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2013-04-02
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Today I got my coffee fix at the Shaw House starbucks for the second time (I work nearby). Popped by at around 8.40am and there was already a queue. I ordered a caramel machiatto the first time, and a caffe mocha the second time. I noticed the caramel machiatto here seemed less sweet as compared to the other branches I'd gotten from, which I'm fine with because the coffee taste is stronger...but it's also slightly more bitter, so to those who enjoy their coffee really sweet, they wouldn't be too
Today I decided to revisit my resentful relationship with mocha, and give mocha another try. My first instinct would be to try their Caffe Mocha since i don't really enjoy the iced Starbucks beverage except maybe the super occasional green tea latte with ice cubes. The Caffe Mocha was at first sip, bitter -really bitter in my opinion, for a mocha drink. It seemed like a caffeinated mocha drink infused with dark chocolate -not my kind of thing. I like dark chocolate, but it just didn't seem to go down well at all. This drink felt too thick on my tongue when I sipped it, the flavours weren't delicately balanced enough for me. I've decided that I'm never going to drink mocha again!! It's simply not my thing!
Note briefly that my usual drink orders are Chai Tea Latte, Green Tea Latte, Vanilla Latte and Caramel Machiatto (to give you an idea of my usual taste & preferences).
Service wise, this place doensn't really have fantastic service, seeing as they face a lot of the morning work crowd so they have a lot of coffee and breakfast items to churn out by 9/ 10 am. But it's alfescro setting makes it great for a chillout in the day. A pity there are renovations nearby at Shaw + RP ... makes the place a lot less ideal for a hangout..
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