Let's be honest, there are a lot of caffeine addicts and coffee lovers on this forum. So let's discuss our favourite beverage here! Yay!

First question: Where is your favourite place to get a coffee to-go?

In first place, I would have to say Vida e Caffe. In particular the Greenside branch, but every branch I've been to have fantastic service and the staff are always friendly. Go there a few times and they'll know your order before you even open your mouth. The loyalty card is awesome too, since you can use the cash on your card you've accumulated to still get your fix even when you're broke.

This guy from the Greenside branch is awesome lol:



Followed closely by Seattle Coffee Co, but only because of the taste of their coffee. The staff are sometimes friendly, but they are super slow. No matter which branch I've been to.

Coffee = good
Don't have a preference of where to get coffee, since I usually make my own.
If I need a fix, I'm happy with most brands

Next question: Espresso, Latte, filter, cappuccino...?

P.S.
Granulated coffee is scrapped from the crusty bottom of the devil

@Teb Agreed about the granulated coffee!

To answer the question, espresso if I need caffeine fast, but usually cappuccino.

I'm a cappuccino fan, usually my go-to choice if it's anything but home-made.
Espressos usually only after a nice meal.

In terms of preferred places, can't say I'm picky. Mug & Bean, Wimpy (not my first choice though), Vida, heck even some garages make a decent brew. About the only place that comes to mind that I don't like so much is Seattle. Last few times I've had they've made it way too hot to enjoy.
At work we have machines all over where you can just push a button and get a fix (for free), but the taste starts to get old fast .
There's a shop just under us that makes a pretty good cup so tend to go there from time to time.

At home? Happy with cheap Ricoffi, Dowe Egberts, Jacobs or Nescafe Gold when the budget allows. Just never Frisco.
Too lazy to use a proper machine

I used to go to the Seattle Coffee Co. next to Exclus1ve Books in centurion mall, but they're gone now

My fav was the MoccaChino with cream. I once fell off the back of my friends Bakkie while holding one, didn't spill a single drop, LiKE A BOSS.

I LOVE coffee. But I don't drink it anymore for health reasons Maybe have had 8 cups in the last 2 years and would have maybe 2 a day before.

When someone puts on a fresh pot at work or I make some instant for someone else on a coffee/tea round, the smell is heavenly !love If I do treat myself when I am out it is with cappuccino, but Jacobs was my band of choice.

Ok guys next question (which a couple have answered)

How do make your coffee at home, and which kind/brand do you use?

I treated myself to a proper machine about a year ago and haven't looked back since. I tend to try different brands to keep things fresh. My last one was the Woolies Fair Trade Espresso which wasn't too bad, just not enough of a strong coffee taste for my liking. Right now I've just started drinking the Mugg and Bean house brand, in particular the Rwanda Limited Edition, which is a medium roast. It's really enjoyable, and is only R39.99 for a 250g packet of the ground.

I had a good machine. Ex walked of with it. I lost a lot of good things that day...
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ANYWAY, I now use a french press. Just find making a whole pot just for me is overkill.
At work I have a percolator set up in my office - Usually use House of coffee, since it tends to go on special a lot.
At home I might use fancy brands (Illy or such), just for the treat

@home, we have only PnP brand instant coffee.
But @ Work, i have a proper machine (which i convinced my boss to buy "for clients" ) and we use House of Coffees Mocha Java

If I loved coffee more than other things and could afford it I'd love to get those Nespresso machines and coffee sets. It's pricey to drink regularly, and a little gimmicky, but damn are they tasty.

@Tiggi
You like them? I was thinking of getting one for home, as it can brew single cups. Had a taste in store and wasn't really impressed. Only a taste of one flavor though...

Coffee at home = switch on kettle, put Frisco or whatever is around into a cup, add alot of sugar (depending on the brand), add water and milk.

Voila, best cup of coffee by yours truly ever!

Tebulot said ...

@Tiggi
You like them? I was thinking of getting one for home, as it can brew single cups. Had a taste in store and wasn't really impressed. Only a taste of one flavor though...

I must say I agree with you. I was shopping for one of those machines at the time I got my machine. But those pods are RIDICULOUS, the machines are very limited and there is such a lack in variety in brands. I did a lot of research because originally I had my heart set on one. But for the same price, I got my machine, that does espressos, cappuccinos (froths the milk etc), lattes etc etc and the regular ground coffee is so much more reasonable. Put it this way, one really nice cup of coffee takes 10g of ground coffee. R40/250g, so 25 cups for R40. A pack of 10 Nespresso pods is about R60 (depending where you buy it) so that's 10 cups for R60. Waaaay more expensive, so if you're drinking coffee regularly (which if you're investing R2500 for a machine, you probably do drink it regularly) it becomes really expensive to maintain.

So ya, just the conclusion I've come to. My machine is great, easy to use, easy to clean and cost about the same as a Nespresso machine.

Mugg and Bean Cappuccino!!!

At home...Nescafe Gold or Ricoffy, which ever is available...

@Teb: Yeah I still like them, but like I said, find it too much of a novelty to spend that kind of money on it. I think it's marketed and caters more for an office environment.

DEATHGIGAS said ...

Coffee at home = switch on kettle, put Frisco or whatever is around into a cup, add alot of sugar (depending on the brand), add water and milk.

Voila, best cup of coffee by yours truly ever!

Haha Frisco isn't coffee

The people in this thread that drink instant "coffee"...



Really, that stuff is NASTY

Hahahahaha Teb

We recently purchased a Nespresso, so I've been iterating through all the different flavours available. Need to pick up some more sleeves tomorrow.