Brewer’s Coffee ばんぢろ — Restaurant in Fukuoka

이 카페는 오전에 문을 여는 곳이 많지 않아서 11시까지 기다렸다가 방문했습니다. 다른 카페와 달리 후불로 계산하는 시스템이더군요.

11시 반쯤 되니 손님들이 들어오기 시작했고, 어린아이와 함께 온 손님도 있었습니다. 아이가 꽤 시끄럽게 떠들었지만, 주인장은 별다른 제지를 하지 않았습니다. 아이들은 그럴 수 있다고 생각해서 크게 신경 쓰진 않았습니다.

11시 40분쯤 되니 자리가 부족해질 것 같아서 제가 먼저 자리를 비워주는 게 좋을 것 같아, 서툰 일본어로 "감사합니다"라고 말하고 카페를 나왔습니다. 그런데 계단 중간쯤 내려가던 중 주인장이 갑자기 큰 소리로 "계산하고 가라"고 말하며 따라 나왔습니다.

저도 순간 당황해서 바로 다시 올라가 사과를 했고, 실수였다고 여러 번 사과드리며 바로 계산을 했습니다. 그런데 주인장은 매우 화난 표정으로 사과는 받아주지 않고, 큰 소리로 계산만 요구했습니다.

분명히 제가 실수한 부분은 있지만, 이미 바로 올라가서 사과하고 계산까지 했는데도 그렇게 화를 내며 대응하는 것은 과하다고 느꼈습니다. 특히 외국인에 대한 불편한 시선이 느껴져서 아쉬움이 남는 경험이었습니다.

This café was one of the few places that open in the morning, so I waited until 11 a.m. to visit. Interestingly, they have a pay-after system, which is different from most cafés.

Around 11:30 a.m., more customers started to arrive, including some with young children. The kids were quite noisy, but the owner didn’t intervene. Personally, I believe kids can be like that, so I didn’t mind too much.

By around 11:40 a.m., the place was getting crowded, so I thought it would be considerate to leave my seat for others. I said "thank you" in my limited Japanese and walked out. But while I was halfway down the stairs, the owner suddenly came out, loudly telling me to come back and pay.

I was surprised but immediately returned, apologized multiple times, and paid the bill. Despite my sincere apologies and immediate action, the owner remained visibly upset, refused to acknowledge my apology, and kept raising his voice.

I understand it was my mistake to forget the payment, but I felt the reaction was excessive, especially since I returned right away and apologized. It also gave me the impression that the owner might have discomfort or bias toward foreign visitors. Unfortunately, it left me with a negative impression despite the other aspects...

Coffee experience that will make you fall in love and cry 😂. This is specialty coffee with Japanese craftsmanship and jazzy romantic atmosphere.

I sat at the counter and witnessed the barista prepare the pour over with utmost precision, measuring coffee weight and temperature precisely with a great pouring technique. The single origin Honduras La Sabana I tried was sweet with a very nice "juicy" acidity. Very impressed. A true coffee for purists. No milk necessary.

Bonus: place has 1Gbps...

They clearly don’t like foreigners because they were incredibly rude to me and my friend. We both speak Japanese and we were treated very poorly by the staff. We tried asking for more water and the staff members seemed to think it was funny to that the foreign customers were asking for water.

Also, the drinks and prices were pretty outrageous. For what we paid for we could have gone to Starbucks instead. From now on, when people come to visit Fukuoka I will tell my friends not...