Starbucks English Breakfast Tea
Full-bodied black tea with rich, malty undertones.
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Prices from Starbucks UK delivery partners. In store prices are usually lower and vary by location.
About the English Breakfast Tea
Starbucks English Breakfast Tea costs £3.55 for a Tall and carries 5 calories in a Grande, which makes it one of the cheapest and lightest things on the Starbucks UK menu. It is a full bodied black tea blend with a malty finish, served as a bag and hot water with milk available at the counter.
The blend is built to take milk, which is what separates a breakfast tea from a lighter black tea. Malt and a slight astringency come through first, and both need dairy to round them off; drunk black it can read thin next to a strong builder's tea. Steep time does more to the cup than anything else Starbucks controls. Three minutes gives a balanced brew, five gives a tannic one, and a bag left in for the whole cup will end up bitter.
Calories are 5 in a Short, Tall and Grande, and 10 in a Venti because a second bag goes in. There is no sugar and no carbohydrate at all. Milk changes that: a splash of semi skimmed adds roughly 10 calories, and the sachets of sugar at the condiment bar add about 20 each. Prices are £3.55 for a Tall, £3.95 for a Grande and £4.30 for a Venti.
One figure on this page needs explaining. Starbucks UK publishes the caffeine in a Grande as 1.2mg, and a brewed cup of black tea normally delivers something closer to 40mg. That published number does not describe the cup you are handed, so it is reported here as what Starbucks lists rather than treated as the real answer. Anyone counting caffeine carefully should work on the assumption that a black tea is a meaningful part of a day's intake. The Earl Grey is the bergamot version at the same price, and the Mint Herbal Blend has no caffeine in it at all.
Starbucks English Breakfast Tea Nutrition
By Cup Size
| Size | Price | Calories | Caffeine | Sugar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Not sold online | 5 | 1.2mg | 0g |
| Tall | £3.55 | 5 | 1.2mg | 0g |
| Grande | £3.95 | 5 | 1.2mg | 0g |
| Venti | £4.30 | 10 | 2.4mg | 0.1g |
Prices from Starbucks UK delivery partners. In store prices are usually lower and vary by location. Short is sold in store only, so no price is shown. Values approximate. Updated 05 July 2026.
How to Make a English Breakfast Tea at Home
Boiling water, three minutes, bag out. Black tea is the one brew where the timer matters more than the leaf.
Ingredients
Tea
To finish
Method
0 of 4 stepsTips
- Never squeeze the bag. A squeeze pushes out the bitter tannins that the timing was there to avoid.
- Loose leaf in an infuser beats a bag if the leaf has room to move. Cramped leaves brew unevenly.
- Tea reheated in a microwave turns bitter. Make a fresh cup.
Variations
- Earl Grey is the same black base with bergamot oil added.
- A London Fog is Earl Grey with steamed milk and vanilla syrup, which most UK stores will make.
- Iced, brewed double strength and poured over ice so the melt does not thin it.
Milk in after brewing, no sugar until you have tasted it. Good black tea usually needs less than people expect.
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Find English Breakfast Tea Near You
1,378 Starbucks stores across the UK, with opening times for every day of the week.
Starbucks near youEnglish Breakfast Tea Questions
How much is a tea at Starbucks UK?
English Breakfast is £3.55 for a Tall, £3.95 for a Grande and £4.30 for a Venti. Earl Grey, Mint and Emperor's Clouds and Mist are all priced the same.
How many calories are in Starbucks English Breakfast Tea?
5 calories in a Short, Tall or Grande, and 10 in a Venti where a second bag goes in. Milk adds roughly 10 more and each sugar sachet about 20.
How much caffeine is in Starbucks English Breakfast Tea?
Starbucks UK publishes 1.2mg for a Grande. A brewed cup of black tea normally delivers something in the region of 40mg, so that published figure does not match the cup in your hand. Treat black tea as a real source of caffeine rather than relying on the listed number.
Does Starbucks add milk to tea automatically?
No. Tea is served as the bag and hot water, and milk is added at the condiment bar or on request. Steamed rather than cold costs nothing and keeps the cup hot.
How long should I leave the tea bag in?
About three minutes. Starbucks hands the cup over with the bag still in it, so the timing is yours. Beyond five minutes the tannins take over and the tea turns bitter.
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