Was craving coffee so *Shinta and I made a special trip to Oriole to pick up take-away coffee. Remember my previous post on the place? I had totally raved about the coffee there, and subsequent trips to Oriole had also met with expectations both food and drink-wise. This time however, I was terribly terribly disappointed. Our coffees (latte and ice-blended) were not done by the usual 2 (award winning) baristas, and the end product was simply undrinkable.
Rather than an ice-blend with coffee and ice bits mixed up, what I got was a bitter cup of.... foam? It was really weird and tasted totally bad. I can't even imagine or start to guess what went wrong with it. Too much blending? Forgot to put sugar syrup? Too much milk? There were no ice bits in it, and no real coffee either. Even when I left the drink standing for a while, hoping for the foam to settle, the resulting layer of coffee at the bottom was bitter and "harsh". *Shinta's latte also had a foam problem with it.
If I had this standard of coffee the first time I visited the place, I would have been so disgusted that I wouldn't have returned. It's only because I've been there a few times, that I know this is not the "usual" standard for them. Or if I had drunk this there, I would have complained and sent it back. Unfortunately for us, because we had bought it take-away, we didn't taste it until we had driven off from the place, and were unable to give feedback or complain about it.
Moral of the story:
1) Make sure your coffee is done by the good barista
2) If you buy take away, check your drink before leaving the place
*sigh*
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Oriole Cafe & Bar
96 Somerset Road #01-01, Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, S(238163)
Tel: +65-6238 8348
Hours: Mon-Fri 10.30am - 9.00pm(food)/9.30pm(drinks),
Sat-Sun 10.00am-9.30pm(food)/10.00pm(drinks)
http://www.oriole.com.sg/
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Rather than an ice-blend with coffee and ice bits mixed up, what I got was a bitter cup of.... foam? It was really weird and tasted totally bad. I can't even imagine or start to guess what went wrong with it. Too much blending? Forgot to put sugar syrup? Too much milk? There were no ice bits in it, and no real coffee either. Even when I left the drink standing for a while, hoping for the foam to settle, the resulting layer of coffee at the bottom was bitter and "harsh". *Shinta's latte also had a foam problem with it.If I had this standard of coffee the first time I visited the place, I would have been so disgusted that I wouldn't have returned. It's only because I've been there a few times, that I know this is not the "usual" standard for them. Or if I had drunk this there, I would have complained and sent it back. Unfortunately for us, because we had bought it take-away, we didn't taste it until we had driven off from the place, and were unable to give feedback or complain about it.
Moral of the story:
1) Make sure your coffee is done by the good barista
2) If you buy take away, check your drink before leaving the place
*sigh*
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Oriole Cafe & Bar
96 Somerset Road #01-01, Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, S(238163)
Tel: +65-6238 8348
Hours: Mon-Fri 10.30am - 9.00pm(food)/9.30pm(drinks),
Sat-Sun 10.00am-9.30pm(food)/10.00pm(drinks)
http://www.oriole.com.sg/
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