So I am a simple plain coffee drinker. No frills. Americano, milk, one Splenda. I have never had a frappachino or a cappuccino or a latte. When your coffee is "naked" so to speak, your coffee house experience becomes becomes very quickly about the quality of the bean and the customer service very quickly.
There are many hip, trendy coffee shops around Hong Kong and I have tried many of them. There are some good coffee spots around town. But having consumed maybe 50 cups of coffee at this Pacific Coffee and others around Hong Kong, I think of the brand Pacific Coffee like the reliable older sibling to the coffee houses of Hong Kong.
As with an older sibling, you kind of know what you are getting. There is no nothing fancy or unexpected with an older sibling...they wear the same clothing style, they can be counted on and they are not fancy. They might not be the hippiest or trendiest sibling in the bunch, but they are consistent.
Pacific Coffee is just that. Consistent quality, they are on all over the place and they are not Starbucks (no offense Starbucks, your coffee can be too intense for me!). The bean at Pacific Coffee is a milder bean and kind of like a great Pinot...very drinkable every day.
This particular Pacific Coffee is in a great location on Queens Road in my hood, has a lot of space to park yourself and read and they remember who I am and what I drink. As such, from a plain coffee drinker, this place easiy checks the two boxes that I am personally looking for in a coffee house experience. read more