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Can someone please tell me what's the deal with Starbucks these days? Okay they usually have a reasonable place to sit down and drink but what are we drinking when we go there? The coffee certainly isn't as strong as it used to be in my opinion.
I love a mug of strong coffee with milk in the morning. It's often all I have for breakfast (bad I know), so I like it to be good. On the unfortunate occasions when I can only get to a Starbucks, I order a grande cappuccino and what do I get? I get a cup of hot frothy milk and you can barely taste the coffee. So, I pay for another espresso shot and it's STILL "milk au lait". So I order yet another espresso shot and finally it's passable (certainly not unpleasantly strong!).
Now you could be forgiven for thinking the extra money would result in a bigger drink, but no. I peel off the top and blow the froth and the surface of the coffee is still just above the halfway (and those cups have a good 15mm of airspace concealed in their base).
I am generally disappointed with the quality of the coffee at Starbucks and I often feel that I've been ripped off when I go there. I generally try to avoid Starbucks but sometimes it's hard to do that.
Sometimes I just have to have my caffeine fix and depending on where I am they're the only option. Interestingly enough, other people I have spoken to who love coffee agree with this, so one has to ask how Starbucks are still around?
Maybe people just put up and shut up, or they're not that bothered about the coffee they drink. I am, so I'll be doing my best to make sure I don't have to use them in the future.
By: Hooked on the bean
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A cappucino should consist of a third espresso, a third froth and a third milk. That's what makes it a cappuccino.
You have a choice and free will. If you dont like the coffee dont go there. By going you are only reinforcing the fact you want to go there and buy coffee you say is substandard and that you must actually have some affinity for. Otherwise why would you go there?
Unless there is some form of self harm being inflicted by punishing yourself with a skinny Venti carmel machiactio extra phone light on the caramel in a mug to eat in.
Yep thats me lol.
Was part of the jamie's wine bar set for awhile. Even a materialistic and self-serving monster like me couldn't hack the BS of the square mile and moved on to more fulfilling (although less lucrative I have to admit) pastures.
When I saw your user name, it rang a bell but I could not place it. Then you mentioned Bishopsgate and I thought "Woodin's Shades", the pub opposite Liverpool St station!
The coffee shop you are talking about, is it that small Aussie run place in New St- Taylor Street Baristas I think it is called? I like strong coffee but with a good taste and not bitter. Is it worth a try?
Yeah, most of the 'edgy' scripts need to be righted.
Night Owl
They apparently made about £3 billion in sales over a 14 year period but claimed to have consistenlty made a loss over that period to avoid paying corporation tax here.