![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/pub-owner-dishes-out-brutal-comeback-after-punter-slams-her-prices/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/hp-op-boatrest.jpg&description=A RESTAURANT owner has dished out a brutal comeback after a punter slammed their popular pub over prices. The disgruntled pubgoer had claimed that The Boast Restaurant and Bar in Rugby, Warwickshire, was "taking the mickey" with its prices. The owner of The Boat Pub and Restaurant hit back at a negative reviewCredit: BPM Leaving a review after their visit in the summer, the customer said: "The Boat is conveniently located on one of our favourite cycle routes and over the years we have stopped for a pint many times. Inflation has certainly moved in big time recently. "Two pints of cider, a bag of scratching, a small bag of nuts cost nearly £16, up about £4 from last month. "Sad, but we will no longer be using this pub." However, owner Susan was quick to fire back, saying: "I am stunned at this review. Not so much you complaining of price increases but your inference that we are doing this on purpose and are 'taking the mickey'. "We do not want to put our prices up, we are not rubbing our hands together in glee at the amount of profit we are making and sitting on piles of cash as we do so. "We, like everyone else, are undergoing huge price hikes across the board and our profit margins are shrinking in an attempt to keep our business going." Susan went on to slam the reviewer and asked if they had the same attitude to larger businesses raising prices to stay afloat. She said: "Would you go online and give one-star damaging reviews to the big giants like supermarkets, DIY stores or utility companies? my guess would be no but you think it is absolutely fine to go online and slate a small, hardworking family business as they struggle to keep up with the current economic crisis." The enraged owner then suggested that, next time, the customer bring their own bottle of water and bag of crisps to sit on the grass and eat rather than visiting the pub again. The fiery response concluded: "In future please keep your insinuations to yourself and only leave reviews on the standard){kind=link}
A RESTAURANT owner has dished out a brutal comeback after a punter slammed their popular pub over prices.
The disgruntled pubgoer had claimed that The Boast Restaurant and Bar in Rugby, Warwickshire, was “taking the mickey” with its prices.
Leaving a review after their visit in the summer, the customer said: “The Boat is conveniently located on one of our favourite cycle routes and over the years we have stopped for a pint many times. Inflation has certainly moved in big time recently.
“Two pints of cider, a bag of scratching, a small bag of nuts cost nearly £16, up about £4 from last month.
“Sad, but we will no longer be using this pub.”