Is £9.40 really that expensive ? I'm sure there's a Wetherspoons or Sam Smiths open somewhere, if you don't want to pay £9.40 for a pint don't drink there ?
Things like this reset the baseline though, so over time they manifest in price increases across the board (I’m not saying Spoons all of a sudden starts charging £9.40 a pint, but it won’t be charging £3 or whatever it is today).
I think we can all agree that the best place to get a pint these days both morally and monetarily is.....
*SHUDDERS*
WEEEEEEEAAAAAAAATTHERSPOOOOOOOOOOOONNNSSSSSSSS!!!
We (2 couples) went to Plumpton races the other week....£26+ for two pints & 2 medium wines. Got of the train and straight into the local Spoons....more or less the same round and it was under £10.
A central London pub is charging customers an extra £2 a pint after 22:00.
Before that time, patrons of O'Neill's on Wardour Street in Soho pay £7.40 for certain draught beers, with the same drink costing £9.40 after the cut-off.
Mitchells & Butlers, the pub group that owns the venue, said the policy reflected a request from the police and local council "that we increase prices after 10pm to a level generally in line with the late-night market".
Long time since I've been in a wetherspoons but my mate next door suggested going up to The Catherine Wheel on Henley for a curry and a couple of scoops last night. A cavernous place that was pretty busy on a chilly Thursday night. The first round was three pints of JBH, a very pleasant light session bitter from Oakham. Cost of the round: a whopping £4:47.
Whole evening including return bus fare was less than £25.
Easy to knock Spoons, but the beer is usually interesting as well as cheap, the food is fine and I like most that they make the most of a lot of old buildings that otherwise would probably just be bulldozed. I still think Tim Martin is a knob head though.
Interesting clientele as well. I went for a wee before leaving and had no choice but to take a urinal next to an occupied one. The bloke muttered 'You've broken the rules' before shuffling off, still mumbling to himself. But I know what he meant.
Interesting clientele as well. I went for a wee before leaving and had no choice but to take a urinal next to an occupied one. The bloke muttered 'You've broken the rules' before shuffling off, still mumbling to himself. But I know what he meant.
Once in the rank pissers on Plat 4 in London Bridge station…….
I was at one end urinal and another geezer at the far end urinal was pissing like a racehorse.
He was mid torrent when I started and was still jet washing when I had finished.
“Blimey, you needed that. You’ve being going for ages” I said to him.
I didn’t know that he was German, but he turned to me and replied in perfect Heir Flick tones…..
”I voz not avare zat I voz being timed”
He looked at me with distain as he walked past me and left without washing his hands.
I still chuckle at that strange khazi interaction 😄
I have tried the wine in wetherspoons pubs and the last few times it was rank. The food coffee and beer have always been surprisingly good and very cheap.
Can get a bit rowdy on a friday night in newcastle for i stance but otherwise have no issue wirh wetherspoons
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OK if you are with partner it's not a good idea, but with mates ideal.
Just kidding Spoons lovers... anyway anywhere will have more life in it than the Alma on a wednesday night!
The first round was three pints of JBH, a very pleasant light session bitter from Oakham. Cost of the round: a whopping £4:47.
Whole evening including return bus fare was less than £25.
Easy to knock Spoons, but the beer is usually interesting as well as cheap, the food is fine and I like most that they make the most of a lot of old buildings that otherwise would probably just be bulldozed. I still think Tim Martin is a knob head though.
Interesting clientele as well. I went for a wee before leaving and had no choice but to take a urinal next to an occupied one. The bloke muttered 'You've broken the rules' before shuffling off, still mumbling to himself. But I know what he meant.
I was at one end urinal and another geezer at the far end urinal was pissing like a racehorse.
”I voz not avare zat I voz being timed”
He looked at me with distain as he walked past me and left without washing his hands.