Coffee refills ?

cgcsb

Piliger wrote: »

So you think everyone drinks espresso here ? really ? And I have been in Paris, Barcelona and Krakow already this year and half of the cafe's restaurants refilled my Americanos.

I don't know anybody goes to a cafe and requests a filter coffee, likewise I dont know any cafes that would serve it if asked.

If you are having your americano refilled, are they making you a new americano? how do they do they 'refill' it in correct proportions?

Thomas D

Espressos are gourmet now? Anything else isn't really coffee IMO. But yeah, we should just accept crap and not get ideas above our station. What an attitude.

Thomas D

cgcsb wrote: »

I don't know anybody goes to a cafe and requests a filter coffee, likewise I dont know any cafes that would serve it if asked.

If you are having your americano refilled, are they making you a new americano? how do they do they 'refill' it in correct proportions?

Exactly it's nonsense. Can I have my burger topped up please? Sorry, some people don't get the analogy.

Ole Rodrigo

Thomas D wrote: »

Exactly it's nonsense. Can I have my burger topped up please? Sorry, some people don't get the analogy.

Explain how its nonsense ? I ' refill ' my own cup at home all the time. Its perfectly reasonable.

And why do most restaurants offer just black or white coffee ? Maybe the menu is too full to fit in all that Italian guff.

What isn't so reasonable is the idea coffee can't be consumed outside of an Italian serving system, with all its attendant expensive equipment. Unless you want the fattest possible profit margins of course.

cgcsb

Let's be clear Italian style service is not in operation in Ireland. Italian coffee consists almost entirely of espresso bars, mostly with standing room only where you can buy espresso, single or double and or a machiatto and that's about it. The type of coffee on offer in Ireland is more typical of the northern European (Germany northwards style). And most restaurants in Ireland offer every variety of espresso drink in my experience.

cgcsb

I'd say you lot would be better off carrying around some nescafe sachets with you and asking for hot water.

bigar

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I wouldnt even put coffee and starbucks in the same sentence

Here we go again with Starbucks bashing to appear to be a conisseur of "real coffee". I prefer filter coffee and Starbucks is one of the few that offer it so I am happy that they are around.

Piliger

cgcsb wrote: »

I don't know anybody goes to a cafe and requests a filter coffee, likewise I dont know any cafes that would serve it if asked.

If you are having your americano refilled, are they making you a new americano? how do they do they 'refill' it in correct proportions?

You appear to be using the term refill in a very strange way ... as in 'top up' ?

Piliger

Thomas D wrote: »

Exactly it's nonsense. Can I have my burger topped up please? Sorry, some people don't get the analogy.

Correct. I was in Tribeca last month and asked for more Fries and onion rings. No problem. No charge. I've asked for and received extra rice in Chinese restaurants without being charged. In pubs at lunch I have asked for an extra couple of pieces of roast beef. Good business know what good service means.

L1011

Piliger wrote: »

Correct. I was in Tribeca last month and asked for more Fries and onion rings. No problem. No charge. I've asked for and received extra rice in Chinese restaurants without being charged. In pubs at lunch I have asked for an extra couple of pieces of roast beef. Good business know what good service means.

Except you're looking for a complete replacement product free.

Its not done in Ireland, accept it and move on.

Piliger

MYOB wrote: »

Except you're looking for a complete replacement product free.

No. Is extra fried a 'complete replacement product' ? Move on if you like, don't let me hold you back.

Sulla Felix

Thomas D wrote: »

Exactly it's nonsense. Can I have my burger topped up please? Sorry, some people don't get the analogy.

Red Robin (and I'm sure others, but I've specifically eaten there) do bottomless fries in the states so the analogy isn't completely inept.

L1011

Piliger wrote: »

No. Is extra fried a 'complete replacement product' ? Move on if you like, don't let me hold you back.

A complete cup of coffee is; and that is what you were trying to use those as a comparison to.

Thomas D

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Red Robin (and I'm sure others, but I've specifically eaten there) do bottomless fries in the states so the analogy isn't completely inept.

Do they make a complete replacement from start to finish just for that customer? No.

Piliger

MYOB wrote: »

A complete cup of coffee is; and that is what you were trying to use those as a comparison to.

No. Why would I expect a top up if I only went in for a cup of coffee ? That would be silly. When I go into a cafe I would also have at the very least quite an expensive piece of cake, more often a sandwich or roll as well. Coffee is only one thing a cafe sells.

L1011

Piliger wrote: »

No. Why would I expect a top up if I only went in for a cup of coffee ? That would be silly. When I go into a cafe I would also have at the very least quite an expensive piece of cake, more often a sandwich or roll as well. Coffee is only one thing a cafe sells.

You bought the coffee as an item. You are expecting a complete replacement of that item for free.

Your obscure logic here astounds me.

Piliger

MYOB wrote: »

Your obscure logic here astounds me.

And yours me. Touche.

Thomas D

Can you please post a list of all food and drink items you expect to be replaced for free and your logic behind it. Thanks.

Piliger

Thomas D wrote: »

Can you please post a list of all food and drink items you expect to be replaced for free and your logic behind it. Thanks.

I don't do requests. This is a discussion forum. If you have nothing more to say then that's fine with me.

Mr Simpson

This has run its course. Its not a Dublin City topic anymore