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VDS66 said:
My cuz is pumping coffees in Bondi.
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That's not so bad. Baristas pull professional wages these days, how hard can it be to make coffee. That said I have stopped going to cafes because they changed baristas and their coffee turned ****ed overnight.
 

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gringo2011 said:
That's not so bad. Baristas pull professional wages these days, how hard can it be to make coffee. That said I have stopped going to cafes because they changed baristas and their coffee turned ****** overnight.
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As a barista G-train, I am not pulling a professional wage, making bad coffee is easy, making one good coffee is easy, making consistently good coffee over a whole shift, especially during the very busy periods, is the challenge.
 
holllywood said:
As a barista G-train, I am not pulling a professional wage, making bad coffee is easy, making one good coffee is easy, making consistently good coffee over a whole shift, especially during the very busy periods, is the challenge.
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The weirdest thing now is how many St Kilda coffee shops are opening in the US and europe. Not just Melbourne but specifically St Kilda. There was one with St K. ( that looked like our cap logo) recently opened and plenty of derivations on that theme. There was a French lady that opened a St Kilda style breakfast and coffee shop in Paris and has had t open another shops. I went half way across Paris to drink decent coffee at an Aussie guys cafe. French coffee is like milk with a slightly coffee flavour. Even Italy has shit coffee in general. Any way lots of Melbourne baristas are over seas and heaps are from NZ - I guess they are good stand ins for Aussies.
 
gringo2011 said:
The weirdest thing now is how many St Kilda coffee shops are opening in the US and europe. Not just Melbourne but specifically St Kilda. There was one with St K. ( that looked like our cap logo) recently opened and plenty of derivations on that theme. There was a French lady that opened a St Kilda style breakfast and coffee shop in Paris and has had t open another shops. I went half way across Paris to drink decent coffee at an Aussie guys cafe. French coffee is like milk with a slightly coffee flavour. Even Italy has shit coffee in general. Any way lots of Melbourne baristas are over seas and heaps are from NZ - I guess they are good stand ins for Aussies.
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Two Bob snob in Cheltenham
 
gringo2011 said:
The weirdest thing now is how many St Kilda coffee shops are opening in the US and europe. Not just Melbourne but specifically St Kilda. There was one with St K. ( that looked like our cap logo) recently opened and plenty of derivations on that theme. There was a French lady that opened a St Kilda style breakfast and coffee shop in Paris and has had t open another shops. I went half way across Paris to drink decent coffee at an Aussie guys cafe. French coffee is like milk with a slightly coffee flavour. Even Italy has shit coffee in general. Any way lots of Melbourne baristas are over seas and heaps are from NZ - I guess they are good stand ins for Aussies.
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True. Was soooo happy to stumble across the " Little Melbourne coffee shop" in Budapest.
 
gringo2011 said:
The weirdest thing now is how many St Kilda coffee shops are opening in the US and europe. Not just Melbourne but specifically St Kilda. There was one with St K. ( that looked like our cap logo) recently opened and plenty of derivations on that theme. There was a French lady that opened a St Kilda style breakfast and coffee shop in Paris and has had t open another shops. I went half way across Paris to drink decent coffee at an Aussie guys cafe. French coffee is like milk with a slightly coffee flavour. Even Italy has shit coffee in general. Any way lots of Melbourne baristas are over seas and heaps are from NZ - I guess they are good stand ins for Aussies.
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Melbourne style cafes would clean up in HK.
Place is crying out for them and one of the best (of a very small number) is owned by a guy from Melbs.
 
Seeing we’re off topic.
Try “The Australian” on W38th St between 5th and 6th Ave in NYC.
Anyone familiar with the States will know of the “Outback Steakhouse” a Florida based chain with an Australian theme (it actually serves Cajun food). And how bad it is.
“The Australian” however is authentic.
You got NYC suits in the front thinking they’re at an Aussie version of an Irish pub while in the back you can have the best and most authentic Chicken Schnitzel in all of the States while watching that weeks AFL, NRL or A League.
Needless to say: you get a real Long Black.
Unique experience.
 
Gangnam Saint said:
Melbourne style cafes would clean up in HK.
Place is crying out for them and one of the best (of a very small number) is owned by a guy from Melbs.
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I had a disgusting Coffee in a Starbucks in HK , but hey i needed the free wifi .
 
SaintsSeptember said:
I had a disgusting Coffee in a Starbucks in HK , but hey i needed the free wifi .
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Try getting a decent coffee anywhere in Europe, except Italy.

Going back to Britain next year and hear London had got lots of Aussie type cafes now.
 
SaintsSeptember said:
I had a disgusting Coffee in a Starbucks in HK , but hey i needed the free wifi .
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We found a lovely cafe selling proper coffee and nice breaky-type food...it didnt open til 11am. HK isnt an early coffee culture. If nothing else you cant take food or drink on their MTR trains anyway.
 

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Joffaboy said:
Try getting a decent coffee anywhere in Europe, except Italy.

Going back to Britain next year and hear London had got lots of Aussie type cafes now.
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God the coffee I had in England when I was there around 2003. France was no better. Ireland I didn't even bother, given the quality of their food. America the following year was a tiny little bit better, but only because it couldn't have been worse. If you come to Japan, yeah go looking for an Aussie cafe, they're here and there. There's only about 1 non-Aussie cafe that I would bother ordering a coffee at, mostly just make it myself.
Anyway back to the draft chat. Where were we? Cerra and somebody?
 

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Joffaboy said:
Try getting a decent coffee anywhere in Europe, except Italy.

Going back to Britain next year and hear London had got lots of Aussie type cafes now.
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Avoid all the Pret-A-Manger "organic " coffee shops, its hard, one on every corner
 
The best coffee I've had in Ireland is Maxwell House instant. Been here 3 times in the last 4 years and cafe coffees aren't improving! Non-dairy still a struggle.

As Luca said the food can be fairly ordinary too. For the majority it's stuck in the past.

PS Cerra & Coffield [emoji120]
 
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The only truly good coffee I had in Europe was at a bar/cafe in Rotterdam. Fantastic flat white with a tiny stroopwaffle (syrup waffle) and a small water chaser for like 2.50 euro. Genuinely rivalled Melbourne.

Everywhere else was utter garbage though.
 
I'm not one for those orange mocha frappuccino's just give me a Dare iced coffee.
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(Hey guys can i be in the picture to?)
 
Nutsngum said:
The only truly good coffee I had in Europe was at a bar/cafe in Rotterdam. Fantastic flat white with a tiny stroopwaffle (syrup waffle) and a small water chaser for like 2.50 euro. Genuinely rivalled Melbourne.

Everywhere else was utter garbage though.
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Brilliant Melbourne style coffee in Barcelona from Aussie owned cafes there. Hard to beat genuine Italian cappuccino in Rome. Melbourne coffee is starting to become more available globally. Great places in Singapore and New York. Some passable cafes in London. But back to the draft...

Best available from Cera/Brayshaw/Hunter and then the Fog or Coffield. Very happy.
 
luca77 said:
God the coffee I had in England when I was there around 2003. France was no better. Ireland I didn't even bother, given the quality of their food. America the following year was a tiny little bit better, but only because it couldn't have been worse. If you come to Japan, yeah go looking for an Aussie cafe, they're here and there. There's only about 1 non-Aussie cafe that I would bother ordering a coffee at, mostly just make it myself.
Anyway back to the draft chat. Where were we? Cerra and somebody?
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The drip type coffee in Japan was awesome. St. Ali in Melbourne serve it.
 

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