Ordering a pint

drdeadlift

I walk into a pub in my local area,i order a pint the pint gets pulled then the bar person tells me the cost.I refuse to pay as its 5.70 i end up getting barred from the pub.

Should prices be displays better? should prices be offered by person serving you first before they pull it from the tap?

Flyin Irishman

I guess they should, but I dont think they ever will be. youre probably best just asking before you order to be sure.

MonkeyTennis

well done. More people should do this.

Raytown Rocks

By law all public house must display their prices.
This is usually inside the door on the way in or some such place.
Maybe not very visible.... but non the less its on show.
But to be barred for not paying...well thats a bit mad.

BraziliaNZ

drdeadlift wrote: »

I walk into a pub in my local area,i order a pint the pint gets pulled then the bar person tells me the cost.I refuse to pay as its 5.70 i end up getting barred from the pub.

Should prices be displays better? should prices be offered by person serving you first before they pull it from the tap?

Come on, they barred you for not wanting to pay the price? Did you kick up a fuss or something?

sbsquarepants

Order pint, refuse to pay, get barred.
Sounds about right to me. What exactly were you expecting? A discount?

seamus

They're required by law to display the prices at the door. Did you look for this, or just decide to ask for a pint before knowing what it would cost?

JoeySully

I believe they have to display their prices. Now that your barred you will find it difficult to check. If you had a look around the entrance of the bar before ordering you should have seen the price list, But its too late now.

Would you prefer if they put the prices on the back of the Taps for you? and under the shelves with the bottles?

Perhaps try asking the barman if you are unsure next time

Hauk

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Order pint, refuse to pay, get barred.
Sounds about right to me. What exactly were you expecting? A discount?

I assume he was expecting semi-decent value on the pint.

Procasinator

Getting barred probably doesn't really mean much for the OP, it's not like he was going to be willing to pay them prices on further visits.

drdeadlift

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Order pint, refuse to pay, get barred.
Sounds about right to me. What exactly were you expecting? A discount?

it was a pint of coors light.

The week before i got 1ltr of vodka&1 ltr of captain Morgans in Dublin airport for 20 euro,that puts things in perspective.

Immaculate Pasta

Jeez it's not hard. Just go back in wearing a fake moustache and glasses and order yourself a cheaper drink :rolleyes:

smash

They've just lost a pint now, they can't really just put it back in the keg. €5.70 wasn't going to kill you. You could have paid and said you'd never be back and saved yourself the hassle of getting barred.

Anyway what was it? A pint of gold dust?

Gyalist

I'm sure that your Norwegian girlfriend would find that price reasonable compared to the prices in Norway. :)

Lombardo86

Are we allowed name the local pub that is charging 5.70 a pint?

seamus

smash wrote: »

They've just lost a pint now, they can't really just put it back in the keg. €5.70 wasn't going to kill you. You could have paid and said you'd never be back and saved yourself the hassle of getting barred.

Or if he was more concerned about the price than the pint, he could have asked before ordering, how much it would cost.

jester77

seamus wrote: »

Or if he was more concerned about the price than the pint, he could have asked before ordering, how much it would cost.

€5.70 is a horrendous price :eek: It wouldn't even occur to me that a pub could request that much for a pint

listermint

smash wrote: »

They've just lost a pint now, they can't really just put it back in the keg. €5.70 wasn't going to kill you. You could have paid and said you'd never be back and saved yourself the hassle of getting barred.

Anyway what was it? A pint of gold dust?

I wouldnt pay that in a local, would have walked too. Thats silly money for a pint. Sure even closed events such as festivals its 5 Euro, and those jokers can charge what they like.


Well done OP. dont go back.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Coors Light?, come on now. Start drinking stout or ale you'll find that they're the cheaper pint option in public houses aswell.

drdeadlift

smash wrote: »

They've just lost a pint now, they can't really just put it back in the keg. €5.70 wasn't going to kill you. You could have paid and said you'd never be back and saved yourself the hassle of getting barred.

Anyway what was it? A pint of gold dust?

If more people realize a pint of larger isnt worth 5.70 maybe the price would drop along with the price of houses.Only an idiot would pay anything over a 5 euro for a pint of beer.Its twice as expensive as it should be.

drdeadlift

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Coors Light?, come on now. Start drinking stout or ale you'll find that they're the cheaper pint option in public houses aswell.

I normally pay 3.70 for Guinness,a whopper pint too.

Lombardo86

Lombardo86 wrote: »

Are we allowed name the local pub that is charging 5.70 a pint?

Of course, it's public information.

smash

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Coors Light?, come on now. Start drinking stout or ale

Or a beer that doesn't taste like piss at least.

Orando Broom

Lombardo86 wrote: »

Are we allowed name the local pub that is charging 5.70 a pint?

Somewhere in Drumcondra probably...

drdeadlift

Orando Broom wrote: »

Somewhere in Drumcondra probably...

The ivy house

msg11

smash wrote: »

They've just lost a pint now, they can't really just put it back in the keg. €5.70 wasn't going to kill you. You could have paid and said you'd never be back and saved yourself the hassle of getting barred.

Anyway what was it? A pint of gold dust?

Are you for real? 5.70 a pint, I would have told them to **** off and stick it up there arse.

And they want to introduce minimum pricing, god help us I can see it now 6.00 a pint and 20.00 for a 6 pack of cans. Then some of these cowboys have the neck to say the supermarkets are doing them out of business when there charging that a pint.

biko

Lombardo86 wrote: »

Are we allowed name the local pub that is charging 5.70 a pint?

Yeah that's fine. Just keep the post pretty neutral.
Slagging places isn't on but mentioning prices is ok.

AnonoBoy

biko wrote: »

Yeah that's fine. Just keep the post pretty neutral.
Slagging places isn't on but mentioning prices is ok.

What about mildly joshing prices?

Plazaman

drdeadlift wrote: »

I normally pay 3.70 for Guinness,a whopper pint too.

Just askin', what's a whopper pint? Bigger than a normal pint?

Guinness is usually €3.70 - €4.50 depending on rural vs city centre pubs. €5.70 for Coors Light ? I'd drink Bear Grylls píss before I'd drink that (Bear only charges €4.95 for his)

msg11

drdeadlift wrote: »

The ivy house

No surprises there. Never seen the attraction with the place. The manager <snip>

saa

Its handy when they advertise the offers though

I'll have your finest pint of 3 euro piss please thank chew.

drdeadlift

Plazaman wrote: »

Just askin', what's a whopper pint? Bigger than a normal pint?

Guinness is usually €3.70 - €4.50 depending on rural vs city centre pubs. €5.70 for Coors Light ? I'd drink Bear Grylls píss before I'd drink that (Bear only charges €4.95 for his)

A flawless tasting pint is whopper.Its a club so its 3.70.People always say the diggers is the best pint but its not..

petethebrick

drdeadlift wrote: »

The ivy house

Not mush sympathy then -yes its mental expensive but you should have checked the prices. They have a lot of special offers in that pub - 10euro pitchers, 3euro pints fosters, cheap cocktails etc etc I think they are able to offer these deals by overcharging on pints of muck like coors lite.

Oranage2

5.70 :eek:


I wouldnt even pay that for a pint of Moet and Chandon

prinz

You should have asked first tbh. Pubs do display their prices if you are that worried about it to check before hand.

Yes €5.70 is a ridiculous price but the solution is not to go in there in the first place. The solution is not to order drinks and then walk out.

smash

msg11 wrote: »

Are you for real? 5.70 a pint, I would have told them to **** off and stick it up there arse.

There are plenty of city centre pubs that charge this and more for a pint. I am surprised though that a local would attempt it.

CardBordWindow

Just go drinking outside of Dublin! Problem solved.

Paparazzo

Coors lite? Did it make your vagina itchy?

cHaTbOx

You were in the wrong to a degree but good on you for not paying it , probably for the best that you are barred so you have the excuse never to go back to that sh1thole

smash

Why don't you go to the various pubs in your town and take down the prices, then write a note about it for your local paper.

Yitzhak Rabin

5.70 is too much for a pint.

That said, you ordered the drink, and once its poured its too late. If you're such a tight git you should have asked the price, before getting them to serve you. I would have barred you too.

drdeadlift

smash wrote: »

Why don't you go to the various pubs in your town and take down the prices, then write a note about it for your local paper.

Because people dont give a **** about prices of drink.Seems half of them will pay more no problem.

yesno1234

Plazaman wrote: »

Just askin', what's a whopper pint? Bigger than a normal pint?

Guinness is usually €3.70 - €4.50 depending on rural vs city centre pubs. €5.70 for Coors Light ? I'd drink Bear Grylls píss before I'd drink that (Bear only charges €4.95 for his)

€3.50 a pint of Guiness in my two local's, pint of pretty much anything is else is €4 then, that's two rural pubs though.

Murt10

drdeadlift wrote: »

The ivy house

Carthys.

Havn't drank in there in years when I was an underaged schoolboy.

cloud493

I thought that was the standard price of a pint here... When I went the pub with my friends, I was charged 4.60 for a bottle of j20, my mate was charged 5.90 for a medium sized bottle of WKD, like the little ones you buy in 4 packs.

AnonoBoy

cloud493 wrote: »

I thought that was the standard price of a pint here... When I went the pub with my friends, I was charged 4.60 for a bottle of j20, my mate was charged 5.90 for a medium sized bottle of WKD, like the little ones you buy in 4 packs.

That's the price of children's booze these days I guess.

frag420

You ordered Coors light? Are you sure were not barred for wearing a dress and high heels too?

Dont be at yourself

What's the problem? You're barred from a place that sell over-priced piss. Were you really planning on going back?

cloud493

AnonoBoy wrote: »

That's the price of children's booze these days I guess.

I don't drink, so I don't care. Thats just outrageous.

drdeadlift

frag420 wrote: »

You ordered Coors light? Are you sure were not barred for wearing a dress and high heels too?

who said i was a guy? and was the pint for me or not?

FatherLen

i went in there for a pint of guinness after work one night and it cost me a fiver.
but i paid it, enjoyed my most expensive pint of guinness ever and left.