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AIBU for having a pint with breakfast in town?

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Educata · 25/04/2026 11:59

Just back from a trip into town to meet my friend for breakfast.

We went to a well known pub chain - both had a fry up each, washed down by a coffee and a pint (Guiness for me, cider for my friend).

DP has declared that very out of character and not a great way to start the day.

AIBU?

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Growlybear83 · 25/04/2026 13:47

I can’t see a problem in having a drink with your breakfast, even less of a problem if you only had one pint.

cariadlet · 25/04/2026 13:42

Alcohol with breakfast seems very weird to me and I don't understand why anyone would want an alcoholic drink that early - whether it's a pint in Wetherspoons, a drink at an airport or a glass of champagne (which I've never seen anyone have but it was mentioned by a pp so must be a thing).

A cooked breakfast needs a mug of tea or coffee with it.

jay55 · 25/04/2026 13:41

As someone who cannot be arsed to go out evenings I think this should be normalised. Having a drink with a friend when the time suits sounds wonderful.

piano55 · 25/04/2026 13:39

If they serve alcohol that time of day then as an adult you’re welcome to buy it. Who cares what anyone else thinks!

ConnieHeart · 25/04/2026 13:32

redboxer321 · 25/04/2026 13:29

Absolutely. OP might be too far gone already but we have to try. Let's stage a Mumsnet intervention and try to bring her back from the brink of rolling-round-in- the-street-drunk alcoholism!

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Yes, it's such a slippery slope, 9.30am drink one day, full-blown alcoholic the next! Only on Mn, of course

HaveYouFedTheFish · 25/04/2026 13:32

It's traditional where I used to live (not UK) to go for a beer after Sunday morning church and set the world to rights with friends. It's not even necessarily traditional to eat anything with it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%BChschoppen

ConnieHeart · 25/04/2026 13:31

Whosthetabbynow · 25/04/2026 13:27

No drinking until the afternoon…always goes to my head faster when it’s still daylight though.

So I assume in summer you don't drink until after 9pm then

redboxer321 · 25/04/2026 13:29

JayJayj · 25/04/2026 13:17

If OP finds it acceptable to drink at half 9 in the morning, I’m going to make a (probably correct) assumption, that they drink regularly. Otherwise, why even think about having one?

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Absolutely. OP might be too far gone already but we have to try. Let's stage a Mumsnet intervention and try to bring her back from the brink of rolling-round-in- the-street-drunk alcoholism!

diddl · 25/04/2026 13:29

Does he think that you are now on the way to becoming an alcoholic?

Surely he should be concerned if you were doing it regularly?

As a one off, what's his concern?

Whosthetabbynow · 25/04/2026 13:27

No drinking until the afternoon…always goes to my head faster when it’s still daylight though.

StillFeelingTired · 25/04/2026 13:24

Disturbia81 · 25/04/2026 12:03

Wetherspoons food is fantastic.

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I was also in Wetherspoons for breakfast. Good food, great price. I can’t get excited about people drinking any time of the day. Do what you like!

drinking after park run reminds me of te time I used to go to church just to just the post church sherry. 😝

Hillarious · 25/04/2026 13:23

TallagallaPenguin · 25/04/2026 12:08

Agree - they’re pretty good! We stayed in a huge family room in a Salisbury Wetherspoons a few years ago, and had the breakfast downstairs in the morning - it was a great place for a weekend stay!

I wouldn’t have a pint with breakfast though - even at an airport!

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Yes, the Wetherspoons hotel in Salisbury was great. Especially as they gave me a discount on our second room - “not your fault you have three children”, they said. I wasn’t going to argue. Similarly, no pint for me with breakfast though.

CoastalCalm · 25/04/2026 13:23

As long as you’re not driving don’t see the harm in it at all

JustGiveMeReason · 25/04/2026 13:17

Like most, I think there should be a 3rd option to the vote.

Theoretically, I think any adult with capacity should be able to do what they want as long as it doesn't adversely affect other people
BUT
I think it is very odd to be drinking alcohol with breakfast.
I love a fry up - it is probably my favourite meal ever, but it really doesn't need a pint with it. Coffee or a big mug of builders tea is what accompanies a cooked breakfast.

JayJayj · 25/04/2026 13:17

ConnieHeart · 25/04/2026 13:10

What do you mean, so often? Where does the OP say she does this often?

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If OP finds it acceptable to drink at half 9 in the morning, I’m going to make a (probably correct) assumption, that they drink regularly. Otherwise, why even think about having one?

Ponoka7 · 25/04/2026 13:17

Wimbledon and race meets start serving at 10am (depending on the race of course). As said, it's double standards. Posters wet themselves over the French, suddenly smoking and all day drinking is acceptable. Workers, market traders, greengrocers etc used to start their mornings with a hot toddy. When meeting up with a friend, a alcohol drink is fine. Over winter I'll have Weatherspoons hot chocolate with a baileys in. It sets you up nicely for an afternoon nap.

LaburnumAnagyroides · 25/04/2026 13:17

LaburnumAnagyroides · 25/04/2026 13:08

You would assume wrong. Someone doing something out of character as a one-off is in way, shape or form suggestive of an addiction.

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Missed out not in any way...

hourglass2 · 25/04/2026 13:16

busyd4y · 25/04/2026 12:15

Why is that? Is there a reason we should be boycotting them?

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I need to know too!

SpryTaupeTurtle · 25/04/2026 13:13

Vivi0 · 25/04/2026 13:11

I’m with your DP.

Having a pint with breakfast is grim.

Plenty of people do it at airports. Nothing grim about it

SusanChurchouse · 25/04/2026 13:13

The fact it was with food, and you stopped at one, suggests a relatively healthy attitude towards alcohol consumption. You can’t even buy booze here in Scotland before 10am and it’s not like we’re famed for sensible drinking.

Im so glad I stopped drinking before the bottomless brunch trend. That would have fed my unhealthy habits!

Squirrel60 · 25/04/2026 13:13

It's your body, no one else's. Eat and drink what you want when you want!

ConnieHeart · 25/04/2026 13:13

Malinia · 25/04/2026 12:55

I would assume anyone drinking alcohol at 9.30am is an alcoholic, whether it's a pint or a mimosa. It's far too early for a pint.

If I fancied a drink in the morning I'd go for it & if you assumed something about me I wouldn't know about it so who cares?

BashfulClam · 25/04/2026 13:13

Disturbia81 · 25/04/2026 12:03

Wetherspoons food is fantastic.

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Also they have a hygiene rating higher than miller and carter. I think that because the bogs a mile away from the kitchen tbh!

SpryTaupeTurtle · 25/04/2026 13:13

Malinia · 25/04/2026 12:55

I would assume anyone drinking alcohol at 9.30am is an alcoholic, whether it's a pint or a mimosa. It's far too early for a pint.

There are alcoholics who don't drink in the morning and people who aren't who will on occasion

SuitcaseAndSecrets · 25/04/2026 13:12

The other food is actually much nicer than the breakfasts.. have you tried ? Loads of actually top class.
If a breakfast with a pint is good enough.. you sound a tad snobby about it.

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