£7.50p a pint. That’s it I’m out
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croyde said:
Went to a chain restaurant called Bills with my son last summer.
It had been a long hot day and I hadn't had a drink for weeks so despite the cost, £7.50, I ordered a large bottle of Peroni.
I sat there, looking forward to my first glug of ice cold fizzy lager in ages.
It arrived opened and I hastily poured a glass.
It was effing warm, had not seen a fridge for hours, if at all.
I called the waitress and pointed out that for the money they were charging, I would like the beer served cold, as it should be. The bottle should be at such a low temp that my hand sticks to the glass
A replacement turned up after a while, food had already arrived and was mostly eaten.
This bottle was open and exactly like the last, which was still on the table.
Complained again and at last a cold bottle turned up in time for the bill to be settled.
I then enjoyed my pint only to look at the bill to see that they had charged me for all three beers, £22.50.
Another argument before they finally changed the amount.
FFS.
This is why I now dread going out to eat/drink as it's so expensive it has to be at least good, but quite often it isn't, and then the occasion is ruined by having to complain.
Only time I feel I'm getting value for money these days is a Greasy Spoon or Spoon's.
Why would you go there at all? There must have been better places?It had been a long hot day and I hadn't had a drink for weeks so despite the cost, £7.50, I ordered a large bottle of Peroni.
I sat there, looking forward to my first glug of ice cold fizzy lager in ages.
It arrived opened and I hastily poured a glass.
It was effing warm, had not seen a fridge for hours, if at all.
I called the waitress and pointed out that for the money they were charging, I would like the beer served cold, as it should be. The bottle should be at such a low temp that my hand sticks to the glass
A replacement turned up after a while, food had already arrived and was mostly eaten.
This bottle was open and exactly like the last, which was still on the table.
Complained again and at last a cold bottle turned up in time for the bill to be settled.
I then enjoyed my pint only to look at the bill to see that they had charged me for all three beers, £22.50.
Another argument before they finally changed the amount.
FFS.
This is why I now dread going out to eat/drink as it's so expensive it has to be at least good, but quite often it isn't, and then the occasion is ruined by having to complain.
Only time I feel I'm getting value for money these days is a Greasy Spoon or Spoon's.
joshcowin said:
croyde said:
Went to a chain restaurant called Bills with my son last summer.
It had been a long hot day and I hadn't had a drink for weeks so despite the cost, £7.50, I ordered a large bottle of Peroni.
I sat there, looking forward to my first glug of ice cold fizzy lager in ages.
It arrived opened and I hastily poured a glass.
It was effing warm, had not seen a fridge for hours, if at all.
I called the waitress and pointed out that for the money they were charging, I would like the beer served cold, as it should be. The bottle should be at such a low temp that my hand sticks to the glass
A replacement turned up after a while, food had already arrived and was mostly eaten.
This bottle was open and exactly like the last, which was still on the table.
Complained again and at last a cold bottle turned up in time for the bill to be settled.
I then enjoyed my pint only to look at the bill to see that they had charged me for all three beers, £22.50.
Another argument before they finally changed the amount.
FFS.
This is why I now dread going out to eat/drink as it's so expensive it has to be at least good, but quite often it isn't, and then the occasion is ruined by having to complain.
Only time I feel I'm getting value for money these days is a Greasy Spoon or Spoon's.
Why would you go there at all? There must have been better places?It had been a long hot day and I hadn't had a drink for weeks so despite the cost, £7.50, I ordered a large bottle of Peroni.
I sat there, looking forward to my first glug of ice cold fizzy lager in ages.
It arrived opened and I hastily poured a glass.
It was effing warm, had not seen a fridge for hours, if at all.
I called the waitress and pointed out that for the money they were charging, I would like the beer served cold, as it should be. The bottle should be at such a low temp that my hand sticks to the glass
A replacement turned up after a while, food had already arrived and was mostly eaten.
This bottle was open and exactly like the last, which was still on the table.
Complained again and at last a cold bottle turned up in time for the bill to be settled.
I then enjoyed my pint only to look at the bill to see that they had charged me for all three beers, £22.50.
Another argument before they finally changed the amount.
FFS.
This is why I now dread going out to eat/drink as it's so expensive it has to be at least good, but quite often it isn't, and then the occasion is ruined by having to complain.
Only time I feel I'm getting value for money these days is a Greasy Spoon or Spoon's.
Me and my wife decided we didn’t actually want anything too formal on valentines night so we booked a table at the Soho branch of Bills, and despite being one of their busiest nights of the year, the service and food were great. Plus, they had a Mariachi band wandering round playing pop songs, which was way better than you would expect… Listening to some traditional Mexican musicians playing/singing ‘Gangsters Paradise’ by Coolio was both brilliant and funny
Lord Marylebone said:
Square Leg said:
Beer festival on Saturday - was £20 for 10 tickets (plus 2 free tickets on entry), half pint per ticket.
Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I agree.Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I absolutely hate it when I go in a pub and there is some kind of sport on the TV.
They had a match at 2pm and were also showing all the Six Nations in the marquee, which happened to coincide with a beer festival
Driver101 said:
Square Leg said:
Beer festival on Saturday - was £20 for 10 tickets (plus 2 free tickets on entry), half pint per ticket.
Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
What festival was that? Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
Some beer festivals are struggling. I assume it was cheap tickets to get the capacity up?
So it cost me £30 in all, but that also included a match ticket for Nottingham Rugby v Ealing.
90% of the beer on sale was from local breweries.
Square Leg said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Square Leg said:
Beer festival on Saturday - was £20 for 10 tickets (plus 2 free tickets on entry), half pint per ticket.
Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I agree.Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I absolutely hate it when I go in a pub and there is some kind of sport on the TV.
They had a match at 2pm and were also showing all the Six Nations in the marquee, which happened to coincide with a beer festival
I was just taking a shot at pubs which show sports
Lord Marylebone said:
Square Leg said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Square Leg said:
Beer festival on Saturday - was £20 for 10 tickets (plus 2 free tickets on entry), half pint per ticket.
Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I agree.Nice beer too.
Shame about the rugby….
I absolutely hate it when I go in a pub and there is some kind of sport on the TV.
They had a match at 2pm and were also showing all the Six Nations in the marquee, which happened to coincide with a beer festival
I was just taking a shot at pubs which show sports
Awful boorish supporters. What.
Lord Marylebone said:
I was just taking a shot at pubs which show sports
My local always shows sports, annoyingly loud sometimes but its where my freinds drink so don't really have a choice. Anyway they went the extra mile on Friday showing all the horse racing and had William Hill betting slips on the bar, the bookies is almost next door.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff