It's not always a different price to take out. Costa and Starbucks are the same for in and out, Nero's has a in/out charge.

Costa has no extra charge for soya, Nero and Starbucks do (and it really bloody winds me up!!)

I tend to ask for a papercup even when I drink in as I like to be able to just up and go and take the thing with me, but that's just me.

Filter coffee is more unusual in these shops as it tends to be an Americano as you said but Starbucks do a filter kind of thing and call it 'drip'.

We don't have any of that 'non fat no foam' thing going on - it's skinny or not, or soya!

You will often get cream if you are in restaurant or in a non-chainy foody pub.

Am thinking I spend far too much time in these places!

Georgia is a barista - we must ask her!!