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AIBU?

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to think that £4.50 is a ridiculous price for a scone?

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emsyj · 07/04/2011 16:23

I have just been to a new cafe that has opened on my local high street (small town in the north west, not a big city, not central London - just a bog standard local high street).

There were 4 of us and 3 tried to order carrot cake. The waitress returned a few moments after taking the order to say there was no carrot cake left, all they had was Victoria sponge or scones. So without the benefit of the menu in front of us listing the prices, two of us went for the sponge and one for the scone.

When it came time to pay, the person who had the scone was charged £4.50 for the scone and another £2.45 for a black coffee. I thought it must be a mistake so went to ask if it was right and the cafe owner was quite aggressive in saying that yes, it was £4.50 for the scone because they are 'baked fresh every day with locally-sourced ingredients'. I said I thought that £4.50 was a silly price for a scone, even if it were embellished with gold leaf.

So AIBU? Needless to say, we won't be going there again which is a shame as the cafe is seeking to be family-friendly with buggy parking, lots of high chairs, paper and drawing stuff for the older kids etc and we had high hopes for it being a nice weekly meeting place.

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StealthyKissBeartrayal · 10/04/2011 21:14

ahhh I tend to go for hot choc which is usually a bit more
If I was charged £2.50 for a black coffee, I would think "What a rip off", but would assume it was me being out of touch (which I am) rather than that being excessive.
How much do they charge at stations?

wabbit · 10/04/2011 21:21

Now... I am a sconnoisseur,

tell me?

What was the Scone like?

Was it gooooood??

I have paid a fiver for a glorious scone in Lincoln YEARS ago (it was worth it Grin)

thebestisyettocome · 10/04/2011 21:22

I went past the cafe in question today and from the outside (it was shut at the time) it looked rather nice.

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