The most 'Portland' morning in quite some time...
Albina Press
lavendersoda and I get up on Sunday, in desparate need of coffee. We hop onto our bikes and pedal our tired asses over to the Albina Press.
We'd been many times before, and loved it evry time. They don't know our order by heart quite yet, but that can't be too far away. lavendersoda always gets a soy latte. I always get their tasty french press coffee (Stumptown beans, of course). This morning, we also get a bagel each, lavendersoda gets the sesame seed bagel while I get the asiago with herb. We both get them toasted with butter. Lovely. As we eat and drink, a nice litttle black cat saunters by.
To be honest, this visit to Albina was one of our worst. Service was a little rough. Not a big deal at a coffee shop, but they are usually so nice. Today they seemed hurried and slightly condscending. Also, lavendersoda's latte wasn't as good as usual. I want to emphasize that they are usually excellent, and that on this "off" morning, they were still pretty damn good. This one bad experience will not keep us away.
We get back on our bikes and pedal across town to lavendersoda's place.
All in all a very 'Portland' morning. Need proof? Consider the evidence:
lavendersoda and I get up on Sunday, in desparate need of coffee. We hop onto our bikes and pedal our tired asses over to the Albina Press.
We'd been many times before, and loved it evry time. They don't know our order by heart quite yet, but that can't be too far away. lavendersoda always gets a soy latte. I always get their tasty french press coffee (Stumptown beans, of course). This morning, we also get a bagel each, lavendersoda gets the sesame seed bagel while I get the asiago with herb. We both get them toasted with butter. Lovely. As we eat and drink, a nice litttle black cat saunters by.To be honest, this visit to Albina was one of our worst. Service was a little rough. Not a big deal at a coffee shop, but they are usually so nice. Today they seemed hurried and slightly condscending. Also, lavendersoda's latte wasn't as good as usual. I want to emphasize that they are usually excellent, and that on this "off" morning, they were still pretty damn good. This one bad experience will not keep us away.
We get back on our bikes and pedal across town to lavendersoda's place.
All in all a very 'Portland' morning. Need proof? Consider the evidence:
- Stumptown coffee
- Great coffee shop
- The oh-so-hip Mississippi neighborhood
- The cat in the restaurant
- Biking to and fro
posted by None if by Sea at 11:37 AM
2 Comments:
I have been going there for a year and a half- and I have yet to be greeted with a smile. Most of the time they act like they have never seen me before. And just try to order something slightly out of the ordinary- they will IF they say yes, glare at you and act like you have offended them. Several times I have walked away from the counter feeling like I have done somthing wrong. And that Billy guy- I don't care how many awards you have gotten and how many "fans' you have- the only reason they are in buisness is because of US! It is time they started getting humble and treat us the consumers wath a bit - no - a lot of respect. It's a shame.
Oh and one more thing reg. "Billy"- your not that cute...smarmy is a better word!
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