Hello and welcome to the final 'Coffice' Review! Today, I'm reviewing Tibo, a contemporary style coffee shop/cafe based on Duke Street in Dennistoun, just a 10-15 minute walk from the university and city centre. I was recommended this coffee shop by one of my cousins who praised their great coffee, tasty food and chilled vibe. After my 15 minute walk, I saw a Tibo Takeaway sign on my right hand side with the shutters closed and instantly regretted my decision to walk all this way for a coffee. But before turning back, luckily, I looked up and to my left was the Tibo Bistro, and to my relief it was open! So keep in mind, if you're thinking of visiting, they have a takeaway shop and a sit-in cafe - if one is closed the other might be open. When I was seated I asked to be sat next to a plug for my laptop. There are limited seats with plug sockets nearby, and the ones that did have plug sockets were already taken, so unfortunately I couldn't get sat next to a plug to ...
Hello and welcome back to the COFFICE Review!
Today I am reviewing a classic and well-known coffee shop – Costa. In this blog, I have chosen to review a Costa local to me as my classes are taking place online throughout COP26. However, as a big chain, there are Costa stores dotted about everywhere. If you’re looking for somewhere quick and easy to get a bit of work done, there will often be a Costa nearby.
Costa is one of the typical stores that come to mind when thinking of coffee shops. There are at least 3 Costa coffee shops in Glasgow City Centre as well as a number of Costas across the central belt but of course, services and facilities vary across stores depending on their size and location.
The positive about going to a chain coffee shop is that you kind of have an idea of what to expect. I went to Costa knowing I would have access to the internet, access to a plug socket, and, of course, access to coffee and cake. At 10am I opted for coffee and made sure to ask the barista where to sit to plug my laptop in.
However, despite my trust in the large coffee chain, I did face problems connecting to the WiFi and ended up having to connect my laptop to my personal hotspot on my phone, using my data which was really not ideal. I didn't stay for long, in fact, I decided maybe I should have just stayed at home... The tables are placed pretty close together with a lot of noisy, annoying customers around me, so this wasn't exactly ideal especially when you're trying to focus or taking calls.
I will say the coffees I have received from the other independent coffee shops I have reviewed have been much more aesthetically pleasing... There's an insta vs. reality if you've ever seen one!
I have to admit... my local Costa is in Cumbernauld, so I mean, can't expect a miracle! And it's not exactly a hot spot for remote working. I don't want to totally bash Costa as I have worked from the one on Buchanan Street and had a much better experience there - the atmosphere and facilities were much better. However, I have definitely had better experiences in the independent coffee shops I've reviewed, and so I probably won't opt to work from a Costa Coffee in the future!
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