The price of a cup of tea.

Only£2.50

Cheap. About $6 here but you do get a little teapot usually. A lot of choice these days, too. The v best is our local Vietnamese restaurant where it is free and you get a whole thermos flask full. No milk though.

I love a cup of tea proper tea drinker but it’s getting very expensive for the treat out now isn’t it? You feel like you’re buying the whole box of te a bags!

Do I need to say that on any commercial premises there is more to a cup of tea than teabag, container, milk, water and sugar?

There are rent, rates, wages,heating, insurance, maintenance - and all these will vary with the premises.

The country park café had outdoor seating, no frills. Yes, obviously wages etc are important.
I think the museum café undercharged.

I cannot have tea from a paper cup or sandwiches that have been refrigerated.

Sago

I cannot have tea from a paper cup or sandwiches that have been refrigerated.

I agree, Sago especially about paper cups. Lately we’ve been taking a flask of tea and a homemade cake out with us. I’m neither mean nor poor but I’m fed up with paying so much for a little treat. Especially when we go out a lot.

Sago you can but you choose not to!

I don't drink tea but I pay £2.99 for a lovely cup of coffee and that is the cheapest for miles around. The average in London is over £3.50 and sometimes more and that is only a mug.

Sago

I cannot have tea from a paper cup or sandwiches that have been refrigerated.

Cold sandwiches are totally tasteless.

If I'm out visiting a museum or historic house I'm quite happy to pay for a snack or a meal. These places have overheads and provide employment.

Having worked in several kitchens l really wouldn't be happy with a sandwich that hadn't been in a chiller.

When I was working for M%S they decided that a pot of tea had one tea bag. The theory was that if people had two tea bags they would ask for hot water and make themselves two cups out of one pot. So if they wanted an extra tea bag we had to charge them for two pots.A lot of people actually prefer a strong cup of tea and I really couldn't bring myself to charge them for two pots when all I was doing was putting in an extra tea bag.

I really dislike tea made in the cup with a tea bag but so many households in my family no longer have tea pots. I usually ask for coffee ( instant) instead!
I bought my daughter a one cup teapot for when I visit !

PamelaJ1

Sago

I cannot have tea from a paper cup or sandwiches that have been refrigerated.

Cold sandwiches are totally tasteless.

Whereas warm or tepid sandwiches incubate bacteria nicely.

Cold sandwiches should be stored in a refrigerator at or below 4°C (40°F), ideally between 0°C and 5°C.

I know what Sago means about chilled sarnies but there’s no viable alternative unless you’re lucky enough to be in a cafe where it’s made freshly for you.

Oreo

I know what Sago means about chilled sarnies but there’s no viable alternative unless you’re lucky enough to be in a cafe where it’s made freshly for you.

And the ingredients will have been refrigerated.

Me too Sago, makes me bad tempered, doesn’t taste good and it’s not a good look!

MawsRosie

Oreo

I know what Sago means about chilled sarnies but there’s no viable alternative unless you’re lucky enough to be in a cafe where it’s made freshly for you.

And the ingredients will have been refrigerated.

Yes of course, I would hope so, but the bread wouldn’t be cold.

Our local community hall used to serve coffee for £2. It was filtered then put in a pump action flask for you to serve yourself in the cup they provided from the till. We meet there for the weekly health walk and have coffee afterwards. Now they have let the kitchen to a commercial concern who serve 2 types - instant for £2 or 'barista style' for £3.50. I can't stand instant and frankly I can't afford the more expensive version, which is nothing to write home about anyway, so I stay for the chat with my bottle of water then make a filter coffee at home. I've had to seriously economise this year but my £2 coffee was just about affordable. Hey ho! I'll continue to enjoy the social gathering but sadly not the coffee.

At my allotment there is a cafe on Sundays. 50p for tea, 1.50 for a single cafetière , and 1.50 for a slice of home made cake, run by volunteers, very good value!

The key word there is volunteers!

A few years ago we were at a Christmas fair held in a country park. As we had a young dog we chose to move away from the fair to the cafe. We sat outside and I went to buy two hot chocolates. One with syya milk. And both were the works. It was very nice but the cost was £ 13 something. The place has a reputation for being expencive

A pot of tea is about £4 and a slice of cake £5 .
It's expensive.
I can get fish and chips for £7 as I'm a pensioner.

What I never understand is some cafés charge more for a large cup of tea. Same Teabag , amount of milk just a little more water. I stick to a small cup now.