Coffee Shops, and the price of tea in China

MarkR

By popular demand. Milk or soy, talk about it here. No handles, name and shame. Decaf? I'll get the torches, you get the pitchforks.

brownej

My favourite coffee shop to sit at the window and people watch is Carlton Coffee on the corner of Catherine street and Thomas street.
Their decaf is not so bad either.

Mc Love

La Cucina if Jeannie is there, the only trained barista in the restaurant, and makes some of the best coffee in Limerick. She also works in Harpers Cafe in the Market on Saturday, love their coffee too.

panda100

brownej wrote: »

My favourite coffee shop to sit at the window and people watch is Carlton Coffee on the corner of Catherine street and Thomas street.
Their decaf is not so bad either.

Love Carlton Coffee also to people watch. I cycle through little Catherine Street every morning and I love seeing everyone outside relaxing and watching the world go by.

I'm only a regular in Rift. Stop in there every morning on my way to uni. Love the coffee and Dalton and the gang really are genuinely lovely so always put a spring in my step at the start of the day

pigtown

Hook and Ladder Sarsfield St are opening until 10.30 Thursday, Friday, Saturday

keane2097

pigtown wrote: »

Hook and Ladder Sarsfield St are opening until 10.30 Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Nice to have a couple of things other than pubs open in the evenings.

dashoonage

brownej wrote: »

My favourite coffee shop to sit at the window and people watch is Carlton Coffee on the corner of Catherine street and Thomas street.
Their decaf is not so bad either.

Sometimes i go through town to get to work just to get a coffee there.

Comhrá

I like the Aroma Cafe on the corner of Roches St and Catherine St. Nice coffee and food at reasonable prices. Good people-watching location or just nice to read a paper by the window. Relaxing decor and ambience.

sioda

Of the new places Esquire is my favourite again great people watching good coffee amazing scones and very good service

Louche Lad

I like the small place above the Potato Market, by the bridge near the Locke Bar.

dashoonage

Is Starbucks....shudder....the only late night option still ?

Insect Overlord

dashoonage wrote: »

Is Starbucks....shudder....the only late night option still ?

Pfft, read the thread, n00b :P

pigtown wrote: »

Hook and Ladder Sarsfield St are opening until 10.30 Thursday, Friday, Saturday

dashoonage

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Pfft, read the thread, n00b :P

Thanks!

Also.....go hug a swan

Insect Overlord

dashoonage wrote: »

Thanks!

Also.....go hug a swan

Limerick's Sexiest Coffee Drinker. The campaign starts now. :pac:

Has anyone mentioned the lovely coffee in the UnderDog yet?

fryup

sioda wrote: »

Of the new places Esquire is my favourite again great people watching good coffee amazing scones and very good service

probably my fav cafe in Limerick too, food coffee and service all fab

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Limerick's Sexiest Coffee Drinker. The campaign starts now. :pac:

Has anyone mentioned the lovely coffee in the UnderDog yet?

don't like that place, too dark and furniture too hard and food so so

James Bond Junior

I had lunch in Esquire today and got two takeaway coffees for when we left. The regular is a large everywhere else. Good stuff and good service even when the place was mobbed.

diusmr8a504cvk

panda100 wrote: »

I'm only a regular in Rift. Stop in there every morning on my way to uni. Love the coffee and Dalton and the gang really are genuinely lovely so always put a spring in my step at the start of the day

Used to pass the place all the time but have never bitten the bullet and gone in. Having seen this and someone on Instagram there, I'll have to. Anyone else been?

It's far out but Sonas Healthstore in Newcastle West do ace coffee.

timmaii

Canteen and Rift both do really nice coffee. I've stopped getting coffee in the Milk Market on Saturdays, they're all poor and serve the coffee at roughly the same temperature as the sun which drives me mad.
Best coffee I've had in a long time is the Old Barracks in Birdhill. Pity it's a bit out of the way.

BoardAtWork

Not a fan of the coffee in Canteen whenever I've had it. Would much prefer the coffee in the Stormy Teacup.

MarkR

I'll have to try that Esquire place, it's on Catherine Street, near the stationary shop?

Skuxx

MarkR wrote: »

I'll have to try that Esquire place, it's on Catherine Street, near the stationary shop?

That's the one, where Sage used to be.

diusmr8a504cvk

This thread will have me globetrotting for coffee tasting now.

On a similar note, best takeaway coffee from filling stations? I'm always pulling into the Dock Road so its either Barron's (which is Insomnia I think) or Bewley's from either Circle K or Casey's Londis. Although, the latter has fairly unreliable coffee machines.

Wise Old Elf

My takeaway coffee place at the moment is Story cafe on Denmark St, their all day breakfast is pretty nice as well.
I like Esquires as well, nice coffee.

I need to buy some coffee beans for home, any recommendations in the city (not ridiculously expensive)?

James Bond Junior

Frank and honest is very hit and miss. I took a hint from my Father in Law whom is an awful coffee snob. Press the button on the machine and let the hot water run and only put the cup in when the espresso shot starts. Then press it again as normal. Much nicer.

And no I don't tell the cashier, I know the cost breakdown on those F&H machines and let me assure you they are making a FORTUNE. They sold 40 million cups of coffee across the SV/Centra network last year.

MarkR

Coffee and sandwiches are the parts of the service stations which make the most money. They pay pennies per cup. Car washes too actually.

Mc Love

I've never gotten coffee from a petrol station/spar shop, although I havent been drinking coffee all that long, I'm just of the feeling, that it wouldnt be worth it.

Swiper the fox

Mc Love wrote: »

I've never gotten coffee from a petrol station/spar shop, although I havent been drinking coffee all that long, I'm just of the feeling, that it wouldnt be worth it.

It's not worth it anywhere in fairness, the price of coffee is scandalous. But lots of petrol stations do decent coffee, there's no reason they shouldn't. Carlton Coffee which was recommended earlier in this thread uses the same system, they just press a button, the machine does the work.
Depending on what they have on I find Rift to be decent, one day though he had an Ethiopian blend on and it was genuinely undrinkable, usually top notch though,

sioda

Swiper the fox wrote: »

It's not worth it anywhere in fairness, the price of coffee is scandalous. But lots of petrol stations do decent coffee, there's no reason they shouldn't. Carlton Coffee which was recommended earlier in this thread uses the same system, they just press a button, the machine does the work.
Depending on what they have on I find Rift to be decent, one day though he had an Ethiopian blend on and it was genuinely undrinkable, usually top notch though,

Carlton got rid of the push button got a auto grinder and shot loader and a 3 handle machine now.

Swiper the fox

sioda wrote: »

Carlton got rid of the push button got a auto grinder and shot loader and a 3 handle machine now.

Hadn’t realised that, doesn’t seem like that long since I was in there so it’s recent I’d say?

sioda

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Hadn’t realised that, doesn’t seem like that long since I was in there so it’s recent I’d say?

Bout a year I'd say

jjoconoor

pigtown wrote: »

Hook and Ladder Sarsfield St are opening until 10.30 Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Was there last week, nice and quiet but v relaxing over a coffee and cake till 10ish

panda100

Nathalie Polite Bologna wrote: »

Used to pass the place all the time but have never bitten the bullet and gone in. Having seen this and someone on Instagram there, I'll have to. Anyone else been?

It's far out but Sonas Healthstore in Newcastle West do ace coffee.

+1 for Sonas in Newcastle West if you can get a seat. Great people watching spot, coffee is nice and lovely atmosphere.

damowill

jjoconoor wrote: »

Was there last week, nice and quiet but v relaxing over a coffee and cake till 10ish

Lots of people have been crying out for a cafe with late opening times, so hopefully they do well. But obviously, it will all depend on how they do & the demand for it

diusmr8a504cvk

Rift Coffee gets a thumbs up from me after my first visit this morning.

diusmr8a504cvk

Has anyone tried Duo on Denmark Street yet?

sioda

Nathalie Polite Bologna wrote: »

Has anyone tried Duo on Denmark Street yet?

Sitting here with a duo latte next to me. I like it the coffee is good but also the fact its one young lad with his first business has me going back tbh

diusmr8a504cvk

sioda wrote: »

Sitting here with a duo latte next to me. I like it the coffee is good but also the fact its one young lad with his first business has me going back tbh

Sounds brilliant, I should get in there tomorrow or Friday. How are they for prices e.g. a cappuccino?

sioda

320 for a latte

fryup

Nathalie Polite Bologna wrote: »

Rift Coffee gets a thumbs up from me after my first visit this morning.

meh

very very basic set up, hard seats, tiny cups with no handles and coffee that tastes nothing special (to me anyway)

but the girl serving is as cute as a button

Swiper the fox

fryup wrote: »

meh

very very basic set up, hard seats, tiny cups with no handles and coffee that tastes nothing special (to me anyway)

but the girl serving is as cute as a button

I really like coffee, simple espresso or americano, no milk or sugar but I am far from an expert. What I like about rift is that it is a bit of a change, most every other coffee house in town serves much the same thing, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, you get something different in rift, I suspect it's very good coffee very well prepared, I did have an Ethiopian coffee there one day wasn't to my taste at all.

diusmr8a504cvk

The re-opened Lidl has a coffee machine and according to a friend from Clonmel their coffee machines are ace and only €1.

fryup

€1.00 for a coffee now thats the way to do it.....not €3.50 -€4.00 for a sip in these pretentious places

diusmr8a504cvk

Yeah it's a decent thing.

It's in the porch and it's a vending machine which I was relieved to see as I was afraid of having to queue behind some woman buying a week's shopping when all I wanted was a coffee!

You pick whatever, it asks you if you want a cup or have your own. If you choose the former then a cup drops down into a holder and you're asked if you want sugar or not. When it's all said and done you pull it off the little holder and off you go.

Had a cappuccino and was happy with it, saw a young fella before me get a hot chocolate that looked great.

diusmr8a504cvk

Duo on Denmark Street selling €2 coffees to all students tomorrow.

Went back to the Lidl machine but not as good this time. No lids for the cups, asked around and they had none. Hot Chocolate was about 90% full and tasted like just solely hot water.
Hopefully better luck next time.

James Bond Junior

Nathalie Polite Bologna wrote: »

Duo on Denmark Street selling €2 coffees to all students tomorrow.

Went back to the Lidl machine but not as good this time. No lids for the cups, asked around and they had none. Hot Chocolate was about 90% full and tasted like just solely hot water.
Hopefully better luck next time.

Just got two takeaway coffees in Duo. 3 sips each and we poured both into the flower pots outside Penneys they were that bad.

sioda

Just drinking a latte from Duo as I type the coffee they use is not to everyones taste but its a change from most of the offerings near my office I like it but one of the lads here can't stand it.

James Bond Junior

sioda wrote: »

Just drinking a latte from Duo as I type the coffee they use is not to everyones taste but its a change from most of the offerings near my office I like it but one of the lads here can't stand it.

The awful aftertaste doesn't bother you so I take it?!

sioda

Don't find it that bad tbh. Have one most afternoons.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^

well in fairness its not a cafe per se its a pop up shop to promote artisan arts & crafts

James Bond Junior

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^^

well in fairness its not a cafe per se its a pop up shop to promote artisan arts & crafts

And a lovely shop it is, cool little trinkets if a bit hipsterish. But ****e coffee..

Mc Love

Got a terrible coffee in sodalicious!