DXBtoDOH

Just got back from two brilliant weeks down under. One thing that really stood out was the quality of the coffee. It was amazing. Had a starbucks today and it was bitter nasty stuff. I've been ruined.

Anyone know where to get good Australian / NZ style coffee in Dubai?

scrubbedexpat141

What was different? The beans? The style?

Millhouse

They roast the beans upside down.

scrubbedexpat141

and badly probably.

Autonomy

RAW Coffee Company | Fair Trade 100% Organic | Roasted right here in the UAE

NZ owned, locally roasted.

Tom & Serge cafes...

Inselaffen

I find cafe Nero does better tasting coffee than Starbucks/Costa

Millhouse

Really? I find Nero terrible.

I like illy.

DXBtoDOH

It's not bitter the way Italian coffee can be. Think richer, creamier, even fruitier. The flavours stand out more because it's not overwhelmed by the bitterness of the coffee itself. Everywhere I went in NZ and Australia the coffee was excellent. I'm not a coffee snob and I just want a good cup and they were fantastic cups.

I also vaguely remember reading about how Australians had introduced a new style of roasting and preparing coffee. Having tried it I'm a full convert.

Kim67

Are the Lime Tree Cafe's still around. They were Australian when I was living in Dubai and the only place to get a decent cuppa and carrot cake.

DXBtoDOH

Yes. And thank you for reminding me about them.

scrubbedexpat141

Interesting. I quite like the bitterness, which is why I go black, no sugar.

How do you drink coffee? White, Black, Latte etc etc?

DXBtoDOH

Cappucinos mostly. Sometimes a latte or flat white.

Millhouse

Mostly in a mug. Sometimes a glass in a fancy place.

Is the RAW stuff the one they sell in Taqardo? It's nice...

scrubbedexpat141

I'm not too snobby, but I don't like starbucks or nero.

Be interested to see if you find some of this Aussie/Kiwi coffee and if it still tastes different.

Never out a bowl? I thought you were a maverick.

Taqado is fantastic. Mistakenly bought a glass coca cola in there once though, just for the novelty. It was obscene - 30 or 50 dizzers or something. The thieves.

Kim67

I'm a tea drinker - the only way I drink my coffee is with Jameison's Irish Whisky and cream or Bailey's Irish Cream. I think I should have been born in Ireland not Australia.