Coffee Cup Size

For me, an Americano is black - no mik.

I am always amazed by the massive cup sizes in UK Cafés- so exactly the opposite. Give me a smaller cup, with decent coffee, rather than a 'small' that is huge, full of diluted tasteless stuff.

We are all different, for sure.

For me, an Americano is black - no milk

Well, I thought so until not long ago because I'd ask for a filter coffee, as I had done for years, expecting a normal coffee with milk in a jug, but now I get a puzzled look and they ask "do you mean Americano?"
I suppose I must do.

Some coffee cups are far too large for me! Like boats.

Americano no milk for me too - always happy with Nero's or Esquires and some independents. Never Starbucks.

I usually only use independent coffee shops and always order large but I was meeting a friend in Next.

Paying no attention at all I ordered a large cappuccino, it was huge like a bucket.

Serves me right and no I didn’t drink it all. But I did see someone have a hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows in that size cup!

Enough calories for the whole day I would think 🤔

I like espresso.
That is very small.

When travelling I take my own travel cup. Various cafes just fill it to that size, so at least I know what’s coming.

Americano, usually black, though a splash of cold milk if I can. I try to avoid being given a jug of milk as it always has far too much in it and that seems such a waste.

We used to have our own refillable cups when we used to go to Costa and they would add the normal amount of coffee but top it up with hot water resulting in a tasteless drink. We go to another coffee shop now and have their cups, not so environmentally friendly but it tastes much nicer.

BigBertha1

Americano no milk for me too - always happy with Nero's or Esquires and some independents. Never Starbucks.

Starbucks is vile.

I am always amazed when I ask for Americano, to be asked 'with milk'? Well no, NO.

When I was training for my job in a cafe many years ago, we were taught that these names came from the Americans in Italy after WW2
When the soldiers asked for a coffee they were shocked to get a very strong black coffee in a very tiny cup.
They wanted a weaker coffee with the choice of hot or cold milk and the Italians called it an Americano.
The other coffee on offer was a frothy coffee made from milk and water, a Cappuccino, which was only drunk in the mornings.
Other changes followed with a milky coffee ( Latte), and Mocha (with chocolate and coffee), and now with 'extra shots' and other complications.

By the was it's an eSpresso not eXpresso.

I don't order coffees very often from cafes, but I just read up that an Americano should be one shot of espresso to 4 oz water, so then the finished drink is 5-6 oz total. That's not very large.

But then I looked up Americanos in local coffee shops on line and they had 8 or 12 oz options. So I'm not sure if they have 2 and 3 shots of espresso?

Can you ask for a drip or press coffee?

Trying Portuguese coffee adds a whole new dimension.

Quality not quantity, I like a fairly small cup some takeaway coffees are so large they look like a small bucket

...and taste like dishwater (and bitter- like Starbucks YUK)

I occasionally take my granddaughter to Starbucks for a Frapaccino, her choice. I don't like their coffee, so I don't order anything.

I like this, I heard or read it a while back. A coffee shop in Rome having a Starbucks opening nearby, the proprietor was asked "are you worried for your business" to which he replied "not really we serve coffee, they serve hot drinks"

I'm another who would rather not have a coffee in a Starbucks.
Horrible

I remember my first visit to a Starbucks in downtown Manhattan- way before we had any in the UK. Coffee was horrible, watery and bitter then, and still is.

Costa and Nero are much better- but I prefer to go to great independent cafés. They deserve our support. But choose carefully the ones with great coffee.

Starbucks seem to have a monopoly on the American coffee market. Although Pret had arrived over there last time we went.

I would rather have Costa or Nero too Fleurpepper if there's no decent independent!

Flat white for me, now the most expensive, cappuccino and latte not enough coffee in the drink weak.

We have coffee cups in our Wedgewood Dinner Service, my sons always refers to them as Economy Size.

NotSpaghetti

I would rather have Costa or Nero too Fleurpepper if there's no decent independent!

And I can take the dog in at Nero's.

Funny isn't it how tastes differ. I love coffee and deeply regret the demise of filter coffee in most coffee shops. In my opinion coffee made with a machine is never very good. Having said that I find Starbucks and Nero quite acceptable and can't abide Costa. Strange lot aren't we?