About Us

It begins in Rome way back in 1972, born into a theatre family Dad, a well-known & respected stage manager & scenery constructor in the world of Opera (as was my Grandad) & my Mum a talented ballerina (just like my Nan) working all over the world, finally settled in the Eternal City to start a family.

As a young boy one of my earliest memories of Italy was my mum walking my sister & I to school, stopping at the coffee bar to get her morning Cappuccino. Before you even got close, the air was filled with the aroma of oven baked offerings, freshly brewed coffee floating on the breeze & then inside impatiently waiting for my treat, usually a sugary ring doughnut!

I would stand on tiptoe trying to peer over the tall bar listening to the clink of cups & saucers being placed hurriedly on the marble surface. A glass cabinet of freshly prepared panini adorned one end of the bar, a shiny somewhat noisy coffee machine hissing away at the other alongside the tall barista. Life was then spent between living in England (my mum’s homeland), & Italy so we could get a varied education, speak two languages & spend time with my Italian family who still live there today. My passion has always been Italy, its food scene & coffee bar culture.

I was lucky enough to meet a girl in England whose passion for all things Italian had already taken her there on her travels. Kim & I have been fortunate enough to travel all of Italy, its beautiful towns & cities while sampling its wonderful culture.

We have decided to finally take the plunge & share some of it with you. So, come on by for a traditional well-made smooth Italian coffee & relax with a bite to eat in Bar Aroma ltd