Mr Pound

[benjaminbutton]

When you are next in there, don't imagine you can pop into the coffee shop for a reasonable priced snack. I went in this afternoon and paid the equivalent of 19.60 pounds for two pieces of carrot cake and two Nescafe. Won't do that again in a hurry.

[alphamike]

Clonk! I just passed out! I think I might really if I got a bill like that. Words fail me, for once, before anyone says anything.

[frugal90]

That is insane pricing

[frugal90]

Insane pricing

[snd1966]

Hope it was a lovely piece of cake!

I am assuming around 440tl a piece with coffee 130tl?
Cappuccino must be now more towards 300tl now, used to be 250tl

[Mollie the cat]

Outrageous!! Same at Uncle Sams, we have been there for months

[benjaminbutton]

Mea culpa, Just realised I had added my new glasses to the bill. . It should have been 14.50 pounds for coffee and cake, Ooooooops.

[alphamike]

Ah well, we all make mistakes. Still a bit steep for Nescafe and cake to me.

I checked my receipt as went into Cortado coffee shop at the very end of Erulku block yesterday to buy coffee beans. We had an Americano 210TL and hot chocolate 250TL, no cake, comes up as £7.79 at todays rate. I never look at cakes, so couldn't have told you price, but my friend tells me they were in the region of 250TL. Thank goodness neither of us has a sweet tooth, especially yesterday when it was my turn to pay.

[tutor4u]

550 Tl = £9.51 in Supreme mkt

[benjaminbutton]

Contacted a daughter who lives near North Norfolk coast, she reckons 22 pounds approx, using filter coffee and other daughter lives between Cambridge and Newmarket and reckons you can add another 2 pound to that, assuming you have any change from filling your car up. Lasangne looks good but a bit too filling for me. alphamike, won't say how much cakes were, I don't want you falling about again.

[alphamike]

550 Tl = £9.51 in Supreme mkt

Quite a hike on UK price, even allowing for price to be steeper due to importing.
I remember a few years ago seeing a bag of cheese stuffed breaded jalapenos, which I love. Went to pick them up and realised they were around £20! I didn't bother. On the good side it made me make my own, which am sure where a lot better, but a bit of a faff.

Contacted a daughter who lives near North Norfolk coast, she reckons 22 pounds approx, using filter coffee and other daughter lives between Cambridge and Newmarket and reckons you can add another 2 pound to that, assuming you have any change from filling your car up. Lasangne looks good but a bit too filling for me. alphamike, won't say how much cakes were, I don't want you falling about again.

Ouch! I am obviously a bit out of touch with coffee prices in UK, didn't think they were as steep as that when I was over about 6/7 months ago, course I didn't have cake.
The coffee beans I bought were 1500TL/£25.42 a kilo which are on the expensive side, but I can't live without my coffee. I did get around 14% discount though as I bought 2 kg, bringing it down to £21.86 a kilo. Had to ask for discount this time, whereas last time I automatically got it.

[frugal90]

I think the average price for two coffees and a single piece of cake would be about £10 tbh. In Scotland anyway! You can get a fine scone for maybe £2 or a bit more !

[frugal90]

Here's a rough guide for 2026, depending on where you go:
Budget end (McDonald's, Greggs)
2 coffees: ~£4.40–£5.00
Slice of cake/traybake: ~£1.50–£2.50
Total: roughly £6–£7.50
Mid-range chains (Costa, Caffè Nero, Pret)
Flat whites at Costa run about £3.35 and Caffè Nero around £3.25 (workingfromcoffeeshops) , so two coffees would be £6.50–£7.
A slice of cake at these chains typically costs £3.50–£4.50.
Total: roughly £10–£12
Premium end (Starbucks, GAIL's)
Starbucks charges around £3.65 for a flat white, and GAIL's reaches £3.80 (workingfromcoffeeshops) , putting two coffees at £7.30–£7.60.
Cake at GAIL's or similar quality spots can be £4.50–£6.
Total: roughly £12–£14
Independent cafés vary widely but tend to fall somewhere between the mid-range chains and premium end — expect to pay around £10–£13 for the same order.
So as a ballpark, £10–£12 is a pretty typical spend for two coffees and a slice of cake at a standard UK café in 2026.

[alphamike]

Thanks Frugal, good to have a bit of a comparison, definitely UK prices here for coffee and cake these days. Will just have to lump it and keep doing without the cake (no great hardship), now a scone and butter, I might be tempted.

[Dalartokat]

Costa Coffee(Kent) Medium Latte is £3.90 at the moment and pastries are £2.60, cakes vary up to £4.50. A Mozzarella Tomato and Pesto Panini is £5.00 except the tomato has now been replaced with a Tomato paste....A large Latte in M&S is £4.10 and a scone is £2.60. M&S have increased the price of their coffees 3 times last year and once, so far, this year...Such a variation in all outlets and quality and quantity matters, things getting smaller.

[benjaminbutton]

Ahaaaa. the infamous shrinkasion. There are a few places here who are starting to practice both. Gloria Jeans for one. I do use them sometimes though because their huge arm chairs and sofas are very comfortable and I make use of their free library .!!

[snd1966]

It would be nice if people gave places and prices here too. It does seen to vary.

[techtrader]

Cappuccino in Sah is 160tl and very nice tbh and if you add a cake it's retail price versus 'coffee shop' price if you get me !!

[Reyntj]

Sah cakes arent that cheap for retail.to be.honest


Look.om the brightside...abstain & lose weight
..

[poppy++1]

Mardo Catalkoy hot all milk Nescafé in mug 180TL
only just gone up

[benjaminbutton]

Sah practicing shrinkasion though. Cups are a lot smaller than they used to be.

[snd1966]

Girne state hospital cafe 50tl nescafe 2 in 1

[Reyntj]

https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c140-DAIL ... -206656-tl

Poverty level 20655 tl per month..that must be based on mr pound cakes..£3500 per month net income the trnc folk have come a long way the economy must be booming..any less and you are in poverty

Wait until the war& oil inputs are accounted for..
How much will a cake in a pound shop be then?!.

[MnM]

Costa Coffee(Kent) Medium Latte is £3.90 at the moment and pastries are £2.60, cakes vary up to £4.50. A Mozzarella Tomato and Pesto Panini is £5.00 except the tomato has now been replaced with a Tomato paste....A large Latte in M&S is £4.10 and a scone is £2.60. M&S have increased the price of their coffees 3 times last year and once, so far, this year...Such a variation in all outlets and quality and quantity matters, things getting smaller.

Do you use the Everup cashback app? If you use Costa regularly you get 9.2%. No good for anyone in TRNC though, sorry.

[Dalartokat]

Costa Coffee(Kent) Medium Latte is £3.90 at the moment and pastries are £2.60, cakes vary up to £4.50. A Mozzarella Tomato and Pesto Panini is £5.00 except the tomato has now been replaced with a Tomato paste....A large Latte in M&S is £4.10 and a scone is £2.60. M&S have increased the price of their coffees 3 times last year and once, so far, this year...Such a variation in all outlets and quality and quantity matters, things getting smaller.

Do you use the Everup cashback app? If you use Costa regularly you get 9.2%. No good for anyone in TRNC though, sorry.

No I haven't, to be honest not heard of it. I do use them regularly a d going tomorrow so will enquire and have a look later. Thanks for that.

[Reyntj]

Bought 1 carrot cake takeaway from gloria jeans in iskele 310 tl yesterday...

[Joker1]

A delicious large mug of hot and strong Flat White coffee at Harley’s Cafe next to Catalkoy Cami is 150Tl. Comes with a free chocolate biscuit. Worth every penny!

[benjaminbutton]

Lucky you, sounds good. Keep off the squishy cakes and you're quids in.

[alphamike]

Bought 1 carrot cake takeaway from gloria jeans in iskele 310 tl yesterday...

Was that a slice or a whole carrot cake? I'd be expecting a whole one for that. Well, if I ate the stuff that is.

A delicious large mug of hot and strong Flat White coffee at Harley’s Cafe next to Catalkoy Cami is 150Tl. Comes with a free chocolate biscuit. Worth every penny!

Excellent, that's a much better price, especially with free biccy thrown in.

Good to know that you got a mug too, I'm fed up of getting these stupid paper cups in the places I've been recently. I do know there are places that give proper cups and mugs, just not in the dashed places I've been visiting.

[Reyntj]

I wont get a coffee unless its in a mug you mostly have to ask in these fancy coffee places..they have mugs hidden and dont want to give you because the staff are lazy and dont want to wash.up...for the price they charge for me its unacceptable

[alphamike]

Thank you for that info Reyntj, I will ask next time.

[benjaminbutton]

Who'd have thunk, a cup/mug of coffee would generate so much interest. Shall I mention how much it cost me to fill up my little 1200cc 11 year old year MitsubishI yesterday??? No perhaps not!! Although the bloke said they increase the price EVERY DAY.

[snd1966]

Tim's cafe small English breakfast, bacon sandwich, tea and cappuccino 800tl

[waddo]

Go next door for cappuccino, the best I have had for a long time at Master Roaster. You only get what you pay for so pay for something good then you have no need to complain or compare!