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Next year intend to travel to UK. Interested if anybody who has recently travelled there as to generally what is the quality of coffee there and what is the average price in GBP.
well, in general the chains rule the high streets; think starbucks, nero, costa. shoddy coffee, drowned in milk, sugar and syrups.
london has a few great coffee houses, but lacks the cafe vibrance that a city such as melbourne has. times are changing though. interestingly, the chains have started to implement 11oz flat whites!
the cost can also be substantial; between £2-3 per cup, last time . to the uk worker, that is significant portion of the wage (around £6p/hour is minimum, and therefore the wage for hospo workers!)
take advantage of the strong aussie dollar is my advice!
The high end UK coffee scene seems to have been growing, thanks largely to the efforts of Square Mile Coffee Roastery (google it). Square Mile is the roastery run by Annette Moldvaer, who won the 2007 world cup tasting championship and has roasted coffee for the past three world barista champions, and James Hoffmann, who won the 2007 WBC. They are a very talented team, so much so that I know that there are a few Aussies, including me, who have signed up to their monthly coffee subscription! Their blog has a link to a number of places where you can drink their coffee.
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