Café Ritrovo
Very meh flat whites. Very weak, boiling hot, and sad. (They also microwaved my friand until it turned into dry sponge cake, though I think it was already very old!) Apparently the milkshakes are nicer.
Don’t bother.
I know I shouldn’t expect too much from a café in a mall, but I was still disappointed. My latté was both bitter and watery.
I have come across a few coffees in my life that I couldn’t stand to finish, but until I visited Café Ritrovo, I’d never been served one that I could barely stand to begin. My double macchiato came served scalding hot and tasting burnt, and was so long it more than half-filled a latte glass.
I should really have known better for seeking coffee in a shopping mall.
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