Old Man Rock, Queenstown, NZ

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Latte. Not bad, a touch burnt for the afternoon. And no particularly outstanding flavours. Best aspect was the shooting star design upon the froth, achieved via the milk-before-coffee method as it is untechnically known. Service: apalling (among many incidents within the time it takes to drink a cawfee, the owner stood on customers tables). Best aspect is the outside tables which offer the afternoon sunshine.

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