As well as serving outstanding coffee, food and cocktails, Academy Espresso Bar hosts a variety of events with live music sessions, craft workshops and venue hire at the exclusive Underground basement bar.

With high speed internet and power supplies accompanied with sharing tables it can make the perfect venue for informal business meetings, mobile office space or just to meet with friends.

Whether you still need a caffeine fix or you want to indulge in our cocktails, fine wines or beers, you’re in charge! Spend a weekend evening relaxing, with a tailored range of speciality drinks in our beautiful converted Victorian pumphouse venue.

Looking for a unique venue for your special event? Check out Underground, our basement private hire venue at Academy Barry!

Private hire is available here for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, business and corporate events, smaller community meetings, or almost anything else you can think of!

For more information, have a look at our private hire page.