Star *ucked
Well I won’t be doing that again.
€3.85 for a tall caramel machiatto? Not a chance, no way, no sirree. It’s my own fault I know, I saw the doors and the big open sign and thought ‘Well sure, I’ll give it a try.’ Inside I’m confronted with a menu board where nothing is under 3 quid and as I’m hustled down the counter I notice a little handwritten sign. To be honest the place is full of signs, signs to tell me where to pay, where to sit, how the beans are roasted. The handwritten sign at the end of the counter informs me that my barista’s name is ‘Joseph’ his favourite espresso is ‘Toffee noodle frappiacco wanker’ and he likes listening to ‘Led Zeppelin, the Waterboys and Indie music’. Pity he can’t make coffee though, mine was burnt to shit. Bitter and horrible, it tasted like sour coffee grounds and mud.
i should have known though, I was in town when the Dame St shop opened and there was some wench handing out shots of coffee to passersby that came from a big cannister on her back. She looked like she was auditioning for Ghostbusters. That coffee was absolutely abysmal as well, so I knew that whatever I ordered this morning was going to be horrible too. Guess I’m a bigger sucker for marketing than I thought.
I’ll be going back to my regular Italian coffee tomorrow. Only 2 quid in the shop across the road, and I get a smile and some homemade pastries with it.
Unicorn Food Store on Baggot St has decent take-out latte for €2. cheapest around.
Comment by ronan — January 30, 2006 @ 12:12 pm