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kittylester Tue 28-Jan-25 07:32:17

I'm meeting friends 'for coffee' this morning. But I hate coffee and have boring tea.

What do you drink when you go out for coffee?

pascal30 Tue 28-Jan-25 10:22:46

I drink Yorkshire tea at home, and will have either expresso or a latte/chai coffee with friends.. but nothing beats the coffees you get in little bars in France..

sf101 Tue 28-Jan-25 10:17:44

I don't drink tea or coffee or any hot drinks, never have. So it would always be a cold drink for me.

jusnoneed Tue 28-Jan-25 10:02:04

I drink a cup of strong Nescafe around 6am when I get up and another at 9.30/10am (just finished todays) and that's it for the day. I don't drink tea.
My OH drinks multiple cups of tea through the day but rarely coffee.
Cannot remember the last time I had coffee out but don't like the frothy milky stuff, no taste to it.

PinkCosmos Tue 28-Jan-25 09:58:06

I don't like or drink coffee. I stopped drinking it when I was pregnant (41 years ago) as it made me heave. Prior to that, it was all I drank. The smell of filter coffee just smells of dirty ashtrays to me. Maybe the usual combo of coffee and cigarettes has caused me to think this

On the odd times I have had coffee since, it hasn't agreed with me. I only drink tea now.

If I 'go for coffee' I will usually drink tea or sometimes hot chocolate. I'm not a massive fan of herbal tea

supergirlsnan Tue 28-Jan-25 09:57:31

I'm with FGT, love the smell but not so much the taste. Feel the same about toast.

kittylester Tue 28-Jan-25 09:56:27

Ha ha ha, nannylovesshopping, we are actually meeting in a wine bar.

It doesn't bother me now but, when I was a teenager and coffee bars were the thing, I was teased unmercifully by my friends. I had to drink Russian Tea.

TheWeirdoAgain59 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:49:24

THANK YOU, kittylester! I thought I was the only one on our entire planet that hates coffee! I can't stand it!

I hate it in every way, black, white, with or without extras, in food etc. The look smell and taste absolutely makes me heave and I just WILL NOT touch it under any circumstances no matter what anyone says!

I used to work in cafe's and restaurants and while I had no problem with serving and preparing any other food and drink, I had to serve/prepare all these coffee drinks and coffee cakes and I'd go home reeking of it!

Tea is definitely not boring! I love PG Tips and often sit on the edge of my bed late night/early hours guzzling a lovely mug of it!

I don't even like the word ''coffee''! UGH!

Redhead56 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:45:44

I only drink breakfast tea at home don’t drink it otherwise. I drink Gold Blend coffee at home occasionally it’s never available anywhere else. I’m just not into fancy coffees but I do drink flavoured green teas and fruit teas.

Generally I don’t do cake and coffee I only eat cake at the weekend and it’s always homemade. If I am out at a local eatery with friends I prefer to drink wine or in the summer cider.

Indigo8 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:45:17

I drink coffee flavoured drink, AKA instant coffee. I hate tea in all its forms.

I found out recently that I am quite high on the super taster spectrum. Approximately 25% of the population are on the spectrum and it means that their tongues have more taste receptors and are more sensitive to different tastes, particularly sweet and bitter.

I can't afford to go to Costas or Starbucks but when I have a hot drink out it is usually hot chocolate and it is invariably too sweet.

Tizliz Tue 28-Jan-25 09:36:02

I am a tea drinker but when I go out I find you get offered 6 different types of coffee or a cheap tea bag. Where can you get decent tea?

karmalady Tue 28-Jan-25 09:31:29

I only love my own coffee and the coffee my AC make. I have have just one black coffee a day, DS taught me about the use of pressure in deriving the best flavour from coffee. I have cafetiers, never use them nowadays., I do use an aero press One AC uses a stove top device and the others have bean to cup machines

I use organic beans that I grind myself. I changed the grain size slightly to a little bit finer, otherwise the flavour does not come out and I use arabica beans and don`t like robusta beans

I buy 1 kg at a time and vac pack most to freeze. My coffee tastes as good as it smells but it has taken me a lifetime to get there

Charleygirl5 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:31:02

I drink nothing else and love M&S Instant, but if out with friends, Americano with cold milk.

I hate tea and am not a lover of hot chocolate, mainly because I loathe hot milk. Fussy, moi?!

25Avalon Tue 28-Jan-25 09:22:37

Not that keen on coffee and only have one cup a day at 11am. Latte and cappuccino are the best for me. I do go for hot chocolate but as I don’t take sugar and drink cocoa at home I do find it a bit too sweet. There are now loads of herbal teas, some more pleasant tasting than others.

Cabbie21 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:21:26

I don’t drink coffee. I do like coffee cake though!
I drink tea, with very little milk, not too strong. If someone serves me a cup with the normal amount of milk in I cannot drink it. In the afternoon if I’m out I might order Earl Grey. My daughter likes ginger tea, but I’m not keen on fruit teas.

Cabowich Tue 28-Jan-25 09:20:13

I'm a tea drinker.

I've never really liked coffee. I used to enjoy a liqueur coffee after a meal until I realised that the reason I was still awake at 4am was down to the caffeine. So I never drink it now - too sensitive to caffeine.

I can't even have a cup of tea after 2pm without it causing sleepless nights.

Jane43 Tue 28-Jan-25 09:14:18

I usually have a cappuccino when I have coffee out. We have decaf filter coffee at home because of DH’s AF. I like a hot chocolate occasionally but not with all the whipped cream and marshmallows they add in coffee shops.

Doodledog Tue 28-Jan-25 09:09:53

grandMattie

I love, love the smell of coffee. Sadly, I always find the flavour disappointing. (Enjoy coffee cake though :-) )
I normally have a pot of "brown", normal English tea when I go out.

Yes, there’s nothing like the smell of fresh coffee.

rafichagran Tue 28-Jan-25 09:00:58

I love tea and fresh coffee, my machine is not working at the moment and I miss it.
When I go out with friends I like a latte or cappuccino. I dislike instant coffee.

Nannylovesshopping Tue 28-Jan-25 08:47:13

kittylester

I'm meeting friends 'for coffee' this morning. But I hate coffee and have boring tea.

What do you drink when you go out for coffee?

I’ve been known to have a cocktail 😀

Poppyred Tue 28-Jan-25 08:42:30

Love coffee, so a latte for me. Hate tea.

Casdon Tue 28-Jan-25 08:42:14

I’m a real black coffee lover, no milk or sugar, so I can taste the coffee. I hate tea, just the smell of it has turned my stomach since I was a child, so for me it’s a good job when I’m out for a drink that the smell of coffee is stronger.

grandMattie Tue 28-Jan-25 08:33:17

I love, love the smell of coffee. Sadly, I always find the flavour disappointing. (Enjoy coffee cake though :-) )
I normally have a pot of "brown", normal English tea when I go out.

Doodledog Tue 28-Jan-25 08:30:50

I like iced (well, chilled) coffee, although I will happily drink hot coffee if that’s not available. I also drink tea, and don’t really understand the idea that people should like one or the other, but not both.

I take what I’m given, and don’t ask for one if offered the other. Unless asked by family or a close friend, the answer to ‘I’m making tea, would you like a cup?’ should never be ‘May I have coffee instead?’ or ‘Do you have decaffeinated hibiscus flower tea, please - oh, but only if it’s the one with hints of orange blossom’. The answer is ‘yes please’ or ‘no thank you’. Usually if tea is refused a host will offer coffee if they have some (and have time or inclination to brew it) but I think it’s a bit rude to assume the right to ask. The same applies in reverse, of course. Asking for a glass of water is acceptable, but nothing more (IMO).

Obviously in a cafe people can be as picky as they like, but in someone’s home unless specifically offered ‘tea or coffee’ or ‘a hot drink’ I assume that only what I am offered is easily or conveniently available. It’s a bit like being offered a biscuit and saying, ‘No thanks, but if there’s a bacon sandwich going I’d love one. With brown sauce, please.’ grin

TerriBull Tue 28-Jan-25 08:28:37

I like a flat white. I don't like huge cups of coffee a small cup, not too much milk, a reasonable strength without being bitter. If you don't like coffee you can't force yourself to like it. How about a hot chocolate as an alternative although most coffee shops do tea as well.

MaizieD Tue 28-Jan-25 08:22:23

I tried very hard to train myself to drink coffee when I was a teenager, but I didn’t succeed. I dislike it intensely, I dislike anything coffee flavoured, too. I don’t like strong tea, either, it’s the bitterness I dislike. I drink tea weak with no milk.

I would expect tea to be available anywhere that sells coffee so going for a ‘coffee’ is no problem.