Would you expect a pint of water to be free in a pub?

Hello_MrFox · 29-10-2013 11:55PM #1

If you order a pint of water, do you expect to have to pay for it, if so how much?

The_Mask · 29-10-2013 11:56PM

Tap water 'NO'
Bottled water 'KEEP IT'

Tugboats · 29-10-2013 11:56PM

If its not my local ya I would expect to pay

wexie · 29-10-2013 11:57PM

depends on what I'm ordering with it.

If I just walked into a pub and asked for a pint of water I wouldn't expect it to be free.
If I'm ordering a meal and a drink AND a pint of water I wouldn't expect to pay for it alright.

MJ23 · 29-10-2013 11:58PM

No.

nbar12 · 29-10-2013 11:59PM

I'm not familiar if pubs have to pay water charges these days. If they do, fair enough I have no problem paying for a pint of water but if they don't pay water charges then they can forget me paying for a pint of tap water

efb · 30-10-2013 12:00AM

3.50

BBDBB · 30-10-2013 12:04AM

yeah, and I want ice lemon and a straw

Pang · 30-10-2013 12:04AM

Unless it's bottled, no way.

XxMCRxBabyxX · 30-10-2013 12:07AM

I always order water in pubs and have never been charged so I'd be pretty taken aback if I was now.

keeponhurling · 30-10-2013 12:08AM

I'd feel a bit cheap if I went in and it was the only thing I ordered.

But with anything else it should be free.

Drinkaware even advise having the odd glass if water with your pints

jokettle · 30-10-2013 12:08AM

It's always been free as long as it's tap water. I'd be pretty miffed if they started charging for it, especially considering the mark-up on soft drinks.

keeponhurling · 30-10-2013 12:09AM

BBDBB wrote: »

yeah, and I want ice lemon and a straw

Yeah, and if its not filled to the top I'm sending it back. No need to be stingy.

Fr_Dougal · 30-10-2013 12:09AM

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

If you order a pint of water, do you expect to have to pay for it, if so how much?

What does the fox say?

The Backwards Man · 30-10-2013 12:10AM

Should be free, I wouldn't pay for tea or coffee in a pub either.

old_aussie · 30-10-2013 12:11AM

If it was to have with a meal, yes

If it was just a drink from the bar, no

Tea-a-Maria · 30-10-2013 12:13AM

I reckon it's in a pub's interest to give free water in a way.If you don't charge for water,people are more likely to alternate between booze and water,thereby becoming less messy and problematic for staff.

Although I do think it's kinda stingy to just drink tap water all night if you're in a pub!But for pacing yourself,it should definitely be free.

loveBBhate · 30-10-2013 12:14AM

I wouldn't pay for a steak dinner in a pub, I'd order it, eat it and leg it before they could charge me.

Pub = public house and I don't get charged for eating dinner in my own house so...

timthumbni · 30-10-2013 12:18AM

I expect a pint of tap water to be free in a bar. I've never ever been charged at a bar for tap water.

Let's face it if you drinking water in a pub you are normally the driver etc and along with people who are drinking the bar dry.

You will find that anyone drinking water in a bar will soon leave or start drinking large amounts of alcohol due to the depressing reality of being in a public bar whilst sober.

Either way the bar will win.

Barna77 · 30-10-2013 12:18AM

Water is free here (so far) so I'd expect it to be free of charge in a pub. And as mentioned above, if I'm drinking or having a meal in a pub I wouldn't imagine of paying for one pint of water.

But I've been abroad, in places where they water charges and if I asked in a bar or restaurant for a glasss of water they'd immediatelly try to sell me bottled water. So when I've answered back "no, just tap water" I'd get a funny look meaning you stingy bastard.
It's just out of habit.

Sleepy · 30-10-2013 12:19AM

Hell no, if a barman even charges you for a pint of cordial either he's a wanker, his boss is or it's a not too subtle way of saying that he thinks you're a tosser...

the groutch · 30-10-2013 12:19AM

afaik pubs pay water rates, there's the cost of the labour involved in serving you, the cost of cleaning the glass, not getting into the small % of other overheads that could be attributed to your custom, so why should they give it out free?

loveBBhate · 30-10-2013 12:20AM

Barna77 wrote: »

Water is free here (so far) so I'd expect it to be free of charge in a pub. And as mentioned above, if I'm drinking or having a meal in a pub I wouldn't imagine of paying for one pint of water.

But I've been abroad, in places where they water charges and if I asked in a bar or restaurant for a glasss of water they'd immediatelly try to sell me bottled water. So when I've answered back "no, just tap water" I'd get a funny look meaning you stingy bastard.
It's just out of habit.

The Twelve and Donnellys are great spots for free pints of water, real icy and cold so they are. Yum!

Thoie · 30-10-2013 12:23AM

If I've ordered an entire round and ask for a glass/pint of water with it, I'd expect it to be free.

If I walk up and ask for 6 pints of ice water and nothing else I'd expect to be turfed out, or asked to pay.

Talib Fiasco · 30-10-2013 12:25AM

Water and blackcurrant/raspberry is free in my local. I'd only get it though with a meal or if I was after a rake of pints and wanted something to ease the struggle.

Geomy · 30-10-2013 12:27AM

A pint of water is free to go wherever it wants to go....

Just let it sit where it likes, it usually takes the shape of whatever vessel its in or surface it lies on or item it soakes into. ..

A pint of water has the freedom to morph into almost anything. ...

canadianwoman · 30-10-2013 12:27AM

Who drinks water in a pub? :eek:

marialouise · 30-10-2013 12:30AM

Yes. It's cheap to just go in and ask for one but... I would never pay for tap water!

Over the weekend I was in a venue that had at least 3 bars, and only one had water available. I had been paying for drinks upstairs and wanted to alternate with water so went to the one downstairs. I asked for two pints of water (there were two of us) and was told they had no pint glasses, so I asked for 4 glasses of water. Was given two glasses of water, asked for more water please and was given DAGGERS by the barman. I know there were customers to either side of me who were waiting for not-free drinks but it's not my fault the bars I was paying at didn't serve water, and I paid good money to be in that venue, and I didn't just show up for the water! And what kinda bar doesn't have pint glasses?! Oh, the drama, just for a sip of uisce.

cmore123 · 30-10-2013 12:31AM

Free to a customer, certainly. That's someone who is putting something in the till some other way. He might have already bought an alcoholic or soft drink, or a meal, or be in the company of those who have. There should be no charge for that. But if he just walks in off the street, no. Because first, he isn't a customer as he hasn't carried out any transaction; supermarkets, drapers or fishmongers don't dispense water to the public either. All are businesses, and all have to pay staff who serve it.

Thus, if I was not a customer I might expect either to pay something small as a nominal gesture, or be refused.

Cycling Dumbasses · 30-10-2013 12:32AM

canadianwoman wrote: »

Who drinks water in a pub? :eek:

D fella who is too starved to run units up his new water meter even though he is not being charged by the unit yet.

NoClues · 30-10-2013 12:34AM

Feckin water

Would you expect a pint of water to be free in a pub?

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