Don't you just hate getting your great expectations completely smashed when you are on top of it all suffering from the hangover from hell?
Maison Trois Garcon really had so much going for it. It's connected to one of the most renowned restaurant groups in East London, is located right in the middle of the part of Shoreditch that is still cool and it has an awesome, quirky interior that looks super intriguing and inviting. I like a place with a Wizard of Oz neon sign, balloon lamps and animal heads on fabric.
I do however also like a place where I will get my coffee eventually. Especially on a champagne hangover. And let's face it, I'm not a petite person, it's not like it is hard to spot me if I stand in front of you. I take up a far bit of space. Especially not when I am the only costumer there, waiting at the counter for someone to take my bloody order.
In the end, when someone from the staff of 6 finally acknowledged my being there amongst the other 4 guests of the café, someone attempted making me a latte. Meanwhile, I had a look around the place and checked out the merchandise available for sale - lingonberry jam, Chinese teas, porcelain dolls, dog faced cushions - in the greatest of detail. And I mean great detail, because after 10 minutes of waiting for the simplest of coffees at a close to empty coffee house, that was all I could do to keep myself entertained. Apart from eating cake, and my champagne hangovers only craves coffee, sans cake.
Finally getting my coffee and I obviously expect it to be good, seeing as they took enough time to be thorough with it. Oh how I should stop making presumptions with a positive twist, because they rarely come out right. I've had hospital coffee out of machines that tasted better, or for anyone having visited a London hospital - that says hell of a lot. Plus the sleeve was too big for the mug. At this stage of annoyed, frustrated and grumpy, that mattered massively.
Do over and do it properly.
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| Crispy bread, mugs and ornaments. Makes total sense. |
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| Love me a bit of the Wizard of Oz |
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| Yet they can't make a coffee right... |
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| Just looks so promising and then... Nothing. |
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