Cody's beer pitcher prices outragous!!!!
 

We had friends in visiting us from Pennsylvania for a week. My hubby and I told them to Cody's Saturday night. Needless to say we had to wait for a table. We did get seated after 7pm. Here is the rub. All three guys told turns ordering pitchers of beer for the table. What a shock when the bill came!!!
Each pitchers was $12.50!!!!!! Note, the pitcher prices were not listed in the menu!
What a rip!!!! We voiced our concerns with the manager and told him we thought the pitchers prices were too high. He did not care and said the price were comparable to other places? NOT!!! Plus the pitchers had a cooler device in each one. Giving us less beer!!!
Food was good, beer prices outragous!!!!:cus:

It's an old, old warning - if you don't see the price on the menu, ASK before you order

How many ounces?

A few of the restaurants have seen price increases in their beer and a few have dropped the Yuengling brand, TGIF is $3.25/glass for yuengling, Red Sauce serves Kilian for $1.50 now,McCalls is $3.29 for yuengling, Palmer I don't remember the exact prices but they were up also, these are 12-20 OZ prices. So as someone said ask if you don't see it. Remember TV is a cash cow.

How much is the usual price of a mixed drink here in TV and in say, Chicago and New York these days? A pitcher of beer? A glass of house wine?

I don't drink anymore. I really don't. Sweetie does but I never look at the prices.

I paid $15 in Ct for a pitcher of beer last week when out with the boys.

BTW - We had three pitchers. :smiley:

Pitchers of beer at Tierra del Sol are only 6 bucks.

Had a conversation with some friends recently when it was stated that *one* mixed drink at a restaurant was $8.00. THAT is why a lot of folks go for the *two for one* happy hour drinks!!!

Even soft drinks cost around $3.00 per glass these days! That's why many folks just ask for water. Costs are going up all over---check the menu for the food items AND also the grocery store costs. Gas prices going up....THAT will affect all of our life-styles!!!

Gracie there's no comparison. NY prices when I was up last I paid $9.00 for a draft beer at one of my old favorite pubs. I'll take TV prices anyday. If I feel I'm paying to much for draft at one place I go to another. As for mixed drinks here if your drinking well drinks $2.25 and up depeding on where your going.TGIF does name brand Jack&Coke for $4.00 VS $8.00 on Long Island.

Prices??
 

You have to realize these business owners pay big rent to The Villages. So you, your friends, myself and others can enjoy a nice place. You are at a resturant on a lake, not at a Moose club in Pennsyvania. If you wanna play, you have to pay. Codys gets a great crowd, they have a great concept, keep up the good work.

Ha Ha good one. Also very true.

price of beer
 

Everyone keeps saying about the prices from somewhere else well this isnt some where else. I guess its time to start brewing our own. Profit on beer and alcohol is where they make their money but you have to be kidding. Lets start a boycott on different restaurants each week and see what happens. After all what else is there to do after golf. I dont golf so it doesnt matter. Cody's is getting to junky any way just dosent look clean (over use) Ya ll let every one know if you want to try the experiment (boycott that is)

I hope this is just a joke. :shocked:

I have not been to Chicago in 3 years but last time there paid $18.00 for a pitcher of beer. Sounds like a good price to me.

Thanks for the idea. I am going to Cody's for beer and wings for lunch today.

$12.50 for five beers (PICTURE).
Cost per beer = $2.50.

I think you may have missed that happy hour is over at 7PM so you were on the regular pricing for beer. $2.50 per beer at dinner hour pricing is a very good price. What us drinking Villagers do in an attempt to drink a lot of beer for a little bit of money is go at noon and party down during happy hour prices that run from opening time all the way to 7PM. If ya can't get a cheep hum on during those hours, sorry. Wait till they get so popular that they charge a cover during dinner time when they have live entertainment. I for one would pay it because Cody's is so much fun and they have great food.

Went to a few of the larger events at Spanish springs, St pats day, ect. Italian restaurant on the corner set up a rolling bar and charged 2 bucks for a very large beer and the glass of wine was also priced well. There are some good deals around the villages, lol.

The price of drinks in New York, Chicago or London is not relevant to this thread. The concern is the price in relation to other Villages venues, such as Tierra Del Sol at $6 a pitcher.

As an aside, we are really getting ripped off on gasoline prices in The Villages since it costs only 18 cents a gallon in Venezuela.

Cost of anything has the price of product, real estate, labor, taxes, insurance, utilities and profit margin built in. Business know they must be competitive to survive. Unless all the businesses that serve beer are conspiring together, the price should be fair given the cost of doing business in this area. If the price is not competitive, find a place that is.

I agree as I said I either drink a different beer or go to a different drinking establishment.Red Sauce,Cody's ,TGIF and Evans are my hang outs. We go to Palmer once a month and they are high on their pitchers also. But it is what it is. It's much cheaper the Long Island was as is everything else here.

I have a friend who owned three restaurants, a steak house, and two Ruby Tuesday types. He said he made most of his money on booze.

Because of what he told me I order water wth a lemon slice when I go out and then feel free to calorie up on food.

I know of a few Villagers who actually take their individual packs of Crystal Light lemonade to restaurants and mix up their drinks in full view of the server. They got extremely angry at Glenview when the server told them they would be charged 75 cents each.

A few restaurants began to charge 75 cents when customers would order "extra lemon" for their water and would make lemonade at the table.

Good for them. Restaurants deserve the extra charges for such cheapskate customers who think they are entitled to freebies.

I totally agree !!! I bet they wouldn't like it if it was theirs or their kids restaurant !!

Wow. That is cheaper than anything I have ever witnessed or even heard of before. I bet they tip good also. LOL

You've got to love the High Rollers-LOL

:1rotfl:

That is something I could never do. WOW - making lemonade out of water in front of the server. That's chutzpa.

And then complain about a 10 lb dog four tables away.:laugh:

They do not complain about the dog,just the people who bring them it.

Restaurant + Alcohol = Big Profit Margin

Speaking of Ruby Tuesday, they don't offer a house wine. You must pay $8 for a decent glass. Do love the salad bar, though.

BTW, I quit beer 30 years ago. Gives me a headache.

Restaurant + beverages of all types = Big Profit Margin

tea, coffee, soda (fountain), all cost pennies per serving, They have more in the glass, ice and over head than in the product.

This is sooooooo true as my father owned a luncheonnette business and he said all the profit came from making cokes for a fraction of a penny and charging 5 or 10 cents.

Times have changed but the game is the same. :smiley:

Go to the ELKS.

We were at Magic Kingdom and sat near a table of 4 adults and 2 kids.
They got 1 burger and then went to the "fixins" table and got lettuce, mayo, pickle relish and ketchup and different kinds of mushrooms etc. and "made" lunch.

WOW - That's sad. They must have been financially challenged or.......

the cheapest people on earth.

I doubt if they were "financially challenged" since it costs $89 per person to get into Disney World for 1 day.

Anyone that can complain so loudly about the cost of what they buy have never been the retailer trying to make a living.

Gotta Take Advantage of Happy Hours
 

First thing I ask: "Are you on happy hour?". If "yes", rum and diet and vodka and tonic for the wife. If not, "How much for your draft beer?" Be careful. Draft beer can surprise you: Red Lobster charged me $9 for two 10-oz draft Bud Lights one time. Never been back.

Went to Glenview CC last Wednesday, instead of Beef's. (Couldn't get served in Beef's in Southern Trace, our regular Wednesday night spot.) Tab was $36.85:

• 3 bar-liquor cocktails @ $4.59 = $13.77
• 1 serving of chicken fingers (large portion) = $8.99
• 2 small salads @ $3.50 = $7
• Tax = $2.09
• Tip = $5
• Total = $36.85

My point: Alcohol, especially cocktails, non-happy hour, is expensive. Be prepared. Service was good and ambience much better than Beef's. Cost about $10 more than a couple of Beef's sandwiches/salads and 4-10 oz drafts. Beef's is still our favorite regular place. Nice servers, but too few. They almost run from one table to the next. Leave off the alcohol...if you can. :faint: I prefer not.

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The food prices are pretty reasonable in my opinion, which kind of makes up for the prices of the pitcher. Some of our friends met us at Codys for food and drinks. The total tab wasn't that bad considering what some other places we've visited came up too. Next time I will get a designated driver and drink my beer before I leave.