Pub Costs in London

A pint of Fullers London Pride is just a fraction under GBP3.00

A quarter pounder with cheese is about GBP6.00

That's still less than USD20.00

( Pubs of reference: The Prince of Wales - Drury Lane; The Princess Louise - Old Holborn, Mable's Place - Mableton Place )

Beer in the Princess is cheaper ( Sam Smith's Brewery )
Beer in Mables is a tad more expensive ( Shepherd-Neame Brewery ).

Usually the burgers come with a steamshovel full of chips and a few pieces of lettuce, half a tomato and a slice of cucumber, which allows the menu to say 'Salad' Ha Ha Ha !

Al thanks for your update on the prices in Pubs in London...I think it helps put things in perspective...most decent bars in NYC/SF that serve Bugers and Chips along with the Ale's would charge about $20.

That isn't too bad - just need to limit the amount of pints I guess!!

Just returned from eight days in London.....We (two of us) ate dinner and had two beers...the cost was about $50 or less each meal....not great but we survived!

Scrap the Burger, have a pint and some pork scratchings...! In fact, do they still sell them in this politically correct diet fixated healthy eating world we live in? I left the UK 11 years ago and going back for the first time this coming September. I am dreading the changes. For one thing, I am pretty sure I didnt pay 3 pounds for a pint in 1997!

At our favorite "pub" here in the Seattle area (Roanoke Cafe on Mercer Island), they are charging $11.95 for a BLT sandwich, $12.50 for fish and chips. Granted the beer is higher in London, no question about it. But food seems about the same to me. I want good atmosphere when I am in a pub in London, so I'm willing to pay for it. Gordon's Wine Bar in Westminster seems like a good place too, and prices seem reasonable enough to me.

We're staying in a cheap hotel so we can have more money to spend on food and sights.

Anyone know what a pint of Director's is going for now? Bangers & Mash? Shepherd's or Cottage Pie?

That used to be a standard lunch for me in the UK...Bangers & Mash, gravy, mushy peas, pint of Directors.....

Wonderful.

Courage Directors is about GBP3.00 in central London.
( as is Spitfire, Ruddles and Bishop's Finger. Bass, Pedigree and Bombadier are a shade cheaper and Sam Smith's Soveriegn can still be had for around £2.60 and it's still a great pint ).

Pork scratchings can still be found but are considered a bit 'northern'. They're not as common as they used to be and are a hard find in central London. The same applies to mushy peas - the food of the gods.

Bangers and Mash has become a bit 'poshed-up' in some places but they still go for about GBP6.00 and Shepherd's pie is about the same price.

Kevin, Just left London after 17 days there. Pub grub averaged about 6-9 GBPs/meal + a pint. I did find a great deal, down from Westminster Abbey, catty-corner from New Scotland Yard, that offered 2 meals for 8 GBPs (pints extra, but were within reasonable averages of 2.80-3-90/pint). Can't remember the name of the place, may not have had any real name persay, but their special of 2 for 8 is well advertised in their windows. They have about 8-10 meals to choose from that fall within that catagory. Elswhere in London, any pub anywhere had the meal & a pint prices as listed above.

My family and I were just in London two months ago, we found it enjoyable to catch a train from Surrey up to Purley to visit a very nice pub, the Jolly Farmers. The staff are wonderful. I recommend the whole experience. Even our 10 yr old came to enjoy our nightly visits. Some pubs are better than others, just like some bars are better than others. I highly recommend those off the beaten path. Ask your hotelier for their recommendations!

Just got back from two weeks in the UK, and I have to say that beer is still a bargain, considering the quality. For what you'd pay in the States for a bargain basement glass of house white or red, you can be supping the Nectar of the Gods--real ale. Fullers London Pride will always hold a sentimental place in my heart--it was the beer we stocked a cask of at our wedding--but Young's Ordinary is probably a better "session beer" as it is a bit lighter.

The problem with "pub grub" is that half the pubs seem to be serving fettucine or sushi these days. Or they've turned into Thai restaurants completely. It's harder and harder to find the traditional shepherd's pie and two veg kind of places...

Wetherspoons is a pretty popular pub chain with a 2 meals for £7-8 (depending on location). Great for a quick lunch. Their drinks are also very reasonable. Dozens of locations throughout London, check out their website to find the one nearest your hotel. Meals included in the special range from cottage Pie, burgers, fish and chips, pasta, bangers and mash, etc.

Off the top of my head, I know there's one at the south end of Tower Bridge, near Trafalgar Square, and Leicester Square.

Pints in Canada are at least 6-7 dollars, for a good brand, which is 3-3.50 BP, so London will be a deal on the beer for us.
Beer in resort areas is expensive everywhere--
Burgers are around 10+ in a bar or restaurant.
In Vancouver, B.C., we paid $17 for a burger near the water!!!! Now, that choked, $17 + 15% tip and tax.

A great cheap place (although not a pub) is Giraffe. We ate a few meals here at dinner (and ate at nicer places for lunch) due to the prices - at Giraffe, they had great drink specials early evening and excellent food for the price. There are a few locations around London. London is VERY expensive though. You can certainly do it affordably though.

A great cheap place (although not a pub) is Giraffe. We ate a few meals here at dinner (and ate at nicer places for lunch) due to the prices - at Giraffe, they had great drink specials early evening and excellent food for the price. There are a few locations around London. London is VERY expensive though. You can certainly do it affordably though.

A great cheap place (although not a pub) is Giraffe. We ate a few meals here at dinner (and ate at nicer places for lunch) due to the prices - at Giraffe, they had great drink specials early evening and excellent food for the price. There are a few locations around London. London is VERY expensive though. You can certainly do it affordably though.

Over pints of Adnams in London this last March, we were talking prices with some Londoners. It seems that at a sporting event or concert in Britain you may pay a little bit more for your beer than you would in a pub, but only a little bit. I think 50 pence was mentioned. But here in the US, you'll pay 3 times what you do in a bar. So why, when I'm at a ballgame or concert, don't I ever decide to boycott the beer? Just never seems to be a good idea.

My wife and I were just there last week and ate at a pub near Victoria Station. I had a burger and she had a sandwich and we had a pint each of Bulmer's Pear Cider and it was just under 20 GBP for the entire meal - which seemed about standard based on our experience.

We ate dinner at the Sherlock Holmes on July 2. The price was about 20 pounds for two pints of Guinness, a fish and chips, and a steak and ale pie with a bit of salad on the plate.

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I loved the pot pies at the Tea Clipper in Knightsbridge, over hearing conversations of Parliment members at the Red Lion Tavern and discovering the White Bear Tavern in Hampstead. Food was stellar in each.