Kennedy's Bar

what's this "think of the tourists" crap that some people come out with?

Is it the new "think of the children / elderly / vulnerable" (delete as appropriate) comment that is meant to mean something?

I been to many countries over the years and I've seen toilets in far worse condition even in such law abiding places like Frankfurt & Dusseldorf. I've never thought anything about it other than "yeuch". I certainly would not brandish an entire country or an entire holiday as ruined by a dirty toilet in a pub or restaurant.

Yes, it should be clean. But for all patrons - not just "tourists". So cut the "Think of the XXX" rubbish commentary as if its something on national importance. Dirty toilets are caused by dirty people

I suppose a manky jax doesn't come under the heading 'rip-off'. Bog-off maybe. Here's a rip-off. A glass of house Cab Sauv to go with a nondescript bar meal (both bar and food) in the Johnstown Hotel in Enfield... €10!!! In the public bar. Not their restaurant. Their public bar. I had one pint instead, and Fekd-off.

Here is a receipt from a cafe in Alvor in the Algarve, sitting down:

Coffee with milk = 85c

Americano = 65

Small custard pastry = 0.60

Labour costs here are 2.5x the levels in Portugal.

Multiply by 2.5:

Coffee with milk = 2.13

Americano = 1.63

Small custard pastry = 1.50

How much is an Americano in Ireland? Maybe 2.50?

Don't know the average for Americano to sit-in but I just paid €3 for black coffee to takeaway in a local pub

If you ever go to Berlin it's like they try and outdo each other to see who can have the worst jacks. USA are infamous for terrible toilets too. Ireland generally is pretty good I find.

6.50 a pint just seems to be normal nowadays, it's 6 pounds 50 for a pint in my local pub here in East London ffs, although this is a trendy neck of the woods.

GBP 2.90 for a pint in central Manchester

That's about 3.50.

https://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/two-fab-pubs.html

1 latte

1 capoucino

1 americano

3.80

Lanzarote.

1 latte

3.55

Wicklow

😂

Now that we're free to travel, I think we need a separate thread to post price comparisons on.

You want ripoff? Check out this. I walked up to the clubhouse bar of the Carton hotel where I bought a couple of drinks. Its an expensive place, I was there on an invite, so I was expecting a dear pint Price of a pint and a half on the drinks menu, €6.90 and €3.95. What shocked when I checked my receipt later was the addition of 10% service charge, for serving myself. Absolute gouging. And note on the receipt, they have a space for a TIP ffs!

You can ask for it to be removed. But good luck with the 75% of staff that have no idea how to do so and will make you wait ages for a manager...

I did on the next round, there was 4 drinks on it.

There's shocking gouging going on with the price of a glass of wine. Since the minimum retail price shenanigans, people are paying €8/bottle for what was cheap €4.99 plonk. Thing is, that price hike doesn't apply to restaurants, they still buy at the wholesale price, but are now changing €8 and €9 for a short measure of table wine, taking 5 or even 6 glasses from a 75cl bottle that costs them €5 or €6. €9 for 12.5cl of cheap wine.

will anything change? I guess not.

Prices will only go up