Fitzsimmons, Temple Bar..

arybvtcw0eolkf

So I was talking to a girl last night who told me she had just paid €6.20 for a pint there (about 2am) and left.. I find this hard to believe tbh so can someone confirm of deny please.

Paul Tergat

its ridiculously overpriced. Think i paid about 6 quid for a carlsberg there not so long ago. Its a total rip off

Gavin "shels"

Was in their once, had one pint and left. €6+ for a pint of Bud.

Davidth88

Hate that place . Tourist rip off at it's worst.

The prices are totally barmy

scudzilla

Can't believe how much people will pay for a pint, was talking to 2 guys in work who were over from U.S, they paid €5.80 a pint in Temple Bar, told them if they knew the right places they'd be paying 3.50 or so

arybvtcw0eolkf

Gavin shels wrote: »

Was in their once, had one pint and left. €6+ for a pint of Bud.

She may not have been spoofing so, christ almighty thats expensive.

bobbysands81

The greed evident in Temple Bar pisses me off no end. Tax breaks were given to companies (including pubs/restaurants) to set up there in an effort to rejuvenate the place.

They pay the taxpayer back by charging extortionate prices, would love to see some form of price control to limit their greed.

BeerNut

bobbysands81 wrote: »

They pay the taxpayer back by charging extortionate prices

And business seems to be booming. The taxpayer is getting his money's worth by having the building as a living business rather than a derelict shell. The taxpayer is not obliged to go in and actually buy one of their stupidly expensive pints.

bobbysands81 wrote: »

would love to see some form of price control to limit their greed.

It exists. It's called "the market". When people stop buying the expensive pints they will stop selling them.

bobbysands81

BeerNut wrote: »

And business seems to be booming. The taxpayer is getting his money's worth by having the building as a living business rather than a derelict shell. The taxpayer is not obliged to go in and actually buy one of their stupidly expensive pints.

It exists. It's called "the market". When people stop buying the expensive pints they will stop selling them.

Agreed, I get all the above, I understand it... but I still think it stinks.

yoyo

The Temple Bar inn (Red building on the corner) can reach over €7 a pint some nights, used to live in Temple Bar (Actually looking on to Fitzsimons at one point) and they certainly must make a nice profit most nights-always busy, I was only ever in Fitzsimons with a few m8s once a few years ago (It has a roof beer garden which was the reason for going) and the price was well over €5, this was around 2 o clock in the day!
Happy to say I've never stepped foot in anywhere else in Temple Bar bar Farringtons, and that was only for 1 pint

Nick

Lombardo86

An absolute tourist trap. Not only the pints overpriced, everything is..
We paid 15.80 for 2 vodka and 1 7up. Thinking we were being smart sharing the mixers.

Will NEVER be going back. If only the tourists knew of other spots.

finfinfin

I was in here.may weekend 2009,Munster v lunnstur on the box.3 pints of Heineken 22.50.needless to say it was my round and I was caught a beaut.we left after them never to return.some days when I walk past it I still feel a bit of gawk coming up from my stomach.

Paparazzo

bobbysands81 wrote: »

The greed evident in Temple Bar pisses me off no end. Tax breaks were given to companies (including pubs/restaurants) to set up there in an effort to rejuvenate the place.

They pay the taxpayer back by charging extortionate prices, would love to see some form of price control to limit their greed.

Don't forget tourists heading home after visiting these places and telling their mates "don't go to dublin, it's a complete rip off"

Collie D

sugarman wrote: »

Came into mention that, €6.80:eek::eek::eek: I thought your man was messing when I handed him €12 for 2 & asked for another €1.60.. Shocking. And the place was jammers mid week. We only stopped by because it looked to be hopping in comparison to everywer else. Left after the one to a place around the corner for €2.50 drinks:D

Name it

scudzilla

sugarman wrote: »

Came into mention that, €6.80:eek::eek::eek: I thought your man was messing when I handed him €12 for 2 & asked for another €1.60.. Shocking. And the place was jammers mid week. We only stopped by because it looked to be hopping in comparison to everywer else. Left after the one to a place around the corner for €2.50 drinks:D

Collie D wrote: »

Name it

EuroSpar :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Degsy

People should kick up bloody stink when asked to pay those prices,rather than meekly handing over the money and vowing never to go back.

"Ten pints please..how much?...fcuck you pal i'm not paying that".

Greedy,gouging bastards.

Collie D

Degsy wrote: »

People should kick up bloody stink when asked to pay those prices,rather than meekly handing over the money and vowing never to go back.

"Ten pints please..how much?...fcuck you pal i'm not paying that".

Greedy,gouging bastards.

If muppets will pay it and come back for more, then tough on the muppets I reckon. Nothing worse than the idiot moaning about price of drink and then going back a week later. They can keep their overpriced slops and crap music, the rest of us can enjoy our beer without the pretentious knobs

philstar

that place is full of assh&le english at the weekends

come to think of it so is the whole of temple bar

Degsy

philstar wrote: »

that place is full of assh&le english at the weekends

come to think of it so is the whole of temple bar

Good..it keeps the shirt-wearing nobheads away from the decent pubs.

arybvtcw0eolkf

philstar wrote: »

that place is full of assh&le english at the weekends

come to think of it so is the whole of temple bar

Give it over with that crap.

filthymcnasty

6.20 for Carlsberg in Temple Bar (Bar) last night. work do but still..

AnonoBoy

filthymcnasty wrote: »

6.20 for Carlsberg in Temple Bar (Bar) last night. work do but still..

Holy crap batman. That's unbelievable.

Hermy

I went in there once during the day and the place was filthy so I never went back.

Esoteric_

Paid 11.50 there for a vodka and Diet Coke last time I was there. Never went back after that. Stick to Fibber's for pre drinks now because it's 3 euro a drink and free mixers, then head to a club when I'm drunk so I don't have to waste too much money on drink.

Spent the whole night in Fibber's last night (it's a dive, but my mates wanted to stay there) and bought my friend's drinks all night, and got both of us completely hammered (pints, cider and vodkas). Spent less than 50 euro. Best prices ever.

The Scientician

filthymcnasty wrote: »

6.20 for Carlsberg in Temple Bar (Bar) last night. work do but still..

Yeah it's expensive. It's a pity because the time I was in it recently it had a nice atmosphere, really good bands playing, mix of people from all over the world. Deadly buzz. But as someone said upthread, they'll charge what people are willing to pay.

A lot of tourists aren't pissheads either, they're only having a couple of drinks. Think about if you're somewhere like Paris, you might pay €5 for a coffee when you'd never do that at home, you're only there for that day and you want to enjoy it. Same deal, some tourists come in for a single pint in the Temple Bar, hear a bit of music, take a few photos. Nice evening had. They're only down €6.20. There's a constant stream of people visiting the area to only have that one pint.

stovelid

Long, long time since I've had a pint in Temple Bar (unless you count the Ha'penny Inn) and it seems I'm still vindicated in not doing so.

Simon2015

The bouncers there seem to be complete low lives.

Just look at this video.

https://www.facebook.com/NiallBoylanAtNight/videos/918185151590817/

newacc2015

Simon2015 wrote: »

The bouncers there seem to be complete low lives.

Just look at this video.

https://www.facebook.com/NiallBoylanAtNight/videos/918185151590817/

You mean their subcontracted bouncers? The ones that were not hired personally by the club and could work in any nightclub in Dublin City?

Simon2015

newacc2015 wrote: »

You mean their subcontracted bouncers? The ones that were not hired personally by the club and could work in any nightclub in Dublin City?

Does it matter who employs them ? Those sort of bouncers would put me off ever setting foot in Fitzsimmons any time soon.

fullstop

newacc2015 wrote: »

You mean their subcontracted bouncers? The ones that were not hired personally by the club and could work in any nightclub in Dublin City?

If they're on the door of the premises then they're the responsibility of that premises, doesn't matter if they're sub-contracted or whatever else. Very professional indeed.

JustTheOne

What's the story with the camera here, did he upload it himself or is there somewhere its relayed back to? I have no idea.