Epic Espresso

so this blog needs a disclaimer- Epic holds a special place in my heart. i am a loyal customer (not terribly regular, but loyal nonetheless) so thru its ups and downs i still come back.
my lovely friend Gabe works here. he is so nice, and awesome. and makes good coffee, the way its supposed to be.
here's the art he put in our coffees :D

i was impressed :) so clear, and pretty. my flat white was nice. had the signature epic taste to it :)
im glad the quality of this place has improved again. and the atmosphere is nice :) service is great.
i really cant complain about my experience today :)

also went to Moore and Moore who also have one in busselton that ive been to which was great.
my best friend goes here every monday on her uni break coz its literally across the road from her uni- oh the joys of going to uni in freo!!! so i came along. and it is nicely priced- $4.30 for a large flat white.
i like places that dont break the bank.
now, when i stirred up my coffee (LACK OF ART HERE MUST BE NOTED) and licked the spoon, it had a very bitter taste. which made me not have expectations because i hate bitter coffee, and there was no art :(
but they use Fiori beans. and thankfully the coffee was actually REALLY good! i recommend this place. food looked nice too :)
will defs be going back.

peace.
xx

it's been a while

I AM SO SORRY!
i have not written on my blog for so long.
so many cafe, so little time!
i will be short and sweet... wait, i am ;)
oh dear my bad- sorry bout the lame humour :D

so, first of all... where to start... I know!
hush espresso in Fremantle. given that ive jsut started working in fremantle, i needed to find a good spot close to work. this has done the trick. recently opened, the coffee has NEVER disappointed me. except for the time when i walked in- sick as anything and having to work- and they had NO COFFEE. booo.
but GREAT atmosphere, lovely coffee, and the croissants are great there too.


have also checked out Cranked in Leederville. i have a small bias to this cafe because in it works Leo- the reason i am addicted to coffee. and yes, he's fully aware that this is the case. He used to work at Blax in Subi when i worked in Subi also, and would bring me coffee/ give me coffee. the nicest id ever had. therein began a blossoming relationship i have with coffee. Leo makes lovely coffee, and is a lovely guy. so yeah :)
one thing i must say that i also like about this cafe is the fact that they do table service- not many good cafes will take your order at the table. i appreciated this also :) although i havent eaten or had table service there lol.

also on my list of cafes ive been to is Sayers in Leederville. i love this place because theyre open early on a sunday morning and the coffee is GREAT. consistently good. great food here too- ive had breakfast here once, was really nice. and a different take on traditional cooked breakfast. also, their cakes look DEVINE.

next: tiger tiger- went in there expecting to get bad service, coz that's what i'd heard.
the service wasnt SHOCKING but it wasnt great. got two take away flat whites. were nice. i enjoyed them. they use Fiori i believe. it was too hot to sit inside tho. didnt matter, dad and i were on our way to the APPLE STORE.
where they recommended we try:
velvet espresso which i tried with my nana just the other day. the coffee was nice. ambience wasnt amazing, the guy who served me was rather arrogant. but the coffee was nice- too weak i believe i commented on twitter whist drinking it. nice japanese beside it tho :P

last two on my list:
gloria jeans in fremantle. i dont want to say bad things about this (other than what i already implied in the name) because i know the girl who's the barista here because i went to school with here and shes one of the finalists in the gloria jeans barista championships. but you can tell the quality (or rather lack thereof) by the fact that they have their own barista championships lol. yeah. so the coffee wasnt great. but the service wasnt bad.

next: exomod
again. this place is shocking. NEVER go here if you can avoid it. the decor is nice. its open late. but the coffee is BAD. my best friend had a hot chocolate- also bad. we shared a canneloni- well, i got worried because canneloni is italian and the place is run by asians.
enough said.

hope you havent missed me :P
peace
xx

the dancing goat

so this place needs its own post because of its awesomeness
only one small thing that my mother didnt like which was that it doesnt take card- cash only.
but i didnt mind.
there wasn't much space to sit so me n my friend ended up on the edge of a big table (probs could have fit 8-10 people on it) with a couple of other groups of people.
however, ill start with the beginning. walked in and it was packed. saw rob, the barista who is at willys sometimes too, he had a chat with me while we ordered our breakky. one thing that make a shop rate highly with me is the service. even if the coffee is average, if there's good service and the staff have a chat with me, i will generally go back
probably one of the reasons why i keep going back. but actually, rob makes really nice coffee.
interesting to note that marion, who works at the same coffee shop, doesnt make her coffee as nicely even tho they use the same machine and the same beans, etc. weird. nb: marion's coffee is still nice!!!
so we walked in, had a chat with rob, ordered breakky, finally found a seat.
coffees came out with cute pics in them!!! nothing near as good as my puppy tho :P
here you go:

so i was impressed. lol. yes, im female, things that look pretty generally impress me :P
then the food came. my friend had a breakfast burrito. looked tasty enough, she enjoyed it thoroughly.
at this point i must also add that we were drinking our coffee (which came quickly despite the masses of people in this tiny cafe) and were very satisfied at its creamy texture, and creaminess. normally for me, a flat white (because it is a stronger coffee than a latte) will have a slight bitterness to it. however, i believe this is a sign of a good coffee- when the bitterness is absent.
and then my scrambled eggs and bacon on toast came. FREAKIN AMAZING.
the eggs were nice and creamy but a little cold. and the toast was awesome. and the bacon was very nice.
i thoroughly enjoyed this cafe. and am thinking about making it a regular place.
given that i only have a week left for willys to be my regular spot.
in all fairness i should probably try some of the other places around where im training...
i tried Kosta's on James St in Northbridge. nice homey atmosphere, but the coffee wasnt great. but hey, i wasnt expecting much because of the atmosphere. but i appreciated the service, i could tell that the people there knew their customers and referred to them by name, etc.
so yeah.
im out to do study.
peace
xx

friday 17 september

so today i didnt get to willies untill FREAKING 2PM!!
they got worried about me :P
the coffee was nice, a little bit of a too strong aftertaste but was gladly welcomed anyway.
then this arvo i went to "the london court cafe" i believe it is called.
i dont get coffee there because its not usually any good. so i ordered a milkshake which was very nice :)
however, mum ordered a MUG flat white. freakin HUGE coffee!!! and it tasted very nice. different barista to normal, and he did a good job. i was impressed. mainly because ive come to expect not very much from them.
will post a pic later.
tomorrow im going to the dancing goat!! :D so excited!!
peace
xx

wed, september 15

so
nothing special today. Little Willies was the go again today lol.
Marion (the really nice French girl) made coffee today. she makes it a little stronger than Rob and admits her latte art isnt as good as his. however, i thought it was cool. she has her own style and its awesome.
thats all.
peace
xx

i love latte art!

so check out this.
went to little willies today and the guy's like "look, i know you like the hearts i put into your coffee but if you have a coffee in here, i'll put a puppy in your coffee".
so i came back at lunch time. and yes, he made a puppy dog in my coffee :D
here's a pic.
IM IN LOVE lol.

peace. xx

OK, maybe I am obssessed

went to Willies today (aka il vero gusto).
i love that place.
and my usual barista was back :D he's SO nice. and put a loveheart in my takeaway coffee :D
good coffee. as always. and we chatted. i was back within a few hours for our lunch time coffee :))
yeah thats all.
im sick. not fun.
peace out
xx