★ Pontypridd · family of four · coffee bar + roastery + retail

A small cortile in the heart of Ponty market.

Sara Langford, Richard Metcalfe and their daughters Charlotte and Rebecca opened the coffee bar in Central Hall in April 2017 and the retail store at 4 Taff Street that September. We roast our own beans, pour them on a Gaggia, weigh thirty-five loose-leaf teas, and bake the cakes you eat at the counter. Two doors, two minutes apart.

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April 2017Opened by the family

1885Grade II market hall

21 · 35Coffees · loose teas

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TWO DOORS · TWO MINUTES APART

The bar is in the market hall. The shop is round the corner. Both of us, the same family.

The coffee bar lives inside the 1885 Grade II indoor market in Central Hall. The retail store is two minutes' walk away at 4 Taff Street, the high street next door.

01 · THE COFFEE BAR

Central Hall, Pontypridd Indoor Market.

Unit 43, Central Hall
Pontypridd Indoor Market
Market Street, Pontypridd CF37 2SP

Walk in off Market Street, follow the smell of coffee through Central Hall, find the small bar tucked into 1885 masonry. Flat whites pulled on a two-group Gaggia. Single origins changing through the month. Thirty-five loose-leaf teas measured by weight. Award-winning cakes. Sit at the counter and watch the market do its Tuesday.

⏺ Mon to Sat · 09 to 17 ⏹ Closed Sundays with the market ☻ Walk-in only

02 · THE RETAIL STORE

4 Taff Street, Pontypridd.

4 Taff Street
Pontypridd CF37 4UL
Two minutes from Central Hall on foot

Twenty-one coffee blends and single origins by the bag, whole bean or ground to your grind. Thirty-five loose-leaf teas in tins along the back wall. Hario, Aeropress, Chemex and Forlife brewing kit. Teaware, gift sets, Pokito, teapigs. The cup you drank at the market bar, by the bag, to take home.

⏺ Mon to Sat · 09 to 17 ⚙ Gaggia demos on the floor ☎ 01443 400285

FOUR THINGS WE DO

The bar, the shop, the machines, and the roast.

Same family, same beans, same loose teas, all measured by hand on the Taff Street counter and poured by hand on the market bar.

Ⅲ01 CENTRAL HALL · 1885 MARKET

The coffee bar.

Walk into Pontypridd Indoor Market, follow the smell of coffee through Central Hall, find the small bar tucked into the masonry. Flat whites pulled on a two-group Gaggia, single origins changing through the month, thirty-five loose-leaf teas measured by weight. Award-winning cakes. Light lunches. Sit at the counter and watch the market do its Tuesday.

Walk-in only · Mon to Sat with the market · closed Sundays

Ⅲ02 4 TAFF STREET · RETAIL STORE

The shop.

Two minutes round the corner. Twenty-one coffee blends and single origins by the bag, whole bean or ground. Thirty-five fine loose-leaf teas in tins along the back wall. Hario, Aeropress, Chemex and Forlife brewing kit. Teaware, teapigs, Pokito eco cups, gift sets. The cup you drank in the market hall, by the bag, to take home.

Browse · taste before you buy · bags or beans, ground to grind

Ⅲ03 GAGGIA UK SPECIALIST · WALES

Domestic machines, demonstrated.

Cortile is the official Gaggia UK Specialist for Wales. Classic Pro, Brera, Anima, the full prosumer range, on the Taff Street shop floor. Demonstration on request. After-sales support, descaling kits, gaskets, group seals, factory parts. If the machine you bought elsewhere has a fault, we can usually look at it.

Demo on the floor · servicing · parts · Wales-wide support

Ⅲ04 OUR OWN ROAST

Roasted to taste.

We roast to the cup we want to pull, not the bag we want to fill. Single origins from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Sumatra. House blend that suits espresso and the cafetiere both. Whole bean or ground to your grind, from V60 to French press. Subscription service launching this year, ask at the counter.

21 blends and origins · whole bean or ground · subscription coming

THE FAMILY · THE BUILDING · THE WORD

Four of us, six days a week, in a building that has held a market since 1805.

Cortile means "courtyard" in Italian. The covered, paved heart of an old Italian building, where a family takes its coffee. We borrowed the word because it described what we wanted to build inside Pontypridd Indoor Market: a small, paved place to sit, surrounded by the building, with a cup pulled by someone you can see by name.

The market is the heritage anchor. A market has stood on the site since 1805. The current Mannerist-style stone hall was completed in 1885 by William Seaton of Pontypridd at a cost of 1,600 pounds. In 1890 it grew with the Arcade hall and the Town Hall auditorium above. Largest indoor market in Wales. Grade II listed. We opened in Central Hall in April 2017.

Our proudest moment was becoming the Gaggia UK Specialist for Wales. The Cortile family, Your Pontypridd interview

Sara Langford

Coffee bar, behind the counter, the cakes you ate were probably hers.

Richard Metcalfe

Roastery, the Gaggias on the Taff Street shop floor, the wholesale side.

Charlotte

Tea curation, the loose-leaf range, the labels you read on the wall.

Rebecca

Bar, kitchen, the till at the market, the bakes on the cake stand.

1805 The site
A market has stood on this site since 1805, when Pontypridd first traded under canvas on what is now Market Street.
1885 The building
The current Mannerist-style rock-faced stone market hall is completed by William Seaton of Pontypridd at a cost of 1,600 pounds. Grade II listed.
1890 The arcade
The square Arcade hall and the upper Town Hall auditorium are added. The site becomes the largest indoor market in Wales.
April 2017 The bar opens
Sara, Richard, Charlotte and Rebecca take on a small empty coffee bar slot in Central Hall. A full refurbishment. Cortile means "courtyard" in Italian.
September 2017 The shop opens
The retail store opens two minutes away at 4 Taff Street. Bags of beans, loose-leaf tea, brewing kit, Gaggia.
2019 Wales specialist
Appointed Gaggia UK Specialist for Wales. The proudest moment, in the family's own words.
Today Family of four
Sara, Richard, Charlotte and Rebecca, on the bar and the shop floor, six days a week. 4.9 on Tripadvisor, 4.8 on Restaurant Guru.

GAGGIA UK SPECIALIST · WALES

Domestic and prosumer machines, demonstrated on the shop floor.

Cortile is one of a handful of Gaggia UK Specialists nationally, and the only one in Wales. The full domestic range sits on the Taff Street shop floor. We pull a shot on the same machine you'd take home, with the beans we roasted that week, before you decide. Then we service it for the lifetime of the machine.

DEMOClassic Pro, Brera, Anima, Cadorna, Magenta Plus, on the floor, on request.
PARTSFactory descaling kits, gaskets, group seals, baskets, portafilters.
SERVICEDomestic machine servicing in-house. Most faults seen the same week.
TRAININGA short walkthrough on grind, dose, tamp, the milk steam, when you collect the machine.

TODAY ON THE BAR

Four origins & a house blend.

Roasted to the cup we want to pull. Whole bean or ground to your grind, weighed at the counter.

Brazil CerradoChocolate, nut
Colombia HuilaCitrus, caramel
Ethiopia YirgacheffeFloral, bergamot
Sumatra MandhelingEarth, cedar
Cortile House BlendEspresso or cafetiere

SAY HELLO

Wholesale, weddings, or a machine you want demonstrated.

If you run a cafe, an office, a deli or a wedding venue and want to talk coffee, drop us a line. We also handle private Gaggia demonstrations by appointment, out of shop hours, at 4 Taff Street.

Or pop into the bar at the market hall any Tuesday through Saturday and ask for Sara.

01443 400285
info@cortilecoffee.co.uk

FIND US

Two doors, two minutes apart, in the heart of Ponty.

Both doors, opening hours.

Monday 09:00 to 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 17:00
Thursday 09:00 to 17:00
Friday 09:00 to 17:00
Saturday 09:00 to 17:00 Busiest day, queues by 11
Sunday Closed Closed with the market

BANK HOLIDAYS · reduced hours, see the Facebook page
PARKING · Taff Vale multi-storey, 4 min walk

FREQUENTLY ASKED

The questions we hear most.

Where exactly are you?

Two doors, two minutes apart on foot. The coffee bar is inside Central Hall at Pontypridd Indoor Market on Market Street, CF37 2SP. The retail store is at 4 Taff Street, CF37 4UL. The market is the older building, the 1885 Grade II one. Taff Street is the high street next door.

Are you a family business?

Yes. Sara, Richard, Charlotte and Rebecca. We took on an empty coffee bar slot in the market hall in April 2017 and opened the retail store on Taff Street the following September. Family-owned, family-run, four of us behind the counter on a busy Saturday.

What is a cortile?

It's the Italian word for a courtyard. The covered, paved heart of an old Italian building, where a family takes its coffee. We borrowed the word because it described what we wanted to build inside the market hall: a small place to sit, surrounded by the building, with a cup.

Can I buy the coffee you serve in the bar to take home?

Yes. Every coffee we pour in Central Hall is also bagged at the Taff Street store. Twenty-one blends and single origins, whole bean or ground to your grind. Loose-leaf tea by weight from a range of thirty-five. Try the cup, then take the bag.

Do you sell Gaggia machines?

We are the official Gaggia UK Specialist for Wales. Classic Pro, Brera, Anima and the full prosumer range on the Taff Street shop floor. Demonstrations on request. We also stock factory parts, descaling kits, gaskets and seals, and service domestic machines.