Over the weekend when staying near Cheltenham we went out for a drink at a country pub which we had never visited previously. The pub was nothing special as you were sitting outside. OH had cider and I had a cup of tea. Thatchers Cider cost £4.95 and tea was £2.95. Included in the bill was a £0.50 optional 50p service charge! I was lucky to get 1 1/2 cups out of the pot. All I got with the tea was a smidgen of milk and 3 packets of sugar. The 3 packets probably equated to 1 teaspoon. Normally they only give you two packets.
The previous weekend we went to a country pub local to us 14 miles away that we visit often and had Thatchers cider and a cup of coffee. Total came to £5.50 so we are wondering about the huge difference in price as cider was £3.50. Is this the norm now for some pubs to charge a lot extra to make up for losses? Needless to say we will not be visiting the "expensive" pub again.
The previous weekend we went to a country pub local to us 14 miles away that we visit often and had Thatchers cider and a cup of coffee. Total came to £5.50 so we are wondering about the huge difference in price as cider was £3.50. Is this the norm now for some pubs to charge a lot extra to make up for losses? Needless to say we will not be visiting the "expensive" pub again.