wine is pretty pricey particularly in restaurants.( roughly count on 15 uk for house wine, 30 uk for anything half decent (barolo chianti etc) and upwards) as is all alcohol. you can only bring back 6 cans of beer and one bottle (wine or spirits) a month so its not worth it. I actually like the brit club as its in town, cheap, good food and the pool is refrigerated in summer. squash courts and tennis etc. the yacht club is v expensive to join if you don't have a boat, way out of town and there is ****** all going on during the week. i'm a member there because of my boat but spend my days off at the brit club if there is nothing else going on. meridian is a lot of things but i wouldn't count good value as one of them. its pretty pricey and usually the reserve of the corporate membership people. fiddlers is ok and the only happening place during ramadan, murphys is great on a weekend, but the beer is more expensive than any other bar in town except maybe sherlocks. count on around 4 uk pounds a pint. Warblers is much better value, and you don't get many locals in there which is a bonus, unless you want to be stared at while you stand next to your boyfriend, in which case murphys and bjs are a better bet.