I Sh*t You Not

[Insuflo]

Just been charged a full £6.45 for a pint of Amstel in the Great Exhibition (£5.20 ish in most places in ED or Peckham). There was rugby on a small telly. Is this dynamic pricing in action? The bar person was embarrassed to charge me it.

[SpringTime]

I wouldn't have paid.

[mrwb]

The Castle does beer for less than £4 a pint and about 200m up the road. 

[vladi]

To have  a valid comparison surely you have to take into account the alcohol content.    £4 a pint for gnat's p1ss will always appear to be cheaper than a pint of Peroni.

 

[SpringTime]

Peroni? You're comparing p1ss with p1ss, surely.

[sandyman]

You'd better not go to the Palladium then - two glasses of red wine in the interval last Saturday – £26.

[malumbu]

Ask the price in future.  I used to drink in the Crystal Palace Tavern. What happened to that local boozer?

I've twice refused to pay, once for a half which was so expensive I thought they were charging me for a pint, on Vauxhall embankment.  More recently I refused to pay in the Dulwich Woodhouse, but I should have known it would be overpriced.  Both pubs had the right to insist I paid 

Suggest you drink in the Blythe, Castle or Capitol in future 

[Sue]

49 minutes ago, malumbu said:

Ask the price in future.  I used to drink in the Crystal Palace Tavern. What happened to that local boozer?

I've twice refused to pay, once for a half which was so expensive I thought they were charging me for a pint, on Vauxhall embankment.  More recently I refused to pay in the Dulwich Woodhouse, but I should have known it would be overpriced.  Both pubs had the right to insist I paid 

Suggest you drink in the Blythe, Castle or Capitol in future 

The CPT used to be our local. I still miss it.

The Castle is in some ways similar though! The other two you suggest are a bus ride away (depending on where you live, obviously!)

[granadaland]

Yeah the great Ex have hiked the price of the pint I tended to go for to £7.15.

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by granadaland

[Baroness Millhaven]

On 22/09/2023 at 20:41, sandyman said:

You'd better not go to the Palladium then - two glasses of red wine in the interval last Saturday – £26.

I'd also recommend avoiding the Royal Albert Hall - £15 for a 250ml glass of red. 175ml is a bargain £13

[JB007]

In my opinion every pub on lordship lane are absolutely terrible. The actress and great exhibition are awful pubs too. Regardless of price. None of them serve cask ale to a good standard. 

[Angelina]

The Plough has cask ales and the food is good, the staff are nice.

Dulwich but not really East Dulwich which is fantastic. 
 

Actually, don’t go there and spoil it please.

 

[tiddles]

A lot of these pubs are having to pay ridiculous prices to purchase the beer they sell so ultimately it is the brewers who are to blame… 

[Gloves]

The Great Exhibition is a fantastic pub. Great service and staff. 

Pints are expensive, but I will certainly pay a premium for a nice ambience and good service. 

They do £4 pints Mon to Thurs............

 

[Earl Aelfheah]

It is crazy how expensive it's getting to go out for a few drinks. It's not surprising they're closing at such a rate. 

All that said, it's not the pubs fault. I really like the GE.

[creditwheredue]

Who on their right mind drinks Amstel, a brewed under licence Europiss lager. 

[malumbu]

That applies to most lager.

Earl pubs in London have always been expensive.  Or you can compromise your principles and go to wetherspoons.  Or go to the Blythe the best pub in the world.

The creation of pub chains, closing of breweries and national and regional brewers to global multi-nationals hasn't helped.

But go into LL at a weekend and there are plenty of people prepared to pay top dollar for overhopped overcooled over fizzy and over priced IPA.  Don't get me started on the contamination of our traditional apple fermented drink (cider) with other fruits to make it an alcopop.

Edited September 27, 2023 by malumbu

[Shaggy]

FWIW, Amstel is £4 a pint Monday to Thursday at the Great Ex

[SpringTime]

Not been to the pub for a long time now, but I've read that a lot of younger people aren't so keen on alcohol at the moment. Is that noticeable - or are the pubs still rammed anyway?

[Dulwichmudlark]

Long as people are gonna pay it they will charge it simpley don't support these business treat them like cashless buisness and avoid them 

[niall]

does anyone know the reason for the nosedive in standards across the board at the EDT recently.

incompetent badly trained new bar staff, who have overcharged, double charged or short changed on numerous occasions.

some who do not seem to know how to pull a pint properly.

cleanliness has taken a dip too

Edited October 3, 2023 by niall

[Gloves]

The EDT has always has sticky tables and incompetent staff. 

It is only good for pre-match pint, to soak up the atmosphere and spilled beer. 

[Romnarz]

Time we had a Wetherspoons in Dulwich ! 

Anyone  suggest a suitable site ?

perhaps near the Poundshop ?

[NewWave]

2 hours ago, Romnarz said:

Time we had a Wetherspoons in Dulwich ! 

Anyone  suggest a suitable site ?

perhaps near the Poundshop ?

One in Forest Hill just closed down..

[Sue]

On 03/10/2023 at 09:07, niall said:

does anyone know the reason for the nosedive in standards across the board at the EDT recently.

incompetent badly trained new bar staff, who have overcharged, double charged or short changed on numerous occasions.

some who do not seem to know how to pull a pint properly.

cleanliness has taken a dip too

I don't know about that, but they used to do a really tasty and reasonably priced veggie sausage and mash with gravy.

The last time we had it, the sausages were small and dry and practically inedible, and the menu had completely changed.

Apparently there is a new chef. Who uses a different supplier for the sausages.

Don't think we will be eating there again. 

5 hours ago, Romnarz said:

Time we had a Wetherspoons in Dulwich ! 

Anyone  suggest a suitable site ?

perhaps near the Poundshop ?

It was suggested at one time that what became The Cherry Tree would be a good place for a Wetherspoons.

I can't now remember whether Wetherspoons actually put in a bid for it, but anyway if they did it obviously didn't happen.

Shame! I like Wetherspoonses 😀

Good range of ale at a cheap price 😀 

Though they are usually in interesting old buildings, and the previous incarnation of The Cherry Tree, whose name I can't remember, certainly wasn't that 🤣