The price of a pint has crashed through the dreaded £10 barrier in London, and people are feeling quite bitter about it – 17 top takes
A Telegraph investigation has revealed that the price of a pint of draught or bottled beer has now gone above £10 in London. While there have been specialist ales costing that much, this has now extended to more standard brands, such as Moretti or Heineken.
The article focused on establishments at the higher end of the price range, including Mayfair’s Stanley’s rooftop bar and the Connaught luxury hotel. We’re assuming there was a generous expense allowance for the *coughs* research.
Their findings were shared on Twitter by Politics UK.
🚨 NEW: Pint prices have hit £10 for the first time in London
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 3, 2026
The news was met with raised eyebrows – but not raised glasses.
1.
£15 minim wage doesn’t seem so crazy next to a £10 pint does it https://t.co/9p4kc3h64V
— Harry Eccles (@Heccles94) May 3, 2026
2.
https://t.co/JDEk5fM8O2 pic.twitter.com/ytsx22DjLD
— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) May 3, 2026
3.
Nothing a flag and a few cable ties won't fix https://t.co/qjmxWgyqoR
— Hughes-on-the-Wold (@NotThatHughes) May 3, 2026
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If you’re paying £10 a pint, you’re part of the problem. https://t.co/R0j3Cj0FQf
— James (@JameswhufcJones) May 3, 2026
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In Norway actually 10 pounds for a beer has been common for many years it is very expensive but looks like London are catching up to norwegian beer prices https://t.co/U407ijqqPd
— Fredern (@freedern) May 5, 2026
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so i just got back from sicily and coffee was €2.50, tea was €3.50, beer was €4-6, and a cocktail was €7-9 so i’m going to need the uk population to get very real very quickly about the fact that the prices we are charged are NOT what’s happening everywhere https://t.co/6xNxne8P3i
— B 🧡 (@iambri_97) May 3, 2026
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Not to be a Professional Northener but What The Actual Fuck https://t.co/FEyobZUSIC
— Catherine Warr (@HiddenYorkshire) May 3, 2026
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Probably recorded at No.8/Bell & Hare on Tottenham High Road, the thieving bastards. https://t.co/ZuHdkwKaQo
— Nick Reilly (@NickJWReilly) May 4, 2026
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That means these pint prices are gonna reach the rest of the UK in the next year or so… https://t.co/pDZO31REcy pic.twitter.com/XxPv9W4tnv
— 💎 (@TJayyyy_1) May 3, 2026