Drugstore Espresso (Crue Coffee Lounge), 16th December.

This is it. The final one, though it is a little bit sour, since they have changed their name. Used to be called Crue Coffee Lounge, Drugstore is a small~medium  place, with seating for approximately 30 people in the upstairs area, with limited outdoor seating. I was a bit disappointed in the menu, with breakfast being served only till 11:30, and I arrived at 12, although it is a Friday. Besides salads, there was nothing on the lunch menu for us grass eaters……

The coffee
The design was as per standard. Wasn’t too bad. A medium aroma, Was fairly light colored, with a nice coating of froth. Aroma was a little tart, not sweet. This translated in the taste. House blend. Roasted by Rosso.

Drugstore Espresso

Rating.5.9

Overall wasn’t a bad coffee.

Well, that is the end of my coffee journey for 2011.

It was enjoyable, and really opened my eyes to a few places that I would never have bothered going,  and also gave me a new appreciation for coffee itself.  With different varieties available, you did not have to limit yourself to the regular house blend.

Hope you enjoyed my journey, and now we look forward to 2012.

Keep on coffeeing on,

Arny

Outpost Cafe, 4th September

Heading out, I decided to pop into South Yarra.  It was a cloudy day, and the sun wasn’t making an entrance.

Outpost Cafe, located on a small side street, just off Toorak Rd, it had a strange set up.  It obviously had something to do with the building they were in.  I got in, and took a seat.  I have to admit the service wasn’t great.  I had to wait a while for my breakfast.  approximately 20 min.  I was also shifted a couple of times, because the first seat I took was ‘reserved’.  A couple of reserved signs wouldn’t go astray I say.  (Theres a good rhyme in time with a chime).  I ordered fried eggs on toast, which came with a side of tomato relish.

The Breakfast.  It wasn’t too bad, I guess I was expecting more though.  It was a little dry, and maybe a tad overdone.  It didn’t help that I had to wait so long.

maybe a little overdone

 

The Coffee.

Wow, this was good.  It had a nice aroma, really nice tasting.  Having a mildly sweet aroma, it was vibrant on the tongue.  I really did like this coffee.  They used the St Ali blend, and this really took me back to St Ali

Damn Good

Rating..7

 

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