A large full english with a coffee was £15.85 in Liverpool last week. In most of the pubs I use, a pint of decent beer hovers around the £4 mark.
My last London beers were £6.40 Morpeth Arms (Pimlico), £6.15 Mitre (Greenwich) & £4.90 at the Euston Tap.
Someone on Twitter was complaining about paying £6.50 for a slice of Victoria sponge cake & £3.20 for a cup of tea at the ROH....
https://x.com/amwilson_opera/status/1783869515601707336https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/30/the-5-coffee-is-coming-but-should-we-swallow-itTime for a thermos & a tupperware box of sandwiches.