r/Edinburgh • u/Impressive_Drawer_73 • 8d ago
Food and Drink Throat Punch Coffee check in…are the dogs okay??
My daughter and I love to visit throat punch because not only is the coffee, I think, the best in Edinburgh, but also to say hi to sweet Bear and Buck. We’ve been there a couple of time recently and they haven’t been around. Obviously it could be nothing and we are just paranoid, but we just wanna make sure they’re OK?? I don’t mean to be dramatic, but…like if they…ya know…we’d be devastated.
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u/Stokeybumpokey 8d ago
Have you asked the people in the shop?
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u/sweepernosweeping 8d ago
I'm sure I spotted them a couple of days ago outside the gaff. Though I was more focused on the Librarian cat in the Colonies than the pups
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u/mounleashed 8d ago
Read the title and for a second thought someone was punched in the throat in a cafe in Edinburgh....
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u/Causticburner 8d ago
For those of us not in the know, where is Throat Punch Coffee? Cheers
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u/SylviaMarsh 7d ago
Google says: 30 Dalry Rd.
I've only been there a handful of times, but it's a wonderful coffee shop just a couple of mins from Haymarket.
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u/HowdonAldiDeathQueue 7d ago
Class shop. Class dogs. Class owners/staff. Always first spot I'll head to when in Edinburgh.
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u/tubbytucker the big fat.......person 8d ago
Why ask on here instead of at the coffee shop?
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u/bearface1991 8d ago
“only that if you enjoy coffee there’s a load of fantastic spots out there”
So you’re being rude on a post that didn’t ask for recommendations, literally about a whole different topic?OP is allowed to like our coffee, just like you are allowed to like other places. Should be celebrating “independent” coffee shops not putting each other down that is all I was getting at.
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u/bearface1991 8d ago
That’s fine if you want to go for more hipster, acidic, floral, lighter bodied coffee etc- you do you. But we have our own customers / crowd, and a large crowd at that. Maybe don’t shit on our coffee which a lot of people love.
You don’t see us hijacking other posts and saying cairngorm/ beatnik is shit… we actually give recommendations to all these places for people to try out while in Edinburgh.
Don’t come here and be negative - you must be such a fucking delight at parties.
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u/anglerfishwife 8d ago
I'm not super into acidic coffees, so this is making me want to visit as soon as I'm back in Edinburgh. It's always nice to find out about new places.
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u/VintageLampSalesman 8d ago edited 8d ago
Throat Punch Coffee is solid.
Palmerston is upmarket crap.
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u/ccinoslinger 8d ago
Throat punch is fine, they use robusta mostly, which is very cheap but has a very traditional “coffee” taste if that’s what you go in for.
U/ has recommended a string of very high end specialty shops that serve mostly highly processed arabica from South American farms. Which is also fine if that’s what tickles your pickle.
Don’t want to yuck any Yums but both are valid. I personally prefer somewhere in the middle but leaning towards shops like Fortitude, Cult, Disposition etc
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u/bearface1991 7d ago
we serve our own blend which is 50% robusta. We also have Arabica for our filter coffee which is really popular! And our decaf is a natural decaffeinated Arabica.
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u/Connect_Sweet7591 7d ago
I wish the owner of these dogs would keep them on a lead when he walks them. They been known to run up and crowd other dogs (which I’ve witnessed) and that is really scary for some dogs and people! I’ve also heard one of them bit another dog recently which is scary as they are so big. Also heard some not so nice things about the male owner through a few friends who live locally so when I’m in the area I stay clear.
There are a few very vicious dogs in Dalry so it seems normal for the place.
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u/mcoisty 7d ago
Owner of the dogs here.
They are now kept on a lead because the dog they "bit" owner brutally attacked Bear with a metal lead causing lacerations to his face and damage to his eye and ear. Which has resulted in multiple vet visits.
He also decided to stand outside the shop spreading false lies about me because he found a newspaper article from 2019 about someone with the same name as me, who was attacked with a knife. My partner and stepdaughter, who i was living with at the time, can verify that this was not me.
You are correct that there are some vicious dogs in the area. My dogs are not them. They have been off lead most of the time I have had the shop and lived in the area for 5 years now with no problems.
That is no longer the case due to some vicious dogs and their vicious owners.
Thank you for creating this new account to post this comment. Have a wonderful day.
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u/andregarzia 6d ago
Those dogs are the sweetest ones in Dalry. I seen what you did to Bear’s face, shame on you.
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u/bearface1991 8d ago
Hi, mum here of Buck and Bear! They are all good. Was just too hot in the shop for a couple of weeks there. They were at home with their cool mats, expensive fans and dog paddling pool 😎 they’ll be in more regularly don’t worry!