MASCABO bakery & specialty coffee — Restaurant in Fuengirola

Extremely rude.

Edit: Adding more context due to the owner's response. I'm a solo traveler and often like to do a bit of work at cafes to get outside and not just work alone at my Airbnb. I specifically look for great coffee and atmosphere and this place seemed lovely.

I never spend more than an hour or so - I'm conscious that this is a business, not a co-working.

When I entered, there was a guest doing a work meeting inside the cafe loudly speaking in English, and one other set of guests. A sign on the wall read "Computers are allowed, but just for a while ;)" And when he left after working another 20 minutes, the cafe owner waved goodbye to him in a friendly way.

OK, great, I thought, this is a place to sit for a while. I focused in on my work, and I ordered 2 coffees and breakfast over my time there. After about an hour, I was wrapping up an assignment. People started to come in for lunch, and one big group asked for my extra chair.

I think this rush of people made the owner nervous that I was occupying the table, and he waved at me and rudely said, "Hey, reminder about the sign behind you," AKA the sign that said computers are allowed for "a while ;)"

(BTW, I sent my boss a message at 1:05 when I first arrived and then this happened at 1:52, so it was less than an hour, and DEFINITELY not 2.5 haha.)

I was genuinely shocked by this interaction. I'm happy to leave if you tell me you need the table. I'm happy to abide by policies. But I was genuinely focused on my work, enjoying the atmosphere and unaware that I was violating anything.

Plus, what is "a while"? 30 minutes? 1 hour? Depends?

If you're going to kick customers out for working -- you need to define your policy 100% clearly. Either NO laptops, or only 1 hour max, or whatever it is.

You can't expect your customers - especially travelers, of which there are many visiting you for the first time - to magically know when you want them gone. Define your policy, or politely ask people to give up their...

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My filter was an Ethiopian roasted in malaga and was made very well. It tasted great. I followed this with my first bombon and though very sweet I'll definitely have another in the future.

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