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Re: Coffee Shops in Orient Bay Area?
[Re: NJHarry]
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04/20/2015 02:23 PM
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joyonthebeach
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I nominate Yellow Sub for the fresh squeezed juices. Fruit and veggie.
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Re: Coffee Shops in Orient Bay Area?
[Re: asader83]
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04/20/2015 03:20 PM
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joyonthebeach
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The only thing to know is that most places on Orient Beach now use the espresso machines that are automated, so unlike what you get at American coffee houses, they're not totally hand made. Apologies to any vendor there that makes them entirely by hand, but we haven't found them.
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Re: Coffee Shops in Orient Bay Area?
[Re: popatop]
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04/21/2015 02:15 PM
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joyfully
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http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac111/Hexrod/espresso%20close%20up_zpsfbuyikdo.jpgActually, those little Lavazza espresso makers (as is at Yellow Sub - see above) are kinda cool: They push the button, you hear the beans being ground, then dumped into a cup, the steam fires up and the espresso bubbles out into your tazza. Maybe a little watery for my taste, but good flavor. The only place in Orient village that may have true hand-drawn espresso has to be that little cafe to the left of Petit Casino - I said I was going to stop there this last trip, but never got it done. FWIW, the only people I've ever seen drinking coffee there are locals or Europeans.. That should tell you something.. If you take your own machine and it's electric, you'll want a hot-shot transformer capable of passing through the wattage required, I would think. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by joyfully; 04/21/2015 04:26 PM.
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Re: Coffee Shops in Orient Bay Area?
[Re: joyfully]
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04/21/2015 03:04 PM
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joyonthebeach
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As joyfully (aka hubby) said, these machines are more like semi-automated equipment. Not gas station level quality! We had a friend that moved her expensive 220 espresso machine back to the U.S. when she moved from the U.K. She had it rewired to accept 110 but it never had the same umph as before it was "demasculated" <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> I wouldn't want to try to use a good machine on different voltage even with a transformer.
Last edited by joyonthebeach; 04/21/2015 03:08 PM.
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Re: Coffee Shops in Orient Bay Area?
[Re: asader83]
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04/21/2015 05:42 PM
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Yes, I definitely would NOT advise bringing an expensive machine like that to SXM. Even if you get a converter that actually works, there are power surges all the time in SXM..
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