A London pub now accepts payment in Bitcoin

The pub is in Hackney - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.individualpubs.co.uk&#x2F;pembury&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.individualpubs.co.uk&#x2F;pembury&#x2F;</a><p>I haven&#x27;t tried it yet but keen to head up there, there is a meetup of the London Bitcoin Group on there this Sunday - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;London-bitcoin-meetup&#x2F;events&#x2F;122553592&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;London-bitcoin-meetup&#x2F;events&#x2F;122553592...</a>

Also in Cambridge at the Haymakers:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cambridge-news.co.uk&#x2F;Business&#x2F;Business-News&#x2F;Use-virtual-currency-Bitcoin-to-buy-a-real-pint-in-Cambridge-pub-20130612060000.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cambridge-news.co.uk&#x2F;Business&#x2F;Business-News&#x2F;Use-v...</a>

With only an 8% surcharge!<p>What was that about low&#x2F;no processing fees?

De Waag in Delft, The Netherlands also accepts Bitcoin: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.de-waag.nl&#x2F;Stadscafe&#x2F;Bitcoin" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.de-waag.nl&#x2F;Stadscafe&#x2F;Bitcoin</a> (Dutch)<p>It&#x27;s great to see people experimenting with Bitcoin. I&#x27;d love to see it develop further as a currency.

Isn&#x27;t one idea behind Bitcoin anonymity? Then I would blow my identity when I pay in a pub right?

It&#x27;s a pity that they&#x27;re still pricing the drink against a fiat currency (in this case, Sterling).<p>I look forward to a day when I&#x27;ll be able to pay a consistent 0.05&#x2F;0.1 BTC for a pint.

Not too bad, but in my neighbourhood there are several that accept BitCoin:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoinhood.wordpress.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoinhood.wordpress.com&#x2F;</a><p>Here is the sticker to look for: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flickr.com&#x2F;photos&#x2F;bergie&#x2F;9065253249&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flickr.com&#x2F;photos&#x2F;bergie&#x2F;9065253249&#x2F;</a>

I can confirm from first hand experience that, regardless of the quality of the Bitcoin transaction experience, the quality of the beer here is absolutely top notch. Also the food is very good and they have a pretty decent selection of board games behind the bar. Highly recommended if you can endure the trek out to Hackney - if you&#x27;re interested in checking the pub out, you won&#x27;t be disappointed.

Also, some places accept Canadian Tire Money! At par!

It&#x27;s interesting to hear about offline merchants accepting bitcoins. I wonder how much of it has to do with the fixed card processing fees as a component of the small transaction size.<p>The goal would seem to be when the restaurant can pay their bills in bitcoins, so they never have to convert it to a fiat currency at all.

Not only will accepting Bitcoin help this pub save some money on fees, it is very likely attract some new customers who happen to be Bitcoin enthusiasts. Win-win!

i think this is the moment when we can say that bitcoin became a real currency. [imo a currency is something what you can use to buy beer]

IT&#x27;s a chain of 4 pubs in 4 cities, as is apparent if you oh so cunningly go to the root URL

The fact that this is news sheds light on how obscure Bitcoin is as currency.

Writing up the accounting and distributing tax for that must be a bugger.

Jesus that&#x27;s so simple... But I think I&#x27;ll stick with cash.

Strange that such a budget website would accept bitcoins.

How long do you have to wait for confirmation&#x2F;

Prepare to be extradited!