I have a question about coffee houses that members of this list
might frequent. Do they serve you with real cups or do you have to go
to the counter and get it in a paper cup? Some around here only give
you an empty paper cup, and you serve yourself--but they don't mind
charging two to three dollars for the cup!
It's just a dream right now, but I would like to start a coffee
house with real atmosphere, full service, and real mugs, in other words

the anithesis of Starbucks.
Do coffee houses like this exist or am I onto something?

Rick

writes:

> I have a question about coffee houses that members of this list
> might frequent. Do they serve you with real cups or do you have to go
> to the counter and get it in a paper cup? Some around here only give
> you an empty paper cup, and you serve yourself--but they don't mind
> charging two to three dollars for the cup!
(snip)

I'm not unused to being offered a real cup at coffee places here in
Columbus, OH.

Then again, I avoid Starbucks.

-- Mark

Mark T.B. Carroll schrieb:
> writes:
>
>> I have a question about coffee houses that members of this list
>> might frequent. Do they serve you with real cups or do you have to go
>> to the counter and get it in a paper cup? Some around here only give
>> you an empty paper cup, and you serve yourself--but they don't mind
>> charging two to three dollars for the cup!
> (snip)
>
> I'm not unused to being offered a real cup at coffee places here in
> Columbus, OH.
>
> Then again, I avoid Starbucks.
>
> -- Mark

I'm used being offered a real cup here in Zürich -- but they don't mind
charging you two to three dollars a cup --- for every cup of coffee you
drink !
--chris

wrote:
> I have a question about coffee houses that members of this list
> might frequent. Do they serve you with real cups or do you have to go
> to the counter and get it in a paper cup? Some around here only give
> you an empty paper cup, and you serve yourself--but they don't mind
> charging two to three dollars for the cup!
> It's just a dream right now, but I would like to start a coffee
> house with real atmosphere, full service, and real mugs, in other words
>
> the anithesis of Starbucks.
> Do coffee houses like this exist or am I onto something?
>
> Rick

I do both china mugs and paper cups, depending on the customer. It
kills me to serve espresso "to go" but I'd rather do it than make a
customer angry.

Carol
http://www.evelynscafe.com

In San Francisco several coffeehouses serve coffee and espresso in
ceramic mugs, including mine. But we also offer to-go paper cups
because so many people grab their drinks to take on the bus.

Bob
Coffee to the People
http://www.coffeetothepeople.com