I was fairly disappointed with this Costa Coffee location, although one of the larger coffee shops in Halifax town centre, located in Woolshops Shopping Centre, I wasn't impressed at all.
I ordered an Iced Hot Cross Bun Latte, which is one of the new seasonal beverages for Easter 2022. Again, I was disappointed with the bizarre policy to limit Iced drinks to medium size (They say it is because of the sugar content... when this applies to non-sugar iced drinks and they are happy to make the same drink hot, so makes no sense)
My drink tasted nothing like a hot cross bun, the drink tasted bitty, it tasted like I was literally sipping the coffee grounds, strangely I couldn't see any grounds in the cup or what this could be, it tasted so bitty and rough that I eventually had to just chuck it in the bin.
On the plus side, there is a large seating area, the staff seemed friendly enough and they allow mobile ordering and payment via the app, and the loyalty scheme is pretty good... but as far as the coffee quality goes, it is subpar even for Costa standards and I wouldn't return to this specific location.
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