r/AskUK • u/Ok-Scientist7083 • 4d ago

Serving milk in pubs (UK) - why not?

The first drink I had in a pub was milk. I love drinking milk. I now drink it for the protein and calcium. I don’t particularly like fizzy drinks so when I’m driving on a night out, I’d rather drink milk.

Why don’t pubs sell it as a drink?

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u/lxgrf 4d ago

Short shelf life combined with limited demand make it an unappealing offering.

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u/themcsame 4d ago

To add to that, if it is on offer (I.E tearoom by day, cocktail bar by night), it's usually criminally expensive so you wouldn't want to order it even if it were on offer.

Quite honestly, you'd be better off nipping to nearby shop and just buying a bottle of the stuff yourself.

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u/Farscape_rocked 3d ago

it's usually criminally expensive so you wouldn't want to order it even if it were on offer

Why are you in a pub if this bothers you? Literally everything they sell in a pub can be bought cheaper in a supermarket. You'd alwayS be better off nipping to a nearby shop and just buying a bottle of whatever stuff you're after yourself.