| Locality | Juhu,Vile Parle (W) |
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| Landmark | Near Tian Restaurant |
| Place Type | Cafe |
| Food Type | Coffee |
| Timings | 9:00 AM to Midnight |
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first reviewed by MayuriSharrma
Apr 24, 2008
Not much of a difference in terms of coffee or ambiance between CCD, Barista, Costa, Coffee World but at least barista in malad & lokhandwala is polite & quick; coffee world allows surfing & does not make faces if interviews are going on!
Only the different sizes cups seemed diff.....They need a real differentiator if they want to change thoughts.
Nov 29, 2007
The coffee is better at brio, barista, cafe coffee day or any other inexpensive coffee shop , the service is better at any other coffee shop in the city. Was there a need for a Costa coffee in Mumbai if they're here just for the ambiance? Well, on days when I want ambiance or a place to read my book I'd rather go to Prithvi or JW Marriott's BBC.
Nov 12, 2007
By the looks of the prices my friends and I were paying, we thought we were buying Reliance shares! Now, I don't mind paying up for the nice, clean, relaxing, Starbucks-esque ambiance, but paying a 125 bucks for coffee just seemed criminal to me. The sad part is, there are so few true relaxing sit down cafes meant for a warm, inviting conversation, that I'll probably end up going back. I must say the portions are huge. When they served me my coffee, I initially mistook it for a dog bowl, but to my surprise, my cappuccino was frothing at the brim, dusted with chocolate powder. All in all, a great place to kill time, read a book with your iPod on, so you can squeeze every last paisa out of the fortune you paid for your coffee, but if you are in the market for a quick cup of java, it's not worth taking a loan out on your life insurance policy to grab a cup here.
Sep 27, 2007
This place is the only one that's got the comfort coffee concept right. It looks like a total rip off of Starbucks abroad, in the sense that the menu is pretty much the same, fancy names for "small", "medium" and "large", as well as other aspects of the setup and design of the place. The cappuccino I had was quite delicious, with such thick froth, given I asked for non-fat milk. Yes, you heard me, all diet-crazed women rejoice - they have non-fat and soy milk as an alternative to fat-laden normal bovine goodness. Of course, if you happen into this place, you'll pay up for the concept, the comfort, and the extra goodies, like non-fat milk, etc. They also have some yummy looking pastries (chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip twists, etc.). The baristas seem fairly knowledgeable about how to make a decent espresso drink. Once they get wi-fi up and rolling (management said they were working on partnering with someone for this), this will be a frequent weekend morning haunt for me to get my reading and surfing done. It gets too commercial and noisy at night.
Sep 07, 2007
Happened to go over to Costa's a few days ago, and I was always wondering just how good it would be. My curiosity won out in the end and I did make a beeline for it. The upside was the fact was that it had a nice layout and feel to the place and the little freezer to the side that displayed the sandwiches in a reasonably prominent and appealing manner. Another thumbs up to the three sizes they have available in their coffees. For me, the bummer was the fact was that the coffees were nothing great or different from the usual stuff and the paninis, wraps, et al weren't particularly outstanding either. The desserts did seem inviting, but by the time I got around to them, I was too disillusioned to humor my sweet tooth. Another time maybe.
Oh yeah, it's also pricier than the norm, so keep that little fact in mind as well! All in all, it's worth a visit...but then I love coffee, so maybe I'm a (bit) biased!