I’ve wanted to try Arabica (%), the Japanese brand, for a long time and made the journey to Covent Garden specifically. You’re greeted with a very modular / concept looking shop which is attractive, clean and typically Japanese (no surprises there!) There is a small queuing system where they allow you to browse some of their (overpriced) merchandise whilst you wait. The staff were incredibly friendly and you have a smallish menu to view and make your order. Friends have recommended the matcha drinks however I am more of a coffee person so went with a Latte. It was a little pricey for a normal latte at ~£4.25 (even vs independent 3rd wave coffee shops). Once ordered you get a nice little receipt with your order number so you can be called later. The coffee did take quite a long time to come (perhaps the queue) although seemed long considering they have 4/5 staff. Coffee finally arrived and was worth the wait, great flavours and milk texture was perfect. Couple of things they should look to do is change the queuing system because from the outside the queue can look incredibly long but really it’s just people waiting and there is no queue to order as the queue starts at the back of the shop. They also only seem to put 10 or so items down at a time (e.g. lids / napkins / straws etc) so once they run out you have to ask and they then add more which seems a bit tiring for the workers but I guess it is all part of the minimalist / concept effect. Definitely recommend the coffee and look forward to trying some of the other types of coffee on the menu next time!