Dublin's priciest Guinness pints: Customers fume over 'rip-off' prices as bar owners fear famous stout may soon set revellers back a whopping €10

Guinness may be the trendiest drink of choice with Gen Z across the UK these days, but it's always been in fashion in Dublin. The Irish capital has for decades welcomed visitors to sample its signature beverage, particularly in the city's Temple Bar neighbourhood.

The tourist-heavy district is filled to the brim with pubs promising an authentic pour of the famous stout, along with live music and regional cuisine. But locals and guests alike have recently hit out at the prices - with many fearing that just one pint could soon be setting revellers back as much as €10 (£8.30).

Elsewhere, joints in the area have outdone posh hotels - where the drink can cost around €8 (£6.64) - with their pricetag. Customers have expressed their outrage at the steep costs, given - as reported by the Irish Independent - the national price is €5.64 (£4.68).

With St Patrick's Day around the corner - when many bars are bound to be busy hosting the festivities - FEMAIL looks at some of the worst offenders in the hub... TEMPLE BAR PUB. €9.95 (£8.25). Last month, a customer shared a receipt that showed they had been charged almost €50 (£41.91) for five pints of Guinness.

One tourist hotspot in Dublin has been slammed as a 'rip off' several times. Last month, a customer shared a receipt that showed they had been charged almost €50 (£41.91) for five pints of Guinness. The Temple Bar Pub, which was established in 1840 and is located in the buzzy Temple Bar area of the Irish capital has welcomed celebrities including David Beckham and son Cruz.

It is brimming every day with tourists gasping for a pint of The Black Stuff. The receipt in question, which was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the account PintsO'Guinness on January 23, included five pints of the famous stout totalling €49.75 (£41.70) - which puts each one at €9.95 (£8.34).

As well as the five pints of Guinness, the customer had ordered a pint of Harp Lager for €10.95 (£9.18), a Bailey's for €10.85 (£9.09), a Smirnoff vodka for €9.95 (£8.34) and a soft drink for €4.45 (£3.73), bringing the total to €85.95 (£72.05).

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). While The Temple Bar Pub is considered one of the most popular tourist hangouts in Dublin, people have branded it the 'biggest rip off in the country' after seeing the photo of the receipt.

Beneath the post, which has been viewed more than 110,000 times and attracted 140 comments, one user wrote: 'Went [to] Dublin didn't go there as it's a rip off. More reasonable places serving the black stuff'. Another was equally unforgiving, likening the pub's prices to those found in notoriously expensive central London.

OLIVER ST JOHN GOGARTY'S. The Oliver St. John Gogartys pub, which is named after the famous Irish Poet of the same name, is located in the busy Temple Bar area of the Irish capital. This tourist hotspot in Dublin has been slammed for 'unjustifiable' prices this month - after one customer shared a receipt for four pints of Guinness.

The Oliver St. John Gogartys pub, which is named after the famous Irish Poet of the same name, is located in the busy Temple Bar area of the Irish capital. The venue is known for its lively atmosphere, music, Irish food and famous pints of the black stuff.

However an 'outrageous' receipt was shared by a customer on X and re-shared by the Pints of Beauty account - which got over 33,000 views. The fuming punter ordered four pints of the famous stout for a total of €39.80 (£32.98), meaning each pint cost €9.95 (£8.34).

The post read: 'Can someone please justify this to us? A full breakdown of why it has to cost €9.95 a pint?'. While Temple Bar is considered one of the most popular tourist hangouts in Dublin, some have branded pubs in this area as 'a rip off'. Many users rushed to the comments with some claiming you have to expect those prices in tourist hotspots.

One person wrote: 'So many good places outside of Temple Bar, it's a surprise to me it's kept going in its current form as long as it has.'. Another said: 'It's temple bar. It's been this way for many years.'. Someone else added: 'Cos you went to Temple Bar'. Meanwhile another added: 'You justified it for them by paying.'.

Another X user disagreed that the pub was bad value, saying it was actually 'cheap' for Dublin. He wrote: 'Thats cheap for dublin! Crazy that you can get it in places like spain for half that when its literally made down the road.'. Another Guinness fan weighed in: 'Paid €9 last October in there. Was a lovely pub but soon went round the corner where it was €5.90.'.

Someone else added: 'It's even more expensive there after 11pm. The prices go up.'. FEMAIL reached out to The Oliver St. John Gogartys pub for comment at the time. Speaking to Newstalk this month, owner Martin Keane said prices will soon reach €10. 'In the next couple of weeks or maybe just before the summer, they'll reach the tenner,' he told Josh Crosbie for Newstalk Breakfast.