Most expensive pint in Dublin at the moment?

Needler

How much is it going for these days, is Cafe en Seine still open or any similar place for the 'elite'?

I've read so much about these places on boards, just never esperienced it for myself.

Gavin "shels"

Fitzsimons is expensive iirc.

Temple Bar Emporium was the dearest bottle of Heinken I've ever seen, €6 iirc.:eek:

richardjjd

Pint of Guinness €6 in the Merrion Hotel

ian_m

Paid 5 euro for a Guinness in Break for the Border a few weeks ago. Early evening time.

Broke my heart.

RandolphEsq

€5.40 lager on some Baggot Street pubs; absolute rip-off considering they aren't even upmarket places!

saintsaltynuts

6.50+ for a Large Pint Bottle of Bulmers in the Hairy Lemon... extortion to say the least.

JosDel

Paid 6.60 in that hole gogartys one sunday night....rip off swines

FreudianSlippers

Cafe en Seine is not where the elite go... it's where the wanna be elite goes. It's almost a showoff thing for them to pay more there, really makes me :rolleyes:

DoesNotCompute

Needler wrote: »

How much is it going for these days, is Cafe inSane Prices still open or any similar place for the 'elite'?

I've read so much about these places on boards, just never esperienced it for myself.

FYP

du Maurier

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

6.50+ for a Large Pint Bottle of Bulmers in the Hairy Lemon... extortion to say the least.

I think a pint of Guinness is 5 euro in that place as well. Ridiculous.

ronan45

There should also be a sticky with THE CHEAPEST PINT IN DUBLIN !!!!!

RandolphEsq

ronan45 wrote: »

There should also be a sticky with THE CHEAPEST PINT IN DUBLIN !!!!!

That varies though;

A club that does €2 pints, but has a cover charge isn't necessarily the 'cheapest' place.
A pub might have €4.05 Guinness but could be an absolute sh1thole so it isn't worth it.

We should just compile the prices and deals that are available in pubs in the city centre.

ronan45

RandolphEsq wrote: »

That varies though;

A club that does €2 pints, but has a cover charge isn't necessarily the 'cheapest' place.
A pub might have €4.05 Guinness but could be an absolute sh1thole so it isn't worth it.

We should just compile the prices and deals that are available in pubs in the city centre.

True

My Local X 4.45 for a pint, Expensive Pints But Great Staff and Nice decor
My Local Y 3.50 for a pint, absolute dump and the Barman scowls at you for interupting his tv viewing to get you a pint

ronan45

Needler wrote: »

How much is it going for these days, is Cafe en Seine still open or any similar place for the 'elite'?

I've read so much about these places on boards, just never esperienced it for myself.

I thought the Elite has moved to "Harrys on the Green" yaaaaa or "Crystallll" Yaaa

theteal

from experience, it's a toss up between fitzsimons and the templebar - especially after 11 (could be wrong on the time) when the price increases ever so slightly

i've heard the gogarty is expensive but i've never set foot in the place

poor feckin' tourists

Fuinseog

du Maurier wrote: »

I think a pint of Guinness is 5 euro in that place as well. Ridiculous.

tis time to brew your own. five euro is pretty much standard?

FreudianSlippers

Fuinseog wrote: »

tis time to brew your own. five euro is pretty much standard?

Brew your own and bring it to the pub with you?

Degsy

The Mint Bar in the Westin actually have staff apologising over the price of the drink...it was 6 for a guiness ages ago.

petethebrick

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

6.50+ for a Large Pint Bottle of Bulmers in the Hairy Lemon... extortion to say the least.

I boycotted that place ages ago. It's a cramped kip in any regard and to be charging 5.50 for pints of lager in the middle of the afternoon is beyond a joke.

Re Fitzsimmons: I was in there with a friend recently and charged 640 for a smithwicks Won't be gracing that place again

petethebrick

Fuinseog wrote: »

tis time to brew your own. five euro is pretty much standard?

No it isn't. 3.80-4 for a guiness is standard, 4-4.50 for lager is standard

fontanalis

petethebrick wrote: »

I boycotted that place ages ago. It's a cramped kip in any regard and to be charging 5.50 for pints of lager in the middle of the afternoon is beyond a joke.

Re Fitzsimmons: I was in there with a friend recently and charged 640 for a smithwicks Won't be gracing that place again

6.40 for a pint of farmer juice. That's just taking the pi$$.

2ndcoming

petethebrick wrote: »

No it isn't. 3.80-4 for a guiness is standard, 4-4.50 for lager is standard

Mate if you find a pint of Guinness in Dublin city centre on a Saturday night for €3.80 you are without a doubt in the cheapest pub in town.

It's €3.70 in our local GAA club, which is subsidised, in Kildare!

Realistically I'd say €5 is the average for the city centre, nearly always over €5 for a lager.

JosDel

2ndcoming wrote: »

Mate if you find a pint of Guinness in Dublin city centre on a Saturday night for €3.80 you are without a doubt in the cheapest pub in town.

It's €3.70 in our local GAA club, which is subsidised, in Kildare!

Realistically I'd say €5 is the average for the city centre, nearly always over €5 for a lager.

A pint of Guinness in Cleary's, Amien St (city centre) is €3.80, and it's also a great pint...

Cookie_Monster

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

6.50+ for a Large Pint Bottle of Bulmers in the Hairy Lemon... extortion to say the least.

but do you get more than a regular pint bottle in it?

unknownlegend

Paid well north of 6.50 for a bulmers and I think it was near enough 6 quid for a pint of Guinness in st John Gogartys a while back. Only when I got the change back from the twenty did I realise... I won't be making that mistake again:eek:
Not when there's loads of pubs in the vicinity doing prices for practically half that (O Reillys under Tara station springs to mind).

poisonated

Was in Pygmalion. It is a 10 euro cover charge and then pints are 6.10; Kind of expensive to say the least.

Academic

JosDel wrote: »

A pint of Guinness in Cleary's, Amien St (city centre) is €3.80, and it's also a great pint...

Lovely old boozer in many respects, but I don't think they've cleaned the toilets since 1923 ...

Cheers,

Ac

djPSB

The average price in Dublin pre budget would have been €5.

Has it now gone up to €5.10?

Slunk

Degsy wrote: »

The Mint Bar in the Westin actually have staff apologising over the price of the drink...it was 6 for a guiness ages ago.

But that is a nice place and the staff are very experienced cocktail makers. Your paying for their skills no matter what you drink.

Fitzsimons I paid 6.60 for a pint of paulaner thrown at me and 9.75 for a jd a coke. Only I was at a party I wouldn't go near the place.

Seaneh

Slunk wrote: »

But that is a nice place and the staff are very experienced cocktail makers. Your paying for their skills no matter what you drink.

Fitzsimons I paid 6.60 for a pint of paulaner thrown at me and 9.75 for a jd a coke. Only I was at a party I wouldn't go near the place.

It's a hotel bar, odds are the staff, even the "experienced cocktail makers" aren't on much more than minimum wage.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Got two pints in gogartys recently, so expensive I took a pic of the recent for the craic and we left!.

pajor

I know Dakota is pretty pricey. €5.50 for a pint of Coors.

Barna77

unknownlegend wrote: »

Not when there's loads of pubs in the vicinity doing prices for practically half that (O Reillys under Tara station springs to mind).

Pints at €3.50 all week Got hammered there last Thursday

poisonated wrote: »

Was in Pygmalion. It is a 10 euro cover charge and then pints are 6.10; Kind of expensive to say the least.

Went there some weeks ago. Tried to charge me the tenner at 5pm! :eek: Feck off!

Hairy Lemon is kind of expensive too. Pint of Carlsberg about €6 iirc.

O'Reillys ftw

Bummer1234

pajor wrote: »

I know Dakota is pretty pricey. €5.50 for a pint of Coors.

Was out for a meal Thursday and went after words for a pint of heineken in Old Storehouse near the temple bar sqaure..€5.90(10pm)..I only had the one thankfully!

Jimmy Iovine

As bad as Dublin is, London is far worse. You'd want to be minted to be heading out there.

The place we were in had 'half-price' drinks up to 8pm. Half-price was €4.10. I bought four bottles of Bulmers and left them on my table for the next hour and a half.

Full price was €8.20 or so.

I was in the Ballsbridge Hotel recently and it's €5.50 for a pint of Bulmers in there. It's piss. Such a pity that nowhere seems to do Strongbow - a far nicer cider.

cson

Door staff at the Hairy Lemon are consistently **** in my experience.

January

cson wrote: »

Door staff at the Hairy Lemon are consistently **** in my experience.

That's got nothing to do with the price of a pint in the place. Lets stay on topic.

Slunk

Oaklee Orange Triceps wrote: »

Got two pints in gogartys recently, so expensive I took a pic of the recent for the craic and we left!.

Suppose they have to pay for their five acts per day. But the most shocking thing is. A pint of harp

Lucena

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

As bad as Dublin is, London is far worse. You'd want to be minted to be heading out there.

The place we were in had 'half-price' drinks up to 8pm. Half-price was €4.10. I bought four bottles of Bulmers and left them on my table for the next hour and a half.

Full price was €8.20 or so.

I was in the Ballsbridge Hotel recently and it's €5.50 for a pint of Bulmers in there. It's piss. Such a pity that nowhere seems to do Strongbow - a far nicer cider.

If you're paying €8.20 for a pint in London, you're not going to the right places.

Jimmy Iovine

Lucena wrote: »

If you're paying €8.20 for a pint in London, you're not going to the right places.

Probably not but I was only there for one night and we were bang in the middle of the city centre.

WoollyRedHat

pajor wrote: »

I know Dakota is pretty pricey. €5.50 for a pint of Coors.

kelledy

6.80 a pint in gogertys on a sat night. disgrace. ill never go again

Lucena

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Probably not but I was only there for one night and we were bang in the middle of the city centre.

I'd say 4 to 4.50 pounds would be standard enough in London. A bit less if you drink ale.

Jimmy Iovine

Lucena wrote: »

I'd say 4 to 4.50 pounds would be standard enough in London. A bit less if you drink ale.

I must look out for those places the next time I'm down there.

Garcia11

Most ive paid is 5 euros in the Oval Bar.

Mr_Spaceman

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I must look out for those places the next time I'm down there.

Jimmy - google Sam Smith's pubs. There are loads of them, independent brewers, all in central London for cheapish pints, around £3.25 or so. These are the places I visit for a recession session.

Sorry, not Dublin I know, but always nice to pass on a thrifty tip.

jimmii

Not a pint but I saw a 650ml bottle of beer for €28 on Friday! Must be some beer!

carlmango11

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

As bad as Dublin is, London is far worse. You'd want to be minted to be heading out there.

Really depends on the place in my experience. Although I once paid £8 for a Guinness. Couldn't believe it when I counted the change afterwards. Same bar was only £4 for a pint of lager.

L5

Farringtons temple bar. Complete rip off. I remember being charged 7 euro for a pnt bottle of bulmers about 4 years ago

Barna77

The one in the corner right across Temple Bar pub, they charged me the regular price of pint of Bulmers for a glass that was something between a half pint and a full pint. When I complained waitress answered it was the only size glass they had.
Needless to say never been back.

On the topic of London, I've always paid quite reasonable prices there, even in central London. Last time though went a bit off the rails and paid £11 for a g&t....

Zascar

Oaklee Orange Triceps wrote: »

Got two pints in gogartys recently, so expensive I took a pic of the recent for the craic and we left!.

I can beat that. Same place, more expensive! WTF?

€6.80 for a pint of Heineken - €6.90 for a pint bottle of Bulmers. Madness.



I regret offering to buy a round when we were only going for one before heading home after dinner! In fairness that place is 100% designed for tourists so no surprise really.