Dublin's Temple blasted for 'ridiculous' prices after customer shares eye-watering receipt for TWO drinks
A photograph of a receipt shared to social media revealed that one patron had paid an eye-watering €15.40 (12.99) for just one pint of Guinness and a shot of Baby Guinness.
The Irish pub, which is located in Dublin's city centre and highly popular among tourists, is renowned for it's premium prices, with customers having long lamented the cost of it's drinks.
The expensive tab was shared to X from an account called @PintsO_Guinness, which shares posts relating to Ireland's iconic stout. The account's description reads: 'Capturing the perfect pints & sharing the magic.'
It revealed that the unknown customer had visited on 29 May at 9:46pm and paid a whopping €10.45 (8.82) for one pint of Guinness, and €4.95 (£4.18) for 'mixer/ baby', believed to be a Baby Guinness.
Captioning the post, the Guinness fan page simply wrote 'Christ'.
The post has since gone viral, gathering nearly 50,000 views and dozens of commenters from frustrated boozers complaining about the extortionate price tags.
Writing on X, one said '£8.50 for a pint, ouch', while multiple called out the venue for creating 'outrageous' prices.
One Dublin local described the prices as 'bare faced robbery' and griped that the venue was often 'absolutely rammed'.
They wrote: 'I live five minute walk away from Temple Bar, born and reared in the area and in my 40 years of being of drinking age I can count on one hand how many times I've had a session in Temple Bar, you just can't do it, it's bare face robbery and it's going on years too.
'Also the place is absolutely rammed full of tourists so much so they have to drink out on the streets as the pubs are so full.'
A second asked: 'Why do people still enter this establishment?'
'Dublin isn't cheap but that's mental. The average in the city centre would be around €7 now,' remarked another.
'They should replace 'Thank you for your custom' with 'You have been ripped off', a commenter joked.
However, some were more keen to blame the continuous stream of customers for the cost, telling people to 'stay away' if they want to see the price reduced.
'This business operates on what people will pay.. they depend on a revolving customer base, people get shafted, they leave. Somebody else walks in, next day repeat. Best to stay away and advise others to do the same,' they wrote.
The post has since gone viral, gathering nearly 50,000 views and dozens of commenters from frustrated boozers complaining about the extortionate price tags
The Temple Bar is famous for its 10am-2am live music sessions, flower-covered façade, 450-strong whiskey selection.
It's not the first time that the pub, widely considered Dublin's most famous pub, has come under fire for it's drinks prices .
A tourist revealed that they had been left shocked by the price he paid for a single round.
Ryan had been enjoying a holiday in the Irish capital but was left stunned after forking out €107.20 (£91.16) at the bar in Dublin's tourist hot spot.
The eye-watering tab at The Temple Bar in the centre of the city covered one beer, one Coke, two rums and six Baby Guinness shots.
He paid a staggering €11.45 (£9.74) for a pint of Heineken, €4.95 (£4.21) for a Coke, six Baby Guinness shots costing at €11.35 each (totalling €68.10 (£57.91)), and two shots of Malibu, costing €11.35 each and coming to €22.70 (£19.30).
The surprised customer shared the receipt, dated Friday, April 4 at 2.52pm, on X and it quickly went viral with many jumping to his defence to question the prices.
On his X profile @Ryan_AVFCC, Ryan simply wrote in the caption: 'Suicidal' and shared his shock with other users who flocked to the comments.
One person wrote underneath: 'Nearly £70 for 6 baby Guinness I'd never check my bank app again' while another said: 'Got scammed bro'.
One shocked X user commented: 'WTF is a 'baby' Guinness and how the hell is it worth $10?'.
In March, customers were appalled at the pub's prices during St Patrick's Day.
Punters who wanted to enjoy a Guinness at the historic pub, had to fork out a whopping €10.45 (£8.79) for a pint.
Shockingly, a Guinness wasn't the most expensive pint on offer during the celebration - a Heineken, Carlsberg, Smithwick's Pale Ale or Bulmer's Cider will set pub goers back €11.45 (£9.63).
According to the Irish Pub Guide, the average price of a pint of Guinness 'or any stout' in May 2024 in Ireland was €5.77 (£4.84).
One man called the pricing 'obscene' while another likened the price list to 'robbery without violence'.
'They might as well serve you while wearing a striped jumper a eye mask,' one woman replied. 'That's why I stay away from the city centre,' a Dubliner said.
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