, drinks in pub, homemade prawn cocktail, tiramisu & onion soup lunch, pork slow roasting, movie on, bottle of red, Columbo?

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Not sure if I have this right but if we do leave Europe might I humbly suggest we tow the whole damn place down to the West Indies?

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Come in tomorrow and answer our Harper Lee/To Kill A Mockingbird question and get a free coffee. Trivialising a great writer, yes. Sorry.

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A grand day to be sure! Research from Southampton Uni finds drinking coffee helps prevent liver cirrhosis in alcohol drinkers.

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Christ! Yesterday was National Drink Wine Day! How the bejesus did we miss that! We'll be making up for it today, mark my words. From 11am.

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What could be better than a lovely meal with your kin, a pint of Gin, and Dickensian on the box? Well, Riton Rince & Repeat comes very close

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February Blues? Take 2 shots espresso, 2 shots whiskey, repeat on the hour every hour. Even the rudest customer becomes a cartoon bluebird

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Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me . . . And you are not Jacob Rees Mogg

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No high sugar flavour syrup additives, no super sweet chai lattes, no super-size cups at Benedict's: just damn fine coffee. And, well, cake.

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I. Now. Speak. Like. Inspector. Bucket. In. Dickensian. You. Should. Too. If. You. Know. What's. Good. For. You. Clock. Is. Ticking.

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Watching This Is 1989 with my daughter (11): Cher and her video for Turn Back Time should be thoroughly ashamed, or proud. Not sure.

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Saturday promises a huge amount of chaos, amateurism, lost orders, over-loud music and, well, alcoholism, albeit with the best coffee around