The Worst Coffee, According to a Tripadvisor Review

Tripadvisor reviews can supposedly make or break a business – and that's why staff in establishments will go above and beyond when they're serving you, ensuring you have a great experience – that's the theory anyway.

 

But sometimes, no matter what you do, there will be customers who don't enjoy what you've served them. 

 

Some businesses will feel disheartened when they receive negative comments, but others will turn the negativity on its head and mock it, seeing the funnier side of the situation.

 

An Italian restaurant in Barrow-in-Furness, an industrial town and port in Cumbria in north-west England, UK left their customers cracking up after doing the latter and poking fun at a negative review they received, and the picture (left) resurfaced in a Reddit thread named Best of British Humor! 

 

Mario House claim to have been criticised by an unnamed female customer, who reportedly said their coffee was the "worst" she'd ever had in her life. 

 

Instead of taking the harsh words to heart, the owners of the restaurant decided to use it as an amusing way to engage with other customers, putting up a sassy sign outside their front door. 

 

An image of the handwritten chalkboard sign was shared on the restaurant's Facebook page. The sign simply reads: "Come in and try the worst coffee one woman on TripAdvisor had in her life". 

 

Many people found the sign hilarious and couldn't help poking fun at the review. 

 

On Reddit, one person wrote: "Cappuccino, with cashew nut milk heated to 62 degrees. 18g of your finest Columbian medium roast beans, freshly fine ground. Milk poured with latte art of Sean Connery's face [...] served with a sprinkle of Lindt 99% dark chocolate”. 

 

Someone else quipped: “One overly-specific weird coffee coming up!". 

 

Speaking about the sign a spokesperson for Mario House said that it was only meant as a "joke" and that they were trying to be "ironic". 

 

They told The Mirror: "It was a joke, I had customers who spoke ugly about the restaurant but still order from our restaurant”. 

 

Yesterday, one game was an absolute borefest! Listless Liverpool failed to provide a boost to their Premier League top-four hopes as they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.

 

Quite aside from the dismal lack of technical quality, there were few runners, little bravery on the ball, an abject failure to win individual battles and countless horrid mistakes in possession in defense. 

 

Plainly put, this was an abject and cowardly performance bereft of belief or confidence, but also one missing any clear tactical plan. Liverpool continue to disappoint.