new zealand coffee review (archive)

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Wake up....GRIND INFUZE BREATH OUT INHALE SIP INHALE AGAIN SIP THEN TIP THE REST BACK! Finally I can open my eyes and begin the day. Ten minutes and then i see my baby..... A Toper coffee roaster! Thats right I roast the bean that make us jump. You may argue that my reviews or comments could be bias...have a cry get over it and spare a thought for the people behind the scene who pick and process the stuff... and to a lesser extent the passion of a coffee roaster...

Reviews by basespresso:

Review of Procopé Coffee House by basespresso on Sat, 25 Oct 2008, updated Sat, 25 Oct 2008:

staff..... as frindly as a barracuda, coffee.....tasteless. Though some people Im sure enjoy that sort of thing, they must because the place always seams to be busy, But so is a foodcourt..... Franchise it to china or seattle or something maybe.... In saying that it may of being a bad day.

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Review of Joe's Garage by basespresso on Sat, 25 Oct 2008:

staff.... really frindly, maybe to much! No seriously they where great, Coffee..... reasonable, pity it wasnt local, but was well made. I love open kitchens and atmosphere, a mate who was with me is a tonka freak so he loved it. A little suit like for some peeps but open your eyes your in the CBD well chch styles anyway!

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Review of Le Cafe by basespresso on Sat, 25 Oct 2008, updated Sat, 25 Oct 2008:

wow oasis666 you went to town(see below) perhaps micheal guy might be interested in setting you up with a regular spot in cafe magazine but sadly i went to sleep before I had finished reading the "review".

Anyway...le cafe... le quality has le sadly been le slipping for sometime, I fear the capitalist beast is at work here. Death to the money system!

Luckily location is prime tourist central, great sun and a great spot on the weekend to people watch (if your into that sort of thing)

Coffee....le average stick to le bottled drink

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Review of Caffe Roma by basespresso on Sat, 25 Oct 2008:

is it the word or something....have you all been brainwashed?....if I call my coffee beans superb will it be just that? Unfortunatly the coffee was super bland and should be called just that. Staff where a mixed bag although a dude Jacob I think he called himself poured a great rosetta latte....pitty about the flavour of the espresso....
Food was of a good standard.

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