Whine Parlour Room

Ah, now I get it.

Bottom shelf vodka – $1
Vermouth – 30c
Casual wage uni student to shake – 50c
Overheads – $3.20
Profit – $6
Smug wanker surcharge – $5

Did they hit you with a credit card fee? That seems to be the latest trick in bars that gets my goat up.

bloodnut said :

you pay extra for the nice surroundings, cute and engaging staff, the distinct absence of bogans and dick head security guards.

totally worth the extra cash.

Agreed.

So what is the point of the OP? Is it about throwing caution to us Rioters reminding us to read the menu first? Or is it about your misguided presumption that all establishments in Canberra offer cheap pokie-subsidised drinks and alcopops?

Wake up! As others have posted, the fact what you see when you walk into the place you expect to pay more (not that it is much more than other places anyway)… table service, great decore and atmosphere, all located in a 5-star hotel minutes from city centre. Seriously, move back to shelterville and leave great places like Parlour alone.

I’m assuming you don’t get out much if you think that is expensive.

$16 for a cocktail and $7 for a standard drink is common.

Try going to a nice place in Sydney and then see how much they charge you for drinks.

you pay extra for the nice surroundings, cute and engaging staff, the distinct absence of bogans and dick head security guards.

totally worth the extra cash.

It’s pretty swish – it’s what I’d expect to pay.

You don’t get out to up market establishments too much do you?
$16 really isn’t that astronomical for a cocktail in comparison with all the rest around the world.

You can tell just walking into the Parlour Wine Bar that it is a pricey establishment, and cocktails are expensive no matter where you go (except for overseas of course – I had the best strawberry daiquiri for $4 somewhere in Thailand).

My favourite places are the Julep Lounge in Manuka and Kremlin on Northbourne. Both places you get good drinks, good service, and you can hear yourself think. I do prefer Kremlin at their happy hours as opposed to late night – less people and cheaper drinks. The food at the Julep Lounge is very tasty!

(Please note – I’m not affiliated with any cocktail place, I just like to be able to drink something nice in nice surroundings where I can hear & take part in conversation)

Don’t forget these businesses have to pay not only for the staff and ingredients, they get to pay for the building lease, the insurance so when you slip on the martini you spilled they don’t get sued out of existence. The decor, heating, maintenance, liquor license.. not to mention they are in it to try and make a profit.

Perhaps stick to the pokie subsidised beer and schnitzels if price is all you’re worried about.