Coffee

albion534 · Oct 21, 2013

As you all know, if some on here are to be believed, we are soon in a relegation dog fight.....so to cast your minds astray for 2 mins, quick question for ya

What's your favourite Coffee chain - Costa Latte

Instant Coffee - Carte Noir

I love a good ol Costa coffee, can't get enough! And carte noir is like crack to me!! What's yours?

daveinprague · Oct 21, 2013

From whats available here...Costa, and Mama Coffee...... Starbucks can piss off with their boiled frothy milk.
When in Brighton...cant remember the places name, but the coffeeshop at the bottom of St James St.

deletebeepbeepbeep · Oct 21, 2013

Taylor's Coffee and Small Batch Coffee, both have multiple chains and are far better than Costa or Starbucks.

hans kraay fan club · Oct 21, 2013

Chain - Nero (latte), although my coffee shop choice is most often dictated by the availablity of a confy sofa and free wifi, as much as the actual coffee.
Instant - none

mejonaNO12 aka riskit · Oct 21, 2013

The other day I was driving up to Burton so left around 4am. By 7 I was desperate for a coffee so the chap I was driving with suggested going to the next petrol station and using their Costa machine.

"A MACHINE?!" I exclaimed. I don't want one from a MACHINE.

Anyway,the desperation and need for Diesel forced my hand. As I walked in there it was. A gleaming beast of coffee making abilities. I looked at it. Sure it LOOKS fancy but its going to be CRUD innit.

Anyway, play it safe I thought. White americano. The button was pressed and I watched it make my coffee. I looked terrible, I could see no bean griunding going on. I was distraught.

And then I tasted it. Phenomenal. Sure some purists will say it's not the same and they may be right. But MY GOD I was suprised.

Withdeano · Oct 21, 2013

Can't look beyond good old Tim Hortons for a great mug of strong ground coffee with creamer at a great price... unfortunately travelling to Canada is cost prohibitive. Oh and I'm a coffee snob, so just don't do instant... I know, I know I'm sorry.

Tricky Dicky · Oct 21, 2013

Rarely drink coffee but I go into Pret every morning on my way to work to get a cup of tea and a bit of lemon cake. They don't know how to make tea in Pret, so more fool me.

The Large One · Oct 21, 2013

Small Batch Coffee when I'm in town.

Instant coffee is the devil's arse gravy.

northernseagull · Oct 21, 2013

All about Small Batch Seven Dials

Badger · Oct 21, 2013

Chain - Costa
Local - The Naked Coffee and Tea Company (which is also where I buy coffee for my espresso machine)
Instant - As if, it doesn't taste remotely like coffee

Norman Potting · Oct 21, 2013

Waitrose. I can have a free one everyday with my card if I want to!

Badger · Oct 21, 2013

Incidentally, is it just me that thinks Pret coffee is the strongest and most bitter tasting coffee you can buy?

midnight_rendezvous · Oct 21, 2013

Black Americano is my beverage of choice and as for a chain I guess Costa out of the big 3 but try my best to seek independent coffee shops where I can.

The only instant coffee that doesn't taste like mud IMO is the the Starbucks VIA. It's expensive but it's not too bad. I have my coffee black so I can only testify to it being good black but might be worth a look if, like me, you're a bit of a coffee snob (so my significant other says).

Butch Willykins · Oct 21, 2013

Big Chain - Nero
Local - Small Batch
Instant - Kenco millicano

grummitts gloves · Oct 21, 2013

Fuel at Hassocks railway station. Nick makes very good coffee.

soistes · Oct 21, 2013

Small Batch are one of the best

This place is also good
https://www.facebook.com/TheCoffeeCounter
(cheaper than many, and every fifth is free rather than every tenth as in many places).

Also the new place on the far right of Brighton Station (the Waiting Room?) does good coffee

Also flat white for me every time, rather than cappuccino or latte

turienzo's lovechild · Oct 21, 2013

i can understand going to chain coffee shops in other, boring towns where that is the only option....but why on earth would you do that in brighton?

The Large One · Oct 21, 2013

soistes said:
Small Batch are one of the best

This place is also good
https://www.facebook.com/TheCoffeeCounter
(cheaper than many, and every fifth is free rather than every tenth as in many places).

Also the new place on the far right of Brighton Station (the Waiting Room?) does good coffee

Also flat white for me every time, rather than cappuccino or latte

They also do sausage rolls from the Brighton Sausage Company.

Double winner.

Bozza · Oct 21, 2013

I can't stand coffee, but I'm going to make a polite appeal.

Can those of you who do consume coffee please consider those who you speak to and/or breathe over afterwards. Coffee stinks. Chew some gum please.

deletebeepbeepbeep · Oct 21, 2013

turienzo's lovechild said:
i can understand going to chain coffee shops in other, boring towns where that is the only option....but why on earth would you do that in brighton?

Indeed, Brighton is as well stocked with decent coffee houses as it is with pubs.

Taylor's
Small Batch
Coffee at 33
Redroaster

etc.

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