Costa Coffee - Waverley

Cranleigh is a nice little place, some interesting shops and caffes. to the costa when man was closed. costa is on average too good. the has good toilets. Apart from that, the outside seats are just a few tables outside, not the feeling as if they belong there. in the inner is bland and uninteresting. sitting near the windows is not particularly pleasant, no warm or real comfort. coffee is in order, but will not be beaten back

The staff are the highlight and the coffee is good. It has a nice community feel about it, which is a bit of a surprise for a chain coffee shop.

The best drink available in a Costa in my opinion is the Cortado however, I chose a piece of cake (Banana Pecan Loaf) with my coffee and it was the end piece which when I tasted it was hard and dry. To be...fair I took it back and they swapped it for a piece from the middle of the loaf but was still very dry. Even the staff said that this particular cake is always a problem and drys out badly.

Okay a Costa Coffee is a Costa Coffee but one usually associates the chain with speedy service ... you could grow coffee faster than the time to pour it here. It was sort of busy (all but three tables full) with six customers waiting so...I guess it was their rush hour.

Usually the quality over costa sockets is quite consistent. However, I had not visited the Cranleigh output for a few years. I ordered my ordinary cortado today to take away because of the pandemic I went back to the car and a...-Spuck it was hotter than an atomic reactor and definitiw did not taste of a cortado at all. I've had the worst cup of coffee for years. time to cross this place from the list