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Starbucks or caffee Nero?

46 replies

Stillmonday · 02/07/2019 18:51

I've had a frazzled type of day so tomorrow I'm taking baby out for a nice coffee and yummy cake.

Now which is best for cakes? Starbucks or Caffè Nero?

OP posts:
Stillmonday · 02/07/2019 18:52

Or Costa??

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 02/07/2019 18:53

Costa for the cakes!!!!

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 02/07/2019 18:53

Their lemon tart!!!

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Lwmommy · 02/07/2019 18:55

Not Starbucks, cakes always stale and coffee too bitter

PleaseGoogleIt · 02/07/2019 18:56

I'm a fan of both but Nero is definitely better - better service and nicer cakes!

Costa is awful IMO.

ColaFreezePop · 02/07/2019 18:58

Nero better coffee
Costa better cakes
Starbucks if you want stale cakes and coffee that burns you.

Sagradafamiliar · 02/07/2019 19:01

Nero for the pastries/cakes alone.

MusterTheRohirim · 02/07/2019 19:01

I like Nero best. Nice coffee (where you can actually taste the coffee in a latte!), good cakes and generally nice atmosphere.

RubaiyatOfAnyone · 02/07/2019 19:04

Nero every time - nice cakes, esp panettone, that actually have some taste (unlike costa) and their coffee doesn’t give me the shakes (unlike Starbucks).

thismeansnothing · 02/07/2019 19:04

Caffè Nero wins on all counts. Their coffee is by far the best and their pastries are yummy too.

MilkLady02 · 02/07/2019 19:07

I had a chocolate muffin in starbucks recently that tasted of nothing! It was awful! If I’d had my eyes closed I would not have been able to guess it was chocolate! Avoid!

MeYouWye · 02/07/2019 19:11

Starbucks in my city smells really bad and is unsurprisingly empty a lot, Costa is dark and dingy. Nero has great coffee and lovely atmosphere, Nero every time for me!

ConfCall · 02/07/2019 19:13

Nero coffee is great. I don’t have a sweet tooth so can’t comment on the cakes - it’s years since I ate cake or pastries. I like the sandwiches in Starbucks though.

SwimmerGirl40 · 02/07/2019 19:16

Another vote for Nero. Like the coffee and their cakes.

Costa coffee is a bit bland but their cakes are ok.

Starbucks has nasty coffee and stale cakes.

If your town is big enough to have a Starbucks, are there no nice independent coffee shops to go to?

Redyoyo · 02/07/2019 19:16

Neros lemon muffin is amazing as are their coconut lattes

WarmSausageTea · 02/07/2019 19:19

Nero, definitely. The nicest coffee by far, and a good choice of cakes.

booboo82 · 02/07/2019 19:24

Starbucks! but only if it's a proper one and not a franchise one !

PearlandRubies194 · 02/07/2019 19:26

I love Cafe Nero coffee.

What about a nice cake from a bakery and a take away coffee and sit by a park/long walk? Hope tomorrow’s a better day

notso · 02/07/2019 19:36

Starbucks cheese and marmite panini is a thing of beauty, and they do child sized hot chocolate which doesn't cost a fortune.
Everything else is there is crap.

Otherwise I prefer Nero to Costa but the Nero in my town is a dive and I've seen one of the staff clean the toilet, then go straight onto serving without washing her hands

So I go to Costa.

MyDcAreMarvel · 02/07/2019 19:37

Nero coffee is much nicer.

Chloe9 · 02/07/2019 19:51

Nero has better coffee

AdoraBell · 02/07/2019 19:54

Cafe Nero every time. Costa at a push. Starbucks only if no other options.

iklboo · 02/07/2019 19:56

Nero - The apricot croissant is gorgeous.

BobbyBrewstersMagicTorch · 02/07/2019 19:57

Neither. Go and support a local, independent coffee shop that pays it's corporation tax.

BobbyBrewstersMagicTorch · 02/07/2019 19:58

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