Coffee Collation (3)

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4. Laboratorio Espresso

Coffee taste/strength 5
Coffee quality 5
Convenient location 4
Pleasant ambience 3
Quick service 5

This modern Italian-style little cafe in the center of the city is a must-try, the latte being made to perfection and having a smooth full-bodied taste again having a double espresso shot in it. Coffee quality from here would make the Italians proud - having exceptional quality, a slight sweetness and some nuttiness to it. Situated in the middle of Buchanan Bus Station, Queen Street and Central Station, there is no excuse not to stop by for a quick caffeine fix. The ambience could have been more relaxed, although the coffee and quick service made up for this.

3. Starbucks

Coffee taste/strength 3
Coffee quality 3
Convenient location 4
Pleasant ambience 4
Quick service 3

With its consistently rich flavour profile and its harsh strong coffee quality Starbucks house blend people either swear by it - or swear never to touch it again. When ordering from here I normally opt for the blonde roast, it being a lighter roast with a more sweet and smooth flavour. It has many locations in Glasgow, only behind London and Manchester in a number of locations. Like the majority of the coffee shops, stores are usually situated in high-traffic areas that have a lot of footfall. Designed to encourage ambience no matter the location, they try to keep it consistent with a relaxing style. Quickness of service hugely differs between locations, scoring lower for that reason.

2. Costa

Coffee taste/strength 4
Coffee quality 4
Convenient location 4
Pleasant ambience 3
Quick service 3

Costa Coffee's high-quality blend creates a tasty robust strength to their coffee, having one of the highest caffeine content out of all coffee chains in the UK per espresso shot. This chain comes fourth in terms of the number of Costa locations in UK cities, it being widespread across Glasgow. The style of Costa Coffee tends to be similar in style, aiming for a cosy feel, although it can get very busy and therefore loud, diminishing the ambience. It can take a while to get served, again due to the busyness of shops at peak times.

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