Daily Coffees and cafes

I used to love having a coffee out.
It's a prime opportunity for people watching.

A flask in the car is always on the agenda, along with cake and biscuits . Having said that we have coffee stops on many outings. Have done for over 30 years as health issues mean I need to sit down frequently. Mr C likes his coffee, I prefer tea, it extends the distance I can walk and our time out. We also enjoy it, just watching the world go by and chatting. As costs increase the number of times per week have been and will be reduced.

I’m not sure why having a coffee in a cafe makes one a food snob. What an odd comment.

We have coffee out quite often, at least twice a week. Part of the pleasure is having something made for you, part is to enjoy people-watching, part is that we became friends with the proprietors, part is that it’s a central meeting place for friends. It’s not just about coffee.

I do a mix of both. Enjoy meeting friends for a coffee but regularly take my own flask and sandwiches when my day is less organised.

Just shows, we pay for what we want.

So many on GN seem to enjoy a coffee out several days a week. I prefer to go home and have one.

But then, I pay quite a bit for a good quality loaf from our artisan baker, whereas others are happy to buy a cheap supermarket one.

Horses for courses.

Those community groups sound brilliant BlueBelle something a little different.

Whoops pressed to soon I meet different friends at least twice a month for a coffee and snack but not in American expensive places just local cafes

Our local community theatre is doing a free coffee biscuits and sing along one morning a week and the local cinema is doing a film coffee and biscuits one morning a week for £4.90 and it’s an up to the minute film not old stuff
I think these community projects are really really helpful

I cant remember the last time I bought a coffee "out". It must be more than 10 years. I was shocked when my nephew recently told me a coffee in Starbucks or Costa could be £5. But then I am not a food snob or a coffee afficionado.

I enjoy the people watching opportunities in coffee shops as much as the coffee. It's such a treat it is worth the money to me. Like henetha though I also enjoy taking a flask out. I make my own coffee in my moka machine and I'm sure it's as good as cafe coffee (or at least that's what I tell myself).

I buy a coffee out some weeks - usually on a day out for a walk or to explore local history. It's possible to buy a decent coffee or tea in all sorts of establishments now - pubs gardens, museums stations and almost every small town has at least one coffee shop. I agree when buying a coffee out - its more buying the chance to sit down, meetup, rest and either chat or think. We missed proper lattes so much during the early part of lockdown we even walked to a nearby service station-the only establishments allowed to sell take away beverages at the time- to buy the biggest size each.

I only go to a coffee shop to meet up with friends which isn’t often.

My husband and I very often go out for coffee and cake. He recently retired and we look on it as a treat. We really enjoy it.

It is expensive these days. I go to them if I'm meeting a friend or one of my grandchildren, as I did last week.
I must admit that I'm a cheapskate and if I go out for a day in my car I always take a flask of coffee/chocolate with me!
And sandwiches or something. No good for coffee snobs

It’s not so much the coffee as the chance for meet ups that I missed during Covid so I was delighted to get the chance again but OH! those prices!