Best coffee shop
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| Cuddles |  | ... | 28-11-2012 @ 10:40 |
 Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | It is not the chain but the barista that makes the difference. i used to love Nero because the guy at London Bridge knew how to make a graet coffee, other Nero's I've been in recently have made me a horrible s**tty cup of coffee. The best chain coffee I've had in a long long time was from Roast in Westfield. They make a f**king good cup of coffee but get lots of complaints for being slow.... | ||
| bryce | | ... | 28-11-2012 @ 10:48 |
 Juice loose aboot this hoose Member 1401, 3962 posts SQ 160, BP 107.5, DL 210477.5 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq | Cuddles said:It is not the chain but the barista that makes the difference. i used to love Nero because the guy at London Bridge knew how to make a graet coffee, other Nero's I've been in recently have made me a horrible s**tty cup of coffee. The best chain coffee I've had in a long long time was from Roast in Westfield. They make a f**king good cup of coffee but get lots of complaints for being slow.... While I agree, dont forget the quality of the coffee. The big chains just burn everything | ||
| Mark | | ... | 28-11-2012 @ 11:35 |
Member. Member 2171, 1612 posts | richieallen said: its true, an average espresso shot costs 3p, i use to buy and roast coffee beans for a company in cardiff... massive profits in this.. Yep, same goes for popcorn. If you could open a shop that sells popcorn and coffee only you'd make a lot of money! Apparently to open a costa you need enough capital to open 5 stores, no less, at a cost of around £50k each. My local one is packed almost all the time, must be making a fortune. | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 28-11-2012 @ 12:22 |
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | bryce said: While I agree, dont forget the quality of the coffee. The big chains just burn everything Agreed. Although I only drink from Nero and Costa and I think the difference between the two is slim to none, and as you say, they both burn the coffee so it makes very little difference. They both burn the milk too... | ||
| Rico | | ... | 28-11-2012 @ 12:41 |
 Sugdens very own David Dimbleby Member 1403, 3716 posts SQ 220, BP 115, DL 260595.0 kgs @ 97kgs UnEq | Was thinking about starting a thread to do with coffee  The last time I bought coffee from a shop I had a latte from s**tbucks and it was literally coffee flavoured sugary milky water. That was months ago. I have nespresso machine which is excellent. Also a french press and a moka pot which produces the best coffee (the nespresso does the best espresso) but takes a little know how to get the best out of it. The best beans i've had recently are from Tesco! Columbian supremo something or other but it tastes great!. Tried stars**ts beans in the past and they weren't great. | ||
| baldt | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:00 |
Member 1589, 1219 posts SQ 300, BP 260, DL 345905.0 kgs @ 108kgs Eq | martinb said:Artisan roast in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and I believe they have one somewhere in Brazil Other than that I'll have a Nespresso at home rather than go to any of the high street places but Bigmacca is the coffee connoisseur! the 5 best coffee shops in Edinburgh are all owned by the one guy, Artisan is good but not the best. try Coffee Project, Kilimanjaro Coffee, Circle Coffee, Wellington Coffee or the one at the foot of morningside road. He used to use Artisan beans but changed as they started blending wholesale (they now do a £6 a kg bag which is not great). | ||
| martinb | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:13 |
 Grass fed Member 1147, 7710 posts SQ 220, BP 185, DL 272.5677.5 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq | baldt said: the 5 best coffee shops in Edinburgh are all owned by the one guy, Artisan is good but not the best. try Coffee Project, Kilimanjaro Coffee, Circle Coffee, Wellington Coffee or the one at the foot of morningside road. He used to use Artisan beans but changed as they started blending wholesale (they now do a £6 a kg bag which is not great). I will try these I just can't get on with Wellington, try as I might, every time I go I find the coffee is SO bitter I need to add 2 sugars to even it out, then it tastes awesome, but its not the way I like to drink coffee | ||
| Funky_monkey | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:31 |
 403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 29.11.2012 @ 14:32 PM by Funky_monkey I find chains are for pretentious c**ts. The first time I went to one, I was with my older sister. I wanted a cup of tea. "Which tea would you like, Sir?" I just wanted a cup of normal tea - P.G Tips, Yorkshire Tea, didn't care. They had every poncy tea and coffee under the sun apart from a normal f**king cuppa. Coffee is also given stupid names. If I just want a normal coffee in a big mug with skimmed milk for exampled, I'd have to order a Tall Skinny Caffe Americano and pay £3, then have my nut done in by a bunch of screaming toddlers whose mothers let them run loose. The only things that have come up underlined in red are the poncy words "Caffe Americano" and not even "cuppa", which proves my point that we should have "A cuppa tea please love" or "A proper strong coffee with only a bit of water" instead of "doppio espresso, bella ragazza." Edit. My answer would be Costa double espresso with a tiny bit of water added simply because Costa coffee is MUCH stronger than Starbucks. Takeaway of course" | ||
| martinb | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:35 |
Grass fed Member 1147, 7710 posts SQ 220, BP 185, DL 272.5677.5 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 29.11.2012 @ 14:35 PM by martinb baldt said: the 5 best coffee shops in Edinburgh are all owned by the one guy, Artisan is good but not the best. try Coffee Project, Kilimanjaro Coffee, Circle Coffee, Wellington Coffee or the one at the foot of morningside road. He used to use Artisan beans but changed as they started blending wholesale (they now do a £6 a kg bag which is not great). Do any of these places serve strawberry milk, so Drew can come and play as well? | ||
| drew | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:38 |
 I thought Joplin choked on a sandwich? Member 616, 8404 posts SQ 180, BP 130, DL 220530.0 kgs @ 78.8kgs UnEq | martinb said: Do any of these places serve strawberry milk, so Drew can come and play as well? Hey I'm easy. Strawberry vanilla choc I don't mind | ||
| craigmanc | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 14:41 |
 not much fun Member 374, 3172 posts | At work I have costa, as we have a costa stand at the college. And its free to staff, so hey I have about 12 cups a day!! | ||
| chaos | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 15:44 |
 An amazing human being Member 2047, 17156 posts SQ 262.5, BP 170, DL 300732.5 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | By far best Coffee shop I've ever been to is the Rockery in Amsterdam, got pissed on alcoholic free beer  | ||
| taz | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 16:51 |
 he who does the volume wins Member 2498, 3652 posts SQ 160, BP 125, DL 225510.0 kgs @ 109kgs UnEq | Costa are ok, which is good as they have one on site at work. Best coffee i've ever had is patisserie-valerie in York. Also helped by the fact that its may fav place for cakes aswell | ||
| Funky_monkey | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 19:29 |
403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq | chaos said:By far best Coffee shop I've ever been to is the Rockery in Amsterdam, got pissed on alcoholic free beer Beer without any alcoholics in it? Hic. | ||
| brynevans | | ... | 29-11-2012 @ 19:51 |
 Scotbasher - forever Member 59, 2115 posts | I think my favorite is Costa, their tiffin cakes are good too. Starbucks seems to have a thin burnt taste to it. McDonalds isn't ba d as far as fast food coffees go. | ||