(not quite) a coffee a day

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09/01/08--04:42: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, standard size Place: University Place Cafe, Manchester Oxford Road Time: 10.45 Price: £1.15 Score: 3/5 Wifi: University of Manchester network available to staff and students My initial sip of this coffee was disappointing – weak, milky and bland in flavour. I bought a WickedCAKE company Rocky Road with it and after having some [...]


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09/04/08--03:14: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, grande Place: Cafe Nero, Manchester Oxford Road nr Curry Mile Time: 10.45 Price: £2.30 Score: 4/5 Wifi: Nero’s charge only service, one free (unsecured) network available The froth was too airy, not creamy enough but light and still enjoyable. Supplied with abundant chocolate (not cocoa!) powder, it was a pretty good start to [...]


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09/04/08--03:24: Discussion: impulsive or efficient? (chan 2012782)

So, I’ve done my house hunting for the move to Sheffield. Wanted to try a Sheff cafe whilst I was there but was too knackered – why is house hunting so tiring? Anyways, we looked at four houses, two were no good, one was pretty ok and one was a bit better. Wasting no time [...]


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09/08/08--01:48: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, large Place: Rhode Island Coffee, Stockport Underbank Date: 6th September 2008 Time: 13.30 Price: £2.30 Score: 4/5 Wifi: not sure Rhode Island Coffee is a relatively new cafe based in Stockport which my wife and I happened across only a few weeks back. It is set over two floors, the upstairs is particularly [...]


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09/08/08--01:49: Discussion: delayed reviews (chan 2012782)

You’ll notice today’s review is delayed. I don’t know if this is acceptable in blogland. Regardless, it doesn’t matter overly much but I must admit it affects my sense of genuine experience. Of course, I can’t carry my lappy everywhere and so this is bound to happen now and then. However, I prefer the idea [...]


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09/09/08--05:59: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, small Place: Blackwell’s Cafe, Oxford Road, Manchester Time: 13.40 Price: £1.75 Score: 1.5/5 Wifi: University of Manchester available to staff/students. I must admit that I rarely come to this cafe, I have often found the coffee to be unacceptable and over-priced. They do use a manual espresso machine and this comes as a [...]


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09/10/08--07:18: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, large Place: Cafe Nero, Oxford Road Nr BBC, Manchester Time: 14.00 Price: £2.30 Score: 4/5 Wifi?: Nero’s charge only service, no unsecured networks detected This is the first time I have ever actually had a coffee at this cafe. To be honest, it did not feel like it… The lay out is quite [...]


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09/10/08--07:30: Discussion: free wifi (chan 2012782)

Cafe Nero, why oh why can I not get free wifi when I am drinking at your establishment? I don’t understand the concept of charging your customers for a drink/snack/lunch/all of the above and then asking them to pay £4 for 40 minutes of internet access? Surely running a wireless network in your cafe has [...]


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09/13/08--10:58: Review: Cappuccino (chan 2012782)

Type: Cappuccino, standard Place: Solomon Grundy’s, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester Time: 10.45 Price: £1.60 Score: 3.5/5 Wifi: not sure My first review of an old favourite haunt. When my wife and I used to live in Withington, a trendy student area of South Manchester, we visited this establishment more than any other… of course, as [...]


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10/01/08--00:41: Not quite a coffee a week (chan 2012782)

Well, things have been pretty quiet for me regarding drinking coffee. The move to Sheffield has been a success and I am now officially a medical student. Unfortunately, my financial situation is a bit hairy for the time being. I can pay my bills and rent and buy some text books and equipment. However, until [...]


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