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Went in a cafe of the wrong class today. [sad face]

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TiggyD · 27/10/2016 17:51

There were 2 cafes near each other. I picked the wrong one. I'm lower middle class and the cafe was for middle middle class to about lower upper class. I should have guessed by the little accent they put over the 'e' in the name.

I went in and up to the counter and asked for a sausage roll and a hot chocolate and they didn't give it to me. I was told to go sit at a table. My sausage roll came served on a plate with salad which, and you might not believe this, somebody had drizzled on! I'm guessing it was basil oil or some such frippery, although the cafe with an accent was next to a boating lake the same colour.

I should have gone to the other one where I'm sure I could have just taken the sausage roll in a bag or on a paper plate without being drizzled at. Sad

It's hard being English.

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PuppetInParadize · 27/10/2016 19:33

And here it's been drizzling all day. No need for a cafe, just open the back door. Smile

MaQueen · 27/10/2016 19:33

Hot tub? Oh no, no, no, no...they're akin to white Range Rover Evoques and eyelash extensions.

They're just not done dahrling...

meddie · 27/10/2016 19:32

We have a posh greggs by us. When you ask for a pastie or sausage roll they ask "Do you want dipping sauce"

Dipping sauce is HP brown sauce in a little paper medicine pot sized thing.

Now THATS posh

NotAMammy · 27/10/2016 19:32

vanilla I thought you meant the artisan sandwich artist/caff worker was wearing a flat cap, which was bad enough, but the bread was served in flat caps?!?!

THAT'S JUST DISGUSTING

I think we've all learned to frequent the new Greggs cafes. And since I live in Newcastle I can say that I purchased my arsytisnal bread from a local bakery. Whilst shoving my 2 for a pound yum yums into my gob.

PuppetInParadize · 27/10/2016 19:31

Oh dear, TiggyD, you should have been much more careful.Shock I dread my next visit to London Town in case the same thing happens to me. And I'm not English but Scottish - can you imagine the confusion? My accent, my bank notes, my much lower expectations. Just think Maybe I should stay where I belong and stick with my deep fried Mars bar.

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 27/10/2016 19:27

Eerrr, that was to Fiderer about a million posts ago.

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 27/10/2016 19:27

Weinstein backpulver is what you need. It's very good, no weird aftertaste.

SpeckledyBanana · 27/10/2016 19:27

That was to tits. Got too carried away to address it properly.

kernowgal · 27/10/2016 19:26

I should have done but I was in shock. It was all wrong.

SpeckledyBanana · 27/10/2016 19:26

Oh yes, builders' tea is the only kind. Failing that, instant coffee. Fruit tea is Satan's brew.

VanillaSugarandChipSpice · 27/10/2016 19:25

I'd have sent that back, kernowgal.

Heatherjayne1972 · 27/10/2016 19:25

Um I'm missing something here
Who cares if it's an ' upper class/ middle class cafe
If you got money to pay for the food - you're good enough

VanillaSugarandChipSpice · 27/10/2016 19:22

There's a restaurant called Star Inn (sic) the City that serves its artisanAL bread (cos the worker is the Artisan, who makes ArtisanAL things, no need to thank me) in cloth flat caps.

I prefer my bread on a plate, thanks.

kernowgal · 27/10/2016 19:20

I had lunch in a cafe in Bath at the weekend. All very nice (although their croque monsieur was a cheese and ham toastie, no bechamel in sight) and for afters I had a millionaire's shortbread. Which they had warmed through.

What the Jeff? It was utterly wrong. I like my millionaire's shortbread cold, if not a little chilled, so the chocolate topping (and it must be chocolate, none of your chocolate-flavoured shite) is crisp and snaps when you bite into it.

I was outraged.

Fiderer · 27/10/2016 19:19

2kids - Grin

Yes they fucking well are. Have had many a discussion with fellow expats after the "no self-raising flour here and all substitutes leave an odd tingle on your tongue" conversation.

VanillaSugarandChipSpice · 27/10/2016 19:19

👫🐕🐶

🍻

🎭

legotits · 27/10/2016 19:18

Aye Speckle there is a certain satisfaction of not getting some insipid, potentially healthy, fruit based pish.
Or worse.
An opaque, horlicks coloured polystyrene cup of alleged tea.

I may be too Yorkshire.

PikachuSayBoo · 27/10/2016 19:15

I got charged £5 for a sausage roll and a bit of lettuce in a garden centre cafe the other day. £5!!! I only wanted a sausage roll, wasn't bothered about the salad at all.

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TiggyD · 27/10/2016 19:14

Vanilla - I don't know. They didn't allow me to see them make it. I was sent to a table while they did their special rituals. They did offer soy milk as an alternative.

They also sell special water from Brighton that comes in biodegradable and refillable cartons. As you would expect from Brighton.

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2kids2dogsnosense · 27/10/2016 19:11

Vanilla

That emotion storyboard is a Masterpiece of Theatre.

Thank you.

VanillaSugarandChipSpice · 27/10/2016 19:08

I'd like to add that I went to Audley And today and I had to drink my tea out of a cardboard cup ShockConfused😠😤😲😲😲😱😱😱

That's English Heritage for you. You don't get paper cups at a naice NT house.

VanillaSugarandChipSpice · 27/10/2016 19:06

OP - this is THE question.... was the hot chocolate made with real milk or milk POWDER??????

2kids2dogsnosense · 27/10/2016 19:06

I've been traumatised since being served fish and child

Would have been too! Shock

TooPlain · 27/10/2016 19:05

Hot tubs only feature in the gardens of ex council houses round here.

The problem with middle class cafes is that you can't buy a cake that isn't either vegan, gluten free or both. Fine if that's all you can have but they taste pretty awful if you're used to the real thing.

2kids2dogsnosense · 27/10/2016 19:05

Fiderer

So are German sausage rolls the wurst rolls?

ta-boom tish

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