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best coffee in town?
| Message Board > General Chitchat > best coffee in town? |
| micoll User Info... | for my money-- Cafe Fantastico hands down. what else... - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 2:06pm | ||
| FANGU User Info... | was just about to say...that or 2%, saltspring is ok too. - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 3:06pm | ||
| (another) dave User Info... | 2% Sam knows what's goin' on. Good coffee - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 3:06pm | ||
| josh User Info... | Fantastico, far and away. Bean around the world if you're downtown. Josh - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 3:14pm | ||
| JJ User Info... | Bean around the world is definately my favorite for take home beans! - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 5:26pm | ||
| Stephen Rock User Info... | Star Bucks Rules! - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 5:53pm | ||
| METALHEAD!% User Info... | I like payless coffee at 3 am - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 6:01pm | ||
| sour_girl User Info... | Fantastico Bean Spiral - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 7:38pm | ||
| V User Info... | starbucks sucks - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 9:17pm | ||
| SweetGrass User Info... | My kitchen, hands down! Troutbreath makes the BEST espressos around with our little machine! Spoils me for anything else though! Beans from " Bean Around the World and Demitasse help too! - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:51pm | ||
| josh User Info... | bean around the world, yes, but demitasse has that illy crap. Its roasted in italy, and it's gonna be at least two weeks old amd stale by the time it gets here. you might as well get starbucks. - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:56pm | ||
| sour_girl User Info... | has anyone here ever even heard of the spiral? the beans thay get aren't that great but they know how to make a single dry cappucino like you wouldn't believe. if you go there, ask for darby. - Mon, 11 Aug 2003 11:50pm | ||
| The Mad Subwoofer User Info... | Uhh...Illy is actually a fairly stellar product. Enrnesto's father invented the espresso machine that we know today. His roasting technique and preperation method is totally off the wall and very unique. Those beans are packed with an inert gas so the beans remain(theoretically) as fresh as the moment out of the roaster. Illy beans are considered by many to be a real benchmark, more often than not completely trashed by incompetent preperation. Locally, I'd have to say that Fantastico is a real head above the rest, including Sam's. 2%'s beans have always tasted odd to me but will give you wicked crema. Some Starbucks blends are _very_ nice but most of the ones they serve are pretty raunchy. 2%, Illy +Fantastico espresso blends taste sweet and fine on their own but a darker roast usually pairs better with the sugars in steamed milk. This is why Starbucks espresso is so funky; it is made to be served with milk and isn't so hot straight. Better to ask which cafe in town is best for the way they prepare their drinks as a fine blend will mean nothing in the hands of an oaf. Just my opinion..... - Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:55am | ||
| some girl... User Info... | 2% Jazz hands down for expresso. I buy Sam&Chase (I think that's it's name) because it usually costs a mere $1.75/bag. No one drinks my coffee when I invite them over though.... (I wonder why?). - Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:57am | ||
| Em User Info... | Where is this Fantastico place??? - Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:44am | ||
| micoll User Info... | fantastico has two locations: Kings street off quadra near the old L&M and cook st. village down the block from moka house. where is 2%, sam's? - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:08am | ||
| some girl... User Info... | 2% Jazz-->(Sam's)Next to the Times Colonist, in the new building. - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:59am | ||
| Raoul User Info... | Hey some girl I'm pretty sure you mean Chase & Sanborn. Yep It's the cheapest allright. I wonder why though? Any body know? - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:10pm | ||
| some girl... User Info... | Raoul- you are correct-- I was totally off on the name!! You drink it too eh? - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:33pm | ||
| micoll User Info... | okay, i'm confused 2% jazz is sam's?? - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:38pm | ||
| Ty Std User Info... | star bucks does suck their coffee is so overrated that it tastes like my asshole - Wed, 13 Aug 2003 1:13pm | ||
| Raoul User Info... | Yeah Micoll 2% is run by Sam. - Fri, 15 Aug 2003 1:43pm | ||
| micoll User Info... | but where is it run by sam? - Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:05pm | ||
| JJ User Info... | Beside the Times Colonist in the Alfred Manor building. - Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:30pm | ||
| micoll User Info... | thanks I must certainly agree that illy is a superior product. I have had an espresso from an average-guy type barista using average equipment which was quite above par. From this, I would like to open the debate of barista vs bean: which is most important. My perception is that both play an integral part, but bean and roast are the deciding factor. - Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:40am | ||
| FANGU User Info... | a good barista can make all the difference. cleaning the machine, packing (tamping?), timed shots, etc. if the bean itself is good and the barista lacks in skill then it is a waste of good coffee. but i guess it also depends on what kind of roast you like. i'd play it safe and go with a barista who can make the most out of a shot, opposed to good coffee/bad skills. like a bartender mixing drinks, it doesn't matter how good the alcohol is as long as the drink itself tastes good. - Sat, 16 Aug 2003 4:10am | ||
| harley User Info... | I go with moka house, good drinks, hot, cold and good food and great ppl. - Sat, 16 Aug 2003 2:39pm | ||
| The Mad Subwoofer User Info... | Re: barista vs. bean; IMO, it would be the barista by a long shot. So many factors involved (humidity, etc.) in preparing an artful cup. Those automated machines are actually capable of producing a passable espresso but for that,you would have to be tweaking them incessantly as your grind is completely dependant on the the surrounding environment (again, humidity. Even if you were working with substandard beans it would still be possible to produce a halfways decent cup, albeit with a bit of work; this is the "life gives you lemons, make lemonade" ethic. Not preferable of course(!) As prolific as local roasting co.'s seem to be it is surprisingly difficult to find any making a stellar blend; mostly just medicore junk. David(?) at Fantasico is a very rare exception IMO, and Sam's stuff stands out although I personally don't care for it. He does do an excellent job preparing his drinks though...Actually, it was kinda me who first trained Sam on coffee preperation; he ended up going for Schomer's method while i prefer old man Illy's approach. Ironically, i can't even drink the stuff anymore due to the after effects, go figure. Ok...'nuff said. - Mon, 18 Aug 2003 4:34pm | ||
| davescene User Info... | Best coffee I've ever had is Origins from Granville Island. Just discovered it a couple years ago - it's fairly traded, organically grown and roasted fresh. They'll even put it on the bus to Victoria for you. Doesn't taste burnt like Starbucks either. - Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:29pm | ||
| Gene Vachon User Info... | Solstice Cafe on Pandora. - Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:39pm | ||
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