Having spent the odd year commuting in England to and from London & visiting clients I've drank many a transit lounge / service station coffee and learned not to expect to much other then hot (sometimes a little more like drinking direct from a kettle), black (as there usually isn't a soy option and I would rather drink my coffee black then dilute it with the juice from the breast of a mistreated, antibiotic filled fell beast). However Since moving down under and briefly swapping Market Harborough train station in England's commuter belt for a pleasant commute on the overpriced Waiheke Ferry, I've been pleasantly surprised buy the quality and range of the coffee on offer in the service lounge at the ferry terminal, although I would stay away from the coffee on the actual ferries.
It has been a long time since I've had one of there coffee's as I stopped commuting back in September when I got laid off the Creative Director for an internet company and started freelancing from the island, but today my youngest daughter had a school trip and I had to drop her off at the ferry so I thought I would catch a sneaky brew.
Coffee Range
The range of coffees on offer was no different then you would get in most Auckland coffee shops and I ordered my usual Soy Latte and paid the extra 50c for the pleasure of having soy milk (This irks me a little as its so much more on top of the price then it needs to be).
Coffee Price
A little more then I think it should have cost at $5.00 for a Soy Late in a paper cup from what is essentially a transport cafe.
Cafe Service
It took me a while to get served even though I was the only one waiting as the guy behind the counter was having a chat with his mate, but he was a big shaven headed fellow so I wasn't going to complain in a hurry, although he did acknowledge me and when he got round to it he was a friendly enough of a beast.
Coffee Aroma
Smoky, although I'm not sure if this was because I wandered thought the smoking area to wait for my daughter.
Coffee Taste
Not an unpleasant ashen & bitter taste, a little light for my pallet but it felt strong and grown up with out me being in danger of getting heart palpation's.
A little snack
Not for me, however my daughter was hungry so we looked t the cakes and pastries and settled on a chocolate and raspberry tart for $3.00 that I was allowed 'Just a little nibble daddy' and it was a fine little nibble I had, very rich and creamy and incredibly pleasant, I might get one my self next time as it accompanied the coffee taste perfectly.
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