本帖最後由 pkphilip 於 2009-4-13 23:45 編輯
I've been there to do some "detective" work because I was in the market to open a cafe. When I went there, only a guy was working there. My friend ordered the drink while I snooped around taking pictures and observed how the place was operated.
Surprisingly, the place is using a super-automatic expresso machine!! For a dedicated cafe, I would expect a semi-automatic machine, the rest would be SKILLS!! What this mean is, the coffee is made by a machine, and the person who operates (can't call him/her a barrista) it just follow the "recipe" to mix in whatever is required.
The place has no kitchen, so most of the offerings are ready-made. The cakes are purcahsed from a local bakery. There is a panini grill, toaster and a blender for iced-drinks.
Aside from that, the coffee is decent. I have to give kudos for the guy who made my coffee caz I delibrately made my order somewhat challenging. It was fun to look at him going through the "recipe" and working with the machines. I just wanted to test how efficient this place would be. The guy of course, is a newbie.
The price for the coffee is acceptable, specialty coffee started at $2.75 for a small. They should be able to pull in some profit if they can do the volume.
Philip |
發表於 2008-5-21 01:00
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