Kaktus - Boeblingen

When the Kaktus Café and the Coffee Shop opened in November 2019, it was not yet in the distance to see what hard times we all have. I don't know if the location was able to establish enough, but I hope. The location is best in any case: between Böblingen's upper and lower towns, only opposite the Mühlbach quarter, which is probably renovated, and just a few steps from the Volksbank, Kreissparkasse and the rest of the shopping center, is usually expected to run quite a lot. Not at the moment. The cactus is located on the ground floor of a relatively new building complex on Friedrich-List-Platz. A few years ago there was a bark and a parking lot. Today's building scores through urban simplicity and puristic charm – and so also through the cactus: much illuminated concrete, simple furniture in the colors gray, black, beige, generous areas and sufficient placement at square black tables. Reminds a bit of a very well maintained Mensa. In normal times. At the moment there is of course only coffee to go, but this is very high quality and with best advice. So maybe not for the customer, but for certain coffee aficionados. Little delicacies like croissants and Macarons and sweet treats. At the moment, of course, to take everything. You order a large, inviting wooden counter. The offer of coffee specialities is made on a slate table. During my first curious visit at the beginning of February, I first sneak to advice. In fact, I have not grown so much for all coffee, preparation, countries of origin and taste. When I try to present my preferences, I still serve a wine tasting vocabulary that needs to be easily interpreted with simultaneous translation to Barista. In the cactus, however, it becomes clear: The owner Stavros Kalpaklis is a fan of mild roasts. And gives to remember that a strong coffee, its caffeine content and its actual aroma are still different pairs of shoes. Bitter substances ade. After in-depth advice (yes, there is enough time at the moment – no customer pushes from behind, the time seems to stretch out endlessly) a “Flat White” is suggested to me. Of course I'm completely ignorant. With Flat I have so far associated in most one floor apartment. The fact that a double Ristretto hides behind it rests for the first time. The whole is brewed from today's house coffee, which comes from Peru. Apparently he should have fruity aromas, with chocolate and nuts flavors in the finish (to stay in the wine vocabulary). Certainly, the fruity aromas always remain strange to me. I have no taste pills, of course. But chocolate and nuts are good to taste; For this purpose, the milk that is very easily beaten is really wonderful. A jammer that only the To-Go variant is possible, so much stillos in the carton cup. Since I have always agreed to go through the area with coffee cups, because the Volksbank has built a bank a few steps away. Although it rained shortly before, you can sit here and enjoy. At first, the amount seems to be scary to me, but then the dosed caffeine content proves to be right to be flushed with enough swing. 3.60 Euro is the fun. Next time, I like to try another dosage form, maybe another bean. And at some point the café can be opened again. I look forward to it!

When the Kaktus Café and the coffee shop opened in November 2019, it was not yet in the distance to see what hard times we all have to face. I don't know if the location was able to establish itself enough before the first lockdown, but hope so. The location is in any case best: situated between Böblingen's upper and lower towns, just vis-a-vis the Mühlbachviertel, which is probably about to be refurbished, and just a few steps from Volksbank, Kreissparkasse and the rest of the shopping center, is usually quite likely to be a lot of running. At the moment, however, not. The cactus is located on the ground floor of a relatively new building complex on Friedrich-List-Platz. Only a few years ago there was a bark and a parking lot. The present building scores through urban simplicity and puristic charm – and so also the cactus: much exposed concrete, simple furnishings in the colors gray, black, beige, generous areas and sufficient seating at square black tables. Reminds a bit of a very well-maintained Mensa. In normal times. At the moment, of course, there are only coffee to go, but this is very high quality and with best advice. So maybe not for the customer, but rather for designated coffee aficionados. Small delicacies such as croissants and Macarons and sweet treats. Right now, of course, everything to take. You order a large, inviting wooden counter. The offer of coffee specialities is made on a slate table. During my first curious visit at the beginning of February I first taste and look for advice. In fact, I have not grown so much for all coffee, preparation, countries of origin and tastes. If I try to interpret my preferences, I still serve a wine tasting vocabulary that has to be easily interpreted in simultaneous translation to Barista. In the cactus, however, one gets clear: the owner Stavros Kalpaklis is a fan of mild roasting. And gives to remember that a strong coffee, its caffeine content and its actual aroma are still different pairs of shoes. Bitter substances ade. After in-depth advice (yes, there is enough time at the moment – no customer pushes from behind, the time seems to expand endlessly) a “Flat White” is suggested to me. Of course I'm completely ignorant. With Flat I have so far associated a floor apartment at most. The fact that a double Ristretto hides behind it rests for the first time. The whole thing is brewed from the present house coffee that comes from Peru. Apparently, he should have fruity aromas, with chocolate and nut flavors in the finish (to stay at the wine vocabulary). Admittedly, the fruity aromas will probably always remain strange to me. I obviously don't have taste pills. But chocolate and nuts are great to taste; To this end, the milk, which is very slightly beaten up, is really wonderful. A jammer that only the To-Go variant is possible, so very stillos in the cardboard cup. Since I have always abhorred to walk through the area with coffee mugs, the fact is that the Volksbank has set up a bench a few steps away. Although it rained shortly before, you can sit here and enjoy. First, the amount seems a bit too scary to me, but then the dosed caffeine content proves to be just right to be flushed with enough swing. 3.60 Euro is the fun. Next time, I like to try another dosage form, maybe another bean. And at some point, the café will be able to be reopened. I am looking forward to it!