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woodyrg14 OP t1_jaahwio wrote

Reply to comment by Intelligent_Mode1548 in Me and my partner from England wanting to visit Connecticut by woodyrg14

Assuming that a pint in old blighty is around a fiver, what would it cost over there fella?

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DungareeManSkedaddle t1_jaakbon wrote

This is a restaurant atop the sea wall in Stratford, CT to give you some idea.

http://www.littlepub.com/stratford/menus.php

More touristy places (e.g. Mystic) will cost a bit more.

I concur with everyone else. Connecticut is a fantastic place to live, but not much of a vacation destination for a young couple who have never been to the U.S.

If shoreline is what you’re after, you want to be on the Atlantic and not Long Island Sound.

You really need a car in CT, but you’re too young to rent one. (Last I knew you had to be 25.)

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auditorygraffiti t1_jaaldca wrote

You can rent a car under 25- you just pay more in insurance.

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DungareeManSkedaddle t1_jaali44 wrote

Nice. It’s been a lot of years since I was 25, so I guess the rules have changed.

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gregra193 t1_jabceyf wrote

It’s more of an underage driver fee— OP will still want to purchase liability and CDW if they are not otherwise covered for rental cars in the US.

Possible to get this fee waived or discounted if they are part of an eligible group.

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dammitdanielle22 t1_jaaomfe wrote

This Little Pup is attached to a cool little hotel too - Surfside - and there's another neat little place next door called Riley's by the Seawall. Fair warning, that's all there is for nightlife in the vicinity. A cool dive bar called the Windsock nearby the small airport.

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Intelligent_Mode1548 t1_jaaizb4 wrote

Honestly it depends on the beer you're into, and where you drink it. The craft brewing scene is fantastic here, with a lot of Belgian style strong heavy beers (7%+ kinda deal). Consequently a pint is usually a small glass of beer which would be like 8-12oz or so. If you drink standard lager, a pint will still be smaller than a UK pint, usually 16oz I think? 470ml or so... Anyway, short story long, I'd budget $7 a beer, plus the 20% tip so $8.50 or so.

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woodyrg14 OP t1_jaajd3n wrote

Would you tip per drink? Or at the end of your tab? Thank your for your insight btw

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Dominant_Genes t1_jaakoea wrote

Tips are per drink and your tips are noticed if paying cash. Otherwise folks run tabs on credit cards here. Average is $1 or so a drink.

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Intelligent_Mode1548 t1_jaakr08 wrote

No problem, I really like it here so it's cool to big it up. Either works as far as I see. If you have a tab open you'd just tip when you settle up, makes it easier. Don't know when you are coming over, but I can highly recommend going to a baseball/basketball/whatever sport interests you game. Minor league, super chill, really great atmosphere and you might even end up there on $2 beer night. Somebody will be happy to tell you the rules as you get smashed. And baseball is a fucking amazing game, so much history and I think it will tick the boxes of authentic US experience.

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Norwalk1215 t1_jaapehh wrote

There are tons of local breweries in Connecticut. If you getting beers, keep it local. And a dollar a beer is usually a standard tip.

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ComeSeeMeQueenJane t1_jaezh4c wrote

For a restaurant tab I always do 2 for every 10 if I’m drunk and don’t want to do math. And a dollar a drink

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