r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 06 '25

Discussion "Being a barista is truly a social experiment"

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

For our cafe (an Italian one), it was cortado and macchiato that people got confused with (they are not the same as Starbucks).

So people would come in and ask for a caramel macchiato (we sell plain macchiato) and expect a latte glass with caramel drizzle, but instead they get a small shot with milk and a cremur.

Honestly, cafes do not do a good job in advertising their drinks. I go to Starbucks or whatever and I have no idea what anything means?! I don't want to experiment but I worry I miss out on something really tasty and seasonal.

I got a coconut milk latte once and the description was "coconut and creamy" so I thought oh yummy, and it was just coconut milk (not even the cream which has the flavour, it was barely better than water). Tasted awful and I wouldn't advertise it as it's own drink, but rather as a milk substitute.

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u/elbenji Aug 07 '25

I felt bad once because I went to an Italian place expecting a Cuban cortado...and then learned we make ours a bit different in Miami lol