【Oolong tea is charged】
“Would you like to bring you a cup of hot tea?”
This is a frequently asked question in Japanese restaurants.
If the waiter/waitress asks this question, this tea is free.
This question is often asked after meals, and the type of tea varies from restaurant to restaurant, but green tea, roasted tea, and barley tea are common.
However, looking at the menu table, oolong tea is sold for around 300 to 400 yen. Oolong tea is charged at most restaurants.
If you want to drink tea at a restaurant and are not particular about the type of tea, ask the waiter/waitress if free tea is offered before ordering the oolong tea listed on the menu table.
Asking the waiter/waitress, “Do you have free tea?” may save you a little money.
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【Ūron cha wa yūryōdesu】
`atatakai ocha o o-mochi shimashou ka?’ Kore wa Nihon no inshoku-ten de yoku kika reru shitsumondesu. Ten’in-gawa kara kono shitsumon o sa reta baai, kono ocha wa muryōdesu. Kono shitsumon wa shokugo ni sa reru koto ga ōku, ocha no shurui wa inshoku-ten ni yotte chigaimasu ga, ryokucha, hōjicha, mugicha ga ippan-tekidesu. Shikashi menyū-hyō o miru to, ūron cha wa 300 〜 400-en-teido de hanbai sa rete imasu. Ūron cha wa hotondo no inshoku-ten de yūryōdesu. Moshi resutoran de ocha ga nomitaku natte, ocha no shurui ni tokuni kodawari ga nakereba, menyū-hyō ni kaitearu ūron cha o chūmon suru mae ni, muryō no ocha ga teikyō sa rete iru ka kiite mite kudasai. `Muryō no ocha wa arimasu ka?’ To ten’in ni kiite miruto sukoshi okane no setsuyaku ga dekiru kamo shiremasen.
