The Dog Inn

27/05/2026

Few tables left!!

08/05/2026

Good night in Spain last night for tapas!! 🇪🇸

Keep your eyes peeled for the next trip which will be Indian 🇮🇳 4th June get booking to guarantee a seat!!

07/05/2026

We are heading off to Spain 🇪🇸 tonight!! Hope you’re all ready for tapas!!!

21/04/2026

Only two tables left guys!!
So if you haven’t booked get in touch!!
🇪🇸🇪🇸💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

11/04/2026

WOW!!!!

The response from Greek night was amazing!!!

Thank you so much to everyone that came and for all the lovely comments!!
A tip is a tip that we appreciate but the nice words we are given go so far for us aswell!! ❤️❤️❤️💜💜💜💜❤️❤️❤️

So next night is 7th May and it’s TAPAS NIGHT!!!
Will say we are already nearly fully booked for it and I haven’t even done the menu yet 😂 so if wanting to join us please give us a call ASAP!
❤️❤️

07/04/2026

Just to let you know guys

GREEK NIGHT

Is now fully booked!


Overwhelmed with the amount of bookings we have received! Will be a great night!

See all you guys that have booked Thursday night!!

Gotta get to all the cooking now!!

15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful mommas out there!! Whether it’s a human a dog a cat or even a goldfish you are all amazing!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/03/2026

26/02/2026

📣 PUBS ARE SO EXPENSIVE: PART 2! 📣

Following on from yesterday’s post!

A number of people still queried “why pubs are so expensive”…

And a follower, Kyle Michael, has kindly allowed me to share his post below to explain things a little more!

So here goes…

🤔 What is so hard for some to understand?

🤷‍♂️ Pubs are NOT expensive, the perception of cost is being distorted by the lack of disposable income, not the price!

🏛️ Blame that on government, not the publican who has cut and cut and cut his profit to keep going!

⚖️ Let’s compare beer prices to wages!

Prices used below are the average in April each year, together with the minimum wage at the same time.

Year Pint Min wage %

1998 1.87 3.00 62.3
2000 1.99 3.60 55.2
2005 2.41 4.85 49.6
2010 2.94 5.93 49.6
2015 3.44 6.40 53.7
2020 3.72 8.72 42.6 **
2023 4.56 10.41 43.8
2024 4.77 11.44 41.6
2025 5.17 12.21 41.6

** pubs shut in April 2020 so used July figure, but VAT had been reduced so pint price was artificially lower.

📣 If pubs had stayed with the same % as in 1998, an average pint would now be £7.73!

🚨 YEP: SEVEN POUND SEVENTY THREE! 🚨

👌 Time to adjust your minds and expectations and keep things real, or you simply won't have any pubs left.

Sources:
ONS for Beer Prices https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czms/mm23

Business Info for Min wage
https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/national-minimum-wage-previous-rates

So what do you think? Are pubs being greedy? Or is it the government? Let me know below! 👇👇👇

25/02/2026

Right.
Apparently, pubs are “too expensive.” 😬🥵💰

I hear it every day. 🤯

Usually from someone clutching a £6 artisan coffee, scrolling TikTok on a £1,200 phone, while explaining how £6 for a pint is daylight robbery. 💎

But sure. The pub is the problem. 👌

Let me explain this slowly…

You’re not paying £6 for “beer”! 🍺

You’re paying for an experience, for a community, for…

💸 The heating being on before you arrive.
💸 The lights staying on after you leave.
💸 The loos being scrubbed (you’re welcome).
💸 The glasses being washed.
💸 The staff being paid.
💸 The licences. The insurance. The rates. The tax.
💸 The little bite the card machine takes every single time you tap.
💸 And the fact that when the cellar floods at 11pm on a Tuesday… it’s me in wellies.

You’re not just buying a drink. 🍷

You’re renting a space to exist in public without being moved on. To socialise. To make friends. To feel welcome. To belong. ❤️

Go and sit in the middle of ASDA for three hours debating VAR and see how long that lasts. Try getting banter from a self-checkout. 😅

Pubs aren’t competing with supermarket booze. 🛒

We’re competing with the idea that community should be free. 🏘️❤️

And here’s the bit I find fascinating…

The same people who mourn “the death of the British pub” are the ones who treat us like overpriced off-licences. 🍾

We don’t sell beer. 🍺

We sell:
👉 First dates that turned into marriages.
👉 Wakes where the real stories came out.
👉 “Ok, just one” that became the best night of the year.
👉 Somewhere to decompress when the world’s had enough of you and you’ve had enough of the world.

We sell a place to not be alone. 🫂

If you want cheap: stay on your sofa with a four-pack of lukewarm cans 🛋️🥵🍻

But PLEASE don’t confuse low cost with value! 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, I’ll be over here - overcharging for heating, chairs, and human interaction. 🔥🪑🤗

Tag a mate who needs to stop being a tight-arse and buy a round! You know the one. 😂👇