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Costa Coffee Bar

Costa Coffee Bar

My first encounter with Costa Coffee was the Portsmouth branch, upstairs in Ottakars (now Waterstones) bookshop. A cafe inside a bookshop seemed a great idea, especially as there were armchairs bordering the cafe area where you could sit and look at books while you enjoyed your drink. Needless ... Read review

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They're here, there and everywhere

Advantages: Frescato and low-fat muffins
Disadvantages: Coffee doesn't always taste good

My first encounter with Costa Coffee was the Portsmouth branch, upstairs in Ottakars (now Waterstones) bookshop. A cafe inside a bookshop seemed a great idea, especially as there were armchairs bordering the cafe area where you could sit and look at books while you enjoyed your drink. Needless to say, however, it was so popular that it was often impossible to find a table if you wanted one, especially around lunchtime.

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...It was perhaps inevitable that Costa would open a branch in Southsea's Palmerston Road shopping precinct, and they did. This one has quite a few sofas inside, and in good weather you can sit at a table outside and watch the shoppers go by. When it first opened I was living in Havant and working in Southsea in the mornings, whereas my younger son was a student at Portsmouth University and lived in Southsea. Costa became the ideal place for us to meet ... more

denella 04.05.2008 (04.05.2008)
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COST-a

Advantages: Nice coffee, Nice atmosphere, Nice barristas, Overall a nice place
Disadvantages: Disappointing mocha, Dry treats like cake, Overpriced merchandise

Costa Coffee is one of the 'great chains' of england and beyond (As far as i know). Almost anywhere you go, town, villages, and even supermarkets, you'll never be too far away from a costa. Costa Coffee started in America (I know. People say they are an italian brand but they are NOT), doing espresso bars around the country. They evolved since, and now you can find them in a LOT of places. They do a range of coffees, use pure ground coffee, top ...
...they use''' In every costa i have been too, they empty the coffee into a lovely '''burr grinder''' and use it as it's needed. It doesn't reach them already ground, which is great! Although... I peered into a costa one night and the beans were still in the grinder. Whether this was a mistake or not, this can ruin the coffee's aroma. And it can make it bitter. Bad. If they recommend on the packets of costa coffee to put it in an airtight container ...

Necormancer 26.08.2008 · Read full review
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I want to drink my coffee in a clean space!

Advantages: Great tasting coffee
Disadvantages: Poor service and shop floor hygiene

...all tastes and all pockets. Costa Coffee is situated on our high street and I have been there twice in the past two weeks with friends during lunch breaks. The store: The seating area is a bit grubby in our local store and it looks like everything needs a good bleach and a steam clean to be honest. Trays are left on tables for an overly long time and rubbish was piling up on the floor, they clearly needed more staff to ensure that the dining/drinking ...
...were friendly enough, but they were painfully slow. Today we asked for one iced coffee and one soya latte to drink in and it took 12 minutes to be ready....that is a heck of a long time when you are on a lunch break of one hour and do not have the luxury of a longer break! There were not enough staff in our branch and this is why I think it just took so long...they had to take the money, serve the long queue of customers and clear up...all the time ...

excelsior81 31.07.2009 · Read full review
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Costa is best!

Advantages: Yummy muffins and cake
Disadvantages: None!

In my opinion Costa Coffee is better than Starbucks! Although I love them both I have to say that It's Costa coffee all the way for me (: ~Information: ~ Bruno and Sergio Costa are the founders of the legendary Costa Coffee and they set up their first espresso bar in 1978 in London. The same methods for their unique way of slow roasting their coffee beans are used today, and this famous coffee is being served in 500 coffee shops all over the world! ...
...though. ~Food: ~ Costa offers a wide, delicious range of food to choose from such as pastries, muffins, cakes, tray bakes, Biscuits, Shortcake, Flapjack, fresh cold and hot sandwiches, salads and Panini's. They do delicious low fat Lemon and orange muffins, which are said to be around 328 calories per muffin on the website. I think they were one pound forty something but they were definitely worth the money! It had a gorgeous tasting icing, and ...

Liziii 11.08.2008 (15.08.2008) · Read full review
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'WOW'

Advantages: Excellent coffee!!!
Disadvantages: NONE!!!

...it!!! I would say Costa excells itself. It is constantly developing and increasing in number, becoming a well recognised coffee bar. The menu is quite vast, offering something for most tastes. They offer various teas (herbal included), Hot Choclates, with cream, flakes marsh mellows ... the works!!! Numerous soft drinks are availiable. Foremostly, the coffee! Italian coffee is used, offering alsorts of drinks ... various expressos, lattes, cappuchinos, ...
...every penny!!! You can enjoy costa coffee from your own home. The food menu is of equal standard, although very simple, the foods are elaborate and unique. Generally, a wide range of sandwiches are offered on various breads; The sandwiches can be toasted also. They have delicious desserts; pastries (chocolate twist being my favorite) and cakes. Also very unusual biscuits and crisps aswell as other bizzare snacks. Costa also sell items associated ...

L0BSTER_QUADRILLE 18.04.2004 · Read full review
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Advantages: Delicious coffee and treats
Disadvantages: none

...you walk in to a Costa Coffee is the beautiful decor. A lot of though has gone into the rich 'coffee' and chocolate tones which make you feel warm and welcome from the moment you step in. There are also little facts up on the wall telling you more about the history and origins different coffee's. There are many different varieties of coffee's on offer for the consumer from the basic Americano to a more complex flavour of a Ristretto. You can alter ...
...outrageous compared to other market leaders. everyone would benfit from a quite hour or so in a costa coffee chair, whether it be taking the weight off after a hard day's shopping with your friends or simply a quite hour or two with just you or a book. ...

purplefood 12.02.2007 · Read full review
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Advantages: Great cafe mocha! Don't skim on the whipped cream.
Disadvantages: Chicken sandwich is beyond the description of foul.

As a regular inhabitant of many a fast food joint due to long commuting and, let's face it, being a bit lazy, I've used Starbucks for ages for great coffee (find Costa too rich) and a once in a blue moon croissant. A few weeks back I delved into the sandwich bar and, sad to say, was less than impressed. The chicken they use (along with an increasing number of outlets and sandwich bars) is the much talked about water-enhanced variety. It just don't look or taste like chicken. I ended up buying a cheese and pickle (low maintenance, dead easy one would hope) but this was dry at one end and soggy at the other. Starbucks sent me a voucher and said they would pass on my comments (about the chicken). ...

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