See You Soon Cafe - Chiang Mai: Wonderful presentation / rubbish food and drink

I had to go to immigration this morning. It is one of the few times in my life that I wake up before the sun rises. I hate waking up early and when I know something important is happening the next day I always sleep poorly anyway. The only thing I was looking forward to is that I knew I was gonna splurge on this fancy-ish-looking place that I have been eyeing up for a few months.

First of all, the place is very welcoming, in a great location, and has incredibly attention to detail as far as interior design is concerned.

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I don't know if that seems fancy to you but based on the majority of the places I go to, it's pretty spiffy. The staff approach you immediately and are super-friendly and welcoming.

Unfortunately, that is where the good ends.

I'm not a coffee snob and I dont' really get into what beans someone uses or type of machine etc. I would only be guessing or following a website if i tried to pretend that I know what I'm talking about but I do know when a coffee tastes....well....just wrong.

The presentation is great, the milk to foam to espresso ratio was correct but then the actual coffee just tasted, i think burned. Is that even possible? Like I said I am not a coffee snob so I don't know what the actual term is but it honestly tasted overcooked, if that is even a thing with cafe.

Next came the eggs benedict, which i absolutely love (in theory). They, once again, get high marks for presentation but that is where it ends. One thing that basically defines a good eggs benedict is whether or not the eggs are poached properly and while I am not a chef I do know that when the eggs have the consistency of the boiled eggs I make at home and barely pay attention to the pot, they have not been done correctly.

There was no runny yolks at all. They cooked the bejesus out of these eggs and then covered them with hollandaise sauce that tasted sweet and weird. Plus the english muffins that are advertised to be on the bottom (as it should be) were not English muffins, they were circular pieces of toast which once again, were cooked all to hell.

I don't like to judge a place based on just one item that is on their enormous menu but the Eggs Benedict are advertised as a "house specialty" on the sign out front and is the entire reason why I decided to go to this place. At over $10 for a coffee and 1 plate of food I consider this establishment to be rather pricey for the area.

I will not return to this place and cannot recommend that anyone else go there either. It's a pity because the staff were so friendly but this is the most expensive breakfast I have ever had in Chiang Mai and it is also one of the worst.

location so you know where to not go

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