J_E wrote: » Totally off the ball. Third Wave is one of the best things to happen to cafes and I am so thrilled that Dublin are on point with it. I was in Switzerland last week and the general standard of coffee was not on par. It was hard to find a place that didn't put out cheap machine-made coffee for €5 a pop. All industrial beans. Was thoroughly disappointed. I don't think people know just how good we have it here. The point is now you have a wealth of flavours, not just 'dark'. Don't like the light roasts? Just go somewhere else and see what they offer! Cafes have their own signature tastes, it's so great.
carrieb wrote: » I'd pay €3.50 for a coffee in 3FE all day long rather then the crazy money for the dishwater that comes from the automatic machine in Starbucks!
J_E wrote: » OK, but I think it's only fair to compare like to like. There are places charging €3 that are phenomenal.
All My Stars Aligned wrote: » One thing I always find strange is how shops using 3FE beans can sell coffee for about 50c cheaper then 3FE themselves.
Bottleopener wrote: » Thats because there is a big difference between the generic blends such as the Malarkey Blend that 3fe sell to a lot of retailers and the single origin stuff you get in the shop itself. Just because it has the 3fe logo on it doesnt mean that you are getting the same generic coffee every single time. The SO stuff has higher cost at production level, and as such will obviously be more expensive. You cant just make a straight comparison like that!
Eoin_g wrote: » I wouldn't call their blends "generic". I'm not 100% on this but I'm pretty sure 3fe coffee is the same as hasbean in the uk. If so, their blends are a mix of "SO" beans just blended for a different flavour. Blends are common for espresso and often better than SO.
Bottleopener wrote: » Sorry, bad phrasing there! What I moreso meant is that if you go into 3fe's bricks and mortar shop itself, you are likely getting limited run unique beans (usually a selection of 3 or 4 on offer) which have higher production costs than the blends 3fe make which are on sale in other coffee shops. For example, you see this "Momentum Blend" often in cafes around Dublin: https://shop.3fe.com/product/momentum-blend , whereas a coffee like this: https://shop.3fe.com/product/costa-rica-farami-de-dota-red-honey-catuai, would more often be on sale in 3fes own shop. As can be seen the momentum blend is cheaper even to buy in bean form, so its natural that the other one linked costs more when on sale. This wasnt a critique of the quality of the Momentum/Malarkey blends, just highlighting to the above user why you may see other shops serving coffee roasted by 3fe at a lower price than a coffee which is on sale in 3fe itself
adrian522 wrote: » For value for money it will be hard to beat Nicks in Ranelagh. €1 espresso, €1.50 double. €2 Flat White/Cappuchino. Free coffee if buying beans. I dont think its as good as some of the other more expensive places, but if you want great value for money you won't better than that anywhere.
Triangular wrote: » The filter coffee in 3FE is nice but over-priced. As far as I know, up until very recently, they weren't roasting their own. They were buying everything from HasBean in the UK. Considering how prolific they are on Social Media, I presume we would have been told about their amazing roasting capabilities by now if they were roasting their own.
Krusty_Clown wrote: » Triangular wrote: » The filter coffee in 3FE is nice but over-priced. As far as I know, up until very recently, they weren't roasting their own. They were buying everything from HasBean in the UK. Considering how prolific they are on Social Media, I presume we would have been told about their amazing roasting capabilities by now if they were roasting their own. Like this? https://www.3fe.com/roastery/
Triangular wrote: » The filter coffee in 3FE is nice but over-priced. As far as I know, up until very recently, they weren't roasting their own. They were buying everything from HasBean in the UK. Considering how prolific they are on Social Media, I presume we would have been told about their amazing roasting capabilities by now if they were roasting their own.
Bus Boy wrote: Each to their own. Live close to 3FE and just don't get the hype. Spend a lot of time around the world drinking coffee and its average. Anyone tried SilverSkins Coffee? Now that's nice.
Utijogs wrote: Bought 250g bag of beans for €13 from 3fe which lasted me a weekend (I was shaking like a leaf come Sunday), and 1kg bag Lavazza super crema from for €23 which I can't wait to get rid of. The 3fe beans won hands down, but it's an expensive habit. SO is there anyone else in Ireland selling freshly roasted beans that lie between the two?
Bus Boy wrote: » Each to their own. Live close to 3FE and just don't get the hype. Spend a lot of time around the world drinking coffee and its average. Anyone tried SilverSkins Coffee? Now that's nice.
uncle_sam_ie wrote: » I'm thinking of starting a 6 month weekly subscription at €220 (250g) from Cloud Picker Coffee. Anyone using them? I like the idea of getting fresh coffee every week instead of every month.
north south east west wrote: » Badger and Dodo sell good quality beans and they cost about 9 euro for 250g
