Are there cafeterias in the UK and Australia?

[ChrissyRyan]

Are there cafeterias in the UK and Australia?

Or are they most dining halls at colleges or maybe a monastery, this is, a refectory, and not for the general public?


Chrissy

[Sephirah]

Are there cafeterias in the UK and Australia?

Or are they most dining halls at colleges or maybe a monastery, this is, a refectory, and not for the general public?


Chrissy

Pretty sure dining halls at monasteries in the UK would probably only serve beer.

We have café's, though. Loads of them. Often with the well-heeled sat at a table decrying how horrible life is because they broke a nail, while sipping a £20 coffee.

[ChrissyRyan]

Pretty sure dining halls at monasteries in the UK would probably only serve beer.

We have café's, though. Loads of them. Often with the well-heeled sat at a table decrying how horrible life is because they broke a nail, while sipping a £20 coffee.

That is expensive coffee.

[Stottie Girl]

Pretty sure dining halls at monasteries in the UK would probably only serve beer.

We have café's, though. Loads of them. Often with the well-heeled sat at a table decrying how horrible life is because they broke a nail, while sipping a £20 coffee.

Mead too! The monks had it good!

Yeah, cafe culture is everywhere Chrissy. I frequent many of them. I think Lauren is referring to the Americanised cafe type like Starbucks and the UK version Costa. I never go in those ones s their prices are eye-watering. I like the traditional cafes where it's all home cooked food and cakes, and they serve afternoon tea and big full english breakfasts. You can chat on to the staff and if you go regularly you'll know them by name. They are literally everywhere in the UK. We can never be too far from a good cuppa!

[Sephirah]

Give me a greasy spoon with a fried egg butty and I'm yours.

[ChrissyRyan]

I envision lots of tea rooms in England for tea time.

[Sephirah]

There are, but be prepared to re-mortgage your home.

You're better off doing it yourself.

[Stottie Girl]

Give me a greasy spoon with a fried egg butty and I'm yours.

Oh hell yeah. Bacon and black pudding for me. Meet you there.

Remember truckers cafe's? They were allways the place to stop on a road trip. Huge mugs of tea, enourmous full english and cheap as chips. Sadly they've disapeared now, replaced by corporate service stations or burger vans.

[Stottie Girl]

There are, but be prepared to re-mortgage your home.

You're better off doing it yourself.

Nah, that's the yorkshire in you Lauren 😉 They're not that dear.

Eveyone likes a treat now and then. Spoil yourself.

[Sephirah]

Nah, that's the yorkshire in you Lauren 😉 They're not that dear.

Eveyone likes a treat now and then. Spoil yourself.

Yeah everyone knows us Yorkshire folk are as... well, to quote the expression, "As tight as a camel's backside in a sandstorm."

To be fair... I don't like tea. I am somewhat of a British heretic. And they look at you all weird, like you just slapped their grandma, if you ask for coffee.

[ChrissyRyan]

Of course a cafeteria is different than a cafe, coffeehouse, or a diner.

Envision getting in line with a food tray and selecting what you want to eat from the various food stations you pass by. 

[Sephirah]

Of course a cafeteria is different than a cafe, coffeehouse, or a diner.

Envision getting in line with a food tray and selecting what you want to eat from the various food stations you pass by. 

We call that a carvery. Although it's more often a dinner plate than a plastic food tray.

[Stottie Girl]

Yeah everyone knows us Yorkshire folk are as... well, to quote the expression, "As tight as a camel's backside in a sandstorm."

To be fair... I don't like tea. I am somewhat of a British heretic. And they look at you all weird, like you just slapped their grandma, if you ask for coffee.

I would keep that quiet Lauren. They'll revoke your passport and deport you!

@ChrissyRyan , a cafeteria by your definition is more like what you would see at work, school or in a university or a service station, also known as a refectory

[Sephirah]

@ChrissyRyan , a cafeteria by your definition is more like what you would see at work, school or in a university or a service station, also known as a refectory

Also known as "Here's a tenner, feed a thousand people."

[Lori Dee ✅]

Here, we call buffets "Slop Troughs".

That doesn't mean the food is bad. We have some very good ones. That is just how it looks when you have a hundred people filling their plates at the same time.

🤣

[ChrissyRyan]

Here, we call buffets "Slop Troughs".

That doesn't mean the food is bad. We have some very good ones. That is just how it looks when you have a hundred people filling their plates at the same time.

🤣

Mess hall? 

[Sephirah]

Mess hall? 

That's kind of a navy term. Mess Deck. In basic training we called the cafeteria "Trafalgar Galley", or "Traf Galley" for short. This was quickly corrupted to "Trash Alley." Go figure.

[Tig58072]

Of course a cafeteria is different than a cafe, coffeehouse, or a diner.

Envision getting in line with a food tray and selecting what you want to eat from the various food stations you pass by. 

Oh. You mean a buffet?

[Lori Dee ✅]

That's kind of a navy term. Mess Deck. In basic training we called the cafeteria "Trafalgar Galley", or "Traf Galley" for short. This was quickly corrupted to "Trash Alley." Go figure.

In the Army, they are Mess Halls. We would imitate a British accent and call them Mess 'Alls.

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[big kim]

Oh hell yeah. Bacon and black pudding for me. Meet you there.

Remember truckers cafe's? They were allways the place to stop on a road trip. Huge mugs of tea, enourmous full english and cheap as chips. Sadly they've disapeared now, replaced by corporate service stations or burger vans.

Still a few truckers cafes  about. I loved visiting when I was riding. Cheerios near Sleaford was a favourite, also Midway Truckstop and Lyns in Whitchurch. Just don't wear anything red and white in the last 2 as its Outlaws turf.