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Caffe Nero

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user87388988 · 17/02/2023 19:19

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?

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Whatwouldyado · 17/02/2023 20:06

sixfoot · 17/02/2023 19:30

There are dogs EVERYWHERE at the moment! All the cafes I visit seem to have them. Absolutely hate it. I don’t understand why it’s acceptable

This totally

why the F am I supposed to put up with Fidos fur, slobber and stench in a cafe. 😒

SeeYouNextTLol · 17/02/2023 20:00

FFS. They obviously allow this as they are a shit shop that need to attract customers with dogs. Hopefully the other decent coffee shops don’t allow them in.

Lavender14 · 17/02/2023 19:54

I go to Caffe Nero because they are dog friendly and have brought my dog in at times. It's where he learnt how to sit under the table quietly and behave. I agree dogs shouldn't be on the furniture in cafes/restaurants in the same way I wouldn't put my feet on the furniture there.

KimberleyClark · 17/02/2023 19:53

There are a few dog friendly coffee shops where I live and I’ve never been in one where a dog was doing anything other than lying under the owner’s table chilling and minding its own business.

NormalForNuneaton · 17/02/2023 19:52

I go to our local Caffe Nero about once a week and although there are sometimes dogs in there I've never noticed them on the seats, they're usually pretty chilled by their owners feet . There was one exception recently where this huge dog kept letting out a one off very loud bark every few minutes.

I'm not a dog person but don't have an issue with it providing the dog owners are responsible which, on the whole, they seem to be in my local one

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!

JMSA · 17/02/2023 19:50

And I would never allow him on seats anyway.

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 17/02/2023 19:49

angelikacpickles · 17/02/2023 19:41

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

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Well - yes. I don't lick the chairs.

What germs do you think will transfer to you through your clothing, exactly?

butterfliedtwo · 17/02/2023 19:49

Dacadactyl · 17/02/2023 19:29

Gross. It'd put me off going there.

Same.

Tiddler39 · 17/02/2023 19:49

I’m not massively bothered by the hygiene element of it but I do find it annoying - they get in the way, sometimes bark, come sniffing around you etc…

I can’t imagine it’s much fun for the dog either, tbh.

JMSA · 17/02/2023 19:49

I don't take my wee dog to coffee shops. I adore him more than anything, but he's not well-behaved enough. At least we know our limitations though!

Smileymoon1 · 17/02/2023 19:49

Caffè Nero are dog friendly and allow dogs in. I don’t go there anymore

Toddlerteaplease · 17/02/2023 19:48

Tell me about it. Neros is my second home. There are loads of dogs in there now. There is a regular dog, who is well behaved but enormous. And there is t really space for him.

Snoken · 17/02/2023 19:48

All those saying dogs are gross and unhygienic, would you not eat at someone’s home either if they have dogs? I have two dogs and my house is perfectly clean and I don’t rub my groceries on my dogs bums or let them lick the food. Animals aren’t gross, a lot of humans are though.

grafittiartist · 17/02/2023 19:47

I hate dogs being in cafes. Puts me off.

KimberleyClark · 17/02/2023 19:47

angelikacpickles · 17/02/2023 19:41

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

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I’d rather sit on a chair a dog has been on than eat off a table that has been used for changing a nappy.

GoodChat · 17/02/2023 19:46

Can you just tag on to last weeks dogs on chairs thread?

crew2022 · 17/02/2023 19:45

As long as dogs are properly controlled and not allowed on chairs or tables I am ok with it. Have you seen the mess some people let their kids make in coffee shops?

Forever42 · 17/02/2023 19:45

We have a small one in town and a couple of weeks ago an enormous dog was sprawled over about 3 of the seats. We left and went to Costa.

angelikacpickles · 17/02/2023 19:41

pawz · 17/02/2023 19:27

I don't think the chairs are used to put the food on so you should be okay on the hygiene front?

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

KimberleyClark · 17/02/2023 19:38

Caffè Nero has been dog friendly for ages.

77toozy · 17/02/2023 19:36

I don't mind the dogs but Cafe Nero is rank.. URBU for going in there... Grin

LadyKenya · 17/02/2023 19:32

I would have left if that was the case. Unless they are assistance dogs, I have no desire to sit in a cafe full of them.

DrMarciaFieldstone · 17/02/2023 19:31

Yanbu, we go to Costa even though I prefer Nero for this very reason.

Twentywisteria · 17/02/2023 19:30

Oh it's the daily dog thread again.

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