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Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Been looking at menus of places I'm visiting on london on holiday. Was shocked that some of them are charging over 7 quid for a pint!! Really?!?!?

When we went out for my wife's 30th (and this is 5 years back) we went to a "more expensive" bar (the sort of place I would normally never bother with). I casually went up to the bar and ordered my double Jack Daniels with coke. ... ... £11.50! £11.50!!. For a ****ing Jack and Coke!

I mean, on my mate's stag night his hubby-to-be called one of the bars we were at and ordered us these crushed ice gin & tonic cocktails that were like £12 each - and they were amazing so I kind of get it. Not something I'd do regularly as it seems like a huge money sink for a drink... but it was a bit "special".

But £11.50 for a couple of shots of cheap whiskey and draft coke...

... that's just taking the absolute piss.


To go back to Uni days again - Double JD+coke in a scratched plastic cup for £2. Magic .