High street/Service station coffee shops

[reohn2]

Right!
Coffee= Lavazza or Hasbeans Monsoon Malibar,freshly perculated,black strong.

Tea=Much as it pains me to say but Yorkshire tea is the best with Twinnings Earl Grey a close second,black,strong.

Why anyone wants to pollute good tea or coffee with milk or sugar is a mystery to me

PS If you want to sweeten either of the above drinks eat a Kit Kat (four finger one)with it

BTW In a decent coffee shop I don't mind the wait for a decent coffee

[skicat]

reohn2, I could have written that post myself

Waitrose own brand Italian dark roast beans are also up there with the best.

[hubgearfreak]

Yorkshire is the best

got it in one


you've obvioulsy not yet had a cup of gaffa's special blend Item number: 170674876094

[reohn2]

Yorkshire is the best

got it in one


you've obvioulsy not yet had a cup of gaffa's special blend Item number: 170674876094

I'm not drinking tape tea for anyone

[reohn2]

Waitrose own brand Italian dark roast beans are also up there with the best.

Thanks for that I'll give it a try.
Sainsbury's used to do a very nice M/Malibar but stopped it for some reason,I complained but it was useless

[hubgearfreak]

'm not drinking tape tea for anyone

i don't get it?

[reohn2]

'm not drinking tape tea for anyone

i don't get it?

Gaffa tape?

I'll get me coat

[whoops]

Welsh tea's my fav. Specially sent by post to me dan sarf here in Essex to me by me bruvver. Otherwise, Twinnings Assam.

[PW]

Monsoon Malabar I'll go with. Black, 1/2 a pint with 2 heaped sugars. If I'm on instant it has to be Kenco blue label. Served likewise.
Tea, Yorkshire, (used to prefer Co-op 99 but it's disappeared) strong enough to stand the spoon in, Arkwright Colliery Survey Office style, just a dash of skimmed milk to take the edge off, no sugar.
We once got a lecture from the boss how to make tea. The Office Clown, now unfortunately no longer with us, made the next brew. Loose tea, cup 3/4 full of leaves, spoon upright but otherwise you couldn't tell. Malcolm was working in his back office, the tea was quietly slipped onto the desk at the side of him. 2 minutes later there was an enormous enraged roar.... CALLADINE!! We all ran for it. Next day was pit shifts all round.

[pete75]

Round here the fancy coffee shop charges more for a cup than the pub next door does for a pint of Batemans which is so much tastier and more refreshing.
Incidently Wetherspoons do a fancy coffee brand - Lavazzo for about 1/2 the price of Cost et al.

[eileithyia]

Welsh tea's my fav. Specially sent by post to me dan sarf here in Essex to me by me bruvver. Otherwise, Twinnings Assam.

Did not know they grew tea in Wales, is this new industry?

[pete75]

Welsh tea's my fav. Specially sent by post to me dan sarf here in Essex to me by me bruvver. Otherwise, Twinnings Assam.

Did not know they grew tea in Wales, is this new industry?

They probably make it from nettles.....

[wearwell]

... What's the nearest thing possible to instant?

Turds

Weak Bovril with milk.

[Jonty]

I'm also mystified as to why these "foreign coffee shop formats" are successful. I think it may be due to young people, and older people who should know better, trying to be "cool" and fashionable.
They don't even sell "instant" and the coffee comes in different sizes of "cup". Apparently I take a "regular". They even sell "cookies"!
What's an Americano when it's at home?
I prefer a tea shop and a slice of cake.
If you want to drink an Americano and eat a cookie, go and live somewhere else, I say.
jonty (grumpy young man)

[karlt]

... What's the nearest thing possible to instant?

Turds

Weak Bovril with milk.

Instant coffee - coffee for people who don't like coffee. If even instant coffee is too much like coffee for you to cope with (hard to imagine, I know) there's always Mellow Birds.