Coffee Three Ways

"An Espresso"

• Starbucks: 2 to 3oz espresso shot
• Rome: 1 to 1.5oz espresso shot
• Wellington: 1.5oz espresso shot

"A long espresso"

• Rome: 2.5oz espresso shot
• Wellington: "You mean a long black?  Coming up."  2oz espresso shot with 2oz hot water.
• Starbucks: "A what?"

"A machiatto"

• Rome: 1.5oz of espresso, topped with 1 teaspoon of milk foam.
• Wellington: "A what?"
• Starbucks: Some godawful concoction involving a pint of warm milk and several ounces of flavored sugar, and maybe some coffee.

"A cappuccino"

• Wellington: 2.5oz of espresso topped by 2-3oz of milk foam and a little warm milk.
• Rome: 1.5oz of espresso topped by 2-3 tablespoons of milk foam.
• Starbucks: 2-3oz of espresso topped by 4 oz of warm milk and another 4 oz of foam.

"A latte"

• Starbucks: 2-3oz of espresso topped by a pint of warm milk and foam.
• Rome: a glass of cold milk
• Wellington: "A what?"

"I mean a caffelatte."

• Rome: Same thing they'd give you at Starbucks for a cappuccino, only with half as much milk.
• Wellington: "Still don't get you, mate."

"Oh, I think I want a 'flat white'"

Wellington: "Why didn't you say so, then?  Coming up."

Incidentally, the "flat white", which is an espresso shot topped with around 4oz of steamed milk (pictured at top), seems to be the #1 favored espresso drink in Wellington.  Myself, I mostly had "long blacks".