Having read a mr miyagi post, The big and small of it (See, the power of blog posts) and since I happened to be in Changi Airport’s T2 departure lounge for a photo shoot, I decided to try a double Macchiato at Caffé Ritazza.
The staff did indeed point to a tiny paper cup and asked “Sir, macchiato is served in this size. Is that ok?” He proceeded to heat the cup by purging some hot water, but quite curiously, I wondered why I didn’t hear the burr of a grinder when I saw the barista head straight to the group head and extracted the short. Hmmm, is this some new magical, self-replenishing, self-cleaning portafiler? The only rationale is, there was already ground beans in the basket. Unless he reused the beans? Grrrr…..
It definitely wasn’t a God shot, and it sure as heaven tasted better than the muck from C.B&T.L But if this barista did indeed pull those cardinal sins… Perhaps I was expecting something a bit more shiok after reading mr miyagi’s post, but it was ok. Not puke worthy nor 5 beans worthy either.
Bean Score: 2 1/2 out of 5 – Try lor, no harm.
(Minus points for not using freshly ground beans.)
Insert: Having spent 2 full days in T2, I noted most food outlets on the 1st floor within the departure lounge served their food and drinks in disposable plates and cups.
