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Origin Coffee Roasting
Café · De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa
Laptop etiquette
- Laptops tolerated · 4
Peak hours during mid-morning and lunchtime.
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The signals
Iffy for calls
Reliable enough, but the speed's middling for video.
Average of 4 speed tests filed here — every dot is one test, the green mark is the average.
4 reports · every report agreed
1 = Patchy · 5 = Rock-solid
4 reports · all within a point
1 = Bustling · 5 = Silent
4 reports · spread 2–4
1 = No sockets · 5 = Sockets everywhere
4 reports · spread 2–4
1 = Cramped · 5 = Loungey
4 reports · all within a point
1 = Dim · 5 = Bright
How it compares in Cape Town
- Wi-Fi47 Mbps
Faster than 2 of 6 measured spots in Cape Town
- Rating4.0/5
Higher-rated than 1 of 6 measured spots in Cape Town
Ranked against every Cape Town spot we’ve measured — a map pin can’t tell you that.
Best time to go
Loudest in the morning, at 4.0/5.
Bars are how many reports came from each window, not a live busyness feed.
RWA write-up
A café in De Waterkant, Cape Town, averaging 47 Mbps across 4 speed tests, laptops tolerated, rated 2.8/5 for quiet. 4 people have filed 4 reports here, and every number on this page is computed from them.
What people mention
Where it is
De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa
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Community reports
Newest 9 May 2026 · oldest 12 Dec 2025
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Worked the afternoon ·
Superb light in the afternoon and a steady 64 down. Only two sockets that I could see, so pick your seat with that in mind.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 2.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 5.0/5
Worked over lunch ·
Better than I expected for a roastery at lunch, 66 down and a corner table nobody wanted. Sockets are easy to find.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 4.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 4.0/5
Worked the morning ·
Roasting operation out the back means it is loud from opening. 20 down and nowhere comfortable to sit for long.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 2.0/5
- Plugs
- 3.0/5
- Seating
- 2.0/5
- Light
- 5.0/5
Worked the evening ·
Bright even in the evening and there is a standing ledge along the window. Sockets are plentiful, seating less so.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 4.0/5
- Seating
- 3.0/5
- Light
- 5.0/5
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