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The very best baristas know how to make their customers feel special. They go the extra mile, even when they don’t have to. They might genuinely inquire how you’re doing, say a kind word, take extra care when brewing your drink, or add a free treat alongside your cup of joe. Meanwhile, some coffee shop employees like to surprise folks with stellar latte art. However, things don’t always go according to plan..!
Our team here at Bored Panda, which runs almost exclusively on caffeine and bamboo, has curated a list of some of the finest latte art fails from around the globe. Some of these designs are so bad that they’re genuinely good. Others are works-in-progress that are full of soul. It’s a delicious serving of comedy, served alongside some unintentional masterpieces. Go on, take a coffee break, and scroll down for a good dose of humor and goofiness. You deserve it!
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#1
I'm Reaching My 4th Month Working For A Licensed Store And I Still Don't Know How To Pour A Flat White. So I Tried Practicing When The Crowd Level Decreased A Little
I unintentionally made a masterpiece. I present to you a cat’s butt.
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#2
Latte Art Fail. This Is My Favorite One From The Past. When You Wanted To Draw A Boat, But You End Up With ET
#3
Tried To Layer Two "Latte Hearts", But Got A Doggo Instead
#4
Can Hardly Tell Them Apart
#5
Bad Swan, Good Nessie
#6
When Twisted People Try To Do Latte Art
#7
I Asked For A Cute Kitty With My Latte
#8
The Time When My Husband Tried To Recreate Our Dog In A Cup Of Coffee
#9
When You Want To Draw A Woman’s Face On Coffee And You Remember You Don’t Know How To Draw
#10
First Time Trying A Swan. I Think I Nailed It
#11
Not All Lattes Art Turn Out How We Hope
#12
Failed The Latte Swan Art. I Accidentally Made It Into A Dog Wagging Its Tail Very Quickly
#13
My Latte "Art"
#14
Still Learning Latte Art Technique. I Either Get My Milk Frothy Or Not Micro-Foamed Enough For Regular Pour Art. I Like To Name My Abominations
#15
I Failed My Latte Art, And It Turned Out Looking Like An Embryo
#16
Me As A Barista
Binny Tutera 2 years ago
Hey, at least we can see it's a cat! Celebrate that you're getting there.
#17
My Attempt At Coffee "Art" Is This Stumpy 3-Legged Lab
#18
I Tried To Make A Latte Cat
#19
Another Latte Art Fail, But Does Anyone Else See Harry Battling A Dementor?
#20
Coffee Portrait, But A Bad One
#21
A Barista Tried To Do The Lord Of The Rings Art On A Caramel Latte
#22
Don't Mean To Brag, But, I Think I Nailed The Whole Latte Art Thing
#23
Dog Latte Attempt. Not A Very Good One
#24
I Tried... My First Attempt Was Delicious, Had To Drink Some Before A Picture
#25
My Attempted Swan Turned Into The Sorting Hat From Harry Potter
#26
I Asked My Barista To Give Me The Mona Lisa On My Latte
Eric Williams 2 years ago
That was before makeup and hair styling while practicing the 'smile'.
#27
A Failed Heart Turned Into A Fish
nomnomborkbork 2 years ago
Just don't tell anyone it was ever intended to be a heart. Great fish!
#28
This Is Why I Can’t Be A Barista
#29
When You Ask For A Caramel Latte On Almond Milk And End Up With What Can Only Be Described As A Cross Between An Old Man With A Goatee And A Chicken
#30
I Know This Latte Isn’t Beautiful But It Makes Me Happy. It’s My First Attempt At Doing Any Kind Of Art Thing
#31
When Even Your Coffee Is Surprised By How Ugly Your Latte Art Is. But It's Delicious. I Swear
#33
Let's Call It A Swan?
#34
First Attempts At Latte Art, Last Picture Is What I Was Trying To Make
#35
The Sad Face Even Has A Comb-Over. Good Luck On Today
#36
I Didn't Think I Could Make A Worse Attempt Than My Last One
#37
Such A Beautiful Art
#39
This Is How My Latte Art Is Going
#40
Here Is My Attempt At A Snail Which Dissolved Into A Blob. And Also, This Coffee Was Cold
#41
Mondays. Hope You All Had A Better Start Into The New Week
#43
Accidentally Failed At Making Hearts On My Latte And Ended Up With A Man With A Mustache Instead
#44
I Was Trying To Make A Baby Yoda Latte Art
#45
Depressed Bunny
nomnomborkbork 2 years ago
Cheer up, little bunny. Someday you'll have a body to go with those four long legs.
#46
A Local Place Is Advertising This Beetroot Latte Monstrosity
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
someone didn't know what to do with all the beetroot in their minecraft world.
#47
My Attempt At 3D Latte Foam Art. I Don't Think I Should've Used Chocolate Sauce
#48
A Failed Feather? A Dinosaur With A Bubble For An Eye?
#49
I'm Learning Latte Art. I'm Not Good
#50
My Latte Art Is Improving
#51
What Is This Supposed To Be?
#52
When You Do The Best Pour Of Your Life But Bump It After Setting It Down
Eric Williams 2 years ago
Here's a {{{{{{{{ HUG }}}}}} for you. It would have been spectacular!
#53
I Tried My Hand At Latte Art. All I Got Was A Butt
Eric Williams 2 years ago
I have a really really good caption but...it would be deleted for sure.
#54
Back To Coffee Art Fails
#57
A Rare Day When My Milk Froth Allows Me To Practice My Coffee Art. I’m Calling It A La Point Family's Christmas Tee
#59
Oh My God. Latte Art Fail Of The Day
#61
Latte Art? Latte Fail? What Is It?
Kise Miarse 2 years ago
This reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons when there was an alien in the woods that turned out to be Mr Burns.
#62
At Least It Tasted Great
nomnomborkbork 2 years ago
It's a diver with oxygen tanks on his back, viewed from the boat he just jumped off.
#63
Santa Latte
#64
One Of These Times I Will Get A Good Latte Art
#66
Behold! My Latte Art Creation
Eric Williams 2 years ago (edited)
Good one Andrew. The freckles are adorable. ! I was going to say the Big Bang at 1 quadrillionth of a second.
#69
If You Can't Think Of Anything Nice To Say, Don't Say Anything. I'll Just Say Good Try
#70
Our Newest Barista’s Latte Art Is Coming Along Very Nicely
Eric Williams 2 years ago
Put her on the counter! She will be most sought after for her originality!
#73
When It’s More About The Taste Than The Art
#74
First Time To Pour A Swan
Eric Williams 2 years ago
Chicken sitting on a really big egg doing a double - take in disbelief.
#77
When You Realize You Need A Latte Photo For Your Instagram After Drinking It
#78
My Daughter Asked For A Love Heart. I Accidentally Made A Butt Instead
#79
Sugary Wildberry-Vanilla Latte With Only God Knows What Abstractionism On Top
#80
I Was Trying To Make A Heart
#81
My First-Ever Attempt At Latte Art, It Only Gets Better From Here. It’s A Swan, By The Way
#82
I Watched One YouTube Video About Latte Art, Failed Epically
Eric Williams 2 years ago
Well Oskar, that's a pretty snotty comment. This is a fun thread generally not for pseudo-intellectuals.
#85
My Attempt To Draw A Swan. Forgot It Was Just A Regular Cup Not A Bucket
#86
Coffee Art Fail
#87
Tribal Latte Art Fail
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What do you think ?
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
I could never do anything like this, so I'm impressed even if the heart became a fish or whatever.
María Hermida 2 years ago
Just don't let anybody know what you intended to draw. Each customer can look at whatever image appears in the cup as if it were a Rorschach test.
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
I could never do anything like this, so I'm impressed even if the heart became a fish or whatever.
María Hermida 2 years ago
Just don't let anybody know what you intended to draw. Each customer can look at whatever image appears in the cup as if it were a Rorschach test.
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