"Coffee understanding" and "coffee enjoyment" aren't the same thing (like wine). I don't need to "understand" coffee to know whether I like it or not, and the coffee at 130 is usually excellent, in my opinion. The decor is tired - and possibly hazardous - but that just adds to the charm.

Clearly people have no coffee understanding if they think the coffee is good here!

Despite new cafes opening every day, Cafe 130 is still the best coffee in Perth!

My husband and I love good strong rich coffee. The barista Julian at Cafe 130 is excellent and he makes the best coffee in Perth, according to us, and we are very fussy. This cafe is very popular with the cycling set and young and not so young professionals, but is not at all stiff and unwelcoming, it is pretty casual and could do with a coat of paint, we all love the relaxed vibe and funky music and don't notice the decor because the coffee is so good.

Cafe 130 is a home away from home for many of the regulars (me included), great music, great coffe, interetsing menu, fantastic location, friendly staff, relaxed yet funky atmosphere, what more could you ask. 130 is now the cafe that i measure all others against and few if any come close. There is something comforting in the decaying walls and rusty ceiling, a sense that many have come before you and shared the experience. Stuart, 130's owner shoiuld also be comended on the interior. he designed and installed it about 12 years ago and it is still one of the funkiest cafes' in Perth