Sean_f

Hi, A friend and myself are going to take a drive from Riyadh to Doha this weekend and are looking for suggestions on where to go for a few beers and what is the cost of drinks out there is it comparable with Dubai and Bahrain if anyone could give a up to date list of places and a rough idea of pint price that would be great as everything I seem to find with Google has places that have long since stopped serving beer or worse still closed.

Thanks,
Sean-f

OriginalSunshine

When I was last there, most places required your alcohol licence to serve you / let you in, or they would only let you in if you were a guest at the hotel.

britexpat76

That must of been a long time ago............

Cost is the same as anywhere out this way, or a touch more. If you are doing a brunch everywhere does one so that wipes out friday afternoon.

Bars worth a look

Wahm - W Hotel
Trader Vics - Hilton
New Crowne Plaza is alright - Bar downstairs and one on the top floor around the pool
Cellar bar and jazz club - Oryx Rotana

OriginalSunshine

february 2014 was when I last visited

flood2

I visited the Brazilian in the Crowne Plaza most Saturday and Sundays since it opened. I arrived as a tourist on a Saturday and left as a tourist on a Thursday.It opened, way back in December 2012..

I was never asked for alcohol license, or seen anyone asked for one....

I was not a Qatari resident and if I had been asked I would have produced my passport showing I was not a resident and as such I could buy alcohol...as a visitor/tourist.

Go there during happy hour 5-7pm and you get a beer for 23 Riyals, and you can load up around 6:45 with a few more.. After that it is around 46 Riyals plus 10% tip..

britexpat76

In every bar I have visited I have never been asked for licence. You need id to enter a bar either RP or passport.

Sean_f

thanks for the info guys, we heard you need to take passport with you to get in.

Cheers

co durham boy

You dont need an alcohol license to get served in Doha , just as BE said a valid RP or passport will suffice .

OriginalSunshine

hmm - must have just been me & the engineers I was with then! must have looked dodgy or summat oh well

OleJanx

It was Doha at its best - rules changing according to whim.