Hot Tea (or hot water) in restaurants - Italy, Switzerland and Prague

I can't remember where I DIDN'T see tea as an option. Even in the the hotels I've stayed at that had breakfast offered tea in addition to coffee. You simply have to ask if you don't see it.

I'm sure you can get tea in all restaurants, tea is a common drink in Europe.

I agree, I saw tea everywhere. Not sure why you didn't see it.

Ali, during the day I drink hot (boiling) water with a slice of lemon, so that's what I order. My Italian must be sufficient, because that is what I get :-) Asking for a cup of tea will not be a problem.

I wouldn't have seen it likely because I wasn't looking for it. Thanks for your responses!

Even though in many parts of Europe tea isn't the normal drink, you can order it anywhere you go. I have never liked the taste of coffee so I often drink tea. Restaurants will have tea, even if it isn't on the menu.

If you go to someone's home, think twice before asking for tea. In Germany, people always offer me a cup of coffee. When I replied, "I prefer tea.", they would go to great lengths to find some - including asking the neighbors or taking a trip to the store. It embarrassed me to put them to so much trouble. Now I just say, "I prefer water", because it won't be hard for them and I'm happy with whatever water they have (fizz, no-fizz, mineral, bottled, tap).

Thank you for your responses...it may have seemed to be a silly question but I really needed to know since my boyfriend's mom drinks probably more tea in one day than I do coffee in one week. :)

Hi Ali, I also like drinking tea, especially in the evenings. I took a small one cup immersion heater on our RS trip last year and was very happy to have it. I brought a plastic insulated cup along but replaced it with something better I found in a sidewalk shop in Switzerland.