Segafredo, the Intercon of the Coffee Community

If the Intercon was a cafe it would be Segafredo – in terms of staff to customer ratios at least.  We’ve made Miami Vice (our xe om driver) stop there a few times en route to work to indulge in a caffeine fix. There are some pros and cons to Segafredo. Brace yourself this is going to be like that story about the man falling into the haystack!

Pro: the coffee is good and the latte is HUGE

Con: at 40,000 VND++ it’s a little on the costly side

Pro: the decor is chic and there is WIFI

Con: The food is expensive and the portions are small.

Pro: there are about 7 million people working there who all bow to you

Con: you have to say hello to all of them and the staff don’t seem to do much

Pro: The packaging is nice

Con:the service is unbelievably slow

The verdict? So okay, it’s not exactly like the Intercon, it’s more like if the intercon is Victoria Beckham then Segafredo is Katie Holmes – there’s something lacking. If you are really dying for a good coffee then have one at Segafredo, but if you are in a hurry or not a morning person then the kowtowing will drive you bonkers, and why a coffee needs a gift bag is beyond us (although we secretly love it). Also, despite the fact that there are so many staff, Segafredo lacks atmosphere and 7 staff gawking at you can be off putting. Instead, go to kitchen. The staff there are really lovely and they don’t care if you sit there all day, and they have better things to do than sit there staring like one o’clock half struck.

~ by gusandcharlie on August 28, 2008.