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user87388988 · 2023-02-17T19:19:23+00:00

I visited a Caffe Nero today and was surprised about the amount of dogs in there. It was a fairly small cafe probably around 15 tables/seating areas. There were 8 dogs, 4 of which were on the chairs/sofa and one that seemed to be getting under everyones feet when they passed. I think it is really unhygienic for a place that sells food to be allowing dogs to sit on the chairs. AIBU?

whyhere · 18/02/2023 08:57

Caffè Nero is my favourite coffee shop and I often take my dog with me. However I would never allow him on the seating - he's not permitted to do that at the vet, never mind in a cafe!

OdeToBarney · 18/02/2023 08:17

Gross. No thank you. Why is it people can no longer go anywhere without their dogs?

And the comparisons with children are ridiculous. They're either wearing clothes or nappies and clothes, I've NEVER seen anyone change a nappy on a table or sofa (except a sofa in the toilet corridors when the baby change was out of order and nowhere else to change baby - not me, I witnessed it) and surely anyone with kids old enough to be eating independently is washing their hands before they eat?

However DD got a gastro bug from a pub a couple of weeks ago despite me cleaning down the hairchair and table (started being sick exactly 36 hours later and hadn't been anywhere the day before or day after) so evidently some humans are pretty gross too.

OnaBegonia · 18/02/2023 08:00

Kids standing on chairs, in shopping trolleys etc is also unhygienic but still it goes on, if you don't like dos don't go in.

GoodVibesHere · 18/02/2023 07:57

DottieUncBab · 17/02/2023 20:18

brilliant I love truly dog friendly cafes I’ll make sure I pop in to my local one

Well it's alright for you then hey?

Tiddler39 · 18/02/2023 07:54

LikeTearsInRain · 18/02/2023 07:49

Could they be emotional support animals?

All of them?!

Also, I think all pets are ‘emotional support animals’, aren’t they? That’s why we have them.

But unless they are actually a guide dog, you need to be able to function out in the world without them. Which means not taking them everywhere you go.

LikeTearsInRain · 18/02/2023 07:49

Could they be emotional support animals?

KimberleyClark · 18/02/2023 07:32

There are a couple of small chains in my area where being dog friendly is their USP/raison d’etre. They sell home made dog treats as well as human treats. One of them uses part of its profit to support guide dogs. All good.

Toddlerteaplease · 18/02/2023 07:29

Has anyone ever Been in a Neros with clean not smelly toilets though?

Toddlerteaplease · 18/02/2023 07:28

I've hallways had really good customer service in my usual branch. The previous manager went above and beyond to help an elderly friend of mine. And another member of staff had done the same with another customer.

Tiddler39 · 18/02/2023 07:28

JibbaJam · 17/02/2023 23:17

I'd take a higher dog:human ratio in cafe Nero if they changed their shitty order / drink making process.

Our local one makes a minimum of three customers orders at a time so if you ordered first in that batch you have to wait for all of them to be made before you get your drink.

And they've got the fakest customer service ever. I once worked in there for a week due to loss of home internet and was buying a drink literally on the hour for 7 hrs a day for 5 days solid. Not a single glimmer of recognition from the weird robot guy behind the counter, just the same "any snacks or pastries with that?" in a fake smarmy voice.

Sorry to go off on a tangent but I've disliked and avoided the whole chain ever since!

I agree! Also, chipped mugs and dirty tables.

Toddlerteaplease · 18/02/2023 07:26

@JibbaJam their order process infuriates me. When people behind you in the queue get their drinks first. 😡

Tiddler39 · 18/02/2023 07:26

MissyB1 · 17/02/2023 21:40

I know! Here we go again 🙄🤦‍♀️

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I think it’s because they’re increasingly becoming a nuisance.

I grew up with dogs and they were much loved, but they weren’t treated like humans. Now they are everywhere you wouldn’t expect them to be - and as the number of dogs has increased the care owners take to properly train them has decreased.

I’ve definitely been put off dogs by the sheer number of badly behaved ones around.

Hence the ‘daily dog thread’ - it’s because previously if you didn’t like dogs you could avoid them. Now you can’t.

CharmedUndead · 18/02/2023 07:22

pawz · 17/02/2023 19:50

@angelikacpickles

"Really? You're happy to sit on a chair that a dog has rubbed its dirty bottom on? Grim."

I've seen children in the local cafe Nero wiping their noses / bums / dirty fingers all over the furniture so a dogs bum is a risk I'll take. Peoples shoes that have been on the chairs are just as dirty.

I generally don't sit on the chair naked or lick it and I clean my hands before I eat anything so I'm okay!

This.

Soproudoflionesses · 18/02/2023 07:16

crew2022 · 17/02/2023 23:16

I don't like badly behaved kids but they can still come into a coffee shop

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Ffs there is always one- kids and dogs aren't comparable in this instance and you know it.

InterestingPhenomenon · 18/02/2023 06:08

Forever42 · 17/02/2023 23:19

I don't like badly behaved kids but they can still come into a coffee shop

Well, kids are humans and dogs are not so it's pointless to compare as they have completely different rights. It's very tiresome when dog owners drag out the kids v dogs argument as if they are remotely comparable.

It’s the only argument they have. Pathetic really.

Windbeneathmybingowings · 17/02/2023 23:19

My kids are allergic to dogs. If they pick up dog hair from the sofas then we will all be covered in rashes.

YANBU

Forever42 · 17/02/2023 23:19

I don't like badly behaved kids but they can still come into a coffee shop

Well, kids are humans and dogs are not so it's pointless to compare as they have completely different rights. It's very tiresome when dog owners drag out the kids v dogs argument as if they are remotely comparable.

JibbaJam · 17/02/2023 23:17

I'd take a higher dog:human ratio in cafe Nero if they changed their shitty order / drink making process.

Our local one makes a minimum of three customers orders at a time so if you ordered first in that batch you have to wait for all of them to be made before you get your drink.

And they've got the fakest customer service ever. I once worked in there for a week due to loss of home internet and was buying a drink literally on the hour for 7 hrs a day for 5 days solid. Not a single glimmer of recognition from the weird robot guy behind the counter, just the same "any snacks or pastries with that?" in a fake smarmy voice.

Sorry to go off on a tangent but I've disliked and avoided the whole chain ever since!

crew2022 · 17/02/2023 23:16

Soproudoflionesses · 17/02/2023 23:13

That would put me off...not everyone loves dogs

I don't like badly behaved kids but they can still come into a coffee shop

Soproudoflionesses · 17/02/2023 23:13

That would put me off...not everyone loves dogs

ichundich · 17/02/2023 23:11

I'm on the fence on this one. I don't have a dog because I don't like them. However, a lot of my friends unfortunately do, and finding a pub / cafe that we can go to together can be such a pain as they will usually bring their dog.

PriamFarrl · 17/02/2023 23:10

Cafe Nero have been dog friendly for a very long time now. I don’t go in our local one anymore as the upholstered chairs are at least 10 years old and filthy. I don’t see many dogs in there though……

InterestingPhenomenon · 17/02/2023 23:06

Dogs in our local Caffè Nero are a real issue. Lots of filthy animals nuzzling people’s shoes and bags whilst they are trying to enjoy a drink. Disgusting.

They have also ruined local parks. Too many of them and out of control.

Oh well, this is what the country clearly wants and businesses are acting accordingly

InterestingPhenomenon · 17/02/2023 23:02

StressedToTheMaxxx · 17/02/2023 20:34

Erm..neither is OK. You don't need to rate hygiene standards by that comparison.

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Exactly. It’s the go-to ‘argument’ for stinky-dog-defenders. ‘But but but humans are gross too!!’

mozzyworries · 17/02/2023 23:02

I've been taking my dog to Caffè Nero since she was a puppy. She's just turned 7. It's nothing new.