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Price of the Pint - What would make you go back to the pub ?

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  • #32
    Orando Broom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭Orando Broom


    €3:20 -€3:50 a pint would entice me back to my Sunday night drinking. That would be one good hard night and the few on Sunday.

    Now It's a quiet Friday or Saturday with a blow out once a month. I suppoe it's not too bad when you think about it.

    I do love drinking pints in the pub though.


  • #33
    AAAAAAAHHH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 377 ✭✭AAAAAAAHHH


    AnneFrank wrote: »
    bit of a pointless thread,the price cannot be reduced to such low levels,personally with all the alcoholism in this country i thoughtthe price should be raised along with cigs,and why would they give a splash when they can make double the margin on splits,

    Why can't they? There are pubs in Dublin city centre selling pints for 3.20 to 3.70.


  • #34
    Cú Giobach
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    max €3.50 a pint and this back on the tables.


  • #35
    baltimore sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭baltimore sun


    3.50?

    I aint givin you no 3 fiddy :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cn7xfBpZ3M


  • #36
    bryaner
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    max €3.50 a pint and this back on the tables.

    I'm a smoker and I must disagree, hate smoke in pubs and restaurants.


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  • #37
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    bryaner wrote: »
    I'm a smoker and I must disagree, hate smoke in pubs and restaurants.

    I hate the smell of food in pubs.


  • #38
    jimthemental
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    I hate the smell of Bud in pubs.


  • #39
    bryaner
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    I hate the smell of food in pubs.

    No food served in the pubs I go to, and I don't expect people to breath in my second hand smoke...


  • #40
    Rdaly1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭Rdaly1


    First of all - Dublin pubs are lazy (90% of them) - they don't market themselfs for people to come and most of them do not show loyalty to their customers. (they have loyalty cards for coffee - why not for beer)

    The reason for this is because they never had to do it. I'd love to have a go running a pub. Lots of opportunity to bring fresh ideas to the table - other than the usual crappy band/a poker night and super sunday football.

    Pubs should be comfortable places to hang out - with a variety of entertainment on. Food should be a must also - because they are competing with Food outlets for the time and attention of people.

    Pubs just expect people to turn up. No questions asked and pay there ridiculous prices.

    As for prices - it is a joke - If you can go into Diecy Reillys in town on a Thursday night and all drinks are €2 - the place is packed - then there is no reason why drinks are not €2 all of the time.

    Guiness our national drink is cheaper to buy in more countries around the world than it is in Ireland - even though it is produced in James Gate - believe me I know as I travel alot- and my mother brews the stuff.

    Personally - I beleive a fair price for all bottles should be €2.50.

    For pints of larger produced in Ireland €3.00 (Guiness, miller, heineken etc)

    The for import beer erdinger etc - €4.

    A spirit should be €3.50 with a mixer

    When you can buy a tray of beer in Dunnes Stores for less that €20 - for 24 bottles - well there is something wrong.

    Sure I could go on all day harping on about it

    but that is my two cents


  • #41
    lucylu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭lucylu


    Sky Sport should be banned in pubs after 9 o'clock.
    Clean glasses


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  • #42
    orourkeda
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    enda1 wrote: »
    Turn off the telly. Turn down the BritPop.
    More gastro pubs. Be great to have some nice pubs with nice food.

    Make a better beer selection.
    Menus! Why do pubs feel there's no need for a menu??

    If you have all the ingredients for a cocktail behind the bar, why do you refuse to make one!!? Give the customer what they want damn it.

    Isn't that what restaurants are for?


  • #43
    orourkeda
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    max €3.50 a pint and this back on the tables.

    Most people just want cheap booze or a bit of nosebag not lung cancer


  • #44
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    bryaner wrote: »
    No food served in the pubs I go to, and I don't expect people to breath in my second hand smoke...
    The word is "choice".
    Smoking and non smoking pubs.


  • #45
    orourkeda
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    The word is "choice".
    Smoking and non smoking pubs.

    Non smoking pubs.

    Smokers can choose to engage in their anti social habit outside the door.


  • #46
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭bryaner


    Personally I don't have a problem stepping outside for a smoke.


  • #47
    Cú Giobach
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    Non smoking pubs.

    Smokers can choose to engage in their anti social habit outside the door.

    In most if not all pubs I frequent the most "social" part of pubs these days are the smoking rooms.


  • #48
    Duggy747
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    In most if not all pubs I frequent the most "social" part of pubs these days are the smoking rooms.

    It's usually where the most fun happens, too :pac: In my local we always hung out in the smoking area, far more craíc. In fact, we hung out there so often that when the owner re-did the place he installed a 2nd bar out there that serves nothing but drink on ice-cold taps :D

    If they brought down the price of beers then I'd probably make an appearance more in the city pubs. Though during this current economic downshift jigger-ma-goo I've adjusted to buying Bavaria which comes out to €3 in a load of places.

    Still, nothing beats a thick, ice cold Guinness...............can't wait to go home to my local for Xmas :(


  • #49
    bonerm
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    I don't actually any have problem with the price. I just can't stand the places anymore so I literally wouldn't go back if they were giving away the stuff for free.


  • #50
    Cú Giobach
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    Duggy747 wrote: »
    It's usually where the most fun happens, too :pac: In my local we always hung out in the smoking area, far more craíc.
    :D

    Last week during one of those slightly chilly evenings in one of the out of the way pubs near here, the landlord (with the consensus of all there) let anyone smoke inside next to the fireplace. By the end of the evening there was an atmosphere (not smoke related) in the place like a New York speakeasy in the prohibition days, mighty craic was had that night. :D


  • #51
    orourkeda
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    In most if not all pubs I frequent the most "social" part of pubs these days are the smoking rooms.

    Stay out there then


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  • #52
    orourkeda
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    :D

    Last week during one of those slightly chilly evenings in one of the out of the way pubs near here, the landlord (with the consensus of all there) let anyone smoke inside next to the fireplace. By the end of the evening there was an atmosphere (not smoke related) in the place like a New York speakeasy in the prohibition days, mighty craic was had that night. :D

    Was it caused by the cigarettes?

    You don't need smoking to create an atmosphere.


  • #53
    celticbest
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    I never left, I use the bar in my GAA club on a regular basis, it's €3.30 a pint during the week & €3.60 at weekends.


  • #54
    PeakOutput
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    no pints over 3 euro would be a good start as far as i know a keg is still less then 150euro(open to correction) if i was to go and try and get one so im sure they get it in bulk for cheaper.

    a keg has around 100 pints in it so a 300% mark up is ridicolous

    is the alcohol tax a fixed amount or is it a percentage? if its a fixed amount it changes things a bit but not by much

    also free soft drinks for designated drivers would get me back also, i have no problem being in a pub and not drinking if im with my mates but only if i have something else to drink and not a chance im spending 4 euro on a coke or whatever

    the 'traditional' business's in this country are a joke i wouldnt be suprised if all the pub /club owners in the cities got together and did some illegal cartelling every year


  • #55
    AnneFrank
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    jimthemental wrote: »
    Blasphemy. Get back in the attic.

    wow how original


  • #56
    fred252
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    €3.50 upto €4 for a decent weissbier


  • #57
    AnneFrank
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    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    :D

    Last week during one of those slightly chilly evenings in one of the out of the way pubs near here, the landlord (with the consensus of all there) let anyone smoke inside next to the fireplace. By the end of the evening there was an atmosphere (not smoke related) in the place like a New York speakeasy in the prohibition days, mighty craic was had that night. :D

    Id have reported it had i been there,typical oirish never mind the second hand smoke going around the bar,sure it's only cancer


  • #58
    HavingCrack
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    McGowans in Stillorgan in Dublin (where Boland's on the Hill used to be) does €2.50 all drinks, pints, vodka/orange etc on a Thursday. Lovely atmosphere, decent bands on sometimes, comedy nights, fifa nights-really trying to get people in.

    By the way, I wish people would stop going on about food in pubs, thats what restaurants are for. If I want something to eat I'll go somewhere I'll be served by a waiter with tablecloths and food cooked fresh. I don't want to go to a pub where I can be served frozen food thrown straight in a deep fat frier and have to carry it back to the table myself paying top whack for the privelage.


  • #59
    thebigbiffo
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    people forget that the vintners associations froze the price of drink for members back in 2008. at first it made sense because you thought they were tackling the recession early then it sunk in that what they were in actual fact doing was standardising the price so individual members wouldn't drop prices thereby forcing widespread drops across the industry.

    it was a disgrace imo and something that didn't recieve enough attention.


  • #60
    sealgaire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭sealgaire


    AnneFrank wrote: »
    bit of a pointless thread,the price cannot be reduced to such low levels,personally with all the alcoholism in this country i thoughtthe price should be raised along with cigs,and why would they give a splash when they can make double the margin on splits,

    What make you possibly think that prices can't be reduced? Because the publicans tell you that it can't?
    Are you that narrow minded. The breweries are well able to drop prices also


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  • #61
    AnneFrank
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    HavingCrack wrote: »
    McGowans in Stillorgan in Dublin (where Boland's on the Hill used to be) does €2.50 all drinks, pints, vodka/orange etc on a Thursday. Lovely atmosphere, decent bands on sometimes, comedy nights, fifa nights-really trying to get people in.

    By the way, I wish people would stop going on about food in pubs, thats what restaurants are for. If I want something to eat I'll go somewhere I'll be served by a waiter with tablecloths and food cooked fresh. I don't want to go to a pub where I can be served frozen food thrown straight in a deep fat frier and have to carry it back to the table myself paying top whack for the privelage.

    i think pub grub is ok(toasted sandwiches and soup) but not restaurants,then again i drink in an old fashioned bar that doesnt show any tv or have kids running around,there is choice out there to be fair


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