Last orders? Pints edge towards £9 as pub charges £8.80 for lager - amid ... trends now
The price of a pint in London is hurtling towards the £9 mark, with one historic riverside boozer charging £8.80 as punters fear more 'stealth' hikes ahead.
The Victoria-era Trafalgar Tavern which sits on the Thames in Greenwich, south London, was highlighted as one of many pubs across the capital charging much more than the UK average of £4.80.
And the Dublin Castle in Camden, north London, which features prominently in the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black, has prompted a fevered debate about just how much nights out in the capital can now cost.
A devoted pubs fan shared on X, formerly Twitter, how he loved the pub's music selection but was taken aback when charged £7.80 for a pint of Cruzcampo lager.
Many more have now shared their outrage at prices in venues across London, which many now costing at the very least £7 - compared to the national average £4.70.
The historic Victorian-era Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, south London, offers pints of lager costing up to £8.80
A social media post about the Dublin Castle pub and music venue in Camden, north London, prompted an online discussion of rising pint prices across the capital
One commenter told of paying £8 for a pint at the Anchor in Southwark, near the Thames
Another punter paid £8.10 for a pint of Madri at the Slug and Lettuce in Soho, central London
Industry chiefs say pubs fearful for their own futures are under mounting pressures such as soaring rising energy bills, competition from supermarkets and still playing catch-up with rents after Covid-19 lockdown-inflicted closures.
Office for National Statistics figures showed the nationwide average for a pint of lager leapt by 10.8 per cent in the 12 months to last December - from £4.24 to £4.70.
Draught bitter was up by 9.1 per cent, hitting £3.93 rather than the previous £3.60 - while experts have warned pints in London could even rise to £14 next year.
But Londoners are finding themselves paying far more, with punters relating tales of being charged as much as £8.50 per pint at the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, south-east London.
That Grade II-listed riverside pub beside the Thames actually displays on its website prices peaking at £8.80 for a draught pint of Brixton Coldharbour Lager.
One response on social media to their prices said: 'You're paying for the riverside view - should be £2 off to drink inside.'
Another commenter wrote: 'I paid £7.50 for a Guinness there a couple of months ago. Still the most I’ve paid for a pint.'
MailOnline recently told how 1,110 bars and clubs across London have shut since Covid and many more owners say they are hampered by curtailed drinking hours, threats from housing developers and rising costs.
A new debate about prices has been prompted by a post about the Dublin Castle going viral on X, with users @ChelseaDan5 telling his 9,300 followers about his pint of Heineken-owned Cruzcampo lager.
He wrote: 'Pint in Camden Town NW1 is now more expensive than Belgravia, Chelsea and Mayfair!
The average price of a pint of lager across the UK is £4.70 - but Londoners are finding themselves paying much more (file photo)
Responses to a viral social media post showed what punters have been charged across London
A debate about pint prices was sparked by a social media post about the Dublin Castle in Camden, north London - a favourite of Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil (pictured)
The pub features in the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black and was used for filming scenes in March last year (pictured)
Actors Jack O'Connell (left), playing Blake Fielder-Civil, and Marisa Abela (right) as Amy Winehouse were seen acting outside the Dublin Castle in March last year
'I'd like to praise the Dublin Castle for being one of the remaining live music pubs in my hometown but £7.80 for a Cruz Campo in the right glass - at least the music's decent.'
He accompanied it with footage of the pint backed by the pub soundtrack of Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve.
The hosted a gig by Amy Winehouse in 2007 and was
