The Coffee shop

[Knottikay]

Been meaning to open up a thread on this for a while....so here it is.

I LOVE coffee.....but, I love 'normal' out of a kettle into a mug type of coffee. No fuss. Add milk and sugar, job done.

I am hitting my grumpy stage of life now (39, ish) and find the coffee choices out there, together with the prices they charge, astounding.

What happened to the old 'coffee shops' where you could go in and have a normal no frills cuppa?

Nowadays there are coffee shops everywhere......starbucks/costa etc etc etc.

These costa coffee machines seem to be everywhere now too. At Airports/Service Stations/Train Stations/Hotel Receptions/Waiting Rooms....the list goes on.

Lets use this thread to share locations/memories of places where you can have a 'proper' cup of coffee.

[Knottikay]

Here is my 1st offering. Used to go in here nearly every morning, before work, at my 1st ever paid job. A cup of coffee and two slices of toast. Bliss.

Situated in the heart of Stoke, down London Road.

[kukushkin88]

Putting milk in good coffee seems a bit like putting lemonade in fine wine.

[Jon MW]

Putting milk in good coffee seems a bit like putting lemonade in fine wine.

agreed also...

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I LOVE coffee.....but, I love 'normal' out of a kettle into a mug type of coffee....

Do you mean instant "coffee"?

[Knottikay]

Putting milk in good coffee seems a bit like putting lemonade in fine wine.

agreed also...

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I LOVE coffee.....but, I love 'normal' out of a kettle into a mug type of coffee....

Do you mean instant "coffee"?

Yep. Granules. Nescafe. Simple.

Black coffee should only be drunk if a) You have no milk or b) you think it is good for hangovers.

[Jon MW]

Putting milk in good coffee seems a bit like putting lemonade in fine wine.

agreed also...

...
I LOVE coffee.....but, I love 'normal' out of a kettle into a mug type of coffee....

Do you mean instant "coffee"?

Yep. Granules. Nescafe. Simple.

Black coffee should only be drunk if a) You have no milk or b) you think it is good for hangovers.

so ... not really coffee then? More like hot water with a slight hint of coffee flavour, which is then largely obscured by milk? 

[Graham C]

For instant, I'm quite into this


has more of a coffee shop taste to it.

[Knottikay]

Putting milk in good coffee seems a bit like putting lemonade in fine wine.

agreed also...

...
I LOVE coffee.....but, I love 'normal' out of a kettle into a mug type of coffee....

Do you mean instant "coffee"?

Yep. Granules. Nescafe. Simple.

Black coffee should only be drunk if a) You have no milk or b) you think it is good for hangovers.

so ... not really coffee then? More like hot water with a slight hint of coffee flavour, which is then largely obscured by milk? 

Real coffee, made the old fashioned way. Milk in last BTW.

[RED-DOG]

I only drink coffee when I'm in America. One, because they can't make tea and two, because their proper filtered coffee with sugar and cream is wonderful.

[Knottikay]

For instant, I'm quite into this


has more of a coffee shop taste to it.

My Choice ATM....

[Graham C]

For instant, I'm quite into this


has more of a coffee shop taste to it.

My Choice ATM....

I have that too, depends on which one is on special

[MintTrav]

A cup of coffee and two slices of toast.

I started off agreeing with you. There is a lot of nonsense involved in coffee nowadays. I find it very annoying if I am queuing to buy something normal and have to wait for several unnecessary minutes while they footle about making a pretentious coffee.

We parted company a bit when you dissed black coffee. I drink coffee (and tea) without milk or sugar and, at this stage, find it undrinkable if someone puts either in my drink.

I left your camp entirely, though, when you said you eat toast with coffee. Are you mad? It's tea with toast, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, beans on toast, cooked breakfasts and anything else savoury. Coffee with biscuits, cake, chocolate,  dessert or anything else sweet. That's the way it is. Toast and coffee don't go together.

[Knottikay]

A cup of coffee and two slices of toast.

I started off agreeing with you. There is a lot of nonsense involved in coffee nowadays. I find it very annoying if I am queuing to buy something normal and have to wait for several unnecessary minutes while they footle about making a pretentious coffee.

Totally agree with the waiting. For instance, I stopped at a busy service station the other day on the M6. Had a 10 min wait for one cup of coffee. Even then, wasnt too sure what I ordered and I may of taken someone else's by mistake. Ooops.

We parted company a bit when you dissed black coffee. I drink coffee (and tea) without milk or sugar and, at this stage, find it undrinkable if someone puts either in my drink.

I apologise for dissing black coffee drinkers. Maybe it is the same as me when I see folks asking for a dash of lemonade to put in their lager/bitter.

I left your camp entirely, though, when you said you eat toast with coffee. Are you mad? It's tea with toast, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, beans on toast, cooked breakfasts and anything else savoury. Coffee with biscuits, cake, chocolate,  dessert or anything else sweet. That's the way it is. Toast and coffee don't go together.

TBF, I did say this was my morning visit to a cafe before my 1st ever job. Coffee was prob about 15p and the toast was prob about 10p. It was all I could afford back then. Even British Rail used to do a mug of coffee and serve toast back in them days.

[tikay]

A cup of coffee and two slices of toast.

I started off agreeing with you. There is a lot of nonsense involved in coffee nowadays. I find it very annoying if I am queuing to buy something normal and have to wait for several unnecessary minutes while they footle about making a pretentious coffee.

We parted company a bit when you dissed black coffee. I drink coffee (and tea) without milk or sugar and, at this stage, find it undrinkable if someone puts either in my drink.

I left your camp entirely, though, when you said you eat toast with coffee. Are you mad? It's tea with toast, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, beans on toast, cooked breakfasts and anything else savoury. Coffee with biscuits, cake, chocolate,  dessert or anything else sweet. That's the way it is. Toast and coffee don't go together.

Very clever.

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[Marky147]

Smashes any instant coffee granules I've had, and quicker, too.