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Does Coffee Make a Meal?

merlocookiemerlocookie
edited June 2006 in Have your say
How many times have you been to a 2 or 3 hat restaurant, Eaten food prepared by the Gods of cuisine ;D, only to have your meal spoiled by the nasty, no crema, over extracted, scum sucking, pustulating bilge water the restaurant incorrectly advertises in its menu as coffee :-X. Is it not true that its the last thing you participate in, is the thing that most vividly sticks on your mind :o? If restaurants are serious about making your evening an 'experience' rather than just a meal, they should take on board the need to have good coffee.
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  • ReschsmoothReschsmooth
    Merlo, I think this topic has been tackled in another thread, but I totally agree with you. I can go to the best restaurant but I will assume the coffee is crap. If a restaurant is not serious about coffee, serve drip/filter/etc and leave the espresso machine to the cafe. P
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  • mattyjmattyj
    I'm in two minds about this. Of course, great restaurants should serve great coffee too ... but then, does everyone finish their meal with a coffee, and if most people do, what are their standards? I imagine the majority of post-meal coffee drinkers would probably order a milk drink, and add sugar. With sugar, everything tastes nice! Not many would order a doppio ristretto, or an espresso correto after their meal. On that note, for our first anniversary, we went to a popular, expensive, nicely located restuarant at the Rocks in Sydney. Food was fantastic. Expensive, but so so so so amazingly good. I don't know much about wine, but the fact that a sommalier came to the table and asked what we were eating and whether he'd like us to recommend a wine, which he promtply got from wall of wine bottles (tasted good!) was great. Dessert was too good for words to express. The service was wonderful - we felt like royalty, but the staff weren't annoying. Then came the coffee. Big brand name, often ridiculed here (not the company our hacker-friend allegedly worked for), but surprisingly ok. And that's an 'ok' from me ... I drank it, and thought it was alright, for a ristretto made from evil-big-brand-name coffee. I didn't cringe, I didn't spit it out, I didn't chase it down with a big glass of water. Mind you, it wasn't the kind of coffee that had me getting friendly with the barista and asking for another one. I enjoyed the ristretto, but not enough to want another one. Maybe the coffee they serve is good for the average customer. Maybe they could do better. Maybe I could just have coffee when I get home.
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  • G_UruG_Uru
    These 1/2/3 hatted restaurants would not employ an untrained cook to do a chefs job at the stove. So why allow waiters/waitresses with little or no training play with an espresso machine. Food for thought!!! Commercial stove $6000 to $20,000 Espresso machine and grinder $6000 to $20,000 Greg
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  • samkonstassamkonstas

    Coffee can sometimes stand in for a light meal, especially when paired with milk, cream, or added calories, but on its own it usually lacks the balance of nutrients a proper meal provides. Looking at a full drink list in cafés, there are options like smoothies, protein shakes, and fortified beverages that deliver more substance and can better replace food when needed. Coffee fits more as a quick energy boost or a complement to something small rather than a complete meal, so its role depends on how it’s prepared and what, if anything, accompanies it.

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