That’s a strawberry marange cookie! It was amazing and I don’t even like marange. Oh, and my name isn’t Sharol.
While in London, Linn and I visited a handful of chain cafes for quick sugar boosts and breakfast. England had two of it’s own, Costa and Nero, and then of course Starbucks. Starbucks, we’d expected to be the same here as it is in the States and Sweden. As far as drinks and those fun surprise misspellings of names, it was! A few different treats, of course. But the actual cafes weren’t as cozy. The interior design was a little more like a Subway than a Starbucks as we’ve come to know them.
Costa was the first one we tried for breakfast.
Tourist note: In Sweden hotels have AMAZING breakfast buffets that are included in your stay. If you’re used to this, you may be incredibly disappointed with London hotels. Ours offered breakfast but it was in a crowded, windowless dungeon and pretty much just a toaster machine with white bread and butter, some cereals and coffee. We’re spoiled, so we went to a cafe instead.
I mean, look at that! Who would stay in a gloomy room fighting over toast when you could get this?
Breakfast! We tried Costa twice (two different locations). The food was good but in both cases the staffs were incredibly unhappy and stressed and the coffee wasn’t very good.
Which is a shame, because my latte was so big it had two handles.
Nero ended up being our favorite. The staff was great, the coffee good, and they had scones with clotted cream just in time for Linn’s clotted cream love.
We also tried Nero a couple times in different locations.
And we really liked their cozy decor. We’re suckers for comfy chairs and wallpaper.
In the end, for us, it was:
Nero – Yes.
Costa – No.
Starbucks – Drift through for frappuccinos. No, I do not live a healthy life when I travel.
All pictures of me were taken by the amazing Linn!
Upcoming posts: The POD and Travel in London.
