What Baristas Really Think About Your Coffee Order

The Editors, 28.01.2026

Which coffee orders make baristas groan—and which ones earn their smile? Is it true cappuccino belongs only at breakfast? Falstaff has the answers.

Anyone who’s ever worked a café counter knows the orders that make you inwardly groan. For Katharina Brun, co‑founder of Gota Coffee in Vienna, it’s “coffee drowned in so many extras you can barely taste the bean.” No judgment here—tastes differ—but for her, coffee itself should always remain the star.

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What Baristas Really Think About Your Coffee Order