Hilpers vs the rest

Het-Field

Why the hell do the Quinn School get an Insomnia. Its prices are just as high as Hilpers and they have a much wider range of coffee. Furthermore their selection of Sandwiches and cakes a just 100% better. Why cant we have a Starbucks or Bagle Bar in the Arts Block. Down With Hilpers.

What coffee company would you like to see in the ucd Arts building

Scraggs

The Bagel Factory and an Insomnia.

singingstranger

Het-Field wrote:

Why the hell do the Quinn School get an Insomnia.

Because the building is four years old and built with having a coffee outlet in mind, whereas the Newman building is 28 or 29...

rain on

i used to have fantasies about having a cafe irie on campus, but then it got shit so now i.. don't.

a bagel factory would be cool. nearly anything would be better than hilpers actually. 911's not too bad though.

irlrobins

rain on wrote:

911's not too bad though.

It's def improved from when it was dunkin donuts. Although sometimes it still looks dirty.

My fav was the O'Briens in Sports Centre. Always nice and fresh. Anyone try the new sports cafe yet?

pretty*monster

Coffee is just a caffine delivery system.
All I desire is that it me cheap and plentiful (yeah, good luck with that).

I do love the soup in Insomnia though, but in general, who cares. The best way to get a coffee on campus is to scout around for free society coffee mornings.

tywy

at least you guys have some sort of cafe. The eng block only has a little shop with instant coffee.

boneless

Being old I still have a soft spot for a Bewleys coffee emporium... ahhh!! The good ol' daze...

Pythia

I don't like coffee, but an itsabagel would be excellent. Also a proper smoothie bar. I like places where you can make your own sandwiches, like the student centre.

scop

The coffee in Hilpers is a tad dodge but not terrible. Its basically just coffee for the library as opposed to the kind you might look for when in town or whatnot. Id still like some better stuff but Im a black coffee sans sugar drinker so Im not fussy, but it says a lot that I can still tell their coffee is dodge when Im not even trying.

Red Alert

Starbucks (for the coffee anyway, and their cakes are just yum!). They've just opened where I work and it's just so tempting!

Stepherunie

I love the grind for sandwiches, but then again it's next to my building so i'm just lazy too.

Also i know this is very strange but two of the caffeine addicts in my class swear by the cappachinos in the nescafe vending machine in the science block - apparently the best coffee available on campus

InFront

irlrobins wrote:

It's def improved from when it was dunkin donuts. Although sometimes it still looks dirty.

My fav was the O'Briens in Sports Centre. Always nice and fresh. Anyone try the new sports cafe yet?

Yes its great, very nice bright clean, selection is a bit disappointing though, I was expecting something bigger akin to the old sports bar. Very limited space, will be packed during term time.

Chakar

Stepherunie wrote:

Also i know this is very strange but two of the caffeine addicts in my class swear by the cappachinos in the nescafe vending machine in the science block - apparently the best coffee available on campus

*makes mental note*

I love Starbucks too, my favourite coffee is the caramel machiatto.It would be great if we had Starbucks.

rainbow kirby

Mmm, Starbucks. Venti black coffee, keep it simple. Lots of sugar too, about 6 of those little sticks of sugar in a venti.

Red Alert

caramel machiatto

exactly what the mgr of the new one recommended when i called in!

rainbow kirby

Not strong enough though. All that milk interfering with the mainlining of the caffeine.

Stepherunie

I don't think we should have yet another chain, i think we'd be far better off if somone started the business in ucd and just offered good, reasonably priced food and coffee, would take off big time if you ask me

Chakar

Red Alert wrote:

exactly what the mgr of the new one recommended when i called in!

Its the best one isn't it Red Alert.

OT Starbucks would work great but it would have to be smaller.

Riamfada

boneless wrote:

Being old I still have a soft spot for a Bewleys coffee emporium... ahhh!! The good ol' daze...

we used to pee in every 50th cup . Fact! Ah the good ol'daze. . Its not really down to the coffee but the way in which the coffee is made. If Hilpers bothered to clean their machines or invest in a decent manual espresso machine (like the one in 911) it could be better as any self respecting coffee shop avoids insatcoffee machines like the plague. In 911 the bastard constantly burns the milk and it pains me to see them **** it up with scarily predictable continuity. It just smacks of "i dont care" from the staff and results your 200 mostly foam thing, he also screws up the espresso making it often to bitter and tobacco-ie. Starbucks would be the way to go , or just better managers of the places we have now would see a huge improvement in coffee standards.

In short , all coffee comes from more or less the same bean, its all in the prep!

Coffee Nerds away!

Riamfada

Red Alert wrote:

caramel machiato

Rots your teeth! Its pure sugar!

panda100

More a tea person really but as long as its fair trade il dring whatever coffee.The best coffee shop in the world is pret a manger but tis only in England,cant imagine it coming to Belfield.

Worst coffee ever=coffee from the terrace su shop...yuckky!!

Chakar

Brand chains products would cost more than a well run cafe that has a good range of products and a service making all the hot drinks, caramel coffee, tea and hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Riamfada

Chakar wrote:

Brand chains products would cost more than a well run cafe that has a good range of products and a service making all the hot drinks, caramel coffee, tea and hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Brand named products in this industry succeed because of their products. Unfortuanly we have a situation where Hilpers commands a strong hold over its consumers due to the lack of choice . But people whont stop going there because they are idots therfore Hilpers dosnt have to be a well run cafe.

Chakar

Yes that is true brand chain products succeed but that doesn't mean there can't be a well run cafe with good products.

Otherwise brand coffee chains have the advantage.

Riamfada

all im saying is you dont have to ahve a well run cafe and thats proven by Hilpers continued existence. Its a private company and we as students cant do anything about it.

Umaro

So glad I dont drink coffee, seems like a lot of you are still searching for The One.*





*One coffee to rule them all?

Riamfada

*and in the darkness bind them

See the thing about coffee is that its so easy to make right but these gimps constantly mess it up .

Red Alert

there's a really hot girl in the new starbucks, i could just say, oh so you've messed it up eh, wanna go talk about iut??

boneless

Grimes wrote:

we used to pee in every 50th cup . Fact! Ah the good ol'daze. . Its not really down to the coffee but the way in which the coffee is made. If Hilpers bothered to clean their machines or invest in a decent manual espresso machine (like the one in 911) it could be better as any self respecting coffee shop avoids insatcoffee machines like the plague. In 911 the bastard constantly burns the milk and it pains me to see them **** it up with scarily predictable continuity. It just smacks of "i dont care" from the staff and results your 200 mostly foam thing, he also screws up the espresso making it often to bitter and tobacco-ie. Starbucks would be the way to go , or just better managers of the places we have now would see a huge improvement in coffee standards.

In short , all coffee comes from more or less the same bean, its all in the prep!

Coffee Nerds away!

Mmmmm... Grimes widdle!! So that was the secret...

arbeitsscheuer

Red Alert wrote:

there's a really hot girl in the new starbucks, i could just say, oh so you've messed it up eh, wanna go talk about iut??

/shakes head in admiration

Engineers, eh? They really know how to sweet-talk a lady...:D :rolleyes:

Stepherunie

Ya gotta give them credit for even thinking it'd work.....

InFront

This is so true. 911 mess up everything. The staff are mostly impolite and the place looks, smells and sounds like a garage or an engineer's workshop. The food is mank. Im not overly fussy about food hygiene but once one of the guys in there picked up a piece of lettuce he dropped and put it into the bag with my roll. Not even on the roll but just in the bag as some sort of two fingers! Probably by accident but still

Even when my mates are going on a study break there I usually bring food from the su-shop. Resteraunt is okay, but the best food on campus imo comes from O Briens in architecture.

Off campus (just about): the Montrose cannot be beaten, and for what you get, it is very very cheap.

elmyra

InFront wrote:

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Off campus (just about): the Montrose cannot be beaten, and for what you get, it is very very cheap.

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Seconded. Definitely the best within walking distance, though I see Spar on Foster's Ave/Roebuck Road now has a Supermacs to make all us country people feel at home

As regards who I'd like to see Hilpers kicked out in favour of...not necessarily any particular chain so much as any cafe with decent food at decent prices, and more than just sandwiches thanks!

panda100

InFront wrote:

This is so true. 911 mess up everything. The staff are mostly impolite and the place looks, smells and sounds like a garage or an engineer's workshop. The food is mank. Im not overly fussy about food hygiene but once one of the guys in there picked up a piece of lettuce he dropped and put it into the bag with my roll. Not even on the roll but just in the bag as some sort of two fingers! Probably by accident but still

They are really rude but it makes me laugh.i think they should capitalise on their rudness...It works for wonkees in China town In London,where people go to eat their cos the waiters are so incredibly rude.I particularly like the fact that they really are particularly obnoxious to humberto..tis quite funny.

I would not have survived first year without the montrose.Lovely dins just like mum would make them.

Chakar

I haven't been to the Montrose for my food I'll definitely keep that in mind for next year.

The people in 911, are chancers especially the guys at the juice counter.

Stepherunie

You know who's lovely is the lady in the terrace SU shop, she hated the teac from the machine as much as the studentts so she told the guy who restocks it there was something wrong with the tea dispenser and instead you get lyons tea bags. Proper work there!

Blush_01

The food in the Forum is sometimes pretty good. Don't realy go to the student bar. But somewhere decent to get something to eat close to the arts block would be lovely.

Riamfada

How about a big mcdonalds where the lake is. Pumping out unhealty goodies .

rainbow kirby

I want some kind of caffeine delivery system in the CS building. We need our caffeine to live!

irlrobins

If you're brave you could raid the coffee machine in the post grad coffee area.

Stepherunie

You have such a thing? God you lot are spoilt.

panda100

Stepherunie wrote:

You know who's lovely is the lady in the terrace SU shop, she hated the teac from the machine as much as the studentts so she told the guy who restocks it there was something wrong with the tea dispenser and instead you get lyons tea bags. Proper work there!

She is just the nicest isnt she!When the terrace is no more (sheds tear) we should defo all get her a pressie cos she is just so nice and happy even when your having a rotten day...she always brightens up my day:)

Stepherunie

I used have such great chats with here about the most random of things, and she always knew i'd be in on a friday morning for my bottle of water, paper and elevenses bar, it was fun.

rainbow kirby

irlrobins wrote:

If you're brave you could raid the coffee machine in the post grad coffee area.

Tempting, but having one downstairs (in/near our labs) would be really nice!

irlrobins

rainbow kirby wrote:

Tempting, but having one downstairs (in/near our labs) would be really nice!

If you like I could fetch you a cup and bring it down to you? You could msn me whenever you need a refill. I just hate to see the poor ickle interns having to walk up a flight of stairs to get their own coffee. They have much more important things to do.

rainbow kirby

lol
I mean more during term... when we're living in the labs close to project deadlines living on chocolate, coke and coffee.

irlrobins

Yea I think every term the students pitch for a vending machine for the building. Think it gets turned down as a security risk or something. So the usual solution is someone bring in a kettle and setting up a tea/coffee station.

rainbow kirby

Hmm, may have to do that. And acquire the suitably-large amounts of sugar required to go with late-term caffeine delivery systems for maximum wakefulness.