ever gotten a really bad coffee??

perfect_extraction

i have been to so many other coffee shops and what they give me they call coffee!? i have been to a place recently that put suger, instant coffee, milk powder and boiled water :o they call that coffee!!!??? i think any barista should have a license to make coffee so they know what their doing, so every one else dosnt have to suffer. i know other barista's that if the shots are burnt they will still give it to the customer :🙂 all hear for license requirements??? ;D

flatwhite

My two nominations for worst coffee ever are 1. Lonestar Steakhouse Aspley - Being a semi-decent family restaurant I figured it wasn't unreasonable to expect a semi-decent coffee. I ordered a flat white (which I will insert the comment at this point that to most Brisbane cafes means "cappacino without the sprinkle") and receive a mug of filter coffee - the most disgusting version of coffee known to man...at least this man. 2. Earth and Sea Pizza Windsor - all I can say is, is there a readily available basket which only takes 3-4grams or is it something they would have had made specially...weak Weak WEAK...

mattyj

it was my bucks night. the boys brought a large tin of international roast, and we visited a charcoal chicken shop. They made the poor asian lady make me a LARGE latte, with international roast in the portafilter, and they told her to serve it with not-quite-hot-not-quite-cold-milk. i spent the train ride into darling harbour and the rest of the night doubled over with stomach cramps. in a dress. holding a pink feather duster. does that qualify?

One-a-day

What! Charcoal Chicken in a dress with a pink duster sounds like a great time for a extracted instant latte. I posted it in another thread but I'll rehash it, my most recent crap coffee was a cup of second hand grounds I'd forgot I used earlier in the day that I processed again after being distracted by the kids, I had a feeling they were old but I pushed ahead in the spirit of adventure/lets see what happens. It was cringe worthy and very bad having only myself to blame. Other than that I hate the coffees that come out hot enough to melt the spoon. 😡

mattyj

And I didn't even mention the shaved leg, the lipstick, my mates signatures in big black letters all over my body...

admin

OK Matty - so what makes you think you can get away with all this, without supplying a photo - at the very least we need a pic e-mailed in which can be loaded on PICS/Fun stuff! -A

mattyj

I'll check with my mates ... unlikely (only one guy had a camera that night.)

mcbj

One shaved leg and bad coffee.... sounds like a good night 😉 Hope you made it to the wedding okay ;D

mcbj

On the topic of bad coffee. In Canberra there is a very expensive restaurant within the Parliamentary triangle and it has a 'cafe' along side. The coffee in that cafe is the worst. It is served at a temp above boiling, burnt beyond identificaiton and no matter what is ordered it all tastes and looks the same . We have stopped going there. 🙁

admin

Every now & then i like to check back on previous topics for any that i particularly enjoyed or found interesting... have re-surrected this one for further discussion... -A

mattyj

you're still not getting a photo out of me!

askthecoffeeguy

It's a few years ago now, but I once went to a well known cafe (still there) on Chapel Street and asked for a strong caffe latte, not too hot - and got for my troubles a scolding cup of what can best be described as dish-water. So I sent it back, and got EXACTLY the same thing next time! So I sent that back too, and asked for a long black, cold milk on the side, and even this was scolding hot, muddy, and completely unpalatable, tasting of a machine that hadn't been cleaned in a very long time - and god only knows what they did to the coffee to make it taste so bad... So I sent thus one back as well, informing them that i had no intention of paying for something that I had not consumed, wherein a little old Italian man came out from behind the machine and said: "I've been making coffee for 50 years... what do YOU know know about making coffee!" More than you, apparently. Pat

coffee_head

I'll admit that I haven't had much luck in finding a decent coffee in my neck of the woods. Really, it is so depressing, especially when you try somewhere new and it is still puke.

askthecoffeeguy

that's why I make my own at home - a sure fire way to avoid disappointment! 8-)

admin

C'mon Matty - don't be such a wimp! -A 🙂

tcraig

"Cafe Noir", University of New England, Armidale NSW. Ordered a long black. It tasted like mud and vinegar. To this day I havent figured out how someone could stuff a long black up THAT badly.

taz

Yep and the owner still believes his place makes great coffee. I wonder if he ever wonders why the cups are always half full.

askthecoffeeguy

Has anybody bothered to tell him so? I often get feedback from my customers regarding my coffee which lets me know if i am heading in the right direction or not p

admin

POSTED ON BEHALF: I have been to so many other coffee shops and what they give me they call coffee!? i have been to a place recently that put suger, instant coffee, milk powder and boiled water Shocked they call that coffee!!!??? i think any barista should have a license to make coffee so they know what their doing, so every one else dosnt have to suffer. i know other barista's that if the shots are burnt they will still give it to the customer Roll Eyes all hear for license requirements??? ;D Mark 21

admin

POSTED ON BEHALF [was placed in the wrong thread]: I have been to so many other coffee shops and what they give me they call coffee!? i have been to a place recently that put suger, instant coffee, milk powder and boiled water Shocked they call that coffee!!!??? i think any barista should have a license to make coffee so they know what their doing, so every one else dosnt have to suffer. i know other barista's that if the shots are burnt they will still give it to the customer Roll Eyes all hear for license requirements??? ;D Mark 21