Shop F032
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone  VIC  3148

It’s always a bit of an ask, a stretch after a hard day’s work, out and about sampling, tasting, drinking, reviewing, to have to bear the almost unbearable trek through the Fashion Capital.
But we gotta do what we gotta do………here we go again! Is there any hope of caffeination?
Well there’s the usual haunts, bean there done that! I need a new sensation, a new HIT!
Enter Jones the Grocer with their shiny La Marzocca: Where there’s an LM there’s always hope and usually plenty of caffeine fuelled passion…….The CaFFiend felt a spark of interest, of intrigue, of hope. Could it be that there was a chance of satisfaction @ Chadstone?!?!?!
An upmarket Deli really, very clean, very friendly, very welcoming and very inviting. Worth a look just to see how the other half live, trust me this aint no ALDI……..
I order a ristretto and watch, keen to see just how into it the young barista is. Well the extraction is perfect, a bit fast but cut short, presented with a dense crema, wafting chocolate aromas, a thick and viscous extraction that really is both complex and flavoursome.
I order a cafe latte, keen to see how the delicious espresso combines with milk and to watch our barista attempt the often under-rated skill of texturing milk.
It was poetry in motion ,the whole process delicate and well practiced, a visual masterpiece that was clearly well honed after many hours of practice and passion.
The beverage presented was pure GOLDILOCKS, perfect! The temperature, the taste, the whole offering was pure bliss on the palate, worthy of 2 Beans from the CaFFiend, an absolute pleasure to partake in.
Go down and say g’day and give the boys @ Jones the Grocer a crack, you’ll be glad you did, tell ‘em the CaFFiend sent you and keep on caffeining on……

Coffee: St Ali