Daily Coffees and cafes

But then I am not a food snob or a coffee afficionado

In their intro OP refers to themself as a "coffee snob". No disrespect to coffee afficionados. People are entitled to spend their money and their time as they wish. I was simply making the point that I have no special interest in what I eat or drink. So I do not study the finer points of coffee or cakes. However I do consider that many of the popular chains serve drinks which are grossly overpriced.

So much more to coffee out than just a drink. Sometimes, I’ll get one just to have time to work out if something’s a good buy (using the Martin Lewis rule) before I decide, or simply to extend time out of the house if I’m on my own. When DH was ill, I introduced him to coffee out - and told him ‘it’s the grey pound that keeps some of these places open’. He had to agree.

I know I am in a minority but I find the smell of coffee makes me nauseous. I can't stand the way coffee shops allow this awful stench to spread out into the street so have to rush past them.

In my opinion coffee drinking should only be done by consenting adults in private.

My daily coffee goes with my daily walk, can't have one without
the other. Coffee is about 1.60€ here but its not bucket size.

Don’t forget the free hot drink and a cake for two for your birthday gift from Dobbie’s, V3ra!

If you have a Dobbies garden centre nearby then their loyalty card is a good investment.
It's £12 a year and you get two free hot drinks a month.
You also get other benefits as well but it's the drinks that sold it for me ☕

I wonder if they'll get the roasting that Asda have had?

Waitrose are reintroducing free drinks for myWaitrose customers from November 7th.
T&C apply!

A cat cafe has recently opened in Solihull near to where I live. Being a cat lover, although I haven't got one now, its sheer pleasure to visit and have a snack with a lovely drink. There are 10 cats of all sorts under a year old and its so good to watch their playful games or snoozing awayin their beds oblivious of everyone around them. I feel comfortable going on my own too as its such a friendly environment so I have found the perfect coffee stop.

MissAdventure

I think I'm worth £2.50.
I can make coffee at home, but I can't get a crowd milling around my flat, so I can watch them and ponder about their lives.

If you tell us what time you're putting the coffee pot on we'll be over..Gransnet rent-a-crowd .

We go out for coffee most days of the week. Our lovely Italian chap has just dropped his price to £1.90 for a cappuccino. If we are out for a cycle ride then coffee and cake stop is a must. I read today that Waitrose is bringing back it’s free coffee next month so that will be a bonus

I enjoy a meet up with my friend in one of the local garden centres. We are not coffee drinkers, although I love the smell of fresh coffee , so it's usually tea and a nice scone, with butter and jam, delicious. Sometimes, when its colder, we have hot chocolate and cake!
Also a nice place to browse for plants, C*******s gifts etc.

I have tea if the coffees too expensive.
No cake.

I meet different sets of friends for coffee about 3 times a month. I uses to have a coffee out sometimes if I was food shopping but I am trying to be more careful now and saving the pennies.

I think I'm worth £2.50.
I can make coffee at home, but I can't get a crowd milling around my flat, so I can watch them and ponder about their lives.

A few ex colleagues and I occasionally meet in the M&S or John Lewis cafe, but other than that I don’t buy coffees. However I live a short bus ride from the town centre so never feel the need - I’ll have one when I get home.

I did not long ago take a very elderly neighbour shopping, and we had a coffee and cake in Maison Paul, because to her that was a treat part of her little outing. But I wouldn’t have bothered on my own.

I don’t like Starbucks because of the queues and the faffing, and will never, ever go to a Costa again, because a foreign boyfriend of a dd who was visiting, was once treated absolutely appallingly by them.

Not snobby, one way or other. We can home cook better, cheaper.

The local garden centres seem to be very popular places to meet for coffee too

I meet friends for coffee occasionally, every two or three weeks or so but it often extends into lunch too.
We do have coffee shops in town (more than shops), a couple of the chains but vintage tea shops seem to be becoming more popular now.

We have coffee out maybe three or four days a week, preferably in a locally owned cafe. As others have said, it's not just about coffee but meeting people, people watching, a break from doing other things, sitting in the sunshine doing the crossword together sometimes. We also make coffee at home in our reusable mugs some days and take them with something to eat when we go for a long walk. Nothing snobby about having coffee out, some people have better coffee at home than I have had in some coffee bars but we can't really pop round to do the crossword for an hour in someone's house.

I don't drink coffee and cake is bad for me( but I like it.)
I have currently only one friend that I meet up with. We both drink tea and avoid the cakes.

There is a lovely wee coffee shop across the marina from our house. On days when I manage to walk all the way across the bridge on my own I reward myself with coffee and a biscuit or cake. If it’s fine I sit at an outside table and look at the boats. It’s been quite a while since I last visited. It’s an indulgence but it lifts my spirits and I’m supporting a small independent business.

The cafe in the park here is a great meeting place for people looking after small children. When I'm out with GD in pushchair for her afternoon 'airing' I sometimes stop for a coffee and a chat with some of the regulars. £2.50 a go so doesn't break the bank once a fortnight or so.

My main problem is that essentially I do not like coffee or tea and only drink them when I or someone I trust makes it to my limited preference.

Come to that, I do not have a sweet tooth, so cake holds little appeal.