If you ordered Fresh Orange Juice

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Real situation....in a coffee shop now.

On the fence about this.

Very artisanal place, fresh cakes etc. menu says 'fresh orange juice'

What would you expect to be served?

I'd expect chilled real orange juice from a bottle. But in reality, I suspect it would be from a concentrate carton, usually Asda's cheapest own brand!

Fresh. Made in the store
Not from some cartón. That is deceiving af...

I'd expect freshly squeezed, either squeezed at order or made at least in the last few hours. Not from a bottle (even if good quality standard not UHT/from concentrate type).

I grew up in Scotland and my Mum drummed it into us that calling fizzy drinks “juice” was a social marker. We were not allowed to say it.

Oh my Auntie didn't allow my cousins to say juice either 😄

I grew up in Scotland and my Mum drummed it into us that calling fizzy drinks “juice” was a social marker. We were not allowed to say it

That's ok. You can use 'ginger' instead.

It did have a white frothy ring around the top of it but I'm not sure it was off. I think it just didn't taste nice as it simply was something cheap from a carton.

It could be both. It definitely shouldn't have that ring.

Wouldn't you? I would, especially at that price.

It's hot. If it didn't taste right maybe the oranges were freshly squeezed but maybe they weren't being kept in the fridge. If they were in the juice maker (in the big professional ones they're usually kept at the top of it) they could have gone bad.

No not at £2.80 at a posh cafe !

Defo not something served in a coke glass and ice cubes in it! At the very least Tropicana. Rip off Britain.

I’d expect it to be from an orange with no other crap in it.

"No not at £2.80 at a posh cafe !"

I don't really drink fruit juice, so you're probably right. Just sounded a bit steep!

So it's a wankyterm to please the readers eye.it has no meaning bug to sell. As if they didn't put fresh you'd get yesterday glass from Tommy on table fours bottle?
I expect all drinks to be bloody fresh thanks. And for it to say...orange juice.because it's obviously goingto add to some confusion with the unnecessary word that implies something extra.to then question freshly squeezed?

Wasn’t there a Fawlty Towers episode about this?

Where I’m from

“Orange squash” = just that

“Orange juice”= expect pure orange juice from concentrate.

”Fresh orange juice” = expect not from
concentrate from carton/bottle.

”Freshly squeezed orange juice” = squeezed on site.

For that price I’d expect freshly squeezed orange juice!

I’d be surprised to see a freshly squeezed orange juice on sale for less than £3.50 these days, probably nearer £4.50-£5.

I agree- to expect the oranges to be squeezed prior to serving for £2.80 is silly.
Great juice filled oranges are not cheap, to fill a glass it would take 4- 6 oranges.
Add the cost of running a coffee shop, staff, rates, overheads.

I’ve noticed in some parts of the country (and also on my Dad’s side but not my Mum’s even though they both grew up in the same city) people often say ‘fresh orange’ if they mean juice—either freshly squeezed or from concentrate—as opposed to squash or something like Sunny D.