Isn't it ironic, don't you think?...

Dictionary.Com defines 'al dente' as...
"(esp. of pasta) cooked so as not to be too soft; firm to the bite"

If you consider for a moment that coffee could be described as 'al dente'... I believe it would be 'heated so as not to be burnt'... the coffee I puchased at Al Dente was in actuallity, not al dente.

I had high expectations of this cafe (which may have been considered an immediate failure) and whilst it was nice to chill out with Liam, Ken & special guest Kate in the gender balanced, outdoor environment under the oversized umbrella... the coffee was, I would say, the worst to date of the competition.

Don't get me wrong... I've had much worse coffee in my life... but usually it comes from cheap, take-away vendors such as staff room coffee machines or the take-away place at uni. I was able to drink the coffee... but didnt enjoy it. My tongue was left with that icky scladed feeling about it.

On the upside, I was kept entertained by the outdoors with the passing cattle/sheep trucks and the flock of hairdressers drinking coffee at the other table. Perhaps the only thing more entertaining would be if the cows and sheep were drinking coffee and the hairdressers were locked up in mass-transport vehicles.