Dome at Dempsey

The Coffee Concierge visited the Dome cafe at Dempsey and ordered an expresso. The expresso was nicely poured into a little white expresso cup served with a thin crisp slice of biscotti on the side and came promptly by attentive staff. The coffee concierge chose to sit outside in the veranda for the natural daylight.

The crema was a little thin and dissipated within one to two minutes. The expresso itself while hot was sour at the start and in the middle with a bitter after tinge. After it cooled, the taste came through more clearly and it was slightly less sour with a more full bodied taste in the middle. It would undoubtedly stand up well to milk. The Coffee Concierge has usually liked their milk based drinks particularly their cappucinos and lattes. However as an expresso, this was disappointing.

The service however was good and tried hard to please however the manager did not know what the mix of beans for the expresso. He said it was a mix of Arabica beans from four places but of the four he was only able to name Columbia and Brazil.

The orange carrot muffin however was delectable and the camera seemed to know automatically the best item to focus on.

Rating:
Cost: $$
Service: ***
Coffee Quality: **