The price of a pint in London is discussed about as often as the weather. Have you noticed it’s been boiling hot lately? When was the last time you got a pint in the city for less than £6.50?
These are both pretty apt points of conversation for this year’s Wimbledon, as it turns out, with players hitting the grass courts in 30 degree C conditions while punters mill about in search of light refreshment that won’t smash their wallets into pieces.
As visitors to the All England Club have promptly discovered, not only are the pints expensive, but they’re coming with not only the London premium but the London day festival one.
“Just paid £8:50 for a Kopparberg,” posted one scalped tennis fan on X. “As far as I’m concerned this is the biggest scandal of Wimbledon 2025!”
That is an outrageous price for the sweet cider. Considering a bottle of the stuff is just £2.65 at Tesco, the mark-up at Wimbledon is hard to fathom.
“The price of a pint at Wimbledon. £8.80 for a Stella Artois in a plastic cup. #Wimbledon,” said another. It’s hard to imagine that anyone has ever paid more for a pint of Stella, although some boozers in Soho or near London Bridge are sure to offer stiff competition in the rip-off Olympics.
In a separate post, that same user added: “Phenomenal value at Wimbledon! The famous Strawberries & Cream are only £2.70 and absolutely delicious people. #Wimbledon 🤩”
That’s something, at least; the iconic Wimbledon strawberries and cream are still both tasty and affordable.
However, the rest of the food menu lets the side down, as it turns out.
“@Wimbledon it’s same again this year. Absolutely rammed, v difficult to walk around, v long queues for everything, inc. water refills and food,” bemoaned another. As one of the nation’s most popular annual events that seems to only get more popular with every passing year, the big crowds and long queues are to be expected.
They continued. “Wait 20 mins to order food, pay £5.20 for chips and this is what you get. Love the venue, tennis is amazing but this is taking the p*ss.”
That is a pretty meagre portion of chips for the kingly price of £5.20, it has to be said. Those generous dollops of ketchup and mayo are almost comically large, too, seeing as they would be sufficient for a portion of double the size.
But hey, at least 10 British players got through to the second round!
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Rachael Davis