Free Hot Drink in Waitrose Cafe with £1.60 spend for myWaitrose card holders

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POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

I do not like the takeaway from the machines as it does not taste the same.

Or, indeed, of coffee!

lea_uk

I usually get the tea, but I did try the latte once, and it was awful. It's never the same out of a machine, I have the same issue with it in the ASDA cafe too.

Mee

jon81uk wrote: »

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Also, half a shot of coffee? You might as well just have the hot milk with no coffee!

I often ask for just hot milk - most serve me without question, but when they do question it I say it's a Latte without the coffee - cheaper for you and healthier for me...

Mee

lea_uk wrote: »

I usually get the tea, but I did try the latte once, and it was awful. It's never the same out of a machine, I have the same issue with it in the ASDA cafe too.

Agree. I find it's just about platable when made with full-fat milk which they'll do on request at their Oxford Street Food Hall

dobbiesloan

Have they reduced the amount in the cup?
for the last couple of days in their Northampton store their machine has been serving up a shorter measure.

skintpaul

can you ask for a top up / proper measure?

sumoqueen

I thought that in another store recently as it was the cup that was given to me to use at the machine that was smaller (just a bit bigger than an expresso cup!). I suppose their rational would be that it is free!

Mee

I recently discovered I could pay for a large latte (30p) in the cafe rather than purchase anything else in order to sit in... I can have a one shot latte and sit in comfort reading the newspapers.

Babafette

jenniewb wrote: »

Ah, means no free coffee for me: I'm lactose intolerant. I can't have dairy and unless they offer soya milk it'll be a black tea or coffee which really isn't so good.

I went into my local Waitrose today and noticed that they had soya milk next to the self service machine.

It's a bit annoying I can no longer get my mocha from the cafe.

histon_iain

I know this might be old news to some, but just reading this thread.

A purchase in the cafe can be the upgrade from regular to large drink or a banana. Both cost 25p. So you can get a drink for as little as 25p. You can also get takeaway from the cafe which is good for people like me who only drink decaf (the machines don't do decaf).