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!
#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.
Image source: Nia_444
#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
Image source: agarojewska
#3 Tried To Layer Two “Latte Hearts”, But Got A Doggo Instead
Image source: coffeeart_withjill
#4 Can Hardly Tell Them Apart
Image source: joeheenan
#5 Bad Swan, Good Nessie
Image source: pantenepterodactyl
#6 When Twisted People Try To Do Latte Art
Image source: louizavery
#7 I Asked For A Cute Kitty With My Latte
Image source: Persyah
#8 The Time When My Husband Tried To Recreate Our Dog In A Cup Of Coffee
Image source: RayL11455
#9 When You Want To Draw A Woman’s Face On Coffee And You Remember You Don’t Know How To Draw
Image source: agarojewska
#10 First Time Trying A Swan. I Think I Nailed It
Image source: absolutelysurreal
#11 Not All Lattes Art Turn Out How We Hope
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#12 Failed The Latte Swan Art. I Accidentally Made It Into A Dog Wagging Its Tail Very Quickly
Image source: nightzirch
#13 My Latte “Art”
Image source: JDMVilla
#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
Image source: Tbone3319
#15 I Failed My Latte Art, And It Turned Out Looking Like An Embryo
Image source: cassidilla_
#16 Me As A Barista
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#17 My Attempt At Coffee “Art” Is This Stumpy 3-Legged Lab
Image source: wolfheartdesign
#18 I Tried To Make A Latte Cat
Image source: Naptime23_7
#19 Another Latte Art Fail, But Does Anyone Else See Harry Battling A Dementor?
Image source: americashotmom
#20 Coffee Portrait, But A Bad One
Image source: spfxgirl
#21 A Barista Tried To Do The Lord Of The Rings Art On A Caramel Latte
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#22 Don’t Mean To Brag, But, I Think I Nailed The Whole Latte Art Thing
Image source: ReneV423
#23 Dog Latte Attempt. Not A Very Good One
Image source: Menace_tosociety
#24 I Tried… My First Attempt Was Delicious, Had To Drink Some Before A Picture
Image source: freyfrey96
#25 My Attempted Swan Turned Into The Sorting Hat From Harry Potter
Image source: teapotthead
#26 I Asked My Barista To Give Me The Mona Lisa On My Latte
Image source: MamaRebbe
#27 A Failed Heart Turned Into A Fish
Image source: Znekcihc
#28 This Is Why I Can’t Be A Barista
Image source: basil_wonder
#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
Image source: twowheelsinc
#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
Image source: loveylevi17
#31 When Even Your Coffee Is Surprised By How Ugly Your Latte Art Is. But It’s Delicious. I Swear
Image source: caradepezcafe
#32 An Onion Maybe?
Image source: dimsimprincess
#33 Let’s Call It A Swan?
Image source: CountryCarandConsole
#34 First Attempts At Latte Art, Last Picture Is What I Was Trying To Make
Image source: st0nkb0nk
#35 The Sad Face Even Has A Comb-Over. Good Luck On Today
Image source: joestaten
#36 I Didn’t Think I Could Make A Worse Attempt Than My Last One
Image source: thespazmatazz
#37 Such A Beautiful Art
Image source: kanpai_coffee
#38 Is This The Sun?
Image source: aicepalacio
#39 This Is How My Latte Art Is Going
Image source: CaptainMunie
#40 Here Is My Attempt At A Snail Which Dissolved Into A Blob. And Also, This Coffee Was Cold
Image source: sophie_gould
#41 Mondays. Hope You All Had A Better Start Into The New Week
Image source: zugvogelcoffeeroastery
#42 At Least They Tried
Image source: hymaycreative
#43 Accidentally Failed At Making Hearts On My Latte And Ended Up With A Man With A Mustache Instead
Image source: scienceisthebestart
#44 I Was Trying To Make A Baby Yoda Latte Art
Image source: littleolefee
#45 Depressed Bunny
Image source: AmNotLost
#46 A Local Place Is Advertising This Beetroot Latte Monstrosity
Image source: ssfritz
#47 My Attempt At 3D Latte Foam Art. I Don’t Think I Should’ve Used Chocolate Sauce
Image source: catparent1666
#48 A Failed Feather? A Dinosaur With A Bubble For An Eye?
Image source: coffee.art.fails
#49 I’m Learning Latte Art. I’m Not Good
Image source: IAlwaysFinishMy
#50 My Latte Art Is Improving
Image source: HuttsLP
#51 Coffee Portrait, But A Bad One
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