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Starbucks or caffee Nero?

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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?

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QuestionableMouse · 02/07/2019 20:01

@BobbyBrewstersMagicTorch that's easier said then done IMO.

I'd pick Starbucks because I really like their tea.

midgeland · 02/07/2019 20:08

Nero every time when there's not a reliable indie option. Costa cakes are awful, all sugar and no flavour - I can't believe so many people like them!

NuffingChora · 02/07/2019 20:12

Costa is absolutely horrific. End up in Starbucks most often as I love the drive through option and some of the savoury stuff is great. Good oat milk latte too. Like Nero cakes but find the coffee really hit and miss.

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ShivD · 02/07/2019 20:57

Nero, then costa, then Starbucks would be my preference.

S0CKS · 02/07/2019 21:33

Cafe Nero for me their cafes always seem a lot nicer and if your lucky you can hog one of their slouchy sofas

MaudBaileysGreenTurban · 02/07/2019 21:45

Nero, every time. The only place that sells coffee that actually tastes vaguely like, y'know, coffee. The other places just sell buckets of warm brownish water.

Although I am partial to a Starbucks cinnamon swirl if I'm feeling really filthy. But not their coffee. Never, ever their coffee.

yogafailure · 02/07/2019 21:51

I only drink hot chocolate as can't drink coffee but

Nero
Costa

Then Starbucks...I hate Starbucks and their name on cups shit

SkiingIsHeaven · 03/07/2019 01:58

Are there no independent coffee shops you can go to. Cakes normally better and supporting a local business not a chain.

managedmis · 03/07/2019 02:04

Nero is better.

BadLad · 03/07/2019 02:08

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

How can one tell?

Bezalelle · 03/07/2019 06:18

Nero by a country mile!

Noteventhebestdrummer · 03/07/2019 06:38

Nero because it's dog friendly

Pinkwink · 03/07/2019 08:03

I got a coffee in Nero last year for the first time in years and it was so vile I had to throw it away.

Starbucks or Costa are far superior.

amusedbush · 03/07/2019 09:10

Eh?? Nero's coffee is VILE, totally bitter and burnt-tasting.

I like Starbucks but only a sweet, syrup-y latte as they over-roast their beans (though their new blonde espresso takes care of that).

Costa is probably the best all-rounder. Their cakes are nice.

Stationeryqueen · 03/07/2019 09:13

Nero's for us.

Nicest coffee & cakes.

Starbucks coffee has a strange aftertaste, bitter & chemical. The cakes are never that exiting either.

amusedbush · 03/07/2019 09:18

End up in Starbucks most often as I love the drive through option and some of the savoury stuff is great. Good oat milk latte too.

They make their own oat milk and add a load of sugar to it, that's why Grin

SamBeckett · 03/07/2019 09:39

Neros by a long way , tho Costa is ok, never Starbucks.
A espresso and a brownie from Neros is a treat for me on a rare occasion. ( about once every 2 / 3 months )

Sagradafamiliar · 03/07/2019 13:57

Hope you enjoyed your treat OP!

Stillmonday · 03/07/2019 18:48

Another frazzled day so I ended up buying a cake and eating it at home standing up in the kitchen!

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NuffingChora · 03/07/2019 22:46

@amusedbush well I can’t say I feel that bad about the sugar, as I bloody deserve it most of the time Grin

Ivegotthree · 03/07/2019 22:48

Starbucks and Costa both awful.

Nero good coffee.

All have shite cakes.

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