First, there were man buns. Then, there was freakshakes and burgers being served on shovels. Now, we've hit peak-hipster.
I'm not saying I'm not guilty of the occasional hipster-esque vices. I have vinyl records on my walls and I live suspiciously close to Manchester's Northern Quarter. But this. THIS. Is something else.
Australian writer, Jamilia Rizvi, wanted a coffee. That's it.
This is what she received...
It reads: "Sorry Melbourne but no. No no no no no.
"Hipsterism has gone too far when your coffee comes deconstructed.
"I just waited almost 20 minutes for an actual cup before realising it would not be forthcoming.
"I wanted a coffee. Not a science experiment. I prefer to drink my beverages out of crockery and not beakers.
"Next stage? I'll just get a chopping board with a bunch of actual coffee beans and an upside down hat on it.
"This must stop, dear Melbourne.
"This must stop."
People have been very opinionated in the comments.
For example, Hamish Sloane said: "This is nothing. I went to a cafe and when i ordered my soy bean vanilla mocha half caf 3/4 with a quintuple shot, they bundled me into a car to the airport where they put me on a flight to Ethiopia to harvest my coffee beans, then to the Scottish Highlands for the purest of soy and then to Iceland for fresh glacial water.
"After all this I arrived back at the cafe to await my coffee. it came out to me in the belly of a thorough bred stallion with a blade of sacrifice, and I drank my coffee from the belly of the beast."
Jenn Murphy O'Hearn said: "Glad you didn't order a wine, they would probably bring you a bucket of grapes and ask you to take your shoes off!"
Libby Danish added: "I would flip my shit. But I do think they are a brave sort at this cafe, screwing with people before caffeine."
What do you think? Is deconstructed coffee the way forward? Or is a good old cup of coffee perfect the way it is?
Let us know in the comments below.
Words by Mel Ramsay
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