Where for art thou muffin?...

Although I still can't seem to shake the feeling that Cafe de Bathurst is something illegal, I really enjoyed my time at Porters on the whole.

The last time I had been here was to have lunch with visiting friends from home back in first year. It was much cooler than I remember. This was evidenced mainly be the huge number of people enjoying Saturday brunch and the artwork on the walls. Postmodern artwork always makes a place cooler in my books.

In terms of service, I was immediately impressed by the woman that cleared the table so we could sit down. She was friendly and speedy... two essential qualities I think!

We soon after ordered and I was as upset about the lack of muffins as Liam was. Kind of one of the downfalls that comes with visiting a popular place at a popular time. Anyway, I got over it pretty quickly and ordered a Tall Latte.

I was intregued that this came under it's own heading on the menu... not simply reffered to as a latte of the large variety... but a 'tall latte'. It cost me a round $4. Pricey for coffee really, but it was quite... well... tall.

This coffee was indeed very tasty, probably the best so far. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if they had done that nifty tying of the napkin around the glass as it was too hot for me to pick up.

Ken's french toast eating was making me mourn more for my misplaced muffin, but I was comforted when I saw the small size of Laura's banana smoothie. My latte was very milky and large when next to Liam's macchiato. Speaking of which, here are accurate direct quotes from the responses I got from my coffee savvy friends...

The question: Kat says: what type of coffee is a macchiato? Like what's in it?
The answers:
Mitch says: It's a short black with a tiny bit of froth.
Amy says: It's a straight shot of coffee with a little bit of creamy milk.
Lachlan says: It's just an espresso (short black) with a small amount of foamed milk spooned on top. It's in a small glass.

Well, I guess that's all I have to say on the whole experience. I can't decide if Porter's has nabbed the top spot. Maybe it's on par with the Treehouse in my books.

As an end note: If you read these blogs you should leave comments. They'd make us feel good. Maybe you can even make a suggestion about some kind of shoddy Cafe de Bathurst merchandise we should make.