Wetherspoons - The Great Wood

Big fan of the one that open in Blackrock over the summer.
Food is decent and priced reasonably, but the price for drink is mental!
Place is fairly busy even throughout the weekdays.

AlanG wrote: »

i could see this taking a lot of food business in the center during the day. How they manage the night crowd will make or break the place.

Spoons are the largest sell of coffee in the UK, I could see then taking some of that business from the center


Also there craft beer options and cask ale too, that with the meal promotions (curry Thursday) it's is a good day for the consumers

Think a merger of threads or comments from the Light thread is needed

I've been in the Three Tun Tavern (Wetherspoons) in Blackrock a few times. Its much better for a quick pint and a bite after work or on a weekend afternoon than a night out.

No idea what style they might apply to the new bar in Blanch, but as far as Blackrock goes I would say:

Pros:

Cheap drink (Pints typically €2.50, but can be down to 1.99 and 400ml soft drinks are 1.25)

Cheap food (good variety and fair standard too, you would get TGIs style dishes for 50% less)

Clean and well run (it is a new bar still though)

Cons

Stock management (in Blackrock they have been cleaned out of their more interesting beers on several occasions, this is mainly due to a resurgent after work crowd, and no doubt will improved when they review their growth)

Atmosphere (It feels like a combination between a family food place and an airport. No pub like buzz even when full in the evening)

Lack of table service (Yes, they are keeping costs down, but everyone who wants a pint or food as to queue at the same bar, which can get very congested and which means there isnt a bar as such in the place, its just a counter)

Larbre34 wrote: »

Atmosphere (It feels like a combination between a family food place and an airport. No pub like buzz even when full in the evening)

Lack of table service (Yes, they are keeping costs down, but everyone who wants a pint or food as to queue at the same bar, which can get very congested and which means there isnt a bar as such in the place, its just a counter)

That's standard spoons experience. They always come across to me as some where to get a meal or have a few pint, not really for some where to send a whole night.

AlanG wrote: »

I was surprised that they didn't go for the greyhound but I guess being in the center should give them much more food business. Galway bay would be great for the Greyhound alright.

I had passed it on to them so who know, but they opened a pub in Rathgar the other week

jeffk wrote: »

As I said in that thread if they get any of the crowd the Budda bar got then they are finished

Hopefully it’s something different from what we have and not just well it’s cheaper to drink here so let’s go here.

A harsh reality Jeff. If they don't police it correctly from the outset, it'll be in the toilet in no time as there'll be no shortage of lurchers folk, that I personally would not let within an asses roar of the place, queuing on opening day. Nothing surer.

Any free wifi?

If not I can see no reason I'd have a coffee there during the day.

As for drinking there at night - no atmosphere, no amdublin

amdublin wrote: »

Any free wifi?

If not I can see no reason I'd have a coffee there during the day.

As for drinking there at night - no atmosphere, no amdublin

Pretty sure there is, and it also goes out on a UK IP address rather than an Irish one due to kit being shipped over from HQ.

The Bell is still the number 1 pub in my book.

It has a bar for the old fogies, a lounge for the young and good looking people like myself, a function room for events that seem to be booked every single week, a really good food set-up and the staff are there a long time and have built up a rapport with customers.

It's a decent night on winter nights and excellent outside on summer days.

Looks like planing has been granted with a few conditions

http://planning.fingalcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=FW14A/0148&theTabNo=2

oblivious wrote: »

Work has started on the new premises this week

The lads arrived over the weekend and some are staying with a friend of mine who has a B+B, booked in for 7 weeks.

Opening date for Wetherspoons The Great Wood mentioned as June 23rd below with another one in Swords next month.

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/jd-wetherspoon-ireland-2113344-May2015/

The Great Wood? Really? Spoonies are supposed to be into their local connections for names. Who in Blanch has a massive wood right now?

Looks like we are to have a beer garden at Blanchy Spoons

dickwod1 wrote: »

Lets reserve judgement and wait til the place opens and we see for ourselves.

Let's do one better, and go there opening day/evening and see for ourselves?

A "D15 Boards Blancy Blanchy Spoons Brigade"......of sorts

Dravokivich wrote: »

I second the motion!

Let's do it so!

30th June looks like the date ? So, who's on board ??????

( Can't beat a Tuesday evening beer ! )

Polar101 wrote: »

While I like beer gardens, I don't think the Blanchy Spoons garden will be that great, unless one likes to watch cars passing by.

The cheap pints will do me fine

Arciphel wrote: »

Lads, I have a few tickets for the soft opening of The Great Wood this Saturday. Complimentary meal and a drink, times are between 4pm and 5.45pm. It's a good opportunity to see the place, and gives the staff a chance to iron out any wrinkles. If people want tickets drops me a PM, I'll give preference to people who have posted in this thread ;-)

Fek it, at some day after wedding carry on, would have loved to go :mad:

Fair play to you!

amdublin wrote: »

Any free wifi?

If not I can see no reason I'd have a coffee there during the day.

As for drinking there at night - no atmosphere, no amdublin

There's my post