I have seen them before when they had their small place in Brussels Central station. For a cup of classic brew to take away they were rather ok at that time.
When i compare them to Starbucks, i must admit they are slightly cheaper. But pity I really got some tasteless bad drink. I wonder if this would be worth 1 euro to me. I don't know. But I paid more than four ... it was certainly not worth that.
Had some time to kill, wanted to hide from the first cold days outside.
When I went in, I wanted to try a new coffee they served now, the Irish coffee. It was served in a glass with wipped cream and that was the only good thing about it.
I like cream and the glass looked neat.
For the rest, it was just a plain dissapointment.
The coffee quality was honestly just bad. There is no other word for that.
Even the color was bad. A good coffee drink never looks almost grey.
It looked like somebody used the same coffee batch for a second brew.
It tasted like what i usually describe as 'cat piss'. Hardly any coffee taste noticable.
The classic taste of the liquor in a REAL Irish coffee was absent. Some fake taste that was not liquor but should make me think it went that direction.
I asked for sugarfree syrups ... they don't have it, the man behind the counter said. The Starbuckers do and even in different tastes !
Staff was nice. The shop inside is rather ok.
A little crowdy and cramped but I guess there is nothing else to expect from a shop in this top location. Every square centimeter should be used well.
All in all, I don't want to repeat this experience again. Maybe if i ever return for a more classic kind of brew, I will be happier. But I had Starbucks the same week and was a lot more happy there for one euro more. So why would i give this brand an other chance ? read more