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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: fundj&e on May 20, 2012, 10:28:58 pm
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Please tell your friendly ;D wait person 2 things
1. How you would like your eggs, scrambled, poached, fried, spoon some oil over eggs while frying >:(, sunny side up, sunny side down, hard boiled medium boiled, soft boiled :-))
2. Bread, white, whole meal, sourdough, Turkish, multigrain, thick or thinly sliced
I was forever going back to the table and asking. I wish could read minds but i cannot, so please tell us what the bloody hell you want. ;D
I spent most of the weekend working, breakfast and lunch, thank god all of the dinner staff showed up
I don’t think i would have made it working from 7am to 1am on Saturday
OMG the breakfast shift was so bloody hard it’s so much different to the dinner shift
ps my legs are killing me ;D
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You made it through the weekend, next time it will be easier.
Standing on your feet for 12 - 15 hours is no fun.
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what happened to the good old days of just bacon and egg for breakfast and a flat white
i think i need to study the menu ;D
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Ok I want two eggs, one sunny side up. The other I want poached but no vinegar in the water. Put the poached egg on mulit grain Turkish bread toasted on one side only. The sunny side friend egg please put on sour dough not toasted but warmed in the oven not the salamander.
A LARGE cup of strong black coffee with organic soy non-milk on the side warmed in a metal jug .
And I do not want any bloody sprouts on a sad lettuce leaf with snail trails.
Or my usual, one egg cooked Any way the chef wants to . Toasted any bread with REAL butter and a cup of black coffee. And no lip from the sad hag serving me.
Pronto please.
Graci.
Gert
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and what type of sauce and sugar would you like with that madam ;D
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LOL Gert ;D
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Uni, I don't usually eat breakfast as it makes me feel sick.
So I will just have a Mocha with no sugar thanks.
I will then have breakfast about 9am. Egg intolerance, so NO eggs thanks.
Pancakes (can be made with eggs) with chopped bananas, chopped nuts and a good dollop of thick vanilla yoghurt and and a swirl of passionfruit pulp would be nice please ;D
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i want pancakes now, yum
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I LOVE PANCAKES.
The other week I went for coffee for a friends birthday and had the best crepes with a Chocolate Tia Maria sauce and ice cream.
It was devine. :P
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i got this order wrong 2 :(
no chocolate ganache with maple syrup only :-))
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and what type of sauce and sugar would you like with that madam ;D
I don't want no sauce from you chickiepoo and don' t try to sweeten me up.
Gert
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Oh Uni, people should be happy they didn't have to cook breakfast.
Robyn
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thats my job madam ;D
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When they're paying for it Robyn they want it exactly how they like it and the world is full of fussy eaters ;)
If I was eating out, give me an egg, cooked anyway you like on a piece of any sort of toast you want to give me, some baked beans and a piece of bacon followed by white coffee. Easy to please.
Try and stick to the dinner shift if you can Uni, it sounds a whole heap easier for you. Let the young ones do for the fussy eaters, they'll tell them where to go.
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Sounds like you had a busy weekend then uni.
Just a white cup of tea for me thanks, don't care how weak or strong it is. But preferably light milk but will still drink it with full cream milk ;)
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Did ya get any tips?
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Yeh 'Dont work the breakfast shift'. :D
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i would shack them on the spot jd. DS and i are the only ones that can do that ;D
i have only done it 3 times in the restaurant and once in hairdressing
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Did ya get any tips?
i sure do
night times is better than mornings
yesterday i made $ 25.40
some nights i can make up $80 in tips
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Did ya get any tips?
i sure do
night times is better than mornings
yesterday i made $ 25.40
some nights i can make up $80 in tips
When I was waitressing many many moons ago I used to make pretty good tips but in one restaurant the owner kept all the tips. I soon grew big boobs on the job.
Once in a club I served a party of 25 by myself. Each person put in a couple of bucks or more for "the waitress who did such a good job" but the b***h who was collecting the money from her club mates kept it all then announced she was putting the overs in the kitty for next time. All the others, who knew me , were mortified. I just shrugged my shoulders.
In an wanker yacht club the commodore's wife was showing off her skills on how to humiliate the waitress when said waitress accidentally spilled steak Diane down the back of her white sharkskin suit. Cost the club a lot of money to pay for the dress but the waitress never got the sack and lived to tell the tale. She also got a standing ovation from the kitchen staff. Well ok they were Already standing but i did get applause. Do not mess with the waitress. She has power over the diner.
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NOTE to those going to WA Retreat...... DO NOT humiliate Gert..... Or you will be wearing dinner ;D
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some ppl just ask for it Gert ;D
and what i dont get is when ppl complain about the food every time they come to eat, why the hell they come back if you dont like it, stay away
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So true Uni.
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Uni, you need to given them a little sheet like you get when ordering your breakfast from room service or when in hospital. Just check off the options you want, then hand back to the waitress.
Or better still, surely there is an app for an iphone/ipad out there where you just select the restaurant, view their menu and select what you want to order, add the table number and send it directly to the kitchen.
Maybe there's a new concept to explore, hmm might have to look into that one.
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NOTE to those going to WA Retreat...... DO NOT humiliate Gert..... Or you will be wearing dinner ;D
Like I am gunna be waiting on the table in my state!
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some ppl just ask for it Gert ;D
and what i dont get is when ppl complain about the food every time they come to eat, why the hell they come back if you dont like it, stay away
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But they love the service uni!
Gert
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working in the food industry is a lot different to making good food at home. Everyone is an expert when they have to pay for it. Thankfully I'm not a coffee drinker so I don't know all the different variations. Us tea drinkers have to mostly put up with a pot of boiling water and a tea bag, and milk on the side so we can make our own so we have learnt to be grateful if we get real tea leaves in a pot
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working in the food industry is a lot different to making good food at home. Everyone is an expert when they have to pay for it. Thankfully I'm not a coffee drinker so I don't know all the different variations. Us tea drinkers have to mostly put up with a pot of boiling water and a tea bag, and milk on the side so we can make our own so we have learnt to be grateful if we get real tea leaves in a pot
Ah cp you come to my house and there is not a tea bag in sight nor instant coffee. In fact I have never even bought a jar of instant coffee and only tea bags for my DIL who likes all those fake teas.
OMG what to do in Gracetown?
Gert
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Uni, you need to given them a little sheet like you get when ordering your breakfast from room service or when in hospital. Just check off the options you want, then hand back to the waitress.
Or better still, surely there is an app for an iphone/ipad out there where you just select the restaurant, view their menu and select what you want to order, add the table number and send it directly to the kitchen.
Maybe there's a new concept to explore, hmm might have to look into that one.
i like the sheet idea keiramax
i did see the ipad thingy a few years ago at a hospitality show
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;D dunno Gretch. I could offer you a glass of water on the rocks!
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;D dunno Gretch. I could offer you a glass of water on the rocks!
I ain't sitting on any cold rocks! I saw an espresso machine in one of the houses. I am gunna go early and steal it. Most places these days have plungers at least so I can bring tea leaves and real coffee anyway.
Gert
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The coffee I had yesterday at the resort was terrible. Food was good.
Robyn
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when i go to bali i always bring my international roast instant coffee with me ;D
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As if we would believe that one uni. Gross.
Gert
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its the truth Gert
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OMG uni do you serve that in the restaurant? :o :o
Do you never drink real coffee?
I find it hard to believe anyone drinks that stuff. What is it anywa? . I know it smells vile.
Gert
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I am a Moccona Girl.
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OMG uni do you serve that in the restaurant? :o :o
Do you never drink real coffee?
I find it hard to believe anyone drinks that stuff. What is it anywa? . I know it smells vile.
Gert
lol we have real coffee in the restaurant, yes i do drink real coffee but i love my instant in the mornings.
if you want a real coffee you should try a ristretto, which i love but not many baristas get right
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What is a ristretto?
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looks like its a fast short black.
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it only about 40mls of coffee, so 2 tablespoons of coffee
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I make a ristretto in my Jura. Really lovely but not many of my friends will drink it . They all want lattes
That was a relief uni.
Gert
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I love lattes.
Robyn ;D
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I make a really good macchiato latte . Hot,strong and layered.
Gert
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I would love a good cappuccino, but I am yet to find a cafe in my town that actually sells them >:(
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Amy where do you live?
Gert
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Lol, as long as you don't stalk me... I live in Albany :D
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Nah I am not a stalker though I do know one. Shame on Albany. An opportunity is knocking there. Is it Albany the Capitol of NY or Albany WA? LOL'! Just joking .
Somebody do something . Not fair . We need good coffee everywhere.
Gert
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Spoken like a true New Yorker, Gert!! ;D ;D ;D
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Somebody do something . Not fair . We need good coffee everywhere.
Gert
SOOOOOOOO TRUE!!!
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I would love a good cappuccino, but I am yet to find a cafe in my town that actually sells them >:(
amy do u mean the cappuccinos are shit ,or they dont actually make cappuccinos?
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I mean the cappuccinos (or what they call cappuccinos) are s**t.
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My mid morning strong latte macchiato.
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I like how the thingies on the coffee machine look like mechanical cow udders ;D
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Amy i was ready to move to your town and open up a cafe
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Amy i was ready to move to your town and open up a cafe
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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;D
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I had a great day yesterday i was teaching 11, 8 year old girls to roll and top pizza and how to decorate cup cakes. i had so much fun, the rest of the staff had a s**t day lol ;D
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Teaching kids to cook is very rewarding especially if they are really interested.
Morning uni
Gert
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sounds fun Uni.
I baked cakes....
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it was amazing, not a word from them while i was talking
was my 1st time doing anything like that so i was a little nervous for a second or 2
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Is this something new the restaurant has taken on Uni? Sounds like fun to me and I'd love to join the kids in one of your classes LOL
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Me too.
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i am not sure ifi have mentioned that the ppl that were sup leasing from DS have decided not to trade anymore so now DS is, but only on the weekends until he finds staff the are not lazy and come in and work >:(
i would love to open the rest of the week as a deli ;D
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My brekkie order is easy 2 poached eggs runny on two pieces of white bread :) Hope you recover soon.
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Uni great practice for when grandchild arrives.
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i am not sure ifi have mentioned that the ppl that were sup leasing from DS have decided not to trade anymore so now DS is, but only on the weekends until he finds staff the are not lazy and come in and work >:(
i would love to open the rest of the week as a deli ;D
I'll work for your son Uni! I am a hard worker and I love the food industry :D
Oh, and want porridge with blueberries and skim milk for breakfast please ;)
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Remember last week when i said that i lied to a customer about GF bread was homemade, well ,he called yesterday asking if he could buy a loaf for me, but spoke to DIL, >:( i could have killed her she told him that he could make it himself its very easy she said, just mix with water and bake it, she even told him the price at C and where to find it. >:( >:( >:(
Anyway he still wants me to make it for him, but now i don’t know what the price should be
If he didn’t know the price, i would have charged him $30.00
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Oh no fundj, that now makes it impossible to charge too much if they now know the price to buy the ingredients :(
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No ingredients its from a pkt >:(
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Bugger :(
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If he wants you to make it for him, charge him for your time and electricity on top of the pkt mix.
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Too funny uni.
Nah give it to him for nothing along with a packet of the mix and instructions. Happy customers are gold.
Whack your DIL over the head with a loaf of.
Gert
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Whack your DIL over the head with a loaf of.
Gert
;D ;D ;D. Then get DIL to make the bread.
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I agree with Gert and Michele ;D
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BTW uni what brand is it that is so good.
Gert
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We have had salespeople do exactly that in the past....they tell people where we get certain items and what we pay...argh...I think sometimes they think we are a not for profit organisation....but I will quite happily tell people where to get things that we don't sell or don't want to sell.....it is a difficult line in the sand to draw.
I wish someone was around to sell breakfast to me this morning...its cold and wet here and it was an effort to get up....breakfast was egg and bacon on the ciabatta I made last yesterday but apparently neither of the mere males in my house were able to make it. Although they both inhaled it when it was made...complete with complaints from the husband about his latte being cold. I responded suitably to that complaint...its so easy to fry bacon & eggs, slice bread, make a banana smoothie and a coffee all at the same time whilst others lounge in bed :P.
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BTW uni what brand is it that is so good.
Gert
lauckes gert , its about $5.60
i am so embarrassed now. :-[
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i am so embarrassed now. :-[
Try to shrug it off Uni. Its not worth feeling crappy over ;) We all love you and know how amazing you are :-*
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BTW uni what brand is it that is so good.
Gert
lauckes gert , its about $5.60
i am so embarrassed now. :-[
Stop being ridiculous. Doesn't matter.
Gert
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i am so embarrassed now. :-[
Dont be embarrased uni - we have all followed recipes but not had them work out. It could be the same for him and the bread because it does still take skill to know when it has risen enough etc.
I would still charge $15-20 for the loaf - pkt mix, time, electricity etc.
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you are right snappy, i just spoke to him and said that the oven and him do not get along ;D
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Don't be embarassed Uni. You made a lovely loaf that customers want to buy.
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you are right snappy, i just spoke to him and said that the oven and him do not get along ;D
Invite him to join your new bread making class!! $50?? ;D
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but i lied, i have never lied to a customer b4 , if they ask me is the fish fresh or frozen i say frozen if its been frozen
on the up side i got an order for more SDP and some jam, i think the jam that he hade was the one i added some red food colouring :-))
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good idea GF ;D
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but i lied, i have never lied to a customer b4 , if they ask me is the fish fresh or frozen i say frozen if its been frozen
on the up side i got an order for more SDP and some jam, i think the jam that he hade was the one i added some red food colouring :-))
You both will get over it and go on to live long and happy lives.
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good advice thanks bella :-*
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but i lied, i have never lied to a customer b4 , if they ask me is the fish fresh or frozen i say frozen if its been frozen
on the up side i got an order for more SDP and some jam, i think the jam that he hade was the one i added some red food colouring :-))
And why did you add food colouring to the jam?
Gert
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gert i think that batch of jam i made with the pulp left behide when i made strawberry coulis
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I've had a good laugh at this banter. Uni you are too hard on yourself, make him a loaf and you will both feel good about it. I hope he doesn't have plans to want one every week though :-))
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gert i think that batch of jam i made with the pulp left behide when i made strawberry coulis
That makes sense then. No problems. You are making a fuss about nothing. Forgetaboutit!
Gert
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all good JD he placed his order with me about 1 hour ago, the loaf size that a will make for him is huge 40cm by 10 cm so it should last him 1 month, he is not a wog ;D
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Hahah!
Uni, just tell him that you were mistaken, you thought it was a home made loaf. You could always try to make Cyndi's Bread (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/gluten-free-bread-cyndis-modified-supersized/27432) Supersized! There's also a nice GF loaf (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/gluten-free-rice-bread/40731) on the recipe community.
For breakie, I adore a good Eggs Florentine with Smoked Salmon on the side, but none of that bought Hollandaise! Love a good slice of sourdough or rye bread, but on the side, not all soggy with the eggs on top.
I refuse to drink instant coffee, I normally drink tea but allow myself one cup of percolated coffee per day. I have a little Breville percolator that's been going strong for about 10 years.
I agree, Amy, it's hard to find a good coffee in Albany. Dome is passable, but their breakfast is boring.
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I agree, Amy, it's hard to find a good coffee in Albany. Dome is passable, but their breakfast is boring.
So true! I have only been to Dome for breakfast twice, but I swear I am never going again. Its just not worth it :P I usually go to Dylan's for coffee, but they have a few different barristas and not all of them are good :(
One word of advice: never buy coffee from Solomon's. They only fill the cup halfway. Rip-offs!
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Better bring your Breville with you MJ. I am bringing a plunger and coffee for my house just in case.
Gert
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Better bring your Breville with you MJ. I am bringing a plunger and coffee for my house just in case.
Gert
Can do. I use Yahava coffee, which is just lovely.
Thanks for the warning Amy! I usually go to Dylan's for breaky. They're so busy though!
The very worst coffee shop in Albany is that one in the Chester Pass Rd Shopping Centre. Their food is horrible.
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Megajane, I'm with you on the tea. I'm addicted to the t2 teas, at the moment my favourites are the Artic Fire, Really Russian Caravan and the Chilli Kiss (really has chilli in it). I also like some of their chai blends. Breakfast for me yesterday was fresh ciabatta with capsicum chilli jam and an enormous cup of chilli kiss tea. Perfect for a cold wet morning.
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my DD buys herself t2 teas, wow so mush $$$$$ to spend and it takes her 5min to make :-))
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Yeah but it tastes sooooooo good. I'm just having my first chilli kiss for the morning now :). It's $13 a packet but I normally get 30 cups out of a packet and I would spend that much on a bottle of average wine....it's even cheaper per cup than the coffee pods for aldi (or about the same....it's too early for maths)
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Hahah!
Uni, just tell him that you were mistaken, you thought it was a home made loaf. You could always try to make Cyndi's Bread (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/gluten-free-bread-cyndis-modified-supersized/27432) Supersized! There's also a nice GF loaf (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/gluten-free-rice-bread/40731) on the recipe community.
i do make the Cyndi's GF bread but it was the 1st time that i used that tin i didnt want to waste the ingredients just in case it didnt cook. i like the look of recipe community one , i think i willgive it ago today thanks for the link MJ
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Megajane, I'm with you on the tea. I'm addicted to the t2 teas, at the moment my favourites are the Artic Fire, Really Russian Caravan and the Chilli Kiss (really has chilli in it). I also like some of their chai blends. Breakfast for me yesterday was fresh ciabatta with capsicum chilli jam and an enormous cup of chilli kiss tea. Perfect for a cold wet morning.
My kind of breakfast.
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Thanks for the warning Amy! I usually go to Dylan's for breaky. They're so busy though!
The very worst coffee shop in Albany is that one in the Chester Pass Rd Shopping Centre. Their food is horrible.
Yeah, they do get very busy don't they? It was packed on Saturday morning when my mum and I tried to get a coffee! We ended up getting take-aways but still had to wait nearly 20 minutes :-)) They do really good pancakes though. I would be tempted to say the best in Albany...
Do you know of any cafes down here that do porridge for breakfast? The only one I know of is Tonic, but I don't like their coffee :(
I have never been to that one MJ. And I'm definitely not going now! Thanks for the tip ;)
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Sorry, no, don't know any that do porridge. Probably because it doesn't keep, really has to be made and eaten straight away. They should do Bircher Muesli, but none seem to be that adventurous!
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Sorry, no, don't know any that do porridge. Probably because it doesn't keep, really has to be made and eaten straight away. They should do Bircher Muesli, but none seem to be that adventurous!
Never mind, I'm sure no cafe could do better than TM porridge anyway! :-)) ;D
Yeah, Bircher Muesli would be good! Dome does normal muesli, but I had it once and it was pathetic. I had to go home and have some cereal afterwards because it just wasn't a satisfying or filling breakfast. I'm starting to get very bored with breakfast menus. There's always plenty of choice in the egg department, but I don't like eggs :(
Maybe I should open a breakfast cafe with my TM and serve all the good stuff, like porridge, pancakes, crepes, muesli, granola, yoghurt... I suppose eggs would have to be on the menu too...
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Good idea Amy.
Pity we are at opposite ends of the world!
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Thanks DJ :) Maybe I could be a travelling breakfast cafe? :-))
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ilove that idea amy my niece has a travelling wood fired pizza oven business
We don't deliver the pizza . . . we deliver the pizzeria!
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ilove that idea amy my niece has a travelling wood fired pizza oven business
We don't deliver the pizza . . . we deliver the pizzeria!
LOL we could start a whole chain of travelling kitchens... ;D