Wetherspoon hikes cost of pints to more than £7 - the second rise in six months. See list of rises

6 February 2024, 12:07

Wetherspoon has put up the price of its pints for the second time in six months - meaning some drinkers will have to pay £7.30 for a pint.

Prices at the pub chain have been confirmed to have risen by nearly four per cent from February 1, however, some items saw a lesser rise of around one per cent and two per cent.

On average, all bar and food product prices have gone up three per cent.

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In The Moon Under the Water in London's Leicester Square, a pint of Leffe now costs £7.30. A Mad Squirrel Big Sea West Coast IPA now costing £7.09 while a pint of San Miguel or Windsor & Eton Treason West Coast IPA costs £6.98.

Stella Artois now cost £6.88 - up from the old price of £6.68 and a pint of Guinness will now set you back £6.66.

Low/no alcohol options of Stella Artois, Heineken, low alcohol BrewDog Punk and Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime have also gone up and will now cost £4.21 instead of £4.09.

In the Victoria Station London branch, a pint of Leffe costs 20p more at £6.97 and Corona and San Miguel will set you back £6.63 - 19p more than before - whilst a pint of Stella Artois sits at £6.52 - again 19p more expensive.

Heading across the border into Edinburgh, their Leffe Blonde costs 23p more at its The Booking Office branch at £6.07. Corona, San Miguel and Staropramen are all on sale for £5.60, which is a rise of 21p and a pint of Tennent’s has reached £5.34, up 16p.

A Wetherspoon spokesperson told the Mirror: "Most prices in Wetherspoon pubs have increased by 3.95% from Thursday, 1 February, 2024. Some prices have increased by less. Ruddles Bitter has increased by 1%. Bud Light lager, Stowford Press Cider and Doom Bar bitter have increased by 2%. Draught Pepsi has not increased. The average increase, across all bar and food products is 3%.”

Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said: “Wetherspoon, like most pub companies, has seen some big increases in costs. We believe that our prices remain competitive, even after these changes."

Examples of Wetherspoon price rises:

Moon Under the Water (London)

• Stella Artois - £6.88 (up from £6.68)
• Alcohol free Stella Artois - £4.21 (up from £4.09)
• Alcohol free Heineken - £4.21 (up from £4.09)
• Low alcohol BrewDog Punk - £4.21 (up from £4.09)
• Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime - £4.21 (up from £4.09)

Victoria Station (London)

• Leffe - £6.97 (up from £6.77)
• Corona - £6.63 (up from £6.44)
• San Miguel - £6.63 (up from £6.44)
• Stella Artois - £6.52 - (up from £6.33)

The Booking Office (Edinburgh)

• Leffe Blonde (up from £5.84)
• Corona - £5.60 (up from £5.41)
• San Miguel - £5.60 (up from £5.41)
• Staropramen - £5.60 (up from £5.41)
• Tennent’s - £5.34 (up from £5.18)

The Swatters Carr (Middlesborough)

• Leffe Blonde - £4.45 (up from £4.28)

The Thomas Sheraton (Stockton on Tees)

• Leffe Blonde - £4.22 (up from £4.06)
• Corona - £3.75 (up from £3.61)
• San Miguel - £3.75 (up from £3.61)