WatchHouse Coffee / myLot

United Kingdom

January 26, 2025 4:15pm CST

Andre and I tried a new coffee shop this weekend called "The WatchHouse" which was said to be a purveyor of modern coffee. They are always packed. The aesthetics were great but unfortunately the coffee did not taste so great for what it was worth. Or maybe Andre and I are just used to Italian coffee. The coffee there tasted too acidic. Andre and I both agreed we will never go back there again.

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rakski

@rakski (135146)

• Philippines

27 Jan

too bad the coffee is not good. They focus much on the aesthetics

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

I think so. But makes me realise that these days aesthetics is a really big thing. As they are always packed with young people.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

@rakski Yep. Specially now that a lot of young people are earning money on socials. It is truly a different world than what it was in my teenage years.

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rakski

@rakski (135146)

• Philippines

27 Jan

@flapiz true because people post selfies with good background in their social media

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96676)

• United States

26 Jan

It sounds like they worried too much about looks knowing their product was inferior. Let’s put lipstick on a pig and see if anyone notices. You noticed!

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@DaddyEvil (144406)

• United States

26 Jan

What will you do when Bubba Joe wants to date your pig?

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96676)

• United States

26 Jan

@DaddyEvil

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

Ahahaha. That is a very good analogy. And I can see since they are packed that some people actually like the pig with lipstick. Or at least they like to be “trendy”.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (186930)

• United States

26 Jan

Too bad you didn;t like the coffee. Could you maybe try a hot chocolate?

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

Oh I am open to trying their hot choco maybe it could be better than their coffee. The chocolate bars were quite decent.

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@DaddyEvil (144406)

• United States

26 Jan

It's too bad you guys didn't like the coffee. You can always make your own coffee at home.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

We actually have a nice coffee maker but sometimes we do want to have the “coffee shop” experience. But we do have good lavazza coffee at home.

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@DaddyEvil (144406)

• United States

27 Jan

@flapiz Oh, I see... I much prefer to make things at home than going out for them. Sometimes Pretty will ask me to take her to Starbucks so she can get a coffee there.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

@DaddyEvil I go to Starbucks from time to time too. As I bought stocks from Starbucks. And I do love their iced caramel macchiato

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (83435)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Jan

That is too bad that you found a new coffee shop but it serves bad coffee, I hope you find one with good coffee,

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

There are a lot of independent coffee shops here in Bath. So I guess this means on to the next one.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349291)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

That's a pity that it wasn't a good experience but at least you know now.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

27 Jan

That’s the way I look at it as well. Bad experience is still good. At least we know what to avoid in the future.

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (7179)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan

Since COVID, hospitality has gone to the dogs. It’s very expensive to eat/drink out, and the quality of the service too has deteriorated. I’d expect to buy a timepiece in a place called The WatchHouse, not coffee. Or are you being spied upon?

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan

Well some food places came back with a blast and is better than ever. Although most has taken a loss during covid and has definitely not been the same. Ahahaha well you are not wrong about the misleading name. But I find that UK has a lot of misleading names like “Office” but it sells shoes instead of office supply

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23289)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan

@Orson_Kart True! Or Shoelandia. And have you heard of Boots? They do not sell boots they sell pharmacological and beauty products

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (7179)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan

@flapiz Yes! If I was opening a shoe shop, I’d call it “The Shoe Shop”. No confusion there!