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Wetherspoons - The Great Wood

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  • #92
    Hootanany
    Registered Users Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    Will they have a Curry Thursday?


  • #93
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Hootanany wrote: »
    Will they have a Curry Thursday?

    It's listed on the Blackrock Spoons, so it looks to be


  • #94
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,780 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Yeah each day is a special of some sort, curry, fish, steak etc. It means big meal and a pint for 9.95


  • #95
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    Friends dropped in there tonight without an invite and were given a free drink each


  • #96
    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭kingtut


    I have been to both the one in Blackrock and Dun Laoghaire (both places on multiple occasions) and while it does draw a young crowd (bouncers regularly checking ID) I have yet to see any trouble.

    Pints there are between €2.50 and €3.50 (manager special if there is one is usually €2.

    Different meal deals every day for instance Fish night, curry night, Mexican night and steak night, so usually you get a meal and a pint or glass of wine for (€9.95 - €7.95 if you get a mineral) and on steak night you add €2 to that.

    I have also seen a managers special for food which was around €4 for a curry or burger.

    So when is the blanch spoons meetup? :D


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  • #97
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    annfield1978 wrote: »

    alot of their beers weren't in stock but I am sure that'll be sorted at the official launch

    Based on the other two - it won't.


  • #98
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    kingtut wrote: »
    So when is the blanch spoons meetup? :D

    11th July: http://www.meetup.com/New-Dublin-15-Social-Club-Meetup/events/223541511/ :)


  • #99
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,962 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Look forward to testing this out, been to the one in Blackrock and Belfast! Don't live out this way but the gf lives in Huntstown so this will become a Saturday afternoon feed and pint I'd say :D


  • #100
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,780 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    ^probably need to get there around 10am so!


  • #101
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,905 ✭✭✭dodzy


    Opening hours anyone ?


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  • #102
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    dodzy wrote: »
    Opening hours anyone ?

    I saw they where open from 8am for breakfast, but no pints till 10.30 as per the law


  • #103
    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭kingtut


    quickbeam wrote: »
    11th July: http://www.meetup.com/New-Dublin-15-Social-Club-Meetup/events/223541511/ :)

    Oh I was expecting a boards one :) cheers for the link.


  • #104
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Murt10 wrote: »
    He said that they had made a mistake in their pricing in Blackrock and would be soon putting up their prices in line with Blanch.
    Made a mistake?! like a typo? smells like BS

    https://www.facebook.com/thefortyfoot
    The Forty Foot
    March 30 ·
    Take a look at that thing of beauty. There's nothing like a decent pint of Beamish. And at €2.50 a pint, there's no wonder that it's a firm favourite with our customers.
    11051944_628766797254766_5061158515887770069_n.jpg?oh=9fb2e0b85555c768ba8769f71bbaf14f&oe=5630E86C

    sounds like a real oversight :rolleyes:


  • #105
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,905 ✭✭✭dodzy


    I'd love to be a fly on the wall there today. Interested to see what 'types' attempt to gain entry.

    I can only imagine.


  • #106
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    I love the fact that people are already complaining about the clientèle, in an establishment that has yet to open.


  • #107
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭jeffk


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I love the fact that people are already complaining about the clientèle, in an establishment that has yet to open.

    Did you ever drink in the Budda Bar?


  • #108
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    I'm just going to give the place a chance before jumping to conclusions of the clientele.


  • #109
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Well its a few feet up from said bar, so wouldn't get my hopes up.

    Only thing we can hope for is they done their research(not hard to with it all over national press a few times) and have tight security measures


  • #110
    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭kingtut


    dodzy wrote: »
    I'd love to be a fly on the wall there today. Interested to see what 'types' attempt to gain entry.

    I can only imagine.

    Having been to the one in both Blackrock and Dun Laoghaire (multiple times) as well to the one in Belfast and in one of the London airports I can tell you that despite the cheap drinks they DO NOT attract a rough crowd!

    These pubs are the same as any other with the exception that the food/drinks are exceptionally cheap and they have no tv/music.

    Also there are always bouncers present and regular ID checks.


  • #111
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    jeffk wrote: »
    Did you ever drink in the Budda Bar?

    In fairness we should give Blanchy spoons a chance first before condemning it. I felt the Budda bar door staff where part of its problems too

    Budda bar was a primary a drinking venue, spoons are targeting the lunch and cafe crowed too. I felt the Budda bar door staff where part of the problem too


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  • #112
    January
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    How long has the budda bar been closed down now? I reckon the clientèle have found another regular don't worry.


  • #113
    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 11,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    Ah lads the Budda bar closed down about ten years ago so the clientele will not be the same at all. Or if it is they should be older and wiser by now :D I used to drink in the Budda bar until West opened up, then we started going there. The fact Wetherspoons has no music will probably put off a lot of younger people, they might do a bit of cheap early drinking there but they won't stay for the night (I'm guessing). I'm looking forward to trying it out anyway.


  • #114
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    January wrote: »
    How long has the budda bar been closed down now? I reckon the clientèle have found another regular don't worry.

    The Mountjoy canteen for starters.


  • #115
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    A comparison of the menus between Blackrock and Blanch was posted on the Beer/Wine/Spirits forum. Links here and here. Significant price changes from Blackrock, although as Murt10 already posted, presumably the Blackrock prices will be brought in line with the Blanch ones. Can't see the regulars there being happy with hikes like that.


  • #116
    Geuze
    Registered Users Posts: 13,042 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    http://www.jdwetherspoon.ie/pdf/TheGreatWood2015.pdf

    Menu.

    Some prices up 33% from current JDW prices in Ireland.

    Beamish up from 2.50 to 3.50, as mentioned here earlier.


  • #117
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Geuze wrote: »
    http://www.jdwetherspoon.ie/pdf/TheGreatWood2015.pdf

    Menu.

    Some prices up 33% from current JDW prices in Ireland.

    Beamish up from 2.50 to 3.50, as mentioned here earlier.


    Most of the real ale has been kept at 2.50, I suppose that Tim martin soft spot


  • #118
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Apart from some of the ales, the prices aren't as attractive as they were any more.


  • #119
    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭kingtut


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Apart from some of the ales, the prices aren't as attractive as they were any more.

    Agreed, as a regular in the Blackrock the price increase definitely makes the bar lose some of its appeal!


  • #120
    py2006
    Registered Users Posts: 9,847 ✭✭✭py2006


    I've noticed they have taken the online menus down. I was only looking at the Dun Laoighaire one yesterday to see what prices were like.

    I presume they have upped the drink price to pay for the building which is rather nice.


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  • #121
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Check out the links above, increases of up to a Euro.


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