Most Expensive Pint in Dublin ?

Simon2015

The Temple Bar pub charges E7.45 for a pint of Bulmers or Heineken.


Is this the most Most Expensive Pint in Dublin ?


https://www.jar.ie/article/temple-bar-prices-simply-will-not-believe

Zascar

People need to start boycotting these places, not going and telling others including tourists not to either. It's ridiculous.

You Mirin?

I wouldn't pay that for a pint so if I went to a place that charged that much I would just leave but some people would pay that. What's the point of complaining about it? Businesses are entitled to charge whatever they want for products they sell. Their prices wouldn't be that high if they didn't have customers regularly paying it so unless you want to just complain about how other customers/people spend their money?...At this point, their price is probably some of their marketing. There really are simpletons that'd think paying for overpriced products puts them above others.


...those customers are morons though, honestly. Even if you're a tourist that price should strike you as odd lol. At least our most expensive pub isn't as expensive as the average one in Scandinavia

Simon2015

I can't see how those prices can be justified when most peoples wages are less now than they were in 2007/8. Also I'd imagine the wages of the bar staff haven't gone up since 2008.

The pubs in Temple Bar are now charging a good bit more for their drink than they did in the "Boom". They must be recession proof.

Sunflower 27

I don't drink any more so no chance ofcmw buying a pint, but that is shameful. Utter greed. Glad they were named and shamed!!!

Moved from After Hours. Please read the Dublin City charter before posting.

retalivity

Simple. Most people in the temple bar are ahort term visitors to dublin who want to have a pint in 'the most famous pub'. Cost doesnt really matter, much like people who go to venice and want to have a drink/coffee in st marks square - theres a place round the corner thats half the price, but its nowhere near as busy.

beertons

While wages might have dropped in temple bar, rents have gone up. Prices are displayed now in pubs, so if you're not happy, don't pay. Plenty of people will pay. Late licence every night @415 per night, security every night. I don't know how they make a profit.

machiavellianme

beertons wrote: »

While wages might have dropped in temple bar, rents have gone up. Prices are displayed now in pubs, so if you're not happy, don't pay. Plenty of people will pay. Late licence every night @415 per night, security every night. I don't know how they make a profit.

All the while, Wetherspoons can sell the same drinks for 3 euro

TallGlass

As I said in the other thread, this other crack of paying into a club or pub to have a few drinks is mental. I have been caught in a few situations where I have been off guard and waited around so just paid in. It's the first and last time I generally visit these places, the same apply's to over priced drink.

If they are paying 415/500€ a night in late fees, then they should get the relevant people to make a change in the laws. There really are some stupid alcohol laws in Ireland. I don't even know how its considered a solution to curbing a drink problem people have and lets be honest about it, if the Dail have a free bar open its hardly a great example to be setting out to the public.

BeerNut

beertons wrote: »

Prices are displayed now in pubs, so if you're not happy, don't pay.

Very few pubs have a price list of all their beers on display -- there's no legal requirement to do so. And a huge number of pubs don't even comply with the useless watery price display laws we do have. But nobody seems to mind and nobody asks the price before ordering, so that'll be €7.45 please. Oh, sorry, we put it up to €8 yesterday.

TallGlass

BeerNut wrote: »

Very few pubs have a price list of all their beers on display -- there's no legal requirement to do so. And a huge number of pubs don't even comply with the useless watery price display laws we do have. But nobody seems to mind and nobody asks the price before ordering, so that'll be €7.45 please. Oh, sorry, we put it up to €8 yesterday.

I actually ask in most places in town, and I tell you something for nothing, if I was to order a pint and it was 7.45€ I wouldn't be paying it. Sure you could get 4 cans for that even 6 and have them at home and chill out.

testaccount123

machiavellianme wrote: »

All the while, Wetherspoons can sell the same drinks for 3 euro

Where's the wetherspoons in temple bar?

dodzy

TallGlass wrote: »

I actually ask in most places in town, and I tell you something for nothing, if I was to order a pint and it was 7.45€ I wouldn't be paying it. Sure you could get 4 cans for that even 6 and have them at home and chill out.

Old argument. But €7.45 for a pint in a place that once you walk outside are greeted with a river of pish & puke from as early as 7.00pm on a weekend evening is an utter disgrace. The place is a kip, any way you slice it.

Caliden

BeerNut wrote: »

Very few pubs have a price list of all their beers on display -- there's no legal requirement to do so. And a huge number of pubs don't even comply with the useless watery price display laws we do have. But nobody seems to mind and nobody asks the price before ordering, so that'll be €7.45 please. Oh, sorry, we put it up to €8 yesterday.

They don't have to display all but they do have to display the top 16 most sold drinks.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/consumer_protection/pricing/price_display_of_goods_and_services.html

BeerNut

Caliden wrote: »

They don't have to display all but they do have to display the top 16 most sold drinks.

Citizens Information is wrong there. Nothing in the law says that.

Caliden wrote: »

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/consumer_protection/pricing/price_display_of_goods_and_services.html

This lists 16 types of drink. It's the fact that you only need to list types of drink that makes this uselessly watery. It belongs to an age when there was one type of ale and one type of gin. In the current on-trade drinks market, the "one kind" clause makes the law a charter for sharp practice.

All of which is fairly immaterial given how many places don't display the statutory list and don't get prosecuted for it.

Simon2015

TallGlass wrote: »

I tell you something for nothing, if I was to order a pint and it was 7.45€ I wouldn't be paying it.

I'd agree with you there. But I was out with a friend one night in Temple Bar and he had just bought me a round so it was my turn to buy him a drink as well as my self. When I ordered I was shocked to find out that a pint was over 7 Euro.

I could of walked out but then I would of looked cheap after my friend had just bought me a drink.

FloatingVoter

Tourists from all over the world are warned off Temple Bar by everyone from hotel staff to locals. There is no reason for anyone to use Temple Bar as anything other than a shortcut from Dame St. to the Quays. The reason why local Dublin people are still using it as anything other than that or as a place of work is beyond me.

MarkAnthony

Yummy tourist revenue - what local Dubliner drinks in Temple Bar sober?

Lux23

Blackbird in Rathmines is really expensive, bought a Fischer and Sierra Nevada and it was €13.60.

Celly Smunt

Lux23 wrote: »

Blackbird in Rathmines is really expensive, bought a Fischer and Sierra Nevada and it was €13.60.

How anybody drinks in there is beyond me, with Camden Street so close and being in the centre of rathmines I honestly can't see why people don't boycott that place. Sure they sell craft beer, but even that is at a premium to other bars for its location, atmosphere and everything else that comes with a pub.

frag420

Just do what I did a couple of years ago in a well known rip off pub in Temple Bar.

I had noticed that they were increasing the prices throughout the night (a sly tactic)so the prices they were charging did not reflect the prices shown on the door on the the way in.

So I ordered several pints, three glasses of wine, some spirits and mixers......came close to 110 euro. When it was all placed in front of me and the price quoted I told them I was not paying as it was far too expensive and that I had gotten the same round the day before and it was cheaper to which they denied. I was told that the prices are on the door to which I told them that those prices have risen as they very well knew they had in the last couple of hours.

I then walked out listening to the bar manager calling me back and cursing me out of it! Looking forward to going back to the Temple Bar bar next time I am home and doing the same thing again, maybe then they may learn a lesson!!

Birneybau

Lux23 wrote: »

Blackbird in Rathmines is really expensive, bought a Fischer and Sierra Nevada and it was €13.60.

They charge €5 for a pint of Vietnow.

frag420

Birneybau wrote: »

They charge €5 for a pint of Vietnow.

Vietwhen?

Birneybau

frag420 wrote: »

Vietwhen?

NOW! Yeah, stupid name, lovely beer.

delahuntv

machiavellianme wrote: »

All the while, Wetherspoons can sell the same drinks for 3 euro

Wetherspoons in Birmingham airport charges £4.95 - that's almost €7 for a pint of Guinness.

And that's mid afternoon.

ted1

Zascar wrote: »

People need to start boycotting these places, not going and telling others including tourists not to either. It's ridiculous.

It's still much cheaper than any toursit place in Paris or London. There's no cover charge and they provide entertainment. Tourists do get value for money there.

ted1

machiavellianme wrote: »

All the while, Wetherspoons can sell the same drinks for 3 euro

Do wethetspoons provide live music ?
Your comparing two different products. Wethetspoons pricing is irrelevant

arybvtcw0eolkf

frag420 wrote: »

Just do what I did a couple of years ago in a well known rip off pub in Temple Bar.

I had noticed that they were increasing the prices throughout the night (a sly tactic)so the prices they were charging did not reflect the prices shown on the door on the the way in.

So I ordered several pints, three glasses of wine, some spirits and mixers......came close to 110 euro. When it was all placed in front of me and the price quoted I told them I was not paying as it was far too expensive and that I had gotten the same round the day before and it was cheaper to which they denied. I was told that the prices are on the door to which I told them that those prices have risen as they very well knew they had in the last couple of hours.

I then walked out listening to the bar manager calling me back and cursing me out of it! Looking forward to going back to the Temple Bar bar next time I am home and doing the same thing again, maybe then they may learn a lesson!!

After hearing variations of that story its kinda hard to believe it really happened to anyone, ever.

poisonated

Temple bar is a rip off but I like to go there now and again because there is good atmosphere.....it's quite rare that I do though. I was in JFK before and I paid 14 dollars for a pint including tip. That is the most I have ever paid for a pint.

newacc2015

Giving out that Temple Bar is a rip off. Is like moaning about a cocktail in a Restaurant at Times Square. Tourist areas charge a lot more for drinks, as they know tourists will pay it. Its not "rip-off Republic". Its capitalism at its finest. People will pay a higher price, so why not charge them it?

eeguy

poisonated wrote: »

Temple bar is a rip off but I like to go there now and again because there is good atmosphere.....it's quite rare that I do though. I was in JFK before and I paid 14 dollars for a pint including tip. That is the most I have ever paid for a pint.

I paid £6 for a pint in a pub just off Trafalgar Square and I paid €8.70 for a pint in a pub beside the Seine.
It's just not worth the hassle of travelling 20 minutes off the beaten track to save a few quid when all I want is one or two.

deni20000

I live in a medium-sized town in North Tipperary. A pint of Guinness is e4.20 in most places and lager e4.40 - some places aligned to the Vintners Assoc charge about 20cent more but in one bar you can get three pints of Guinness or lager (one of the cheaper ones) for 10 euro.

eeguy

deni20000 wrote: »

I live in a medium-sized town in North Tipperary. A pint of Guinness is e4.20 in most places and lager e4.40 - some places aligned to the Vintners Assoc charge about 20cent more but in one bar you can get three pints of Guinness or lager (one of the cheaper ones) for 10 euro.

That's pretty standard in most places in Ireland.
Pubs in the main street will charge a bit more than those out of the town centre, and if you know where to go, you can get a good cheap pint.

Lux23

Celly Smunt wrote: »

How anybody drinks in there is beyond me, with Camden Street so close and being in the centre of rathmines I honestly can't see why people don't boycott that place. Sure they sell craft beer, but even that is at a premium to other bars for its location, atmosphere and everything else that comes with a pub.

I agree, I normally only have one or two there and then walk over to the Headline or into town. It's a cool bar but I can't help but feel that I am paying a premium on my pint to cover their bar staff's tattoo bills.

Cookie_Monster

what's a pint in the airport these days?
I paid 11.88 for a pint of 1664 in Singapore a couple of weeks ago :eek:

LeBash

Cookie_Monster wrote:

what's a pint in the airport these days? I paid 11.88 for a pint of 1664 in Singapore a couple of weeks ago

A 99 ice cream is 8 euro there, so no surprise

frag420

Trinity Fresh Cove wrote: »

After hearing variations of that story its kinda hard to believe it really happened to anyone, ever.

You don't think this has ever happened...........ever? Not even once?

I find it hard to believe that you find this hard to believe!!

Anyway it did happen, I was there, it was I that did it!!

ScottSF

I would be in favor of a legal requirement to display the price of drinks AT THE BAR, preferably on the taps and bottles. I like the way in some craft pubs, like the Galway Bay ones I believe, they have a large board listing all the beers with country of origin, alcohol %, and price. And the full bar menu is sitting on the bar in full view.

If Temple Bar pubs can raise the price after a certain hour, why don't they lower the price earlier in the day or mid-week, especially off-season? The atmosphere can be fun (pretend to be a tourist for the day) sometimes, but I'm much less likely to order a second pint at those prices.

testaccount123

Celly Smunt wrote: »

How anybody drinks in there is beyond me

Most people aren't as price sensitive as you maybe? Blackbird does very well, always busy.

jimmii

ScottSF wrote: »

I would be in favor of a legal requirement to display the price of drinks AT THE BAR, preferably on the taps and bottles. I like the way in some craft pubs, like the Galway Bay ones I believe, they have a large board listing all the beers with country of origin, alcohol %, and price. And the full bar menu is sitting on the bar in full view.

If Temple Bar pubs can raise the price after a certain hour, why don't they lower the price earlier in the day or mid-week, especially off-season? The atmosphere can be fun (pretend to be a tourist for the day) sometimes, but I'm much less likely to order a second pint at those prices.

They made temporary price cuts illegal a few years back. The GBB bars do a great job with the menus alright its one of the few places where you know how much your pint is going to cost before they ask you for the money! I guess its so you don't get that er you're charging me how much for this random beer I have never heard of before?!

Tiddlypeeps

I was in there a few months ago. I had a couple of friends over from Denmark who were looking forward to a pint and a bit of trad music. It was midweek and the only place I could think of that would have trad music at that time and day was The Temple Bar. It was a bit pricy, but couldn't really complain as the entertainment was spot on and there was a decent atmosphere, a good crowd but not so bad you couldn't find a seat.

I don't know why people get their nickers in such a twist over it. It is what it is, an alright place where a tourist is guaranteed a pint and a bit of ceol. Sure there are possibly better options if they shop around, but it's convenient and convenience generally costs more. Nobody is being forced to go there, even most tourists are informed it's overpriced but a lot still go anyway.

ongarboy

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I was in there a few months ago. I had a couple of friends over from Denmark who were looking forward to a pint and a bit of trad music. It was midweek and the only place I could think of that would have trad music at that time and day was The Temple Bar. It was a bit pricy, but couldn't really complain as the entertainment was spot on and there was a decent atmosphere, a good crowd but not so bad you couldn't find a seat.

I don't know why people get their nickers in such a twist over it. It is what it is, an alright place where a tourist is guaranteed a pint and a bit of ceol. Sure there are possibly better options if they shop around, but it's convenient and convenience generally costs more. Nobody is being forced to go there, even most tourists are informed it's overpriced but a lot still go anyway.

Agree with this post. If I'm a tourist on a brief 3 day city break in a foreign city, I want to go somewhere with a critical mass of bars, nightlife and buzz. If it means paying a bit more per pint, then it's part of the package and I make sure my budget for the 3 days or so will stretch to that. I won't know where the local bars in other cities are and my time will be too precious trying to google map cheaper off the beaten track venues. Hence the appeal to tourists to Dublin. It's all centralized in one location.

I don't understand why Dublin residents here get so peed off by Temple Bar prices and use words like boycotting. Seriously, do many Dubs use (or want to use) Temple Bar as their local nightlife venue every weekend? - I see it as someplace you'd only go very occasionally or if you were entertaining visitors/relatives from abroad maybe. Only then, would I absorb the inflated price but I would not go there every weekend and then complain about the prices or alternatively, take some emotive stance that I'm boycotting the place if I don't go there. I would just choose to drink elsewhere because as a regular pub punter, I prefer less touristy venues for my usual nightlife.

Suggesting a boycott of these pubs is like suggesting a boycott of Spar and Centra because they charge more than Tesco and Dunnes for the exact same product.

not yet

LeBash wrote: »

A 99 ice cream is 8 euro there, so no surprise

I once seen an 88 ice cream for 9 euro..

True story that..

not yet

frag420 wrote: »

You don't think this has ever happened...........ever? Not even once?

I find it hard to believe that you find this hard to believe!!

Anyway it did happen, I was there, it was I that did it!!

I'm Spartacus,

No, I'm sparta......

Celly Smunt

testaccount123 wrote: »

Most people aren't as price sensitive as you maybe? Blackbird does very well, always busy.

It's not even being price sensitive, its just not a great pub for what it means to offer, there are far better 5 minutes down the road.

Simon2015

ongarboy wrote: »

I don't understand why Dublin residents here get so peed off by Temple Bar prices and use words like boycotting.

Nobody has a problem paying a bit more for a pint in Temple Bar.

The problem is the level of the price difference between Temple Bar and other City Centre pubs.

Like when pubs are charging over 7 Euro for a pint they are taking the piss out of their customers.

ted1

Simon2015 wrote: »

Nobody has a problem paying a bit more for a pint in Temple Bar.

The problem is the level of the price difference between Temple Bar and other City Centre pubs.

Like when pubs are charging over 7 Euro for a pint they are taking the piss out of their customers.

We have the least fluctuations in prices in most of Europe. Most places you can get a pint for 1 or 2 euro yet pay 12 euro down the road.

A pint is only part of the product your paying for.

Strumms

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

what's a pint in the airport these days?
I paid 11.88 for a pint of 1664 in Singapore a couple of weeks ago :eek:

A pint of Dublin airport well for a Guinness as of a few weeks ago was 5.10

As for Temple Bar.. The unfortunate thing is that it's hyped up by tourist bords and travel sites and the likes etc as an authentic Irish drinking experience which we all know it's not, as there are pretty much no Irish people there, it's a mega rip off and can be a bit dangerous at night, ok sometimes the day too. At the end of the day people are going because they are told to go there and it does have a bit of atmosphere. I pleaded with some Canadian visitors I had over to go elsewhere but they insisted on going into Temple Bar and loved it.. I was dragged along and it was about 7 Euro's for a Guinness about two years ago now. It was a night that there were World Cup Qualifying matches on and I asked the bar man where he was showing the Irish game as I could see screens with England, Scotland, Wales even Germany on... his answer : Ireland ? how many Irish people do you think are in here ! The pub was The Oliver St John Gogarty.

arybvtcw0eolkf

frag420 wrote: »

You don't think this has ever happened...........ever? Not even once?

I find it hard to believe that you find this hard to believe!!

Anyway it did happen, I was there, it was I that did it!!

Seriously I think your post is a spoof, I've heard it repeated in its variations too many times to believe you or anyone else.

ScottSF

ScottSF wrote: »

If Temple Bar pubs can raise the price after a certain hour, why don't they lower the price earlier in the day or mid-week

This is in fact what they do.

They don't increase the price. They start off the day cheaper than their advertised rate and then the "discount" reduces as the night goes on.

The final price of the night is the one which matches the price at the front door.

It's the same with hotels, they have "rack rates" which are extortionate prices that you would never pay except in dire need, but they are allowed to charge up to that price as they see fit which is why you see prices increasing with demand. They're not actually increasing, they're just no longer discounting their advertised rates.