I drop in occasionally to a small place to order a takeaway flat white, maybe once every two weeks (I split my time between 4-5 different places). I have been dropping in there for around 4 years now.
In the last 6 months, I have noticed that if I get there during a quiet time, I order my coffee and a short period of time later, sometimes <60 seconds, my order is ready. Without hearing a grinder, any shots being pulled, or any milk being steamed.
Case in point this morning - I ordered and then moved across to look at the newspaper which is right in front of the grinder array. No one operated a grinder, yet I get my order in a minute or two.
This has happened the last 5 times that I can recall going during a quiet period. My hunch is that they are pulling shots and keeping them warm somehow, ditto for milk. If so, I would imagine this is poor form?
In terms of the quality of the drink - it was about a 6/10 but I do recall it being better once upon a time.
Just wondering - is this something that cafes sometimes do? Or is this one just being lazy occasionally?
I should note that when I got there it didn't look like they had just had customers, which would explain possibly not hearing milk steamed (they might use just-steamed milk leftover from a large jug). Anyway - this has happened too often to be a coincidence like a just-pulled shot that didn't end up being used in a previous order, or leftover just-steamed milk etc.
Anyway - I was just curious as to whether anyone else had ever observed something like this?
In the last 6 months, I have noticed that if I get there during a quiet time, I order my coffee and a short period of time later, sometimes <60 seconds, my order is ready. Without hearing a grinder, any shots being pulled, or any milk being steamed.
Case in point this morning - I ordered and then moved across to look at the newspaper which is right in front of the grinder array. No one operated a grinder, yet I get my order in a minute or two.
This has happened the last 5 times that I can recall going during a quiet period. My hunch is that they are pulling shots and keeping them warm somehow, ditto for milk. If so, I would imagine this is poor form?
In terms of the quality of the drink - it was about a 6/10 but I do recall it being better once upon a time.
Just wondering - is this something that cafes sometimes do? Or is this one just being lazy occasionally?
I should note that when I got there it didn't look like they had just had customers, which would explain possibly not hearing milk steamed (they might use just-steamed milk leftover from a large jug). Anyway - this has happened too often to be a coincidence like a just-pulled shot that didn't end up being used in a previous order, or leftover just-steamed milk etc.
Anyway - I was just curious as to whether anyone else had ever observed something like this?

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