New Favourite Office in Hove?
I think I may have found my new favourite cafe to work in in Hove.
I've had my eye on this one for a while now but I haven't tried it until today. It used to be a travel agents and then was turned into this pretty swish cafe/restaurant.
Firstly they have a great choice of cakes which meant, today, I was unable to resist temptation. This is a vanilla with honeycomb cake.
Be sure to click on the image to view it full screen!
Sadly it didn't live up to it's promise as it was very, very sweet. I left more than half of it and won't be bothering to take it home which is really unusual for me.
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Turns out the internet connection is a bit iffy too. I have to go downstairs to connect and then come back up. That's OK I suppose but it seems my phone won't stay connected so that could be a bit of a deal breaker.
I'm trying to upload the photographs for this post but it keeps disconnecting itself. I've been back downstairs 3 times so far and it's now just disconnected again. Grrrrrrrr!
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I like that there's a nice big table for working on though so will probably give it another go. I'm thinking I might try it out for breakfast and morning working.
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There are a lot of nice little touches like the comfy chairs and the water.
All in all it seems promising. We'll just have to hope that the breakfast is better than the cake!
That looks so cozy and I love the cucumber (?) slices in the water too. I had such high hopes but by the end of your post, I was thinking, "oh well, the coffee looked good at least" :)
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You are spot on with your assessment @lynncoyle1. I started with high hopes and ended up a little disappointed.
I was going to try the breakfast this morning but a friend called so I've not left the house yet.
I'm not sure whether to stay here as I have another call this afternoon or go out somewhere first. Decisions. Decisions! 😁
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hahaha if you linger long enough on steemit @gillianpearce, the decision will be made for you ;)
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You're so right @lynncoyle1. I faffed about so much I never did make it out to work. Just q quick walk this afternoon to fetch my coffee.
Someone else has started using my #workingat tag though so that's motivated me to get out tomorrow so I can use it again myself! 😁
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what's that tag all about?
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😂 It would probably help it I actually announced it wouldn't it @lynncoyle1?
I'll kick myself up the bum and write a post about it, or at least mention it in a post instead of just slipping it in.
I basically started using it to show where I was working when I was our of the house. So I'v shown 5 different cafes with it so far.
Then, yesterday, someone else picked it up and showed the train they were working in.
It just sort of happened one day when I was in a cafe and thought it might be fun to write about where I was working.
This is good to read this morning Lynn as I was already beginning to think that I can't be assed to leave the house. Now I have a reason to get out and write a "workingat" post.
I might go back to Hixon Greens and test the breakfast as I haven't had any yet! 😁
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Oh that's cool. I showed my balcony as my work space the other day, maybe I'll do a beach day as one too :)
haha get out there! I hope the breakfast at Hixon Greens is worth your effort :)
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The breakfast was great @lynncoyle1. I posted a photograph today but I probably won't choose it as a work space again.
How do you work on the beach? We have free public wifi here but I find I just can't see the screen so I'm not able to work there. It's bad enough just trying to see the time on my phone! 😂
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I generally like sweet. Haven't ever had honeycomb cake before.
So, you started off saying it was your new favorite, but as the post when on, new favorite status got a little suspect, then kind of leveled out with the amenities.
So, I've heard of posh, now there's swish. Similar?
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hahaha when I'm first skimmed, I thought it was a typo :)
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I had to look it up, because swish is mostly used to refer to a basketball shot that's nothing but net, or the sound some fabric makes in motion. I suppose it can have other connotations.
However, I think it's cool to be learning other definitions of words within the same language. That doesn't happen a lot among one group of English speakers. I suppose it does to a degree but in some cases it's like inventing an entirely different language rather than assigning new meaning to an old word.
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Yes. @glenbrethsen. I would say they are similar but posh is more often associated with class perhaps. Swish is more generic.
I'd say that was pretty accurate. I'll give the breakfast ago and see how I feel then but the iffy internet was a big minus. 😊
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Wow. I would guess honeycomb cake would be delicious. I have never had it but was certainly have ordered it. Honeycomb is hard to find in the US. We can find Crunchie at some of the specialty stores. My favorite.
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Haven't had a crunchie in a while @coldstem but I used to like them. If the cake was anything to go by I might find them too sweet nowadays!
Thank you for visiting. 😊
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Looks nice but, of course, if it is too sweet - it is too sweet. I like your work environments! maybe on the beach one day? I wonder if you could get a wifi there!?
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There is wifi on the beach @rimicane. The problem there is I find it hard to consider it a work environment and, more importantly, it's pratically impossible to see your screen. I do work with pen and paper there in the summer though. 😊
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It turns out that not only in Aceh people like to do their jobs in cafes.
😀 Thanks, @gillian.
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Cafes are one of my favourite places to work @aneukpineung78. i'm always on the look out for new ones. 😊
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Yes. Coffee, snack, friend, jobs. Aha! Nice combo.
Do you drink coffee, @gillianpearce?
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Hmm. yes I do @aneukpineung78. It's right on the desk next to the cake! 😊
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I mean is it your daily drink like you are a coffee addict, because I am one. Haha.
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Not an addict no, but I have at least two most days @aneukpineung78. 😁
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looks very comfortable with food like this, and looks very relaxed in your office
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It was very comfortable. That's for sure @dayatsiaulia.
Thank you for visiting. 😊
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In SF, WiFi is first requirement of cafes. Then food and decor haha
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It's high on the list here too @steven-patrick, especially for me. At least when I'm intending to work. 😊
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Haha. 101% true.
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