Death Before Decaf
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Went to Death Before Decaf in Fortitude Valley around 9:40pm with two mates after a ride on our motorcycles. We parked across the street, turned the bikes off immediately and walked in quietly without causing any disturbance. Unfortunately we were told they don’t serve motorcycle riders after 9pm due to store policy, regardless of behaviour or noise. This was surprising considering we’ve been going there for what feels like 5+ years, often after 9pm on our bikes, always respectful, and have never previously had an issue being served. What made the experience even more confusing was that there were around six police officers standing in the doorway having a loud conversation who weren’t asked to move along, while at the same time another group arrived in a very loud KE70 with what sounded like half an exhaust system and were happily served without issue. Pretty disappointing experience overall as we were polite, caused no disruption, and simply wanted to grab a coffee like we had many times before.
One of my favourite takeaway coffee spots because the coffee quality is terriffic and consistent. The fact that 24 hours a day and seven days a week are the actual opening hours solidifies the 5 star review forever and always. Thank you Death Before Decaf!
DBD has a very cool Mary's kind of vibe, but in a coffee shop. TMI, but I tried to kms on Sunday, so my brain just wasn't braining tonight because I'm still recovering. The girl serving us (10:30pm Tues 10/2) didn't get annoyed. She was really sweet and patient. I'm glad we found this place. It was a surprise. It's nice to know that the culture isn't all the way dead.
The main point is open 24/7 and this makes it super popular, however if coffee quality is ranked against Melbourne coffees in similar small specialist takeaway coffee places it just misses the mark, not bad just slightly down. If you drink milk based coffees then it’s probably similar as the milk camouflages the pure coffee quality. Friendliness is pretty good, not top tier, but they get the job done.
I recently visited Death Before Decaf and tried a mocha, a cold coffee, and a cookie. Unfortunately, the mocha tasted quite bitter, and the cookie wasn’t very good either. Overall, the experience felt overrated, mainly because it’s open 24/7 rather than because of the quality. On top of that, the prices are a bit high for what you get.
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