Red Herring cafe civic (free wi-fi)

ThatUniStudent said :

But yes, I hope the business does well. I can’t imagine uni students will be paying much, but then again we do drink LOTS of coffee.

Obviously, they were neither paying enough nor drinking enough.

Lazy I said :

Can someone explain to me the relevance of the sexual preference of the person serving you that the above review goes out of it’s way to point out?

Should I point out a wait staff’s heterosexuality in my future restaurant reviews for completion?

Yes, of course you should! You mean you havn’t been doing so already?

The woman who owns this business is in one of my classes at uni. Plus she’s a cool chick! But yes, I hope the business does well. I can’t imagine uni students will be paying much, but then again we do drink LOTS of coffee.

LSWCHP said :

Are there really any cheerful smiling lesbians out there?

yes

The Dark said :

Skidbladnir said :

martyo said :

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Or if anything, is it queer (as in strange) that a lesbian smiled.

I known quite a few gay and lesbian folks and this comment made me appreciate something for the very first time. The gay blokes I’ve known over the last 30-odd years, who have been on the spectrum from “in the closet” to “raging queen” have generally seemed reasonably cheerful, or even, dare I say it, gay.

The lesbians on the other hand, and there have been more than a few of them, have with rare exceptions, seemed like turgidly grim, deadly serious tedious bores who couldn’t crack a smile to save their lives.

It’s obviously not just me, because it’s at least me and Skid who’ve observed this.

Are there really any cheerful smiling lesbians out there?

Is the chick in the bow tie hot? And does she have friends?

Lazy I said :

Is there somewhere I can lock up my fixie outside?

No need to lock it up when you’ve wedged it (and yourself) into a wall trying to stop.

gospeedygo said :

Coffee elitism is for wankers but its good that there is a place I can go to be ironic with ease.

True… Well said and i agree. Not to mention, if i am purchasing a product i want the best product available, not the hippest, not the cheapest and most definitely not the queer’est.

Glad to hear that an alternative scene/space is on its way to being developed/formed, though if The Red Herring cafe wishes to continue it must serve its purpose well (which i assume is coffee and food). I myself can’t comment on the coffee, or food… Today.

Skidbladnir said :

martyo said :

…QUEER & ALTERNATIVE CAFE …The Red Herring does things differently: You are greeted by a bow-tied lesbian, who not only takes your order, but does so with a smile.

They sell books of all varieties, its just a bookshop. If they sell primarily or only LGBT books, I’d call it a LGBT\queer bookshop.
Is it the coverage in Fuse that makes it a LGBT\queer bookshop for the purposes of the article?
They sell coffee. Is it a particular kind of coffee that makes it a LGBT\queer cafe?
Is being served by a lesbian, or the woman wearing a bow-tie that was deemed LBGT\queer?
Why is it noteworthy that you are being served by a lesbian?
How is her sexual orientation relvant to the shop, coffee, or quality of service\coffee?
Does nobody else in town hire lesbians?

Or if anything, is it queer (as in strange) that a lesbian smiled.

If its not relvant, don’t use it.

Damn queers, thinking they’re a special breed.

Brilliant.

Coffee elitism is for wankers but its good that there is a place I can go to be ironic with ease.

Hopefully this Cafe picks up as it goes on…And the service was lovely, very friendly and keen. But the coffee was bad, really very bad.
You can see the kind of interior vibe they are going for but it looks a bit put-on, messy rather than eclectic. With all the uni students there it felt a lot like a drop-in centre.
Roasters up on Lonsdale St is a much better option.

Skidbladnir said :

martyo said :

…QUEER & ALTERNATIVE CAFE …The Red Herring does things differently: You are greeted by a bow-tied lesbian, who not only takes your order, but does so with a smile.

They sell books of all varieties, its just a bookshop. If they sell primarily or only LGBT books, I’d call it a LGBT\queer bookshop.
Is it the coverage in Fuse that makes it a LGBT\queer bookshop for the purposes of the article?
They sell coffee. Is it a particular kind of coffee that makes it a LGBT\queer cafe?
Is being served by a lesbian, or the woman wearing a bow-tie that was deemed LBGT\queer?
Why is it noteworthy that you are being served by a lesbian?
How is her sexual orientation relvant to the shop, coffee, or quality of service\coffee?
Does nobody else in town hire lesbians?

Or if anything, is it queer (as in strange) that a lesbian smiled.

If its not relvant, don’t use it.

Damn queers, thinking they’re a special breed.

Look, whether you realise it or not, obvious sexual preference is a big ‘in’ thing these days, that’s just what’s ‘cool’ these days,

oh, and yes, a lesbian smiling is a strange thing if we’re talking about some of the lesbians I’m friends with around the city, seriously though, deal, its just a review and it is relevant as it works positively for the patrons they are looking to attract, e.g hipsters and such