After two days of going here, here are my comments.
Good place to hang out for a tasty coffee BUT for working as a digital nomad, which is what I do, I find the designated work areas somewhat depressing as there is no daylight and power is limited to 2 plugs only. Staff appears to be on their game but I felt they were a bit stiff. Location is nice, good amount of activity, appears to be safe and a friendly neighbourhood. Appears to attract everyone from tourists to locals.
Coffee & food The filtered coffee taste great, properly handled and brewed individually using correct technique. Coffee is not cheap, but it is high quality and flavourful. The soft boiled egg, regular egg nothing spectacular :-) but cooked nicely and a bit runny, the way I like it. The breakfast was good, granular with yogurt, butter jam and nice bread. The pastries looked pretty good as well.
Using your devices: You can only use your laptops on "designated tables", so be aware of that before you order and sit down. There are two power outlets, thats it so good luck. Tested the internet and it seems relatively fast, around 25Mbps down and 20Mbps up using an iPhone 7 Plus but had somewhat erratic Latency, so expect same or better results using a laptop.
Would I go back? Yes likely only to grab a...
Read moreNice space. But disappointed with the coffee. I don’t say this lightly. I own a café. I want people who say they care about the coffee to prove it. After watching some terrible coffees being pulled at the Time out market I dragged my wife on an epic 30 minute walk, determined to get a decent shot. When I arrived I even described the 10-12 second shots I’d witnessed to the barista and told her we were there for a good coffee. OK, maybe it was a Sunday and the regular barista wasn’t there? But teach your staff to dial in an espresso machine. Taste it till you’re happy then share it with your customers. If somethings undercooked or overbooked would you serve it from your kitchen? Same goes for your core business; coffee. She pulled us 2 x 12 second shots. Take some lovely medium roast beans and turned them into a sour tasting mess. Next time I’m in Lisbon, I’m going to come back here. Everyone deserves a second chance, but I was disappointed with what promised...
Read moreJust how amazing most people lack judgement or taste. Hard to find something more expensive in Lisbon for the quality you get. Most prices were doubled the normal price compared to anywhere else and you have no service at the table ! Obviously nothing portuguese there. Go to Tease and you will find what makes Portugal so attracting -the people, the food, the culture. At Copenhaguen lab you even can not have a decent expresso but the thick bitter stuff that northern Europeans and North Americans think about the coffee culture in the south of Europe. It is a place for tourists founded by a danish girl that I met once -unhappy, unsmiling,- who just expects to make the maximum of money. They made some renovations and you have no more electrical outlet to plug your computer to be sure you get...
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