Nov Elite Event: Yelpers Get French Pressed!

I was here for a recent Unilocal Elite Event, see my review here:

I must admit thatI’m not the biggest coffee fan (but do go for the odd Mocha), however, Iain and David had me drinking coffee by the end of the night — granted it wasn’t black, but there was only a wee bit of milk in it! :P
It was really interesting to learn about the various types of coffee, how milk can negatively effect coffee and why you should ask for a refund if your coffee isn’t perfect!
It’s really awesome to find a person so passionate about what they do and you can taste it in the coffee — it’s a special blend of tastiness, passion and chit chat, all in the one cup!
If you’re new to coffee or a total coffee know it all — call in to see the lads. They’ll serve up amazing coffee, tasty treats and a good giggle too!
If you’re unsure of the Cafetere coffee, don’t be — ask the lads to make you up a pot of coffee — believe you me, you won’t be disappointed.
While I’ll not be referring to myself as a coffee guru any time soon, woe betide any coffee shop who tries to serve me below average coffee! :P
Thanks to Gran Caffe and @DublinYelp for a great evening and to all the other Unilocalers who made the evening such a giggle!

Probabily the best Unilocal event I’ve been at to date. I found the whole thing fascinating and really enjoyed getting the chance to use some of the equipment in the Gran Caffe.
The two hosts, Iain and David, were not only very knowledgeable on the subject of coffee, but also put on a really entertaining show. I had no idea what to expect but somehow the marriage of innuendo and coffee making really worked.
Of course between the laughs it was serious business. We were shown the various coffee beans, their grinds and were instructed on how to extract the best flavor while watching the various drinks be prepared. Getting the chance to use the steamer was also pretty cool.
I think my favorite thing was the Irish Coffee although the finger food on offer was delicious.
Thanks to Annie and Unilocal for a great event! It’s a terrific café and I will be back.

I’m a big coffee fan so an invitation to this Gran Caffe Unilocal event was too good to pass up and I wasn’t disappointed!
I learned a lot about coffee and the two boys were great to watch and listen to. They were so fun and informative. Their passion and knowledge for all things coffee related was refreshing and engaging.
The Mocha was delicious and unlike anything I have had before as well as the Irish coffee. I also loved the chocolate biscuit cake and rocky road cake — yum! (Probably ate too much of that ;)
Thanks Annie and the boys for a very entertaining evening. I’ll be back!
Here’s a link to some of my snaps from the evening. They’re grainy as hell, but then again, I was using my 300D so don’t judge me!

I don’t drink coffee as much anymore, but last night was definitely worth it. I learnt a lot, can’t wait to make my hubby nice cafetiere this weekend.
I didn’t have the Irish coffee, but the mocha was simply the best I ever had. And now I know how to make it properly.
The staff was fantastic, very knowledgeable and we don’t have to purchase the best cocoa, and coffee blends are one’s personal taste (like wine). But their own blend was really nice to drink.
The night was hilarious, plenty of humour and very friendly.
Thanks for a great night, and it was my first Unilocal!event. :-)

Delicious coffee… of course I was going to go. And I wasn’t disappointed.
The staff were great; very funny, very knowledgeable and very informative about making a great cup of coffee, Irish coffee, and mocha.
I really enjoyed the evening and thought the presentation was worth the trip.
Thank you Annie for organising this and to the two guys who gave us the great presentation.

Gran Caffe, what a gem of a café.
What a great event it was too. Iain and David are these two baristas who not only know their coffee, but are fabulously entertaining to boot. The innuendo bandied about did not go un-​noticed and was hilarious :)
All the coffee at the event was made using a cafetiere, something I have to admit I was a bit dubious about. I was never a fan of pressed coffee. But I am now a convert. The first sample was an Irish coffee, then there was a mocha and finally just black coffee. The highlight for me was the mocha, not what I was expecting but I was very pleasantly surprised.
I will be recommending Gran Caffe and will definitely be making return visits myself when I am in the area.
Also it was good to meet everyone too. The people I’ve met before and the people I’ve not. It’s always great to meet people whose picture and reviews you see regularly on the Unilocal website.
Well done to Annie for setting up the November Elite event here, I enjoyed it immensely. And I love my stylish new sunnies 8P

Came late :(so we missed out on 2 coffees :(BUT the one that we got was delicious and I NEVER drink coffee. It was described that we would be able to taste the cinnamon and chocolate and you really could… maybe that was why I liked it!
The staff are really fun, funny and entertaining. I feel like you could ask them for any type of coffee or warm drink with anything added and they would know how to make it and how to make it better.
The two deserts that we got to try were delicious – especially the chocolate brownie-​like-​thing with biscuits (?) in it!
Can’t wait to go back with my GrabOne coupon!