Adelaide Coffee School & Barista Training

Complete Cafe Services are dedicated to delivering the Best Barista training for both Coffee Professionals and home coffee makers in Adelaide. Our modern barista training facility is located 5 minutes south of the Adelaide CBD in Unley and can cater for Small and large Groups alike. We can also train on site in your, home, office cafe or restaurant to train you on your particular coffee equipment.

Our training focuses on getting the individual barista as much time on a coffee machine as possible as we believe in a hands-on approach to all forms of coffee training.

We offer a wide range of training courses to suit varied clients: from home coffee making courses to training staff for cafes and restaurants, latte art training, filter coffee training sessions and home coffee roasting courses all of which include a certificate of completion and thanks to our network of cafes and coffee shops we can assist successful attendees in getting some work experience in cafes around Adelaide.

Barista Basic Course (2 Hours)

The Barista Basics Course covers the fundamental skills required to make and serve espresso-based drinks. By the end of this course you will be able to:

Make a variety of common espresso-based drinks
Recognise flaws in espresso-based beverages and resolve those to further improve your coffee
Fully calibrate doser and doserless grinders
Properly clean and maintain your machine and work area
Develop an appreciation and understanding of espresso coffee

This course is fully hands-on and suitable for home, office and hospitality workers alike. It is also available on-site in your home office or cafe, or in our centrally located state-of-the-art Unley Training facility.

Advanced Barista Course (3 Hours)

The Advanced Barista Course focuses on the fundamental skills required to make and serve espresso-based drinks. By the end of this course you will be able to:

Make a variety of common and more unique espresso-based drinks
Steam and texture milk to perfection
Perfect your Grind and Dose
Understand over and under dosing
Appreciate and understand espresso-based coffee
Properly clean and maintain your equipment
Diagnose and fix faults with your coffee
Understand workflow and time management in a cafe environment

This Course is fully hands-on and suitable for anyone looking for work in a cafe or specialty coffee shop. It is available on-site in your home, office or cafe using your equipment, or in our centrally located state-of-the-art Unley Training Facility. We recommend a maximum of two people, but can happily to cater for larger groups.

Latte Art (2 Hours)

Perfect and refine your milk texture and learn the three core latte art patterns poured by baristas around the world.

This is two hours of intense, hands-on training to perfect your pour technique and milk texture.

Prior experience is recommended for this course. We offer on-site training in your cafe, home or office, or at our centrally located state-of-the-art Unley Training studio where you’ll experience our World Latte Art machine!

Home Barista Course

The Home Barista Course is perfect for those who are looking to get the best coffee from their home coffee machine. This course is designed to train you, on YOUR equipment. Learn to dial in your grinder and follow the right recipe for your coffee. You will learn about different coffee qualities, recipes, and drinks. This course also includes milk stretching, machine cleaning, grinder dialing, and calibration.

Learn to make quality coffee at home, PLUS for a limited time only, you can bring a friend for FREE.

No prior experience is necessary for the Home Barista Course.

We can specially tailor a training course to suit your staff requirements. Don’t hesitate to call or fill in the below form to organise your training course today!