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The humble cheese toastie has quietly become an £8-plus café fixture. We crunch the numbers on high-street prices, supermarket rivals and the DIY benchmark to find out where the melted cheese still makes financial sense in 2026.
A tenner still buys a full English in 2026, but the plate can look very different depending on whether you’re in a greasy spoon, a chain café or a supermarket caff. Here’s how to audit the breakfast before you commit to the early start.
The supermarket meal deal is still a British lunchtime institution, but in 2026 the maths is tighter than ever. We rank Tesco, Sainsbury's, Co-op, Boots and the rest on price, sandwich quality and chew-per-penny value — and crown the winner for desk lunches and train station emergencies.
Midweek roasts are where the real value is in 2026 — if you know what to order. We ranked the carvery chains, community pubs, gastropubs, and supermarket cafés on price, portion, veg, and gravy rules to find the £12 roasts that actually fill you up.
A midweek takeaway for two can easily hit £20 before delivery. This is the ChewDays £10 challenge: build a proper comfort feast from supermarket deals, own-brand heroes and yellow-sticker finds — with timing tips, mix-and-match menus and a taste-test ranking.