What do ye consider a reasonable price for a pint of Stout/Lager?

03-01-2009 2:57am #1

Seen so much complaining about it.Just wondering what ye would consider a fair price.

Random · 03-01-2009 3:00am

Any even number! Charge me €5.15 again and I'll batter you!

Sharpshooter · 03-01-2009 3:07am

BOGOF.

FunkZ · 03-01-2009 3:08am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

BOGOF.

QFT

4 quid in nightclubs. 5 in pubs.

Danbo! · 03-01-2009 3:12am

In Dublin, anything above a fiver really pisses me off, if it is, as said above, something retarded, like 5.05 etc.. Although, having said that, I find myself surprised to be charged less than a fiver in the city centre.

I think the pub owners were trying to con people with the whole 'we wont raise our drink prices for an entire year' game, when they know there's a good chance of deflation and the price of a pint, in line with petrol etc., should be coming down.

I just hope to god we see an end to people paying a fiver for a pint before 11, and six quid for a pint after eleven, and not batting an eyelid. Dont get me started on charging me a tenner on the way in for the privilege.

EDIT: and to answer the OPs question, I think about 4-4.50 is good enough value these days in the city centre, about 4 quid outside the city.

Shacklebolt · 03-01-2009 3:13am

4 or 4.50.

Holsten · 03-01-2009 3:15am

€3.50 Max.

longshanks · 03-01-2009 3:25am

i don't think its unreasonable to expect 3 pints for a tenner. i think we're too used to ridiculously expensive nights out. obviously more upmarket places will always charge extra but the amount of bog standard places charging premium prices is beyond ridic

Sharpshooter · 03-01-2009 3:30am

Drinking in , is the new going out.
And who can blame people for doing it?

Off licences will be the one's to put the pubs out of buisness , not the smoking ban.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 03-01-2009 3:32am

4 euro... dublins a rip off...

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 03-01-2009 3:32am

€1.50

Zebra3 · 03-01-2009 3:34am

€3.50 for a pint of stout.

Pub owners, the rip-off days are over.

Drop your prices or bye bye. :cool:

Kold · 03-01-2009 3:36am

A certain bar I frequent does €2.90 pints up until 9pm whenn they're kicked up to €4.80 or so. They'd hardly make a loss for 6 or 7 hours so I figure €3 would be a pretty fair price. At minimum wage that's about 1 hour getting you 2.5 pints. That seems a damn sight better than what it is now.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 03-01-2009 3:37am

€50.

03-01-2009 3:39am

noblestee wrote: »

In Dublin, anything above a fiver really pisses me off, if it is, as said above, something retarded, like 5.05 etc.. Although, having said that, I find myself surprised to be charged less than a fiver in the city centre.

I think the pub owners were trying to con people with the whole 'we wont raise our drink prices for an entire year' game, when they know there's a good chance of deflation and the price of a pint, in line with petrol etc., should be coming down.

I just hope to god we see an end to people paying a fiver for a pint before 11, and six quid for a pint after eleven, and not batting an eyelid. Dont get me started on charging me a tenner on the way in for the privilege.

EDIT: and to answer the OPs question, I think about 4-4.50 is good enough value these days in the city centre, about 4 quid outside the city.

Publicans won't lower their prices unless Guinness and Heineken decide to lower them.
In my pub we only raised prices when Diageo etc. raised them.

A the moment:Pint of Stout:3.80
Pint of Lager:4.30.

Personally I feel these prices are not exorbant.People complain that we are expensive but we did Bavaria for 3 euro for a couples of years and nobod would buy it.

Sharpshooter · 03-01-2009 3:39am

Frada , we are talking about the price of a pint in a pub,
not the places you frequent.

Shacklebolt · 03-01-2009 3:39am

Emelia Great Thigh wrote: »

€50.

You must frequent some pretty upmarket spots in Galway :rolleyes:

03-01-2009 3:42am

Kold wrote: »

A certain bar I frequent does €2.90 pints up until 9pm whenn they're kicked up to €4.80 or so. They'd hardly make a loss for 6 or 7 hours so I figure €3 would be a pretty fair price. At minimum wage that's about 1 hour getting you 2.5 pints. That seems a damn sight better than what it is now.

Depends how many kegs they will go through.Get more free kegs, the more you sell.In fairness.At most 25% of a bars business is done before 9pm.

fcleere · 03-01-2009 3:42am

i have no problem paying €4/5 in country/city for a nice pint.
give me some flat skany **** in a warm wet glass nd il freak the **** out!

03-01-2009 3:43am

Emelia Great Thigh wrote: »

€50.

That classy joint beside the Roisin?

abitlonely · 03-01-2009 3:45am

Emelia Great Thigh wrote: »

€50.

Handed over many 50's tonight?

€4.50 in Dublin and €4.20 outside would be reasonable for lager / cider.

SAVE_ME.222 · 03-01-2009 3:45am

€4 - €5 a pint??

Sure a litre of petrol is only 92c now and guaranteed to get you far more wasted.

Sharpshooter · 03-01-2009 3:47am

Deleted User wrote: »

but we did Bavaria for 3 euro for a couples of years and nobod would buy it.

People have their own brand of drink , and wouldn't touch Bavaria if it was being , given away.

ie : A Guinness drinker is not going to order Bavaria just because it is being sold cheaper than Guinness.
Same goes for anyone that sticks to a particular brand.

So I am not surprised it failed.

03-01-2009 3:50am

What I find most astonishing is that people accept the prices in city centre pubs and then complain about them.
Why not support your local pub and their cheaper prices rather than feed into the exorbant prices in the "classy" pubs?
If a publican sold all pints for 3:50, then the pub would go bust as they wouldn't cover the expenses.

Kold · 03-01-2009 3:51am

I used to buy pitchers of Bavaria for €8 and they'd top up the third pint. Was a decent deal. When every draught is the same I'll get a Heineken or a stout but Bavaria cans can't be beaten for price, it's far nicer than other budget beers.

Taken to ordering Beamish these days. €3.20 in a lot of places and it's lovely.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 03-01-2009 3:52am

Shacklebolt wrote: »

You must frequent some pretty upmarket spots in Galway :rolleyes:

Oh yeah, gilded cowboy boots are a requirement.

Deleted User wrote: »

That classy joint beside the Roisin?

It's a secret.

abitlonely wrote: »

Handed over many 50's tonight?

Not to a barman, I stayed in tonight with a cold so I threw them in the fire instead.

03-01-2009 3:53am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

People have their own brand of drink , and wouldn't touch Bavaria if it was being , given away.

ie : A Guinness drinker is not going to order Bavaria just because it is being sold cheaper than Guinness.
Same goes for anyone that sticks to a particular brand.

So I am not surprised it failed.

Back in the nineties, we sold Beamish at 50 pence lower than Guinness and people would still not drink it.Which lead to Market domination by Diageo which menat they were free to charge what ever they want for a keg.

Sharpshooter · 03-01-2009 3:56am

Deleted User wrote: »

Back in the nineties, we sold Beamish at 50 pence lower than Guinness and people would still not drink it.Which lead to Market domination by Diageo which menat they were free to charge what ever they want for a keg.

I guess it is hard to change people's minds on what they like /prefer to drink.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 03-01-2009 3:58am

Deleted User wrote: »

Back in the nineties, we sold Beamish at 50 pence lower than Guinness and people would still not drink it.Which lead to Market domination by Diageo which menat they were free to charge what ever they want for a keg.

Did your pub not learn the first time? Beamish and guiness is not the same... simple as.

03-01-2009 4:00am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

I guess it is hard to change people's minds on what they like /prefer to drink.

I am actually surprised how much people blame Diageo etc for the rise of drink.I guarantee if Diageo,Heineken did not raise the raise the price of a keg,then pints would be a hell of a lot cheaper than they are.

Shacklebolt · 03-01-2009 4:01am

Emelia Great Thigh wrote: »

Not to a barman, I stayed in tonight with a cold so I threw them in the fire instead.

I personally prefer to light my cigars with excess banknotes, but hey whatever youre into.

03-01-2009 4:01am

Rylie Cold Teammate wrote: »

Did your pub not learn the first time? Beamish and guiness is not the same... simple as.

So you would pay the premium to drink Guinness?

doonothing · 03-01-2009 4:51am

Zebra3 wrote: »

€3.50 for a pint of stout.

Pub owners, the rip-off days are over.

Drop your prices or bye bye. :cool:

Kold wrote: »

A certain bar I frequent does €2.90 pints up until 9pm whenn they're kicked up to €4.80 or so. They'd hardly make a loss for 6 or 7 hours so I figure €3 would be a pretty fair price. At minimum wage that's about 1 hour getting you 2.5 pints. That seems a damn sight better than what it is now.

Holsten wrote: »

€3.50 Max.

Where?

03-01-2009 4:54am

doonothing wrote: »

Where?

Actually where.Pubs with those prices should be promoted.

evercloserunion · 03-01-2009 5:41am

They'd have to really be in the back-arse of nowhere to be charging that little. In my local (in a quite Wexford village) they used to charge €3.90 for a pint, it's now €4. In Wexford town it's gone up to €5 for a pint.

03-01-2009 5:44am

evercloserunion wrote: »

They'd have to really be in the back-arse of nowhere to be charging that little. In my local (in a quite Wexford village) they used to charge €3.90 for a pint, it's now €4. In Wexford town it's gone up to €5 for a pint.

I wouldn't pay that price in Carrick on Shannon or Wexford.(the more expensive pint)

Esel · 03-01-2009 5:45am

Royale (no cheese) €3 for Guinness and Budweiser.

03-01-2009 5:48am

esel wrote: »

Royale (no cheese) €3 for Guinness and Budweiser.

Really?Where?

BlitzKrieg · 03-01-2009 5:52am

4 euro for decent pints of lager and for stout and cider

3/3.50 for the pubs/clubs stock drink. (in england its usually carling)

Esel · 03-01-2009 5:58am

Deleted User wrote: »

Really?Where?

Stephen St, the other side of George's St from Stephen's Green. Search Boards - there have been a few threads.....

Edit: Search Royale Guinness

03-01-2009 5:59am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

4 euro for decent pints of lager and for stout and cider

3/3.50 for the pubs/clubs stock drink. (in england its usually carling)

I blame Dublin.I guarantee the majority of publicans seek to make a small profit.I would actively encourage people to not enter the industry as it is soul destroying.People stab you in the back,make up lies.I was recently told tht I had told punters that the owner had taken their picture off the wall when in reality the person who said it first had robbed it about 2 weeks before but I kept quiet as I didnt wanna cause any disharnmony.

03-01-2009 6:02am

esel wrote: »

Stephen St, the other side of George's St from Stephen's Green. Search Boards - there have been a few threads.....

Edit: Search Royale Guinness

Would I get stabbed/attacked?

In all honestly, you would get fairer values outside the city centre.

Esel · 03-01-2009 6:04am

Safe enough in that regard. Bar at front is small and full of 'locals', the dining area closeby is comfortable and modern.

BlitzKrieg · 03-01-2009 6:05am

I also blame that there is no in bulk slosh drink in Dublin.

You dont have a drink like Carling that is borderline piss but is bought in such bulk that it can be cheap in every pub.

THe closest we have is Guinness which is pretty much the opposite.

03-01-2009 6:15am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

I also blame that there is no in bulk slosh drink in Dublin.

You dont have a drink like Carling that is borderline piss but is bought in such bulk that it can be cheap in every pub.

THe closest we have is Guinness which is pretty much the opposite.

If I had the money. i f would open a bar in city centre dublin charging 3.80 for a pint of stout and 4.30 for a pint of Lager(Bud,Ken,Carlsberg) and I probably not make much money but I would show that pubs in the city centre are ripping ye off.It's only because ye accept it that it happens.
The pubs in the city centre are so money-centric that it is unbelievable that people will accept their prices.Come on guys,fcuk the trendy places,just look for value.

BlitzKrieg · 03-01-2009 6:18am

how much of that is influenced by over inflated property prices though?

03-01-2009 6:18am

Guys, support the local pubs,not the rip off merchants that operate in Dublin.There is more to Ireland than Dublin.

BlitzKrieg · 03-01-2009 6:19am

and if you live in dublin? (I actually live right by the city centre)

03-01-2009 6:20am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

how much of that is influenced by over inflated property prices though?

A pretty substantial mortgage(in the region of hundreds of thousands) but we don't want to rip off customers as they are the ones who help us survive.:)

03-01-2009 6:21am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

and if you live in dublin? (I actually live right by the city centre)

The pub is in Leitrim.

03-01-2009 6:26am

esel wrote: »

Stephen St, the other side of George's St from Stephen's Green. Search Boards - there have been a few threads.....

Edit: Search Royale Guinness

Whats the range of prices?

What do ye consider a reasonable price for a pint of Stout/Lager?

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