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Opinion on ‘reasonable’ wine prices puts reviewer in a parallel universe

Costs are hard to swallow for most of us

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Tue Oct 27 2026 - 05:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Do Irish Times restaurant reviewers live in a parallel universe? The review of a restaurant in Galway states that the wine list tops out “at a reasonable €72” (“A bit of sauce would go a long way in this pub”, Magazine, October 24th). How on earth is €72 a reasonable price? – Yours, etc,

SHEA CARROLL,

Dublin 8.