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Patertom Coffee now at Simondium Guild

by Nel De Villiers | Oct 25, 2020

Hand-roasting Arabica Coffee on an open fire in 5 styles. Dark, Medium-Dark, and Medium Roast and Free Trade Organic. Roasting on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and every second Saturday.Open from Tuesday to Saturday 7.30 am to 4.00 pm for a delicious coffee as well as freshly...

What’s Roasting?

by Nel De Villiers | Feb 23, 2019

Pater Tom Coffee Wood Fire Coffee Passion My clausal memory of coffee was burnt into my brain by the strong, dark, wood fired coffee my Grandfather, Tommie de Villiers, drank. Sweet and black from a cup and saucer and fed us sips of cool, sweet, strong coffee from...

Vive la France!

by Nel De Villiers | Jul 13, 2018

In honour of Bastille Day and a highly likely World Cup victory, we will be doing a dark French Roast this weekend. We will also do our other single-origin medium and dark roasts. A wonderful cold, wet, winter's weekend lies ahead and our fires will be burning for the...

Pater Tom Opening at the Elgin Railway Market 16 June 2018

by Nel De Villiers | Jul 9, 2018

Welcome to a ‘live’ roasting at Pater Tom Coffee.

Find us at Elgin Railway Market

by Nel De Villiers | Jun 15, 2018

Many thanks to the founder of the Elgin Railway Market, Roger Orpen. Thanks to his vision and support we were able to realise a lifelong dream. The map below shows you where to find the Elgin Railway Market. You can also click on the image to view the map...

Today we launch Pater Tom Coffee.

by Nel De Villiers | Jun 15, 2018

A distant dream became reality. The understanding and vision of the founder of the Elgin Railway Market (Roger Orpen) allowed me the opportunity to realise that dream. Oupa Tommie, a visionary of legendary proportions himself, salutes Roger with a cup of strong,...

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About Pater Tom Coffee

Watching Oupa Tommie savour his freshly hand-roasted coffee and then waiting to be offered a sip of it from his saucer, instilled a deep and passionate love for coffee. That taste is what we’d like to share with you.