Edinburgh bar cuts pint price by 25 per cent

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The Green Room West End has become one of the first bars in Scotland to leverage the newly implemented Scottish Pubs Code.

The new legislation, which gives pub owners the chance to ask to just pay a rent without being tied to supply stock from the pub-owning business, means that The Green Room West End can now stock a wider range of beers.

The bar reported that it is now able to reduce the price of a pint of lager from £6.90 to £5.20, representing a saving of 25 per cent for its patrons.

Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson, co-owner of The Green Room, commented: “The Scottish Pubs Code is a fantastic initiative, but it is currently a hidden gem that many struggling pub and bar owners across Scotland don’t know about.

“Breaking free from the tie of stock we have to supply has been transformative for us. It also allows us to offer fair, competitive prices to our customers while being able to stock a wider selection of drinks.

“Scotland would have a significantly more vibrant pub and bar culture if knowledge of this law were more widespread. We are seeing venues close every week, but if more owners knew they had the right to break these restrictive ties, we would see more businesses surviving, more employees kept in jobs and more taxes paid into the local economy. This isn’t just about cheaper beer; it’s about the survival of the pub.”

To celebrate this development, The Green Room West End will host a ‘Freedom Party’ on Wednesday 11 February, starting at 4pm. The event is open to the public and will showcase the bar’s expanded range of beers and its new, lower pricing structure. There will also be live music from Edinburgh based musician Haftor Medbøe.

https://www.thegreenroomedinburgh.co.uk/about-3.