AArgh, why is life so full of bad coffee?

[al_bongo]

Just suffered an Americano where they pushed 12oz plus water through the puck and the blasted machine has a setting for this??? Yes I could have said something and I might have if I thought the coffee was less than 3 months old and therefore worth the effort!

I can think of only one commercial place in Glasgow where they don't use coffee that's not ancient and they over roast their beans.

I blame Nescafe for this. If it's not instant it must be good seems to be the prevailing philosopy, but dear God their are times I wish I'd brought a jar of Nescafe along or gone to Starbucks instead of the stuff that most venues seem to turn out.

[lukas]

I feel your pain ...

[Glenn]

That's such a sorry state of affairs but an experience that is being repeated all over the country to those less informed than ourselves, who think it natural to get a cup of black goo - that probably still tastes better than instant but nowhere near our expectations of a half-decent shot/cup.

I would have been tempted to ask for another to be made and have done so on a few occasions over the past few weeks...

There is no excuse for poor coffee.