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View Poll Results: What’s your favourite coffee shop?
Independent 3 17.65%
Independent
3 17.65%
Starbucks 5 29.41%
Starbucks
5 29.41%
Costa 3 17.65%
Costa
3 17.65%
Caffè Nero 3 17.65%
Caffè Nero
3 17.65%
Greggs’ coffee 2 11.76%
Greggs’ coffee
2 11.76%
Pret A Manger 1 5.88%
Pret A Manger
1 5.88%
Other 0 0%
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Old 11-04-2019, 01:35 AM #1
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Aside from Amsterdam-lite ones.
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I don't drink coffee so I base this on how every chain's version of a "hot chocolate" is:

Costa: very dependable, very nice, solid 8/10
Starbucks: a bit too mild and not very chocolatey. 5/10. Very good frappucinos though.
Cafe Nero: the best of the big brands. hits the spot and I don't think the others have a "stamp" free drink scheme? 10/10
Greggs: cheaper than the rest and...it tastes like it. too sweet. 5/10.
Pret: seemed fine the one time I tried it, nothing special. 7/10.
I do not know of any independent stores nearby but I think "Boston Tea Party" is a Devon/Cornwall chain and theirs is excellent too. 10/10.
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Can't vote in this one, Red because I truly don't care. Whichever coffee shop is nearest when I fancy a coffee, that's the one I choose.
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Costa just from the chains, but my favourite is an independent one is Maison de la Vie in Kilburn
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I tend to go for a Greggs coffee if I fancy one. They taste a bit more like instant coffee and shoot me but I prefer it!
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There is nothing nicer when it comes to coffee than two spoons of Nescafe Gold. So you're not alone, Daniel, I also prefer it to fresh coffee.
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Erm, I hate coffee so the answer is for tea. Honestly, I rather my own kitchen than any of the overpriced shops. It always ends up tasting dead weird elsewhere...and costa don't ever give enough milk and their teapots have like 2 and a half cups in which is too much, and some other issues, along with paying 4 quid for a cup of tea /grinch

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Erm, I hate coffee so the answer is for tea. Honestly, I rather my own kitchen than any of the overpriced shops. It always ends up tasting dead weird elsewhere...and costa don't ever give enough milk and their teapots have like 2 and a half cups in which is too much, and some other issues, along with paying 4 quid for a cup of tea /grinch
Ooo yeah, you only get a proper cup of tea at home. It's bad enough in cafes in this country, but tea in other countries... it's the worst.
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I will never have tea anywhere else but at home, even at friends houses. No-one makes it right apart from me as I am very particular (dead strong and exactly the right sized splash od red top milk only). Tried tea on holiday once in Spain - it was the worst thing I had ever tasted (and they said that it was Yorkshire tea but it was the weakest, tasteless brew I had ever tasted )
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I will never have tea anywhere else but at home, even at friends houses. No-one makes it right apart from me as I am very particular (dead strong and exactly the right sized splash od red top milk only). Tried tea on holiday once in Spain - it was the worst thing I had ever tasted (and they said that it was Yorkshire tea but it was the weakest, tasteless brew I had ever tasted )
The only place I tend to have it except home is at my mums. And I only do that as she gets really offended if you keep saying no, even hers is wrong!
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Mhm, but there’s something about drinking/eating something that someone else has made for you. Especially if you’re like me and only drink decaf.
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i recognize coffeeshops here more for places you can buy drugs


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but yeah all of these are real coffeeshops, where you can buy and drink coffee
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