Ordering a pint

drdeadlift · 20-12-2011 12:39PM #1

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 · 20-12-2011 12:41PM

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

MonkeyTennis · 20-12-2011 12:41PM

well done. More people should do this.

Raytown Rocks · 20-12-2011 12:42PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:42PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:42PM

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

seamus · 20-12-2011 12:44PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:44PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:44PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:45PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:46PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:46PM

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

smash · 20-12-2011 12:47PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:47PM

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

:)

Lombardo86 · 20-12-2011 12:47PM

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

seamus · 20-12-2011 12:48PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:50PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:51PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:51PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:52PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:54PM

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.

20-12-2011 12:55PM

Lombardo86 wrote: »

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

Of course, it's public information.

smash · 20-12-2011 12:56PM

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 · 20-12-2011 12:58PM

Lombardo86 wrote: »

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

Somewhere in Drumcondra probably...

drdeadlift · 20-12-2011 12:59PM

Orando Broom wrote: »

Somewhere in Drumcondra probably...

The ivy house

msg11 · 20-12-2011 01:00PM

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 · 20-12-2011 01:00PM

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 · 20-12-2011 01:01PM

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 · 20-12-2011 01:01PM

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 · 20-12-2011 01:03PM

drdeadlift wrote: »

The ivy house

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

saa · 20-12-2011 01:04PM

Its handy when they advertise the offers though

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

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